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Stmpd Rcrds | |
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Founded | 4 March 2016 |
Founder | Martin Garrix (Martijn Garritsen) |
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Country of origin | Netherlands |
Location | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Official website | stmpdrcrds |
Stmpd Rcrds (stylised in all caps; pronounced "stamped records") is a Dutch electronic dance music record label owned by record producer Martin Garrix, who founded the label on 4 March 2016. [1] [2] [3]
Martin Garrix announced the creation of Stmpd through a Dutch TV show and his YouTube miniseries, The Martin Garrix Show, [4] following his departure from Spinnin' Records and MusicAllStars Management in 2015. [5] [6] He stated this was the result of music rights disagreements with Spinnin'. [7] [8] [9]
The name of the label refers to stamps, and was inspired by his father's stamp auctioning company. [10] [11]
Garrix released the first song on the label, "Now That I've Found You", featuring vocals from John Martin and Michel Zitron on 11 March 2016. [5] [12] [13] The original instrumental was dubbed "Don't Crack Under Pressure" by fans, after it was used in a commercial for TAG Heuer featuring Garrix himself jumping into the sea and promoting the waterproof abilities of their watches. [14] The melody of the song was originally created by Garrix during Dancefair in April 2015, and was notably later played during his closing set of Sziget Festival. [15]
To celebrate the launch of the new label, Garrix hosted a party at Story Nightclub with "Chris Maillé" on 18 March 2016, after he closed the mainstage of Ultra Music Festival Miami. [16]
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