The first release from Stand Alone Records, "What is INDIE?" is a documentary film directed and produced by Dave Cool. At a time when independent artists in the music industry have more power and control over their careers than ever before, "What is INDIE?" tries to determine just what it really means to be 'indie'. The film features interviews with indie music experts including Panos Panay (Founder of Sonicbids) and Derek Sivers (Founder of CD Baby) as well as with 20 artists including Ember Swift and Paul Cargnello.
In defining what it means to be 'indie', as well as looking at the changing landscape in the music industry, the film ends up being a rallying cry that has been hailed as 'inspiring' and 'empowering' by indie artists worldwide.
A True Indie Success Story:
Without any prior background in film (except for watching Super-Size Me "way too many times") and funded entirely on his own, Dave Cool took the film from a small do-it-yourself project and turned it into an indie success story in its own right that was named the “Top Indie Release” of 2006 by Indie-Music.com, and was featured on CNN.com and in Newsweek Magazine.
