DogMachine.com is a Missouri artist making large installations and paintings
Title
Dogmachine Media
Description
Dogmachine Media was founded in the summer of 1997 by Jeremiah. Dogmachine Media actually began as an independent record label called Dogmachine Records. Jeremiah started the label as a way to release his band's first record. Flat Earth Conspiracy's "Products of the System" was the first record ever released. Soon after, a number of records were released under the guise of Dogmachine Records with some success. Along the way a compilation disc in the late 90's called "Ball Management" landed some cool bands like: Autopilot Off (then Cooter), Staring Back, Falling Sickness, Kid With Man Head, Boy Kicks Girl, Lucky 7, Sick Shift, Unsung Zeroes and lots more. Dogmachine Records was DIY all the way. Thankfully in the beginning there was no real shortage of people willing to help out. But even still, Jeremiah handled everything from distro to graphic design. Overwhelmed, out of money and slightly inexperienced on the innerworkings of an indie label, the buzz died down and Dogmachine Records went dormant in 1999.
Then in 2000 things picked up and some new acts were signed. What Jeremiah believes to be some of the best bands around: Diesl, Fourth Quarter Jinx, Sundown Radio and Trouble With Stereo. After about a year of good success, things began to die down once again. Right about this time, Jeremiah began doing some freelance design work for bands. Dogmachine had been DIY since the start and by this time Jeremiah had been designing nearly everything himself from websites to records. No longer a novice in Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML, Javascript he began selling his services to indie bands and Dogmachine Media was officially named and the label was put to sleep. In the beginning, all Dogmachine Media work was under $100. The $100 maximum charge was done to "help" bands get a professional website for next to nothing. Since the label adventure wasn't as successful, this was Jeremiah's alternate way of helping bands. Needless to say, the work came flying in the door. Jeremiah kept this $100 rule up for the next two years as much as possible at a solid steady pace. Unable to justify the time, the $100 rule was taken out. But staying true to the idea of helping the scene, every so often Dogmachine Media holds drawings for free websites/merchandise designs.
At the end of 2002, Jeremiah began recruiting independent designers to help out. Dan Behrens was the first (thanks Dan!). There would be many to come and go. We're happy to report that nearly all of whom have started their own design firms. As time moved on, Dogmachine Media began landing larger name acts/labels and from overseas still operating solely on word of mouth advertising.
