Representing the globally renowned Defected Records and fresh off another epic summer, Sam dives into her journey, D-VINE Sounds and her award win, and gives invaluable advice for up-and-coming artists looking to make their mark.

Sam Divine reflects on the vibe of Ibiza this season and also collected the award for Defected Croatia which won. Defected Records continues to be a leading influence in house music worldwide. Sam offers a glimpse into what it takes to thrive in today’s industry, from her favourite memories of the summer to key tips for DJs and producers aiming to break through.

Whether you’re an artist or a fan, Sam’s insights are inspiring—hit play for all things Defected, Ibiza, and beyond!

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In a bid to further solidify its position as a worldwide phenomenon, Defected is unwavering in its quest to take its iconic house brand to every corner of the globe. This grand endeavour will see dancefloors powered up for New Year’s 2024 on six continents, including Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and North and South America. Even Defected’s hometown, London, will witness a spectacular double-header event at the iconic OVO Arena, Wembley, organized by one of the city’s most dedicated event teams. With this global expansion, Defected is set to reach its largest audience to date, promising a New Year’s celebration filled with unparalleled production quality, top-tier dance talent, and an irresistible atmosphere.

“We can’t wait to celebrate with our biggest ever global New Year’s showcase! We are putting on our most ambitious project yet – a celebration that will see us light up six continents! This event is not just another event; it is a testament to the enduring spirit of electronic music and the passionate community that has grown around it. From North America to Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and South America, we will be bringing the Defected experience to some of the world’s most iconic venues including London’s OVO Arena, Wembley.”  – George Pritchard, Director of Events & Talent. 

Emphasizing its profound connection with the music community, the theme for Defected’s 2024 New Year campaign is focused on the power of connection, with music serving as the ultimate catalyst. Drawing inspiration from the idea that any two people are connected through six or fewer intermediaries, Defected’s campaign will highlight the significance of human relationships, paying tribute to its global community of music enthusiasts who have been the driving force behind the label for the past 25 years. Each continent symbolizes a connection, bringing partygoers from all corners of the world together for a massive celebration of music and its unifying influence.

Marking a new chapter in its annual London tradition, which has previously included parties at venues like the Ministry of Sound and the celebrated Printworks, this New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day will be hosted at one of the capital’s most iconic landmarks for the very first time. London’s OVO Arena, Wembley, which has hosted some of the world’s most prestigious touring artists and sporting events, will play host to back-to-back takeovers by both Defected and Glitterbox, delighting fans.

The New Year’s Eve spectacular in London will feature the enchanting beats of Defected favourites like Sam Divine, known for her unadulterated house sound and hidden gems, alongside hit-makers Low Steppa and Ferreck Dawn, label boss Prunk, and the emerging star Rio Tashan. Then, on January 1, 2024, the not-to-be-missed Glitterbox takeover will welcome party-starters such as Eats Everything, Groove Armada, John Morales, Melvo Baptiste, Natasha Diggs, The Duke, The Shapeshifters, and a vibrant crew of performers, complete with surprise confetti moments. The line-ups of house heavyweights for the remaining destinations in the six-continent takeover will be revealed in due course.

“What started as an idea from George Pritchard (Director of Events & Talent), becomes reality in a global festival of activity celebrating Defected’s 25th year across six continents. I would like to thank our DJs, producers, staff and community for all their support over the years. Thank you!”– Wez Saunders, CEO Defected.

Defected New Year 2024 provides a haven for music enthusiasts to unite, irrespective of their location. It marks another significant milestone for the label, which remains steadfast in its mission to push the boundaries of the dance music landscape. Expect nothing less than Defected’s renowned musical curation and stunning visuals, all set to the sounds of the industry’s most celebrated artists and freshest DJs, promising to create countless unforgettable clubbing moments across the globe.

Tickets for Defected and Glitterbox’s double-header at OVO Arena, Wembley are on sale now: defected.lnk.to/LondonNYE-NYD2023 

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Leading the way for 2023 is one of the most influential producers and figures in modern electronica in Jamie xx. Across a storied career beginning with The xx and featuring critically-revered releases, packed venues and giant festival stages – nobody has soundtracked the past decade in the way Jamie has. With latest cuts ‘Let’s Do It Again’ and ‘Kill Dem’ already firm dancefloor staples, Jamie xx continues to innovate and look to what’s next – with his Snowbombing debut bound to be a must-see for a headline night like no other. Taking to the festival’s legendary Forest Stage, Snowbombing 2023 and Jamie xx promises to be the combination that’ll have fans talking for years to come as another iconic chapter is added to his already Hall Of Fame career.

