Kult Records
| Kult Records | |
|---|---|
| File:KULT Records.jpg | |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Distributor(s) | The Orchard (company) |
| Genre | House, Techno, Electronic, Various |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | New York City |
| Official website | kult.com |
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Kult Records is an American, New York City based Electronic Music label. They started out as an independent underground dance music label which was established in 1994. Primarily as a vinyl label catering to the international underground House music scene. It now encompasses over twenty sub labels of various styles including Mainstream Urban and Pop, Rock, Country, Downtempo, House, Techno, Techhouse and Deep House. All of their labels are distributed by The Orchard (company). Their fields of expertise include Music Distribution, Music Publishing, Music Licensing, Music Production, Artist Development, Remixing, Music Supervision and Consulting.
They have had multiple successes on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play charts and Hot Dance Airplay charts published by Billboard throughout the years. Some of these include: "Dont Want Another Man"[1] by Dynamix (band) featuring vocals by Tina Ann which reached the #1 position within the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2000.[2] The single was also nominated that year as best underground "Record of the year" at the Winter Music Conference in Miami. "I Want More"[3] by Amuka (Produced by Offer Nissim) which reached the #1 position within the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2006.[4] The single was also nominated that year as best underground "Record of the year" at the Winter Music Conference in Miami. "Make It Happen"[5] by Maya Azucena which reached the #3 position within the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2007.[6] "Movin On"[7] by Dynamix featuring Jason Walker which reached the #7 position within the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2006.[8] "Never Get Me"[9] by Dynamix featuring Nina Eve which reached the #17 position within the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 2001.[10] The single was also licensed for re-release by EMI in Japan with a special Japanese vocal version.
Notable artists that are featured in the Kult Records catalogue include Cissy Houston, The Sweet Inspirations, Taka Boom, Sabrina Johnston, Vanessa Mdee, Adassa, Masters at Work, Victor Calderone, Deep Dish, Mantronix, Seamus Haji, Kenny Carpenter, Dynamix, Robbie Rivera, Junior Vasquez, Henry Hall, Kenny Dope Gonzales, Orinoko (Timo Maas), Futureshock, Tom Craft, Pete Heller, The Beloved, Saeed Younan, Ralphi Rosario, BPT, Eddie Cumana, Lenny Fontana, Cricco Castelli, Rui Da Silva, Eddie Amador, John Creamer & Stephane K, Cevin Fisher, The Scumfrog, Offer Nissim, Peter Rauhofer, Phunk Investigation.
Their catalog has been featured in many well known DJ compilations. A partial list of DJs which have used Kult Records within their Mix Compilations include John Digweed, Fat Boy Slim, Pete Tong, Danny Tenaglia, Roger Sanchez, DJ Chuckie, DJ Sneak, Little Louie Vega, Tony Humphries, DJ Vibe, Steve Lawler, Graham Gold, Derrick Carter, Manny Lehman, Deep Dish, Junior Vasquez, Boy George, Peter Rauhofer, Louie DeVito, DJ Skribble, Vic Latino, Dirty Vegas, Todd Terry, Erick Morillo.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Don't Want Another Man by Dynamix & Tina Ann". iTunes.
- ↑ "Dance Club Songs - 2000 Archive". Billboard.com.
- ↑ "I Want More (Cling On to Me) by Amuka". iTunes.
- ↑ "Dance Club Songs - 2006 Archive". Billboard.com.
- ↑ "Make It Happen by Maya Azucena". iTunes.
- ↑ "Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart - May 5, 2007". Billboard.com.
- ↑ "Movin On (feat. Jason Walker) by Dynamix". iTunes.
- ↑ "Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart - September 9, 2006". Billboard.com.
- ↑ "Never Get Me by Dynamix & Nina Eve". iTunes.
- ↑ "Dance Songs: Top Dance Music Chart". Billboard.com.
External links[edit]
- Official Website
- Official Facebook page
- Official Twitter page
- Official YouTube page
- Beatport.com Label page
- Kult Records discography at Discogs
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