DFTD
Defected Records' breakout label.
Releases mostly Tech House, with Deep House as its other main strand. Releasing since the late 2000s; hundreds of artists have released on it. Closest by artists in common: Defected Records, Toolroom and Sola.
Measured from this edition's own records; the figures behind it are in the tables below.
240 releases from 229 artists, 2013 to 2026. Remixers on 14% of releases, against a 30% median. 20% of the 325 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 229 artists with a release on this label in this edition, most first.
| Artist | Releases | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Romero | 6 | 2016–2025 |
| Cristoph | 5 | 2013–2023 |
| Dario D'Attis | 5 | 2014–2017 |
| Mr. V | 4 | 2015–2026 |
| Catz 'n Dogz | 4 | 2019–2024 |
| Tommy Bones | 4 | 2015–2016 |
| Low Steppa | 4 | 2016–2023 |
| PEZNT | 3 | 2018–2019 |
| Dennis Quin | 3 | 2016–2022 |
| Darius Syrossian | 3 | 2020–2022 |
| Awen | 3 | 2023 |
| Jonas Rathsman | 3 | 2012–2026 |
| Sorley | 3 | 2020–2026 |
| NiCe7 | 3 | 2013–2020 |
| OFFAIAH | 3 | 2021–2023 |
| Emanuel Satie | 3 | 2015–2016 |
| Dope Earth Alien | 3 | 2023–2024 |
| The Deepshakerz | 3 | 2016–2020 |
| Amine Edge & DANCE | 2 | 2017–2018 |
| Rafael | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Flashmob | 2 | 2014–2023 |
| Meca | 2 | 2023 |
| Ed Ed | 2 | 2015 |
| Worthy | 2 | 2016 |
Show all 229 artists — 205 more
The shape of the catalogue4
Of 240 releases, 33 carry a remixer.
Median across the survey: 30%.
6 of 240 · median 7%.
293 artists are credited across the 240 releases.
Releases per year · peak 32 in 2015.
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.
- Nervous Records45
- Armada Subjekt28
- BEAT Music Fund27
- Cr2 Records27
- Hot Creations26
- Nothing Else Matters25
- Club Sweat23
- King Street Sounds22
- Toolroom Records19
- Circus Recordings18
- Knee Deep In Sound18
- Solotoko17