Classic Music Company
Derrick Carter and Luke Solomon's London house label; Defected acquired it in 2010.
Releases mostly House, with Deep House as its other main strand. Releasing since the late 1980s; hundreds of artists have released on it. Closest by artists in common: Defected Records, Crosstown Rebels and DFTD.
Measured from this edition's own records; the figures behind it are in the tables below.
343 releases from 220 artists, 1987 to 2025. Remixers on 43% of releases, against a 30% median. 42% of the 400 releases this edition holds come from artists with three or more, against 44%.
Catalogue totals are Beatport’s count for the label; release shares are computed over the releases this edition holds, usually the larger set. Medians across the 252 labels with a counted catalogue in this edition.
Who releases here1
The 220 artists with a release on this label in this edition, most first.
| Artist | Releases | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Dunn | 30 | 1987–2022 |
| Honey Dijon | 17 | 2015–2024 |
| Luke Solomon | 13 | 2011–2023 |
| Sophie Lloyd | 10 | 2018–2023 |
| MD X-Spress | 8 | 1994–2020 |
| Dave + Sam | 6 | 2019–2023 |
| Amy Douglas | 5 | 2017–2023 |
| Brett Johnson | 5 | 2002–2017 |
| Oliver | 5 | 2019 |
| Lil' Mark | 4 | 2001–2012 |
| Soul Clap | 4 | 2014–2018 |
| Freeform Five | 4 | 2002–2011 |
| Pauline Taylor | 4 | 2021–2023 |
| James Curd | 4 | 2013–2017 |
| MD III | 4 | 1988–2014 |
| Diz | 4 | 2001–2011 |
| Girls of the Internet | 4 | 2024 |
| Nick Maurer | 3 | 2014–2015 |
| Nikki-O | 3 | 2018–2021 |
| Mr Phunky Mann | 3 | 1995–1996 |
| thatmanmonkz | 3 | 2015–2018 |
| Iz | 3 | 2011 |
| Robbie Hardkiss | 3 | 2011 |
| Baby Ark | 3 | 2011 |
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The shape of the catalogue4
Of 343 releases, 149 carry a remixer.
Median across the survey: 30%.
26 of 343 · median 7%.
375 artists are credited across the 343 releases.
Releases per year · peak 54 in 2011.
Medians are across the 252 labels with a counted catalogue in this edition. A label can sit above the median on one measure and below it on another; neither is a judgement of the label.
Also release on2
Other labels in this edition with artists in common.
And beyond the edition3
Labels outside this edition where the same artists turn up.
- King Street Sounds14
- Nervous Records13
- BEAT Music Fund8
- Rekids7
- !K7 Records5
- DIRTYBIRD5
- Heist Recordings5
- Industry Standard5
- Arms & Legs4
- Circus Recordings4
- Exploited4
- Fool's Gold Records4