Labels

  Alola  16B.
  Alluv Recordings  Various.
  Amenti Music  Inland Knights, Yann Fontaine, others.
  Astralwerks  The Chemical Brothers' huge label.
  Automatic  Label.
  Axis  Jeff Mills' label.
  Azuli  Label.
  Basic Recordings  Next Evidence, etc.
  Bedrock  Diggers and his crew.
  Beggars Group  Several labels such as XL, Beggars Banquet, etc.
  Bombay Records  Label.
  Breakbeat Science  Dune, Insiders, AK1200, more.
  Brique Rogue  Dave Duriez' French deep house label.
  Classic Music  Derrick Carter and Luke Solomon's UK label.
  CodeBlue  A sub-label of EastWest.
  Compost  Jazzanova's label.
  Cuba Recordings  Label.
  Deep Concentration  A sub-label of Om.
  Distinct'ive  Home to Hybrid and Way Out West.
  Deeplay  Showcase for Scandinavian talent.
  Defected  Label.
  Detour  A sub-label of Tango.
  djmixed.com  Label.
  DMC World  The DJ Authority. Really.
  Drop  Very housey label.
  Doubledown  West Coast masters.
  EastWest  Label.
  Electrik Soul  Deep house label with 6400 Crew, Fred Everything, Dizzy, etc.
  Elektrolux  German techno label feat. Kenneth Graham, Anthony Rother, Mobile Space Unit, etc.
  Emperor Norton  Felix da Housecat, Ralph Myerz & The Jack Herren Band and others.
  Exceptional  Label.
  F-Communications  The Finnish home of Laurent Garnier, Jori Hulkkonen, etc.
  Fuju  Futureshock's imprint on Junior.
  Glasgow Underground  Scottish label with deep producers like Powder Productions and Idjut Boys.
  Global Underground  Self-explanatory.
  Grand Central  Rae & Christian purvey trip and hip hop.
  Guidance  Superb deep house.
  Hallucination  Rabbit in the Moon's label.
  Hed Kandi  A label that compiles big club hits.
  Hooj  Red Jerry's now-defunct label.
  Honchos  A subdivision of NRK with Ian Pooley, others.
  Hope  Timo Maas and others.
  Hydrogen Dukebox  Experimental label with Technova, etc.
  Ibadan  New Jersey soul label with Joe Claussell, Vince Watson, etc.
  Imperial Dub  The Dubtribe Sound System.
  Intec  Carl Cox's UK techno label feat. Trevor Rockliffe, others.
  iwanai  Canadian downtempo and soul label.
  Jive  Mainstream label for Backstreet Boys, N*Sync, etc.
  Jive Electro  Groove Armada and others.
  !K7  Great label.
  ::kanzleramt  German label: Samuel L. Session, Heiko Laux, others.
  Kinetic  Trance label.
  Kismet  Rui Da Silva's label.
  Loaded  Super_Collider, others.
  Low Pressings  Info about Peace Division's label.
  Mantis  Atjazz' label.
  Matador  Cornelius, etc.
  Ministry of Sound  British club & label.
  Mo'Wax  James Lavelle's label.
  Mob  Stanton Warriors.
  ModularPeople  Avalanches, others.
  Moon Harbour  Håkan Lidbo, others.
  Moonshine  Rave label.
  Moulton Studios  Chris Lum's sick production.
  Music for Freaks  The Freaks' label.
  Mute  British label.
  Naked Music  Ultimate groovy house.
  Nettwerk America  American progressive.
  newsoundtheory  Madison Park's New Style Lounge label.
  Night Shift  A sub-label of Tango with Jay Tripwire, Chris Lum, Tribalation, etc.
  NRK Sound Division  Brilliant British house.
  Nuphonic  Defunct label.
  Om Records  More groovy Frisco house.
  One Little Indian  Kelli Ali, Björk, others.
  OnePhatDeeva  ATFC, etc.
  Ovum  Josh Wink's label.
  Palm Pictures  Mocean Worker and others.
  Planet Mu  µ-Ziq's techno label for himself, Luke Vibert, others.
  Plank  Bushwacka!'s label.
  Plastic City  Fantastic German label - home of Terry Lee Brown Jr.
  Plastic Fantastic  Sexy label.
  plus 8  Techno label with Plastikman, Speedy J, DBX, others.
  Proper Talent  DJ Rap's breakbeat label.
  Radikal  Hi-NRG.
  React Music  Nice label.
  Renaissance  British label.
  Rephlex  Aphex Twin's experimental d'n'b label.
  Respect Is Burning  Deep house label.
  Sabotage Systems  Very sick label.
  SAW  Tomiie's deep and dark label.
  Sex on Wax  Omid's own label.
  611 Records  Nigel Richards, Dieselboy, etc.
  Skint  British home of X-Press 2, Fatboy Slim, etc.
  Solid  Alex Gopher, more.
  Soma  Slam's legendary label.
  Star 69  Peter Rauhofer's label.
  Stickman  Sick deep house labels.
  Straylight  Håkan Lidbo, Seafoam, others.
  Subliminal  Harry Romero, Thick Dick and others.
  Sunburn  Robbie Hardkiss. Hawke. Lovesky.
  System  Various. Mix-Discs.
  Tango Recordings  Tony. Hipp-E.
  The End  Layo. Bushwacka!
  3 Beat  British trance label that gave us "Kites."
  Tommy Boy  Masterful hip-hop label.
  Transmat  Derrick May.
  Transport  Miguel Migs. DJ Rasoul. Chris Lum.
  Turbo  Sick house label.
  TVT  Chicago industrial label.
  Twisted  Twisted's online shop.
  Ultra  New York home to Sasha, Sven Väth, others.
  V2  Moby, Puretone, etc.
  Virgin Records America  Mainstream label.
  Wall of Sound  British home to Les Rythmes Digitales, Dirty Beatniks, etc.
  Warmth  Lovesky's label.
  Wave Music  François K's New York heavyweight.
  Whoop!  Trance label.
  XL  Basement Jaxx, others.
  Yoshitoshi  Deep Dish's massive label(s).
  ZTT  London label with not much going on anymore.

