MERCH GIRL RECORDS
a DIY label / art thing / community mess

started by Brooklyn Doran
longtime merch girl
artist
professional lugger of bins & boxes

we make records
we make art
we make space

digital + analog
basements + flea markets
merch tables + folding chairs

we sign musicians + creatives
all genres
all paths
especially the ones who don’t fit
especially the ones told “no”

2SLGBTQ+ owned
loud about it
proud of it

we uplift our friends
we run workshops
we find ways for cool people
to make cool shit
together

no gatekeepers
no polish required
no industry permission

DIY forever
community over clout
make something anyway

we're not real

OUR ETHOS:

we believe in
making things with your friends
before anyone asks you to

we believe in
basements over boardrooms
folding tables over gatekeepers

we believe merch is culture
art is labour
and everyone deserves to get paid

we believe the best artists
don’t fit the mould
and shouldn’t have to

we believe in all genres
all mediums
all weird paths that don’t make sense on a spreadsheet

we believe in DIY as survival
as joy
as resistance

we believe in sharing skills
running workshops
passing the mic
and pulling each other up

we believe 2SLGBTQ+ voices
aren’t a niche
they’re essential

we believe in analog mistakes
digital experiments
and doing it anyway

we don’t wait for permission
we don’t chase approval
we don’t water it down

we make space
we make noise
we make things that matter

this is merch girl records
if you’re reading this
you’re already part of it