Defected Records
The British house label Simon Dunmore launched with funding from Ministry of Sound.
Releases mostly House, with Deep House as its other main strand. Releasing since the early 1980s; hundreds of artists have released on it. Closest by artists in common: Toolroom; Armada Music; Ultra Records, LLC.
Measured from this edition's own records; the figures behind it are in the tables below.
972 releases from 890 artists, 1995 to 2026. Remixers on 54% of releases, against a 30% median. 51% of the 1,927 releases this edition holds come from artists with three or more, against 45%.
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 890 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 | 2024–2026 |
| Gregor Salto | 8 | 2009–2010 |
Show all 890 artists — 866 more
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 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.
- Toolroom141
- Armada Music131
- Ultra Records, LLC112
- DFTD90
- Get Physical Music75
- Strictly Rhythm Records69
- Saved Records64
- Suara60
And beyond the edition3
Labels outside this edition where the same artists turn up.
- Nervous Records139
- King Street Sounds99
- Cr2 Records75
- BEAT Music Fund65
- Great Stuff Recordings52
- Ministry of Sound Recordings50
- Circus Recordings39
- Hot Creations36
- Stereo Productions36
- Armada Subjekt34
- Glasgow Underground31
- Nothing Else Matters31