Midnight Shift Records
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| Industry | Music & Entertainment |
|---|---|
| Genre | House music and Techno |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Singapore, Singapore |
| Website | www.mnshift.net |
Midnight Shift Records is a record label established in 2011 and based out of Singapore. The label specializes in Techno and House music from both emerging and established producers. The first EP, 'The First Shift' was released in October 2012, featuring artists Basic Soul Unit from Toronto and Eddie Niguel from Singapore.[1] To date, the label roster includes artists such as Tapirus aka Charlton Ravenberg, Julien H Mulder, Simon Hinter, John Heckle, Ultrademon and Recondite.
Of the same name are the Midnight Shift Events, a series of afterhours electronic music parties that began in 2009.[2]The series began with headline acts kept as a mystery with clues given out to members, held at venues such as Helipad, Velvet Underground-Dance (Zouk) and kyo.
In September 2012, Midnight Shift organized its first label showcase at the 26,000-strong Decibel Festival in Seattle, Washington with label artists Basic Soul Unit, Norman Chung, Terrence Parker and headliner Oxia.
In 2012, Midnight Shift began its collaboration with fellow Singaporean label Darker Than Wax and venue Zouk, to organise a series of events titled DMZ held at the club's Velvet Underground-Dance room. Featuring darker, deeper house music and a dsytopian aesthetic, the quarterly event has seen guests Basic Soul Unit,[3] Iron Curtis [4] and Mike Huckaby.
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References
- ↑ "XLR8R Reviews: Basic Soul Unit & Eddie Niguel - The First Shift" - XLR8R
- ↑ "Midnight Shift, Singapore's secret society of after parties" - CNNGo.com
- ↑ "Basic Soul Unit: The DMZ" - TimeOut Singapore
- ↑ "The DMZ002 with Iron Curtis..." - inSing.com