Pela Records

I, Ambus J. Harvey and Eric Dennis A.K.A. Robinson met through an unusual circumstance. I was accompanied to the recording studio by a young lady by the name of Theresa Middelton Randelson. She had recently heard Eric Dennis perform at a Martin Luther King Jr. event and said to me that Eric would be perfect for my songwriting. I then called Eric and asked him to sing something over the phone and he did. I said “THIS IS IT! He’s the one!” From that point, we began writing songs together and later went to the studio. The one main thing Eric and I agreed on was that we would run a decent and respectful company; always “Positive Music.” Because I grew up in Detroit, MI, the “Motown” sound was a part of me. Berry Gordy, Jr. became my idol. The name of the company is PELA which was derived from the combination of Pensacola and Los Angeles PE– Pensacola and LA – Los Angeles. Also, we must never forget Pensacola Disc Jockey, Lewis Lee, who gave us our first break.