Dim Mak Records
Dim Mak | |
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Parent company | Warner Music Group |
Founded | 1996 |
Founder | Steve Aoki |
Distributor(s) | ADA |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | Los Angeles |
Official website | dimmak.com |
Dim Mak is an independent, Los Angeles-based record label, events company, and lifestyle brand founded by Steve Aoki in 1996. The label has released music in punk, indie rock, hardcore, hip hop, and electronic dance musics. The label is driven by Aoki’s "Do It Yourself" ethos and the company’s "By Any Means Necessary" mantra.[citation needed]
Dim Mak has promoted various artists including The Chainsmokers, The Bloody Beetroots, Bloc Party, The Kills, Battles, The Gossip, Andy's iLL, Klaxons, MSTRKRFT, Felix Cartal, Datsik, and others. In 2014, the label made its 500th release with the King Babies EP from The Death Set. Dim Mak's current roster includes releases from Garmiani, Ookay, Botnek, Autoerotique, Rain Man, Henry Fong, Morten, Keys N Krates, Dirtyphonics and many more.
History
In 1996, Steve Aoki founded Dim Mak and developed it into an independent record label and music lifestyle brand. Responsible for launching the careers of seminal acts such as Bloc Party, The Bloody Beetroots, The Chainsmokers, Deorro, Keys N Krates among others. [1]
Early Years
Steve Aoki started Dim Mak Records in 1996 at the age of 19, out of his college apartment at the University of California, Santa Barbara.[2] The label's first release was a 7-inch record by a hardcore punk band called Stickfigurecarousel.[3] The name Dim Mak is a reference to Bruce Lee's martial art Death Touch technique.[4] Prior to launching Dim Mak, Aoki was heavily involved in the local hardcore punk scene. He wrote for a small zine and would constantly receive demos and albums to review. At the same time, he began hosting punk and hardcore shows in the living room of his college apartment, which came to be known as The Pickle Patch.[5] Hundreds of acts played there in exchange for a place to sleep for the night, including The Rapture, Jimmy Eat World, Atom & His Package, and more.[6] The relationships formed throughout these formative years served as a crucial foundation for what would later become Dim Mak Records. In 2001, Dim Mak released one of the label's first nationally recognized projects with the self-titled debut EP from Pretty Girls Make Graves. Following the success of this record along with The Kills’ Black Rooster in 2002, Aoki relocated Dim Mak to Los Angeles and began to usher in the label's second era.
Indie Rock era
In 2003, Dim Mak began to develop a new roster of indie rock artists, beginning with the U.K. band Bloc Party. After mailing Aoki a 7-inch of their track "She's Hearing Voices", the group signed to Dim Mak Records.[2] Shortly afterwards, Dim Mak entered into a partnership with VICE (a subsidiary of Atlantic Records), for the rights to Bloc Party, marking Dim Mak’s first deal with a major label. Together, Dim Mak and Atlantic released Bloc Party's debut album Silent Alarm in 2005, which went on to sell over 350,000 physical albums.[3]
Subsequently, during this era Dim Mak released indie/dance projects from Battles, Blood Brothers, The Gossip, Klaxons, and Scanners.
Electro era
As underground dance music began incorporating (which was coined electro at the time), Dim Mak shifted with the times and entered its electro era.[2] Steve Aoki had become more involved in DJing parties. The label signed The Bloody Beetroots, MSTRKRFT, Autoerotique, Felix Cartal, Shinichi Osawa, amongst other acts associated with the electro scene. One of the biggest tracks of this era came when Steve Aoki collaborated with The Bloody Beetroots for "Warp 1.9", the lead single off their debut album Romborama. Thump placed the track at #19 on their 101 Best EDM Songs of All Time list and called it 'Perhaps the definitive track from that particularly fruitful period of hook-laden abrasiveness.'[7] Around the same time, Dim Mak released an album from MSTRKFRT titled Fist of God, which brought major pop and hip-hop collaborators into the electro scene.[8] The record featured collaborations with Ghostface Killah, N.O.R.E., Freeway, and John Legend.
Present
Off the success of "Warp" and Steve Aoki's solo DJ career, Dim Mak continued to sign and break numerous electronic dance music producers like Azari & III, Datsik, Zedd, Ookay, Borgore, and several others.
In 2014, Dim Mak discovered a budding New York DJ duo called The Chainsmokers and launched their debut single "#SELFIE". The track became an international phenomenon and was certified platinum in over 5 countries (including the US), leading to Universal/Republic signing the group to a seven-figure deal.
