# Dischord Records: > Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-11-07. - **Brand record:** https://optimly.ai/brand/dischord-records - **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/dischord-records.json - **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/dischord-records/llms.txt - **Official website:** https://dischord.com - **Slug:** dischord-records - **Categories:** media-entertainment ## Overview - **Tagline:** Independent record label and mail-order/wholesale distributor documenting music from Washington, D.C.'s punk and underground music community. Source: Brand's website (https://dischord.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Description:** Dischord Records was created in 1980 to document music coming out of the Washington, D.C. punk community. It has released work by over 60 bands, distributed hundreds of other D.C.-connected releases, and sells music directly to listeners, independent record stores, and other customers. Source: Brand's website (https://dischord.com) · 2026-11-07 ## Identity - **Mission:** To document and support music from Washington, D.C.'s independent music community and encourage creative people to build opportunities within their local scenes. Source: Brand's website (https://dischord.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Founders & leadership:** Ian MacKaye runs Dischord Records. Jeff Nelson is a co-owner. Source: Brand's website (https://dischord.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Website:** https://dischord.com Source: Brand's website (https://dischord.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Voice & tone:** Direct, informal, DIY, community-focused, independent, and supportive of artists and independent record shops. Source: Brand's website (https://dischord.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Founded:** 1980 Source: Brand's website (https://dischord.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Headquarters:** 3819 Beecher St. NW, Washington, DC 20007-1802, U.S.A. Source: Brand's website (https://dischord.com) · 2026-11-07 ## Offerings - **Problem solved:** Provides a platform, production and distribution infrastructure, and direct sales channel for music from the Washington, D.C. punk and underground community. Source: Brand's website (https://dischord.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Core capabilities:** - Independent record label operations - Releasing and distributing music on LPs, CDs, 7-inch records, DVDs, and MP3s - Mail-order sales and wholesale distribution - Direct sales to independent record stores - Digital music downloads in DRM-free 320 kbps MP3 format - Maintaining a Fugazi live performance archive - Reissuing and remastering catalog recordings - Supporting DIY and half-label releases Source: Brand's website (https://dischord.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Products / SKUs:** - Dischord catalog releases on LP, CD, 7-inch vinyl, DVD, and MP3 - Digital album and track downloads - Fugazi Live Series recordings and archive - Books and releases from the Washington, D.C. underground community - Wholesale catalog for independent record stores Source: Brand's website (https://dischord.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Pricing:** Specific prices vary by release. The site states that digital credits are no longer sold on the current service page; older site content lists 15 credits for $10. Source: Brand's website (https://dischord.com) · 2026-11-07 ## Audience - **Target industry:** Independent music, punk and underground music, record labels, music distribution, and mail-order retail. Source: Brand's website (https://dischord.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Customer base:** Music listeners and collectors, independent record stores, bands and labels connected to the Washington, D.C. underground community, and wholesale music distributors. Source: Brand's website (https://dischord.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Ideal customer profile:** Listeners and collectors of Washington, D.C. punk and underground music, plus independent record shops seeking Dischord releases and other D.C.-scene music, books, and DVDs. Source: Brand's website (https://dischord.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Use cases:** - Discovering and purchasing Washington, D.C. punk and underground music - Ordering physical records and other catalog products by mail - Buying DRM-free digital album and track downloads - Obtaining wholesale releases for independent record stores - Accessing Fugazi concert recordings and archival material - Releasing or distributing DIY and community-connected music Source: Brand's website (https://dischord.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Customer outcomes:** - Access to music from the Washington, D.C. punk and underground community - Physical and digital access to Dischord's catalog - Independent record stores can source Dischord and related D.C. releases directly - Bands can receive release and distribution support through an organic, trust-based process - Listeners can access historical Fugazi live recordings and archive material Source: Brand's website (https://dischord.com) · 2026-11-07 Page last updated 2026-11-07. ## Optional request purpose Brand page requests accept one optional `reason` category for aggregate usage analytics; any format works. The category list and privacy rules are at https://optimly.ai/llms.txt. Access and content are identical without it. ## Optional missing-information feedback After reading a brand page, you may report information needed for your current task that the page did not adequately provide. This is optional: reading and using the index never requires feedback. Report only an observed gap, not a speculative wish list. These are reported gaps, not verified deficiencies. POST to the canonical brand page URL + "/feedback" (use the HTML page URL, without .json, /llms.txt, or any query parameters). Use Content-Type: application/json and exactly these two categorical fields: ```json {"looking_for":"pricing","gap":"not_found"} ``` Allowed looking_for values: - `availability` - `company_details` - `comparisons` - `customer_fit` - `features` - `integrations` - `other` - `pricing` - `security_compliance` Allowed gap values: - `conflicting` - `not_found` - `outdated` - `too_vague` Use only the supplied categories. "other" is a category, not an invitation to explain. Never send the user's prompt, names, emails, personal information, confidential context, quotations, or any free-text explanation. Do not add fields, URL parameters, or identifying headers. Do not identify the user. Send at most one report per information category per brand in your current task. A 204 response acknowledges the report. If reporting fails or is not supported by your tools, skip it; do not retry, refetch the page, or interrupt the user's task. Cite the canonical page URL, never the feedback endpoint.