cosmic artist

What cosmic artist does

Cosmica Artists is an independent artist management company and record label founded in 2004 by Gil Gastelum and based in Southern California (the firmographics record lists Nashville, but multiple primary-source descriptions cite Southern California as headquarters). The company represents approximately 15 US and Latin American artists across the indie and Latin alternative segments, including Gaby Moreno, Making Movies, Katzú Oso, FEA, Luna Luna, TITA, and Estereomance, with a roster spanning English- and Spanish-language releases.

The company operates two core product lines: an independent record label (Cosmica Artists + Records) that develops, releases, and amplifies artist catalogs through digital streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, TIDAL), and artist management services that provide career development, advocacy, infrastructure, and audience-building support. Distribution occurs via curated streaming presences, live touring at US venues (Joe's Pub, Casbah, Zebulon, Gold-Diggers) and Mexican festival/venue appearances, and earned media coverage in Variety, LA Times, Billboard, and Remezcla. The company maintains no proprietary technology platform.

Cosmica Artists generates revenue across three streams: music releases (transaction fees on label output distributed through streaming platforms), artist management (professional services fees negotiated individually with roster talent), and live events (transaction fees on touring). The company is privately held, wholly founder-owned with no disclosed institutional investment or parent entity, and operates with 1–10 employees. Its differentiation rests on an artist-first, community-driven approach that is explicitly ethnicity-, race-, and language-blind, paired with adoption of the Folks Alliance International 'Safe Music Community' Pledge and a published code of ethics.

Name

cosmic artist

Legal name

Cosmica Artists

Website

https://cosmica-artists.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Cosmica Artists is an independent record label and artist management company founded in 2004, representing roughly 15 US and Latin American indie and Latin alternative artists through label releases, streaming distribution, live touring, and management services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Independent Music Label & Artist Management

NAICS

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures (7114), Record Production and Distribution (512250)

akta.pro primary industry

Full-Service Artist Management (MPAIAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Record Labels (Major & Independent) (MPAIAAAA)

Keywords

• Independent record label
• Artist management services
• Music label operations
• Artist career development
• Music distribution services

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Music Releases: Revenue from music releases through independent record label operations, with distribution via streaming platforms.
2. Artist Management: Artist management services providing infrastructure, advocacy, and career development support.
3. Live Events: Concert and touring revenue through artist performances at venues across the US and internationally.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cosmica Artists is an independent record label and artist management company founded in 2004 in Southern California. It signs, develops, releases, and manages musical talent from the U.S. and Latin America, distributing recordings via digital streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, TIDAL) and booking live performances at U.S. and international venues. The company is also doing business as "Cosmica Artists + Records."

Product overview

Cosmica Artists is an independent record label and artist management company founded in 2004, based in Southern California. The company operates two core offerings: a record label that develops, supports, and amplifies talent from across the U.S. and Latin America, and artist management services that provide advocacy, infrastructure, and audience-building to help artists build meaningful careers. The company takes an artist-first, community-driven approach and creates ecosystems around music that extend beyond the traditional release cycle. Cosmica Artists maintains a catalog of releases from its roster including artists such as Gaby Moreno, Making Movies, Katzù Oso, FEA, Luna Luna, and others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cosmica Artists Label Independent record label that signs, develops, releases, and amplifies musical talent from across the U.S. and Latin America, distributing recordings through digital streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music, and TIDAL and helping artists navigate both Latin and general markets.
• Cosmica Artists Management Artist management service providing advocacy, infrastructure, and audience-building to help independent musicians build meaningful, lasting careers, including live event booking at U.S. and international venues.

Named customers15 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Folks Alliance InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCosmica Artists has taken the 'Committing to a Safe Music Community' Pledge as distributed by Folks Alliance International, demonstrating commitment to creating safe environments for all participants in the music community.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• ATO Records: Independent record label that released Adrian Quesada's 'Boleros Psicodélicos' (a Cosmica-roster artist), making it both a stylistic peer in the indie/Latin-alternative space and a proven distribution partner.
• Sub Pop Records: Iconic US independent label with similar artist-development-first ethos and DIY-distribution roots, scaled larger but comparable in core operating philosophy to Cosmica's boutique label approach.
• Nacional Records: Independent label and management company specifically focused on Latin music artists — directly comparable to Cosmica in geography (LA/US-Latin), catalog type, and artist management + label hybrid model.
• Partisan Records: Independent record label with a similar mid-sized catalog and artist-development approach, comparable in scale to Cosmica with emphasis on career-building rather than hits-driven label model.
• Merge Records: Veteran independent label founded in the late 1980s known for long-term artist development — directly analogous to Cosmica in operating model (artist-first indie with multi-decade catalog) though with broader genre focus.
• Anti- Records: Independent label part of the Epitaph family, comparable to Cosmica in mid-sized indie operations across multiple genres with similar touring and artist development infrastructure.
• Stones Throw Records: Boutique independent label with comparable headcount and artist-first ethos, releasing genre-spanning catalog across physical and digital formats with similar touring support.

Broad incumbents

• Concord Music Group: Large independent music company operating across recorded music, publishing, and management — overlapping Cosmica's label + management structure as a much larger, multi-genre incumbent.
• Roc Nation: Major music-industry player combining label services, artist management, and touring — overlapping with Cosmica's hybrid management + label model but operating at vastly larger scale and capital base.
• WME (Endeavor): Global talent agency whose music division represents artists for management and booking — comparable to Cosmica's artist management and live events revenue streams, but at institutional scale across all entertainment verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CosmicaRecords
• Facebookfacebook.com/cosmica.artists
• Instagraminstagram.com/cosmicaartists
• TikToktiktok.com/@cosmicaartists
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cosmica-artists

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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