Dim Mak signed again with Keys N Krates, a three-piece live electronic act from Toronto. Their 2013 single "Dum Dee Dum" racked up over 200 million combined views on YouTube and the single went onto achieve an R.I.A.A. Gold certification in the US.
New Noise
New Noise is Dim Mak's new music discovery imprint that focuses on cutting-edge sounds from burgeoning artists across the genre spectrum. Launched in 2010, New Noise got its start as a compilation series highlighting fresh faces handpicked by Steve Aoki and crew. By 2015, the platform evolved into a bi-weekly, free-download platform based on singles.[9][10] Ghastly's underground house single "Every Night" was the first release under this format.[11] As of 2016, New Noise's current incarnation is a copyright free model that allows the budding community of Twitch gamers and amateur YouTube content creators to use New Noise music in their videos and live streams sans purchase or fees, all in exchange for linking back to the artists and their music.[12]
Events
Dim Mak events have featured performances from a diverse range of acts such as Migos, Lil Uzi Vert, Thomas Bangalter of Daft Punk, Skrillex, Rae Sremmurd, Kid Cudi, Zedd, Lady Gaga, Waka Flocka Flame, Will.i.am, Dillon Francis, Diplo, Justice, Afrojack, Travis Scott, Bloc Party, Borgore, Yellow Claw, and Steve Angello.
Dim Mak tuesdays
From 2003-2014, Dim Mak held the weekly Dim Mak Tuesdays event at Dim Mak Studios (previously known as Cinespace) in Hollywood, CA. The stars that had performed at Dim Mark Tuesdays includes Lady Gaga, Justice, Diplo, will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas, and Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter.[13][14][15]
Festival Stages
To date, Dim Mak has hosted branded Dim Mak Stages at major music festivals around the world, including:
Year | Event title | Ref. |
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2009 | Get Loaded, London | [16] |
2010 | Electric Daisy Carnival, Las Vegas | [17][18][19] |
Playground, Jakarta | ||
We Love Sounds/Winterland Soundsystem, Australia | ||
2011 | Tomorrowland, Belgium | [20] |
Beatpatrol, Austria | [21] | |
Optimus Festival, Lisbon | ||
Future Music, Australia | [22] | |
2012 | Electric Daisy Carnival, Las Vegas | [17] |
Beatpatrol, Austria | [21] | |
2013 | Tomorrowland, Belgium | [23] |
Tomorrowland, Atlanta | [24][25] | |
Electric Zoo, New York City | [24] | |
Beatpatrol, Austria | [21] | |
2014 | TomorrowWorld, Atlanta | [24][25] |
Tomorrowland, Belgium | [26] | |
2015 | TomorrowWorld, Belgium | [27] |
Tomorrowland, Brazil | [27] | |
2016 | Electric Zoo, New York City | [28] |
2017 | TomorrowWorld, Belgium | [29] |
Sziget Festival, Budapest | [30] |
Special Events
Dim Mak has an established history of producing special events at key music conferences such as SXSW and Miami Music Week. Also in 2006 and 2007, Dim Mak produced a medium-scaled music festival in Los Angeles called "Neighborhood".
Year | Event title | Ref. |
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2004 | CMJ | [31][32] |
2005 | CMJ | |
2006 | CMJ | |
Neighbourhood | [33] | |
2007 | Neighbourhood | |
SXSW | [34] | |
2009 | SXSW | [35] |
2010 | SXSW | |
2011 | Miami | |
SXSW | ||
2012 | Miami | [36] |
SXSW | ||
2013 | Miami | [37] |
SXSW | [38] | |
2014 | Miami | [39][40] |
SXSW | [41] | |
2015 | Miami | [42] |
SXSW | [43] | |
2016 | Miami | [44] |
Amsterdam Dance Event | [45] | |
2017 | Miami | [46] |
20th Anniversary Tour
In 2016, Dim Mak commemorated its 20 year anniversary with 20 events around the world.
