| If you are looking for a funky new sound, you should | | | | York. Any one of them is also hoping to land a New |
| look no further than New York's Greenwich Village. | | | | York indie record company contract. |
| This neighborhood has been the stomping grounds of | | | | Many major labels have found their home in New |
| some of the great voices of musical counterculture | | | | York and keep offices in Los Angeles as well. |
| throughout the twentieth century such as Bob Dylan. | | | | However, New York indie record labels are generally |
| Today, much of Greenwich Village and as well as | | | | an east coast phenomenon. For example, Def Jam |
| much of New York has been gentrified, but that | | | | Records, Bad Boy Records, and Roc-a-Fella all started |
| doesn't mean that there isn't still a thriving | | | | as independent labels pioneering the sound known as |
| independent music scene on the island of Manhattan. | | | | East Coast rap. Today, some of the New York indie |
| If you are looking for a New York indie record label, | | | | record labels with the largest presence are Shark |
| you don't have to look far. | | | | Meat Records, Dollatarian Records, and Team Love |
| First of all, New York City if full of bars, restaurants, | | | | Records. Of course, there are literally hundreds of |
| and clubs that want to attract patrons by providing | | | | others. Also, since studios are so plentiful in the city, |
| them with live music. That means that on any given | | | | you can record your own tracks and become your |
| night there will be literally hundreds of bands, solo | | | | own record company if you so choose. |
| acts, and singer/songwriters performing all over New | | | | |