WA&M Octone Records was an American record label owned as a joint venture between Universal Music Group and Octone Records. A full-service artist development label, it was founded in 2007 as a merger between Octone and Interscope Geffen A&M's defunct A&M Records label. For its six years of existence, A&M Octone operated music publishing, merchandising, and touring entities, in addition to specializing in recorded music.
WAI Entertainment Inc. was founded in 2007. It is a Japanese indie record label and publishing company which supports the indie artists of the world.
WBright Antenna Records is an independent record label, founded in 2007 and based in Mill Valley, California. The label was created by producer Sep V and by writer Tiffanie DeBartolo and named after the lyrics to the song "The Spirit of Radio" by Rush. Bright Antenna specializes in artist development and, in addition to its label services, operates an online store for its vinyl and specialty products. BA's staff includes A&R veteran Braden Merrick, who discovered and broke The Killers.
WBurger Records was an American independent record label and record store in Fullerton, California, United States. The label was founded in 2007 by Sean Bohrman and Lee Rickard, members of the power pop band Thee Makeout Party. The record/video store, co-owned by Bohrman and Brian Flores, was opened in 2009. The label ceased operations in July 2020, following sexual assault allegations levied at many of their artists and staff members.
WButterz is an independent record label based in London that specializes in grime music. It was founded by DJs and music producers Elijah and Skilliam. The label helped bring grime instrumentals to the forefront of the electronic music scene, and was ranked 10th in Fact's "The 10 Best Record Labels of 2011".
WCapitol Music Group is an American front line umbrella label owned by the Universal Music Group (UMG). The company is run by Chairman & CEO Jeff Vaughn. It oversees handling of record labels assigned to UMG's Capitol Records division and was inherited from its acquisition of EMI's catalog. It is one of seven umbrella labels owned by UMG, the other six being Interscope Geffen A&M, Island Records, Def Jam Recordings, Republic Records, Verve Records, and Decca Records.
WIn April 2007, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association launched CSO Resound, its in-house record label. All recordings have been made live in concert in Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, and a complete list of releases, chronological by recording date, is below.Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47—Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Myung-Whun Chung, conductor. Recorded on September 21, 22, 23, and 26, 2006
WDead Oceans is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Austin, London, Paris, Amsterdam, and Berlin. Dead Oceans is a label included in Secretly Group, which also includes Secretly Canadian and Jagjaguwar. Secretly Group includes the three record labels as well as a music publisher known as Secretly Publishing, representing artists, writers, filmmakers, producers, and comedians.
WDisturbing London is an entertainment company founded by cousins Dumi Oburota and Tinie Tempah in 2006. Whilst operating primarily as a record label, the company also has arms in brand consultancy, artist management, event management, music publishing and fashion label. Co-founder Dumi Oburota was included in the 2019 edition of the Powerlist, ranking the 100 most influential Black Britons.
WDreamville Records is an American record label founded by American hip hop artist J. Cole and his manager Ibrahim Hamad. The label is currently distributed through Interscope Records, a unit of Universal Music Group. The label’s roster includes Ari Lennox, Bas, Cozz, Omen, Lute, JID, EarthGang, and Cole himself. Dreamville also houses American record producers Elite, Ron Gilmore, and Cedric Brown.
WDustpan Recordings is a Singapore based record label, established in 2007, which releases electronic music and dance music. The label was founded in Singapore in 2007 by Kane Ian. Dustpan Recordings releases both artist albums and various compilations. Dustpan's current roster of artists includes Demarkus Lewis, William aka Mr Pirated, Uneaq, Dave Allison, Soydan, Ketel Juan, Dave Miller, CCO, Chemars, Diem, Spuma, J Sweet, Funk Mediterraneo, Mr Clean, Miguel Palhares, L Boogie, Mike Jules, High Maintenance, Juwan Rates, Cyril Yarisantos, Saint Laurent, J Caprice, Ed Nine, Mike Sample, Little Purple, Byron Foxx, TBF, Fergus, Jon Iler, Castlebed and Sona.
WemFire is a sublabel of Renaissance Recordings which is run by Sasha as an exclusive outlet for his original material.
WEsoteric Recordings is a UK independent record label specialising in 1970s progressive rock, folk, psychedelic, and jazz-rock reissues as part of Cherry Red Records. Its releases include both catalogue reissues and new works from artists who share a similar musical heritage.
WEusonia Records is an independent record label founded by American record producer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Scott Jacoby. The label currently has four artists on its roster: Maiysha, SiLyA, Zach Deputy and Jacoby himself, as well as the soundtrack for the 2013 film My Last Day Without You.
