Ipecac Recordings
It was founded on April 1, 1999, by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles, ex-lead singer of DUH, ex-employee of Mercury Records) and Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Tomahawk, Peeping Tom, and Mondo Cane) in Alameda, California.Originally, the label was created for the sole purpose of releasing the first Fantômas album.It has since distributed music by artists such as Melvins, Oxbow and Isis, as well as several of Patton's other projects and collaborations.The label is named after syrup of ipecac, an emetic, or vomit-inducing, medicine."[2] "Lawyers or businesspeople call us morons for only doing one-record deals," Werckman scoffs.