Onett: Let The Adventure Begin

Caleb is friendly, engaging, and shows through everything he does that he lives and breathes vgmvinyl. His journey as a creator began with finding the right project, with the right person, at the right time. As it so happens, the perfect opportunity presented itself through the dedicated VGMVinyl Discord that many of us frequent as a community. As one could guess, this community is absolutely thriving with talented people, creators, and fans with one very important thing in common: a love for video game music. One of the greatest resources in this entire community is right at Caleb’s fingertips, giving way for everything to fall into place!

“Our plan from the get-go has always been to have our first release be with someone who is approachable and willing to take a bit of a risk on a group of guys who have never actually produced a record before. This ruled out a large chunk of developers, leaving behind the possibility of smaller indie devs and artists with cover albums.

The opportunity really sort of fell on our lap from the VGMVinyl Discord. [I] was just hanging out when JMR made the comment that there are plenty of cover albums he'd like to see make their way to vinyl (Hi JMR!). I chimed in and pointed out that at least Kirby's Dream Band are committed to vinyl. JMR then tagged Erich and made the comment that if anyone wanted to fund an outstanding arrangement for vinyl, talk to Erich. Erich chimed in and basically just said, ‘Someone please fund my album for vinyl,’ and he linked to a video of the final version of the song 'Smiles and Tears.' I gave it a listen, and was immediately in love. I PM'd Erich and expressed my interest. He sent me a couple more demos to some unfinished tracks and basically just said let's make this thing happen! So we agreed that this needed to happen -- we waited for the last few tracks to be finished, then we took the audio and ran with it!”

Enjoy Your Stay at the El Bimbo

And ran with it he did. Caleb’s appreciation for music doesn’t just include a surface level connection. He truly immerses himself in the music he enjoys. His dedication to bringing quality products to fans stems from his passion as a creator. This level of devotion and appreciation he has for the music he helps press on vinyl shows the kind of commitment he has, not only to his label, but to the artists he works with.

“I've definitely come to appreciate the dedication that artists put in to an album. I've always known that creating an album really requires a lot of time and effort, but getting to see it firsthand is an entirely different experience. It's been rewarding to be a part of something like this, and I can't wait to do it again!”

Pollyanna

If you’re looking to work with someone who shares the same passion for your art and want to see it on vinyl, look no further than Caleb and his team at Debug Records. This new label is comprised of truly talented people that just love what they do. I definitely can’t wait to see what they come up with next. I’m sure if it’s anything like Debug-001, we are all in for a spectacular album! I’ll just let Caleb speak for himself here!

“By the time you are reading this article, Mother Fucking Earthbound should be on its way to you, if not in your hands already! We'll spend some time continuing to market MFE before transitioning our full attention over to Debug-002. We've got something we're already working on, and it's not a cover album... ;)”