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deadAir Records
Founded2021 (2021)
FounderBillie Bugara
Jesse Taconelli
Quinn
StatusActive
Genre
Country of origin U.S.
Official websitedeadairrecords.com

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

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

History

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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

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See also: Category: deadAir Records artists

Discography

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See also: Category: deadAir Records albums

Studio albums

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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, 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 [28]

Mixtapes

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Year Title Artist(s) Formats and notes Ref(s).
2024 Scrapyard Quadeca Digital, CD, cassette, vinyl
2025 Unmusique Lucy Bedroque Digital [27]
Stay True Forever Kuru Digital, CD [27]
Daze's Game 3! Dazegxd Digital re-release[h] [29][30]

EPs

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Year Title Artist(s) Formats and notes Ref(s).
2022 Teen Week Jane Remover Digital re-release (abridged version)[i]
2023 dSX.fm Dazegxd & Quinn Digital [7]
Scrapyard I Quadeca
Scrapyard II
Scrapyard III
2025 Handwriting Practice No. 1 Operelly [27]

Singles

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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
"Magic I Want U"

Notes

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  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.
  9. ^ Teen Week was originally self-released as an 8-track EP in 2021. Following Jane Remover's name change in 2022, an abridged 4-track version of the EP was released digitally via deadAir.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Darville, Jordan (29 June 2022). "quinn announces self-titled sophomore album". The Fader. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b deadairrecords (11 March 2025). "[ dA - 013 ] Prostitute - "Attempted Martyr"". Instagram. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b c 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. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  6. ^ Gomez, Jade (30 December 2022). "For Quadeca, Home Is the Afterlife". Paper. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  7. ^ a b 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. 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. 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. ^ "deadAir on X". X. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  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. ^ a b c d "deadAir on X". X. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  28. ^ "deadAir on X". X. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  29. ^ "daze @ dazegxd.com on X". X. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
  30. ^ "daze @ dazegxd.com on X". X. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
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