Record Label

We decided that we wanted a British independent record label for our band Chaos Killed the Dinosaurs. After researching the types of record companies there are, we realised that with our style and indie-pop sound, we would be better tailored to these independent companies who work with similar bands.

We searched for British Independent Record Companies and came up with a selection of choices:

Cherry Red Records is a London-based independent record label formed in 1978. Since the late 1980s, the company has also become known for reissuing out-of-print albums from other labels, and is owner of the subsidiary labels Cherry Pop Records and BBR (Big Break Records).

Fierce Panda Records is a London-based independent record label, with its first release in February 1994. It also produced a small number of releases that year by now famous artists such as Ash, The Bluetones, Baby Bird and Supergrass. Fierce Panda is also credited with releases by Coldplay, Astronaut, Air Traffic, Seafood, and more.

Heist Or Hit Records is an independent record label located in Surrey and Manchester, founded in late 2007 by Mick Scholefield. Its most notable signees are The Answering Machine, LoveLikeFire, Rapids! and Pomegranates.

Mute Records is a British record label. It was founded in 1978 by Daniel Miller and featured several prominent musical acts on its roster such as Depeche Mode, Erasure, Fad Gadget, Goldfrapp, and Yazoo.

Transgressive Records is an independent record label based in London formed in 2004. Founders Tim Dellow and Toby L first met at a Bloc Party gig. The first release on the label was 1am by The Subways, released in September 2004. The company has since formed Transgressive Management and Transgressive Publishing (whose roster includes Noisettes, Mystery Jets, Two Door Cinema Club amongst others).

We decided that we really liked Transgressive Records as it is fairly modern with a relatively similar style of artists. We thought the name was quite enticing but the logo was not representative of this. The other companies we researched had more interesting logos. We therefore want to base the record label we create on their sort of company, with a similar style of name, but use our other research when thinking about a logo. We also want to base our record label around this one because we want an independent company, based in London, and although Transgressive Records specializes in indie-rock, whereas with our record company we would like to specialize in indie-pop.

We have further research to do into the name of our record company.