From 2007, more and more artists emerged and this led to a large rise in the number of tracks produced. In 2010 dubstep started to emerge into the pop scene, with a few dubstep tracks getting played on pop radio stations. Examples include Chase and Status, Nero and Skrillex, all of which have had songs that are considered as pop. This helped to elevate the status of dubstep and allowed an increased interest in the genre. This led to an increased interest from other genres and now dubstep can often be seen alongside other genres like UK grime where many artists have been known for adding their own style to dubstep songs.
Record Labels
Due to the fact that songs aren't as widely known as pop, it has meant that many artists are on smaller labels, or have even created their own labels themselves. The following are the biggest in dubstep:
Mau5trap – Mau5trap is a label set up by Joel Zimmerman (AKA Deadmau5) and often has strong tie ins with Ultra Records due to their history. Artists are usually from Canada or North America and artists associated with mau5trap are Feed Me, Noisia, Gemini, Foreign Beggars, Millions Like Us and Deadmau5.
OWSLA – Launched in 2011 by Sonny Moore (AKA Skrillex) OWSLA have already made large waves in the dubstep scene. Its artists all specialise in dubstep and are becoming more and more popular. Known for its big artists it is currently signed Dillon Francis, Kill The Noise, Koan Sound, Porter Robinson, Skream, Zedd and Skrillex.
Buygore – The label was founded by Borgore which originally started as a sole dubstep label, but now has plans to develop with the genre and begin to sign more drum and bass and electronic artists. Currently signed to Buygore are Habstrakt, Bare Noize, Document One, Tomba and Borgore.
Ultra Records – An electronic dance music record label which was initially founded in New York, but now bases itself all over America and Canada. It has signed major artists such as Tiësto, Kaskade, Wolfgang Gartner, Benny Benassi, David Guetta, Armin van Buuren, Inna and Basshunter.
Hospital Records – Originally started as a drum and bass label, but with the rise of dubstep it has meant that more and more dubstep artists can be found signed to the label. It is also one of largest labels in the UK for drum and bass, with artists such as Camo & Krooked, Danny Byrd, Netsky, High Contrast, London Elektricity, Nu:tone and Logistics.
Viper Recordings – An emerging record label with more alternative options to electronic dance encompassing a large range of genres based around electronic styles. Artists include Futurebound, Smooth, Matrix, ShockOne and Metrik.
Shogun Audio – A relatively small label which is slowly emerging and growing, with artists such as Friction, The Prototypes and SpectraSoul. They have plans to develop in the future and maybe look at artists outside of the UK.
MTA Records – In 2009, Dubstep and Drum and Bass artists Chase and Status established MTA records and since then have signed many major artists leading to much support from UK radio stations and the public. Artists such as Nero, Redlight, 501, 16bit and Chase and Status have been signed to MTA records.
Circus records – With a strong presence on the UK dubstep scene Circus records are known not only for their quality artists, but also for their distribution is extremely good with them offering compilation discs and live promotional gigs which really boosts their image. They are known for artists such as Doctor P, Flux Pavilion, Roksonix, FuntCase, Cookie Monster and Slum Dogz.
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