Date | Venue | Ref. |
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March 17th, 2016 | Miami | [47] |
March 19th, 2016 | SXSW | [48] |
April 23rd, 2016 | Atlanta | [49] |
June 10th, 2016 | Chicago | [50] |
June 29th, 2016 | Ibiza | [51] |
July 27th, 2016 | Malta | [52] |
August 17th, 2016 | Mallorca | [53] |
August 18th, 2016 | Barcelona | [54] |
September 3rd, 2016 | New York #1 | [55] |
September 3rd, 2016 | New York #2 | [56] |
September 4th, 2016 | Las Vegas | [57] |
September 16th, 2016 | Montreal | [58] |
September 24th, 2016 | Scottsdale | [59] |
October 23rd, 2016 | Amsterdam | [60] |
October 30th, 2016 | Tampa Bay | [61] |
November 18th, 2016 | San Francisco | [62] |
November 19th, 2016 | Newport Beach | [63] |
November 29th, 2016 | Los Angeles | [64] |
December 8th, 2016 | Maui | [65] |
December 9th, 2016 | Oahu | [66] |
Clothing & accessories
In 2014, Dim Mak Collection[67] was launched to share Aoki's vision and lifestyle with his fan legion – a fashion label for the uninhibited adrenaline junkies and lovers of the same punk skate culture Aoki thrived on as a youth in Orange County, California. From its launch Dim Mak has been worn by celebrities and influencers including Gucci Mane, Migos, David Guetta and Bella Thorne and has been featured in the New York Times,[68] Vogue[69] among others.
In addition to the proprietary Dim Mak Collection has collaborated with other influential clothing and accessory brands on limited edition collections. Those are listed as:
Year | Brand | Ref. |
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2008 | WESC | [70] |
2009 | 55DSL | [71][72] |
Diesel | ||
Parra | [73][74] | |
2012 | Han Cholo | [75] |
2016 | RVCA | [76][77] |
Sol Republic | [78] | |
Drew Merritt | [79] | |
2017 | Converse | [80] |
CYRCLE | [81] | |
David Choe | [82] |
Music publishing
Steve Aoki founded Dim Mak Publishing in 2014, as the fourth division of the Dim Mak brand. Since its launch, songs from the Dim Mak Publishing repertoire have landed major sync placements across national advertising campaigns (T-Mobile, Acura), feature films (Sausage Party, Ride Along 2, Why Him?) and TV programs (Transparent, CSI: Cyber).[83] On August 9, 2017, Dim Mak Publishing announced that it had signed a global deal with Warner/Chappell Music, the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group. Warner/Chappell now administers the entire Dim Mak Publishing catalog, which includes a wide variety of dance/electronic works from songwriters such as Autoerotique, Garmiani, Henry Fong, Max Styler, Ookay, QUIX, Shaun Frank, Stööki Sound, and Viceroy.[84]
Associated artists
- Steve Aoki
- 3BallMTY
- Autoerotique
- Azari & III
- Botnek
- Will Brennan
- Clinton VanSciver
- Clockwork
- Coone
- Chocolate Puma
- The Death Set
- Deorro
- Angger Dimas
- Dzeko & Torres
- Felix Cartal
- Garmiani
- John Dahlbäck
- Dan Farber
- Kenna
- Keys N Krates
- Little Boots
- Max Styler
- Ookay
- PeaceTreaty
- Proxy
- Rain Man
- Scanners
- ShayGray
- Sound of Stereo
- South Central
- TAI
- Uberjak'd
- Vato Gonzalez
- XTRMST
- Yung Skeeter
- Giraffage
- QUIX
Former artists
- Alvin Risk
- Andy's iLL
- All Leather
- Armand Van Helden
- Blasterjaxx
- Battles
- Bloc Party
- Borgore
- Dada Life
- Dan Sena
- Infected Mushroom
- Dance Disaster Movement (DDM)
- Datsik
- S.P.A.
- The Deadly Syndrome
- Die Monitr Batss
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
- Etienne de Crecy
- Fischerspooner
- Foreign Born
- From Monument to Masses
- Gossip
- Haezer
- Hervé
- The Icarus Line
- I Wish I
- Ill.Skillz
- J Devil
- J.Rabbit
- The Kills
- Kill Sadie
- Killbot
- Machines Don't Care
- Ming (DJ)[85][86]
- MOTOR
- Morten
- MSTRKRFT
- Mustard Pimp
- MUST DIE!
- MyBack
- New Ivory
- Pase Rock
- Mystery Jets
- Neon Blonde
- Oh No! Oh My!
