DeadAir Records

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deadAir Records
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Founded2021 (2021)
FounderBillie Bugara
Jesse Taconelli
Quinn Dupree
StatusActive
Genre
Country of originUnited States
Official website deadairrecords.com

deadAir Records is an American independent record label founded by Jesse Taconelli, Billie Bugara and Quinn Dupree in 2021. [1]

Contents

In addition to physical media, deadAir also designs and sells merchandise for its artists. [1] [2]

History

Quinn 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

Discography

Studio albums

YearTitleArtist(s)Formats and notesRef(s).
2021 Drive-By Lullabies Quinn Digital re-release
2022 Frailty Jane Remover Digital, CD, cassette, vinyl [d] [11]
vKissDazegxdDigital, CD [12]
QuinnQuinn [1]
I Didn't Mean to Haunt You Quadeca Digital, CD, cassette, vinyl [13]
2023Kenopsia Quannnic Digital re-release, CD, vinyl [e] [15]
Census Designated Jane RemoverDigital, CD, vinyl [16] [17]
StepdreamQuannnicDigital, vinyl [18]
2024Exhibition ModeDazegxdDigital, CD [19]
Re:WiredKuru [20]
From Me to YouQuadecaCD, cassette [f] [21]
2025 Fishmonger Underscores CD & vinyl reissue (deadAir Legacy Edition) [22]
Ghostholding Venturing Digital, CD, vinyl [23]
Attempted MartyrProstituteVinyl [g] [25]
Revengeseekerz Jane RemoverDigital, CD, vinyl [26]
I Look at Her and Light Goes All Through MePhotographic MemoryDigital [27]
K1KmoeDigital, CD, vinyl [28]
Warbrained Quannnic [29]

Compilation albums

YearTitleArtist(s)Formats and notesRef(s).
2025SororiteLucy BedroqueCD, vinyl

Mixtapes

YearTitleArtist(s)Formats and notesRef(s).
2024 Scrapyard QuadecaDigital, CD, cassette, vinyl
2025 Unmusique Lucy BedroqueDigital, CD, vinyl [30]
Stay True ForeverKuruDigital, CD [31]
Daze's Game 3!DazegxdDigital re-release [h]

EPs

YearTitleArtist(s)Formats and notesRef(s).
2022 Teen Week Jane RemoverDigital re-release (abridged version) [i]
2023dSX.fmDazegxd & QuinnDigital, CD [7]
Scrapyard IQuadecaDigital [33]
Scrapyard II
Scrapyard III
2025Handwriting Practice No. 1Operelly [34]
TellMeWhatToSwallowPhotographic Memory

Singles

The following list excludes singles which are released in the rollout of and included on an album or mixtape for legibility.

YearTitleArtist(s)Formats and notesRef(s).
2022"Royal Blue Walls"Jane RemoverDigital
2023"Vete"Kuru
2024"Flash in the Pan"Jane Remover [35]
"Magic I Want U" [36]
2025"Supernova" (featuring Funeral) [37]
"Dreamflasher" [38]

