LABELS As one of the premier North American distributors of alternative independent music for over 15 years, NAIL distributes music of all stripes. Founded in 1995, we began with the humble goal of effectively placing independent music in Northwest stores. We quickly succeeded in our mission, surpassing expectations, and our initial family of labels has grown to nearly 200 exclusive labels—and continues to expand. NAIL delivers the best in independent rock, folk, Americana, punk, avant jazz, electronic, experimental, hip-hop, metal, and every hybrid sub-genre imaginable. We are very proud of our labels, and we convey this excitement to our accounts. Though our label list is incredibly diverse, we don’t strive to be everything to everyone—only the best at what we do. In Summer 2001, NAIL merged with Allegro Media Group, the West Coast’s most powerful distributor. Allegro brought NAIL into its fold to expand Allegro’s catalog and genre base, and subsequently, NAIL flourished with Allegro’s financial and systems support. In addition to directly servicing a host of independent stores coastto-coast, we deal directly with all major chain stores and one-stops in the US and Canada, and maintain a substantial field-sales staff that deals with thousands of independent retailers. It was a complementary match for both companies, and has proved fruitful. A focus on non-traditional markets sets NAIL apart. Partnered with the various companies under the Allegro Media Group umbrella, NAIL is uniquely positioned to reach these markets, servicing accounts such as Urban Outfitters, Bergdorf Goodman, Neiman Marcus, Hot Topic, Nordstrom, Spencer’s, and many more. Through our sister company Softland, we are even able to place NAIL titles into the Marine network of MCX stores worldwide. Other companies are active in many of the same retail sectors, and some even provide a portion of our valued services. However, NAIL is the only company that covers such a broad range of accounts (traditional music retail, mass market, and specialty retailers) and services (digital distribution, product management, retail advertising, graphics, mechanical licensing, media and promotion) under one umbrella. NAIL is truly a unique entity in the marketplace!
Aerobic International • Aesthetics • Ascetic Records • AGSFB Music • Alien8 Recordings • Alpha Pup Records • Amore!Phonics • Amphetamine Reptile • Amulet • Animal World • Antenna Farm • Arclight Records • ARF! ARF! Records • Arkam Records • Artful Records • A Silent Place • Audika Records • AUM Fidelity • Australian Cattle God • Autobus Records • Awake Productions • Beehouse Records • Benten Tokyo • Bladen County Records • Bluesanct Music • Boompa Records • Brilliante Records • C23 • C/Z Records • Cargo Records • CaseQuarter • Central Control International • Chairkicker’s Union • Cherchez La Femme • Chicken Ranch Records • Clairecords • Conspiracy Records • Contraphonic • COP International • Corleone Records • Cube Farm • Dark Beloved Cloud • Devil In The Woods • Digital Hardcore • Dopamine Records • Double Agent Records • Eclipse Records • Engine Studios • Engineer Records • Eremite Records • ESP-Disk’ • Esperanza Plantation • Everloving Records • Fall Records • Family Vineyard • File Under: Music • Fish The Cat • Four Alarm Records • Geisha Boy Records • Ghost Records • Go Midnight • Grass Roots Record Co • Greyday Productions LLC • Harte Recordings • Heinz Records • High Two • Holocene • HUSH Records • Idelsohn Society • Important Records • Imputor? • Isota Records • Jackpine Social Club • Johann’s Face Records • Karate Body • Knw-Yr-Own • KOI Records • Koolarrow Records • LidKerCow • Loose Thread • Lorelei Records • Lucky Madison • Lujo Records • M80 Music • Made In Mexico • Magic Marker • Magpie Records • Mass Mvmnt • Meester Records • Mental Records • Metropolis Records • Mill Pond • Minky Records • Mint Records, Inc. • Modular Moods • Mootron Records • Music Maniac Records • MuSick Recordings • New School Records • No Karma Records • Nuttsactor 5 • Orange Recordings • Orange Twin • Owned & Operated Records • P.U.S.A., Inc. • P22 Records • Pi Recordings • Porterhouse Records • Projekt Records • Racing Junior Records • Radar Recordings • Rec 90 • Red Giant Records • Riti Records • Roslyn Recordings • Rotters Golf Club • Second Shimmy • Secret Eye • Semprini Records • Sessions Records • Signed By Force • Skin Graft Records • Slow January • Small Stone Records • Snowstorm Records • Sounds Are Active • Standard Recording Co. • Super Secret Records • The Fever Zone • Thick Records • Thirty Ghosts Records • Times Beach Records • Unseen Worlds • Upland Records • Western Tread • Western Vinyl • Wide Hive Records • Yoyo Records • Zeno Records
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