Defected Records
The British house label Simon Dunmore launched on New Year's Day 1999, with funding from Ministry of Sound.
972 releases from 814 artists, 1995 to 2026. Remixers on 54% of releases, against a 30% median. 52% of the 1,722 releases this edition holds come from artists with three or more, against 49%.
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 128 labels with a counted catalogue in this edition.
Who releases here1
The 814 artists with a release on this label in this edition, most first.
| Artist | Releases | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Defected Radio | 62 | 2016 |
| Mr. V | 31 | 2004–2022 |
| Copyright | 30 | 2005–2015 |
| Ferreck Dawn | 20 | 2018–2026 |
| ATFC | 19 | 1995–2025 |
| Sandy Rivera | 19 | 2002–2024 |
| DJ Gregory | 15 | 1998–2010 |
| Kings of Tomorrow | 15 | 2001–2024 |
| Dennis Ferrer | 14 | 2008–2024 |
| Marc Evans | 14 | 2008–2009 |
| Hannah Wants | 12 | 2022–2025 |
| Dames Brown | 12 | 2020 |
| CamelPhat | 12 | 2017–2025 |
| Sonny Fodera | 11 | 2010–2022 |
| OFFAIAH | 11 | 2016–2022 |
| David Penn | 11 | 2008–2025 |
| Franky Rizardo | 10 | 2007–2025 |
| Todd Edwards | 10 | 1996–2024 |
| Oden & Fatzo | 9 | 2023–2026 |
| Nick Curly | 9 | 2012–2026 |
| Elderbrook | 9 | 2017–2025 |
| The Vision | 8 | 2019–2023 |
| Moby | 8 | 2024 |
| Gregor Salto | 8 | 2009–2010 |
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The shape of the catalogue4
Of 972 releases, 524 carry a remixer.
Median across the survey: 30%.
113 of 972 · median 7%.
1,865 artists are credited across the 972 releases.
Releases per year · peak 62 in 2010.
Medians are across the 128 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.
- Ultra Records, LLC103
- Nervous Records82
- Toolroom Trax77
- Toolroom Records70
- DFTD68
- King Street Sounds64
- BEAT Music Fund54
- Spinnin' Deep54
- Strictly Rhythm Records54
- Cr2 Records49
- Great Stuff Recordings42
- Ministry of Sound Recordings40