174. Jordan Hiebner of We're Trying Records: So You Wanna Start A Record Label? | Emo Kids Anonymous

Welcome to EKA174! Today we are joined by Jordan Hiebner, owner of We're Trying Records! We've had a ton of current and alumni WTR bands on the show: tenmonthsummer, Scarlet Street, Swiss Army Wife, Heavy Metal Chess Club, Townies, Up Dog, the list is long! Jordan was nice enough to join us and give us a little DIY 101 from the business side of things. How do you run a label in 2026? How do you make it sustainable? Is that even possible? We dive into all of that and more in a fun conversation that explores a side of the music industry we don't often cover on this show. Jordan has done a ton for our scene and in my opinion the scene would be a better place if we had just like...3 or 4 more Jordan's so hopefully this episode inspires someone to start their own label. If you're in a band, I highly recommend this interview as Jordan gives us his perspective on what him and other labels are looking for from bands who reach out to work with them. Of course, we do our fair share of yappin about random unrelated stuff as well, like our mutual distaste of emo night and our shared LA transplant status.------------------------------------------weretryingrecords.com------------------------------------------Thanks for watching, please subscribe to our show for more content!With multiple new episodes every week, Emo Kids Anonymous is your home for emo and everything else. Previous guests include Gabe Saporta, Saturdays At Your Place, Kerosene Heights, Tom Denney, Origami Angel, Adjust The Sails, Arcadia Grey, Dear Maryanne, Riley!, Ben Quad, Harrison Gordon, The Early November, Into It. Over It., sports. and so many others.Buy your tickets to Dead Letter Fest 2026 in Kalamazoo MI (hHosted by EKA)https://ticketscandy.com/e/dead-letter-fest-2026-18609⁠⁠emokidsanonymous.com⁠⁠Join our discord!https://discord.gg/SB2RceKkszThe new and improved EKA store is open!emokidsanonymous.printify.meEKA is co-hosted, co-produced and co-created by Amanda Valdivieso and Robb Laffoon, with Catherine Jones (CZB) serving as showrunner and executive producer.Use “EMOKIDS” at checkout and your first bottle of BROTEGE is only $10!After that you can use “ROBB40” to save 40% forever at ⁠⁠brotege.com⁠⁠Follow us on other platforms:Twitter: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonpod⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymous⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠@emokidsanonymouspodcast⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠@emokidsclips⁠⁠Theme song provided by halftimeshow ("hero of roku city")______________________________________________________Hosts, Creators & Producers : Amanda Valdivieso & Robb LaffoonExecutive Producer & Showrunner: Catherine Jones (CZB)______________________________________________________