WAmerican Modern Recordings (AMR) is an American classical music record label focusing on contemporary classical music, and in particular, music by living American composers. It was established by Robert Paterson in 2006, and is a subsidiary of Lumiere Records. It is based in New York, New York and is distributed through Naxos of America, a division of Naxos Records.
WBattery Records is a hip-hop label started by Neil Levine under Zomba Label Group, which is currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment. The label was launched mid-2008 by Sony BMG Music Entertainment. The label primarily focuses on new talent, often overseeing early-stage development for acts that are destined for other labels such as J Records or Jive. However, it also serves established artists looking for non-traditional deals, such as releasing Q-Tip's long-awaited solo album Kamaal the Abstract, which had been shelved nearly seven years prior.
WBeat the World Records is a record label founded by The Dandy Warhols in Portland, Oregon, in 2008.
WBigger Picture Music Group, formerly Big Picture Music Group, was an independent record label based in Nashville, Tennessee founded in 2008. It is distributed by Atlantic Records in the US. Their main focus is in country music. Their artist roster included such artists as Chris Cagle, Craig Campbell, Alice Cooper, The Harters, Christian Kane, and Zac Brown Band.
WBlock Starz Music is an American independent record label owned and operated by Bayer Mack. Its catalog includes independent releases by Machine Gun Kelly, Lega-C, Wiz Khalifa, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Big Sean, Rhymefest, and Ceddy Bu Rap Sumo. The label also includes its subsidiaries such as the independent film and television production company Block Starz Music Television.
WBMG Rights Management GmbH is an international music company based in Berlin, Germany. It combines the activities of a music publisher and a record label.
WBrainfeeder is an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California, founded by Flying Lotus in 2008, focusing on electronic music and instrumental hip hop. It has signed artists such as Ras G, Samiyam, The Gaslamp Killer, Thundercat, The Underachievers, Lapalux, Daedelus, and Mr. Oizo.
WBrave Entertainment is a South Korean entertainment company founded in 2008 by Brave Brothers.
WCaptured Tracks is an American independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York. The label was founded in 2008 by Mike Sniper.
WCarrillo Music is an American independent record label founded in 2008 by Rod Carrillo.
WDFTBA Records is an e-commerce merchandise company that was co-founded by Hank Green and Alan Lastufka in 2008. Originally a record label, the company now focuses on selling merchandise for prominent YouTube stars, such as Green himself, his brother the novelist John Green, Charlie McDonnell, CGP Grey, and Charles Trippy, among several others. DFTBA is an initialism for "don't forget to be awesome", a catchphrase of the Green brothers and used as a closing tagline on their Crash Course educational video series, among others, such as their podcast, Dear Hank and John.
WFake Four is an independent record label based in New Haven, Connecticut. It was founded by brothers Ceschi and David Ramos in 2008.
WFruits de Mer Records is a British independent record label established in 2008 by Keith Jones and Andy Bracken. It is based in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England. The record label releases psychedelic rock, psychedelic folk, folk rock, space rock and krautrock music, with an international roster of artists spanning from the 1960s to the present. Fruits de Mer Records principally releases music on vinyl record format, but cassette tapes and compact discs have also been used. Some of the releases are reissues of classic albums or singles, while others are modern takes on psychedelia.
WFysisk Format is a Norwegian record label specialising in the underground music scene of Oslo. The label was created in 2008 by Kristian Kallevik, with members from Okkultokrati, Årabrot, Aristillus (band) and Snöras also working there throughout the years. Fysisk Format has its headquarters in the basement of renowned underground record store Tiger Records in the centre of Oslo. They also distribute records for other labels under the name of Diger.
WCarl Terrell Mitchell, better known mononymously as Twista, is an American rapper. He is best known for his chopper style of rapping and for once holding the title of fastest English rapper in the world according to Guinness World Records in 1992, being able to pronounce 598 syllables in 55 seconds.
WGolden Era Records is a record label that specializes in Australian hip hop music and is based in Stirling, South Australia, Australia. The label was founded in 2008 by South Australian hip hop trio Hilltop Hoods.
WMikroton Recordings is an independent record label for experimental electronic music, founded by Kurt Liedwart and based in Moscow, Russia. Mikroton works with a wide range of musicians working in the field of electronic music like sound artist Günter Müller, laptop improviser Christof Kurzmann, electronic musician Jason Kahn and pioneer of tabletop guitar Keith Rowe, turntablists Dieb13 and eRikm, sound artists Stephen Vitiello, Thomas Lehn, Marcus Schmickler, homemade electronics performer Norbert Möslang, guitarist Burkhard Stangl, composers of electroacoustic music Jérôme Noetinger, Angélica Castelló and others. It usually publishes drone, ambient, electronic, experimental music and works with mixed electronic and acoustic instrumentation, trying to research a land between electronic and acoustic fields. The label released two seminal compilation recordings for Austrian group of artists known as klingt.org, who work in the fields of electroacoustic, experimental music and free improvisation, and Echtzeitmusik scene from Berlin. Mikroton Recordings also hosts concerts in Moscow and worldwide and ran Teni Zvuka, Swiss Noise and Mikroton Mikroten festivals. In 2021 the record label was rebranded to TON editions.
