CompassRecords.com is an eclectic independent record label

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Celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2005, Nashville-based Compass Records has already emerged as one of the most respected independent labels in the music business. Recently identified as the subject of a case study in entrepreneurship for Harvard Business School, Compass has pursued an ambitious path of growth and met every goal, including the most important one: providing a thriving haven of creativity for artists and a reliable beacon of quality for music fans.

Compass, now releasing about 20 albums per year, has garnered appreciative press in the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, The Boston Globe, People Magazine, Jazz Times, Dirty Linen, the Los Angeles Times, Billboard, and other major music publications. Senior Nashville music critic Robert K. Oermann has opined that "the entire roster is brilliant," while the Wall Street Journal said, "Compass has established a distinctive sound and aesthetic in a town overflowing with talent and product."

Through nearly 200 releases in folk, Celtic, jazz, and new acoustic music, Compass founders Garry West and Alison Brown have nurtured the label with attention to detail and a passion for a wide variety of music. Professional musicians themselves, West and Brown bring to Compass a unique mix of business know-how and sensitivity to the needs of recording artists. Brown, for example, has a finance background that includes a BA from Harvard University, an MBA from UCLA and several years in investment banking. This, combined with a commitment to excellence in recording and design, is helping to preserve and develop roots musical genres often overlooked by the mainstream entertainment culture.