Leading this first wave of names is the vibrant, East London DJ, producer and singer Eliza Rose, who recently took over the UK singles chart with her unstoppable #1 tune ‘B.O.T.A (Baddest Of Them All)’. With that track, Eliza Rose became the first female DJ to top the official chart in 20 years, leading the way for a whole new generation of DJs and producers, and bringing the London underground scene straight to the top. The biggest sound of right now comes to Snowbombing for a huge moment that’s sure to go down as a highlight in Snowbombing history. Also storming his way to the very top is Bru-C, fresh from a summer festival season that saw his name taking over the biggest stages and soundtracking every step in a manner that points to him as the next big breakthrough sensation in UK rap. With an electric live show ready to go, it’s going to be SCENES when he heads to Mayrhofen for Snowbombing 2023. Speaking of Snowbombing, Andy C returns to Mayrhofen with a jaw-dropping history of unforgettable sets that have made him not only an icon – but one of the most sought-after electronic acts on the planet. Expect a trip through D&B history from the arena-filling titan, with Snowbombing a chance to catch him performing in an environment like no other. See you down the front.

Known to be the wildest full-week party going, Snowbombing comes once again with the best names from modern clubbing culture. With the likes of Folamour and his unique POWER TO THE PPL A/V show, perfectly crafted for euphoric vibes, Grammy award-nominated electronic duo Groove Armada, legendary party-maker and Snowbombing favourite Artwork serving up spinning vibes, stunning turns from Jayda G, Eats Everything, Girls Don’t Sync, Denis Sulta, DJ Seinfeld, Yung Singh, Flava D, Sam Divine and Dusky as well as a must-see set from hotly-tipped electro-pop duo Piri & Tommy, Snowbombing party-goers are in for a festival experience that delivers night after night, in unique location after unique location. 

As well as a list full of incredible talent that will get the floor shaking and dancing until the very early hours of the morning, this first announcement comes with news revealing Snowbombing’s first takeovers from some of the biggest names in the modern electronic scene. After storming the 2022 Street Party, Glitterbox returns for another glitter-soaked celebration bound to have thousands moving in joy from a broad array of sensational talent, alongside Defected Records themselves bringing the hits in a way only they know how. He.She.They return after a rapturously received debut in 2022, revelling in inclusivity and individuality with a takeover ready to seize the week as their own – and it ensures Snowbombing once again is delivering a 360° trip through the best in modern electronic culture. With thriving duo-of-the-moment Hybrid Minds, grime pioneer D Double E, visionary DJ Patrick Topping and the trailblazing Sherelle amongst others announced today – Snowbombing is already a must for 2023, with the great and the good descending on Mayrhofen for a living, breathing world of release and party moment. As always, expect the unexpected at The World’s Greatest Show On Snow!

With record demand already for those looking to secure their spot for one of the world’s most unforgettable party experiences, these names serve as just a tease of a stacked lineup full of world-conquering names all bringing the fire to a snow-covered wonderland. With 2023 headliners, more names, hilarious Craft Of Daft fun, Mountaintop Brunch takeovers and much more to be announced – it’d be ludicrous to miss out on The World’s Greatest Show On Snow: Snowbombing 2023.

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As the initial shock of lockdown passed and the realisation that this virus was going to indefinitely confine us to the walls of our homes, I decided to use the time as an opportunity to lay the foundations of a hopefully more fruitful DJ career. After landing on a name (Sir Francis if you want to check me out), setting up all my various social accounts and joining the Data Transmission course community, it was time to hit the studio. Long nights plugging away at Ableton finally resulted in some half-decent tunes that I was able to get signed onto some small and mid-tier labels. As lockdown eased and events started to fill the calendar once again it was time to go on the hunt for gigs!

Having created a bucket list of DJ achievements, one of the big stand-out tick boxes for me was “Book A Festival Slot.” First, I compiled a list of all the festivals whose line-up’s matched my style and sound before hopping over to LinkedIn to find out who was running these events and, more importantly, who was booking the artists. As outreach began, imposter syndrome began to set in and my brain kept telling me “No one knows who you are, you will never get booked.” Despite this, I persevered and after a series of ignored and rejected emails, the seemingly impossible yes finally landed in the inbox, simply saying “Happy to look at something for the opening slot on the main stage if you’re up for that?”

