Spinnin' Records

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Spinnin' Records
Spinnin' Records logo.svg
Parent company Warner Music Group
Founded1999 (1999)
Founder
  • Eelko van Kooten
  • Roger de Graaf
Genre
Country of originNetherlands
Location Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Official website Official website

Spinnin' Records is a Dutch electronic music record label [1] founded in 1999 by Eelko van Kooten and Roger de Graaf. [2] [3] In September 2017, Warner Music Group acquired Spinnin' Records for over $100 million. [4]

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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. [5] Together with Roger de Graaf, a former employee of the specialist dance retailer Rhythm Import, van Kooten formed Spinnin' Records in 1999. [5] In the beginning, they concentrated on the pressing of vinyl for artists. [5]

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'. [6]

Following the acquisition of Spinnin' by Warner Music Group, co-founder van Kooten left the company while de Graaf became the CEO. [7]

In October 2023 the label moved its headquarters from Hilversum to Amsterdam. [8] [9]

Sub-labels

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Former sublabels

Artists

Awards and nominations

YearOrganizationRecipient(s)CategoryResultRef.
2019 International Dance Music Awards Spinnin' RecordsBest LabelNominated [42]
2020Won [43]

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