Who
is Gilligan? Frequently Asked Questions:
1.
Who is Gilligan?
2. Why did you start Fake Chapter Records?
3. Was the label called Chapter 11?
4. Can I send you my demo tape?
5. Who does your artwork/photography/logo design?
6. Who does your webpage?
7. How big is your staff? Are you hiring? Who does your recording?
8. I want to use/review/interview one of your artists for my movie/zine/radio
program? How do I get in touch with them?
9. Where the hell can I find your CDs? I'm from a record store
and I want to carry some of your titles? I have old Fake Chapter shit I don't
want anymore.
10. So I noticed you just did a record with Algebra Two. Who are
they and why does their site has a FAQ section very similar to yours? And why
are most of their questions are about you?
My full name is Michael Gilligan. I'm from Maywood, NJ and a 30-year-old graduate of Rowan University. In addition to Fake Chapter, I'm currently working at SONY-BMG Entertainment.
Interview with Mom Gilligan ~ Interview with Dad Gilligan
Why did you start Fake Chapter Records?
The story of Fake Chapter is short. In high school I started to self-release my music and after spending a year of college as a business major, I decided to make this an actual business. So on August 7, 1996, a bright, handsome 18-year-old went down to the county clerk office in Hackensack and Chapter 11 Records was born.
Yeah, wasn't it Chapter 11 Records before?
Unfortunately one of the label's accomplishments has been a name change. After "talking" with the other Chapter 11 in CA, we decided to change our name to Fake Chapter Records. It officially changed on March (lucky) 11, 1998.
Yes, we have an open policy. You can send an email to Steven for submission instructions or skip the intros and send to - Fake Chapter Records, 115 Romaine Ave. Maywood, NJ 07607
Who
does your artwork/photography/logo design? 
Our bands have the freedom to choice their own people when it comes to artwork and designs. As far as the rest, the beautiful and talented Andrea Munson does most of our art work including our standard logo. We also use the services of Visible Rhythm, Jeff Eller, and others. Interested in having any one of them help on your project, just contact me.
As you may guess by the looks, FC handles the site on our own. The goal is to keep the site as updated and interactive as possible but I save my limited funds for the bands instead of flash and other perks. So please send any feedback to make the site better, but not if you're a web designer looking for work. Special thanks to Jason Barton and David Smith who helped get this site running, and also Jeff Eller and Bunkre Media. Our server is Twin Reverb Sound.
How big is your staff? Are you hiring? Who does your recording?
Fortunately many friends, fans, and music lovers have helped through the years. Please feel free to e-mail me or any member of the Fake Chapter staff, contacts. Sorry, but we're not hiring. If you live in NJ area and are looking for college credit, email info@fakechapter.com for information regarding an internship. All the bands have the freedom to work with whatever producer/studio is possible. However, Steven Piperno, is often the unofficial studio, producer, mixer for Fake Chapter.
I want to use/review/interview one of your artists for my movie/zine/radio program? How do I get in touch with them?
E-mail the request to fakechapter@aol.com. Make sure to include as much information as possible. For example, if you're a college radio dj, please include the station's call letters, address, request and office phone numbers, and any other info about the station or your show.
Where the hell can I find your CDs? I'm from a record store and I want to carry some of your titles? I have old Fake Chapter shit I don't want anymore.
You can find our CDs on this site, any online retail store, itunes and other digital stores, and local record stores. If a store near you does not carry it, please ask as any title can be ordered through Alliance, Super D's and other major distribution one-stops. Don't like our shit anymore? That's actually cool. In most cases we'll buy it back so email us before you sell it to your local record store.
So I noticed you just did a record with Algebra Two. Who are they and why does their site has a FAQ section very similar to yours? And why are most of their questions are about you?
Yes this is true. The Trauma Queens is a co-label release. Jason Lukach has been involved with Fake Chapter in different ways since the very beginning (see "Pimps Lament" on your FCE Comp) and has recently launched Algebra Two Records. His site's FAQ section is eerily similar to mine but I don't know why there are so many questions about me.
Taken from Algebra Two Records FAQ:
Q: Ok, so are Mike and Gilligan two different people?
A: Sort of. Mike Gilligan is the owner, CEO, and big pimp behind FCE records. He also grew a beard and now looks like a redheaded lumberjack. Without the beard, he is Mike. With, he is Gilligan. Of course, I've been calling him just Mike since high school, when he used to wear Nine Inch Nails t-shirts to Sociology class.
Q: So, if these bands ever get big, are your crappy records gonna be worth any money?
A: I hope so, daddy needs a new plasma TV. Actually, I don't know. Mike (or Gilligan, or Paul Bunyun) has this lame ass story that he loves to tell over and over again about how he went to see Furious George with At The Drive In (when they were just starting out) opening. He bought a $3 7inch for $2, because he didn't have any money, and recently saw the same 7inch sell for $40 on eBay. More importantly however, I think we really have to ask ourselves, what the hell was Mike doing seeing Furious George in the first place.
To my defense, it was Jared DiMassino who wore that NIN t-shirt and despite acknowledging the memory failure, Jay refuses to change it. Secondly, who wouldn't see Furious George? They have a song called "I Am Gilligan."
Send your leader Gilligan a comment, insult or question. info@fakechapter.com