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Other Record Labels — 443 episodes
25 Ways to Sell More Vinyl - (For the Love of Vinyl)
Are Record Labels the Antidote to AI?
Vinyl Junkies Interview: Building a Global Community Around Records
Test Pressings Explained - (For the Love of Vinyl Series)
The 5 Pillars of Vinyl Records - (For the Love of Vinyl Series)
5 Vinyl Mistakes Artists & Record Labels Make - (For the Love of Vinyl Series)
What Makes a Great Record Store? - (For the Love of Vinyl Series)
The New Vinyl Economy - (For the Love of Vinyl Series)
10 Reasons Why You Should Make Vinyl - (For the Love of Vinyl Series)
Sudden Quarterly - (Record Label Interview)
You Are Halfway Through 2026!
Inertial Music - (Record Label Interview)
The Simple System I Use for Every Release
Interview with Groover founder Dorian Perron - (Industry Insights)
Interview with Colemine Records - (PLAYBACK EPISODE)
10 Reasons Why You Should Do Vinyl...
The Big Dark Records - (Record Label Interview)
The Return of the CD
We All Speak in Poems - (Record Label Interview)
How Great Record Labels Release New Music
Kou Records - (Record Label Interview)
Does Your Music Have to Be Good to Succeed?
Bar/None Records - (Record Label Interview)
Social Media Observations for Record Labels
Crestfallen Records - (Record Label Interview)
Email Lists for Record Labels: The 5 Simple Steps
Weird Fruit Records - (Record Label Interview)
4 Rules Every Label Owner Must Live By
Alt Dub - (Record Label Interview)
Why Your Records Aren't Selling
Can You Trust AI With Your Music Contracts? - (Industry Insiders)
Starting a Record Label in 2026. - "Consistency & Commitment" - Part 8
Starting a Record Label in 2026 - "Contracts & Royalties" - Part 7
Starting a Record Label in 2026 - "Making Money in Music" - Part 6
Starting a Record Label in 2026 - "Releasing New Music" - Part 5
Starting a Record Label in 2026 - "Finding & Signing Artists" - Part 4
Starting a Record Label in 2026 - "Launching Your Record Label" - Part 3
Starting a Record Label in 2026 - "Branding Your Label" - Part 2
Starting a Record Label in 2026 - "The Imposter Syndrome" - Part 1
Why I'm Optimistic About The Music Industry
New Release Blueprint - Lesson 4
Christmas Records - (For the Love of Vinyl) - Episode 11
New Release Blueprint - Lesson 3
New Release Blueprint - Lesson 2
New Release Blueprint - Lesson 1
Sneak Peek from Scott...
Something's Coming This Week...
Chalkpit Cassette Club - (Record Label Interview)
How to Switch Digital Distributors
King Volume Records - (Record Label Interview)
The Environmental Impact of Vinyl - (For the Love of Vinyl) - Episode 10
How to Survive When the Music Industry Sucks
Hideout Records (Record Label Interview)
Have I told you this story?
Portal of Eels - (Record Label Interview)
Sun Records - (Record Label Interview)
The Real Reason People Start a Record Label
The New Record Label Model
How Vinyl is Made - (For the Love of Vinyl) - Episode 09
Special Update from Scott!
Interview with Numero Group - (BESPOKEN PODCAST)
How to Find Your Record Label’s Unique Identity
The World Doesn't Need Record Labels
LISTEN TO THIS... Before You Pick a Release Date
Garage Sales - (For the Love of Vinyl) - Episode 08
LISTEN TO THIS... Before You Submit Your Music to Blogs, Curators, or Radio
LISTEN TO THIS... Before You Quit the Music Business!
LISTEN TO THIS... Before You Make Cassettes!
LISTEN TO THIS... Before You Pick a Digital Distributor!
Turntables - (For the Love of Vinyl) - Episode 07
LISTEN TO THIS... Before You Submit Your Music to a Record Label!
LISTEN TO THIS... Before You Sign an Artist!
LISTEN TO THIS... Before You Make Vinyl!
LISTEN TO THIS... Before You Start a Record Label!