  Producers

  16B  Omid Nourizadeh and his Sex on Wax label purvey the finest tech-house around.
  20:20 Vision  Very cool website for British producers.
  aFRO-mYSTIK  Very classy downtempo.
  AK1200  D'n'b jock.
  Audio Soul Project  Mazi's massive production alias.
  Bad Boy Bill  Official website.
  Blu Mar Ten  Nice website.
  Blur  The legendary British pop group.
  Brother Brown  Brother Brown's artist and label site.
  BT  Brian Transeau's website.
  Cassius  The French masters of funky house.
  Dave Clarke  This techno master needs no introduction.
  Cornelius  Experimental producer.
  The Cure  Official website.
  Depeche Mode  Official website.
  Death in Vegas  Official info and the Contino Rooms forums.
  Deep Dish  Reigning Washington, D.C., DJ duo.
  Dino & Terry  Classy deep house.
  David Duriez  French deep house master.
  Fatboy Slim  Big beat DJ's official site.
  Mark Farina  San Francisco jazzy-house DJ.
  FC/Kahuna  The Kahuna brothers know techno.
  Filterheadz  Dirty house remixers to the stars.
  Terry Francis  Tech-house jock.
  Fred Everything  Famous Canadian deep-house producer.
  Funk D'Void  Soma's percussion-oriented jewel.
  Futureshock  Tech-house geniuses on Junior London.
  Glenn Underground  Deep house and downtempo producer.
  DJ Godfather  Detroit Ghetto-Tech master.
  Groove Armada  British producers and remixers.
  GusGus  Icelandic funk squad.
  H-Foundation  Unfortunately, these revolutionary DJ's have parted ways.
  Herbert  Experimental and ambient producer offers very cool site.
  Danny Howells  Supreme talent.
  Jazzanova  German tech-jazz collective.
  Jamiroquai  Jay Kay's funk squad.
  King Britt  King Britt and his various aliases. (Sylk 130, Scuba, etc.)
  Kosheen  British d'n'b jocks Decoder and Substance.
  Steve Lawler  Master of the dark and tribal.
  Leftfield  This duo has been all over the charts and they consistently blow it up.
  Cari Lekebusch  Swedish DJ and producer of deep, sometimes erratic, techno.
  Lexicon Avenue  Dirty dudes with a dirty website.
  Love from San Francisco  Charles Webster's deep house alias serves it up sweet and smooth.
  Manic Street Preachers  Influential British rockers.
  Master-H  Soma's newest recruit serves it chunky.
  Masters at Work  These guys are masters at work.
  Mateo & Matos  Deep house DJ's gaining popularity with Deep Dish, etc.
  Midfield General  Prolific producer and remixer on Skint.
  Miguel Migs  Deep and Latin house music on Naked, NRK, others.
  Miss Kittin  Dirty girl with a dirty website.
  Modjo  The disco house guys who brought us "Lady."
  Nuspirit Helsinki  Finnish neo-jazz collective.
  Paul Oakenfold  Somebody said this guy was the top DJ in the world. Here's his site.
  Ben Onono  Haunting vocalist.
  Orbital  The brothers Hartnoll.
  Photek  Photek. 'Nuff said.
  Placebo  Dark underground rockers who whine a lot.
  Ian Pooley  German deep house DJ.
  Primal Scream  Rough rockers get dirty and funky with their guitar-laden techno.
  Q-Burns Abstract Message  Florida DJ serves up delicious breaks and classy grooves.
  Rabbit in the Moon  These guys doing it all. Well. Downtempo to rave.
  Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band  Norwegian breaks and beats from downtempo producers.
  «rinôçérôse»  French guitar house.
  Roger Sanchez  Classic and tech-house from the S-Man.
  Roni Size  The mastermind behind Reprazent makes dirty jungle tracks and remixes.
  Röyksopp  Norwegian downtempo producers often compared to Air.
  Saint Etienne  Sarah Cracknell's unique voice awash in sublime synths and beats.
  Sasha  Trance and progressive hero.
  Satoshi Tomiie  Legendary classic-house producer turned EVIL.
  Shakedown  Mandrax and Seb K give us deep, deep groovy beats.
  Silicone Soul  Hypno-house producers extraordinaire.
  Slam  Masterminds behind Soma Recordings and Alien Radio.
  Sneaker Pimps  The dirty downtempo duo continues without Kelli Ali.
  Tom Stephan  Dark, chunky beats from Superchumbo.
  Stereo MC's  The Nottingham duo returns, to good effect, after a nine-year hiatus.
  Super_Collider  Minimal techno courtesy of Christian Vogel and Co.
  SWAG  Chris Duckenfield and Rich Benson go from slammin' to chill and everywhere in-between.
  Danny Tenaglia  The official D-Tour website.
  Tendroid  Pankaj and Matt Edwards continue gaining momentum as hot New York DJ's and producers.
  Timo Maas  Ewan Pearson's progressive house alias is now world-famous.
  Pete Tong  The British DJ behind Essential, Radio One, etc.
  U2  Bono and the gang become ever more political.
  Underworld  Underworld. Massive.
  UNKLE  Mastermind James Lavelle.
  Paul Van Dyk  King of trance from Germany.
  Sven Väth  German artist's label and club, Cocoon.
  Kevin Yost  Tragically hip jazz/house producer.
  The Youngsters  Olivier M and Gil le Gamin produce patently electronic tracks and remixes.

