Ernest Jenning Record Company from Ryan & Rob
Brooklyn label Ernest Jenning Record Company has released nearly six dozen albums since founders Pete D’Angelo & Gandhar Savur set up shop in 2002. Ernest is nowhere to be found, except perhaps in the label’s ethos which is pure and simple — get our favorite bands heard. That mission and great ears have allowed D’Angelo and Savur to grow Ernest Jenning into one of the nation’s premiere independent labels, with releases by homegrown talent (Takka Takka, La Strada, The Black Hollies – in the picture – and Blood Warrior) alongside national bands (San Francisco’s Still Flyin’) and international acts (Toronto’s Cuff the Duke). This year, Ernest Jenning also released the debut LP from Washington DC’s Title Tracks, the solo venture of former Q & Not U drummer and Georgie James frontman, John Davis. Davis’s former bands had recorded for Dischord & Saddle Creek, respectively, but for his solo project he chose Ernest Jenning. The Deli is proud to offer the worldwide premiere of this video, which was produced by the good folks at www.musicmovingimages.com. 
The video finds D’Angelo revealing how it all got started, what makes an indie label tick, and features the Ernest Jenning bands who showcased at this year’s SXSW — including Wild Yaks, Title Tracks, Still Flyin’ — and La Strada, who headline Ernest Jenning’s showcase tonight at the Cameo Gallery. Check it out.