Silber Records officially started in 1996 with the release of the Alleviation compilation, though its conceptual birth can be traced back to the fall of 1994 with the release of the first issue of QRD. I started the zine with every intention of it eventually turning into a record label. The premise for the label was, & remains, simply to release music by people I like in order to sell enough of their records so they don’t have to work day jobs & to simultaneously sell directly to the consumer at a fair price.

Of course, I didn't understand distribution then....  But, it’s many years later & we continue to release innovative music that speaks a language we understand because it’s what we know how to do. Good music deserves to be heard & we’re doing our part to make sure it gets from the bedroom to your ears.

It is our responsibility to release innovative music that we feel is relevant & important to us. It is also our responsibility to be a model of morality & ethics, in both our music & business practices. The truth is, we don’t think of Silber as a record label as much as we do a family of artists from around the world, sharing mutual respect for each other. The artists we showcase are stylistically & technically different from one another & because of this our audience is wonderfully varied. However, there are common threads that hold us all together, whether they be in the form of walls-of-sound or acoustic guitars.

Our music is likely mellower, but no less angst-ridden than the music we all grew up on.  Punk rock, post rock, metal, sludgecore, freak folk, americana, bed room pop, drone, shoegaze, aggressive ambient, post apocalyptic pop, noise - it’s all music.  It’s all about communicating in ways we can’t with words. We hope you find something here that you can take with you. If you're new here, may we suggest the label sampler drones,loves,honesties,sounds?

Oh, & for those interested in our internet interning programming just send me an email.  For most other questions go to our FAQ.

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Brian John Mitchell
 

Current Staff
	Brian John Mitchell Director of Operations  1994 - present silberspy@silbermedia.com
	Ethel Bohning Promotional Mailings Preparation Specialist 2003 - present
	Bill Pernell Online Community & Radio Reconnaissance Specialist  2008 - present
	Ben Link Collins Compilation Organizing Specialist  2009 - present
	Steve Dick Radio Reconnaissance Specialist  2009 - present
	Joshua Medina Radio Reconnaissance Specialist  2010 - present
Former Staff
	Jon DeRosa VP of Operations 2002-2005
	Shaun Sandor Record Store Reconnaissance Specialist 2007 - 2009