 The record label was run out of the Dischord House, a Washington, D.C. punk house.Henry Rollins, who would come to prominence as lead singer of the California-based Black Flag, as well as his own later Rollins Band, grew up in Washington D.C. and was influenced by the music of Bad Brains and the bands of his childhood friend Ian MacKaye.Rollins first band, the D.C. based State of Alert, released a few recordings on Dischord Records produced by MacKaye.