The LWR Backstory

Welcome to LWR. My name is Stash Hamilton (kind of), and I'm a Canadian songwriter/musician/producer.

(NOTE TO SELF: Why has no one ever heard of me?)

I've been writing songs since I was 14 years old, and recording since I was 16.

(FULL DISCLOSURE: By "recording" I mean two cassette tape recorders, one a SEARS stereo console with two plastic microphones, and the other a portable cassette deck, which allowed me to make primitive 2-track recordings. In fact, I STILL use them in my recording studio, THE HAMMER.)

(*Not true!)

Anyway, the idea for Low Wave Records came about during the rise of TUNECORE, which, as you likely know, allowed anyone to upload their music to SPOTIFY, APPLE MUSIC, etc. Before that, I was trying to place my songs with music publishers (though my main goal was always to start a band), with little to no success.

However, by that time, I was recording digitally, and actually started to think my demo productions were releasable.

So THE PLAN was adjusted to use my own recordings to start and build a little indie label and hopefully expand from there.

But that's not what happened. (Long story.)

Currently, however, the label is taking a short transitional step, where I plan to release some instrumental tracks free for Content Creators. The idea is to use this as an initial way to introduce LWR and its music to a wider audience, while continuing to develop the more traditional artist and music releases that will follow.

We'll see how it goes. Things are bound to change, though, as my backup plan is to turn Low Wave Records into a cheese shop.

Also, like many music producers today, I'm toying with a hybrid human/AI workflow, in addition to the old-school processes. More to say later, but I believe AI is much more interesting than people realize. Right now, IMHO, the novelty value of anyone being able to press a button and have an AI service create a polished track about jelly beans is blinding people to its real potential for music professionals.

Magnetic Tape Recording... Multi-Track Recording... MIDI/Samplers... and now AI? I think we're about to see this technology find its TRUE place within the creative community.