David Klug (Chicago) - handles most of A&R* and public relations duties including radio, press, and complaints. He's a marketing guy, and travels extensively throughout North America, which permits him to see lots and lots of bands. He also has undergraduate and graduate degrees in forensic science, so contact him as necessary for crime scene exams. The pile of tapes at his house is stunning, and Dave is the biggest pure music fan we've ever seen.

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*Please send A&R submissions to Tar Hut Records PO Box 325 Lombard, IL 60148

Currently listening to: Slaid Cleaves "Broke Down" (record of the month of January!), Super Chikan "What You See," Chuck Prophet "The Hurting Business," East River Pipe "Mel," Deeptone "Let Them Be Wrong," Alimony "Bottomless," Ben "Like A Wheel Touching Ground," Embrace "The Good Will Out," Mike Ness "Under The Influences," Beck "Midnight Vultures," Bamboo Steamers "The Many Lovemaking Sounds Of," Michael Shelley "Too Many Movies," The Banjo Spiders, Gene "Drawn To The Deep End," Odetta: Blues Everywhere I Go, Linda Thompson "Dreams Fly Away," Robert Earl Keen "Walking Distance," Townes Van Zandt A Far Cry From Dead," Steve Earle "El Corazon," The Hang Ups "Second Story," Joe Ely "Twistin' In The Wind," Elvis Costello & The Attractions "Blood & Chocolate," Icecream Hands "Sweeter Than The Radio," Cheeky Monkey "Four Arms To Hold You," Ben Vaughn "A Date With," Kinks "Everybody's In Showbiz (1972)," Red Simpson "Country Western Truck Drivin' Singer," Andy Scheinman "Make Amends," Jimmy LaFave "Trail," Smog "Red Apple Falls," Jay McShann: Still Jumpin' The Blues

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Hobbies: Feeding, housing, and watching bats; collecting matchbooks; sampling bourbons; eating salt (raw salt). College: University of Illinois at Chicago Favorite Band of All Time: Tie: Elvis Costello & The Attractions; Graham Parker & The Rumour (Yeah, I know, well, God Save The Queen...).

Leo Daley (Boston) - Leo handles marketing side of Tar Hut at both the brick-and-mortar and internet levels, as well as the contracts and business aspects of the company. In other words, he's got a big brain and we love him for it because if it wasn't for him, all of our contracts and business affairs would be written on the back of a bar napkin in eyeliner pencil.

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Currently listening to: "All Boss. All the time." I also spend some time with the Disney "Princess" collection.

Favorite 1999 albums: Elliott Smith "XO" (holdover from '98) The Ex-Husbands: All Gussied Up Icecream Hands: Sweeter Than The Radio Lonesome Brothers: Diesel Therapy Martin's Folly: Man, It's Cold Ray Mason Band: Castanets Hobbies: hanging out with my children, running (from what I'm not sure), cooking (I'm much better than Jeff), music College: University of Arizona Favorite Band of All Time: The Rolling Stones Skeletons in the Closet: None, absolutely none... Well, OK... Madonna, air guitar

Jeff Copetas (retired) - Jeff started Tar Hut Records with Leo in the Fall of 1995 and spent over three years building the label. In October, 1999, Jeff joined SoundsBig.com in Boston and ended his tenure with Tar Hut on January 1, 2000. Prior to Tar Hut, Jeff spent three years in the radio promotions department at Rounder Records in Cambridge, MA and one year in the internet-retail business at 20-store chain Newbury Comics. At Rounder, he put together and promoted the Frontier Of Country radio samplers. At Newbury, he had a hand in running the website.

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Currently listening to: The Figments, everything they've ever sent me (Northampton, MA), Neil Diamond, "Hot August Night," The Ice Cream Hands (Australia), Sloan "Between the Bridges," Teenage Fanclub "Songs From Northern Britain"

Favorite 1998 albums: Creeper Lagoon, "I Become Small and Go," Elliot Smith "XO," Pernice Brothers "Overcome By Happiness" Hobbies: playing and watching ice hockey, being incredibly unhip, acting like a dumb-ass, cooking. College: Kent State University Favorite Band of All Time: The Kinks Skeletons in the Closet: Ted Nugent, Prince, Neil Diamond