WFool's Gold Records is an independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York, United States. The label is known for its annual series of Day Off concerts across the US and Canada.
WGlass Mountain Records is an American independent record label that was launched in 2007. It was created by singer-songwriter Tori Sparks, and represents an example of the DIY business model that has become popular among musicians since the 1990s.
WGray Matters is an imprint record label structured underneath the Nettwerk Music Group. The label was founded in 2007 by Jars of Clay band members Dan Haseltine, Stephen Mason, Matt Odmark, and Charlie Lowell. The creation of the label was in response to the band's record contract's ending with Essential Records, and the band's desiring to control their music output. The label will be distributed by Provident/Integrity Distribution to the Christian and mainstream markets. The band had been with Nettwerk under their management division since 2003.
WHear Music was a record label that was founded in 2007 in a partnership between Concord Music Group and Starbucks. Hear Music began as a catalog company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1990 before being purchased by Starbucks in 1999.
WHickory Records is an American record label founded in 1954 by Acuff-Rose Music, which operated the label up to 1979. Sony Music Publishing revived the label in 2007. Originally based in Nashville, and functioning as an independent label throughout its history, it has had several distributors.
WImagen Records is an American record label based in Washington D.C.
WJellyfish Entertainment, is a South Korean entertainment company established by composer and producer Hwang Se-jun in Seoul, South Korea.
WKimi Records is an Icelandic independent record label and distribution company.
WLAB Records is an independent record label operating from Manchester, England, and founded by Mark Orr and Nathen McVittie in 2007. The company also has a creative and distribution division, LAB Exposure, as well as a New York-based management company, LAB Partners.
WLoud is a record label founded by Steve Rifkind and Rich Isaacson in 1991.
WLuckyMe is a United Kingdom-based record label and design studio specialising in the release of new electronic, hip hop, pop, rock and underground dance music. Referred to as "one of the most innovative and prolific independent record labels of the decade" and acclaimed for "distinctive visual arts projects and collaborations".
WMaroo Entertainment (Korean: 마루기획) is a South Korean private held entertainment company established in 2010. Its currently manages artists such as Norazo, Park Ji-hoon, Teen Teen, and Ghost9. It also manages actors such as Choi Moon-hee and Kwon Seung-woo.
WMello Music Group (MMG) is an American independent record label based in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 2007, Mello Music has released hip hop compilations and albums by producers and rappers such as Oddisee, Apollo Brown, Mr. Lif, Ghostface Killah, Open Mike Eagle, L'Orange, Quelle Chris, Jean Grae, Kool Keith, Nottz, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Pete Rock, and Rapper Big Pooh. In 2012, MTV Hive described MMG as having a "dedication to intelligent, street-wise boom bap", although the label has released a number of purely instrumental albums as well. In 2016, Forbes magazine called Mello Music Group the most successful indie rap label of the decade.
WThe Mylene Sheath is an American independent record label, founded by Lindsay Palmer and Joel Proper. The label originated in 2007 in Covington, KY / Cincinnati, OH, before later relocating to Athens, Georgia. They have always released music on vinyl with a strong focus on the quality of the physical product.
WOi! the Boat Records is an independent record label based in Lafayette, Indiana. The label was started as a digital distribution only record label to release Yakimick's former bands' early recordings. It has since evolved into an internationally recognized independent label with a back catalog of vinyl and digital releases from both established and relatively unknown acts from half a dozen countries worldwide.
WPartisan Records is an independent record label with offices in London and Los Angeles, as well as in New York City, where the company was co-founded in 2007 by Tim Putnam and Ian Wheeler. The label, initially run out of Putnam’s South Brooklyn apartment, relocated in 2009 to their flagship office in Williamsburg where they still reside. Holy Sons was the first release on the label, and early success followed shortly thereafter with the release of Deer Tick.
WPentimento Music Company is an American independent record label founded by Streetlight Manifesto frontman Tomas Kalnoky. Pentimento was launched in 2007 to re-release A Call to Arms, the 2002 debut EP from Bandits of the Acoustic Revolution. Pentimento has since released albums related to Dan Potthast and Tomas Kalnoky and their respective bands. While Streetlight Manifesto was signed to Victory Records, Pentimento was responsible for the vinyl release of the band's 2010 album, 99 Songs of Revolution: Volume 1, which is possibly due to a deal in which Pentimento and Victory "co-release project-type records." In 2011, Pentimento signed Indiana-based indie rock band Rodeo Ruby Love. In 2017, after legal disputes with Victory Records were settled, Streetlight Manifesto is now fully signed to Pentimento.
