Indie Record Labels

Record labels are used in the music industry to brand and market bands/artists. It is also the company that manages the band/artists promotion and copywriting of their music, however they differ from the band/artist's manager. The record label may be independant or international, and the research i did on two Indie Record Labels are both independant.

Beggars Banquet

An independant British record label, which began in 1977 after founders Martin Mills and Nick Austin were inspired by the punk movement and their DIY attitude and opened a chain of record shops. The consistent success of the label with groundbreaking records secured the formation of "sister labels", such as 4AD Records, signing artists from other genres, such as dance. The Lurkers, a punk rock band, were the first on the Beggars Banquet label, with current artists such as Biffy Clyro, The Cult and The Dylans.

Chemikal Underground

Chemikal Underground are another independent record label, set up in 1994 by Scottish rock band The Delgados. The label was set up by the band so they could release their own songs and then later signed Bis, who were hugely successful and enabled the label to expand. Current artists signed to Chemikal Underground are The Radar Brothers, Aereogramme and Sister Vanilla.