Welcome to a truly independent label, by an artist for artists. In 2006, Korn guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer founded Emotional Syphon Recordings in order to give daring and diverse bands a chance to have their music heard. The label's two launch bands Droid and Monster in the Machine actually helped inspire Shaffer to make his dream of an artist-centric record label a reality. He shows, "To just start a company without any musicians or anything creative behind it just seems pointless to me. However, Droid's demos were so good, and they really found such a unique sound. The Monster in the Machine demos also just floored me. The bands are so different too. I wanted to start a multi-genre label. I didn't want to limit myself to just metal, because there's so much stuff out there."