Independiente (record label)

Independiente Records
Parent companyConcord
Founded1997 (1997)
FounderAndy Macdonald
Distributor(s)Universal Music Group (worldwide distribution)
Craft Recordings (reissues)
GenreVarious
Country of originUK
LocationLondon, England
Official websitewww.independiente.co.uk

Independiente is a British independent record label formed in 1997 after Andy Macdonald sold his first label Go! Discs to PolyGram in 1996 for a reported £30 million. The label, which is currently dormant, is a division of Concord Music.[1]

The label's catalogue included albums by Travis, John Martyn, Nile, Gomez, Embrace, Paul Weller and Martina Topley-Bird. In December 2013, it was confirmed that Embrace had signed to Cooking Vinyl, leaving Independiente with no current artists on its roster.[2] The label ceased releasing music by new artists in 2009 and has subsequently transformed itself into a profitable synchronisation business, sourcing opportunities in film and advertising for its catalogue.

  1. ^ "Concord Music Acquires U.K. Indie Label Independiente Records | Billboard". Billboard. 6 August 2018. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Cooking Vinyl signs Embrace". Recordoftheday.com. 13 December 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2014.