Zip Records is an independent record label based in Amsterdam. It was originally established in San Francisco in 1997 and in 2013 relocated to the second most fertile place for music in the world.
From its inception to today, Zip Records has released over 300 titles. In 2024, we are expecting heavy action from new album releases by Sabrina Starke, Birgit Schuurman, Los Outsaiders, Lois Lane and many others.
There are now over 15 active artists who have a steady presence on the label. We are committed to continue our independent spirit - The music must be good, the musicians should have a sense of adventure and humor and they better be able to keep a beat.
We are distributed worldwide through LAB Music and we currently lean heavily towards artists residing in the Netherlands. We're talking Monique Klemann, Sabrina Starke, JB Meijers, Snowapple, Birgit Schuurman, Montis, Goudsmit & Directie, Jan van Duikeren, Wouter Planteijdt, Jac Bico, David Middelhoff and many more that you will want to know.
Zip Records truly represents with artists from around the world. During the initial few years of the labels existence, most of the artists were based in Sweden and the U.K. In 2001, Zip acquired Spinning Top Records of Perth, Australia and inherited several succesful Australian artists such as The Chevelles and P76. In 2006, Zip Records became associated with Zwaard Music, a Dutch artist management company and has subsequently released numerous albums of Dutch repertoire (e.g. Kensington, Angela Moyra, Jelka van Houten and Sabrina Starke). Also represented are artists located in the U.K. (Colin Blunstone), Sweden (Rebecca Tornquist), Singapore, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Serbia and Brazil.
The most distinguishing feature of Zip Records is its diversity of genres. Releases have included hip-hop, funk, singer-songwriter, world, guitar pop, punk, rock, Afro/beat, electro and even three classical titles.
Zip Records has a small staff and works primarily with outside publicists, promotors, agents and radio pluggers. About 90% of the label titles are released with tangible CDs and all are available through digital pay and subscription sites. About 10% of the releases are also available in vinyl format.
Zip Records intends to continue to expand its repertoire across the world and balance its identity as a traditional label together with the new technological opportunities available today.
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