  Shop

  Amato  The largest dance music distributor in the world.
  amazon.com  Standard mainstream choices (mostly).
  ambientsoho*  Find records, labels and clothes.
  American Disco  Italian dance and house record shop.
  Blue Vinyl  Manchester's specialist house music store.
  Boxer  Online house, techno, garage and d'n'b shop based in Hertfordshire.
  CIMS  Coalition of Independent Music Stores.
  Cisco Music  New York and Los Angeles music store.
  City Sounds  London shop with house, underground garage and urban flava.
  City16  Hooj's online shop is reincarnated as City16.
  Connect Records  UK shop for DJ equipment.
  Dance Music Specialists  House and trance records.
  DanceRecords  Online record shop based out of the Bay Area; real audio samples of all tracks.
  Dance Tracks NYC  Very large and extensive selection of vinyl and CD's.
  Direct Records  UK dance store music, clothes and DJ equipment.
  DJ Nexus  Very nice comparison shopping website for dance music.
  DJ Suerstore  The UK's largest retailer; equipment, records, accessories.
  eBay Music  An excellent resource for music lovers of any caliber.
  Energy Flash Records  Average online record shop.
  fabric8  Music, clothing and accessories.
  45rpm.co.uk  Online shop with charts, radio, vinyl and hardware.
  GlobalBeats  DJ Gear and records.
  Global Groove  New and used promos, white labels, mixes and gear in the UK.
  Hard to Find Records  Nice, if not overpriced, British selection.
  Hard Wax  Record, CD's, tapes and accessories available for mail order.
  House Release  Nice online shop with real audio samples, forums and charts.
  HMV UK  Giant UK chain selling music, DVD's, videos and computer games.
  iTunes  Songs to play on your iPod.
  Juno Records  Any DJ knows about this site, the world's largest online dance music store.
  listen-records  UK based retailer takes wantlists by e-mail.
  Massive  Huge independent dance music specialists. Hear entire tracks on their site.
  Mix Connection  Cool store and label offering music, clothes and DJ accessories.
  More Music  Secondhand and out-of-print vinyl and CD's based in Wales.
  Music Saved My Life  Retailer for rare and promo records - used and unused.
  Other Music  Record shop in Manhattan with in-store performances and out-of-print selections.
  Passion Records  Small UK label and shop with some accessories.
  Promo Only  Industry standard. You have to prove you're a real DJ.
  Recordstore.co.uk  Official distributor for many of Britain's most elite labels.
  Satellite Records  Huge shop with music, charts and accessories. Based in New York, Atlanta and Boston.
  Songsearch  Mainstream retailer.
  Sonic Groove  Online shop and label. Unimpressive customer service.
  Spun.com  Online store.
  Stomp  Independent distributor, shop and community for Australasia.
  Streetwise Music  Very useful British shop.
  StudioDistribution  Nice site.
  sub:strata  Aussie shop with good information about artists and labels down under.
  Tower Records  Some more standard mainstream (and limited underground) choices.
  Tunes  British site specializing in downtempo, funk and house.
  Tweekin  One of San Francisco's numerous HUGE dance stores.
  VinylDJ  Very cool American reseller of used records.
  VinylJunkie  Seriously cool website with record store, forums and chat.
  Vital Vinyl  Dance and hip-hop music shop based in Minneapolis.
  Yoshop  Online retailer for Yoshitoshi and many others.

  Clubs

  arc  New York club boasts residents Danny Tenaglia, Danny Howells, Sander Kleinenberg and more.
  Avalon  Huge superclub in Boston.
  Buzz  Legendary Washington, D.C. nightlife.
  The Church  Where I go to see Deep Dish spin.
  Cielo  Ultra-chic New York superclub.
  ClubVibes  Entertainment and nightlife guide.
  Colours  UK home of Colourfest.
  :: cream ::  The lush British home of Creamfields.
  Crobar  THE SUPERCLUB. Locations in New York, Miami and Chicago.
  f a b r i c l o n d o n  British legend.
  Giant  Very classy LA nightlife.
  Groove Tickets  Quality talent @ quality prices.
  MixLiving  Entertainment directories for Atlanta, Denver, Los Angeles and San Diego.
  Movement Festival  Three-day party in Detroit.
  Progression  Scottish club featuring Lee-Cabrera, The Scumfrog, etc.
  Release  San Francisco's longest-running club night, held weekly at Ten15 Folsom.
  Rise  Relatively new Denver club.
  Space  Sick club in downtown Miami.
  Spundae  Huge parties held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Las Vegas, Houston, more.
  WMC  The biggest party of the year.

