GleAM Records: Italian Passion And Dedication
“Contemporary projects, post-bop developments, and archival documentation coexist within a unified curatorial framework. “—Angelo Mastronardi, Founder
Article by Neil Duggan
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Founded in 2017 by musician and producer Angelo Mastronardi, GleAM Records is an independent Italian label and music publisher based near Lecce. What began as a jazz-focused venture has since expanded to embrace a broad spectrum of recordings, from new artists and modern post-bop to experimental jazz and live sessions. Archival reissues and unreleased tape also form a major part of the label’s framework, beginning in 2023 with the audio restoration and remastering of Modern Art Trio by Franco D’Andrea (1971). GleAM also has a strong foothold in music for the moving image, with productions spanning cinema, television, video games and advertising.
Operating from its southern Italian base, GleAM offers its artists comprehensive support at every stage—from artwork creation and intellectual property protection through to printing and international distribution. Building the infrastructure to handle production, promotion and global reach, while simultaneously nurturing a long-term creative vision for each artist, demands enormous reserves of time, dedication and investment. That anyone chooses to start a record label at all is, in itself, surprising…