WAll Around the World is a British record label originating in Blackburn, United Kingdom. It is a subsidiary of Universal and has had success with artists such as N-Trance, Armin van Buuren, Cascada, Dannii Minogue, Lost Frequencies, Scooter, N-Dubz, Skepta, Starley, Yolanda Be Cool, and many more. The label also runs four music TV channels; Clubland TV, and three Now Music-branded channels - Now 70s, Now 80s and Now 90s.
WAtlantic Jaxx Recordings is a record company founded by dance music duo Basement Jaxx. Originally based in Camberwell and then Brixton, it was an outlet for releasing Basement Jaxx music. Its first release was "EP1" which was played by DJ Tony Humphries on New York Radio in 1994.
WBedrock Records is an English record label for trance, house and techno started by Nick Muir and John Digweed. Its name comes from a nightclub in London that is also called Bedrock. Bedrock Records has released many singles from artists such as Astro & Glyde, Brancaccio & Aisher, Steve Lawler, Shmuel Flash, Steve Porter, Guy J, Henry Saiz, Stelios Vassiloudis, Electric Rescue, The Japanese Popstars and Jerry Bonham. Bedrock is also the name that Digweed and Muir use as their production moniker.
WBig Beat is an American electronic and dance music record label, owned by Warner Music Group and operates through Atlantic Records. It was founded as an independent record label in 1987 by Craig Kallman with an emphasis on house music, and later hip hop. It was absorbed into Atlantic Records in 1998, and eventually relaunched separately in 2010 as a primarily electronic music label. Its current roster includes Dog Blood, Galantis, Whethan, Cash Cash, Ekali, and Clean Bandit.
WBonzai Records, also known as Bonzai Music or Bonzai Progressive, is a Belgium-based record label specializing in techno, trance, hard trance, Goa trance, rave music and hardcore music.
WDefected Records is a British independent record label specialising in house music recordings, compilation albums, events, publishing, artist booking and management. One of the longest running independent labels of its kind, Defected has paved the way for house music in the UK and remained a well-respected constant in the music industry for 20 years.
WD.J. International Records is a Chicago record label founded in 1985 that specializes in house music, a type of electronic dance music. In the 1980s, DJ International Records released music by key house innovators such as Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, Hot Mix 5 member Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Steve “Silk” Hurley, and Marshall Jefferson. DJ International Records also released ESP’s song "It’s You", Dymond's "Wild About Your Love" and Liz Torres' "What You Make Me Feel". The label also had acid house, such as Adonis's 1987 "The Poke", and Tyree's "Acid Over" and there were late 1980s hip house recordings, too, such as Fast Eddie's "Hip House" and "Yo Yo Get Funky". In the early 1990s, the label released Mike Dunn's song "Jass Yo Azz Off". Udiscover Music called the "history of DJ International...the history of house music, the very DNA of modern dance music."
WDustpan Recordings is a Singapore based record label, established in 2007, which releases electronic music and dance music. The label was founded in Singapore in 2007 by Kane Ian. Dustpan Recordings releases both artist albums and various compilations. Dustpan's current roster of artists includes Demarkus Lewis, William aka Mr Pirated, Uneaq, Dave Allison, Soydan, Ketel Juan, Dave Miller, CCO, Chemars, Diem, Spuma, J Sweet, Funk Mediterraneo, Mr Clean, Miguel Palhares, L Boogie, Mike Jules, High Maintenance, Juwan Rates, Cyril Yarisantos, Saint Laurent, J Caprice, Ed Nine, Mike Sample, Little Purple, Byron Foxx, TBF, Fergus, Jon Iler, Castlebed and Sona.
WFFRR Records is a dance music label previously run & founded by English DJ Pete Tong. Originally distributed by London Records, FFRR is currently a dance music sublabel of Parlophone, a division of Warner Music Group. The label name references the recording technique developed by Decca Records.
WFifth Wall Records is an American independent record label based in Brooklyn, New York. Founded in 2013 by producers Divvorce and Hound Scales, Fifth Wall releases primarily house music and techno. In December 2013, electronic music magazine Resident Advisor named Fifth Wall its "Label of the Month." As of January 2015, Fifth Wall had released fifteen vinyl 12" records and one charity compilation. Its name is a reference to the fourth wall in theater and other artistic media.