The festival in question was One Out Festival in Walton-On-Thames. With a line-up packed full of dance music heavy hitters, my stage would be playing host to the likes of Eats Everything, Sam Divine, Prospa and many more. With the technicalities squared away with the promoter and rider order placed, to say I was bloody excited would be the understatement of the century!

As the 18th June rolled around I grabbed my headphones and drove down to Apps Court Farm for a day filled with four-on-the-floor goodness. The festival had 2 stages with the main stage being in an open-air setting, located towards the back of the site. We walked through the backstage entrance and into the artist tent where we were greeted by the super friendly team before heading up to the stage. Being the first set of the day I was playing to an empty field, but as the gates opened and crowds began to trickle in I was able to draw in a small crowd who seemed to be enjoying my set of disco and vocal house. Getting the chance to play on a main stage level sound system alongside awesome production really was a dream come true. You envision these sorts of moments standing in your bedroom waving your hands in the air but to actually be doing it for real was a rush like no other!

As the next DJ took over I headed backstage to hang out in the artist area to do some networking and struck up a conversation with AmyElle. She had played an unreleased tune of mine a few months back on Kiss FM after sending it to her promo email. We spoke about her rise to fame, and how she utilised social media for her career and gave me some tips on where to go next as an artist. Throughout the day I made a point of going up and chatting to every DJ I knew and quizzing them about their careers and the steps they took to get to where they are today. In a world where everything is going digital, as an up-and-coming DJ, these personal interactions are still so invaluable. With numbers and emails exchanged I made sure to follow up with everyone and now have a link to some of the biggest names in the game.

No festival would be complete without watching some live music, so we headed over to watch the professionals do what they do best. A personal highlight from the day was Latmun, who played one of the grooviest tech house sets I have heard in while, all layered with infectious vocals that really had the crowd moving. Prospa also deserve a special mention, with their anthemic hands-in-the-air catalogue of music it’s easy to see how this duo has risen to the top so quickly.

As the sun disappeared the rain began to set in but this could not dampen the spirits of the crowd as headliner Eats Everything stepped up to close the main stage with a blending of house, old school rave and disco. For a final surprise, Easts headed over to stage 2 for an unscheduled B2B with a blurry-eyed Skream, giving the crowd something unexpected and providing the perfect end to the festival.

One Out was truly special and massive thanks goes out to the team for giving me a chance to come down and play, hopefully in a few year’s time I will be topping the bill! If this sounds like your kind of thing tickets are on sale now for 2023 so grab your today and I will see you on the dancefloor.

One Out Festival 2023 ticket sign up can be found here!

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The packed program of over 50 panels and workshops will cover the key topics relevant to the industry such as; Marketing case study with Hexagon / How social media can help grow you and your brand / How to work with influencers / DJ Mixes on streaming services / The new creative Economy / Royalty streams available to electronic music creators / How successful indie labels are built and run / The future of workplace wellbeing in the hybrid world / Gender representation in record labels / Mental health / The Metaverse / Songwriting negotiations / Music management / Festivals and much more. There will also be workshops and masterclasses to deep dive into many topics including; Music production / DJing / A&R / Remixing / Track deconstructions and Social media analytics.

Networking is also a big part of the BMC ethos and there are plenty of opportunities to meet colleagues and make new connections at the many exclusive networking parties being held 450 feet above the city in the i360 Pod observation tower and Brighton’s hottest beachfront bars. Kicking things off on Wednesday 25th May will be the official BMC Welcome Party hosted by Sentric at Rockwater and on Thursday 26th May, Lady of the House will host a networking event at The Southern Belle with DJs Charlie Tee, Carly Wilford,  Just Her and DJ Ty. Shesaid.so will also return to host 2 networking breakfast events with Savenightlife on Thursday and Friday mornings at the i360 complex. More to be announced soon.

The legendary pod parties on the i360 observation tower will not disappoint with a host of top DJ’s playing exclusive sets at BMC. On Thursday 26th May, Lady of the House will present the unadulterated house grooves of Sam Divine powered by Labelworx followed by techno titan Dubfire who will also take to the decks at The Arch on Saturday 28th May for the official BMC closing party and on Friday 27th May it will be Stanton Warriors taking to the skies for an exclusive pod party with more TBC. The label lounge A&R Sessions returns for its third year at BMC in 2022 with 1-to-1 meetings giving producers that golden opportunity for immediate feedback from label heads.