Notes

  1. ↑ As of 2025, Quadeca is no longer with DeadAir and is releasing music under his own label, X8 Music.[ citation needed ]
  2. ↑ Quinn hasn't released any of her projects through DeadAir since 2023's collaboration with Dazegxd, dSX.fm EP. [7] [8]
  3. ↑ Venturing is a side project of Jane Remover.
  4. ↑ Following Jane Remover's name change, the album was first re-issued in 2022, [9] while 2023 saw the release of Frailty on vinyl. [10]
  5. ↑ Kenopsia was originally self-released in 2022. In early 2023, it was announced that Quannnic had been signed to deadAir, and the album was re-released digitally and later issued on vinyl for the first time through deadAir. [14]
  6. ↑ From Me to You was originally released under AWAL in 2021. In 2024, deadAir issued the album on CD and cassette alongside I Didn't Mean to Haunt You and Scrapyard.
  7. ↑ Attempted Martyr was originally self-released in 2024. [24] In 2025, deadAir announced that they worked together with Prostitute to sell merch from the band and release the album on vinyl. [2]
  8. ↑ 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 ]
  9. ↑ Teen Week was originally self-released as an 8-track EP in 2021. [32] Following Jane Remover's name change in 2022, an abridged 4-track version of the EP was released digitally via deadAir.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Darville, Jordan (29 June 2022). "quinn announces self-titled sophomore album". The Fader . Archived from the original on 11 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 deadairrecords (11 March 2025). "[ dA - 013 ] Prostitute - "Attempted Martyr"". Instagram . Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Hyland, Samuel (20 August 2022). "quinn Doesn't Want the Cheat Codes" . Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "BillieBugara". Lyrical Lemonade. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Coscarelli, Joe (28 February 2023). "100 gecs Shook the Underground. Can the Duo Explode … With Rock Music?". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  6. ↑ Gomez, Jade (30 December 2022). "For Quadeca, Home Is the Afterlife". Paper . Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  7. 1 2 Press-Reynolds, Kieran (1 May 2023). "dSX.fm EP". Pitchfork . Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  8. ↑ Helfand, Raphael (14 January 2025). "stars fell on trench". Pitchfork . Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  9. ↑ Helfand, Raphael (17 November 2022). "Song You Need: Jane Remover's soaring shoegaze sadness". The Fader . Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "[ dA - 001 ] Jane Remover - Frailty 2XLP (VINYL PRE-ORDER)". Archived from the original on 2023-05-04. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  11. ↑ Sundaresan, Mano (23 November 2021). "Frailty". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  12. ↑ Callender, Brandon (23 March 2022). "Song You Need: Dazegxd's "Idk What Love Is" chases after a fleeting high". The Fader . Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  13. ↑ Gomez, Jade (30 December 2022). "For Quadeca, Home Is the Afterlife". Paper . Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  14. ↑ "deadAir on X". X . 3 February 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  15. ↑ Kep (21 June 2023). "Exhumed, Reviewed, Renewed: quannnic's kenopsia". Noob Heavy. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  16. ↑ Press-Reynolds, Kieran (20 October 2023). "Census Designated". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  17. ↑ Cohen, Ian (16 October 2023). "Jane Remover Can't Stop Transforming". Stereogum . Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  18. ↑ Galil, Leor (5 February 2024). "Quannnic gives alt-rock an emotional force that makes it feel huge". Chicago Reader . Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  19. ↑ Roque, Janice (24 June 2024). "dazegxd Stuns on Sophomore Album, 'Exhibition Mode'". EDM Identity. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  20. ↑ Press-Reynolds, Kieran (14 December 2024). "re:wired". Pitchfork . Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  21. ↑ @deadAirrecords (29 November 2024). "Quadeca physical media capsule is now available via deadAir. These are currently a limited pre-order, please note turnaround times corresponding to each release" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 June 2025– via Twitter.
  22. ↑ "[ dA - 011 ] underscores - fishmonger (deadAir Legacy Edition) Includes music of fishmonger, boneyard aka fearmonger and more. Tomorrow 10 AM EST, on the deadAir store". Twitter . 16 January 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  23. ↑ Geffen, Sasha (14 February 2025). "Ghostholding". Pitchfork . Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  24. ↑ Corcoran, Nina (3 January 2025). "Attempted Martyr". Pitchfork . Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  25. ↑ "[ dA - 013 ] Prostitute - 'Attempted Martyr' Gatefold LP - Solid Green". deadAir Store. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  26. ↑ Press-Reynolds, Kieran (7 April 2025). "Revengeseekerz". Pitchfork . Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  27. ↑ Hyland, Samuel (30 May 2025). "I look at her and light goes all through me". Pitchfork . Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  28. ↑ Alexander, Samuel (17 June 2025). "kmoe Is a Modern Day Romantic Channeling Shoegaze on K1". Ringtone. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  29. ↑ Hardman, Neville (June 23, 2025). "Quannnic announces new album Warbrained". Alternative Press. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  30. ↑ Press-Reynolds, Kieran (27 May 2025). "Unmusique". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 8 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  31. ↑ Green, Walden (9 May 2025). "Kuru Announces New Mixtape Stay True Forever, Shares "2Door" Video: Watch". Pitchfork . Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  32. ↑ Sundaresan, Mano (11 March 2021). "Teen Week". Pitchfork . Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  33. ↑ Horvath, Zachary (19 February 2024). "Quadeca Returns With His Ninth Project "SCRAPYARD"". HotNewHipHop . Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  34. ↑ @deadAirrecords (9 May 2025). "this May, at deadAir📻 5.15.2025 Operelly - "Handwriting Practice No. 1" (debut EP) 5.16.2025 Lucy Bedroque - "Unmusique" (first mixtape) 5.23.2025 kuru - "Stay true forever" (first mixtape) 5.30.2025 Photographic Memory - "I look at her and light goes all through me" (debut LP)" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025– via Twitter.
  35. ↑ Breihan, Tom (31 July 2024). "Jane Remover – "Flash In The Pan" & "Dream Sequence"". Stereogum . Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  36. ↑ @deadAirrecords (4 September 2024). "Jane Remover - "Magic I Want U" along with b/side "How To Teleport" are out now, via deadAir" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 7 January 2025. Retrieved 7 January 2025– via Twitter.
  37. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (22 May 2025). "Jane Remover Releases New Song "Supernova": Listen". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  38. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (12 September 2025). "Jane Remover Shares "Dreamflasher" Video and New Song Featuring Lucy Bedroque: Watch". Pitchfork . Retrieved 15 September 2025.
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