What Nano Records does

Nano Records is an independent psychedelic trance (psytrance) record label founded in 2007 and based in Bruton, United Kingdom. It operates a roster of 25+ artists spanning genre-pioneering acts such as Eat Static, Dickster, and GMS alongside active international producers including Avalon, Menog, Waio, Laughing Buddha, Earthspace, and Hyde. Core products are full-length albums, EPs, singles, and compilation series such as Nano Sonic Sound System, distributed globally through Spotify, Apple Music, Beatport, SoundCloud, YouTube, Bandcamp, Tidal, Qobuz, Amazon Music, and Deezer. The label also runs NANO Bookings, an in-house agency that books its roster for live performances at psytrance festivals worldwide (Boom, Ozora, Glastonbury), and operates a merchandise storefront via Bandcamp.

The company is privately held under founder Regan, with no disclosed parent, investors, or external funding. Revenue is generated through three streams: digital music sales (Bandcamp, Beatport), streaming royalties across major DSPs, and agency fees from live bookings, supplemented by merchandise. Customer reach is global and consumer-facing, with no named enterprise customers and no concentration on a single distributor beyond standard DSP exposure. The label maintains an active release schedule with multiple new titles per quarter across 2025 and into 2026, plus a regular cadence of compilation volumes and remix packages. There is no evidence of proprietary technology beyond standard distribution and social media channels (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, SoundCloud, Spotify, Facebook), and no AI/ML capability is disclosed.

Name

Nano Records

Legal name

NANO Records

Website

https://nanomusic.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nano Records is an independent UK-based psytrance record label founded in 2007, releasing albums, EPs, and singles from a roster of 25+ artists and distributing globally via major streaming platforms, complemented by NANO Bookings for live festival performances.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Record Label

NAICS

Record Production and Distribution (51225)

SIC

Phonograph Records & Prerecorded Audio Tapes & Disks (3652)

akta.pro primary industry

Record Labels (Major & Independent) (MPAIAAAA)

Keywords

• Psytrance record label
• Electronic music releases
• Artist booking services
• Music merchandise sales
• Digital music distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Bruton

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Digital Music Sales: Revenue generated from direct digital sales of releases through Bandcamp, Beatport, and other digital storefronts. Artists receive label releases while Nano Records handles distribution and sales.
2. Streaming Revenue: Revenue from streaming plays on platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, YouTube, Tidal, Qobuz, Amazon Music, and Deezer.
3. Artist Bookings: The label operates NANO Bookings for managing and booking their roster of artists for live performances at festivals and events worldwide.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Nano Records is an independent psychedelic trance (psytrance) record label that releases music from a roster of 25+ international artists across multiple formats including albums, EPs, singles, and compilations. The label manages digital distribution across all major streaming and electronic music platforms, operates NANO Bookings for artist performance arrangements at festivals and events worldwide, and sells branded merchandise through an online shop.

Product overview

Nano Records is a psychedelic trance music record label offering a portfolio of products centered on electronic music releases and artist management. The core offerings include full-length albums, extended plays (EPs), and single track releases from its roster of psytrance artists. Supporting services include NANO Bookings for live performance arrangements and a merchandise shop. Music is distributed through multiple digital platforms including Beatport, Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, YouTube, Bandcamp, Tidal, Deezer, Amazon Music, and Qobuz. The label also publishes compilation series such as Nano Sonic Sound System featuring curated tracks from its artist roster.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NANO Bookings: Artist booking and management division of NANO Records for booking label acts and DJs.

