It was at the beginning of January 2022 that Simon Dunmore made an interesting post on Instagram – which turned out to be even more significant than Ears To The House believed at the...
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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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Time to pose a question – did Ears To The House get it wrong on Sondela?
Those of you who read this site will be well aware that we’re not afraid to call things exactly as we see them. Ears To The House doesn’t shy away from asking the questions...
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Shameless plugs get you signed to Defected – just ask Hannah Wants!
How do you get signed to a label like Defected? Everyone seems to be convinced there’s some kind of secret formula to achieving this goal – infact, Defected’s own A&R guy Seamus Haji was...
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The Saunders era looks a lot like the Dunmore era at Defected…
Over the weekend, we got pondering at Ears To The House HQ about what’s going to happen with Defected, now they’re under new leadership. Will the label be going in a more commercial direction...
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Why was Saunders Defected takeover news so rushed?
Looking back on this Friday afternoon at the shakeup in Defected’s management this week – Dunmore is out and Saunders is in – Ears To The House notices something quite unusual in the way...
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Was Wez Saunders eyeing up Defected top job for two years?
Many people seem to have been surprised by the news this week that the Defected empire has a new boss in charge. And whilst it hasn’t come as a complete surprise to Ears To...
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What’s next for Wez Saunders and Defected’s new era?
With the changing of the guards at Defected now apparently complete – at least until the next set of changes are brought in – everyone is getting used to the same faces still being...
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Simon Dunmore’s last words as Defected CEO in full
View this post on Instagram A post shared by @simondunmore1 Expect further news and comments about Defected on Ears To The House over the next few days…...
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Simon Dunmore no longer a listed director at Defected
Last summer, Ears To The House received an email with a truly staggering claim. It said that Simon Dunmore, boss of the entire Defected empire, would be announcing his retirement during 2022. As this...
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So what’s next for the Defected and Detroit love-in, then?
By the time you read this article, the cleanup will be well underway at The Garden in Tisno. Why? Because Defected Croatia finished up back on Tuesday after six days and the huge logistical...
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