Arcatones

Arcatones is an independent record label and music publishing company founded and operated by Mike Briggs (3) of the band Agent 86 (2). The company was originally created and registered as Arcatones Music through BMI in the early 1980's to publish the music composed by Briggs and released by Agent 86. After a couple of years, the name was used as a record label to self-release vinyl records from the band. After self-releasing several demos and vinyls by his own band, Briggs met Mr. Bungle through booking local shows and since both Mr. Bungle and Agent 86 had worked with Ladd-Frith. In 1987, Briggs received permission to release Mr. Bungle's second demo tape, Bowel Of Chiley. He however failed to release it and it wasn't until 1991, after the band had signed to major record label Warner Brothers Records and gained considerable fame, that he decided to put it out. By then, Briggs had changed the name of his record label to Playhouse Productions. Arcatones Music continues to exist as a publishing company.