A Brief History of WATERDOG MUSIC:
Waterdog Records was co-founded in 1991 by Ralph Covert, lead man for the Bad Examples, and Jay Whitehouse, a musician, music fan and indie music insider for 11 years. Whitehouse Records, a "sister" label to Waterdog, started in 1994. In a seven-year period, the two labels released or reissued over 30 CDs by a wide range of musical talent. A restructuring in 1999 saw the creation of a new entity: Waterdog Music. The combined labels released the early efforts of such now-rising stars as Kat Parsons and Carey Ott of Torben Floor. At present Waterdog Music is solely concentrating on the career of Ralph Covert and his Bad Examples and Ralph's World musical efforts.
Absolute Records was formed in 1986 by Styx's hard rockin' guitarist James "JY" Young to launch his solo career with "City Slicker," and 1993's "Out On A Day Pass." JY released a group effort with The James Young Group, with one full album (and a lot of great live gigs) completed. In 1995, JY teamed up with Whitehouse Records to co-release the JY Group's "Raised By Wolves" as well as re-releasing his first two efforts. Styx bandmate Tommy Shaw's CD's ("Girls With Guns," and "What If") were remixed, remastered, and re-released through Absolute as well but are now out-of-print. JY and Tommy are always on tour with Styx.
Crunchy Records is the creation of Waterdog artist Joel Frankel, under which he's released three albums of original children's songs. Although Joel's label is separate and distinct from Waterdog Music, we are happy and proud to have him promote his web site here, and you can even order Crunchy products from our ordering page. Joel released a third (enhanced) CD through Digital Generation Entertainment in 1999, titled JoJo The Scarecrow's Barnyard Bash..
Unsolicited demos and musicians interested in joining us:
We are NOT currently accepting unsolicited tapes and CDs at this time, sorry.
All mail correspondence should be directed to the following address:
Waterdog Music
329 W. 18th Street #313
Chicago, IL 60616-1120
U.S.A.
Telephone: 312-421-7499 (10 am to 5 pm- If no one's available to take your call, please leave a voicemail, and someone will get back to you eventually.)
Fax Machine: 312-421-1848 (Available 24 hours a day)
Email address: waterdog@waterdogmusic.com
World Wide Web homepage URL: http://www.waterdogmusic.com/Problems with the site / webmaster: ceo@l-i-e.com
Please, no SPAM. Thanks.
We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover cards online through our secure server.
Within the U.S., we normally ship small orders First Class or Priority mail but larger orders may be shipped at our discrection via Fed Ex ground. As orders are processed usually only weekly, expedited shipping is not an option through our website. You may however call in or email us for details and costs on very large orders or those requiring immediate attention and rush service. Minimum shipping charge is $5. The local sales tax of 9% must be paid on orders originating from or being shipped to Illinois.
Cheques or money orders: We most definitely do accept them, but keep in mind that:
1) It takes time for the post office to get your payment to us via the US Mail and
2) It takes time for us to make sure your cheque clears.We package our CDs in bubble-wrap envelopes, or other well-protected mailers. However, while we make an effort to make sure your CD arrives in top condition, we cannot be held responsible for cracked or broken jewel cases.
Distributor Information:
Waterdog Music, Waterdog Records, and Whitehouse Records albums are exclusively distributed nationally by Big Daddy Music:
voice: 973-761-7000
fax: 973-761-7576