Labels
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Footprints
MoreFootprints Catalog & Imprint offers a mix of jazz, hip-hop, electronica, lounge, and trip-hop.
You can pick from jazztronica, hip-hop, rap, acid jazz, funk, and more. These genres blend jazz with hip-hop or electronica. They feature complex rhythms and mix traditional jazz with modern elements like synthesizers. This blend creates a unique sound that appeals to both traditional and modern music fans.
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Traces
MoreTraces is shaking up the music industry by challenging the idea that traditional labels are no longer needed. As the main label behind the Footprints catalog, Traces is carving its own path in the music scene. It focuses on jazzy hip-hop, beat art, and jazztronica, a blend of jazz and electronic music. This unique mix of sounds is sure to grab audiences and push the limits of what we think of as music. Traces has helped launch notable brands, like PMR's Precision Collisions. By exploring new territory, Traces sets the stage for Footprints who redefines the music landscape, one note at a time.
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Pleasure Mine Recordings
WebsiteAn independent recording company, and home of Acklan, Independent professional studio. Dedicated to producing a diverse array of music genres, including jazz, hip-hop, electronica, lounge, and trip-hop.
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GHADAQAN
MoreGhadaqan Music & Recordings is linked with BMI. They specialize in music management, promotion, and publishing administration. It connects with the AUX Digital Network and FKACO to market music. This includes radio, TV, and online channels. As a result, it reaches audiences locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. The agency operates under the GHADAQAN brand identifier (AD-ID). It uses a structured method, shown by the AUX-Ghadaqan group and the unique GHAD prefix.
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Stold' On
MoreA reissue label for 80s. 90s and 00s hip-hop. It targets marginalized, under-recognized underground artists. This label's mission is to find hidden gems from the past. It aims to give a platform to previously silenced or overlooked voices. Artists who were pushed to the fringes by gatekeepers: major labels, indie labels, and artist-owned brands. This label aims to correct the record by re-releasing their music. It wants to give these artists the recognition they deserve the first time. By doing so, the label is not only preserving hip-hop history but also enriching the genre's present and future.
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PER Music Library
MorePER Music Library (PER) Started in Burbank California as Preservation Electronic Recordings. Releasing Library, Theme & Archive music for Experimental, Hip-hop instrumentals, Ambient, Minimal, Jazztronica and Nu jazz.
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Urban Sufi Music
MoreEstablished in 2004 has progressively grown from a concept built on an artistic self expression platform, to an independent publishing company that embraces many genres of style. From instrumental albums and alternative Hip Hop to soulful manifestations of pure inspiration, Urban Sufi Music combines the concept of art and music into an expansive collection of raw, unconventional must have singles, albums and tracks.
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Dirty Jazz
MoreRaw beats blend with soulful riffs in Dirty Jazz. This fusion melds traditional elements and programmed rhythms. Saxophones wail over hard-hitting drums. Trumpets punctuate synth-laden backgrounds. Turntables scratch alongside complex percussion. Samples and breaks infuse the mix with gritty authenticity. Not quite a genre, it's a confluence of styles. Instrumental hip-hop meets jazzy grooves and funky soul. The result? A unique sound that defies easy categorization.
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FRINGE
MoreFringe started as a CDr netlabel but swiftly surpassed that purpose by 2013. Adapting to FKA - Formerly Known As (label) under FKACO.
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REQUIRED
MoreWest Coast Indie Label. Specializing In Progressive Hip Hop, Electronic, down tempo, Nu-Jazz, Broken Beat & Eclectic Soundtracks. Established In 1998 - 2009. Sublabels include NewHarvest and Pacific Host. Resurrected in 2018 by Audio Documents. Moved over to FKACO in 2025.
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Grassroot Organizations (GRO)
MoreFounded by Todd Bethel and William Robinson. Offshoot was formed as a rap collective called GRO in Greenville, NC.