Spinnin' Records

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Spinnin' Records is a Dutch electronic music record label^[1] founded in 1999 by Eelko van Kooten and Roger de Graaf.^[2][3] In September 2017, Warner Music Group acquired Spinnin' Records for over $100 million.^[4]

Spinnin' Records
Parent company	Warner Music Group
Founded	1999 (1999)
Founder	Eelko van Kooten Roger de Graaf
Genre	EDM electronic electro house house dance ambient downtempo Dutch house big room house progressive house deep house tropical house tech house future house bass house hardstyle dubstep drum and bass dancehall trap future bass trance dance-pop Brazilian bass
Country of origin	Netherlands
Location	Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands
Official website	Official website

Background

Van Kooten is the son of former Dutch radio DJ and businessman Willem van Kooten, and initially worked in the publishing business of his father.^[5] Together with Roger de Graaf, a former employee of the specialist dance retailer Rhythm Import, van Kooten formed Spinnin' Records in 1999.^[5] In the beginning, they concentrated on the pressing of vinyl for artists.^[5]

Spinnin' Records hosts 25 active sub-labels alongside their main imprint; the majority linked to a specific artist. The label provides A&R, management, publishing and (digital) marketing for artists they have under contract. The label used to promote songs without naming the artists in order to 'create a buzz'.^[6]

Following the acquisition of Spinnin' by Warner Music Group, co-founder van Kooten left the company while de Graaf became the CEO.^[7]

Sub-labels

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• Congo Records (run by Lincoln Jesser)^[8]
• Controversia (run by Alok)^[9]
• Dharma Worldwide (run by Kshmr)^[10]
• Doorn Records (run by Sander van Doorn)^[11]
• Heartfeldt Records (run by Sam Feldt)^[12]
• Hysteria (run by Bingo Players)^[13]
• Kryteria Records (run by Kryder)^[14]
• Maxximize Records (run by Blasterjaxx)^[15]
• Mentalo Music (run by Robin Schulz)^[16]
• Musical Freedom (run by Tiësto)^[17]
  • Aftr:Hrs^[18]
• Night Service Only (run by Cid)^[19]
• Oz Records (run by Ummet Ozcan)^[20]
• OneHundred (run by Hedegaard)^[21]
• Sink or Swim (run by Guz)^[22]
• Sinphony (run by Timmy Trumpet)^[23]
• Source^[24]
• Spinnin' Compilations^[25]
• Spinnin' Create (previously named Spinnin' Copyright Free Music)^[26]
• Spinnin' Deep^[27]
• Spinnin' NEXT^[28]
• Spinnin' Premium^[29]
• Spinnin' Records Asia^[30]
• Spinnin' Talent Pool^[31]
• SPRS^[32]
• Tonco Tone (run by Chocolate Puma)^[33]

Former sublabels

• Barong Family (run by Yellow Claw) (now independent)
• Fly Eye Records (run by Calvin Harris) (now defunct)
• Heldeep Records (run by Oliver Heldens)^[34] (now independent)
• Hexagon (run by Don Diablo)^[35] (now independent)
• Made In NL^[36]
• Skink (run by Showtek)^[37] (moved to Armada Music, now independent under the 2Dutch Music Group)
• Smash The House (run by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike) (now independent, later moved to Sony Music)
• Wall Recordings (run by Afrojack, moved to Universal Music Group)^[38]

Artists

Main article: List of Spinnin' Records artists

Awards and nominations

Year	Organization	Recipient(s)	Category	Result	Ref.
2019	International Dance Music Awards	Spinnin' Records	Best Label	Nominated	^[39]
2020				Won	^[40]

References

1. "50 Most Important People in EDM". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
2. Conte, Cynthia (20 August 2012). . Elektro Daily. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014.
3. Sada, Riccardo (17 October 2014). "ADE 2014, Spinnin' Records, promo e acquisizioni" (in Italian). DJ Mag Italia. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
4. "Warner buys Spinnin' Records in $100m+ deal - Music Business Worldwide". 7 September 2017.
5. de Vries, Atze (23 April 2015). "3voor12 - Eelko van Kooten (Spinnin'): "Alle muziek wordt gratis"". 3voor12 (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 October 2016.
6. "R3hab and KSHMR Revealed as Artists Behind 'Strong' on Spinnin' Records: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
7. "WMG acquires Spinnin' Records". Retrieved 9 September 2017.
8. "Congo Records". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
9. "Controversia". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
10. "KSHMR ANNOUNCES HIS OWN DHARMA WORLDWIDE RECORD LABEL". We Rave You. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
11. "DOORN Records". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
12. "Sam Feldt speaks on debut of new Heartfeldt Records imprint amid coronavirus crisis". Dancing Astronaut. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
13. "Hysteria". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
14. "KRYDER'S IMPRINT SOSUMI SAYS GOODBYE WITH THE 100TH RELEASE". The Groove Cartel. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
15. "Maxximize Records". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
16. White, Nick (30 May 2020). "Robin Schulz Launches New Label Mentalo Music Alongside New Single". EDM Sauce. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
17. "Musical Freedom". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
18. "AFTR:HRS". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
19. "Night Service Only". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
20. "OZ Records". Retrieved 4 July 2020.
21. "OneHundred". Retrieved 16 August 2023.
22. "Sink or Swim". Retrieved 31 October 2020.
23. Torà, Pol (12 June 2020). "Timmy Trumpet officially presents brand new label 'SINPHONY'". We Rave You. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
24. "SOURCE". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
25. "Spinnin' Compilations". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
26. "Spinnin' Copyright Free Music". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
27. "Spinnin' Deep". Retrieved 8 December 2021.
28. "Spinnin' NEXT". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
29. "Spinnin' Records Launches New Subscription Model Titled "Spinnin' Premium"". Your EDM. 25 October 2015.
30. "Spinnin' Records Launches Asia-Centric Label: Exclusive". Billboard. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
31. "Spinnin' Talent Pool". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
32. "SPRS". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
33. White, Nick (2 March 2020). "Chocolate Puma Launches It's [sic] Tonco Tone Label With A 'Megablast'". EDM Sauce. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
34. "Heldeep Records". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
35. "HEXAGON". Retrieved 31 October 2020.
36. "Made In NL". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
37. "Skink". Retrieved 31 October 2020.
38. "Wall Recordings". Retrieved 25 June 2020.
39. Magnetic. "IDMA 2019 Nominees, SHAQ "Becoming Diesel" WMC Conversation Announced". Magnetic Magazine. from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
40. Bhagtani, Lakshay (1 April 2020). "IDMA 2020 winners announced: Avicii's 'Tim' named as the best album".

External links

 

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