Lathes - (For the Love of Vinyl) - Episode 06
Silberhall Records - (Record Label Interview)
How Will AI Change the Music Industry?
EveryDejaVu Records - (Record Label Interview)
The Post-Release Checklist
Reissues - (For The Love of Vinyl) - Episode 05
Mean World Records - (Record Label Interview)
Are Crosley Record Players Bad? (For the Love of Vinyl) - Vinyl Bites
The 5 Biggest Social Media Roadblocks for Indie Record Labels (And How to Overcome Them)
Hotham Sound - Record Label Interview
My 10 Step Release Plan
Physical Distribution (REPLAY) - Interview with Abby Goldsmith (Secretly Distribution)
Record Stores - (For The Love of Vinyl) - Episode 04
How to Get Your Records into Record Stores
The History of Record Store Day (REPLAY) - (For the Love of Vinyl) - Bonus Episode
The Power of a Good Cover Song
How to Price Vinyl Records? (For the Love of Vinyl) - Vinyl Bites
How to Make a Press One Sheet
Consonant Collective - (Record Label Interview)
Black Girls Love Vinyl - (For The Love of Vinyl) - Episode 03
25 Ways To Sell More Vinyl Records
How Much Does Vinyl Cost to Make? (For the Love of Vinyl) - Vinyl Bites
Punkerton Records - (Record Label Interview)
10 Tips for Great Album Artwork
What Are Test Pressings? (For the Love of Vinyl) - Vinyl Bites
Hi-Tide Recordings - (Record Label Interview)
The Colors of Vinyl - (For The Love of Vinyl) - Episode 02
5 Tips to Promoting Your Record Label's Brand
Lo'ihi Records - (Record Label Interview)
Avoid These 5 Groover Mistakes
LaRubia Producciones - Record Label Interview
Losing Your Record Collection - (For The Love of Vinyl) - Episode 01
The 3 Truths About Multiple Revenue Streams
Analogue Trash - Record Label Interview
A Record Label Success Story...
Creating a Record Label Mission Statement
Labelmates is coming back! (New Session: Jan 21 - Feb 25)
What is Sync Licensing? (PLAYBACK EPISODE)
Are You Annoying Your Audience? - (PLAYBACK EPISODE)
HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT: A New Podcast is Coming!
How Do You Promote an Album AFTER Release Day? - (PLAYBACK EPISODE)
How to Start a Record Label YouTube Channel (PLAYBACK EPISODE)
Feel it Records - Record Label Interview
How Record Labels Distribute Music To Streaming Services
The Future of Cassette Players - (Interview with We Are Rewind)
The Pros and Cons of Vinyl
Sunday Dinner Records Interview
The Pros and Cons of Cassettes
Root Rot Records Interview
How Much Does it Cost to Start a Record Label?
Do Music Videos Matter? - (Industry Insiders with Eric Weiner)
10 Tips for Running a Successful Record Label Sale
Reviving CDs with a Vinyl Twist - (Record Label Interview with Whitelabrecs)
A Record Label for Your Own Music?
"Make Music That Feels Good" - Interview with Club Queen Records
The Basics of A&R
The Basics of Music Law
The Basics of Sync Licensing
The Basics of Album Artwork
The Basics of Record Label Royalties
The Basics or Recording & Mixing
The Basics of Pressing Vinyl
The Basics of DSPs
The Basics of ISRCs and Barcodes
An Update on the Podcast...
What Makes a Successful Record Label?
"Everything is Figureoutable" - Interview with Future Youth Records
The Fan-First Approach
Record Label Revenue Streams - Interview with Inner Ocean Records
Know Your Metadata!
The Art of Making Irresistible Records - (Interview with Scott of A to Z Media)
Why Email is Essential for Record Labels
What Major Labels CAN'T Do!
Record Label Destroyed by Fire - (Bonus Interview with Really Rad Records)
How MySpace Changed Music - (Interview with Author, Michael Tedder)
What Happens When Your Record Contract Ends?
