Tree Machine Records

Grow with us as we grow not only as individuals, musicians, and artists, but also as a culture and community.  I'm Zack Anselm, and this is what I do at IU when I'm not in class or at work.  Music is my passion so I follow it wherever it takes me.  In this blog expect music from our artists, from...

Much time has passed since my last post on WeAreIU, and though I haven't been too busy, so much has happened and changed in the time between.  I believe my prior blog was during the Summer and wrapped up all of my plans with school, becoming a Junior, living in Btown during Summer break, and...

     It's been a while since I've posted on WeAreIU and some things felt unfinished so I thought I'd post just one more for the Summer.  Things with Tree Machine have slowed down for now and I've been spending most of my time with summer school and work at Opey Taylor's.  I had a chance to go to...

This year is finally coming to an end, and though it seems to have flown by, a lot has happened.  Sophomore year has been a huge learning experience and I'm glad to have spent it at IU.  I still have to study for four finals next week, but I thought this post would be a good chance to explain what...

This is kind of a long post, but it holds a lot of value so if you read it at all, read it to the end… As usual here are a couple tracks for your thoughts.  One day I’ll learn to produce great tracks like this, but for now just enjoy a few of my many influences. ....take your pick.... Tree Music:...

I thought I'd spend a post talking about my college life at IU, considering the purpose of this site.  Although my attempt at starting a record label is a big part of my daily life in Bloomington, more of my time goes to academics, at least recently.  Hopefully this post will give you an idea of...

"The world has turned and left me here..." Yesterday I found myself sitting in anthropology when the instructor asked the class, "If you could have one of three things, what would you choose?  Money, Prestige, or Power? To my surprise I was one of two that raised their hand for 'prestige.'  We both...

"Humans" by Islands, off their album "Return to the Sea" from Equator Records. While this track plays in the background, as I hope it does, think about this.  In my opinion there are two types of people in this world: those who live for themselves, and those who live for everyone else.  It's really...

I don't have too much to write about this week, but here's a feature track from Hotbreath Tea, our recent artist from Chicago, Illinois... http://treemachinerecords.com/Featured%20Tracks/Leave%20Your%20Voice%20Under%20The%20Meadow.mp3 ...his full length EP will be released at the end...

I thought it'd be appropriate to give you a bit of an update on Tree Machine and where we're at before I move on to future posts.  To begin here is a track for you to listen to while you read.   "The Town Crazies" http://treemachinerecords.com/media/mp3s/thetowncrazies.mp3 A Quick Background...

       Changing the world one song at time is our goal at Tree Machine Records, and the Beatles are awesome so why wouldn't I post this song.  My name's Zack Anselm from Tree Machine Records and I guess in a way, we are IU, part of it at least.  This is our first post, so check out the website...