Independent cultural label.
PHŌNÉ Records produces conditions of existence for independent music: not only records, but contexts, archive and trajectories sustained over time. We operate as a cultural enterprise with the heart of an atelier from Santiago de Chile, in dialogue with European circuits via Ludwig Sound Booking Agency (Heidelberg, Germany).
Modes of production
PHŌNÉ does not activate all its areas in every project. Each work prioritises one of three modes —catalogue, experiences or memory— according to context, scale and sense.
Catalogue
Building a coherent, lasting phonographic corpus —vinyl and digital— with rights management, editorial narrative and cumulative value.
Experiences
Creating musical events —tours, concerts, residencies, showcases— where context, body and presence are central.
Memory
Archive, documentation and recontextualisation of works and processes. Reissues, historical narrative and cultural permanence.
Position
Three criteria sustain the curation —genre is not the point, criterion is— and run through every decision of catalogue, art and tour.
Territory
Origin, displacement and context of circulation. We don't internationalise Chilean music: we displace the centre, producing world music from the south for the world.
Body
Rhythm, energy, presence, performativity. The body is critical infrastructure: no tour or release is planned without caring for who pays the invisible cost.
Time
Memory, process, archive, duration. PHŌNÉ does not grow by accumulation: it grows by density. We never sacrifice long time for short-time urgencies.
Services
Record label
Curation, executive production, art direction, vinyl pressing, digital and physical distribution.
Artist management
Booking and show negotiation, opportunity management (festivals, circuits, alliances), career strategic planning, general coordination (calendar, team, milestones), invoicing and financial administration.
Music production
Phonographic production, session direction, live sessions, mixing and mastering in partnership with circuit engineers.
Creative direction
Visual identity, art direction for release and campaign, photographic direction, video direction and documentation.
Booking and tour management
Concerts, showcases, national and international tours. EU booking via Ludwig Sound Booking Agency (Heidelberg, Germany).
PR and press
Communication strategy, press kit, press campaigns, media management and curation relationships.