How To Sell More Vinyl Records! Colemine Records Interview
The 3 Creativity Killers
Off the Record: Hospitality is Cheap
How to Release a New Single
How to Be More Innovative
Deep Down Dirty Records Interview - (Giving artists a chance to be heard and to be cared for)
Interview with Scott! - (6 Years of Other Record Labels)
How to Handle Conflict (Artists Vs. Record Labels)
enjou Interview - (The wild west of streaming and playlists)
Music Industry Update - (Spatial Audio, Spotify Streams, 3tone Collapse)
Off the Record: Just Move On...
The History of Vinyl Records
Why You Should Collaborate More Often!
Allegedly Records Interview - (A marketing first approach to being a punk label)
How to Unstuck Your Record Label!
Managing Royalties
Goal Setting for Record Label Owners
Best Music Books of 2023!
Introducing... Labelmates - (a 6-week intensive for new record labels!) - APPLY NOW!
This Time of Year Sucks... for Record Labels
Vinyl Moon Interview - (Industry Insiders)
Cool Ideas from Indie Record Labels...
Reach Records Interview - (An Artist-Owned Christian Hiphop Label)
10 Common Vinyl Pressing Mistakes
The State of Pressing Vinyl! (Industry Insiders)
Off the Record: Not Everything that Glitters is Gold
How to Pick a Vinyl Pressing Plant?
Interview with Music Publicist Jamie Coletta!
Record Label Website Mistakes!
Stereo Ferment Interview - (DJ parties and fermented foods?!?)
How to Make a Record Label Website
Skyline Records Interview - (Bluegrass record label by night, music attorney by day...)
Take More Chances!
Bud Tapes - (Modern Folk Trio Band, Helens, Johnny G and the Music Factory)
How Social Media Can Benefit Your Record Label
ProgRock.com Essentials - (Unitopia, Chester Thompson, Don Schiff)
How to Get Your Record Label Started?
Should a Record Label Own the Masters?
How Many Releases Per Year Should a Record Label Release?
Should You Withhold Your Music from Streaming?
Do Record Labels Matter?
Does a Record Label Need an LLC?
How Do Record Labels Break Even?
Singles, EPs, or Albums?
How Should You Price Your Records?
Can a Record Label be Digital-Only?
Introducing... The Summer of Burning Questions
New Release Brief (Free Template)
Physical Distribution - Industry Insiders
The Entrepreneurial Seizure
Winspear Records - (Barrie, Slow Pulp, Kevin Krauter)
What Does a Record Label Do?
Stereofox - (fnonose, LOKY, Kendall Miles)
The 4 Types of Record Label Personalities
Mastering - Industry Insiders
10 Steps to Planning Your New Release
Record Store Day - Industry Insiders
Why I Quit My Own Record Label...
Why Do We Release Music on Fridays?
Flower Sounds - (The Fruit Trees, The Lentils, Dave Bixby)
Common Album Artwork Mistakes
Full Plate - (Dillon,Yamin Semali, Batsauce)
How to Start a Record Label Podcast
5 Things That Don’t Matter (for Record Labels)
OFFAIR Records - (Richard Reed Perry & Susie Ibarra, Niia, Oh No)
Your Record Label’s Unfair Advantage
Heart Dance Records - (Eddy Ruyter, Sherry Finzer, Julia Hanney)
How Fans Can Support Artists (and Record Labels)
Artists on Labels: The Beths
Artists on Labels: Bartees Strange
Artists on Labels: Wheatus
Artist on Labels: Pictoria Vark
Great Books for Record Labels - (2022 Edition)
What Record Labels Are Doing Differently in 2023
Quick Win: Stop Promoting Yourself!
Weird Sister Records - (Heather Cook, Sug Daniels, Adi Guerrerx)
The Power of a Record Label Back Catalog
Quick Win: Record Label Superfans
Wicked Opossum Records - (Wheatus, The Operation MD, Riverboat Gamblers)
How to Find an Investor for Your Record Label
Quick Win: Support Another Record Label!
Warp Records (Flying Lotus, Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada)
How to Make Great Album Artwork
Quick Win: Record Store Freebies!
