ADP Records, or A Dark Philosophy Records, is a record label that began in 2007 as an imprint for the A Dark Philosophy Podcast Series in the Midwest. It was founded by Ronnie Neely and Chris Humphrey, and was most successful late 2007.

The early years

The label was an imprint structured underneath the "A Dark Philosophy" satanic podcast series. The label is a pioneering Satanic record label set up by Ronnie Neeley but was co-founded with Chris Humphrey in 2007. Originally the label was created for the purpose of releasing albums by Neeley's techno/trance project Electric.Vampire and by its member's derivative side projects. Over time, they have expanded to also distribute music by other independent music artists both within and outside of the United States, ADP has become a leading Major-Indie label globally. The label specializes mainly in distributing music by DIY independent music artists that either stand against or are largely ignored by mainstream media, mostly of extreme or experimental nature. ADP Records has released albums by a variety of artists with diverse musical backgrounds, including, but certainly not limited to experimental rock, techno, thrash metal, tech metal, prog-rock, indie rock, and rap. ADP Records doesn't stick to a particular genre and they work mainly with bands/artists who are open-minded, non-religious or Satanists. ADP Records mainly manages, among others, several satanic themed bands and also continues to co-manage many of its artists after they have signed recording contracts with one of the major record labels.

Late June 2007 sought a partnership between ADP Records with Knife's own distribution company, Ruthless Enemy, LLC. Knife, a Chicano gangster rapper, was surprisingly signed to the label in late summer 2007 after the artist expressed his distaste with the Scrub Records vanity label SC Records after his East Los Most Wanted album didn't sell to expectations.

As well as being a fully functional record label, music promoter and distributor, they provide a website with their radio show providing music for the masses. As well as having several feature shows, they also showcase many of their artists.

Decline and reorganization

By 2008, the label barely flourishing, making hundreds on every release, and Absentation's release, Mental Battle Resurrection, debuted at Number One on the Indie Charts. Knife began to branch outside of rap, and even tried to make the NBA. As for ADP Records, each release featured less and less of the marquee artists, leading their fans to the correct conclusion that they had left the label. By February 2008, only Knife, Absentation, and DJ Mambo Del Diablo remained from the most celebrated artists. DJ Clueless and a long list of new artists such as L.O.C., Kasper Kane, and others had replaced the early artists that had help elevate ADP Records to the heights of success. Electric.Vampire and Apis, and their albums haven't even been debuted yet. Fluid Dynamic and Azazel left due to disagreements with the label. Many of the ADP artists did not reach longevity and left for other projects. By March 2008, it would appear that the focus of ADP Records was limited to Satanists. This notion was further strengthened with the upcoming release of an Absentation side project, a debut album from a member of the band.

On 2008, the company has been taken over by none other than the aforementioned artist Knife, who will also reorganize the label alongside imprint label Neighborhood Records. Knife realized it was more sensible to shut down ADP and reorganize and refinance the company with profits from ADP Records. He would name his new label "A Dark Philosophy Records" instead of the original ADP. By late February, the reorganized label had moved to Koch Records for distribution then to Kunaki. The new ADP Records is now in partnership with Knife's own record label/distribution company, Neighborhood Records.

Management

Vice President: M.A. Sotelo

Vice President: Bryan Valdez

General manager of ADP Records: Jocelyn Sotelo

Manager: ?

Executive Producer: M.A. Sotelo

Management for website/accessories matters : DJ Mambo Del Diablo

Roster

Absentation - Death Metal band from Syria

Knife - Gangster Rap artist from the United States

DJ Mambo Del Diablo - Drum and bass producer from the United States

The Mad Poet - Spoken word artist from the United States

Feuds

ADP Records, mainly Knife had a largely publicized feud with the Church of Satan and their Adversary label which includes Peter H. Gilmore, Steven Johnson Leyba, Marc Rokoff and others. This fight was resolved shortly after the song "Look At Us" featuring Malicioso.

Discography

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