Five nights. Four days. Three stages. A whole lot of house music. Set upon Tisno’s breathtaking Adriatic coast, Defected Croatia gathered a global set of 5,000 house heads into an inclusive atmosphere ...

In celebration of their White Isle anniversaries, Defected and Glitterbox affiliates talk us through some of their favourite memories from the mainstay parties over the years, and how they're keeping ...

This year’s festival season is already well on its way to becoming one for the books — as festival organizers set up for bigger and better programming on all fronts to make up for lost time during the ...

Generally speaking, Defected seem to drive people crazy. “Defected is unlike any other music [brand] I’ve ever partied to,” says Adam, a self-professed Defected nut. “I’m here with two mates I met at ...

"I want to continue the work that made me a fan of Defected," says Saunders, who acquired ownership of the venerable U.K. house label in August. By Krystal Rodriguez On a late summer morning in London ...

Saunders succeeds former Defected founder Simon Dunmore, who will stay on at the label as an A&R consultant. By Katie Bain Defected Records, one of the dance world’s leading labels, has a new CEO and ...

A Classic collection of House, Disco and R’N’B Dancefloor anthems. Featuring classics from Bob Sinclar, Chaka Khan, Aretha Franklin, Jamiroquai, Chic, Armand Van Helden, Moloko and Robin S. 2009 marks ...

From humble beginnings as a record shop employee to a key player for one of house music's most respected labels; Sam Divine's success story is the stuff that DJs dream of. Her progression in one of ...

Defected has launched Afro-house label One People. The first release from the imprint will be Peperuke by Parisian DJ Alex Wann featuring singer-songwriter Nes Mburu. One People aims to “orchestrate a ...

Defected Records has announced details of a new 24/7 channel, with the label set to stream radio shows and live events around the clock. The dance label, which was shortlisted in the Live Music ...

Download and vinyl appears to reign champion in the world of dance music these days, but the mix CD is still alive and kicking thanks to a cluster of iconic clubbing institutions including Ministry of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The past 12 months haven’t been kind to dance music. On the weekend of March 14 2020, the final club nights ...