The Alternative Distribution Alliance was created in 1993 by Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...

 and Sub Pop Records as a joint venture to distribute and manufacture records owned by indie labels. Headed up by Mitchell Wolk, ADA is the leading "indie" distribution company in the U.S. for both physical and digital product. Currently, Warner owns 95% of the company and Sub Pop

Sub Pop

Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman in Seattle, Washington. Sub Pop achieved fame in the late 1980s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the Seattle music scene...

 owns 5%.

Labels In The Group

• 3CG Records
  3CG Records
  3CG Records is an independent record label started by the pop/rock group Hanson in October 2003. "3CG" is the acronym for "3 Car Garage", a reference both to the album Hanson released as a compilation of songs they had previously released independently , before they had chart success, and to the...
  
  
• 679 Recordings
  679 Recordings
  679 Artists is a Warner Music Group-owned record label based in London, England....
  
  
• 7-10 Music
• Acony Records
• Adrenaline Music
• Alligator Records
  Alligator Records
  Alligator Records is a Chicago-based independent blues record label founded by Bruce Iglauer in 1971.Iglauer started the label with his own savings to record and produce his favorite band Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers, whom his employer, Bob Koester of Delmark Records, declined to record...
  
  
• Alma Records
• Altitude Records
• Anzic Records
• Artist First
• Arhoolie Records
  Arhoolie Records
  Arhoolie Records is a small record label run by Chris Strachwitz. The label was founded by Strachwitz in 1960 as a way for him to record and publish previously obscure "down home blues" artists such as Lightnin' Hopkins, Snooks Eaglin and Bill Gaither...
  
  
• Bar/None Records
  Bar/None Records
  Bar/None Records is an independent record label based in Hoboken, New Jersey.-Early history:Tom Prendergast started Bar/None in early 1986. Having previously worked in pirate radio and booked and promoted bands in his native Ireland, Prendergast moved to Hoboken in 1982 and started Pier Platters...
  
  
• Barsuk Records
  Barsuk Records
  Barsuk Records is an independent record label based in Seattle, Washington, started and still managed by the members of the band This Busy Monster, Christopher Possanza and Josh Rosenfeld, who created the label in 1994 to release their band's material. Its logo is a drawing of a dog holding a...
  
  
• Beggars Group
  Beggars Group
  Beggars Group is a British record company that owns or distributes several other labels, including 4AD, Rough Trade Records, Matador Records, and XL Recordings...
  
  
• Bieler Bros. Records
  Bieler Bros. Records
  Bieler Bros. Records is an independent record label based out of Florida, USA.-History:Bieler Bros. Records was formed in January 2002 by brothers Aaron and Jason Bieler...
  
  
• Blind Man Sound
• Blind Pig Records
  Blind Pig Records
  Blind Pig Records is an American blues record label.Blind Pig was formed in 1977 in Ann Arbor, Michigan by Jerry Del Giudice, owner of the Blind Pig Cafe, and his friend Edward Chmelewski. The label is now based in San Francisco...
  
  
• Bloodshot Records
  Bloodshot Records
  Bloodshot Records is an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois which specializes in roots-inflected indie rock, punk blues, and a Chicago brand of outlaw country...
  
  
• Blix Street Records
  Blix Street Records
  Blix Street Records is a United States-based record label located in Gig Harbor, Washington, overseen by president Bill Straw. Blix Street features a diverse group of Instrumental, Vocal, and Celtic albums. Among the more famous artists who have recorded with Blix Street Records are Eva Cassidy,...
  
  
• Blisslife Records
• Blistering Records
• Blue Corn Music
  Blue Corn Music
  Blue Corn Music is a blues, Americana, bluegrass, and roots music record label. It was founded in 2001 by label president Denby Auble. Since its inception Blue Corn Music has released 23 albums by some 14 artists, most notable of whom is the Grammy Award nominated Ruthie Foster...
  
  
• Blue Horizon Records
• Bolero Records
  Bolero Records
  Bolero Records is an independent record label established in March of 2002 by world renowned Nuevo Flamenco guitarist, Armik, based in Tarzana, California. In addition to Armik, their artist roster includes guitarists Young & Rollins, Romero, and Jason McGuire....
  
  
• Born & Bred Records
  Dropkick Murphys
  Dropkick Murphys are an Irish-American punk rock band formed in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1996. The band was initially signed to independent punk record label Hellcat Records, releasing five albums for the label, and making a name for themselves locally through constant playing and yearly St....
  
