Formerly part of The Stage One Music Co Ltd, Just Another Label Ltd (JAL Ltd) is now itself home to several successful ventures within the music industry. Originally establishing in South Woolwich, London in 1991, we began by selling records on a market stall.

From these most humble of roots, we have become a successful and prolific Music Recording, Publishing and Productions Company. We have released a huge range of material on vinyl, CD and digital formats and work on all levels of the industry, from the street right up to some of the major corporations like Paramount, Ministry of Sound and EMI but have always taken pride in being, and shall always remain, a small independent company.

During our many years of trading we have built a wealth of knowledge and experience within the music industry, gaining respect and an excellent reputation.
In May 2003 we were proud to receive a prestigious Ivor Novello award for 'Best Original Music for TV' for writing and producing the musical score for "Feltham Sings" (shown on Channel 4) alongside the inmates of the young offenders institution.

For the past 6 years, JAL Ltd / Stage One has been delivering community-based music and music related projects to young people, including those who are socially excluded. We have worked with the following organisations: Local Councils, Crime Concern, Befrienders, Connexions, Ladders, and the Behavioural Support Unit (Havering). As a result of this we have met some talented and hard-working young people, some of whom we have employed from time to time within our organisation, enabling them to gain valuable work experience.

JAL Ltd / Stage One has also delivered Diversity workshops to further education colleges where a group of our tutors tackle issues around the subject of Diversity, Equal Opportunities and accepting difference.

In the past, Just Another Label Ltd / Stage One have helped to set up and / or administrate a number of other successful music companies such as East Side Recordings, Bonkers, Phantom Audio, Biotic, Nu Energy and Very Bad Music to name a few, as well as the new venture of administration and consultation, Test Pilot Music Limited.

Stage 1000 is the music publishing branch of the JAL group and home to our Ivor Novello award. It has been key to our organisation since its inception and holds the copyright to a large number of dance music hits, such as "Follow The Sun", "Champion Sound" and "Here I Am" to name but a few.

Stage 1000, since splitting from The Stage One Music Co Ltd, has ceased to acquire new works and copyrights, but continues to control the back-catalogue of all the company's labels and still achieves various international licensing and placements.

Just Another Publisher (JAP) set up in 2006 is a relatively new venture from JAL Ltd and is a publishing branch established to promote and exploit the works of, and account to the next generation of artists and newcomers to the JAL group.

Both Stage 1000 and JAP pride themselves in their honesty, swift accounting and ability to successfully and fully exploit their publishing catalogue.

If you or your company would be interested in licensing any of the music found on this website, our Standard Licensing Agreement will be available to download as a PDF document in the near future.

Until then please contact us via info@justanotherlabel.com for more information on how to license any of our tracks for compilations, media use etc.


 

JAL Ltd is an ever-changing and evolving organisation that is home to more projects and labels than the average independent music company!

As well as the obvious like JAL and JAL Premium, we are proud to play host to various other ventures into the Hardcore spectrum, such as Happy Jack Productions, Bonkers and D.A.T.A.

Taking the freeform bull by the horns is the ever popular, respected and diverse Stompin' Choons imprint and the experimental and innovative XY2 label.

Branching out beyond Hardcore, there is the world of Drum & Bass, which is also at the forefront of the JAL group, with close ties to Optical's ventures, EastSide Recordings (owned by Jason Cambridge AKA DJ A-Sides) Biotic (home to Dylan and Facs) and C.I.A, owned by Oxford duo Total Science.

JAL also has its own D'n'B based ventures, such as Genetic Stress and Aim 2 Pleez as well as the groundbreaking Bear Necessities label, home to releases from artists such as A-Sides, Optical and Tight Control.

Last, but certainly not least, is JAL Ltd's favourite label, Narcotix Inc., an experimental venture established for our artists to release music that is unrestricted by genre or form.

Narcotix is essentially a musical playground for our musicians and producers to utilise and explore the realms of downbeat, drum 'n' bass, chill-out and breaks, indie or whatever. Narcotix Inc makes music for music's sake and not for profit, something of which we here at JAL are very proud.

