A man who’s been in the industry for a very, very long time once told me “The thing about [Defected boss] Simon Dunmore is he’s very good at two things in life. Making friends...
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The double standards of Faith: Defected backed fanzine plug Carl Cox T-shirts on Instagram – whilst creator Terry Farley attacks Saudi festival Soundstorm… where Cox himself is playing!
It doesn’t take long for people to reveal their true selves – in this day and age, it’s simply a question of knowing exactly where to look. But even by the duplicitous standards of...
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As Defected’s promotion of Detroit continues, the REAL reason behind it is revealed – but have you also noticed one particular name has been missing from the moneymaking love-in?
It seems to be one of those weeks where I write about something at the beginning and it develops later. On Tuesday afternoon, I published a piece about Defected suddenly getting behind the city...
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After Ash Lauryn suffers a backlash from her native Detroit appearing on Defected Croatia bill, why ARE the record label suddenly so interested in the city’s music?
Some years ago now, Defected label boss Simon Dunmore spoke about how he acquired the old MK catalogue. Although MK – real name Marc Kinchen – was probably best known in the 1990s for...
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Now why won’t the so-called underground label promote this? Defected released a double compilation last Friday mixed by Gok Wan – but you’d be hard pressed to find Simon Dunmore plugging it…
I could swear that some of the stories on this blog practically write themselves. And as the pixels on this post arrive on your preferred browsing device this Monday morning, this is one of...
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Has Nervous Records got ambitions to become the American Defected? Label boss Mike Weiss rumoured to be considering turning label into events company – and Simon Dunmore is the inspiration…
Something I’ve never understood about Nervous Records – other than the 1970s advertising they inexplicably cling to – is why they don’t make more of their events. It appears to be quite a sporadic,...
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Pandemic, what pandemic? Even Covid hasn’t dented Defected’s prospects as net assets grow 29% during 2020 – and even his wife got over £60k out of the company!
Simon Dunmore is pretty unstoppable at the moment. This blog frequently covers the man himself and his Defected empire, and as I wrote recently, the mood in his company has been on the up...
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Can YOU spot the difference? Defected reveal the lineup for Croatia 2022 – and anyone who went there this year might struggle to tell them apart…
Is there a two for the price of one deal doing the rounds amidst the house music world’s DJs? This blog can’t help but wonder, as I keep seeing the same people appearing on...
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I feel you’re holding back there, Simon! Defected’s boss doesn’t take kindly to a troll suggesting his sons benefitted from nepotism…
Music is often something which runs in families. If someone has a taste for music, it’s probably because they got introduced to it by a relative. Which means it’s not always easy to tell...
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As Simon Dunmore tells us how great his relationship with Ministry of Sound is these days, a reminder things weren’t always so amicable in the early days…
Let me start this post by emphasising I do have a certain amount of respect for Defected boss Simon Dunmore. Yes, I might well have some fun at his expense on this blog, but...
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Anyone would be half forgiven for thinking they were cursed! Defected have a popup shop open this week – and they’re STILL trying to flog those “limited edition” Jesus Loves UK Garage T-shirts…
One source of endless amusement for this blog over the past few months – and a source of headaches for the Defected team – has been a whole bunch of Jesus Loves UK Garage...
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Yarr, has there been a mutiny on the good ship Defected? Ye olde captain Simon Dunmore posts cryptic tweet about “not all the crew returning to the office in swashbuckling fashion”…
Ahoy there! I hear o’ curious goings on right now o’er at Defected. Led by the boss (or shall that be captain?) Simon Dunmore, I gather ye return to work in thar fancy offices...
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The price of signing to Defected? Spiller (of “Groovejet” fame) to appear at label’s Drumsheds Festival next month – but will anyone there even know what else he’s done?
Signing your track to Defected seems to mean that, at some stage, you have to appear at one of their events. Given Defected is now an events company with a record label at the...
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Will it be dessert tomorrow? Another day, another meal for Simon Dunmore as he uses Instagram for its intended purpose – to show us his dinner!
To borrow and somewhat tweak a line from classic BBC comedy The Fast Show – this week, Simon Dunmore has been mostly eating. Over the weekend, he seems to have decided to cook an...
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Anyone would think you were hungry, Simon! Defected boss cooks up a meaty feast at his Spanish villa and everyone’s left wondering – was there any part of the cow he didn’t eat?
As you know, this blog likes to bring you a wide variety of news, all the way from serious stories to udder nonsense. And this one is somewhere between the two – although admittedly...
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You definitely ordered too many, Simon! A rare fail for the Defected machine as “limited edition” Todd Edwards T-shirts STILL aren’t sold out nearly three months later…
I haven’t written on the subject of Defected for a good few weeks now. All seems to be pretty quiet on that front as the company has an awful lot to concentrate on at...
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