Saunders succeeds former Defected founder Simon Dunmore, who will stay on at the label as an A&R consultant. By Katie Bain Defected Records, one of the dance world’s leading labels, has a new CEO and ...

"I want to continue the work that made me a fan of Defected," says Saunders, who acquired ownership of the venerable U.K. house label in August. By Krystal Rodriguez On a late summer morning in London ...

This year’s festival season is already well on its way to becoming one for the books — as festival organizers set up for bigger and better programming on all fronts to make up for lost time during the ...

Andy Daniell is rejoining Defected Records as director of music. Effective from this month, Daniell will report to CEO Wez Saunders, with a remit to oversee the label’s entire musical output. Daniell ...

Five nights. Four days. Three stages. A whole lot of house music. Set upon Tisno’s breathtaking Adriatic coast, Defected Croatia gathered a global set of 5,000 house heads into an inclusive atmosphere ...

Defected Records is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a limited edition collector's book and vinyl boxset. The label’s first-ever hardback coffee table book, Defected: 25 Years In The House, has ...

2024 is a big year for house music institution Defected. As well as marking 25 years in business, the independent company is looking ahead with its Defected 2.0 manifesto. CEO and owner Wez Saunders, ...

In celebration of their White Isle anniversaries, Defected and Glitterbox affiliates talk us through some of their favourite memories from the mainstay parties over the years, and how they're keeping ...

Dulwich Hamlet F.C.’s kits bearing the sponsorship logo of Defected Records are now available for fans to purchase. Back in July, the record label shared details of a new deal with the sixth-tier ...