INDIE Definition & Meaning

indie

[ in-dee ]

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noun

an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
to work for an indie.
a movie or other work produced by such a company.
a genre of music, especially pop or rock, that is independently produced.
a person who works for an independently owned business or is self-employed.

adjective

noting or relating to an indie:
an indie film producer;
an indie video game.
noting or relating to independently produced music:
indie rock;
an indie pop group.

indie

/ ˈɪ�Ի�ɪ /

noun

informal.
1. an independent film or record company
2. ( as modifier )
  the indie charts
  an indie producer

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of indie¹

First recorded in 1940–45; ind(ependent) + -ie

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Bridges had played the decades-old cassette of his songs for Ciancia, who, without Bridges’ knowledge, passed it along to Matt Sullivan, founder of indie label Light in the Attic, who was eager to release it.

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Zavala, a feature filmmaker who directed and wrote the 2015 indie film “Rude Boy: The Movie,” also interviewed the brothers’ parents before they died while filming the documentary.

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He recently wrapped indie filmmaker Boots Riley’s “I Love Boosters” in Atlanta and hopes to continue to search out collaborations that feel sincere.

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The new wave indie songwriter was there as the support act for Sabrina Carpenter, just a week after her first Brit Awards, where she was nominated for artist of the year.

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Eighteen years ago, indie folk was ascendant in the U.K. with the formation of Mumford & Sons, and already on the airwaves in the States thanks to Sufjan Stevens, Fleet Foxes and the Plain White T’s.

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