In a dance music scene where most of the higher echelon DJs are simply too timid to say anything about any of the big issues of the day, Honey Dijon is quite refreshing. The...
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After former Defected boss Simon Dunmore repeatedly points out his “values” on Lenny Fontana’s True House Stories, one question – just what ARE your values, Mr Saunders?
Just a few short days ago, the now deposed owner and founder of Defected gave a nearly two hour long interview. Speaking to Lenny Fontana’s intriguing True House Stories series, Simon Dunmore spoke about...
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Something isn’t adding up here! Mystery as Danny Tenaglia claims he was working on THAT infamous “Finally” remix the night before 9/11 – but they got a vinyl release less than a week later…
If you asked anyone born before around 1990 where they were when they first found out about the terrible events unfurling in New York on September 11th 2001, they’d most likely remember. Those images...
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Is this really the best you could do, Wez? Defected FINALLY announce their Dubai event lineup – and it’s about as cookie cutter as they could get…
A few weeks ago, Ears To The House reported on the news that Defected had finally done the previously unthinkable – and announced an event in Dubai. The company whose own slogan is about...
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Strange times indeed! As Sondela becomes the first label to ever be released from Defected’s vice-like grip, what led to the split in the first place?
Ever since Defected was launched back in 1999, the label had grand visions to become a leader in house music. This was entirely unsurprising to anyone paying attention – founder Simon Dunmore previously worked...
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Frankie Knuckles, he is not! Are power struggles within Defected the REAL reason why Luke Solomon is getting a House Masters compilation of his own?
During our enforced week away, Ears To The House received a few emails on our article from earlier this month – all about how Defected was now mistakenly claiming some its own artists as...
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Honey Dijon, Derrick Carter, and now Defected! Luke Solomon is the latest to get a House Masters compilation – with yet another dubious claim about a Grammy…
There seems to be some kind of bizarre affliction going around in the world of house music at the moment – and it all centres around the Grammy Awards. The rest of the world...
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Is someone at Pinnacle Bank a massive dance music fan? The company that helped Wez Saunders take over Defected is also involved with the Beat Music Fund…
Regular readers of Ears To The House may have noticed that we’ve spent a fair amount of time covering the management changes in Defected last year. From being the first dance music site to...
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So much for the slogan about everyone being equal! Defected follow the money and go to human rights abusing Dubai – but spare a thought for their lowly social media team…
Ever since Defected was acquired last year by Wez Saunders in a management buyout of the company, Ears To The House has been looking to see what he wanted the business to do differently....
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As Defected hire a “freelance advisory” head of inclusion, is it a sign of their commitment to diversity – or meaningless virtue signalling?
Strange things are going on within Defected at the moment, and you won’t be reading about any of them in Music Week – their chronicle of choice whenever they want something favourable about them...
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As Defected FINALLY manage to sell out their “limited edition” Todd Edwards “Jesus Loves UK Garage” T-shirts, has the curse of Curtain Road now been lifted?
It’s been a busy week here at Ears To The House – so for something a little lighter on a Friday, we thought we’d return to a story we first covered all the way...
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Are you sending out a subliminal message, Mr Dunmore? Former Defected boss celebrates end of DJ career – by sitting on a floor strewn with confetti and rubbish…
The old adage says that a picture says a thousand words. Here at Ears To The House, we believe this is somewhat clichéd, but more often than not, it’s also true. Hence why, for...
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New management, same old curse! Defected STILL haven’t managed to shift those “limited edition” Todd Edwards T-shirts…
Defected might well like to talk about itself as the New Era Music Company – a phrase which mysteriously died on its backside the moment Simon Dunmore was evicted from his CEO post. But...
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Have Defected decided to sex up their advertising? Mystery as two new sales strategies suddenly appear…
It may only be the first days of February with winter not even out of the way, but Ears To The House is already getting a sense of the way 2023 is going to...
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As Defected pat themselves on the back over Grammy success, still no word on Beyoncé’s shameless hypocrisy over Dubai gig…
Defected’s team are very happy with themselves right now. Anyone browsing their social media feeds yesterday would have been left in no doubt at the feeling of euphoria, due to several of their own...
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Does Google know something we don’t? A search for “Love Shy” singer Kristine Blond brings up an image of Defected’s Sam Divine…
There’s not really much else we can say about this one, is there?...
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