- Pony Up
- Rob Roy
- Sandro Silva
- Seductive
- SHADOW DANCER
- Shinichi Osawa
- Shitdisco
- Showtek
- Sick Boy
- Sonic C
- Sean Na Na
- Spencer & Hill
- StereoHeroes
- The Chainsmokers
- The Rakes
- Them Jeans
- Villains
- The Von Bondies
- Whirlwind Heat
- White Trash
- Whitey
- Willowz
- Zuper Blahq
- Zeds Dead
Associated artists
- 2Beeps
- 3LAU
- 4B
- 7 Skies
- A Gun Called Tension
- Acetronik
- Adam K
- Adam Pearce
- Afrojack
- Ahoy
- Ajapai
- Albin Myers
- Ali Love
- All Leather
- Alvaro
- Alvin Risk
- Andy's iLL
- Anevo
- Angger Dimas
- Ape Drums
- Armand Van Helden
- Army of the Universe
- Atari Teenage Riot
- Audiotwinz
- Autoerotique
- Azari & III
- Azzido Da Bass
- Battles
- Bella Thorne
- Beltek
- Benasis
- BERA
- Billy The Kit
- Blake Miller
- Blasterjaxx
- Bloc Party
- Bloody Beetroots
- Boehm
- Bok Nero
- Booka Shade
- BOOTIK
- BOT
- BOTH
- Botnek
- Borgeous
- Borgore
- Breakfastklub
- Bright Lights
- BROHUG
- BXXX
- Caked Up
- Carnage
- Cesqeaux
- CETANA
- Charlie Darker
- Cheap Thrills
- Childish Gambino
- Chocolate Puma
- Chris Bushnell
- Chris Lie
- Chromeo
- Chuck Inglish
- Clinton VanSciver
- Clips
- Clockwork
- Coone
- Crookers
- D-wayne
- D.O.D
- Dada Life
- Daddy's Groove
- Damien N-Drix
- Dan Farber
- Dan Sena
- Dangerous Dan
- Danny Avila
- DARK DRAKE
- Datsik
- Dave Spoon
- Deorro
- Diamond Pistols
- Digital LAB
- Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
- Dirty Audio
- Dirty Disco Youth
- Dirtyphonics
- DJ Kool
- DJ Pierre
- DOM DIAS
- Douster
- Dzeko & Torres
- Eliminate
- ETC! ETC!
- Etienne de Crecy
- EXSSV
- Fabian Mazur
- Fatman Scoop
- Fawks
- Felix Cartal
- Felmax
- FIGHT CLVB
- Fischerspooner
- Florian Picasso
- French Kiddiz
- FROM MONUMENT TO MASSES
- Funkagenda
- Funkin Matt
- Garmiani
- George Acosta
- Ghastly
- Giraffage
- GITCHII
- GLOWINTHEDARK
- Goon Squad
- Gravy Train!!!!
- Greg Cerrone
- GTRONIC
- Haezer
- Halfway House
- Hasse de Moor
- Havok Roth
- Henry Fong
- Hervé
- Hint Hint
- Hirshe
- Holly
- Hookers
- I Wish I
- I.Y.F.F.E.
- IllSkillz
- INDO
- Infected Mushroom
- J-Trick
- J.Devil
- Jace Mek
- Jacob Plant
- Jacob Van Hage
- Jameston Thieves
- JDG
- Jewelz & Sparks
- Jidax
- Joachim Garraud
- Joe Ghost
- Joel Fletcher
- John Dahlback
- Junior Sanchez
- Jus Jack
- Justin Prime
- JYYE
- KAYZO
- Kaz James
- Kenna
- Kennedy Jones
- Kevin Focus
- Kevin McKay
- Keys N Krates
- Killbot
- The Kills
- Koinu
- Kompany
- KRANE
- LA Riots
- Lady Bee
- Laidback Luke
- Landis
- Lea Luna
- Les Savy Fav
- Lil Jon
- Lil Uzi Vert
- Linkin Park
- Little Boots
- LNY TNZ
- Luca Testa
- Luciana
- Lush & Simon
- MACHINES DON'T CARE
- Madfool
- Made In June
- Mahjongg
- MAKJ
- Malente
- Mangchi
- Marc Benjamin
- Marnik
- Matisse & Sadko
- Matroda
- MAX
- Max Styler
- Mazde
- Maze
- Medicienne
- MegaMen
- Mercer
- Merzo
- Mightyfools
- Ming
- Moby
- Moistbreezy
- MorganJ
- MORTEN
- MOTOR
- Mr. Collipark
- MSTRKRFT
- MUST DIE!