  Resources

  11th Hour Technologies  A guide to the underground scene.
  ACIDplanet®  Project-sharing community.
  Amazing Discographies  Very nice and growing discography website.
  All Music Industry Contacts  These guys offer a helpful CD-ROM with industry info.
  All Music Guide  It is what it says it is.
  ARTISTdirect  Artist news, shopping and downloads.
  AudioForums  Forums for audio editors, producers, engineers and musicians.
  :: BeatPort ::  The Digital Download Network.
  Beta Lounge  Online showcase for new music.
  BOSS  Division of Roland creates rhythm machines, guitar pedals and personal digital studios.
  Clubplanet  The world's largest nightlife and dance music community and promotions company.
  ClubSandwich  Eclectic site with visual arts, DJ sets and reviews.
  Dance Industries  Instant download and free distribution of music for non-commercial home use.
  DanceStar  The American Dance Music Awards.
  Deep House Archives  Attempting to collect and present the newest techno, house and jazz.
  Deep House Network  Online resource for quality deep house music.
  Deep Rhythms  Non-profit site dedicated to deep, soulful dance music.
  deephouse.com  Furthering the underground house movement.
  Discogs™  Build your own online music database.
  Discotribe Network  House music resource.
  DJ Central  Tools for DJ's to broadcast live, upload tracks and mixes and promote themselves.
  DJ Magazine  Official site for DJmag.
  DJ Times  International magazine for mobile DJ's.
  eMusic  MP3 music download subscription service.
  Final Scratch  Sick mixing software.
  FlashFM  Resource for online radio, online radio streams and free online radio.
  FRESHTECHNO  Reviews, shop, news and pictures.
  Future Music  Audio community with promotions, production and a magazine.
  Future Producers  Hardware reviews, producer interviews and industry news.
  GarageHouseMusic  Canadian resource for mixshows, pictures and event listings.
  Gemini  Reliable and affordable DJ equipment.
  Gracenote  Digital media information services.
  Hi-Roller  Top quality DJ cases and accessories.
  House of Blues  Concerts, artists and venues.
  Intergrüv Networks  Chicago collective dedicated to building quality events.
  InternetDJ  A great resource for online collaboration, publishing and promotion.
  Jockey Slut  British e-zine with shop, reviews and radio.
  Kazaa Media Desktop  Want free media?
  Kenwood  Check out the amazing technology that makes Kenwood Future Ready/Already.
  lauschmusik.de  Very cool internet radio.
  Liquid  Non-stop alt-pop music from Britain.
  M-Audio  Digital audio and MIDI solutions from Midiman's reincarnation.
  MIXMAN  Nice MP3 remixing software.
  Museeks  Major label search engine and indie artist promotion site.
  Musicmatch  Digital audio jukebox similar to RealPlayer.
  Needlz.com  Cartridges and accessories from Shure®.
  Netmusique  One of the largest and best radio broadcasters on the web.
  erutufon|nofuture  Mosquito's active music forums.
  Numark  High quality DJ tools.
  .:: offitsface.com ::.  Forums for clubbing, DJ's and dance music.
  PCDJ Silver  Free demo of Visiosonic's original MP3 mixer.
  Pioneer Pro DJ  Industry standard DJ equipment, including Digital Vinyl Turntables.
  Propellerheads  Software musical instruments. Includes Reason, ReBirth and ReCycle.
  Radio Magnetic  Radio, forums and shopping.
  Raves  Cool culture site with music streaming, free e-mail and bulletin boards.
  Record Label Resource Directory  An essential resource for starting your own label.
  The Record Pool  A nifty way to get fresh promos online. From Visiosonic.
  Right On FM  French dance radio weekly. Hip-hop, deep house and nu-jazz.
  Roland  Huge electronic musical instrument manufacturer and distributor.
  Rolling Stone  Industry gossip.
  Roxio  Adaptec's industry-standard CD-burning software.
  Sonic Foundry  Multimedia software such as ACID, SoundForge and Vegas.
  Sony Pictures Digital Media and Software  Just acquired Sonic Foundry's media software family.
  Stanton Magnetics  The home of Final Scratch also makes cartridges, mixers and CD players.
  Technics 1210  The undisputed industry standard in turntables.
  Throwdown  Very cool resource for DJ's, labels and venues; streaming audio/video, promotions and record sales.
  Turntables  Famous resource. Play with scratching and beats.
  TweakHeadz Lab  Learn how to make music on your computer at the Electronic Musicians' Cafe.
  Ultimate Dance Music  Independent UK dance music record retailer.
  undergroundhouse.net  Shop, mixes and samples.
  Uptown  Dance community with an online store, global forums and mp3 shop.
  URB  The magazine, the culture.
  Vestax  Manufacturer of recorders, players, mixers/effects, active audio and accessories.
  Vintage Synth Explorer  Nice reference for synthesizers new and old.
  Visiosonic  Standard MP3 mixers.
  World DJ  Global online community for the electronic and dance music scene.
  XLR8R  Very long-running and reputable dance music magazine.
  XM Radio  Satellite-provided, commercial-free music.

