Record Label

Surfdog Records

Based in Encinitas, CA, Surfdog Records is an independent record label founded in 1993 by , an artist manager since 1985 when he signed his first major client, the British reggae artists . Surfdog is one of five cornerstones of a broad-reaching entertainment group that also includes our companies: Dave Kaplan Management, Surfdog Publishing & Licensing, Surfdog Entertainment Marketing and Surfdog’s Java Hut. The label’s passion for music includes an eclectic array of genres spanning rock, big band swing, reggae, punk, Latin, folk, rockabilly, comedy, hip-hop and, in the early years, even a release of crazy cosmic galactic rock n' roll by the Venice Beach icon, roller-skating/turbaned Harry Perry!