Disciple Records

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Disciple Records
DiscipleRecsLogo.jpg
Official logo since August 18, 2017
Parent companyDisciple Entertainment Inc.
(Create Music Group)
FoundedOctober 25, 2012;12 years ago (2012-10-25)
Founder SKisM
Nicholas Sadler
Ross Jonathan Burr
Arthur Robin Talbott
Genre
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Location Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Official website disciplerecs.com (Archived April 7, 2024)
Slogan"Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno"

Disciple Records, akaDisciple and fkaDisciple Recordings, is a British-American independent electronic music record label well-known for releasing bass music, dubstep, riddim and trap music records. The record label is and was home to artists such as 12th Planet, Barely Alive, Dodge & Fuski, Dubloadz, PhaseOne, Infekt, Oliverse, Virus Syndicate, and Virtual Riot.

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History

Early years (2013-2014)

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Official logo until 2017

Disciple was founded by Ross Jonathan Burr (aka Myro, and a member of Astronaut: an electro house duo) and Arthur Robin Talbott (aka JVST SVY YES, and a member of Dodge & Fuski: a dubstep duo). Burr and Talbott became friends six months before Dodge & Fuski would be dropped from Never Say Die Records. Burr had prior experience running a record label, so Talbott repeatedly asked him to create one initially as a place for Dodge & Fuski to release music. With financial backing and networking help from Never Say Die's two co-founders: SKisM and Nicholas Sadler (aka Mobscene), the label was incorporated, in London, as a limited company (LTD) on October 25, 2012. [1] [2] [3]

The etymology behind Disciple's logo and brand was "drawn over a pint in the pub one day" that communicated "in a dark and sinister way" where the fan is "part of the clan for life and there's no escape" once one becomes a fan of the label. [4]

Like notable independent record labels such as Monstercat, and unlike other notable labels like the Big 4 record labels, Disciple signs artists on a non-contractual basis which gives the artist more autonomy on releasing their music because the label "wanted a chance to prove that what the artist was committing to was worth their while" and to "create a home for an ever growing family of producers where they feel safe and their music is well looked after. [4]

In 2013, the label moved locations twice: First from London to Bristol, [5] [6] and then from Bristol to Los Angeles. The reason for the move to the US was to capitalize on the growth of the dubstep genre in North America, a scene that was simultaneously declining in the UK. [1] [7]

In 2014, Disciple was nominated for UKF's Label of The Year Award. [8]

Peak years (2015-2020)

Despite Burr and Talbott emigrating to the US with "$100... and a seemingly valid US working visa", "crash[ing] on a friend's couch for about six months", and "living off of 7/11 dollar slice pizza just to survive.", the duo have built the label from the ground up. Between 2015-2020, the record label was at its peak such as selling out the Hollywood Palladium twice and a creating a nationwide tour called "Disciple Kingdom". [1] [9]

On March 23, 2016, both SKisM and Sadler relinquished all shares of the label to Burr and Talbott. [5] In December 2016, Disciple was nominated as one of the fifteen record labels, by UKF for "push[ing] hard to find new talents, sounds and ideas and encourage new perspectives and fusions." [10]

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Disciple Round Table Official Logo

In 2017, Disciple launched a sublabel called Disciple Round Table with 12th Planet as the head A&R. The label was founded to "spotlight many underground producers". In other words, it served as an outlet for underground artists to release music, while the more established artists would release on the primary label. 12th Planet used to run his own record label called SMOG Records which used to put out bass music from bass music artists, so Disciple Round Table serves as an extension of him to "champion the artists he believe[s] in". The etymology behind and the amount of branding for the sublabel and its album covers drew references to the book King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table. [2] [11] [12] [13]

In 2018, Disciple was nominated as one of eighteen "most exciting imprint[s]" by UKF. [14]

In January 2019, Disciple filed Articles of incorporation to the California Secretary of State to become an incorporation. In September 2019, Disciple dissolved its business entity in the UK. According to an April 2024 statement of information, Founder and Chief executive officer of Create Music Group: Jonathan Strauss was listed as the CEO of the label and as one of the two employees on the statement. This all likely implies that both Burr and Talbott relinquished all shares and control of the label to Create Music Group as early as September 2019. [5] [15]

In 2020, the record label has hosted "virtual festivals" within popular video game Minecraft due to the COVID-19 pandemic preventing in-person attendance to music festivals. Instead of participants attending and tuning into the DJ's performance in-person, the participant would, instead, join the record label's Minecraft server and partake in the identical amount of festivities there. [16] The label advised its artists to use their own music and "only music released by [the record label]" to ensure that the label doesn't encounter any copyright problems. [9]

