The label, initially run out of Putnam's South Brooklyn apartment, relocated in 2009 to Williamsburg.

[1] Holy Sons (Decline of the West) was the first release on the label, and early success followed shortly thereafter with the signing of the band Deer Tick (War Elephant).

[2] In 2008, while working as the night manager for the Knitting Factory venue at their Leonard Street location in Manhattan, Putnam was approached by Knitting Factory Entertainment CEO Morgan Margolis to form a strategic partnership with Partisan.

[4] Partisan has since cultivated a wide variety of genres, prioritizing an artist-friendly philosophy, and achieving international acclaim.

[11] Music Week's International Woman of the Year award went to Partisan's managing director, Zena White, in 2019.