Crafty Records
Crafty Records began out of making commotion. Having no innate musical talent, but born with an irregular desire to make a lot of noise, Kutztown University freshman crafts major Dan Treiber began most mornings by stepping out onto his front porch and emitting a high-pitched, frightfully accurate birdcall into the morning air. From his own front porch across the street, Kutztown sophomore and local favorite Stick Martin would hear Treiber's birdcalls and would respond with his own birdcall, this one more akin to a dying eagle. This went on for a few weeks before the two finally met and started the Uptown Circus. The Uptown Circus wasn't anything special, just an open mic where Dan and Chris had their friends bring big electric guitars and drums, and sooner or later, the old folkies stopped coming around and the kids took over entirely. The other thing to come out of Uptown was that Dan and Stick became fast friends, and over time hatched a plan to start a record label. This is also roughly the time Treiber was christened with the nickname Crafty Dan.