  Labels

  Alola  16B's labels Alola and Disclosure.
  Alluv  San Diego, CA, based house label.
  Amenti Music  Inland Knights, Yann Fontaine, others.
  Astralwerks  The Chemical Brothers' huge label.
  Automatic  Label.
  Axis  Jeff Mills' label.
  Automatic  Label.
  Azuli  Label.
  Basic Recordings  Next Evidence, etc.
  Bedrock  Diggers and his crew.
  Beggars Group  Several labels such as XL, Beggars Banquet, etc.
  Bombay Records  Label.
  Breakbeat Science  Dune, Insiders, AK1200, more.
  Brique Rogue  Dave Duriez' French deep house label.
  Classic Music  Derrick Carter and Luke Solomon's UK label.
  CodeBlue  A sub-label of EastWest.
  Compost  Jazzanova's label.
  Cuba Recordings  Label.
  Deep Concentration  A sub-label of Om.
  Distinct'ive  Home to Hybrid and Way Out West.
  Deeplay  Showcase for Scandinavian talent.
  Defected  Label.
  Detour  A sub-label of Tango.
  djmixed.com  Label.
  DMC World  The DJ Authority. Really.
  Drop  Very housey label.
  Doubledown  West Coast masters.
  EastWest  Label.
  Electrik Soul  Deep house label with 6400 Crew, Fred Everything, Dizzy, etc.
  Elektrolux  German techno label feat. Kenneth Graham, Anthony Rother, Mobile Space Unit, etc.
  Emperor Norton  Felix da Housecat, Ralph Myerz & The Jack Herren Band and others.
  Exceptional  Label.
  F-Communications  The Finnish home of Laurent Garnier, Jori Hulkkonen, etc.
  Fuju  Futureshock's imprint on Junior.
  Glasgow Underground  Scottish label with deep producers like Powder Productions and Idjut Boys.
  Global Underground  Self-explanatory.
  Grand Central  Rae & Christian purvey trip and hip hop.
  Guidance  Superb deep house.
  Hallucination  Rabbit in the Moon's label.
  Hed Kandi  A label that compiles big club hits.
  Hooj  Red Jerry's now-defunct label.
  Honchos  A subdivision of NRK with Ian Pooley, others.
  Hope  Timo Maas and others.
  Hydrogen Dukebox  Experimental label with Technova, etc.
  Ibadan  New Jersey soul label with Joe Claussell, Vince Watson, etc.
  Imperial Dub  The Dubtribe Sound System.
  Intec  Carl Cox's UK techno label feat. Trevor Rockliffe, others.
  iwanai  Canadian downtempo and soul label.
  Jive  Mainstream label for Backstreet Boys, N*Sync, etc.
  Jive Electro  Groove Armada and others.
  !K7  Great label.
  ::kanzleramt  German label: Samuel L. Session, Heiko Laux, others.
  Kinetic  Trance label.
  Kismet  Rui Da Silva's label.
  Loaded  Super_Collider, others.
  Logic  Label.
  Low Pressings  Info about Peace Division's label.
  Magnetik Music  Stephane K's dark label.
  Mantis  Atjazz' label.
  Matador  Cornelius, etc.
  Ministry of Sound  British club & label.
  Mo'Wax  James Lavelle's label.
  Mob  Stanton Warriors.
  ModularPeople  Avalanches, others.
  Moon Harbour  Håkan Lidbo, others.
  Moonshine  Rave label.
  Moulton Studios  Chris Lum's sick production.
  MTA Records  Home to D:Fuse, Aphrodite, others.
  Music for Freaks  The Freaks' label.
  Mute  British label.
  Mute Liberation Technologies  Subdivision of Mute.
  Naked Music  Ultimate groovy house.
  Nettwerk America  American progressive.
  newsoundtheory  Madison Park's New Style Lounge label.
  Night Shift  A sub-label of Tango with Jay Tripwire, Chris Lum, Tribalation, etc.
  NRK Sound Division  Brilliant British house.
  Nuphonic  Defunct label.
  Om Records  More groovy Frisco house.
  One Little Indian  Kelli Ali, Björk, others.
  OnePhatDeeva  ATFC, etc.
  Ovum  Josh Wink's label.
  Pagan  Presence, Attaboy, etc.
  Palm Pictures  Mocean Worker and others.
  Planet Mu  µ-Ziq's techno label for himself, Luke Vibert, others.
  Plank  Bushwacka!'s label.
  Plastic City  Fantastic German label - home of Terry Lee Brown Jr.
  Plastic Fantastic  Sexy label.
  Plastik  Markus Schulz, etc.
  plus 8  Techno label with Plastikman, Speedy J, DBX, others.
  Proper Talent  DJ Rap's breakbeat label.
  Radikal  Hi-NRG.
  React Music  Nice label.
  Renaissance  British label.
  Rephlex  Aphex Twin's experimental d'n'b label.
  Respect Is Burning  Deep house label.
  :\run recordings  House label.
  Sabotage Systems  Very sick label.
  SAW  Tomiie's deep and dark label.
  Sex on Wax  Omid's own label.
  Shaboom  Shaboom's legendary label.
  Siesta  The new home for Halo.
  611 Records  Nigel Richards, Dieselboy, etc.
  Skint  British home of X-Press 2, Fatboy Slim, etc.
  Solid  Alex Gopher, more.
  Soma  Slam's legendary label.
  Star 69  Peter Rauhofer's label.
  Stickman  Sick deep house labels.
  Straylight  Håkan Lidbo, Seafoam, others.
  Subliminal  Harry Romero, Thick Dick and others.
  Sunburn  Robbie Hardkiss, Hawke, Lovesky, more.
  System  Mix discs by Josh Wink, Danny Tenaglia and others.
  Tango  H-Foundation, Tony Thomas, Chris Lum and others.
  The End  Layo & Bushwacka!'s label.
  3 Beat  British trance label that gave us "Kites."
  Tommy Boy  Masterful hip-hop label.
  Transmat  Label.
  Transport  Miguel Migs, DJ Rasoul, Chris Lum, more.
  Turbo  Sick house label.
  TVT  Chicago industrial label.
  Twisted  Twisted's online shop.
  Ultra  New York home to Sasha, Sven Väth, others.
  V2  Moby, Puretone, etc.
  Virgin Records America  Mainstream label.
  Wall of Sound  British home to Les Rythmes Digitales, Dirty Beatniks, etc.
  Warmth  Lovesky's label.
  Wave Music  François K's New York heavyweight.
  Whoop!  Trance label.
  XL  Basement Jaxx, others.
  Yoshitoshi  Deep Dish's massive label(s).
  ZTT  London label with not much going on anymore.

