Basic Beat Recordings
About
Basic Beat is a Dutch independant record company which was started in 1992 by Ron Hofland and Ronald Molendijk. Throughout the years Basic Beat released numerous vinyls, CDs, digital releases and some DVDs. Several worldwide hits such as "Instant Moments" by R.O.O.S., "Turn It Around" by Alena, "The Silmarilla" by Carlos, and "New York New York" by Lemon8 were released on Basic Beat or one of it's many sublabels. Artists such as Tiësto, Ferry Corsten and Lemon8 started their career at Basic Beat. Well known CD-series such as "Forbidden Paradise", "Lost Treasures", "Welcome To Miss Monica's Party", "Now&Wow" and "Nighttown presents.." were released on Basic Beat. Ronald Molendijk left the company in 1999 to concentrate more on his Soulvation project. In the years to come Ron Hofland ran Basic Beat on his own until the Basic Beat record shop closed it's doors in 2007. Paul Hazendonk who was working for both the Basic Beat record shop and record company was given a more prominent role at the record company until he left to start his own Manual Music company. Though never officially stopped, nowadays Basic Beat isn't releasing new music anymore. Name variations as found on this profile: - Basic Beat Recordings - Basic Beat Recordings (NL) Related to: Basic Beat Recordings BV Basic Beat Marketing
Sub-labels
Rock On Entertainment (2)
Dutch label
Basic Energy
Long time running sublabel of Basic Beat Recordings. Started out as a techno label in 1993 but slowly progressed into a well known progressive house/trance label around the years 2000-2003, and...
Swivel
Netherlands Sublabel under releasing trance music. Now defunct.
Karma
Netherlands Label focusing on melodic and progressive trance. Big artist include Carlo Resoort, Benno De Goeij and Piet Bervoets. Label now defunct.
Junkyard
Netherlands Hardcore label under Basic Beat Recordings. Now defunct.
R.P.M.
Division of Basic Beat Recordings. Now defunct.
Guardian Angel
Guardian Angel was set up and ran by Arny Bink and Tijs Verwest (aka DJ Tiësto). In 1997 Bink and Verwest left the label and the Basic Beat family to start their own label; [l=Black Hol...
C4 Records
DJ Misja Helsloot's label under Basic Beat Recordings. Now defunct.
Trashcan Records
Trashcan Records was ran by Arny Bink. The label was abandoned in 1997 when Bink and Tijs Verwest decided to leave the Basic Beat family and start their own label, Black Hole Recordings.
Search
Minimal Techno-label started in 1996, run by Jeroen Search. The label is now defunct and the last release dates from 2001. All releases with black center labels have the cat# written as search ...
B-House Records
Subdivision of Basic Beat Recordings. The A&R was done by Benny Rodrigues. Now defunct.
Lemon8 Records
Dutch House-label owned by Harry Lemon (a.k.a. Lemon8). Now defunct.
Pipo Records
Dutch early' 90's independent house label As fas as known only one release : Bravo Company (1994-1995)
Buckle Up
Sublabel of Basic Beat Recordings. Now defunct.
Denz Da Denz Recordings
Now defunct.
Intrenze
Short lived trance label run by Ruben de Ronde. Now defunct.
Electronique
Short lived Dutch dance floor orientated electro / breakbeats label run by Gert-Jan Schutte a.k.a. DJ Zaxxon under Basic Beat Recordings. Now defunct.
Rise + Shine
303F Records
Dutch record label that used to be the platform for live techno band 303F. A&R was done by DJ / producer Paul Hazendonk. Sub label of Basic Beat Recordings.
Serious Radio Recordings
Defunct House / Electro / Techno record label from Rotterdam / Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Contact Label
All licensing via info@manual-music.com