Up Records was a Seattle based independent record label founded in 1994 by Chris Takino and Rich Jensen.Some of the label's best known artists were 764-Hero, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, Quasi and Tad.Chris Takino died of leukemia in 2000. The label is owned and managed by his companion, Pete Ritchey. The last update to the Up Records website was in 2007.