  Producers

  16B  Omid Nourizadeh and his Sex on Wax label purvey the finest tech-house around.
  20:20 Vision  Very cool website for British producers.
  aFRO-mYSTIK  Very classy downtempo.
  AK1200  D'n'b jock.
  Audio Soul Project  Mazi's massive production alias.
  Bad Boy Bill  Official website.
  Blu Mar Ten  Nice website.
  Blur  The legendary British pop group.
  Brother Brown  Brother Brown's artist and label site.
  BT  Brian Transeau's website.
  Cassius  The French masters of funky house.
  Dave Clarke  This techno master needs no introduction.
  Cornelius  Experimental producer.
  The Cure  Official website.
  Depeche Mode  Official website.
  Death in Vegas  Official info and the Contino Rooms forums.
  Deep Dish  Reigning Washington, D.C., DJ duo.
  Dino & Terry  Classy deep house.
  David Duriez  French deep house master.
  Fatboy Slim  Big beat DJ's official site.
  Mark Farina  San Francisco jazzy-house DJ.
  FC/Kahuna  The Kahuna brothers know techno.
  Filterheadz  Dirty house remixers to the stars.
  Terry Francis  Tech-house jock.
  Fred Everything  Famous Canadian deep-house producer.
  Funk D'Void  Soma's percussion-oriented jewel.
  Futureshock  Tech-house geniuses on Junior London.
  Glenn Underground  Deep house and downtempo producer.
  DJ Godfather  Detroit Ghetto-Tech master.
  Groove Armada  British producers and remixers.
  GusGus  Icelandic funk squad.
  H-Foundation  Unfortunately, these revolutionary DJ's have parted ways.
  Herbert  Experimental and ambient producer offers very cool site.
  Danny Howells  Supreme talent.
  Jazzanova  German tech-jazz collective.
  Jamiroquai  Jay Kay's funk squad.
  King Britt  King Britt and his various aliases. (Sylk 130, Scuba, etc.)
  Kosheen  British d'n'b jocks Decoder and Substance.
  Steve Lawler  Master of the dark and tribal.
  Leftfield  This duo has been all over the charts and they consistently blow it up.
  Cari Lekebusch  Swedish DJ and producer of deep, sometimes erratic, techno.
  Lexicon Avenue  Dirty dudes with a dirty website.
  Love from San Francisco  Charles Webster's deep house alias serves it up sweet and smooth.
  Manic Street Preachers  Influential British rockers.
  Master-H  Soma's newest recruit serves it chunky.
  Masters at Work  These guys are masters at work.
  Mateo & Matos  Deep house DJ's gaining popularity with Deep Dish, etc.
  Midfield General  Prolific producer and remixer on Skint.
  Miguel Migs  Deep and Latin house music on Naked, NRK, others.
  Miss Kittin  Dirty girl with a dirty website.
  Modjo  The disco house guys who brought us "Lady."
  Nuspirit Helsinki  Finnish neo-jazz collective.
  Paul Oakenfold  Somebody said this guy was the top DJ in the world. Here's his site.
  Ben Onono  Haunting vocalist.
  Orbital  The brothers Hartnoll.
  Photek  Photek. 'Nuff said.
  Placebo  Dark underground rockers who whine a lot.
  Ian Pooley  German deep house DJ.
  Primal Scream  Rough rockers get dirty and funky with their guitar-laden techno.
  Q-Burns Abstract Message  Florida DJ serves up delicious breaks and classy grooves.
  Rabbit in the Moon  These guys doing it all. Well. Downtempo to rave.
  Ralph Myerz and the Jack Herren Band  Norwegian breaks and beats from downtempo producers.
  «rinôçérôse»  French guitar house.
  Roger Sanchez  Classic and tech-house from the S-Man.
  Roni Size  The mastermind behind Reprazent makes dirty jungle tracks and remixes.
  Röyksopp  Norwegian downtempo producers often compared to Air.
  Saint Etienne  Sarah Cracknell's unique voice awash in sublime synths and beats.
  Sasha  Trance and progressive hero.
  Satoshi Tomiie  Legendary classic-house producer turned EVIL.
  Shakedown  Mandrax and Seb K give us deep, deep groovy beats.
  Silicone Soul  Hypno-house producers extraordinaire.
  Slam  Masterminds behind Soma Recordings and Alien Radio.
  Sneaker Pimps  The dirty downtempo duo continues without Kelli Ali.
  Tom Stephan  Dark, chunky beats from Superchumbo.
  Stereo MC's  The Nottingham duo returns, to good effect, after a nine-year hiatus.
  Super_Collider  Minimal techno courtesy of Christian Vogel and Co.
  SWAG  Chris Duckenfield and Rich Benson go from slammin' to chill and everywhere in-between.
  Danny Tenaglia  The official D-Tour website.
  Tendroid  Pankaj and Matt Edwards continue gaining momentum as hot New York DJ's and producers.
  Timo Maas  Ewan Pearson's progressive house alias is now world-famous.
  Pete Tong  The British DJ behind Essential, Radio One, etc.
  U2  Bono and the gang become ever more political.
  Underworld  Underworld. Massive.
  UNKLE  Mastermind James Lavelle.
  Paul Van Dyk  King of trance from Germany.
  Sven Väth  German artist's label and club, Cocoon.
  Kevin Yost  Tragically hip jazz/house producer.
  The Youngsters  Olivier M and Gil le Gamin produce patently electronic tracks and remixes.