  
• Brash Records
• Breakbeat Science Records
• Canyon Records
  Canyon Records
  Canyon Records of Phoenix, Arizona has produced and distributed Native American music for 56 years. Canyon was founded in 1951 by Ray and Mary Boley, who had opened the first recording studio in Phoenix, Arizona Recording Productions, in 1948...
  
  
• Carpark Records
  Carpark Records
  Carpark Records is an American independent record label based in Washington, D.C. .-Signed artists:* 242.pilots* Beach House* Cloud Nothings* Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez* Belong* Casino Versus Japan* Class Actress...
  
  
• Cavity Search Records
  Cavity Search Records
  Cavity Search Records is a record label based in Portland, Oregon formed in 1992 by Christopher Cooper and Denny Swofford. Its roster includes such artists as The Helio Sequence and Pete Krebs, but is most notable for releasing Elliott Smith's debut album, Roman Candle.-Artists:*Atomic 61*Danny...
  
  
• CDBaby (top sellers from the online store)
• Chesky Records
  Chesky Records
  Chesky Records is a record label aimed primarily at audiophiles. For the most part, jazz, Latin jazz, classical, and adult contemporary CDs and DVDs are produced, but they also manufacture high end audio equipment. The label was founded and is run by grammy nominated composer David Chesky and his...
  
  
• Chime Entertainment
• Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
  Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
  Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is an American indie rock group based in Brooklyn, New York and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their debut album, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, was self-released in 2005.-History:...
  
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• Comedy Central Records
  Comedy Central Records
  Comedy Central Records is a record label founded by Jack Vaughn and Comedy Central that puts out comedy albums by comedians that have appeared on their network....
  
  
• Compass Records
  Compass Records
  Compass Records is a Nashville-based independent record label founded in 1995 by musicians Garry West and Alison Brown. Currently home to nearly 100 folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, and new acoustic artists, the label releases about 20 records a year...
  
  
• Courgette Records
• Crunchy Frog Records
  Crunchy Frog Records
  Crunchy Frog is an independent record label, established in 1994 in Copenhagen, Denmark.The label is owned by the four members of Thau. The daily operations is handled by Jesper "Yebo" Reginal Petersen, drummer of Thau...
  
  
• David Lynch Music Company
  David Lynch
  David Keith Lynch is an American filmmaker, television director, visual artist, musician and occasional actor. Known for his surrealist films, he has developed his own unique cinematic style, which has been dubbed "Lynchian", and which is characterized by its dream imagery and meticulous sound...
  
  
• Downtown Records
  Downtown Records
  Downtown Records is a record label owned and operated by Downtown Music LLC. Music on the Downtown label is distributed by Universal Music's Fontana Distribution and, for certain releases, as a joint venture with Atlantic Records and also for select releases, by Alternative Distribution Alliance...
  
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• Dcide Records
• Decaydance Records
  Decaydance Records
  Decaydance Records is a record label based in New York City. Originally founded as an imprint of Fueled by Ramen, it is now an independent record label owned by Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy and partners. The first band Wentz signed to the label was Panic! at the Disco...
  
  
• DimeRock Records
• Domino Records
• Dualtone Records
  Dualtone Records
  Dualtone Music Group, Inc. is an independent entertainment companybased in Nashville, TN. The staunchly independent label has beennominated for thirteen GRAMMY awards, garnering three wins...
  
  
• Echo Records
  Echo Records
  The Echo Label was a record label started by Chrysalis Group in 1994, and linked with Pony Canyon in Japan. The Chrysalis Group were the original owners of Chrysalis Records, which they sold to EMI....
  
  
• el Music Group
  El Music Group
  El Music Group is an American independent record label created by rock band Collective Soul. After departing from Atlantic Records in 2001, the band set this label up to release all its future albums....
  
  
• Emergency Umbrella Records
• Epitaph Records
  Epitaph Records
  Epitaph Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. The label was originally "just a logo and a P.O. box" created in the 1980s for the purpose of selling Bad Religion records, but has evolved into a large independent record...
  
  
• Equal Vision Records
  Equal Vision Records
  Equal Vision Records is a record label based in Albany, New York, which has a focus in metal or punk-based rock genres. Equal Vision Records was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo ....
  
  
• Everfine Records
  Everfine Records
  Everfine Records is an independent record label company founded in 2001. The company's grassroots approach focuses on street team promotion, touring, tour promotion, strategic micro-marketing, artist development, and more. By creating unique campaigns for each artist, Everfine works to maintain an...
  
