Labels & demos · 5 min read
Progressive house labels accepting demos
374 progressive house labels have demo inboxes in NeedlePool’s label pool. Read each label’s own demo rules, send one unreleased track as a private link with your genre, BPM, key and a line on why it fits their catalogue, and follow up once. You can pitch them from NeedlePool, and the free plan includes 10 label pitches a month in your track’s genre.
Progressive house labels in the pool
374 progressive house labels are in the pool today. The number is read from the pool each time this page is rebuilt.
A country is on file for 85 of them. Most common: United Kingdom (14), United States (9), Netherlands (8), Italy (7).
Some of them
Labels with chart activity on file come first, then the rest in A–Z order.
- Polyptych · Russia
- Riythmica · Netherlands
- Mooner Sounds
- 1980 Recordings
- 19Box Recordings · Japan
- 3Rd Avenue
- 541
- 64K Recordings
- Above The Storm Records
- Acrossthetime
- Acuna · United Kingdom
- Acunyt Records
+362 more in the pool.
Being in the pool means a demo address is on file; a label’s own page says what it takes right now. The labels named here don’t endorse NeedlePool, their demo addresses are public, and a pitch is never a guarantee of a listen.
Send it to progressive house DJs too
500+ DJs and 40+ radio shows in NeedlePool’s Promo pool play progressive house. Send them the track before you pitch: the report names who pressed play and who downloaded it, and DJ support is worth a line in your email to a label.
Progressive house promo to DJs and radio →The progressive house DJs and radio shows in the Promo pool, by number and country.How to pick the best progressive house label for your track
There is no single best progressive house label, only the best fit for this track. Pick a label when your track would sit naturally between its last ten releases, when it is still releasing, and when the DJs you want to reach already play its music.
Weigh size honestly. A big label brings reach and signs few demos; a smaller, active one is more likely to answer and to work the release. Look for debut releases in its catalogue: they show whether it signs artists it has never worked with.
Lists of “best labels” measure past hits, not whether a label is right for your track. Even where NeedlePool has chart data on a label, it says nothing about fit: listen to the catalogue and choose.
Seven rules for a pitch that gets a listen
- 1Narrow the list before you write374 progressive house labels is too many to pitch one by one. Filter the pool by country, play each label’s recent releases and keep the ones your track would sit next to. Thirty labels you have listened to make a better pitch list than three hundred you haven’t.
- 2Send music that is not out yetMost labels sign unreleased tracks. A song already public on SoundCloud or Spotify is usually a pass, however good it is.
- 3One track, one private linkA stream they can press play on in one click. Offer the WAV when they ask, not in the first email.
- 4Put the details in the first linesGenre, BPM, key, and one release on the label’s roster that your progressive house track sits next to. An A&R decides in seconds whether to press play.
- 5Listen to the label firstPlay its last ten releases before you write a word. A label’s catalogue tells you more than its genre tag does.
- 6Follow up onceA week or two later, one short line. More than that closes the door.
- 7Never pay to be signedA label that asks the artist for money to release a track is selling a service, not signing music.
Pitching them from NeedlePool
A label pitch carries one track to listen to, an MP3 stream or your private SoundCloud link, never the master, plus your BPM, key, genre and a note. Every label gets its own link, so you see which ones opened it and, on an MP3 pitch, which pressed play, and the reply comes to your inbox.
The label pool holds 2,400+ labels and can be filtered by genre and country. On the free plan you get 10 label pitches a month, to labels of your track’s genre. Paid plans open the whole pool in any genre, starting with Starter at $14.99 a month.
Questions
How many progressive house labels are in NeedlePool?
374 right now, counted from the label pool each time this page is rebuilt. The whole label pool is 2,400+, and a label can sit in more than one genre.
Do progressive house labels take demos by email?
Many publish a demo address on their site. Others prefer a form or a platform, and some don’t take unsolicited demos at all. The label’s own page decides: if it states a rule, follow it to the letter.
Can I pitch a progressive house track to melodic house and techno labels?
On the free plan, pitches go to labels of your track’s genre only. Paid plans open the whole label pool in any genre, so you can reach a neighbouring genre; the label’s catalogue should still decide whether you do.
What does it cost?
Starting is free, with no card and no time limit: you send to your own contacts and get 10 label pitches a month to labels of your track’s genre. Paid plans open our Promo pool in any genre and start at $14.99 a month (Starter).
Keep reading
- How to send a demo to a record labelEight steps from a finished track to an A&R’s inbox.
- Demo submission email templateThree emails to copy: the first one, the follow-up and a short version.
- Melodic house and techno labels accepting demosThe same guide for melodic house and techno labels.
- Tech house labels accepting demosThe same guide for tech house labels.
- Techno labels accepting demosThe same guide for techno labels.
- Deep house labels accepting demosThe same guide for deep house labels.
- Minimal and deep tech labels accepting demosThe same guide for minimal and deep tech labels.
- Drum and bass labels accepting demosThe same guide for drum and bass labels.
- Hard techno labels accepting demosThe same guide for hard techno labels.
- Afro house labels accepting demosThe same guide for afro house and afro tech.
- A LabelRadar alternativePitching labels: how NeedlePool compares on reach and price.
- NeedlePool for artistsSend music to DJs, radio and labels and see who listened.
- PricingWhat each plan includes.
Pitch them from NeedlePool
The free plan includes 10 label pitches a month in your genre. No card.