Will Wheaton, who’ve impressed us with his timeless, quality soul album Old School Soul talks to jazz-not-jazz about his music, his new album, his live shows, and the music industry.
Q: You’ve gone independent quite early with your Platinum Bass Records label. Please tell me more about the motivation to start your own imprint and also what you’ve felt that your contract with MCA never yielded an album.
Will Wheaton: I felt I had to do this in this way to make sure that this time the music actually reached the people. The times prior - which were numerous - there was always some political obstacle. It was never the music. The MCA deal didn’t yield anything because of politics. That deal was a product of the show that I did with Dick Clark. Even after he sent a letter to the MCA stating that he would do everything in his power to make the record a success. That didn’t help…
Q: How content are you with PBR so far. Where do you see the advantages of your own label and where the limitations?
Will Wheaton: The advantages are control and freedom. The obvious disadvantage is limited is capital.
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