Dependent Music was a
Canadian independent record label, owned and operated by the artists that were a part of the collective. Dependent Music was formed by Brian Borcherdt in
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1994. Artists who have released material on Dependent include
Contrived,
Brian Borcherdt,
Jill Barber, Burnt Black, Heavy Meadows,
Holy Fuck,
Junior Blue,
Land of Talk,
The Motes and
Wintersleep.