[2] Barker was already well acquainted with Warner Music Group, with his old record label, LaSalle Records, formerly being distributed through Atlantic, and more recently, he had played drums for or produced albums for various artists associated with WMG's labels, such as Fever 333, grandson and Jasiah.

The same day, DTA released its first single, "Gimme Brain", a collaboration between Barker, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross.

[7][4][8][9] In May 2020, Jaden Hossler (then known as jxdn)[10] became the first signing to the DTA Records label, following the success of his debut single "Comatose".

[14] On November 3, 2021, Canadian pop-punk singer Avril Lavigne announced she had signed to DTA Records.

[18] On January 20, 2022, the punk rock band Ho99o9 (pronounced Horror) released the single "Battery Not Included" through DTA;[19] their first album since 2017's United States of Horror, titled SKIN, was produced by Travis Barker and released on March 11, 2022.