Renaissance Recordings
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Parent company | Renaissance Music |
Founded | 1994 |
Founder | Geoff Oakes |
Genre | House, progressive house, tech house, electro house, deep house |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Official website | www |
Renaissance Music (formerly called Renaissance Renaissance Recordings) is a British record label and live events promotion company, founded by the club Renaissance in 1994. It went into administration in September 2010 and the back catalogue was sold to Phoenix Music International Ltd.[citation needed]
In July 2011, after a year of inactivity, it was announced that Renaissance had been reborn, with founder and original owner Geoff Oakes guiding the brand. After a large period of activity, they ceased operations once again on 23 September 2014.[1][2] In July 2017, they released a new digital remix of Age of Love's song "The Age of Love" by Solomun that went to world No. 1 on the electronic music charts.[3]
In 2018, media and finance entrepreneur Scott Rudmann acquired a majority stake in the label and began working in partnership with Oakes.[4] Renaissance label released a series of remixes of iconic dance music singles in collaboration with some of the world's leading electronic music producers, all of which went to a chart position of No. 1, No. 2, or No. 3. These singles include Cafe del Mar (Tale of Us remix), Bladerunner (Maceo Plex remix), Sacred Cycles (Adam Beyer and Bart Skills remix). [needs to be updated with additional remix list][citation needed]
Since 2018, the record label has released over forty singles on the main label and new Bauhaus sublabel, with over thirty top ten singles on various Beatport genre lists. The company has arranged and promoted over forty events since 2018, including large scale festival style events in Tulum, Mexico in partnership with Zamna. Renaissance has arranged club nights in over ten countries, including Israel.[citation needed]
In 2024, the operations of the business, catalog, and trademark ownership were acquired in full by Scott Rudmann in a new company named Renaissance Music. Marcus James has been the head of AnR and the lavel operations for twenty years and continues in his role to date.[5][6]
In October 2024, the label announced that for the first time, its library of over one hundred mixes dating from 1994 would be made available on the Apple Music Dj Mixes platform.[7] The first release 'The Mix Collection; Volume One consists of a three-CD set of three mixes by Sasha (DJ) and John Digweed and was the first album in the history of electronic music to become a gold record with over 100,000 copies sold in 1994.[citation needed] The mixes comprise a three-hour and forty minute electronic music composition, recorded using vinyl records and the most advanced sound technology of the time.[8]
Sublabels
- emFire
- USR (Underground Sound of Renaissance)
- Bauhaus (commenced in January 2023)
Catalogue
Series
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Albums, compilations and DJ mixes
Key information | Tag |
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10 year anniversary re-issue. | Y10 |
The Masters Series. | # |
Studio albums and Long Plays. | LP |
Unreleased. | — |
No. | Artist | Title | Format | Date | Tag |
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REN01CD | Dave Seaman | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 1: Awakening | 2xCD | 14 March 2000 | 1 |
REN02CD | Deep Dish | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 2: Ibiza | 2xCD | 14 August 2000 | 2 |
REN03CD | Various Artists | Renaissance: Progression, Vol. 1 | 2xCD | 14 November 2000 | |
REN04CD | Dave Seaman | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 3: Desire | 2xCD | 1 May 2001 | 3 |
REN05CD | Various Artists | Renaissance: Ibiza 2001 | 3xCD, Comp | 14 July 2001 | |
REN06CD | Nick Warren & Danny Howells | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 4: Revelation | 2xCD | 14 November 2001 | 4 |
REN07CD | Various Artists | Renaissance: Anthems 2002 | 3xCD, Comp | 14 December 2001 | |
REN08CD | Various Artists | The Sound of Renaissance, Vol. 1 | 2xCD | 20 May 2002 | |
REN09CD | Marcus James | The Sound of Renaissance, Vol. 2 | 2xCD | 23 June 2003 | |
REN10CD | Sander Kleinenberg | Everybody | 2xCD | 20 October 2003 | |
REN11CD | Hernán Cattáneo | Renaissance: The Masters Series | 2xCD | 16 February 2004 | 5 |
REN12CD | Dave Seaman & Phil K | The Therapy Sessions | 2xCD | 29 March 2004 | |
REN13CD | — | ||||
REN14CD | Various Artists | Renaissance Presents Pacha Ibiza | 3xCD | 21 June 2004 | |
REN15CD | James Zabiela | Renaissance ALiVE | 2xCD | 2004 | |
REN16CD | Sander Kleinenberg | This Is Everybody Too | 2xCD | 27 September 2004 | |
REN17CD | Sasha & Digweed | Renaissance: The Mix Collection | 3xCD | 8 November 2004 | Y10 |
REN18CD | Hernán Cattáneo | Renaissance: The Masters Series 2 | 2xCD | 14 February 2005 | 6 |
REN19CD | Dave Seaman & Luke Chable | The Therapy Sessions, Vol. 2 | 2xCD | 28 March 2005 | |
REN20CD | Various Artists | Renaissance Presents Pacha Ibiza, Vol. 2 | 3xCD | 11 July 2005 | |
