I'm proud to show U sthg more about this extraordinary indie label's owner and founder, Emiliano Lanzoni ( also in the famous mighty Miskatonic University till they existed ), who's invested his 10-year-experience with Boundless rec., becoming able to enlist Aghora, Rakoth, Diabolicum, and some other minor bands.
-How and why did U start Code666's activity?
I STARTED BACK IN 1999 AS A FANZINE… I WAS IN A VERY BAD PERIOD OF MY PERSONAL LIFE, MY PARENTS SPLIT UP, MY GIRLFRIEND LEAVE ME, MY BAND WAS DEAD AND I HAD THE BODY 100% SHIT-COVERED… SO I DECIDED TO WASH ME WRITING AND SPITTING OUT ALL THAT STINKY STUFF… THE FANZINE WAS A SUCCESS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I DISCOVER MYSELF CLEAN AND 100% RECHARGED, SO I DECIDED TO TRANSFORM THE FANZINE IN A LABEL, AND HERE I AM.
-Which differences have U met compared to Boundless?
A SHITLOAD OF DIFFERENCES: FIRST OF ALL, I'M THE ONLY BOSS AT CODE666, AND I'M THE ONLY ONE TO TAKE DECISIONS, TO PLAN THE ARTISTICAL-LINE AND TO BE BLAMED FOR MISTAKES… THEN I HAVE THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL FOR ALL THE LABEL-MANAGERS: INTERNET! BACK IN 1993, WHEN I STARTED BOUNDLESS RECORDS, INTERNET WAS A LITTLE THING FOR GEEKS AND EVEN HAVING A COMPUTER WAS NOT SO EASY… USELESS TO SAY THAT KEEPING ALL THE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BY NORMAL LETTERS WAS A NIGHTMARE…
-What difficulties did U meet in the beginning?
THE USUAL DIFFICULTIES: LACK OF MONEY. AS ALWAYS I STARTED OUT CODE666 WITHOUT A SINGLE PENNY AND THIS IS NOT EASY AT ALL… I'VE SPENT 1 YEAR AND AN HALF JUST TO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO RECOVER EVERY-DAYS-COSTS, AND NOW I'M WORKING TRYING TO GET SOME MONEY TO INVEST IN THE CODE666…. I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT HAVING MONEY FOR ME, THIS IS ONLY A DREAM, I'M TALKING ABOUT HAVING MONEY TO PAY ALL THE BILLS OF THE LABEL…
-What criteria d'you choose your bands with?
I DUNNO EXACTLY… I GUESS MY TASTES ARE THE PRINCIPAL FACTOR, BUT I HAVE VERY WIDESPREAD TASTES, SO I HAVE TO BE SELECTIVE… CODE666 IS A METAL LABEL, AND I MUST STAY IN THE METAL SCENE… WITH BOUNDLESS RECORDS WE USED TO CROSS AND JUMP BETWEEN DIFFERENT KIND OF MUSIC, WHICH IS COOL, BUT THEN IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND GOOD DISTRO OR TO PROMOTE YOUR MUSIC IN THE BEST WAY… A SMALL LABEL MUST BE SPECIALIZED, NO WAY…
-Would U ever sign a band singing in Italian?
SURE, WHY NOT? I'VE ALREADY SIGNED A BAND SINGING IN ITALIAN WITH BOUNDLESS RECORDS (LIVELLO ZERO), SO WHY NOT? IN THE PAST I WAS AGAINST THIS, BUT I'M GETTING OLDER AND WISE…
-What about your parallel manager activity?
WELL,
I'VE STRED CODE7 MANAGEMENT (WWW.CODE7.IT ) TO FOLLOW ALL THE GOOD BANDS
THAT I CAN'T DO ON CODE666, BUT NOT FROM A LABEL POINT OF VIEW, THIS
TIME I WANT TO PUT ALL MY EXPERIENCE TO HELP OUT THE WORTHY BANDS TO
GET A DEAL AND TO SPREAD THEIR MUSIC… MOST OF THE BANDS I MEET
ARE GOOD MUSICIANS, COOL GUYS BUT AWFUL BUSINESS-MEN… AND USUALLY
THEY GET FUCKED BY THE LABELS OR THE PROMOTERS… NOW IT'S TIME TO
CHANGE THIS.
