# Figure & Ground

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-11-08.

- **Brand record:** https://optimly.ai/brand/figure-ground
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/figure-ground.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/figure-ground/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://figureandgroundrecords.com
- **Slug:** figure-ground
- **Categories:** media-entertainment

## Overview

- **Tagline:** Figure & Ground is a Brooklyn-based record label and music production platform supporting independent musicians and rare musicianship across infinite styles.
Source: Brand's website (https://figureandgroundrecords.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Description:** Figure & Ground is a record label founded by Lily Wen that supports independent musicians, unifies the process of making and releasing records, and sells physical music and related creative releases.
Source: Brand's website (https://figureandgroundrecords.com) · 2026-11-08

## Identity

- **Mission:** To support independent musicians and unify the process of making and releasing records.
Source: Brand's website (https://figureandgroundrecords.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Founders & leadership:** Lily Wen, founder; freelance producer, engineer, and mixer.
Source: Brand's website (https://figureandgroundrecords.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Website:** https://figureandgroundrecords.com
Source: Brand's website (https://figureandgroundrecords.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Founded:** 2015
Source: Brand's website (https://figureandgroundrecords.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Headquarters:** Brooklyn, New York, United States
Source: Brand's website (https://figureandgroundrecords.com) · 2026-11-08

## Offerings

- **Problem solved:** Figure & Ground helps independent musicians manage and connect the production and release of their records through label support, audio services, and physical releases.
Source: Brand's website (https://figureandgroundrecords.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Record production
  - Audio engineering
  - Mixing
  - Record release support
  - FOH and monitor services
  - On-site recording through the mobile LILY PAD unit
  - Selling physical music releases and related publications
Source: Brand's website (https://figureandgroundrecords.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Products / SKUs:**
  - Vinyl LPs and EPs
  - Tapes and cassettes
  - CDs
  - Oracle decks
  - Chapbooks
  - Custom 45s
  - Audio engineering services
  - FOH and monitor services
Source: Brand's website (https://figureandgroundrecords.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Pricing:** Listed physical releases range from $5 to $35, with some products offered from a stated starting price and some marked sold out. Service pricing is not listed.
Source: Brand's website (https://figureandgroundrecords.com) · 2026-11-08

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Independent music and record production
Source: Brand's website (https://figureandgroundrecords.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Customer base:** Independent musicians and customers purchasing physical music releases and related creative products.
Source: Brand's website (https://figureandgroundrecords.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Ideal customer profile:** Independent musicians seeking production, engineering, mixing, release support, FOH/monitor services, or mobile recording.
Source: Brand's website (https://figureandgroundrecords.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Use cases:**
  - Making and releasing records
  - Audio engineering, production, and mixing
  - Purchasing independent music on vinyl, tape, CD, and other physical formats
  - FOH and monitor support
  - On-site recording
Source: Brand's website (https://figureandgroundrecords.com) · 2026-11-08

- **Customer outcomes:**
  - A unified process for making and releasing records
  - Access to production, engineering, mixing, and live audio support
  - Physical distribution of music and related creative works
Source: Brand's website (https://figureandgroundrecords.com) · 2026-11-08

Page last updated 2026-11-08.

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