REN21CD | James Zabiela | Utilities | 2xCD | 20 June 2005 | |
REN22CD | Yousef & Behrouz | Renaissance Presents Frontiers | 2xCD | 22 August 2005 | |
REN23CD | Nic Fanciulli | Renaissance Presents Nic Fanciulli | 2xCD | 19 September 2005 | |
REN24CD | Satoshi Tomiie | Renaissance: 3D | 3xCD | 30 January 2006 | |
REN25CD | Dave Seaman | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 7 | 2xCD | 13 March 2006 | 7 |
REN26CD | Hernán Cattáneo | Renaissance: Sequential | 2xCD | 8 May 2006 | |
REN27CD | John Digweed | Transitions | CD | 5 June 2006 | |
REN28CD | Faithless | Renaissance: 3D | 3xCD | 10 July 2006 | |
REN29CD | Various Artists | The Sound of Renaissance, Vol. 3 | 2xCD | 31 July 2006 | |
REN30CD | Sandy Rivera | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 8 | 2xCD | 4 September 2006 | 8 |
REN31CD | Nic Fanciulli | Renaissance Presents Nic Fanciulli, Vol. 2 | 2xCD | 23 October 2006 | |
REN32CD | John Digweed | Transitions 2 | CD | 29 January 2007 | |
REN33CD | Satoshi Tomiie | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 9 | 2xCD | 12 March 2007 | 9 |
REN34CD | Hernán Cattáneo | Renaissance: Sequential, Vol. 2 | 2xCD | 7 May 2007 | |
REN35CD | Various Artists | The Sound of Renaissance, Vol. 4: Ibiza | 2xCD | 2007 | |
REN36CD | Sander Kleinenberg | This is... Sander Kleinenberg | 2xCD | 30 July 2007 | |
REN37CD | John Digweed | Transitions 3 | CD + CD-ROM | 24 September 2007 | |
REN38CD | Shlomi Aber | State of No One | CD, Album | October 2007 | LP |
REN39CD | Steve Lawler | Viva London | 2xCD | 22 October 2007 | |
REN40CD | Tom Middleton | Renaissance: 3D | 2xCD | 28 January 2008 | |
REN41CD | Dave Seaman | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 10 | 2xCD | 10 March 2008 | 10 |
REN42CD | John Digweed | Transitions 4 | CD | 14 April 2008 | |
REN43CD | Steve Lawler | Viva Toronto | 2xCD | 14 July 2008 | |
REN44CD | Danny Tenaglia | Futurism | 2xCD | 8 August 2008 | |
REN45CD | Danny Howells | Renaissance: The Mix Collection | 2xCD | 8 September 2008 | |
REN46CD | Satoshi Tomiie | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 11 | 2xCD | 3 November 2008 | 11 |
REN47CD | Roger Sanchez | Renaissance: 3D | 3xCD | 26 January 2009 | |
REN48CD | James Zabiela | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 12 | 2xCD | 23 February 2009 | 12 |
REN49CD | Tom Middleton | One More Tune | 2xCD | 27 April 2009 | |
REN50CD | Hernán Cattáneo | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 13 | 2xCD | 25 May 2009 | 13 |
REN51CD | Hercules & Love Affair | Sidetracked | 2xCD | 13 June 2009 | |
REN52CD | Christian Smith | Platform | 2xCD | 7 September 2009 | |
REN53CD | Dave Seaman | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 14 | 2xCD | 28 September 2009 | 14 |
REN54CD | M.A.N.D.Y. | Renaissance: The Mix Collection | 2xCD | 26 October 2009 | |
REN55CD | Gui Boratto | Renaissance: The Mix Collection | 2xCD | 15 February 2010 | |
REN56CD | Paul Woolford | Platform | 2xCD | 22 March 2010 | |
REN57CD | James Zabiela | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 15: Life | 2xCD | 19 April 2010 | 15 |
REN58CD | Hernán Cattáneo | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 16: Parallel | 2xCD | 5 July 2010 | 16 |
REN59CD | La Roux | Sidetracked | 1xCD | 26 July 2010 | |
RENEW01CD | Dave Seaman | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 17 | 2xCD | 10 October 2011 | 17 |
RENEW02CD | Hernán Cattáneo | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 18 | 2xCD | 8 October 2012 | 18 |
RENEW03CD | Tale of Us | Renaissance: The Mix Collection | 2xCD | 25 February 2013 | |
RENEW04CD | Nick Warren | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 19 | 2xCD | 21 January 2013 | 19 |
RENEW05CD | Francois K | Renaissance: The Masters Series, Part 20 | 2xCD | 22 April 2013 | 20 |
RENEW06CD | Tiefschwarz | Renaissance: The Mix Collection | 2xCD | 8 July 2013 |
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- Focus On
- RENFOC1 Neil Quigley – Focus On: Renaissance
(1xCD) Release Date: 7 September 2009 (was never released on CD according to Neil Quigley himself)
Vinyl
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References
- ^ RENAISSANCE [@renaissance_dj] (23 September 2014). "Renaissance RIP... Now at @Arkitekt_dj and facebook.com/Arkitekt.dj" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "PARRIER LIMITED – Filing history (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ RENAISSANCE [@renaissance_dj] (25 July 2017). ". @SolomunMusics 'The Age of Love' remix hitting #1 spot on @dmcworldmag buzz charts!!!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "About « Renaissance". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
- ^ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04652351/persons-with-significant-control
- ^ https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/04652351/officers
- ^ https://search.brave.com/search?q=apple+music+renaissance+dj+mixes+release+news&source=web&summary=1&summary_og=83be78ea58b8cf2025d8c1
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/master/1477-Sasha-John-Digweed-Renaissance-The-Mix-Collection