Products and services

• Music Releases (Albums) Full-length album releases featuring established and emerging psychedelic trance artists on the Nano Records label. Distributed globally via digital platforms.
• Music Releases (EPs) Extended play releases typically containing multiple tracks from artists, offering more content than singles. Released on the Nano Records label and distributed digitally.
• Music Releases (Singles) Individual track releases including original productions and remixes from Nano Records artists. Distributed via major digital platforms.
• Nano Sonic Sound System Compilation Series Multi-volume compilation series featuring curated tracks from Nano Records artists (e.g., Vol 16). Released as a label-branded compilation.
• NANO Bookings Booking service for Nano Records artists for live performances at festivals and events worldwide. Manages the international performance schedule of label acts.
• Merchandise Shop Online merchandise store selling branded Nano Records apparel and items through Bandcamp.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DALA (Dale Bird)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDALA serves as Nano Records A&R lieutenant, assisting with artist signings, music management, promotions, and compilations. Created the successful Sacred Vibrations compilation that reached #1 on all major charts.
• AvaloncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAvalon is a key label act signed to Nano Records, with multiple releases including collaborations with other artists. Part of the core roster of psytrance producers.
• DJ TristancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDJ Tristan is a prominent label artist with multiple releases and collaborations on Nano Records. Performs internationally at major psytrance festivals.
• KillerwattscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKillerwatts is a core label artist with multiple releases including remix albums on Nano Records.
• GMS (Growling Mad Scientists)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGMS is a legendary psytrance act with multiple Nano Records releases, including collaboration albums with Dickster. Represents one of the biggest pioneering names in psytrance.
• EarthspacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarthspace (Matheus Nogueira) is a Brazilian psytrance producer with a debut album on Nano Records and multiple remix releases. Also part of Melting Point and the RaveCommision collective.
• MenogcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMenog (Daniel Bernardo) is a world-renowned psytrance artist from Portugal with five albums released and tracks on numerous compilations. His 6th original album Realm of Awe was released on Nano Records in 2023.
• WaiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWaio is a psytrance producer with releases on Nano Records including collaborations with Hyde.
• HydecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHyde is a Brazilian psytrance producer known for full-on psychedelic sound. Has released multiple tracks on Nano Records and collaborates frequently with other label artists.
• Laughing BuddhacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaughing Buddha is a veteran psytrance artist with decades of dancefloor experience. Has released multiple collaborative EPs on Nano Records with Mandala.
• MandalacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMandala is a UK-based psytrance producer with multiple releases on Nano Records, including collaborations with Laughing Buddha and Pogo.
• MagikcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMagik is a psytrance producer with releases on Nano Records including collaborations with Ingrained Instincts and Faders. Has an upcoming remix album on the label.
• Ingrained InstinctscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIngrained Instincts is a psytrance artist with releases on Nano Records including collaboration with Magik.
• TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology is a psytrance producer with releases on Nano Records featuring tribal breakbeat rhythms and Goa-inspired acid leads.
• Eat StaticcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEat Static is a legendary UK electronic music act with over 30 years of experience. Formed in 1989, they are one of the UK's first live techno outfits and have worked with major artists including Robert Smith of The Cure.
• Digital HippiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDigital Hippie (Savitha) is a California-based psytrance producer with a funky, groovy full-on style. Released her first Nano Records single in 2020 and has Dickster collaboration in the works.
• DickstercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDickster (Dick Trevor) is a seminal figure in Goa/psytrance history, present at the inception of the genre. Has collaborations with GMS and has released music on Nano Records. Former mentor to artists including Riktam (GMS), Junya (Eskimo), and Leon (Avalon).
• FlorescenceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFlorescence is a UK-based psytrance DJ and producer, one of the scene's rising stars. Has performed at major festivals including Noisily and Boomtown Fair and plays alongside legends like Dickster, Tristan, and Ajja.
• GMS & DickstercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe GMS & Dickster collaboration combines two of the biggest pioneering names in psytrance. Their debut album 'Adverse Cambers' features collaborations with Ajja, Pixel, and Legohead.
• GMS (as Remixer)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGMS provides remix services for Nano Records releases, including their remix of Killerwatts & Alienatic's 'Freaky Family'.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TIP Records: Germany-based independent psychedelic and progressive trance label with a long-standing artist roster and global festival bookings. Comparable to Nano Records in specialization within electronic subgenres and artist label-services model.
• Sangoma Records: International psychedelic music label with a roster of active producers and presence on major electronic music DSPs. Comparable to Nano Records in target audience (psytrance listeners), artist services, and direct-to-consumer sales.
• Dragonfly Records: Pioneering UK psytrance label with a heritage catalog and continued roster of active producers. Comparable to Nano Records as a UK-rooted, globally distributed psytrance specialist with a similar A&R and release cadence approach.
• Twisted Records: UK-based independent psytrance label with an internationally active roster of producers and global festival reach. Directly comparable to Nano Records in genre focus, artist management approach, and go-to-market through DSPs and direct sales.
• Iboga Records: Danish independent electronic music label focused on psytrance and progressive with festival tours, compilation series, and digital distribution. Comparable to Nano Records for shared genre niche, multi-DSP distribution strategy, and live booking capability.
• Sol Music: Independent European psytrance and progressive label releasing albums, EPs, and singles from a roster of established artists. Comparable to Nano Records in genre focus, release format mix, and global distribution footprint.
• Yellow Sunshine Explosion: Long-running German psytrance label and store with an extensive catalog of established and emerging producers. Comparable to Nano Records in genre specialization, physical and digital product mix, and emphasis on the European psytrance festival circuit.
• Dacru Records: Independent psytrance label releasing a steady stream of singles, EPs, and albums with global digital distribution. Comparable to Nano Records in roster size, release cadence, and target audience of festival and streaming psytrance consumers.

Broad incumbents

• Armada Music: Major independent electronic music label with global distribution, artist services, and broad subgenre coverage. Comparable to Nano Records for shared electronic music DNA and global festival/streaming presence, though at a much larger scale and broader commercial focus.
• Spinnin' Records: One of the largest independent electronic music labels globally, operating across multiple subgenres including dance and house. Comparable to Nano Records as a broader incumbent offering overlapping distribution and label services, though much larger and more commercially mainstream.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/nanorecords
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/nanorecadmin
• Facebookfacebook.com/nanorecords
• Instagraminstagram.com/nano_records
• TikToktiktok.com/@nanorecords
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nano-records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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