  
• Eyeball Records
  Eyeball Records
  Eyeball Records is an independent record label based in Northern New Jersey, formed in 1995 by Alex Saavedra. They have released albums by artists such as Thursday, My Chemical Romance and Murder by Death....
  
  
• Funzalo Records
• Half Note Records
  Half Note Records
  Half Note Records is a jazz record label founded by the Blue Note Jazz Club in 1998. Although initially it only released live recordings from the club, the label has since expanded its scope to release studio albums as well....
  
  
• HighNote Records
  HighNote Records
  HighNote Records is an American record label based in New York City, specializing in jazz music.HighNote was founded by Joe Fields, who worked for Prestige Records as an executive in the 1960s and founded Muse Records in the 1970s. He co-founded HighNote and its sister label, Savant Records, in...
  
  
• Hopeless Records
  Hopeless Records
  Hopeless Records is an independent record label located in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California. The label was started in 1993 by Louis Posen and financed by a group of private investors. Hopeless's artists are generally considered punk rock, pop punk, post-hardcore, or alternative rock, but some...
  
  
• I And Ear Records
• Inside Recordings
  Inside Recordings
  Inside Recordings is a Los Angeles, California based independent record label founded by singer-songwriter Jackson Browne in 1999. Browne has stated that the mission of the label is to "create a haven for music that might not find a home in the mainstream." In 2005, Inside Recordings signed a...
  
  
• I Scream Records
  I Scream Records
  I Scream Records is a label founded by Laurens Kusters in 1994 in Brussels, Belgium. The label has an extensive catalogue and is one of the leading punk and hardcore labels in Western Europe.- History :...
  
  
• JEMP Records
  JEMP Records
  JEMP Records is a record label that was created at the beginning of 2005 by the Phish Organization in Burlington, Vermont, originally specializing in archival releases from the band Phish....
  
  
• Masquerade Recordings
• Matador Records
  Matador Records
  Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...
  
  
• Mayhem Records
• Manifesto Records
  Manifesto Records
  Manifesto Records is the name of an independent record label based in Los Angeles, California that has released records by The Wedding Present, Dead Kennedys, Tom Waits, Tim Buckley, Lilys, Concrete Blonde, Screamin' Jay Hawkins and others. Manifesto released the entire catalogue of Dead Kennedys...
  
  
• Merge Records
  Merge Records
  Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...
  
  
• Milan Records
  Milan Records
  Milan Records is a record label located in Los Angeles, California specializing in film scores and soundtrack albums. In addition, Milan boasts an extensive electronic catalog which features down-tempo, chillout, and eclectic electronic releases....
  
  
• Misfits Records
• Metropolis Records
  Metropolis Records
  Metropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....
  
  
• Minty Fresh Records
• Nervous Records
  Nervous Records
  Nervous Records is a UK based rockabilly music independent record label. It was formed in 1979. Artists include Nekromantix, Restless, The Nervous Fellas, The Quakes and many more. The website sells CDs and mp3s. Nervous Records an independent record label based in the UK born out of years of DJ...
  
  
• Nettwerk
  Nettwerk
  The Nettwerk Music Group is the umbrella company for Nettwerk Management, Nettwerk Records, Nettwerk One Publishing, Nutone Records, and Artwerk. With over 150 employees, the Vancouver-based company has offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Boston, Nashville, and Hamburg...
  
  
• Nuclear Blast
  Nuclear Blast
  Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
  
  
• Nudgie Records
• Om Records
  Om Records
  Om Records is a US-based record label, established in 1995, which releases electronic music, dance music, and hip hop. The label was founded in San Francisco in 1995 by Chris Smith. Om Records releases both artist albums and various compilations. Some of the most notable compilations include Om...
  
  
• Play Tyme Records
• Polyvinyl Record Company
• Popsicle Records
• Projekt Records
  Projekt Records
  This is the article for the record label. You might be looking for Pro-jekt, ProjeKct, Project Pitchfork, or Projekt RevolutionProjekt is a Brooklyn, New York-based independent record label specializing in gothic rock, ambient, ethereal, darkwave, shoegaze, dream-pop, and dark cabaret created by...
  
  
• Punahele Records
• Rhythmbank Entertainment
• Rise Records
  Rise Records
  -History:Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Roseburg, Oregon. He released a small number of 7" records before putting the label on hiatus to attend college. Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon. He began issuing small-print 7" records, and...
  
