1980 Records
1980 Records has released music in Chicago for over a decade and also curates the Experimental Artist Series (which recently had its 20th installment). Visit website
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Pravada Records & Music Licensing
Pravda Records started as a Chicago DIY punk label in 1984. Over thirty years, Pravda grew their catalog and moved into commercial licensing with two in-house publishing companies. We license our music for television, film, internet and advertising uses. The site features a design that reflects their punk heritage and their unique music catalog in the spotlight. Edgebrook 6311 N Neenah Ave. Chicago, IL...
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Large Music
Large Music is excited to announce a new division of our expanding company network- Label Services. For independent record labels ambitious to grow in a competitive global market, our exclusive services will enable you to maximize revenue while staying true to your creative vision. With over 25 years of collective service time in the distribution of music in both the physical and digital markets, let...
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Maek
Maek is one of the leading electronic dance music record labels in North America, set up in 2013. Free music to fans always! “We believe there’s a bridge between music being available and free for fans but musicians still making a living, actually making more money, off of their art than they would just trying to title it to fans,” said Jason Sizer, president of the...
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Them Flavors
“We throw parties, release music, and help the world.” A Chicago-based record label and event planning company focused on underground electronic music. Logan Square 2354 N Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60647 Visit Us Online
Waterdog Records
Waterdog Records was co-founded in 1991 by Ralph Covert, and Jay Whitehouse. Whitehouse Records, a “sister” label to Waterdog, started in 1994. In a seven-year period, the two labels released or reissued over 30 CDs by a wide range of musical talent. A restructuring in 1999 saw the creation of a new entity: Waterdog Music. The combined labels released the early efforts of such now-rising stars as...
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Victory Records
Victory’s catalog of rock, metal, post hardcore, emo, ska and pop punk has included releases by Hawthorne Heights, 1997, Taking Back Sunday, Atreyu, A Day To Remember, Bury Your Dead, Thursday, Bayside, Aiden, Funeral for a Friend, Streetlight Manifesto, Voodoo Glow Skulls, and many others. Near West Side/West Town 346 N. Justine, #504 Chicago, IL 60607 (312) 666-8661 Visit Us Online
Touch & Go/Quarterstick Records
Touch and Go is proud to have provided manufacturing and distribution services for such influential labels as All Natural, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Atavistic, Cold Crush, Dim Mak, Drag City, Emperor Jones, Estrus, 5RC, Invisible, Konkurrent, Kill Rock Stars, Le Tigre, Merge, Overcoat, Skin Graft, Suicide Squeeze, Thrill Jockey, Trance, Truckstop, and Warm. P.O. Box 25520 Chicago, IL 60625 (773) 388-8888 Visit Us Online
Thrill Jockey Records
We put out records by bands like The Body, Lightning Bolt, Colleen, Circuit des Yeux, Oozing Wound, Evan Caminiti, Holy Sons, Future Islands, White Hills, Jack Rose, Mike Scheidt, Plankton Wat, Black Pus, Lazer Crystal, Pit Er Pat, Arbouretum, Jason Urick, Angela Desveaux, Thalia Zedek, Wooden Shjips, Oval, Daniel Higgs, Dustin Wong, Thank You, Tunng, The Accidental, Imbogodom, and many more. Independently owned and operated...
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Southport Records
Southport Records was founded in Chicago in 1977 as an independent voice for new music from Chicago to a world audience. There are over 143 projects in print. Real Jazz Made In Chicago – Real Music Made In Chicago Lakeview 3501 N. Southport, 2nd Floor Chicago, IL 60657 (773) 281-8510 Visit Us Online