Dirtnap Records is an independent record label in the Pacific Northwest specializing in punk rock. It was founded by Ken Cheppaikode while he was living in Seattle, Washington in 1999. He bought Green Noise record store in Portland, Oregon in 2005 and now runs the label from there.Cheppaikode started the label while working for Mordam Records, distributor of many punk labels and Maximumrocknroll magazine. Naturally, Mordam also distributed Dirtnap's early releases.