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As of June 2004, I reluctantly took my regular contact email address off this site. The impending Nirvana-box frenzy was part of the reason. The rest was because I was already spending two hours per day dealing with what was basically fan mail (and spam). Intelligent questions (even dumb ones) deserve respectful answers, but... life is short and there's records to be made.
If you really need to get in touch with me, there are ways... call (or email) a band you know who has recorded with me. That's a LOT of people, in a dozen countries. Half of Seattle has my contact info... see if you know someone from here. If they refer you, I'm more likely to pay attention anyway: word-of-mouth rules this business. Or just write to the postal address listed below. If it is urgent and business-related, call World's End Management in LA (323-965-1540, ask for Karen or Cindy), but please don't bother them with unimportant stuff, as they manage a few dozen other producers. They will relay the message to me.
I also have a MySpace account now. You can write me there directly and be my "friend" but be warned, I may not answer you personally. MySpace is cool, but it's also a huge time-sucker. My apologies to those I have not responded to; I can't reply to everyone anymore. That's just how it is. If you just want to say "hi" and offer a kind word, I really, truly do appreciate it (!!), but I may not reply unless it's business. Priority goes to friends, newsletter subscribers, recordingstudiosearch clients and anyone who has worked with me or wants to in the future.
I am aware that a lot of people don't try to contact me because they think I'm 1) too busy, 2) too expensive, or 3) too much of a "famous big shot" to work with them. This just kills me! Look at my discography: between all the "known" bands, how many are there that you haven't heard of? Heck, lots. That could be you. Yeah, I am too busy sometimes, and I'm not a charity. But listen: my main criterion for choosing whom I work with is, do I like the music? The more I do this over the years, the more that matters to me... The rest is negotiable! Hey, I'm freelance, self-employed, and can do what I want. So, if your music doesn't suck, go ahead, make my day... send a demo.
BUT... IMPORTANT... before you send anything to me (your demo, or even a question), please read my FAQ; I've been asked a lot of the same questions over the years, and yours might be there! The FAQ (updated often) includes my ever-popular Nirvana FAQ, plus lots of answers to questions I get about recording/producing. I sort of discourage Nirvana fan questions because there's (literally) 10 million of you and one of me.
OK, here's a postal mail address (NO REGISTERED MAIL or CERTIFIED MAIL!), for demos & propaganda (and garage sale orders). Please read all the other crap below.
Jack Endino
c/o Soundhouse Recording
7023 15th Ave NW
Seattle, WA 98117
DEMO SUBMISSIONS: Serious production inquiries only, friends! I don't have free time to review or critique your demo and give you a quote for your press kit. That's just unpaid work. I won't "shop" the demo to labels for you; see my FAQ for details about that whole subject. If you do seriously want to work with me, that's different: potential studio clients are always welcome, no matter who or where you are. I'll definitely listen. No promises though, cuz first (I repeat!) I gotta like the music.
PLEASE, NO REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL: please don't send your demo (or anything else) by "certified" or "registered mail"! To claim it, I have to drive to the post office and wait in line for twenty minutes to sign for it! Your demo is therefore costing me 20 minutes of my life before I've even heard it. Bad idea!
GARAGE SALE ORDERS: Mail cash at your own risk. And in my opinion, sending it "registered mail" or "certified mail" is like putting a big sign on it that says "Hey! There's money in here!" The only payments that haven't gotten to me were sent by registered mail, usually from other countries. What does that tell you? In my experience, ordinary first-class mail, packaged securely, with CLEAR handwriting for the address, and otherwise looking completely unremarkable, almost always gets here fine. The last time someone tried to send me cash, it didn't get here. Get a PayPal account!
WORLD'S END MANAGEMENT: I usually answer my snail mail and email eventually, but if you urgently need to reach me on business, Sandy Roberton's company World's End Mgmt LA (phone 323-965-1540) will know where I am, or relay a message. Ask for Karen or Cindy. Unless you're in a hurry, feel free to try reaching me directly first (perhaps at Myspace.com/jackendino, or by snail mail).
Please don't post my email address on a newsgroup or website; spammers will find it. Spread my URL (www.endino.com) around instead. That way my FAQ, and this page you are reading, can act as a filter. Plus, I will be changing my (private) email address from time to time.
Please don't put me on your mailing list. For instance, I don't need to know about your band's gig next Friday, a thousand miles away from where I live (Seattle). Ask first. Thanks!