Brainfeeder is an

independent record label An independent record label (or indie label) is a record label that operates without the funding or distribution of major record labels; they are a type of small- to medium-sized enterprise, or SME. The labels and artists are often represented ...

based in

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, California, founded by

Flying Lotus Steven Ellison (born October 7, 1983), known by his stage name Flying Lotus or sometimes FlyLo, is an American record producer, Disc jockey, DJ, filmmaker and rapper from Los Angeles. He is also the founder of the record label Brainfeeder. Flyi ...

in 2008, focusing on

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and instrumental hip hop. It has signed artists such as

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, Samiyam,

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, The Underachievers, Lapalux, Daedelus, and

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History

In 2007, Brainfeeder debuted as the name of a four-hour radio broadcast by

and his friends on Dublab. It is also the name of the first track on Flying Lotus's album Los Angeles. In 2008, Brainfeeder officially launched as a record label. In 2010,

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offered Brainfeeder a deal to manufacture, distribute and promote the catalogue worldwide, with Alpha Pup Records remaining as the U.S. digital distributor. In that year, Brainfeeder was listed by ''

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'' as the most exciting Los Angeles indie label. In 2012, it was named "Label of the Year" at Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Awards.

Roster

Austin Peralta Austin Topper Peralta (October 25, 1990 – November 21, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer from Los Angeles, California. He was the son of film director and Z-Boys skateboarder Stacy Peralta. Early life Austin Peralta was bor ...

* Captain Murphy * Daedelus *

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Genevieve Artadi Genevieve Artadi (born July 1, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. She is best known as the co-founder of the jazz-funk duo Knower, along with Louis Cole. She was also the lead vocalist of the electro-pop band Pollyn, which ...

* George Clinton * Georgia Anne Muldrow * Hiatus Kaiyote *

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Jameszoo Mitchel Van Dinther, better known by his stage name Jameszoo, is a Dutch record producer from 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Life and career Dinther started as a DJ in his hometown of 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. In May 2013, he attended th ...

* Jeremiah Jae * Kamasi Washington * Kuedo * Lapalux * Little Snake * Locust Toybox * Lorn *

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Matthewdavid Matthew David McQueen (born May 20, 1984), better known by his stage name Matthewdavid, is an American record producer and DJ based in Los Angeles, California. He is a co-founder of Leaving Records. He has collaborated with Sun Araw, Dog Bite, and ...

Miguel Atwood-Ferguson Miguel Atwood-Ferguson is a Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist, session musician, arranger, composer, music director, producer, DJ, orchestral conductor and educator. He has contributed to over 500 recordings and scored for television and fi ...

Mono/Poly Charles E. Dickerson (born February 5, 1987), better known by his stage name Mono/Poly, is a Grammy Award winning electronic music producer from Bakersfield, California. Career Mono/Poly joined the record label Brainfeeder and released the ''Man ...

Ross from Friends Felix Clary Weatherall (born June 1993), better known by his stage name Ross from Friends, is a British electronic music producer and DJ. He is signed to Flying Lotus' Brainfeeder label, and released his debut album ''Family Portrait'' in July ...

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* Salami Rose Joe Louis * Samiyam * Taylor McFerrin *

Teebs Mtendere Mandowa, better known by his stage name Teebs, is an American record producer and visual artist from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of the My Hollow Drum collective. He is also one half of the duo Sons of the Morning. Life and c ...

Terence Etc. Terence Nance (born February 10, 1982) is an American filmmaker, writer, director, actor and musician from Dallas, Texas. He is best known for his directing debut ''An Oversimplification of Her Beauty'', and as the creator of the avant-garde TV p ...

Tokimonsta Jennifer Lee, known professionally as Tokimonsta (stylized as TOKiMONSTA), is an American record producer and DJ based in Los Angeles. She has collaborated with artists such as Anderson .Paak, Earthgang, Isaiah Rashad, Selah Sue, and ZHU. Additio ...

* The Underachievers * Wajatta

Brainfeeder Films

In July 2016, Flying Lotus announced that a new film division was in work, and Brainfeeder Films was founded as a film finance and production company with Eddie Alcazar that September.

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