Ersatz Audio 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:...

 based in Detroit, Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....

, specializing in electro punk.

The label was started, and continues to be run by, Adam Lee Miller

Adam Lee Miller

Adam Lee Miller is one half of the band ADULT. and an owner of Ersatz Audio with his wife Nicola Kuperus. He was formerly in Le Car, which disbanded in 1997. He lives in Detroit.- References :...

 and Nicola Kuperus

Nicola Kuperus

Nicola Kuperus is an American musician and photographer. She is a member of the band ADULT. with her husband Adam Lee Miller . ADULT. owns and manages Ersatz Audio, a record label based out of Detroit, Michigan...

, who founded the label in part to release records for their own band, Adult.

ADULT.

ADULT. is an American band from Detroit, Michigan that integrates vocals with drum machines, analog synths and electronic/punk elements. While popular in their home city of Detroit, they are also very popular in Germany and the United Kingdom.-History:ADULT...

  Also on Ersatz Audio are the artists Magas and Blind Leads Nakid, both with a similar sound and concept to Adult. Ersatz Audio also released the compilation album Auto-Biography of Adam Lee's Miller's band Le Car

Le Car (band)

Le Car was an American electronic musical group from Detroit, Michigan, comprising Ian Clark and Adam Lee Miller. From 1995 to 1998, Le Car generated club techno and lo-fi electronica...

with Ian Clark.