Toolroom
Mark Knight's UK house label, founded in 2002.
Releases mostly Tech House, with House as its other main strand. Releasing since the early 2000s; hundreds of artists have released on it. Closest by artists in common: Defected Records, Armada Music and Toolroom Trax.
Measured from this edition's own records; the figures behind it are in the tables below.
879 releases from 858 artists, 2003 to 2026. Remixers on 32% of releases, against a 30% median. 48% of the 1,739 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 858 artists with a release on this label in this edition, most first.
| Artist | Releases | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Knight | 95 | 2004–2026 |
| Maxinne | 21 | 2018 |
| Weiss (UK) | 18 | 2013–2025 |
| Illyus Barrientos | 17 | 2016–2026 |
| René Amesz | 15 | 2010–2023 |
| Alex Preston | 15 | 2020 |
| KC Lights | 14 | 2019–2026 |
| Funkagenda | 14 | 2007–2013 |
| Dave Spoon | 14 | 2005–2024 |
| James Hurr | 14 | 2021–2026 |
| Friend Within | 13 | 2018–2024 |
| Ben Remember | 13 | 2016–2024 |
| Crusy | 12 | 2022–2026 |
| Essel | 12 | 2021–2026 |
| Tony Romera | 12 | 2022–2026 |
| Gene Farris | 12 | 2020–2026 |
| Martin Ikin | 11 | 2019–2025 |
| Siege | 11 | 2018–2022 |
| CASSIMM | 10 | 2022–2026 |
| Wh0 | 10 | 2018–2026 |
| Raumakustik | 10 | 2016–2024 |
| Leftwing : Kody | 9 | 2018–2023 |
| Prok & Fitch | 9 | 2009–2025 |
| ATFC | 9 | 2008–2021 |
Show all 858 artists — 834 more
The shape of the catalogue4
Of 879 releases, 281 carry a remixer.
Median across the survey: 30%.
130 of 879 · median 7%.
2,411 artists are credited across the 879 releases.
Releases per year · peak 61 in 2013.
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.
- Defected Records141
- Armada Music139
- Toolroom Trax129
- Ultra Records, LLC120
- Spinnin' Records99
- Suara97
- Sola82
- Spinnin' Deep81
And beyond the edition3
Labels outside this edition where the same artists turn up.
- Nervous Records136
- Cr2 Records128
- Great Stuff Recordings103
- BEAT Music Fund91
- Toolroom Records82
- King Street Sounds73
- Ministry of Sound Recordings63
- Natura Viva63
- 160558
- Glasgow Underground53
- Armada Subjekt50
- Lapsus Music45