  Shop

  Amato  The largest dance music distributor in the world.
  amazon.com  Standard mainstream choices (mostly).
  ambientsoho*  Find records, labels and clothes.
  American Disco  Italian dance and house record shop.
  Blue Vinyl  Manchester's specialist house music store.
  Boxer  Online house, techno, garage and d'n'b shop based in Hertfordshire.
  CIMS  Coalition of Independent Music Stores.
  Cisco Music  New York and Los Angeles music store.
  City Sounds  London shop with house, underground garage and urban flava.
  City16  Hooj's online shop is reincarnated as City16.
  Connect Records  UK shop for DJ equipment.
  Dance Music Specialists  House and trance records.
  DanceRecords  Online record shop based out of the Bay Area; real audio samples of all tracks.
  Dance Tracks NYC  Very large and extensive selection of vinyl and CD's.
  Direct Records  UK dance store music, clothes and DJ equipment.
  DJ Nexus  Very nice comparison shopping website for dance music.
  DJ Suerstore  The UK's largest retailer; equipment, records, accessories.
  eBay Music  An excellent resource for music lovers of any caliber.
  Energy Flash Records  Average online record shop.
  fabric8  Music, clothing and accessories.
  45rpm.co.uk  Online shop with charts, radio, vinyl and hardware.
  GlobalBeats  DJ Gear and records.
  Global Groove  New and used promos, white labels, mixes and gear in the UK.
  Hard to Find Records  Nice, if not overpriced, British selection.
  Hard Wax  Record, CD's, tapes and accessories available for mail order.
  House Release  Nice online shop with real audio samples, forums and charts.
  HMV UK  Giant UK chain selling music, DVD's, videos and computer games.
  iTunes  Songs to play on your iPod.
  Juno Records  Any DJ knows about this site, the world's largest online dance music store.
  listen-records  UK based retailer takes wantlists by e-mail.
  Massive  Huge independent dance music specialists. Hear entire tracks on their site.
  Mix Connection  Cool store and label offering music, clothes and DJ accessories.
  More Music  Secondhand and out-of-print vinyl and CD's based in Wales.
  Music Saved My Life  Retailer for rare and promo records - used and unused.
  Other Music  Record shop in Manhattan with in-store performances and out-of-print selections.
  Passion Records  Small UK label and shop with some accessories.
  Promo Only  Industry standard. You have to prove you're a real DJ.
  Recordstore.co.uk  Official distributor for many of Britain's most elite labels.
  Satellite Records  Huge shop with music, charts and accessories. Based in New York, Atlanta and Boston.
  Songsearch  Mainstream retailer.
  Sonic Groove  Online shop and label. Unimpressive customer service.
  Spun.com  Online store.
  Stomp  Independent distributor, shop and community for Australasia.
  Streetwise Music  Very useful British shop.
  StudioDistribution  Nice site.
  sub:strata  Aussie shop with good information about artists and labels down under.
  Tower Records  Some more standard mainstream (and limited underground) choices.
  Tunes  British site specializing in downtempo, funk and house.
  Tweekin  One of San Francisco's numerous HUGE dance stores.
  VinylDJ  Very cool American reseller of used records.
  VinylJunkie  Seriously cool website with record store, forums and chat.
  Vital Vinyl  Dance and hip-hop music shop based in Minneapolis.
  Yoshop  Online retailer for Yoshitoshi and many others.

  Clubs

  arc  New York club boasts residents Danny Tenaglia, Danny Howells, Sander Kleinenberg and more.
  Avalon  Huge superclub in Boston.
  Buzz  Legendary Washington, D.C. nightlife.
  The Church  Where I go to see Deep Dish spin.
  Cielo  Ultra-chic New York superclub.
  ClubVibes  Entertainment and nightlife guide.
  Colours  UK home of Colourfest.
  :: cream ::  The lush British home of Creamfields.
  Crobar  THE SUPERCLUB. Locations in New York, Miami and Chicago.
  f a b r i c l o n d o n  British legend.
  Giant  Very classy LA nightlife.
  Groove Tickets  Quality talent @ quality prices.
  MixLiving  Entertainment directories for Atlanta, Denver, Los Angeles and San Diego.
  Movement Festival  Three-day party in Detroit.
  Progression  Scottish club featuring Lee-Cabrera, The Scumfrog, etc.
  Release  San Francisco's longest-running club night, held weekly at Ten15 Folsom.
  Rise  Relatively new Denver club.
  Space  Sick club in downtown Miami.
  Spundae  Huge parties held in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Las Vegas, Houston, more.
  WMC  The biggest party of the year.

