Spinnin' Records
Spinnin' Records is a Dutch electronic music record label founded in 1999 by Eelko van Kooten and Roger de Graaf. In September 2017, Warner Music Group acquired Spinnin' Records for over $100 million.
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. Together with Roger de Graaf, a former employee of the specialist dance retailer Rhythm Import, van Kooten formed Spinnin' Records in 1999. In the beginning, they concentrated on the pressing of vinyl for artists.
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'.
Following the acquisition of Spinnin' by Warner Music Group, co-founder van Kooten left the company while de Graaf became the CEO.
In October 2023 the label moved its headquarters from Hilversum to Amsterdam.
Sub-labels
- Brine Records (run by Pickle)
- Congo Records (run by Lincoln Jesser)
- Controversia (run by Alok)
- Dharma Worldwide (run by Kshmr)
- Doorn Records (run by Sander van Doorn)
- Heartfeldt Records (run by Sam Feldt)
- Hysteria (run by Bingo Players)
- Kryteria Records (run by Kryder)
- Maxximize Records (run by Blasterjaxx)
- Mentalo Music (run by Robin Schulz)
- Musical Freedom (run by Tiësto)
- Aftr:Hrs
- Night Service Only (run by Cid)
- Oz Records (run by Ummet Ozcan)
- OneHundred (run by Hedegaard)
- Sink or Swim (run by Guz)
- Sinphony (run by Timmy Trumpet)
- Source
- Spinnin' Compilations
- Spinnin' Create (previously named Spinnin' Copyright Free Music)
- Spinnin' Deep
- Spinnin' NEXT
- Spinnin' Premium
- Spinnin' Records Asia
- Spinnin' Talent Pool
- SPRS
- Tonco Tone (run by Chocolate Puma)
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) (now independent)
- Hexagon (run by Don Diablo) (now independent)
- Made In NL
- Protocol Recordings (run by Nicky Romero) (now independent)
- Skink (run by Showtek) (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)