The Current State of Manufacturing Music - Industry Insiders
How to Promote Your Record Label
The Power of Lead Time
Your Record Label’s Niche
Common Social Media Mistakes Record Labels Make
Quick Win: Create Something Everyday
ATA Records (Tony Burkill, Abstract Orchestra, Jake Mehew)
Record Labels Take Time
a big change is coming...
Quick Win: Audit Your Label’s Website
Catapult Recordings (Butch Wifey, Talel McBriar, Lu Lagoon)
Sync Licensing and Composing Music
Sync Licensing and Music Supervisors
Sync Licensing: How to Get a Sync Deal
Sync Licensing and Sync Agents
Sync Licensing: Preparing Your Audio for Sync
Sync Licensing and Music Libraries
Sync Licensing Book Recommendations
Sync Licensing in Advertising
Sync Licensing: What is Sync Licensing?
The Don’t Do List
Quick Win: Link-in-Bio Clean Up
Beggars Group (The National, Bartees Strange, The Smile)
How to Surprise Your Fans
Quick Win: The Spotify Artist Pick
Industry Insiders: Digital Advertising
Starting a Record Label YouTube Channel
Quick Win: Twitter Profile Hack
Hydration Records (Ryan Hylton, Adiah, Tobi A)
The Post-Release Strategy
Quick Win: Artist Birthdays
Minaret Records (Won Pound, Nicole McCabe, Logan Kane)
The History of Record Labels
Industry Insiders: Genres
Why Email Marketing Is So Important
Lacreu Records - (The Slow Glow, Luis Otamendi, Sr. Presidente)
The 4 Attributes of a Great Record Label
Beth Shalom Records - (Ruth Mac, Brutalligators, Bryony Williams)
Record Label Business Plans
Kadasig - (Oh! Caraga, Jacky Chang, Malaya Macaraeg)
How to Boost Your Confidence as Label Owner
Other Record Labels Turns 4!
Lobby Art Editions - (Old Saw, Ben Varian, Post Moves)
Do Artists Need a Record Label?
Moderna Records - (Julia Gjertsen, Snorri Hallgrímsson, Jacob David)
Streaming Best Practices
Playlisting - INDUSTRY INSIDERS
Multiple Revenue Streams
This Could Go Boom! - (Lightmare, Rosie Cima and What She Dreamed, The OSYX)
5 Cool Vinyl Packaging Ideas
Exploding in Sound Records - (Pinch Points, Ovlov, Stuck)
My Favorite Music Books
A Year in Review (2021)
How to Pick a Release Date
Introducing... The Record Label Productivity Planner
How to Avoid Burnout
Special Patreon Sample Episode: Artist on Labels (Interview with Bellows)
Fire Talk Records - (PACKS, Cola, Dehd)
How to Get Your Music in Record Stores
Record Stores - INDUSTRY INSIDERS
Helping Artists Be More Prolific
Crusin Records - (Tracy + the Plastics, Fiona Moonchild, Stres)
Case Studies: Nice Guys on Being a Curator
Why Release Day Sucks
Special Patreon Sample Episode: Extended Interview with Refresh Records
Music Publishing - (INDUSTRY INSIDERS)
Why You Should Invest in Your Record Label
Kiam Records - (Jennifer O‘Connor, Bird of Youth, Clint Michigan)
5 Bandcamp Mistakes to Avoid
Refresh Records - (Halogens, Gnawing, Young Mister)
Other Record Labels on Patreon!
A2IM - (INDUSTRY INSIDERS)
Why Your Record Label Isn’t Growing
Case Studies: Lauretta Records on Creating Your Own Roadmap
How to Keep Your Record Label Organized
Brassland - (The National, Bartees Strange, Doveman)
Are You Annoying Your Audience?
Secret Songs - (Ryan Hemsworth, Yvois, Kogane)
How to Review Vinyl Test Pressings
Women in Vinyl - (INDUSTRY INSIDERS)
Case Studies: The Record Machine on Bringing Value to Your Audience
Email Marketing for Record Label
Get Better Records - (Alien Boy, Evan Greer, Potty Mouth)
How to Bring Value to Your Audience
Carpark Records - (Cloud Nothings, Toro y Moi, Panda Bear)
Case Studies: This & That Tapes on Communicating Values
Should You Start a Record Label?