WFresh Records was a New York City-based independent record label that operated from 1985 to 1992. The label was a subsidiary of Sleeping Bag Records that sold hip hop music. The label's roster included EPMD, Nice & Smooth, Just-Ice, and T La Rock; house-music pioneer Todd Terry; and electro artists Hanson & Davis and Chocolette.
WFuture House Music (FHM) is a Dutch record label and music network that specializes in the Future House genre. Their channel has over 1 million subscribers on YouTube.
WGiant Step is a media, events and marketing company headquartered in New York City and Los Angeles. The company formerly released music through its record label, Giant Step Records. Giant Step is divided into two entities – the Giant Step brand, which promotes music and the creative agency, Giant Step Marketing, which provides marketing services to consumer brands.
WGuerilla Records was a British record label that was founded in 1990 by Dick O'Dell and John Gosling, with William Orbit. It specialised in a style of progressive house that they called "Dub House", with artists such as Leftfield, Bass-O-Matic, React2Rhythm, Spooky, Moody Boyz, Felix Da Housecat, and Billie Ray Martin, and was a key player in the development of the progressive house sound in the UK in the early 1990s.
WHigher State is a dance record company and music publishing company founded in 1992 by House music producers and DJs Dillon & Dickins which incorporates the three record labels Higher State, 99 North and 99 Degrees.
WHooj Choons is a house record label formed by Alex Simons and Red Jerry in 1990. The first release was "Carnival de Casa" by Rio Rhythm Band, however, it was not until 1992's release of Felix's "Don't You Want Me", which Red Jerry and Faithless founder-member Rollo co-produced, that Hooj Choons had their first crossover hit. Over the next ten years, Hooj Choons had several notable releases including productions from artists such as Diss-Cuss, Tilt, Oliver Lieb and JX. The label built up a roster of popular club hits and smaller underground classics over 20 years.
WHope Recordings is a Bristol, UK based record label, established in 1998 by Leon Alexander and Steve Satterthwaite.
WIbadan Records is an independent music label founded in 1995 by DJ and music producer, Jerome Sydenham in New York City and is now run out of Berlin, Germany. Ibadan Records is principal to other labels including: Apotek Records, Avocado Records, Bolshevic Records, Public Service Records and UK Promotions. The label recently celebrated its 15-year anniversary in 2010 while also reaching the mark of over 100 releases. The label's motto is: "A higher quality experience in music".
WKarmic Power Records was founded 2013 in New York and experienced its first success with its second release, House Of Virus & Marshall Jefferson feat Soliaris "Believe In Love". In 2015 the cooperation of Lenny Fontana and D-Train released "Raise Your Hands" which was huge success for the Karmic Power Record label with UK Music Week Club Chart #3 and Yearly World End Chart #14. 2016 brings huge success once again for Lenny Fontana & D-Train "When You Feel What Love Has" immediately scoring top position of #31 in Nielsen BDS Indicator Radio Chart.The song achieved Mediabase play with many major market radio stations adding to CHR, Urban AC, and Top 40 Daytime Radio Rotation. Making "When You Feel What Love Has" into a pop record. #1 major market radio station 107.5 WBLS in New York City adds record to its daytime rotation playlist. In May 2017, the track debuted and was added to the stadium playlist of The New York Yankees Karmic Power Records in 2017 has over 200 releases and worked with artists such as Marshall Jefferson, Eddie Amador, D-Train, Alison Limerick, Todd Terry, David Morales, Phats & Small, Terrence Parker, ATFC, DJ PP, Ridney, Funkerman, Richard Grey, John Morales, My Digital Enemy and many more.
WL.I.E.S. Records is an American record label based in Brooklyn, New York that releases various types of electronic music. Founded by Ron Morelli and short for "Long Island Electrical Systems," L.I.E.S. is closely associated with the so-called outsider house genre of house and techno coming from Brooklyn. Artists include Delroy Edwards, Terekke, Gunnar Haslam, Vereker, Shawn O'Sullivan, Person of Interest, Marcos Cabral, Legowelt, and Randomer. Founded in 2010, L.I.E.S. quickly rose to critical acclaim among music critics and fans, its 12" vinyl releases frequently quickly selling out after influential music stores like Hard Wax began to champion the label. Pitchfork Media wrote, "the rise of L.I.E.S. is one of the most significant and encouraging developments in American underground electronic music in years."
