We are Juli and Doug and we met in Champaign, IL while we were both playing in the band Snack'd Out. We are both long-time musicians who came to Champaign the way most people do - our partners both work at the University of Illinois. When we arrived, we both found and were welcomed into the amazing community of musicians that live here.

 

Over time as we met more and more amazing people through Doug starting a resturant/venue, Juli visiting every cafe in town, and Snack'd Out growing a small and supportive fan base, we realized we both had the inclincation and motivation to give back. Pretzle Records was (and is currently) being born by our drive to tell the broader world about the talented bands and artists that get their start here, thrive here, just come through here or understand how special this little corner of music is and can be.  This is not to say we do not want to work with artists from other places, we are just passionate about documenting and supporting what is happening at the moment in this place, and the broader midwest.

 

Being musicians ourselves, we know how difficult it is to 'do it all' even when driven by a DIY attitude. We hope to grow with this little community and 'do it together' to reach more people and share what we know is already great. We are excited to assist with the details of running a band, be the behind the scenes support and untangle the mess that is the music business in the age of streaming and by doing so make an awesome thing into an even awesomer thing!