ABOUT US:

"We were all in our 20's, it was approaching the end of the 90's, the internet was so fresh and so clean and we wanted to use this new technology to distribute the music we had been making. All across America everyone was having success starting a new business. So we thought, why not us?"

Microearth Records was an independent record label that produced recordings and distributed CD's online from 1999 through 2009. It was originally an idea by Morgan Kraft, Aaron Bachelder and Michael Thomas Jackson who wanted to start a cd/mp3 distribution service based loosely on the business model of the 80's DIY cassette tape labels.

The first catalog consisted of bands self-released CDs that were made available for sale or distribution through the Microearth Records website. These included Michael Thomas Jackson's release Rompecabesa "Ball Pen Companion" and Bitter Honey's "Chipwich Rollin' EP". Microearth was incorporated as an LLC in 2002 in the state of Wyoming by Morgan Kraft, Anne Moore and Kris Harris, with Aaron Bachelder and Michael Thomas Jackson contributing as the label's first artists.

Later Microearth Records expanded into music recording and production, with the signing of artists such as Josh Crane ("Barebones", Microearth CD), Cyclub ("Cyclub Cyclub", Prescription Rails/Microearth CD), The Particles ("The Man Who Made No Sense" Microearth CDR) and Model Rocket ("Amethyst" Unreleased). This era, 2002-2004, is known as the "Northampton Years". With the notable exception of "Barebones" which was recorded and produced by Kris Harris in Lawrence, Kansas, from 2002 onward Microearth Records recordings were engineered by Morgan Kraft using a blend of analog and digital equipment. This equipment was later featured in several recording studios, including Silvermine Studios in Marshall, NC.

In 2005 Morgan Kraft became the sole member of Microearth, LLC with Anne Moore continuing to provide artwork/photos and Kris Harris continuing to contribute as a songwriter ("Impossible To Find"). Aaron Bachelder's group the Enrichment Center Percussion Ensemble became the label's marquee recording artist, with Michael Thomas Jackson continuing to self-release CD's using the Microearth website as his primary distribution network. Aaron also published several songs and serious works with Microearth, which had become a registered publisher with the American Society of Composers and Songwriters (ASCAP).

In 2005 Microearth Records released the critically acclaimed album "Three Pieces" by the Enrichment Center Percussion Ensemble, featuring music composed by Aaron Bachelder. In 2006 Microearth was registered with the US Trademark Office. The unreleased Drunk Stuntmen's 2007 "Pirate EP" was recorded by Morgan Kraft at Silvermine Studios. In 2008 the label released the ECPE's "Ten Songs" produced by Aaron Bachelder and Erich Hubner, and the Kraft Quartet's "Nervous Boogie" produced by Morgan Kraft. The Kraft Quartet also released two EP's on the label, "Self-Titled" and "Boiled Peanuts".

There are no new Microearth Records albums currently in production, however some of the back catalog can still be found on Amazon.com, iTunes and CDBaby.

For further inquiries please email contact@microearth.com

To license music by the Enrichment Center Percussion Ensemble (ECPE)
email aaron@microearth.com attn: Aaron Bachelder/ECPE.

All of a sudden, it's 2011. So where are they now?

Aaron Bachelder lives in Winston-Salem, NC where he directs the Enrichment Center Percussion Ensemble and plays drums for the band The Darnell Woodies. For more information visit http://www.aaronbachelder.com

Michael Thomas Jackson lives in Winston-Salem, NC where he continues to record, release and perform music. He can also be found touring the East Coast. For more information visit http://www.microearth.com/jackson

Morgan Kraft lives in Brooklyn, NY where he plays the fretless guitar in a rock band. For more information visit http://www.kraftquartet.com

Kris Harris lives in Denver, CO where he writes songs and fixes pipe organs. For more information visit http://www.harrisorganworks.com

Anne Moore lives in Philadelphia, PA where she recently earned her masters degree, works as an archeologist and has started a family.