The Indie Soundcheck Project was originally to be a showcase for musicians Ma and Chen felt were not getting the exposure they deserved. Those artists would not be able to release an entire album in the mainstream market, so Ma and Chen decided to put out a sampler of their works.
計畫初衷是馬世芳與陳珊妮有感於許多音樂人「空有一身好武功」，卻無法在主流唱片界發行專輯，因此想用「合輯」方式，讓他們的私房作品得以流傳。