More info and tickets can be found here

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Headlining Sundown for the first time this year is UK’s favourite hyper man, AJ Tracey. Off the back of his 2021 album ‘Flu Game’, AJ Tracey solidified his status as one of the most talented grime artists in recent years. AJ Tracey is set to get the whole crowd dancing and singing along all night! 

Regarded as arguably the most iconic dancehall artist of all time, Sean Paul will be headlining the main stage for a night to remember.

What would Sundown Festival be without its incredible stage takeovers? Introduced by the likes of Cogo, DnB AllStars, UKF and Gonzo’s Two Room, and with the biggest names in modern dance music, pop, garage and hip-hop, Sundown Festival sets the tone to close the summer season with a bang! Having performed on the biggest stages in the world are renowned EDM DJs Jonas Blue and Sigala, multi-genre hit maker Bru-C and multi-talented hip-hop queen Ms Banks, just to name a few. 

Joining them are some of the most iconic figures in global dance music culture such as Andy C, Charlie Sloth, Jax Jones, DJ EZ, Sam Divine, Shy FX, Arielle Free, Jamie Roy, Jess Bays, Franky Wah, Bladerunner, Promo ZO, Ewan Mcvicar, Koven, IC3, Sarah Story, House Gospel Choir and loads more!

Always offering the audience the best experience ever, this year Sundown Festival is launching its brand new VIP and Premium Camping packages. With last year’s tickets completely selling out six months ahead of the event, we suggest fans get their tickets ASAP!

More info and tickets can be found here!

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Now in its seventh year, Strawberries & Creem has become renowned for delivering authentic and credible line-ups. Successfully providing Cambridge with an exciting musical identity. Its founders are all young creatives who live and breathe the scene they support. For 2020, a brand new location within Cambridge will serve as a new chapter for the festival. While the details of this are yet to be revealed, expect a beautiful, larger site with a capacity of 15,000 just northeast of Cambridge with extra stages and immersive areas to explore.

The festival’s house presence sees an all-female cast take the reigns. The first lady of Defected Sam Divine confirmed plus on-the-rise DJ’s Jess Bays and Saffron Stone. The big top will see a huge drum & bass takeover led by Hybrid Minds, Kings Of The Rollers collective & Inja. Appearances from Cardinal Sound, Turno & Dreps, Made You Look and many more are also scheduled.

Tickets for Strawberries & Creem 2020 are available to buy online now from just £42.50 – www.strawberriesandcreem.com

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This year the event will be held over two days running from 5th – 6th July at their home in Frogmore Hill, Hertfordshire featuring over 100 acts and offering, even more, summer-friendly festival fun!

This time on their jaw-dropping ‘B E Y O N D’ stage they welcome headline performances from Radio 1’s Danny Howard, plus the mighty Goldie, Nightmares on Wax, Crazy P and Defected Records very own Sam Divine.

They are joined by Norman Jay (mbe), Doorly, GW Harrison, Jess Bays, Ronnie Spiteri, 2 Bad Mice, Slipmatt, Melvo Baptiste, Jacky, Artikal, Alisha, Sophie Lloyd and Andrew Kay.

2019 tickets now ON SALE >>> www.backofbeyondfestival.co.uk

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Grab a ticket now to secure your place at Eastern Electrics 2019! Weekend tickets are selling fast at £57.50 + BF, Saturday Tickets from £39.95 and Sunday from £20 – grab a ticket now to secure your place at what will be a weekender to remember HERE

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Wonderwood launches in 2019 on Saturday 27th July. 

This exciting new one-day summer event is set in a boutique forest, from the expert team behind the game-changing PierJam and BassJam events.

Taking place deep into the mystical forest of Witton Country Park in the rolling hills of Lancashire where they will be mesmerised by three beautiful and bespoke stages, a luxury VIP area, mouthwatering global cuisine and awe-inspiring production. Wonderwood is set to be a perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life as it takes you into a magical, immersive world.

They’ve got some huge house music talent from Gorgon City, Low Steppa, Mason Collective, Sam Divine, and Todd Terry, plus from Drum & Bass, they welcome super group, SASASAS collective a.k.a drum & bass legends Shotta, Skibadee, Shabba, Phantasy and Macky Gee.

Tickets start at just £27.50, with VIP tickets from £50 and all available on Friday, November 30th at 9am from www.wonderwoodfestival.com.

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