Natchez, Mississippi
The sound of
the river.
Big Muddy Records is an independent label based in Natchez, Mississippi. We record the music that lives along the Mississippi corridor and give artists the infrastructure of a full media ecosystem — without taking their masters.
Why another label?
The Mississippi corridor between Memphis and New Orleans produced more American music per mile than anywhere on earth. That music is still being made — in living rooms in Clarksdale, on front porches in Natchez, in the back of churches in Vicksburg. By people who play because they have to.
Traditional labels take your masters, lock you into multi-album deals, and charge you for the marketing they promised. You recoup for years. You own nothing.
We do it differently. Artists own their masters from day one. Marketing services are included. The ecosystem — Radio, Magazine, the Inn, the touring route — amplifies your release without burning your budget on ad spend. Twelve months at a time. No multi-year lock-in.
Artists own their masters. Always. No exceptions.
Marketing Packages
You don't have to be on the label.
Any band or solo artist can use our marketing infrastructure — distribution, social media, PR, photography, radio placement. If you want the full label deal (recording, vinyl pressing, the whole ecosystem), that's the Blues Room. But you don't need to sign anything to get started.
Front Porch
$100/mo
For artists just getting started
- —Digital distribution (all platforms)
- —Artist page on bigmuddyrecords.net
- —Spotify playlist placement (Big Muddy Radio)
- —Monthly content calendar (4 posts)
- —You keep your masters
The Route
$250/mo
For artists ready to build an audience
- —Everything in Front Porch
- —Social media management (2 platforms, 12 posts/mo)
- —PR outreach — regional press, blogs, podcasts
- —Radio promotion (Big Muddy Radio features)
- —AI-generated content (brand-voice matched)
- —Magazine feature in Big Muddy Magazine
- —Photo session with Chase Pierson (quarterly)
Blues Room
$500/mo
Full ecosystem — the whole machine behind you
- —Everything in The Route
- —Full social media management (4 platforms, 20 posts/mo)
- —Recording sessions at the Blues Room (Big Muddy Inn)
- —Video production (session footage + promo clips)
- —BuyCurious Art merch channel (vinyl, prints, limited editions)
- —Touring infrastructure (Inn bookings, route events)
- —Analytics dashboard — streams, social, press, revenue
- —Annual renewal — no multi-album lock-in
Blues Room: Where your $500/month goes
This is the actual budget breakdown. No hidden fees. No line items you discover later.
You keep your masters
Every tier, every time. No exceptions. The music belongs to the person who made it.
No multi-album deal
Annual renewal on label tiers. Marketing-only packages are month-to-month. Walk anytime.
Label optional
Front Porch and The Route work for any independent artist. No signing required.
Custom builds
Need vinyl pressing without PR? Recording without social? We'll build exactly what you need.
The math, compared
Traditional Label
Label owns your masters
3–5 album obligation
Recoup before you see a dollar
Marketing billed back to you
Publicist: separate vendor, separate invoice
Radio: pay-to-play or pray
Big Muddy Records
You own your masters. Always.
12 months, then renewal by choice
$100–$500/month, known cost, no surprises
Marketing included at every tier
Publicist included in The Route and up
Radio, Magazine, and touring built in
Studio C
Where it gets made.
Studio C is the recording and production arm of Big Muddy Records. From live session captures to full production — this is where corridor music becomes something you can hold in your hands.
The Ecosystem
Big Muddy Records is one part of a larger media operation. When you sign with the label, your release gets amplified across the full network.
Big Muddy Radio
Playlists, live sessions, podcast — your release gets airtime before it drops.
Big Muddy Magazine
Features, interviews, photo essays — earned media, not just paid ads.
Big Muddy Touring
The Inn, the route, the audience already in the room when you arrive.
BuyCurious Art
Art marketplace — merch, prints, limited vinyl. A second revenue channel.
Three recording venues: the Blues Room at the Big Muddy Inn, the Anthologist (record store, flower shop, and performance space on Main Street), and Bobby J's. Plus a Prevost touring bus for mobile production, the radio show for pre-release cross-promotion, the Magazine for earned features and interviews, and Chase Pierson for photography and visual content. None of it billed separately.
Current Roster
Amy Allen
ActiveSoul / Blues / Storytelling
Songs that carry the weight of the corridor — the Rhythm Nightclub Fire, the river towns, the people who stayed.
Mechanical Bull
ActiveAlt-Country / Southern Rock
Country, southern rock, and 70s California guitar tone out of Woodstock, NY. Chase Pierson, Avalon Peacock, Adam Widoff, Dave Malachowski, Chris Zaloom, George Quinn, J-Bird Bowman, Josh Pierson — and John Medeski on organ. Two albums deep.
Kate Squire
ActiveFolk / Americana / Singer-Songwriter
Quiet songs that hit hard. Kate writes like she's telling you something she's only going to say once — spare arrangements, honest vocals, stories that stick.
Arrie Aslin
Coming SoonAmericana / Parlor Folk / Blues
Artist-in-Residence at the Big Muddy Inn. Arrie hosts the Blues Room sessions, curates the American Parlor Songbook, and records the kind of music that belongs in a room with good light and old wood.
Upcoming Sessions
Every Friday
The Big Muddy Inn, Natchez
Blues Room Live — Open Mic Night
Drop in. Plug in. Play. We record everything.
Spring 2026
Various — Natchez porches
Porch Sessions
Acoustic recordings on front porches across Natchez. The cicadas are part of the mix.
Summer 2026
Memphis to New Orleans
Corridor Sessions
Road recordings at juke joints, churches, and living rooms along Highway 61. The label hits the road.
Play along the corridor?
We take 2–4 artists per year. If you make music between Memphis and New Orleans — or anywhere the river touches — send us something honest. No demo requirements, no genre restrictions. We'll tell you straight whether it fits.
Submit Your Musicmusic@bigmuddyrecords.net