Editing Jade Tree (record label) (section)

===Origin (1987–1990)===
In 1987, Tim Owen and Darren Walters were introduced during a punk show in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="spin" /> 

At the time, Walters was a student at the [[University of Delaware]] where he had already independently released records on his label, Hi-Impact Records. To further these musical pursuits, Darren teamed up with [[Rochester Institute of Technology]] student Tim Owen, and his friend [[Carl Hedgepath]]. Together, they created their own label, [[Axtion Packed Records]]. <ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Katchen |first=Andrew |date=March 2003 |title=Jade Tree Blooms Out Of The Underground |volume=115 |page=10 |magazine=Billboard |issue=9}}</ref>

Both Axtion Packed and Hi-Impact focused on [[straight edge]] [[Hardcore punk|hardcore]] and produced [[Phonograph record|vinyl records]] in [[45 Record|45]] format.<ref name="spin" /> 

In an effort to expand musical genres and format, Axtion Packed Records was dissolved in 1990 to form Jade Tree Records. Owens and Walters modeled their new label on established independent's [[Touch and Go Records|Touch & Go]] out of Chicago and Washington, D.C.'s [[Dischord Records]]. <ref name=":0" />