was formed in 1986 by the partnership of and .

Summers was previously involved in the development of the group and Parry was guitarist in the group . The duo also formed Big Life Management and its publishing arm, Big Life Music, in 1987.

was a creative platform for the late 80's and early 90's 'underground' dance movement. were one of the bands with Big Life, featuring guest vocalist , which helped her build her career on this native cult success and sell 11 million records worldwide. Big Life helped establish a diverse stable of talent, such as: , , , , Coldcut, James Taylor Quartet, and more.

achieved over 50 top 40 UK hits before closing its doors after ten years. However, the self-administered publishing and management work of Big Life Music remains active in the industry, with a wealth of hits from their catalogue appearing in the UK charts. Summers became manager of and and has involvement with The Power Amp Music Fund.

, or Raw TV was a distributor, not a label, and used for catalogue reference - most notably on releases by The Soup Dragons.

Exclusively distributed in the UK by PolyGram Record Operations starting June 1991.