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SVI Records is the brain child of Allen Coefield. Allen began his participation in the music industry as a musician at the age of eight years old and continues today. Over the years Allen's interest shifted from performing to the business side of the industry. In 1982 Allen graduated from a RIAA endorsed studio recording program and worked with numerous recording studios in Alabama and Georgia as an engineer and producer. Later in 1982 Allen began working in radio as a producer, production assistant and on the air talent. Everything he put his hands to succeeded from popular morning drive radio shows to the creation, production and sponsorships of the only junior college basketball radio network in the nation from 1983 to 1991. In 2002 Allen formed SVI Records and began working with musical talent in Alabama and Georgia. In 2003 one of SVI's managed musicians auditioned for then went on to succeed in the American Idol competition by finishing in the top eight of that year's contestants. This showed the world the coaching, development and leadership given by SVI Records is amoung the best of all independant record labels and is on the same level as many of the top development programs of the major labels. Later in 2003 SVI Records signed Macon Georgia musical artist Simple Heritage to their first contract. During the following year SVI released two Simple Heritage CDs. The first release of this previously little known band went national within weeks and international in independant sales. With the success of SVI Records it was expected that SVI Records would recieve honors from the industry and that it did. In later 2003 SVI Records was voted into memhership with the Country Music Association, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, the Academy of Country Music and many smaller organizations. These honors solidified SVI as a leader amoung all labels, especially indies. SVI Records continues to grow, search for and work with musical talent. Most of the work SVI does is out of the view of public knowledge by providing marketing and production advice to up and coming artists and bands. Many of these musicians who have worked in such a capacity with SVI Records have gone on to be amoung the most popular entertainers in their markets and regions. SVI is a strong company that looks forward to what the future holds and the opportunities that develope.