Trekky Records is an independent record label

Independent record label

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 based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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. The label was created in 2001

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 by Chapel Hill natives Martin Anderson and Will Hackney as an outlet for their friends' music. The label has since grown into a prominent musical collective, known for releasing albums in a signature 3-part format which includes a vinyl record, a compact disc

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 and an MP3 download.

Artists

• Allelai
• Alvarez Painting
• Auxiliary House
• Barghest
• The Beauregards
• Brice Randall Bickford
• Butterflies
• Choose Your Own Adventure
• Embarrassing Fruits
• Endless Mic
  Endless Mic
  Endless Mic is a Chapel Hill-based hip hop group composed of Zano, Stu!, and Deez. They have released one album, titled Cave Livin on the small independent Trekky Records. They have performed the throughout the state of North Carolina and have performed with both RJD2 and One Be Lo...
  
  
• Lost in the Trees
• Mortar and Pestle
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• The Never
  The Never
  The Never is a Chapel Hill-based indie band. They have released two albums, both of which include both folk metal and R&B sensibilities. They have toured throughout the South and the East Coast of the U.S.A. and have performed with both Rilo Kiley and R.E.M....
  
  
• Phil Cook & His Feat
• The Physics of Meaning
  The Physics of Meaning
  The Physics of Meaning were an indie pop band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Its members included Daniel Hart and Alex Laraza, along with other live musicians and session members. Their self-titled album The Physics of Meaning was released on Bu Hanan Records in 2005. Hart is a classically...
  
  
• Straight No Chaser
• The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra
• Vibrant Green
• Westfalia