DeadAir Records
American independent record label
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deadAir Records is an American independent record label founded by Jesse Taconelli, Billie Bugara and Quinn Dupree in 2021.[1]
| deadAir Records | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 2021 |
| Founder | Billie Bugara Jesse Taconelli Quinn Dupree |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Official website | deadairrecords |
In addition to physical releases of their music, deadAir also designs and sells merchandise for its artists.[1][2]
History
Dupree and Taconelli crossed paths while the latter worked as a music journalist and janitor. Covering up-and-coming artists and niche music scenes, he noticed mismanagement as a lead cause of young artists' careers ending sooner than they had to. They co-founded deadAir "in hopes of giving quinn a shot at something better".[3] Bugara also worked as a music journalist and wrote about multiple future label mates during her time at Complex and Lyrical Lemonade.[3][4] As of 2022, Taconelli worked as creative director of deadAir and manager for Quinn, as well as label mates Jane Remover and Quadeca.[3][5][6]
Artists released
- By Storm
- Dazegxd
- Jane Remover
- Kmoe
- Kuru
- Lucy Bedroque
- Ninajirachi
- Operelly
- Photographic Memory
- Prostitute
- Quadeca[a]
- Dagmar Zuniga
- Quannnic
- Quinn[b]
- Racing Mount Pleasant
- Underscores
- Venturing[c]
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Formats and notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Drive-By Lullabies | Quinn | Digital re-release | |
| 2022 | Frailty | Jane Remover | Digital, CD, cassette, vinyl[d] | [11] |
| vKiss | Dazegxd | Digital, CD | [12] | |
| Quinn | Quinn | [1] | ||
| I Didn't Mean to Haunt You | Quadeca | Digital, CD, cassette, vinyl | [13] | |
| 2023 | Kenopsia | Quannnic | Digital re-release, CD, vinyl[e] | [15] |
| Census Designated | Jane Remover | Digital, CD, vinyl | [16][17] | |
| Stepdream | Quannnic | Digital, vinyl | [18] | |
| 2024 | Exhibition Mode | Dazegxd | Digital, CD | [19] |
| Re:Wired | Kuru | [20] | ||
| From Me to You | Quadeca | CD, cassette[f] | [21] | |
| 2025 | Fishmonger | Underscores | CD & vinyl reissue (deadAir Legacy Edition) | [22] |
| Ghostholding | Venturing | Digital, CD, vinyl | [23] | |
| Attempted Martyr | Prostitute | Vinyl[g] | [25] | |
| Revengeseekerz | Jane Remover | Digital, CD, vinyl | [26] | |
| I Look at Her and Light Goes All Through Me | Photographic Memory | Digital | [27] | |
| K1 | Kmoe | Digital, CD, vinyl | [28] | |
| Warbrained | Quannnic | [29] | ||
| I Love My Computer | Ninajirachi | Vinyl[h] | ||
| Grip Your Fist, I'm Heaven Bound | Racing Mount Pleasant | Vinyl[i] | ||
| 2026 | My Ghosts Go Ghost | By Storm | Digital, CD, vinyl | [30] |
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Formats and notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sororite[j] | Lucy Bedroque | CD, vinyl |
Mixtapes
EPs
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Formats and notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Teen Week | Jane Remover | Digital re-release (abridged version)[l] | |
| 2023 | dSX.fm | Dazegxd & Quinn | Digital, CD | [7] |
| Scrapyard I | Quadeca | Digital | [36] | |
| Scrapyard II | ||||
| Scrapyard III | ||||
| 2025 | Handwriting Practice No. 1 | Operelly | [37] | |
| TellMeWhatToSwallow | Photographic Memory | |||
| Heart | Jane Remover | [38] |
Singles
The following list excludes singles which are released in the rollout of and included on an album or mixtape for legibility.
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Formats and notes | Ref(s). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | "Royal Blue Walls" | Jane Remover | Digital | |
| 2023 | "Vete" | Kuru | ||
| 2024 | "Flash in the Pan" | Jane Remover | [39] | |
| "Magic I Want U" | [40] | |||
| 2025 | "Supernova" (featuring Funeral) | [41] | ||
| "Dreamflasher" | [42] | |||
| "Audio Diary" | Kuru | |||
| 2026 | "And I Dance" | By Storm |
Notes
- As of 2025, Quadeca is no longer with DeadAir and is releasing music under his own label, X8 Music.[citation needed]
- Venturing is a side project of Jane Remover.
- deadAir partnered with NLV Records for this release.
- Grip Your Fist, I'm Heaven Bound was originally self-released in 2022, while the band was still going by the name Kingfisher. In 2025, the album was reissued on vinyl under the name Racing Mount Pleasant by deadAir.
- Sororite is a compilation of Lucy Bedroque's debut album Sisterhood, as well as the EPs Féte de la Vanille and Amy, all of which were originally self-released on digital platforms by Bedroque themself under the Autosarco Musique vanity label.
- Daze's Game 3! was originally released in 2021. After briefly being taken off streaming platforms for unknown reasons in May 2025, it was re-released digitally via deadAir later that same month.[citation needed]