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Top 25 Indie music labels and distributors based in Los Angeles, United States
RevenueBase identified 331 indie music labels and distributors headquartered in Los Angeles, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 2,897 professional contacts across them, including 523 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.
This list covers indie music labels and distributors 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 16, 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.
The 25 largest indie music labels and distributors based in Los Angeles, United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 157 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “hello82, wherever you are!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 134 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 110 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 94 contacts → | ||||
Partial 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 89 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Established in 1994, FEARLESS RECORDS is one of the world’s leading independent rock labels.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 86 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 63 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “TenThousand Projects (10k) is an independent record label based in Los Angeles.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 62 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “PULSE Music Group was founded in 2008 by songwriters Scott Cutler and Anne Preven, and producer Josh Abraham as a sanctuary for emerging artists.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 56 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 48 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “The IPO Group consists of a technology-focused Record Label, an industry-leading Management Firm, and a creative Entertainment Agency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 41 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 32 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 29 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 29 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Black Box is a modern marketing agency designed for the music industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 26 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Future Classic is an independent creative company with offices in Sydney and Los Angeles.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 24 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Kings Road is a full service merchandise company.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 23 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 20 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 19 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Bad Habit is a full-service music company, inclusive of artist management, record label and publishing.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Fat Beats is an independent music wholesaler specializing in vinyl distribution.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Rostrum Records is an independent music label based in Los Angeles, CA.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 16 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 15 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 14 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 14 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 16, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: indie music labels and distributors. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names indie music labels and distributors.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of indie music labels and distributors, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name indie music labels and distributors. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Indie music labels and distributors based in Los Angeles, United States at a glance
As of Sep 16, 2026Companies by employee count
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 331 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 indie music labels and distributors, 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 “indie music labels and distributors”. 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 indie music labels and distributors), 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 indie music labels and distributors, 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, 523 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 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Indie music labels and distributors by metro in the United States
- Indie music labels and distributors in Los Angeles331
- Indie music labels and distributors in New York244
- Indie music labels and distributors in Nashville91
- Indie music labels and distributors in Atlanta73
- Indie music labels and distributors in Miami66
- Indie music labels and distributors in Chicago51
- Indie music labels and distributors in Austin39
- Indie music labels and distributors in Brooklyn39
- Indie music labels and distributors in San Francisco38
- Indie music labels and distributors in Seattle26
- Indie music labels and distributors in Philadelphia25
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 indie music labels and distributors, 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 indie music labels and distributors are there based in Los Angeles, United States?
RevenueBase identified 331 indie music labels and distributors 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?
Hello82, headquartered in Los Angeles, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most indie music labels and distributors?
Los Angeles leads with 331 headquartered companies, followed by New York (244) and Nashville (91).
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 523 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 331 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 16, 2026.
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About this data
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.
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