Independent label

Novera Records

Few releases, and time for each one.

We sign few artists and release less, so every record gets its production, artwork, distribution and the months after release.

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Releases

Few records a year, each with the months after it.

About

Few is not a limitation, it is the method.

Novera Records is an independent label. We sign few artists and release less, so each record gets real time: production, artwork, distribution, and the months after release. We do not chase playlists or trends. We build catalogs that still sound right in ten years.

A release calendar with open space means a record is never rushed to make room for the next one, and the months after release get worked by hand: radio, press, sync, playlists pitched one by one, and physical formats where they make sense.

Some things we do not do. No bought streams, no pay-to-play, no deals that take everything an artist makes in exchange for a release. Terms are written down before anything is signed, and the artist can read the reports.

What we hold to

Four lines the label works by.

  • Few artists.

    Signing less is the only way each record gets real time.

  • Time, not speed.

    A record gets the months after release, not only the day of it.

  • No chasing.

    We do not chase playlists or trends.

  • Built to last.

    Catalogs that still sound right in ten years.

What a record gets

What the label does for a record, in the order it happens.

  1. Production

    Pre-production, arrangement, mixing and mastering with the engineers the record needs, budgeted in advance so no decision is made in a hurry.

  2. Artwork

    Commissioned artwork and typography made for the record, and physical packaging when the release justifies it.

  3. Distribution

    Worldwide digital through the partners below, metadata done properly the first time, and physical where it makes sense.

  4. The months after

    Pitching, radio, press, sync, playlisting done by hand, and the follow-up that a day-one push never covers.

For artists

Both sides of the arrangement, before any contract.

What we offer

  • A budget for the record.
  • Ownership terms stated in writing.
  • Artwork and distribution handled.
  • Reporting you can read.

What we ask

  • Finished or near-finished music.
  • One link.
  • Patience: the release calendar has few slots.
  • A conversation before a contract.

Read the questions artists ask

Distributed worldwide

Digital distribution, out to the major stores.

  • Distributor

    Digital distribution

  • Stores

    • Spotify
    • Apple Music
    • YouTube Music
    • TikTok
    • TIDAL

Questions

The things artists ask before they send anything.

Send a demo

One link is enough. We listen to everything and answer every serious demo.

How to send a demo

  • One link to a track: SoundCloud, Dropbox, Bandcamp. No attachments.
  • Your name and an email we can reply to.
  • A line about you, if you like. It is optional.
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We reply here.
SoundCloud, Dropbox, Bandcamp, anything that plays.
Optional.

Or write to contact@noverarecords.com