- Mustard Pimp
- My Chemical Romance
- MyBack
- NERVO
- NEZZO
- NIGHTOWLS
- Neoteric
- New Ivory
- New World Sound
- Nick Talos
- Nickel
- Nico Blue
- Niko the Kid
- Nitti Gritti
- Noise Cans
- Nom De Strip
- Not Your Dope
- Ohmy
- Oliver Twizt
- Ookay
- Oza
- Panic City
- Paris Blohm
- Paris & Simo
- PASE ROCK
- PeaceTreaty
- Pierce
- Pretty Girls Make Graves
- Prince Fox
- Proxy
- Quinn XCII
- Qulinez
- QUIX
- R3hab
- R3LL
- Rain Man
- Rawtek
- Reid Stefan
- Retrohandz
- Revolvr
- RICCI
- Ricky Remedy
- Rifoki
- Riot Ten
- Riton
- RL Grime
- Rob Roy
- Robbie Rivera
- Robert Raimon Roy
- Romanthony
- Ronaissance
- Roy Rosenfeld
- Rune RK
- S.P.A.
- Sam F
- Sam Wire
- Sandro Silva
- Savage Skulls
- SBCR
- Scanners
- Sebastien Benett
- Seductive
- Senor Roar
- Shaun Frank
- ShayGray
- Shift K3
- SHINICHI OSAWA
- SHITDISCO
- Showtek
- Silvertongue
- Skitzofrenix
- Snails
- SonicC
- Sound of Stereo
- South Central
- Spaces
- Spencer & Hill
- Starkillers
- Static Revenger
- StereoHeroes
- Steve Aoki
- Steve Z
- Stooki Sound
- Swanky Tunes
- T-Mass
- TAI
- Taiki Nulight
- The Arcturians
- The Bloody Beetroots
- The Chainsmokers
- The Crookers
- The Death Set
- The Partysquad
- The Willowz
- Tiësto
- TIGHTTRAXX
- Tittsworth
- Todd Terry
- Tommy Trash
- Tony Junior
- Tony Senghore
- Travis Barker
- Tristan Garner
- Tritonal
- Twoloud
- TYNVN
- Uberjak’d
- Valentino Khan
- Vato Gonzalez
- Velvo
- Vice
- Viceroy
- Vicetone
- Victor Niglio
- Villains
- Waka Flocka Flame
- WatchTheDuck
- Wax Motif
- WEIRD SCIENCE
- WiDE AWAKE
- Wildfellaz
- Wildfire
- Will Bailey
- Will Brennan
- William Black
- WITHOUT
- Wolfpack
- WRECKVGE
- XTRMST
YDG
- Yelawolf
- Yellow Claw
- Yolanda Be Cool
- YOOKiE
- Yung Skeeter
- Zayy
- Zedd
- Zeds Dead
- Ziggy
- ZooFunktion
- Zookeepers
Notes
Some Steve Aoki releases are co-released alongside Ultra Records as well as Dim Mak Records, however, they are officially categorized under the Ultra Records discography, it is also the same for other artists such as The Bloody Beetroots.
A release by the artist Tai entitled "Indian Kill EP" was removed from digital download in early 2013 as its title was seen as offensive.
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- ^ "Dim Mak Records To Release T-Shirt Collection". YouIndie. 2 November 2009.
- ^ "The Dim Mak x Han Cholo 15 year championship ring". Tumblr. 18 September 2012.
- ^ "Steve Aoki Collabs With RVCA on a Dim Mak 20th-Anniversary Fashion Line". Insomniac. Thomas Paterson. 2 November 2016.
- ^ "STEVE AOKI & DIM MAK COLLABORATE WITH PM TENORE & RVCA". DJ Mag. 8 November 2016.
- ^ "SOL Republic Intros Steve Aoki Tracks HD Headphones". Softpedia. Sebastian Pop. 21 March 2013.
- ^ "STEVE AOKI CELEBRATES U.S. PRE-LAUNCH OF STREETWEAR LABEL DIM MAK COLLECTION". MR Mag. Stephen Garner. 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Converse Teams up With Dim Mak on a Well-Balanced Streetwear Lineup". Hypebeast. Robert Patos. 16 June 2017.
- ^ "DMC x Cyrcle". Official website. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
- ^ "AN INTERVIEW WITH STEVE AOKI AND DAVID CHOE ON THEIR RECENT COLLABORATION". Juxtapoz. 26 May 2017.
- ^ "WARNER/CHAPPELL INKS ADMIN DEAL WITH STEVE AOKI'S DIM MAK PUBLISHING". Music Business Worldwide. 9 August 2017.
- ^ "Steve Aoki's Dim Mak Publishing and Warner-Chappell Sign Global Admin Deal". Billboard. Ed Christman. 8 September 2017.
- ^ http://www.dimmak.com/artist/ming/
- ^ http://www.beatport.com/release/king-kong-ep/939209
External links
- Official website
- Dim Mak Records on Soundcloud
- Dim Mak Records on LabelsBase