Imogen Heap On The Downside Of Record Labels

During a Q&A with DNA, Imogen Heap was asked about why she decided to start her own record label, Megaphonic, before releasing her second solo album ‘Speak for Yourself’. “People have this misconception that once they have a record label - it’s the end of their worries,” the 33 year-old said. “But it’s not true. Record labels love to make a quick buck and you sort of have to stick to their format all the time. Which is why, in 2004, I left the label I was with and recorded my own music. I wanted to be signing and writing the kind of songs I wanted to do and not feel pressured into something.”