Check out our labels section for more info

This is our production music outlet, making high quality, contemporary electronic music for media usage (i.e. TV, adverts, radio, computer games and film).
Featuring a range of styles including Drum & Bass, UK Garage, Beats 'n' Breaks, Techno, Rave, House, Chill Out, Funk and Happy Hardcore amongst others.

The DML contains authentic dance music, which has been tried and tested in the clubs and is made by the DJs and producers who are out there doing it in the commercial world of the industry!

Although The Dance Music Library is a relatively new venture, our company was producing production music for major players like Extreme Music, Carlin, Ded Good and BMG even before its inception.

The ONLY street-wise Library Music Company in the UK, our music has appeared on various albums, TV shows, adverts, computer games and films all over the globe!

Just some of DML's previous licenses:

• M&M / Mars - Starburst TV advertising campaign (US national)
• Walt Disney "Raising Helen" trailer (worldwide film theatres)
• "Feltham Sings" TV documentary (UK national)
• Sainsbury's TV advertising campaign (UK national)
• "Living The Dream" BBC documentary signature tune (UK national)
• "Teenage Kicks" Channel 4 documentary (UK national)
• "Dog's Life Saga" Sony DVD demo covermount for Official PS2 magazine

Check us out at www.thedml.co.uk

Test Pilot Music Ltd is a versatile and fast-developing venture established by AJ Wolton in 2006.
Originally a publishing and management company, Test Pilot (administrated by JAL) deals with a range of music from Acoustic to Hardcore and all that falls in between.

The company also provides library music for The DML, JAL and its affiliates as well as making the move to establish its own Breakbeat Hardcore imprint Sound Assassin Recordings in late 2007.

Continued support, consultation and administration from JAL will surely see Test Pilot Music Ltd. and Sound Assassins set for great things!

www.testpilotmusic.co.uk

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Noise Factory

"We believe we can offer a working environment that provides the opportunity, with appropriate encouragement, guidance and support for young people to succeed and help them to reach their full potential." - Ola - Noise Factory / Just Another Label Ltd.

JAL Ltd. provides music programmes to engage and empower all young people. We aspire to challenge negative attitude and stereotypes in order to foster personal awareness, self-esteem and confidence. Our music programme is specifically designed to develop raw talent and recognise individuality, give young people new transferable skills and encourage positive self-expression, enabling them to make choices and gain direction in their lives, and in some cases, lead them away from crime and social exclusion.

Previous ventures have included music workshops and vocal coaching, offering a wide range of industry, music and business experience as well as the creation of several CD singles produced by the young people involved.

FoX

Freedom of X-pression is a not-for-profit organisation established by members of the JAL staff and friends / associates of the company. It has been created to help promote self-expression and aid in the acceptance of the underground rave scene.

First and foremost, FoX recognises that UMEs (Unlicensed Music Events) are not going to cease, so with that in mind, we want to work alongside the promotors, ravers and the affected parties to make these events safer and more acceptable in the eyes of the general public.

FoX is working with young people to provide health and safety information, ideas on how to reduce damage to property and wildlife and also to distribute materials highlighting the dangers of drugs to the rave communities using unlicensed venues such as fields, derelict buildings and disused barns.

We hope that through this we can demonstrate that a more considerate and thoughtful attitude can easily be adopted without tarnishing the raving experience.

For those who are interested, the FoX Constitution is available to read online if you go to the 'About Us' menu and select 'FoX - Freedom of Xpression Constitution'.

This document is the official low-down on how we do things here at FoX and what guidelines we have to adhere to.

www.freedomofxpression.co.uk

NAME
Freedom Of Xpression aka FOX

AREA OF WORK
East Anglia  (primarily Norfolk and Suffolk)
 
FOUNDER MEMBERS
The committee has 5 founder members:
 
Femi Olasehinde (aka Ola)
George Hunt
Ian Harvey
Nathan Rust
Aimie Wolton

MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA
 
The Committee
The committee consists of:
Chairperson
Treasurer
Secretary
Two young people of different ages from the Norfolk and Suffolk community (one of whom is the Secretary)
The other is an elected member

Mission Statement
‘To promote, enhance & educate the creative ambitions of all people, via experienced professionals within a safe & supportive environment for those requiring or seeking advice and guidance within the arts’.

