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"What is Big Heavy World?"

A WEB SITE
Big Heavy World has been promoting the music of the Burlington, Vermont region online at www.bigheavyworld.com since 1996. The Web site publishes weekly nightclub listings; a cooperative online Vermont music shop with streaming tracks from over 300 Vermont CDs; an MP3 showcase with free downloads of regional music; streaming concert archives and 24-hour Vermont-made music programming; a live performance photo archive; weekly local music news and more.

A RECORD LABEL
The independent Big Heavy World record label catalog includes nearly a dozen compilations of regional artists.

"Is Big Heavy World a Non-Profit organization?"

Big Heavy World is organized as a nonprofit corporation in the state of Vermont. The Big Heavy World Web site is a not-for-profit project under the fiscal sponsorship of the Peace and Justice Center, a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

Are you hiring?

You should ask, "Are you desperate for volunteers?" and the answer would be, "Hell, yes." We'd probably hire you if we could, but none of us get paid here. Guess it sux for us, but if it weren't a blast we wouldn't bother. The Big Heavy World Web site and all our projects are made possible by sponsors who help us pay for them and by volunteers or interns who pitch in to make it all happen. If you're curious about hanging with the Big Heavy crew, even if it's just to check out what it's all about, check the info at the bottom of the crew page.

Will you sign my band?

No. But you're probably the best band we ever heard - it's just that we've got our proverbial plates full with the two artists and the compilation projects the record label is already involved with. Use us and abuse us - the Web site is here to promote our regional artists - and we want you to rule the world. Since we're maxed-out we just couldn't contribute to your career at the level we feel is responsible of a record label that really gives a shit about its artists.

What's with the tattoos?

We give away Big Heavy World tattoos now and then and let anybody who's got one into Big Heavy World shows for free for life. The first time we gave them away we had two tattoo artists in a booth at Club Toast slinging ink during a Figgs/Dysfunkshun show. Maybe a dozen folks have gotten them so far, including Big Heavy World crew and Jim, the guy who started it. The tattoos are the Big Heavy World logo, with an earth that's got two nails through it. The last time we gave them away was March 2001 at Yankee Tattoo on Pearl Street in Burlington, where we broadcast it live on the 'Net.

"Do you have male strippers?"

No, we don't. Yes, this is a frequently asked question.