Learn About The Label
Anti-Creative Records is a small independent label, dedicated to do-it-yourself/do-it-together ethics. We are based in Southern-California (in the town of Upland). Anti-Creative is not a label about making money, but rather helping the bands and the music we love get released and helping our friends out.

Most of everything label-wise is handled and financed by me (Jared Dobias / "Jer"). But a few of my friends are good enough to help out and I love them for it...

Cyrene Cruz is awesome and she helps me with all sorts of things, from decision making to folding sleeves and lyric inserts to checking the PO Box to being my best friend and favorite person to be around. She also has an amazing ear for music and it makes me feel less crazy when she likes music i like.

Chris Clavin runs Plan-it-X Records. without chris, this label would not exist. he has given me all sorts of advice when I didn't know a thing about doing a label (i still don't...) and it is because of him i was able to get Anti-Creative Records started. he is also one of the nicest people I have ever met (chris is also in Ghost Mice).

Lee Wagenblast runs Hill Billy Stew Records. He, like Chris, has helped me in numerous ways and has had to put up with all sorts of crazy questions. he is a wonderful guy for being able to put up with me for so long. Lee is a very generous and hospitable guy, and has the coolest bulldog you've ever seen. go support his label!

Want to Support the Label?
Want to help us out? The best way to help us out is to support our releases and tell your friends! word of mouth is powerful. it's great to be able to put out new and wonderful music (and keep it really cheap), but the sad truth is that it is hard to keep releasing music if no one is buying it. capitalism sucks, but for now we're stuck with it. let's make the most of it before we find the strength to overcome it.

If you would like to link to our website, that'd sure be swell! You can even use this nifty banner...

or this one...

Or make your own or just use a text link.

Other ways to help out would be to add us as a friend on myspace, write a review about one of our releases for a zine or a website your involved with, put some of our songs on a mixtape for a friend, or whatever ways you can imagine up.

Whatever way you decide to help us out, we sure do appreciate you for it!