Analog console in the Mar-Kel Records control room at night

Mar-Kel Records · Est. 1985

A NAME WITH
A PURPOSE

An independent record label and home to Hi Post & Lo Key, T Coley, and Malik Williams.

The Purpose

Named for two people who never signed a bad deal.

Mar and Kel started this label out of a back room with one console and a rule they never broke: the artist keeps their masters. Twenty-eight years on, that rule is still the whole business plan.

100%
Masters retained
50/50
Net revenue split
0
360 deals signed
Vintage turntable with tonearm at rest

The Roster

OUR ARTISTS

Meet the artists of Mar-Kel Records. Explore Hi Post & Lo Key, T Coley, and Malik Williams.

Tim Coley, R&B / Neo-Soul / Blues artist on Mar-Kel Records

Tim Coley

R&B / Neo-Soul / Blues

Performing across the country with his band N2U since the late '90s - smooth, relaxed songs for saying something special.

Ten Up, Hip-Hop / Ma'Notcy artist on Mar-Kel Records

Ten Up

Hip-Hop / Ma'Notcy

The Evolution Within A Universal Purpose. Real hip-hop with words that inspire; shared stages with Jay-Z, Naz, 702 and Mad Skillz.

Malik, R&B / Soul artist on Mar-Kel Records

Malik

R&B / Soul

New voice out of the Mar-Kel camp - melodic, deliberate, and built for late-night listening.

Now playing

One More Chance

Malik Williams

Mar-Kel

The Catalog

PRESSED & SHIPPING

Year
Genre
Artist

4 releases

  • Who Rip The Rhyme cover
    MK-OOP-001Who Rip The RhymeHi-Post & Lo-KeyHip-Hop12" · 1993
  • Naked Gun cover
    MK-OOP-002Naked GunLyrical Black JackHip-Hop12" · 1992
  • To All My Peeps cover
    MK-OOP-003To All My PeepsTen UpHip-Hop12" · 1997
  • Dreaming cover
    MK-OOP-004DreamingTen UpHip-Hop12" · 1997

Demos

SEND US SOMETHING THAT MEANS SOMETHING.

Two tracks, one paragraph about why you made them. Include your artist name, a short bio and links to your music.

ralph@mar-kel.com