Northern Spy Records is a record label in Brooklyn, New York that specializes in avant-garde music, noise rock, and experimental jazz. The label was founded by Tom Abbs and Adam Downey in 2010 after working for ESP-Disk. History Northern Spy is an artist-run record label. In October 2011, Northern Spy produced the first annual Spy Music Festival, spanning two days and hosted by two venues. The festival was hailed as a celebration of the label's first birthday. A year later, the label threw its second festival, which took place over two weeks in venues throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan. NSPY artists continue to support local venues by bringing their devoted fans together in small DIY venues. Northern Spy and its management has been featured in the press through interviews, blogs and in newspapers. The Village Voice published an extensive interview with Downey and Abbs in September 2011. In July 2011, East Village Radio named Northern Spy one of the four most important independent record labels in New York City. Northern Spy also owns the NNA Tapes record label. It is closely affiliated with the Clandestine Label Services management firm and with the Birdwatcher record label and recording studio firm. Artists Aa (Big A Little a) Angels in America Arnold Dreyblatt & Megafaun Arto Lindsay Bird Names Charles Gayle Chicago Underground Duo Chris Forsyth Cloud Becomes Your Hand Colin L. Orchestra Colin Langenus Cuddle Magic Dan Melchior Diamond Terrifier Donovan Quinn Eleven Twenty-Nine Eugene Chadbourne Extra Life Foot Village Gary Lucas Gerald Cleaver's Black Host Haunted House Horse Lords Hubble Jenks Miller John Butcher Loren Connors and Suzanne Langille Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog Mystical Weapons Neptune NYMPH PC Worship Renata Zeiguer Rhys Chatham Seaven Teares Shilpa Ray Starring The Home of Easy Credit The Necks The Spanish Donkey The USA Is a Monster Thurston Moore & Loren Connors Wume Zs Discography See also List of independent record labels References External links Official site Jazz record labels Mass media companies based in New York City New York (state) record labels Record labels established in 2010