Alternative Distribution Alliance

Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) is a music distribution company owned by Warner Music Group, which represents the rights to various independent record labels. ADA prides itself in providing "independent artist and label partners with access to the resources, relationships & experience required to share their creative vision with a global audience."

As the independent music distribution arm of Warner Music Group, ADA Worldwide was created in 1993 as a joint-venture between WMG and Restless Records to offer a distribution system and marketing, merchandising, promotion, and music licensing services.

In 2012, Warner Music Group combined Independent Label Group with ADA to create a full-service company that provides services including physical and digital global distribution, physical production, merchandise production and distribution. ADA offers account management, an in-house music licensing function, custom products and services, marketing and sponsorships, as well as digital marketing tools.

In March 2017, ADA announced that it would distribute the catalogs of most of the labels owned by BMG Rights Management worldwide.

In January 2020, Beggars Group, Domino Recording Co., and Saddle Creek switched to Redeye Distribution.

Independent labels

3CG Records
679 Recordings
7-10 Music
Acony Records
Adrenaline Music
Air
Alligator Records
Alma Records
Altitude Records
Anzic Records
Artist First
Arhoolie Records
Avitone Records
Bad Timing Records
Bar/None Records
Barrowman/Barker Productions (UK)
Barsuk Records
Bieler Bros. Records
Blind Man Sound
Blind Pig Records
Bloodshot Records
Blix Street Records
Blisslife Records
Blistering Records
Blue Corn Music
Blue Horizon Records
BMG Rights Management
Bolero Records
Born & Bred Records
Bridge 9 Records
Brash Records
Breakbeat Science Records
Bright Antenna
Bronze Records
Canyon Records
Carpark Records
Castle Music
Cavity Search Records
CDBaby (top sellers from the online store)
Cherrytree Records
Chesky Records
Chime Entertainment
Chrysalis Records (certain artists' reissues only; since 2017)
CMC International
Comedy Central Records
Compass Records
Courgette Records
Crunchy Frog Records
Curb Records
David Lynch Music Company
DaySpring Records
Downtown Records (select releases)
Dcide Records
Decaydance Records
Deathwish Inc.
Dim Mak Records
DimeRock Records
Discotek Media
Dualtone Records
Echo Records
el Music Group
Enigma Records (only select titles absorbed into Restless Records)
Entertainment One
Everfine Records
Eyeball Records
Ferret Music
Fearless Records
Funzalo Records
Good Fight
GWR Records
Half Note Records
Herb Alpert Presents
High Note Records
Hellcat Records
I and Ear Records
Imagen Records
Inside Recordings
InVogue Records
I Scream Records
JEMP Records
LAB Records
Lakeshore Records (physical)
Lex Records
Macklemore LLC
Masquerade Recordings
Matador Records
Mayhem Records
Manifesto Records
Merge Records
Micro, Inc. Recordings
Milan Records
Misfits Records
Metropolis Records
Minty Fresh Records
Mute Records
Myrrh Records
Napalm Records
Nervous Records
Nettwerk
New High Recordings
New Line Records (defunct)
Nitro Records
Nuclear Blast
Nudgie Records
Onyxx Records
Omnivore Recordings
Partisan Records
Play Tyme Records
PRT Records
Pure Noise Records
Polyvinyl Record Company
Popsicle Records
Projekt Records
Psychopathic Records
Punahele Records
Pye Records
Restless Records
Rhymesayers Entertainment
Rise Records
Rock Ridge Music
Run For Cover Records
Sanctuary Records
Secretly Canadian
Select Records
StandBy Records
SideOneDummy Records
Skeleton Crew
Slugfest Records
Small Stone Records
Stony Plain Records
Strictly Rhythm Records
Sub Pop Records
Sumerian Records
Surfdog Records
Take This to Heart Records
Tender Loving Empire
Tommy Boy Entertainment
Thirsty Ear Recordings
TML Entertainment
Troubleman Unlimited
The Control Group
The Throwdowns
Thrill Jockey Records
Tomorrow Records
Touch & Go Records
Ubiquity Records
UNFD
Unfiltered Records
Upstream Records
We Put Out Records
Wichita Records (select releases)
Williams Street Records
WaterTower Music
Word Records
Warcon Enterprises
You Entertainment

References

Category:Record labels established in 1993
Category:1993 establishments in the United States
Category:Warner Music labels
Category:Labels distributed by Warner Music Group
Category:American record labels
Category:Record label distributors
Category:Cavity Search Records