Photo: Independent Label Market
Independent Label Market will be returning to Spitalfields for a special two-day Christmas market, in association with AIM.
Taking place on 1 and 2 December, the event - which previously took place earlier this year in May - is promising to be the biggest and best Independent Label Market yet.
It will see the heads of over 50 of the UK's greatest independent labels manning booths and selling their own products - including new records, catalogues and rarities. There will also be exclusive releases and appearances from artists.
Amongst the returning labels are Bella Union, Brownswood, Fabric, Peacefrog, Heavenly, One Little Indian, Soul Jazz and Rough Trade, but the market will also see new faces, such as Acid Jazz, Believe, Fika. Tape Club, GETME!, Ground Level, Hottwerk, Infectious, !K7, Killing Moon, Laissez Faire Club, LoJinx, No Pain In Pop, Planet Mu, Stranger Records and Strut.
The Independent Label Market at Old Spitalfields, May 2012.
AIM - the Association of Independent Music - have entered into a partnership with the Independent Label Market to support them.
Alison Wenham, CEO of AIM, said: "Joe and Katie came up with a simple, a great idea, and put it into practice. As AIM is the home of the world’s greatest indie labels, we are naturally delighted to be able to support the development of the Independent Label Market.
"We intend to do this in partnership with WIN, the Worldwide Independent Network, our global trade body."
Joe Daniel, co-founder of Independent Label Market Ltd, added: "It's fantastic that an organisation such as AIM has chosen to support Independent Label Market.
"We are excited to start what we hope to be a long standing and fruitful relationship with AIM."
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