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Startime International
Startime International
Parent company	Sony Music Entertainment
Founded	2000
Founder	Isaac Green
Defunct	2017
Distributor(s)	Columbia Records
Genre	Alternative rock; indie pop; indie rock;
Country of origin	U.S.
Location	New York City
Official website	www.startimeintl.com

Startime International was a New York City-based record label founded by Isaac Green, active between 2000 and 2017. It was owned by Sony Music Entertainment and distributed by Columbia Records. Its roster included Foster the People, Coin, Natalie Prass, Bully, The Walkmen, Lewis Del Mar, and The Big Moon.

History

Green moved to Brooklyn and started the label out of his apartment, armed with one band: French Kicks. Startime's first release was the Kicks' EP Young Lawyer in late 2000. This was soon followed by releases by Brendan Benson, The Walkmen, and The Natural History.

In 2003, the label released a compilation album, StarTime International Presents: Super-Cuts. Beginning around 2005, the label became a subsidiary of Columbia Records Group. It became inactive following the release of COIN's 2017 sophomore album, How Will You Know If You Never Try.

The label's biggest commercial and critical successes included The Walkmen's Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone (2002), Peter Bjorn and John's Writer's Block (U.S. release, 2009), and Foster the People's Torches (2011).