Ever heard of a youth-run record label? Well, there are a handful in the US and there can and should be more. AMP's third piece in Wiretap on movement building in local music scenes spotlights Youth Movement Records in Oakland.
Written from the perspective a young organizer trying to get a similar project off the ground in New Orleans, YMR alumni Kameron Moore-Mitchell (aka the Sekond Element) recounts her experience in YMR while passing on start up and structural information for people interested in starting a record company that doubles as a youth development project. Read on!