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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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Isn’t it time for a new Danny Tenaglia remix on Defected?
As the centerpiece Defected Croatia festival wraps up for another year today, Ears To The House has been taking a look at the label’s socials – a crucial tool in their artillery these days....
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Carl Craig gets shirty and a man with a plunger – it’s Defected Croatia!
Out of the many events which Defected run nowadays, Defected Croatia is probably the crown in their jewel. Having done events in Ibiza for many years, the label saw the way the winds were...
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How much has Sondela earned for Defected? £4k minimum…
One thing it’s safe to say about Defected is they have little tolerance for failure – it’s how they remain here whilst almost all of their fellow labels in the 1990s don’t. Meaning that...
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Have Defected sold those Todd Edwards shirts yet? Let’s see…
Longer time readers might remember an article we ran on 26th May last year all about a “limited edition” range of “Jesus Loves UK Garage” shirts available from Defected. The shirts’ slogan refers to...
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Is this why Simon Dunmore wouldn’t criticise Beyoncé release?
The Greek philosopher Plato is probably not the first person you’d expect to see quoted on Ears To The House. Admittedly, we didn’t expect to start this Friday morning with the weltanschauung of a...
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Defected are looking for new blood in A&R department…
There seem to a few changes afoot at Defected right now. Last week, their A&R manager Adrienne Bookbinder confirmed that she was leaving in August – posting a long thread on her Twitter account...
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Was releasing “Calabria” a mistake for Defected?
Industry sources have told us many times that Simon Dunmore, the man in charge of the increasingly vast Defected empire, is a man who prides himself on attention to detail. And not only does...
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Is Detroit’s toxic masculinity wearing off?
The world of Detroit techno – and arguably Detroit dance music more widely – has historically been quite homphobic. Despite the fact house music is descended largely from gay black men, there have always...
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So how do you get a tune signed to Defected?
There was a time in 1999 when Defected was a small label, founded courtesy of a loan from Ministry of Sound to Simon Dunmore, running out of a small West London office with a...
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As Defected get ready to release “Calabria”, one question from us – why?
Defected is one of those labels which Ears To The House looks at with a certain degree of respect combined with occasional bafflement. And this occasional sense of bafflement comes around roughly once a...
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Simon Dunmore praises new Beyoncé single – but would he have signed it?
There are few people in the house music world whose opinion doesn’t get noticed more than that of Defected’s Simon Dunmore. The man himself probably likes that fact – and given he is potentially...
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Simon Dunmore: the last of the house music giants?
Whenever we write here at Ears To The House about Simon Dunmore, we feel a little conflicted. On the one hand, the Defected boss is one of the last giants of the house music...
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Is Defected’s Sondela finally receiving some TLC from its owners?
These are interesting times at Defected. The events side is now in full swing again, new events are being added onto the schedule regularly, the labels all have a pretty consistent release schedule and...
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