Dead Bees records is an independent record label

Independent record label

An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...

, with a roster of indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 artists and bands.

History

Dead Bees was started in 2003 by two french Toulouse-based musicians, Seb Wood (from Call Me Loretta) and Seb Duclos (from The Nova Express, Fuck Buddies), under the terms of an unincorporated association.
The label was named after a quote from Howard Hawks

Howard Hawks

Howard Winchester Hawks was an American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era...

' movie To Have and Have Not

To Have and Have Not (film)

To Have and Have Not is a 1944 romance-war-adventure film. The movie was directed by Howard Hawks and stars Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan, and Lauren Bacall in her first film...

: Was you ever bit by a dead bee?.

The label was initially intended to release Call Me Loretta's or The Nova Express' debut recordings. But Dead Bees soon expanded its scope by importing or promoting international acts. Dead Bees was for instance the first french label to work along with Bomp, The Committee to Keep Music Evil and Celluloid Dreams

Celluloid Dreams

Celluloid Dreams is a French film production and distribution company which is also an international sales company as well. They also run a video on-demand platform, The Auteurs in conjunction with The Criterion Collection...

 to bring The Brian Jonestown Massacre

The Brian Jonestown Massacre

The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American eclectic musical group led by Anton Newcombe, whose music spans multiple genres including psychedelia, electronica, folk music, blues, experimental music, and many others....

 to the french audience.

Over the years Dead Bees added numerous French, U.S. or English artists to its roster.

Dead Bees Records also gained fame thanks to their yearly record sampler, released through creative commons

Creative Commons

Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...

 license.

Their releases are available on deadbees.com, in selected record shops and on major european festivals like Primavera Sound Festival

Primavera Sound Festival

San Miguel Primavera Sound, commonly known as Primavera Sound or simply Primavera, is an annual music festival which takes place in Barcelona, Spain in late May and, in some years, early June...

 and la route du rock

La Route du Rock

La Route du Rock is a biannual music festival that occurs in the city of Saint-Malo.Traditionnally the festival was held every year but since 2006, a winter edition is held called collection d 'hiver after the french fashion word. The 20th occurrence of La Route du Rock transpired on the dates of...

.

Current (active) bands

• All in The Golden Afternoon
• Alone In 1982
• The Black Feathers
• Brian Coatsie
• Call Me Loretta
• The Chemistry Set
• Cotton Club (Band)
• D. Trevlon
• The Dalaï Lama Rama Fa Fa Fa
• Dan Alfresco
• E Becomes I
• Fuck Buddies
• Haze Parade
• The Lovetones
  The Lovetones
  The Lovetones are an Australian psychedelic rock band with members:*Matthew J. Tow *Matthew Sigley *Serge Luca *Chris Cobb...
  
  
• Moloko Velocet
• Recife (Band)
• Savage (Producer)
• Sky Parade
  Sky Parade
  Sky Parade are a Los Angeles based rock and roll band led by bassist Tommy Dietrick, formerly of The Brian Jonestown Massacre.Their second full length album, Love Is Forever , features musicians Joel Patterson , Bobby Bones , Mathew Lindgren , and Dietrick...
  
  
• Sleep Talker
• Spindrift (Band)
  Spindrift (band)
  Spindrift is a psychedelic rock band created by singer-songwriter-composer-producer-actor Kirpatrick Thomas, who was born in Delaware as one of 5 kids. Founded in 1992, the band originated in Newark, Delaware along with such other local bands of the period including Jake and the Stiffs, The Verge,...
  
  
• Sunsplit
• The Rusty Bells

Alumni (previous bands)

• A Poplar
• The Arrogants
• Asteroid No.4
• The Black Angels
• Blitzen Trapper
  Blitzen Trapper
  Blitzen Trapper is a Portland, Oregon-based experimental alternative country/folk band signed to Sub Pop Records. Formed in 2000, the band currently operates as a sextet, with Eric Earley , Erik Menteer , Brian Adrian Koch , Michael VanPelt , and Marty Marquis...
  
  
• The Brian Jonestown Massacre
  The Brian Jonestown Massacre
  The Brian Jonestown Massacre is an American eclectic musical group led by Anton Newcombe, whose music spans multiple genres including psychedelia, electronica, folk music, blues, experimental music, and many others....
  
  
• The Clerks
• Cobson
• De neuve
• The December Sound
• Director's Cut
• Henri Joel
• Let's Go Sailing
• Moore:music
• The Nova Express
• The Quarter After
• Rick Bain
• Soltero
  Soltero
  Soltero is the musical project of songwriter Tim Howard, who currently resides in Brooklyn, NY. Soltero has had several incarnations, including a five-piece band and a four-piece band, as well as solo and duo acoustic lineups...
  
  
• Sounds in The Olive Grove
• The Temporary Thing