WNukleuz is a dance record label based in the Clapham area of London, UK. Nukleuz is the home to many artists and compilation series in various genres including trance, UK hardcore, tech house and hard house.
WOpal Tapes is an English independent record label that releases abstracted forms of house music, techno, and other types of electronic music. Founded by Stephen Bishop in 2012 in the small town of Redcar in northeastern England, Opal Tapes is now based in Newcastle, UK. Opal Tapes is well known for releasing its music on cassettes in addition to more popular formats such as vinyl. In January 2013, electronic music magazine Resident Advisor named Opal Tapes its "Label of the Month."
WParadax Records is a dance music record label based in Los Angeles, California. Paradax's motto is “Nothing Over 126bpm” This bpm designator signifies that most tracks produced on the label do not exceed 126 bpm thus branding the label as a true deep house label. It is Paradax’s belief that a Deep House track is usually within the range of 119-126 bpm’s.
WPerspectives Digital is a record label for Deep House, Tech House, Progressive House, and Techno. Based out of Los Angeles and founded in 2010 by Darin Epsilon, the imprint is an extension of his popular radio show of the same name. In summer of 2017, DJ Mag nominated Perspectives for 'Breakthrough Label' in their first ever Best of North America Awards.
WProfile Records is a record label that specialized in urban-oriented music such as hip hop.
WRevealed Recordings is a Dutch record label established by Hardwell in 2010. The label is headquartered in Breda, Netherlands.
WSalted Music is an electronic dance music record label, based in San Francisco, California, founded by Miguel Migs.
WSAM Records was a New York-based independent record company active between 1977–1983 and 1989–1991. The label was operated by Sam Weiss and Daniel Glass, who worked as a Vice President.
WSheer Sound is a South African independent record label formed in 1994 by Damon Forbes.
WSoma Quality Recordings is an independent record label based in Glasgow, Scotland. It was co-founded in 1991 by the electronic music duo Slam, Dave Clarke and Glenn Gibbons. The label is known for releasing early works of Slam, Jeff Mills, Silicone Soul’s ″Right On Right On″, Funk D’Void, Felix da Housecat’s early track ″Clashback″, the original vinyl version of Daft Punk's track ″Da Funk″ and much more.
WSouthern Fried Records is a London-based independent electronic dance music record label founded and owned by Norman Cook, better known by his stage name, Fatboy Slim. The label was created by Cook in 1994 to publish and market his and other artists' releases that major labels would deem not commercial enough for mass release.
WSpinnin' Deep is a Dutch record label founded in 2009 and specializing in house, deep house, tech house, future house and other EDM genres. It is one of the 40 sub-labels of Spinnin' Records. The label gained success rapidly in 2014, catching up with the parent label Spinnin' Records. The label includes the artists Bolier,Vector, CamelPhat, Chocolate Puma, EDX, Ferreck Dawn, Gregor Salto, Lucas & Steve, Martin Solveig, Mike Mago, Oliver Heldens, Pep & Rash, Sam Feldt, Sander Kleinenberg and Watermät. The label's first release was a compilation called Spinnin' Deep Presents: Tech-House Essentials.
WSpinnin' Records is a Dutch electronic music record label founded in 1999 by Eelko van Kooten and Roger de Graaf. In September 2017, Warner Music Group acquired Spinnin' Records for over $100 million.
WStmpd Rcrds is a Dutch electronic dance music record label owned by record producer Martin Garrix, who founded the label on 4 March 2016.
WStrictly Rhythm is an American house-music record label.
WTokyo Dawn Records is an independent record label based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The label carries origins in the demoscene and was established 1997 as one of the first netlabels worldwide to promote "opensource music". The label was relaunched in 2009 with a new concept.
WTrax Records is a record label based in Chicago. It played a major part in the development of house music.
WTummy Touch Records is an international record label with offices in London, UK and New York City, USA best known for releasing quirky dance and downtempo music. Artists on Tummy Touch include Groove Armada, Patrick & Eugene, Niyi, Tutto Matto, Tom Vek, and label founder Tim Lee.