WPhantasy is a British independent record label established in London, England, and founded in 2007 by the DJ and producer, Erol Alkan. Its current roster includes Connan Mockasin, Daniel Avery, James Welsh, Ghost Culture, Babe, Terror, U, Future Four, Cowboy Rhythmbox and Alkan himself, while the label has previously released material from Late Of The Pier, Chilly Gonzales, LA Priest, Boys Noize & Erol Alkan, Babe, Terror, Primary 1, Fan Death, Paul Chambers, Dance Area, Riton & Primary 1, Boris Dlugosch, Tom Rowlands, Future Four, In Flagranti, and Nadia Ksaiba.
WPitch Black Records is a Cypriot independent record label headquartered in Nicosia. Established in December 2007 by Phivos Papadopoulos, the label has primarily released albums by heavy metal bands. The label also organises various concerts in Cyprus.
WRCRD LBL was a website for free, curated, and legal MP3 downloads from emergent artists.
WRed Bull Records is a global record label headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It is a subsidiary of the energy drink company Red Bull GmbH and has offices in Los Angeles, London, and New York. Since its inception Red Bull Records has been home to artists and bands such as Awolnation, Twin Atlantic, and Beartooth.
WKing Island Roxystars Recordings AB, more known as Roxy Recordings, or Roxy is an independent record label based in Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden where their office is the former site of Cheiron Studios and its successor The Location. It was bought by Universal Music Group in August 2011. The label was formed in 2007 and is owned by Playground Music Scandinavia. The label is mostly active on the Swedish market, but with former signed artists such as Agnes Carlsson and Erik Hassle, they have made an international leap. Agnes was the first one out, selling almost one million copies of her international hit single "Release Me" in 2009 and being released under Roxy's licence in 35 countries. Erik Hassle was successful with his hit "Hurtful" in among others, the UK. Victor Finke, also known under his stage name DEEVA, had a successful streaming hit with "Space Dance".
WScantraxx Italy is an Italian record label and a sublabel of Scantraxx records. It is owned by Davide Cardilli, who releases his music as Davide Sonar. It focuses on releases by Italian Scantraxx artists.
WSecret Road Music Services is a boutique music licensing, music publishing, and artist management company in Los Angeles, California. The label's roster includes Ingrid Michaelson.
WSilver Sprocket Bicycle Club (SSBC) is a San Francisco-based bicycle club and independent record label, founded in 2007 by Avi Ehrlich of Springman Records. In addition to publishing records, Silver Sprocket also supports a range of independent musicians and other community-based initiatives.
WSliptrick Records is an independent record label specializing in music genres such as Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Death Metal, Black Metal, Metalcore ... The label is international but currently based in Liepāja, Latvia. Notable acts released through Sliptrick Records include Veonity, Slot, Saber Tiger, Louna, Angelseed, Doll$Boxx and Lovebites. The label operates under the umbrella organisation entitled The Dead Pulse group which comprises Sliptrick Records, Alternate Records and Go Loud Agency (booking)
WSpartan Records was founded by John T. Frazier in Seattle, Washington in January 2007. It is currently home to the bands Schematic, Barren Womb, Ourlives, Shy, Low, and several others. Prior to founding Spartan, Frazier was the director of marketing at several preeminent independent record labels including Tooth and Nail Records, Solid State Records, and Drive-Thru Records. The label has been a full-time operation since January 2013. Spartan Records is known for its creative pressing of colored vinyl variants.
WStiff Records is a British independent record label formed in London, England, by Dave Robinson and Jake Riviera. Originally active from 1976 to 1986, the label was reactivated in 2007.
WTennman Records was an American record label created as a joint venture between Justin Timberlake and Interscope Records.
WThink Music is an Indian music label headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu that specialises in South Indian film soundtracks. Think Music Catalog Features some of the Biggest Albums of Tamil Cinemas in Enthiran, Kabali, Theri and Several Others.
WTranscend Music, is a British record label and artist management company. Founded in 2007 by Rob Ferguson, they have signed acts such as Malefice and The Dirty Youth.
WZonophone was a record label founded in 1899 in Camden, New Jersey, by Frank Seaman. The Zonophone name was not that of the company but was applied to records and machines sold by Seaman's Universal Talking Machine Company from 1899 to 1903. The name was subsequently acquired by Columbia Records, the Victor Talking Machine Company, and finally the Gramophone Company/EMI Records. It has been used for a number of record publishing labels by these companies.