  AIMS
* To provide creative resources for young people, individuals, families, social groups, and those deemed as ‘hard to reach’, encompassing environmental issues, health & safety, & legal aspects within the arts arena.

* To make the creative arts industry accessible to those individuals & groups who would not normally view the arts as a means of expression.

*To deliver a quality service at all times.

* To encourage the development of the service within the target group so it may be self-sufficient & a freestanding enterprise.

 OBJECTIVES
*Provide and create information and projects, which are accessible in different media formats, within a language and concepts to which the target group are accustomed to.

* Utilise resources and personnel networks & intelligence
available both locally and beyond.

* To empower individuals with the potential to take ownership & leadership of the projects / service and achieve their aspirations & realise their true potential.

*Mediate the ideas and desires of those displaying anti-social behaviour & raise their self-awareness of both the impact & consequences of their actions.

*Working in conjunction with both the authorities & parents to heighten awareness of current legislation.

* To actively encourage consultation with all parties involved in the service, i.e. authorities, parents, young people, to  keep them informed of the service specification, delivery & evaluation.

New Members
New members shall be elected to the committee on an as need basis by the majority decision of existing members.
 
Disputes
If a member of the committee has a grievance they will in the first instance discuss this with the Chairperson. In the event that it cannot be resolved, an emergency committee meeting will be held.
 
Resignation
Members can resign in writing at any time. Upon receipt of a letter of resignation (to be kept on file), the Chairperson will call a committee meeting to discuss this and with a view to electing a new member.

Removal
A member can only be removed following a full discussion at a meeting of which they have been given notice. A majority vote of at least three quarters is required to complete the removal.

MEETINGS
Frequency

Meetings will be held once a month unless agreed otherwise by the committee.

Notice period
Details of meeting and agenda to be circulated at least two days beforehand.

Quorum
At least 3 people are needed to be present to make decisions.
 
Decisions
Will be made by a majority vote with the Chairperson having a casting vote in the event of a tie.
 
Minutes
To be taken and distributed by the Secretary within two weeks of the meeting.
 
POWERS
The group will do anything in its power (assuming legality) in order to achieve the aims as set out above.
 
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
An AGM will be held within two months of the end of the year to receive the accounts for the previous year, to review progress, and to appoint or re-appoint the honorary officers for the year.
 
HONORARY OFFICERS
At the AGM, the members shall vote for members of the group to act as Chairperson (to chair meetings and take a leadership role), as Treasurer (to keep the accounts) and as Secretary (set agendas and take minutes). Members are invited to put themselves forward for these roles.
 
FINANCES
The group will have a bank account in their own name. All monies held in the account to be held purely for the use of the group.
 
Four members of the Committee will be able to sign cheques, which in turn will require two signatures.
 
ACCOUNTS
Each month the Treasurer will prepare a statement of all payments made and all income received for the year to date.
 
Annual accounts will be prepared at the end of each year.
 
CONSTITUTION
May be changed at any time subject to the committee’s approval.

DISSOLUTION OF THE GROUP
A special general committee meeting will be held and any remaining assets will be dispersed to other charitable causes in the community
 
 

Just Another Label’s Managing Director Ola (or Femi Olasehinde – if you are feeling formal), has over 20 years of experience in the music industry, which he is passionate about sharing with others!

As such, he is available to give personally tailored lectures, covering various areas of the music industry, as well as vital tips on ‘getting a foot in the door’.

Ola has a wealth of educational experience, ranging from delivering lectures, designing and orchestrating music and related industry-based workshops, projects and programmes, right through to business consultancy services and artists development schemes.

If you would like to know more about what Ola & Just Another Label can offer, please don’t hesitate to contact us!

workshops@justanotherlabel.com