Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026

Top 25 Independent music labels based in Los Angeles, United States

RevenueBase identified 228 independent music labels headquartered in Los Angeles, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 2,253 professional contacts across them, including 401 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers independent music labels headquartered in Los Angeles, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 20, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 20, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
228Companies
2,253Contacts tracked
401Verified emails
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The 25 largest independent music labels based in Los Angeles, United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 228 independent music labels based in Los Angeles, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 20, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to independent music labels: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-50134 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
2Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-200110 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in 1978, Rhino continues to set the standard for excellence in the reissue business it pioneered in both the physical and digital worlds with an emphasis on flawless sound…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
3Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 2026201-50094 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Virgin Music Group is the world’s leading partner to independent music companies and artists who require a standalone team with global infrastructure and local expertise in every…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
4Strong evidenceLos Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5089 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Established in 1994, FEARLESS RECORDS is one of the world’s leading independent rock labels.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
5Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5086 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Epitaph Records is an independent music label founded in Los Angeles by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
6Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5063 contacts →

Strong evidence

“TenThousand Projects (10k) is an independent record label based in Los Angeles.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
7Partial evidenceLos Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5056 contacts →

Partial evidence

“About Hopeless Records and Fat Wreck Chords Founded in 1993 as an excuse to release a Guttermouth seven-inch, Hopeless Records has been a defining force in alternative music for…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
8Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5041 contacts →

Strong evidence

“In 1996, Steve Aoki founded DIM MAK and developed it into an influential independent record label and music lifestyle brand.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
9Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5032 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Cleopatra Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label founded in 1992 by entrepreneur and music fan Brian Perera.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
10Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5029 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Nice Life is a recording and publishing company based in Los Angeles founded by artist & producer Ricky Reed.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
11Partial evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Future Classic is an independent creative company with offices in Sydney and Los Angeles.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
12Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5023 contacts →

Strong evidence

“CMH Records is a Los Angeles-based, independent country and bluegrass label with several subsidiary labels, including Vitamin Records, Crosscheck, Dwell, and Rockabye Baby Music.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
13Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5020 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Giant Music is an independent record label built by the Azoff Company to help artists achieve their goals in the contemporary music business.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
14Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-1018 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Rostrum Records is an independent music label based in Los Angeles, CA.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
15Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5016 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“In the summer of 1987, two Los Angeles DJs, Matt Dike and Michael Ross, converted a tiny L.A.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
16Partial evidenceLos Angeles, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5015 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Founded in 2001, Light In The Attic is a leading archival reissue label, distribution company, and creative house with offices in Seattle and Los Angeles.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
17Partial evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5014 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Cage Riot is revolutionizing the music industry with its innovative approach to amplifying its artist’s music.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
18Partial evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5014 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Big Noise is a record label and publishing company company offering artists a robust and creative playground to develop their careers.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
19Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-5013 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Blue Élan, we believe in doing things differently.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
20Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-509 contacts →

Strong evidence

Music distribution company with label services.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
21Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-109 contacts →

Strong evidence

“KB Recording Group is a veteran-owned full service music enterprise with subsidiaries that include a production studio, music publisher and a record label that is extremely…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
22Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 20261-109 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Alpha Pup Records is an independent record label and digital distributor based in Los Angeles, California.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
23Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202651-2008 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Orenda Music Group is a visionary Record Label, a multifarious Publisher, and a full-service Artist Management company that cultivates the next wave of musical brilliance and…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
24Indirect evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-508 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026
25Strong evidenceLos Angeles, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 20, 202611-508 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Very Special Music is the first independent record label out to transform the special in everything into Very Special.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 20, 2026

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Independent music labels based in Los Angeles, United States at a glance

As of Sep 20, 2026
17.8%Verified-email coverage
9.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
100.0%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles
Sep 20, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
174
11-50
44
51-200
5
201-500
3
10001+
2

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Los Angeles, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Los Angeles, over 228 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among independent music labels, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Los Angeles, United States whose own description of what they do matches “independent music labels”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names independent music labels), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among independent music labels, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Los Angeles are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 401 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 20, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Independent music labels by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names independent music labels, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many independent music labels are there based in Los Angeles, United States?

RevenueBase identified 228 independent music labels headquartered in Los Angeles, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Independent CO, headquartered in Los Angeles, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most independent music labels?

Los Angeles leads with 228 headquartered companies, followed by New York (192) and Nashville (66).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 401 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 228 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 20, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.