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British dance music label founded by Simon Dunmore. Former Cooltempo and AM:PM A&R Dunmore incorporated parent company Defected Records Ltd. in September 1998 and launched Defected, with funding from Ministry Of Sound, on 1 January 1999, when A&M's owner PolyGram formally merged with Universal Music Group. Janet Bell, Dunmore's promotions partner at AM:PM, with whom he launched the label, departed in December 2001 to run Big Love. A&R manager from 2004 to 2019: Andy Daniell. Former MD Wez Saunders acquired the label and its subsidiaries via a management buyout in July 2022 and became the company's CEO. Head of A&R from 2023: Allan Nicoll aka Kid Fonque. Director of Music from 2024: Andy Daniell. The label marked its 25th anniversary in 2024 with a special logo designed by Trevor Jackson. Defected has various sublabels with separate A&Rs and musical identities and owns the catalogues of a number of heritage house labels from the 1990s. Current sublabels Glitterbox Recordings (label: Glitterbox) (A&R: Seamus Haji / Director of music: Melvo Baptiste) Classic Music Company (2010-) (label: Classic) (A&R: Luke Solomon) DFTD D4 D4NCE Faith (18) (A&R: Terry Farley, Stuart Patterson and Dave Jarvis) Bad Decisions (A&R: Wez Saunders) Big Love Music (label: Big Love) (A&R: Seamus Haji) D-Vine Sounds (A&R: Sam Divine) The Remedy Project (A&R: Melvo Baptiste) Mahaba (A&R: Kitty Amor) Stay True Sounds (A&R: Allan Nicoll) One People (2) (A&R: Allan Nicoll) 4 To The Floor Records (label: 4 To The Floor (2)) Faya Combo Nu Groove Records Soulfuric Recordings (A&R: Seamus Haji) Slip'N'Slide Records (label: Slip 'N' Slide) Yoruba Records Fourth Floor Records aka 4th Floor Records K4B Records Movin' Records Sub-Urban Former sublabels ITH Records Soul Heaven Records Bargrooves Cyphon Fluential Records (label: Fluential) M (4) Spectrum Records The Sound Of Defected Code Red Recordings Strictly Rhythm Sondela Recordings Series House Masters Most Rated In The House For The Love Of House Isolation Nation Sampler EP Sessions (5) (with Ministry Of Sound) Together (3) Connected (4) Deep Down & Defected Defected Accapellas Defected Clubland Adventures Defected D-Fused Defected D-Fused & Digital Defected In The House Defected Presents
Sub-labels
Stay True Sounds
At a time when mediocrity and artifice dilute and diminish dance music, Kid Fonque has formulated the antidote. Enter ‘Stay True Sounds’, a new independent record label that places good taste over...
Defected D-fused & Digital
CD compilation series by UK House record label Defected.
D4 D4NCE
Faith (18)
London-based label run by Terry Farley, Stuart Patterson and Dave Jarvis. See Faith (12) for the related series.
Isolation Nation
Series from Defected.
Sampler EP
Series from Defected. The first eight EPs were repressed on coloured vinyl in 2020 and available as a bundle from the Defected website.
The Remedy Project
Melvo Baptiste's label launched in March 2021.
Together (3)
Series from Defected celebrating 25 years of the label (1999-2024) with 25 brand new collaborative productions, some original and some remixes of Defected classics.
For The Love Of House
Series from Defected. The first four releases were on Defected sub-label ITH Records.
Deep Down & Defected
Series from Defected.
One People (2)
Allan Nicoll aka Kid Fonque's label.
Defected D-fused
Slip 'n' Slide
House label started by Kickin Records head Pete Harris (Peter Harris (3)) in late 1992. Seven 12-inch releases later, Max Mackie from Charlie Chester's Flying Records came on board, to...
Nu Groove Records
House label run by and Karen Mendez between 1988 and 1992. It was the brainchild of Frank, Karen and Judy Russell (2) and was initially founded to release stuff by Rheji & Ronald ...
Soulfuric Recordings
House label founded by Brian Tappert and Marc Pomeroy, specializing in a soulful blend of danceable music. Former parent company Soulfuric Recordings, Inc. manufactured and distributed...
Fourth Floor Records
First launched in 1987 as Fourth Floor Records with it's first release . Then went into hiatus in 1992, just after releasing . In 1997 the label was rebranded as . Manufa...
Yoruba Records
House label owned and operated by [A=Osunlade]. Managed by Colin Boardway. See Yoruba Records, Inc. for copyright credits.
Movin' Records
New Jersey house label founded by . The catalogue is currently owned by Defected. Former parent label: Movin' Records Inc.
4th Floor Records
USA The label was re-launched in 1997 after a 5 year hiatus. It was previously known as .
Spectrum Records
2000s UK House music label. Logo based on Salsoul Records.
Contact Label
23 Curtain Road London EC2A 3LT 3a The Quadrant Courtyard Weybridge KT13 8DR Unit 4 Canbury Business Park Elm Crescent Kingston upon Thames KT2 6HJ Tel: +44 (0)20 7426 5470 Previous addresses: 8 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London, EC1M 7AN. 12 D'Arblay Street, Soho, London, W1F 8DU (first office).