Limak Records

Limak Records is an independent record label and music distribution company founded in 2012 in Tehran, Iran. It describes itself as a label built around artist-friendly licensing: artists retain ownership of their music, and after the license term ends they regain full ownership of their recordings. The company positions itself as a partner for independent musicians rather than a traditional rights-holding label, and states that it does not take a percentage of artists' sales and streaming revenue. Limak Records operates as a distribution and artist-services platform. Its core offering is getting music onto digital stores and streaming services worldwide, alongside a suite of supporting services: licensing, mastering and feedback, physical-copy production, website design, YouTube monetization, radio promotion, digital marketing, social media management, and press and brand development. The company markets itself under the tagline "Sound of Middle East" and emphasizes helping artists grow their fan base and stay in control of their careers. The label's public materials stress a philosophy of artist empowerment. It says it has been dedicated for over a decade to giving independent musicians the tools to release music, reach listeners, and retain control, and it frames its no-revenue-share, no-rights-grab model as a deliberate contrast to traditional music-industry practice. Limak Records is privately held and does not appear to be listed on any stock exchange. Its primary web presence is thelimak.com, which serves as both a service portal for artists and a promotional hub for its releases and blog content.

Limak Records was established in 2012 in Tehran, Iran, as a music distribution company and record label. According to its Sindhi-language Wikipedia entry, it was founded in Iran and Tehran in 2012 as a music distribution company. From its early years the company framed its mission around giving independent musicians an independent tool to bring their music to the world, grow their audience base, and retain control of their careers under contract. Over the following decade the label expanded from distribution into a broader artist-services business. Its official site describes a suite of services covering preparation (feedback, licensing, mastering), release readiness (physical copies, website design, YouTube monetization), and promotion (radio, digital marketing, social media, press and brand development). The company also markets a social-media management offering under the LimakRecords Social name. A central element of Limak Records' identity is its licensing model. The label states that artists should stay in control of their music, that it only offers artist-friendly licensing deals, and that after the license term ends artists regain full ownership of their music. It further states that it never takes a percentage of sales and streaming revenue regardless of how much an artist earns, and that it will never take the rights to an artist's music. This positions Limak Records within a class of independent distributors and labels that compete on artist-friendly terms rather than on ownership of masters. The company operates under the tagline "Sound of Middle East" and maintains a blog and PR function aimed at helping artists tell their stories. It is privately held, with no public listing, and its primary online presence is thelimak.com. As of the available evidence, the company remains active and continues to offer worldwide digital distribution and artist services.

• 2012

  Limak Records founded in Tehran, Iran as a music distribution company and record label.

• Company states it has been dedicated for over a decade to providing independent musicians with tools to release music and retain control.

• Launch of LimakRecords Social social-media management offering.

Artist-friendly independent label and distribution platform; artists keep ownership and full revenue, with no percentage taken from sales or streaming.

• Worldwide digital distribution

  Getting music onto digital stores and streaming services worldwide.

• Artist-friendly licensing

  Licensing deals under which artists regain full ownership after the license term.

• Mastering and feedback

  Preparation services before release.

• Physical music production

  Stocking physical copies of releases.

• YouTube monetization

  Earning money from music on YouTube.

• Radio promotion

  Getting music on the radio.

• Digital marketing and social media

  Campaigns including digital marketing and social media management.

• Press and brand development

  Helping artists with brand, artwork, press photos and storytelling.

1. 1Limak Records – Sound Of middle East!thelimak.com
2. 2About – Limak Recordsthelimak.com
3. 3ARTIST SERVICES – Limak Recordsthelimak.com
4. 4Limak Recordswikidata.org
5. 5لیماک رکوردزsd.wikipedia.org