Lauretta Records - (Kesha Shantrell, Calen Lucas, Revel Day)
How to Manage Your Label’s Royalties
Royalty Accounting - (INDUSTRY INSIDERS)
3 Tips for Your Record Label’s Website
Comedy Minus One - (Eleventh Dream Day, Joshua Wayne Hensley, Mint Mile)
5 Unique Ways Record Labels Can Make Money
Oh Boy Records - (John Prine, Kelsey Waldon, Dan Reeder)
I wrote a book!
The Album Release Post-Mortem
Misra Records - (Buffalo Rose, Destroyer, Gabriella Salvucci)
The Story of Other Record Labels
How to Write an Artist Bio
Bio Writing - (INDUSTRY INSIDERS)
The #1 Job of a Record Label
College Radio - (INDUSTRY INSIDERS)
How to Talk to Artists About Money
Lathe Cutting - (INDUSTRY INSIDERS)
3 Myths About Record Labels
Substitute Scene Records - (Juliet Quick, Den-Mate, Verdigrls)
Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
Mello Music Group (Seba Kaapstad, Oddisee, Mike Eagle) - Mike Tolle
5 Mistakes Every Record Label Makes
Totally Real Records (Old Man of the Woods, We are Joiners, Weekend Lovers) - Bryan Bruchman
How to Start a Record Label [Toolkit]
The 3 Attributes of a Successful Album Release
Easy Star Records (Double Tiger, Easy Star All Stars, The Late Ones)
How to Plan Your Entire Year in One Day
Release Roadmap: Phoebe Bridgers - "Punisher"
Release Roadmap: Sufjan Stevens - "The Ascension"
How to Create a Release Roadmap
Last Night From Glasgow - (Mark W. Georgsson, Mt.Doubt, Cloth)
The Visual Side of Releasing Music
Young Heavy Souls - (Eliot Lipp, Mux Mool, Zilched)
How to Start a Record Label with No Money
Earth Libraries (Wray, Suzanne Ciani, Dendrons) - Bryant Saxon, Bre Conley
How to Pick a Music Publicist
Joyful Noise Recordings - (Deerhoof, Kishi Bashi, Danielson)
Marketing for Record Labels
Music Publicity - (INDUSTRY INSIDERS)
Book Recommendations for Record Labels
Pagal Haina - (Prateek Kuhad, Ditty, Rounak Maiti)
When to Hire a Music Lawyer
Music Law - (INDUSTRY INSIDERS)
How to Keep Your Artists in the Loop
PNKSLM Recordings - (ShitKid, HOLY, Beach Skulls)
How to Start a Record Label
Oof Records - (Highnoon, Carmen Canedo, Harley Alexander)
How to Become More Inclusive
Grimalkin Records - (Backxwash, Spartan Ket-Plex, Woven In)
How to Promote Your Back Catalog
Secretly Group - (Phoebe Bridgers, Japanese Breakfast, Bon Iver)
How to Inspire Your Artists
Jagjaguwar - (Bon Iver, Moses Sumney, Angel Olsen)
Quick Tip: How to Use SubmitHub For Labels
SubmitHub - (INDUSTRY INSIDERS)
Quick Tip: Make a Label Playlist
Brushfire Records - (Jack Johnson, Bahamas, G. Love)
Quick Tip: Stop Doing Everything
Z Tapes - (Laptop Funeral, Pickle Darling, In Love With a Ghost)
How to Pick a Digital Distributor
CD Baby - (INDUSTRY INSIDERS)
Quick Tip: 3 Things To Do During a Crisis
COVID-19 Episode (Asthmatic Kitty Records, Specialist Subject Records)
Mint Records - (The New Pornographers, Neko Case, Nardwuar)
Quick Tip: Tips for Making Cassette Tapes
Painted Blonde - (Red Pants, Pen Palindrome, Soda Pop)
Quick Tip: How to Manage Artists' Expectations
