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Deviant Records

Deviant Records was a London-based electronic music record label founded by publisher and music producer Rob Deacon in 1994. They published bands such as Pentatonik, Node, Schematix, The Orb, Humate, Phat Gecko, Spooky, and Witchman. Deviant grew to be one a major independent dance label and represented Paul van Dyk, now one of the world's most successful DJs, and DJ Sammy. Disillusioned by the corporate consolidation within the music industry, as well as the increase in music downloads, Deacon sold Deviant Records to Phoenix Music International Ltd. in 2006. He died on 8 September 2007 in a canoeing accident.

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Deviant Records
Parent companyPhoenix Music International Ltd1
Founded1994 (1994)
FounderRob Deacon
Defunct2007 (2007)
StatusInactive
GenreElectronic, trance
Country of originEngland, UK
LocationLondon
Official websiteWebsite archive

Deviant Records was a London-based electronic music record label founded by publisher and music producer Rob Deacon in 1994.2 They published bands such as Pentatonik, Node (Flood, Ed Buller, Mel Wesson, Dave Bessell), Schematix, The Orb, Humate, Phat Gecko (Luke Corradine), Spooky, and Witchman.3 Deviant grew to be one a major independent dance label and represented Paul van Dyk, now one of the world's most successful DJs, and DJ Sammy.4 Disillusioned by the corporate consolidation within the music industry, as well as the increase in music downloads, Deacon sold Deviant Records to Phoenix Music International Ltd. in 2006.3 He died on 8 September 2007 in a canoeing accident.5

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  1. "About Us | Phoenix Music International | London". Phoenixmusicint.
  2. "Deviant Records". RA. n.d. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. Gibson, Robin; Champion, Sarah (9 October 2007). "Rob Deacon". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. "Deviant Records". Olimax Digital Design. n.d. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. "Rob Deacon". The Independent. London. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 16 March 2022.