The company was named after a horse Garibaldi and Hyde bet on when having a business meeting on the lawn of Arlington National Raceway.
Lotuspool's stable of artists includes Zoom, Panel Donor, Bully Pulpit, Suneaters, and The Weightmen.
On July 7, 1992, Lyons Township High School graduates, Chris Garibaldi and Matt Hyde went to Arlington National Raceway to discuss the prospect of starting a record label to release the music of their high school friend Mark Henning, frontman of the band, Zoom.
The dairy facility and barn were both out of commission during the Lotuspool days, but the label put both structures for use during some of the recording sessions held on the farm.
In addition, Lotuspool released the temporarily shelved Bully Pulpit album, “Jockeys” free and virtually, which served as a precursor to the label’s future.
Furthermore, Lotuspool made an aggressive move to change the music industry paradigm by posting all of its albums for free download and streaming.
While SOPA and PIPA had been held at bay, Lotuspool was not going to stand idly by and wait for the next attack on a listener’s right to download music and share it for free.