Asian Man Records - (Alkaline Trio, Joyce Manor, Sundowner)
Quick Tip: Tips For Pressing Vinyl Records
Pressing Vinyl - (INDUSTRY INSIDERS)
Quick Tip: Tips for Great Album Artwork
ATO Records - (Brittany Howard, My Morning Jacket, Black Pumas)
Quick Tip: Outside-the-Box Marketing Ideas For New Releases
City Slang Records - (Caribou, Calexico, Nada Surf)
Quick Tip: Workback Schedules for Album Releases
Bloodshot Records - (William Elliott Whitmore, Robbie Fulks, Lydia Loveless)
Quick Tip: Record Label New Year Resolutions
Quick Tip: The Best Time of Year to Release New Music
Specialist Subject Records - (Fresh, Jeff Rosenstock, Slingshot Dakota)
Quick Tip: How to Get Better at Doing A&R
A&R - (INDUSTRY INSIDERS)
Quick Tip: Making Personal Connections with the Fans
Impetus Records - (Naff, Moonflower, Driver's Ed)
Quick Tip: 5 Ways to Be Better at Using Bandcamp
Bandcamp - (INDUSTRY INSIDERS)
Quick Tip: 5 "Big Wins" for Indie Record Labels
Polyvinyl Records - (Hum, Pedro the Lion, American Football)
Quick Tip: 5 Challenges Facing Indie Record Labels
Biblioteka Records - (Otherworld, Dame Cook, Golden Grey)
Quick Tip: Why You Should Give Away Free Downloads
Topshelf Records - (Field Mouse, Bellows, Neighbourhood Watch)
Quick Tip: 3 Ways to Get Your Artists Heard
Geographic North - (M Sage, Felicia Atkinson, Moon Diagrams)
Free Guide for DIY Independent Record Labels
Asthmatic Kitty Records - (Sufjan Stevens, Angelo De Augustine, Helado Negro)
12k Records - (Taylor Deupree, Marcus Fischer, Ryuichi Sakamoto)
Team Love Records - (Jenny Lewis, Girl Gaze, Conor Oberst)
Mute Records - (New Order, Depeche Mode, Moby)
Sonic Unyon Records - (Hayden, Treble Charger, Basement Revolver)
Other Songs - (Timid the Brave, Scott Orr, Michael Grigoni)
Tiny Engines - (Wild Pink, Illuminati Hotties, Restoration)
Bayonet Records - (Beach Fossils, Kevin Krauter, Frankie Cosmos)
Sub Pop Records - (Fleet Foxes, Low, Father John Misty)
Spotify Playlists - (INDUSTRY INSIDERS)
The Revenge of Analog - (INDUSTRY INSIDERS)
Ghostly International - (Tycho, Mary Lattimore, Matthew Dear)
Captured Tracks - (Mac Demarco, Wild Nothing, Molly Burch)
Double Double Whammy - (Hovvdy, Lomelda, LVL UP)
Citrus City Records - (Corridor, Crumb, Young Scum)
Father/Daughter Records - (Diet Cig, Remember Sports, Anijimile)
Sports Day Records - (Alex Napping, Why Bonnie, Harley Alexander)
Paper Bag Records - (Born Ruffians, The Rural Alberta Advantage, Sam Roberts)
Forged Artifacts - (Los Angeles Police Dept., ahem, Double Grave)
Good Cheer Records - (Little Star, Boreen, Cool American)
6131 Records - (Julien Baker, Suburban Living, Joyce Manor)
Infinite Companion - (Frankie Simone, Kayelaj, Oma)
Three Lobed Recordings - (Daniel Bachman, Kurt Vile, Jack Rose)
Yep Roc Records - (Josh Rouse, Nick Lowe, Sloan)
Fox Food Records - (Cade, Good Good Blood, Fanpage)
Hardly Art - (Protomartyr, La Luz, Chastity Belt)
Kill Rock Stars - (Elliot Smith, Sleater-Kinney, Deerhoof)
Trouble in Mind Records - (Olden Yolk, Jack Cooper, Mikal Cronin)