text:  Weeks before the release of <unk> , <unk> issued a letter raising the issue of his past relationships with recording companies . He revealed the circumstances of his first contract : " a producer , friend of mine , told them [ the record label ] that if they did not sign me in , they won 't sign two artists he had [ at that time ] " . <unk> further explained that he received the " minimum royalty percentage " from his most successful albums . <unk> is <unk> 's first independent release through his own label : <unk> , a company he created to <unk> his career . The company is presided by <unk> and several friends ( including photographer @-@ director Ricardo Calderón , Universal Music <unk> executive <unk> <unk> and BMG 's Miriam <unk> ) , and is based in Miami and Mexico City . <unk> commented that his independence represented compromise more than freedom , stating that " Inside the word ' Independent ' , even when it sounds like extreme freedom , there 's a big amount of compromise and the responsibility of being able to <unk> , in the best way possible , such independence " . Billboard notes that , although other groups have released independent albums following contracts with major labels , <unk> is the most important Latin pop artist to do so . Although the album is marketed within the new label , distribution was handled by Warner Music . 
  