WMom + Pop Music is a New York City-based independent record label whose current roster includes Courtney Barnett, Tom Morello, Porter Robinson, Tycho, Tash Sultana, Sunflower Bean, Beach Bunny, Caamp, and more. Founder and president Michael Goldstone launched the label in the summer of 2008, with the help of Q Prime Management owners Cliff Burnstein and Peter Mensch. In 2009, Thaddeus Rudd joined the label as Goldstone's partner and co-president.
WN.E.E.T. Recordings was a vanity record label of Sri Lankan English hip hop recording artist M.I.A. as an imprint of Interscope Records in 2008. N.E.E.T. is an acronym for "Not in Education, Employment or Training".
WNascent Republic Records is an independent record label founded in 2008 by Josh Seawell, owner of Seawell Studios near Greensboro, North Carolina. The label was formed to give recording freedom to the artists without the pressure of someone telling them they had to sound a certain way. There are four artists on the roster: Joey Barnes, Patrick Rock, Stephen von Heyking, and Courtney Smith. Former artist J Timber was signed to the label from 2010–2011.
WNavigator Records is a small independent record label in the United Kingdom, specialising in folk and roots music. It is wholly owned by Proper Music Distribution and was launched in 2008.
WNeon Gold Records is a New York City-based boutique record label founded in 2008 by Derek Davies and Lizzy Plapinger.
WNinth Street Opus is an independent record label in Berkeley, California. Founded in 2008 by producer Wayne Skeen, Opus is a genre-agnostic label, with recordings that focus on artists with strong live musical performances. Their catalog’s recordings have dipped into folk, country, rock, jazz and alternative rock music genres. Opus offers management, tour support, Internet and traditional marketing and promotion, long term career and fan building and publishing.
WPlanet 9 is an American independent record label founded by American singer Mýa. After parting ways with her major label, Universal Motown and following the advice of her mentor J. Prince, Harrison established and developed her own independent label with a new business approach in mind to create and release music. Following the events of her fourth studio album, Liberation (2007) being mishandled and accidentally leaking on the internet, she was contracted by R&B based Japanese record company, Manhattan Recordings. Through that label, she exclusively release and self-funded, recorded, and engineered her first independent project, Sugar & Spice (2008). Three years later, she exclusively released the follow-up, the dance and club orientated K.I.S.S. (2011) through the same label.
WR&J Records is an American independent record label specializing in country music. It was founded in May 2011 by James Stroud and Rick Carter. Stroud is a record producer and former president of Giant Records and DreamWorks Records. In 2008, Stroud launched Stroudavarious Records and signed many artists to that label. Most Stroudavarious artists' contracts were moved to the new label, whereas some other previous artists signed with Stroudavarious have moved to other record labels.
WRiver Jones Music is an independent record label founded in Los Angeles, California, in 2007 by River Jones. The label has been home to many developing artists in the western states of America. The regional start with the collective has been compared to previous label upstarts such as Sub Pop, Saddle Creek, and Merge Records.
WStarRoc, LLP was an American Entertainment Company. The company operated a Full-Service Record Label And Music Publishing House. It was founded in 2008 by American Rapper JAY-Z And Norwegian Record Producers Team Mikkel S. Eriksen & Tor Erik Hermansen of The Production Team Stargate. The label was a 50/50 Partnership between Stargate And Roc Nation Entertainment Company, which he signed in the same year to Live Nation. StarRoc, during its time, was Headquartered At JAY-Z's Recording Studio, Roc The Mic, in Manhattan, New York City, United States.
WTacuara Records is an independent record label based in Buenos Aires, Argentina and founded by Cesar Canali. The label produces a variety of electronic world music, in genres such as minimal synth, coldwave, alternative, experimental, industrial. Tacuara Records produced former Atari Teenage Riot member Hanin Elias' South American Tour in 2013, where she played in Perú, Chile, Brazil and Argentina. The label produces, mixes, masters, promotes and sells products aimed at European and South American consumers.
WTS Entertainment was a South Korean record label and entertainment agency founded in 2008 by Kim Tae‑song (김태송). It was located at Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea. The company was responsible for managing idol groups such as Sonamoo and TRCNG.
WUniversal Music Latin Entertainment, a division of Universal Music Group (Vivendi), is a record company specialized in producing and distributing Latin music in Mexico, the United States, and Puerto Rico. UMLE includes famous Latin music labels such as Universal Music Latino, Fonovisa Records, Universal Music Mexico, Capitol Latin, Machete Music and Disa Records.
WWM Entertainment is a South Korean entertainment company established in 2008 by former singer Lee Won-min. The company is responsible for managing artists such as B1A4, Oh My Girl and ONF. In April 7, 2021, the company was acquired by RBW.
WPatrick Wolf is an English singer-songwriter, hailing from South London. Wolf uses a wide variety of instruments in his music, most commonly the ukulele, piano, and viola. He is known for combining electronic sampling with classical instruments. Wolf's styles range from electronic pop to Baroque chamber music.