DANCE MUSIC DIRECTORY
DANCE MUSIC RECORD LABELS

For the general population of the Hard House collective, the name 12 Inch Thumpers is synonymous with Hard House music. 12 Inch Thumpers records was officially launched in 1999, releasing its first track “Don't Cross The Line”, a track that paved way for the new sound of Hard House to emerge, making way for a stream of releases, new signings and fresh new approaches from Thumpers HQ.

Beautycase Records is an Electro and italo dance label based in Berlin & Mannheim, that was founded in the summer of 2003. The first three releases were signed by the founders Napsugar and Frau-Doktor, and the label now has a top bunch of electro artists from its two capitols Berlin and London. Recently chosen by the UK's DJ Magazine as a label to watch out for in 2005.

The Head Bangers : Home of drum and bass label Cutterz Choice, Rhythm Beater and Beny Page.

So sound is a label based in the US with branches in Chicago and Miami Beach, both dedicated to explore the deeper and trackier sides of house music. It will be releasing tracks from some of the most respected names in the house music community around the world. Fabian Giannattasio a.k.a. Mood has developed his musical taste into a necessity.

Silver Planet Recordings and Blue Planet Recordings were set up in the summer of 1996 by a collective of music-loving individuals as forward thinking independent dance imprints. In it's early days, Silver Planet put out fine releases and mixes from the likes of Way Out West, Starecase and Paul van Dyk.