Record Labels

Domino Records

Domino Recording Company, generally known as Domino, is an independent record label based in London. 

They are a UK indie label varying in music genres such as post-rock, indie, IDM, downtempo and electronica.

Domino's record label was actually founded in 1993, by a man named Laurence Bell and his partner Jacqui Rice. Domino Recording Company have caused famous releases from artists such as Franz Ferdinand, Arctic Monkey and The Kills. 

In October 2005, Domino celebrated their first UK number 1 album with Franz Ferdinand's "You Could Have It So Much Better" and their first UK number 1 single with Arctic Monkeys "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" Later that month. 

Domino Records also has studios in New York, Germany and France, which becomes obvious that this label is successful enough to release music worldwide rather than locally, however it did not all begin like that for Domino, as at first, labels such as Domino who mainly released unusual American rock and British music were underachieving during the Brit-pop era, but fortunately the label signed many up and coming artists who would make the label successful quickly.  

Domino's official website (above)

The Website for the record label appears to be very successful and well known because of the professional appearance and because of the cross media convergence, the way it connects with social networking websites which advertises the record label throughout the internet. They also inform people of the artists that they sign and the many hits they have been successful with it. 

They keep an up to date article page of news of the label and the bands/artists, they advertise their recommended featured artists as well as 
displaying a chart of the most listened to songs from the site, indicating which songs that they have released are quite popular, which automatically connotes that the company is well known and repspected if people are listening to their music on their site rather than sticking the the mainstream charts, this shows that this label is indie, as it displays songs that you might not be able to get anywhere else and rates them in popularity.

Rough Trade Records

Rough Trade Records is an independent record label based in London. It all began as a small record shop off Ladbroke Grove opened by Travis in 1978. The record label successfully sold records by punk and indie/indie pop bands such as the famous band ''The Smiths'' and ''Buzzcocks''.
Geoff Travis began managing the success of act and bands such as Scritti Geoff Politti and soon started to succeed with starting his label ''Rough Trade Records''. 

Because in the late 1980's there were a lot of interest in the UK indie scene and overtrading, this led to cash flow problems and eventually the record ran into a huge problem of bankruptcy. This sent the label downhill however Travis brought the label back to success in the late 90's, managing The Libertines, The Strokes and Antony and the Johnsons.