  
• Rock Ridge Music
  Rock Ridge Music
  Rock Ridge Music is an independent record label based in Newark, New Jersey. Some of the more recognized artists on the Rock Ridge roster include Reel Big Fish, Sister Hazel, Psychostick, Attack! Attack! UK, The Ike Reilly Assassination, and Ingram Hill....
  
  
• Saddle Creek Records
  Saddle Creek Records
  Saddle Creek Records is an American record label based in Omaha, Nebraska. Started as a college class project on entrepreneurship, the label was founded by Conor Oberst and Justin Oberst in 1993 . Conor soon turned over his role in the company to Robb Nansel...
  
  
• Secretly Canadian
  Secretly Canadian
  Secretly Canadian is an American independent record label based in Bloomington, Indiana. It was started in 1996 by Chris and Ben Swanson, Eric Weddle, and Jonathan Cargill. Their first release was a re-issue of an album by June Panic...
  
  
• Select Records
  Select Records
  Select Records is an American record label. Among its most popular acts were Chubb Rock, AMG, The Jerky Boys, Kid 'n Play, UTFO, Whistle, and The Real Roxanne...
  
  
• SideOneDummy Records
  SideOneDummy Records
  SideOneDummy Records is a Los Angeles-based independent record label whose roster focuses mostly on punk and related genres. Founded in 1995 by Joe Sib and Bill Armstrong, who continue to run it today, the label has built a reputation for its diverse roster of artists ranging from third wave ska...
  
  
• Side Tracked Records
  Side Tracked Records
  Side Tracked Records is an independent record label located in Carmel Indiana founded by Beth Hohlier and Deborah Wineberg in 2006.Side Tracked Record's first critically acclaimed release was Scott & Aimee's "Sitting in a Tree", a collaboration of Scott Russo and solo artist Aimee Allen...
  
  
• Skeleton Crew
  Skeleton Crew
  Skeleton Crew is the second collection of short fiction by Stephen King. The first collection, Night Shift, was published seven years prior in 1978. Different Seasons, a collection of four novellas, was published between the two in 1982. Skeleton Crew was originally published in hardcover form by...
  
  
• Slugfest Records
• Strictly Rhythm Records
• Sub Pop Records
• Tommy Boy Entertainment
• Thirsty Ear Recordings
• TML Entertainment
  TML Entertainment
  TML Entertainment is a record label launched by Canadian rock band Triumph in 2003.It is managed by Triumph's members Gil Moore and Mike Levine.The label was previously known as TRC from 1995 until 2003...
  
  
• Troubleman Unlimited
• The Control Group
  The Control Group
  The Control Group is a relatively small record label, founded by Nabil Ayers. Notable artists to have albums released by this label include Kings of Leon and The Killers.-Bands Signed with TCG :*Alien Crime Syndicate*El Perro Del Mar*Figurines...
  
  
• The Throwdowns
  The Throwdowns
  The Throwdowns is an American pop-island-reggae-dance band from Maui, Hawaii, formed in 2009.The band released their first album, entitled Legs Of Our Own, on August 6, 2011.In October, 2010, The Throwdowns were nominated for two...
  
  
• Thrill Jockey Records
• Tomorrow Records
• Touch & Go Records
• Ubiquity Records
  Ubiquity Records
  Ubiquity Records is an American music label that focuses on funk, rare groove, soul, and hip hop and other musical genres. It is located in Costa Mesa, California and has a satellite office based in San Francisco, California...
  
  
• Ultra Records
  Ultra Records
  Ultra Records is an American independent electronic dance music record label. Ultra was formed in New York City in 1995 by former Polygram and Virgin Records executive Patrick Moxey, who is still currently the owner...
  
  
• Unfiltered Records
  Unfiltered Records
  Unfiltered Records is an American independent record label based in New York City, owned by producer, singer-songwriter and musical entrepreneur Andy Chase.  The label is run out of his New York City loft with label manager Michael Galbe, and in late 2009 became a member of Warner Music Group's...
  
  
• Upstream Records
• We Put Out Records
  We Put Out Records
  We Put Out Records started as a vehicle for The Syndicate to release music from friends' bands that were without a record label.The Syndicate began as a radio promotion company but soon branched out into street marketing and artist management...
  
  
• Wichita Records (select releases)
• Williams Street Records
  Williams Street Records
  Williams Street Records, LLC is an independent record company based in Atlanta, Georgia. It is a joint venture of Williams Street Studios and Warner Music Group and it is distributed through Alternative Distribution Alliance...
  
  
• You Entertainment
• Zappa Records
  Frank Zappa
  Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...