  Resources

  11th Hour Technologies  A guide to the underground scene.
  ACIDplanet®  Project-sharing community.
  Amazing Discographies  Very nice and growing discography website.
  All Music Industry Contacts  These guys offer a helpful CD-ROM with industry info.
  All Music Guide  It is what it says it is.
  ARTISTdirect  Artist news, shopping and downloads.
  AudioForums  Forums for audio editors, producers, engineers and musicians.
  :: BeatPort ::  The Digital Download Network.
  Beta Lounge  Online showcase for new music.
  BOSS  Division of Roland creates rhythm machines, guitar pedals and personal digital studios.
  Clubplanet  The world's largest nightlife and dance music community and promotions company.
  ClubSandwich  Eclectic site with visual arts, DJ sets and reviews.
  Dance Industries  Instant download and free distribution of music for non-commercial home use.
  DanceStar  The American Dance Music Awards.
  Deep House Archives  Attempting to collect and present the newest techno, house and jazz.
  Deep House Network  Online resource for quality deep house music.
  Deep Rhythms  Non-profit site dedicated to deep, soulful dance music.
  deephouse.com  Furthering the underground house movement.
  Discogs™  Build your own online music database.
  Discotribe Network  House music resource.
  DJ Central  Tools for DJ's to broadcast live, upload tracks and mixes and promote themselves.
  DJ Magazine  Official site for DJmag.
  DJ Times  International magazine for mobile DJ's.
  eMusic  MP3 music download subscription service.
  Final Scratch  Sick mixing software.
  FlashFM  Resource for online radio, online radio streams and free online radio.
  FRESHTECHNO  Reviews, shop, news and pictures.
  Future Music  Audio community with promotions, production and a magazine.
  Future Producers  Hardware reviews, producer interviews and industry news.
  GarageHouseMusic  Canadian resource for mixshows, pictures and event listings.
  Gemini  Reliable and affordable DJ equipment.
  Gracenote  Digital media information services.
  Hi-Roller  Top quality DJ cases and accessories.
  House of Blues  Concerts, artists and venues.
  Intergrüv Networks  Chicago collective dedicated to building quality events.
  InternetDJ  A great resource for online collaboration, publishing and promotion.
  Jockey Slut  British e-zine with shop, reviews and radio.
  Kazaa Media Desktop  Want free media?
  Kenwood  Check out the amazing technology that makes Kenwood Future Ready/Already.
  lauschmusik.de  Very cool internet radio.
  Liquid  Non-stop alt-pop music from Britain.
  M-Audio  Digital audio and MIDI solutions from Midiman's reincarnation.
  MIXMAN  Nice MP3 remixing software.
  Museeks  Major label search engine and indie artist promotion site.
  Musicmatch  Digital audio jukebox similar to RealPlayer.
  Needlz.com  Cartridges and accessories from Shure®.
  Netmusique  One of the largest and best radio broadcasters on the web.
  erutufon|nofuture  Mosquito's active music forums.
  Numark  High quality DJ tools.
  .:: offitsface.com ::.  Forums for clubbing, DJ's and dance music.
  PCDJ Silver  Free demo of Visiosonic's original MP3 mixer.
  Pioneer Pro DJ  Industry standard DJ equipment, including Digital Vinyl Turntables.
  Propellerheads  Software musical instruments. Includes Reason, ReBirth and ReCycle.
  Radio Magnetic  Radio, forums and shopping.
  Raves  Cool culture site with music streaming, free e-mail and bulletin boards.
  Record Label Resource Directory  An essential resource for starting your own label.
  The Record Pool  A nifty way to get fresh promos online. From Visiosonic.
  Right On FM  French dance radio weekly. Hip-hop, deep house and nu-jazz.
  Roland  Huge electronic musical instrument manufacturer and distributor.
  Rolling Stone  Industry gossip.
  Roxio  Adaptec's industry-standard CD-burning software.
  Sonic Foundry  Multimedia software such as ACID, SoundForge and Vegas.
  Sony Pictures Digital Media and Software  Just acquired Sonic Foundry's media software family.
  Stanton Magnetics  The home of Final Scratch also makes cartridges, mixers and CD players.
  Technics 1210  The undisputed industry standard in turntables.
  Throwdown  Very cool resource for DJ's, labels and venues; streaming audio/video, promotions and record sales.
  Turntables  Famous resource. Play with scratching and beats.
  TweakHeadz Lab  Learn how to make music on your computer at the Electronic Musicians' Cafe.
  Ultimate Dance Music  Independent UK dance music record retailer.
  undergroundhouse.net  Shop, mixes and samples.
  Uptown  Dance community with an online store, global forums and mp3 shop.
  URB  The magazine, the culture.
  Vestax  Manufacturer of recorders, players, mixers/effects, active audio and accessories.
  Vintage Synth Explorer  Nice reference for synthesizers new and old.
  Visiosonic  Standard MP3 mixers.
  World DJ  Global online community for the electronic and dance music scene.
  XLR8R  Very long-running and reputable dance music magazine.
  XM Radio  Satellite-provided, commercial-free music.