Artists

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Discography

Disciple Records
TitleDetailsRecording Type
Disciple 01: Purgatory [72] Album
Disciple Alliance Vol. 1
  • Released: September 17, 2014
  • Format: Digital download
 EP
Reinforcements Vol. 1
  • Released: March 16, 2015
  • Format: Digital download
Disciple 02: The Second Coming
  • Released: May 18, 2015
  • Format: Digital download
Album
Disciple Alliance Vol. 2
  • Released: August 24, 2015
  • Format: Digital download
EP
Reinforcements Vol. 2
  • Released: October 5, 2015
  • Format: Digital download
Reinforcements Vol. 3
  • Released: February 8, 2016
  • Format: Digital download
Album
Disciple 03: Risen
  • Released: May 30, 2016
  • Format: Digital download
Reinforcements Vol. 4
  • Released: August 1. 2016
  • Format: Digital download
Disciple Alliance Vol. 3
  • Released: September 12, 2016
  • Format: Digital download
EP
Disciple 04: Apocalypse
  • Released: May 26, 2017
  • Format: Digital download
Album
Disciple X Jericho
  • Released: June 21, 2018
  • Format: Digital download
Disciple Alliance Vol. 4 [73]
  • Released: July 16, 2018
  • Format: Digital download
Disciple 05: Rapture
  • Released: September 21, 2018
  • Format: Digital download
Disciple X Miniladd [74]
  • Released: December 13, 2018
  • Format: Digital download
Disciple 06: Mark Of The Beast [75]
  • Released: March 29, 2019
  • Format: Digital download
Disciple 07: Seven Deadly Sins
  • Released: July 5, 2019
  • Format: Digital download
Disciple Alliance Vol. 5
  • Released: September 4, 2019
  • Format: Digital download
Disciple 08: Resurrection
  • Released: October 13, 2019
  • Format: Digital download
Disciple 09: Dragonborn [76]
  • Released: December 25, 2019
  • Format: Digital download
Disciple 10: Commandments
  • Released: April 24, 2020
  • Format: Digital download
Biggest Remix Competition Of All Time
  • Released: October 2, 2020
  • Format: Digital download
Disciple Alliance Vol. 6
  • Released: November 6, 2020
  • Format: Digital download
Afterlife Vol. 1
  • Released: November 20, 2020
  • Format: Digital download
Disciple 11: Chaos
  • Released: December 18, 2020
  • Format: Digital download
Afterlife Vol. 2
  • Released: October 22, 2021
  • Format: Digital download
Disciple Alliance Vol. 7 [77]
  • Released: December 10, 2021
  • Format: Digital download
The Second Biggest Remix Competition Of All Time
  • Released: December 17, 2021
  • Format: Digital download
Disciple Round Table
TitleDetailsRecording Type
Knights Of The Round Table Vol. 1 [11]
  • Released: October 5, 2017
  • Format: Digital download
Album
Knights Of The Round Table Vol. 2 [39]
  • Released: December 31, 2018
  • Format: Digital download
Knights Of The Round Table Vol. 3 [78]
  • Released: November 20, 2019
  • Format: Digital download
Round Table Reinforcements Vol. 1
  • Released: July 17, 2020
  • Format: Digital download
Knights Of The Round Table Vol. 4
  • Released: January 15, 2021
  • Format: Digital download
Round Table Reinforcements Vol. 2 [30]
  • Released: April 30, 2021
  • Format: Digital download
Knights Of The Round Table Vol. 5 [21]
  • Released: March 25, 2022
  • Format: Digital download
Round Table Reinforcements Vol. 3
  • Released: August 12, 2022
  • Format: Digital download
Knights Of The Round Table Vol. 6 [13]
  • Released: March 29, 2024
  • Format: Digital download
Round Table Reinforcements Vol. 4
  • Released: January 21, 2025
  • Format: Digital download

Sample Packs

The record label is also known for releasing sample packs from its artists to aspiring artists and producers via Splice (platform). [79] [80] [81]

YearArtist(s)Title
2013Astronaut, Barely Alive, The Brig, Centron, Dodge & Fuski, Habstrakt, Phesta, Splitbreed, and XilentFree Sample Pack Vol. 1 [82]
2014Astronaut, Barely Alive, Dodge & Fuski, Diamond Eyes, Nick Thayer, and Virtual RiotDisciple Recordings Xmas 2014 Sample Pack [80]
2021EliminateCyber Trap Vol 1 [81]
Dodge & FuskiThe Greatest Dubstep Samples Of All Time [79]
Ace Aura and ChimeMelodic Riddim Vol. 1 [83]

See also

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