soundgarden signed to an american record label in 1988
thayil joined forces with former dead kennedys singer jello biafra former nirvana bassist krist novoselic and drummer gina mainwal for one show performing as the no wto combo during the wto ministerial conference in seattle on december 1 1999
 the publisher sonyatv music for example leveraged its connections within the sony family to produce record distribute and promote elliott yamins debut album under a dormant sonyowned imprint rather than waiting for a deal with a proper label