Select resident DJs of Proton Radio are now glorified label managers on Proton Music. Available digitally on Beatport and beyond, these imprints are dedicated to releasing the artists and unsigned tunes featured on the station. Each music label is developed and creatively controlled by a host of one of our radio shows.
Proton Music was founded in April of 2005 by Proton Radio director and Particles host Jason Wohlstadter (aka Jay Epoch). The inspiration for the label came from it's first release, "Fingerpaint" by Digital Witchcraft, which at the time was having trouble finding a home.
The label aims to capture the variety of genres played on Proton Radio while keeping true to Jay Epoch's music taste: atmospheric and melodic electronica.
Out of Argentina comes Sick Watona from Ricky Ryan (aka Can Costa), host of Feedback Radio on Proton. The label is an outlet for the biggest tracks in his crate. Originally co-founded with Israeli DJ/producer Shlomi Aber, Sick Watona now comes to Proton Music with renewed force.
Featuring artists such as Chris Micali, 16 Bit Lolitas, Sultan, and many more. Expect only masterpieces of the epic variety.
Particles is the personal label of Jay Epoch, a breeding ground for upcoming artists and home to a variety of sounds that, although diverse, can always be found on the weekend during the Particles radio show. Emotional, melodic, atmospheric techno, deep house, progressive breaks, and progressive house.
The foundation of this label is built on the seasonal compilations that are released each Quarter in the Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Featuring a collection of tracks from both established & upcoming artists, the LPs act as a sampler for what's to come and also a vetting process for new producers, who if successful, go on to single, EP, and remix releases on this label and beyond.
After releasing three successful EPs and his debut artist album on Proton Music, Ogi Gee Cash decided to launch his own label based on his popular radio show, The Balkan Connection on Proton Radio.
His aim is to unite talents of the progressive house sound from the Balkan region and the world over - from established names to upcoming talents, on the way to conquer the world stage of electronic music.
High production quality and innovative sound ideas under the supervision of the Balkan Connection manager and his state of the art J9000 SSL music studio have established this label as a successful progressive house brand.
German techno duo Davis & May run *back home, a record label on Proton Music and a monthly show on Proton Radio. The brand specializes in melodic, emotional, forward thinking techno music hand picked by Davis & May.
Since it's inception, Mango Alley has showcased the most innovative international artists in progressive and tech house, featuring big names in the scene and discovering new talents. The brainchild of esteemed house producer Alex "Mango" Golovanov, the acclaimed imprint aims to showcase its namesake's eclectic taste. The sound of Mango Alley is a unique blend of beachside melodic prog and intricate tech house.
Browse the Mango Alley catalog!
Without trying to pigeonhole their sound, *klangwelt very much picks up where Border Community left off. Davis & May present their second label with Proton Music which specializes in incredibly melodic, theatrical, emotional sounds from mostly unknown, upcoming, and independent producers.
Replug is the new imprint from Cid Inc from the former Mashtronic. His main goal with the label is to release his own productions, projects and collaborations made together with his good friends from the scene. Focusing on Progressive and Tech house vibes be prepared to expect the best and most dance floor friendly tracks that will shake any floor. So watch this space!
Lowbit Records was formed in early 2008 by Swedish duo Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union. Together they have released music on labels such as Aurium Recordings, Powerplant Recordings and Commonwealth Recordings and have been getting support from almost all the major DJ's in the world.
The style of LBR is a mix of tech house / techno and progressive house, all with a funky, dirty and groovy common base. LBRs main focus is to release material from Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union themselves but also to find music that really appeals to them, be it from friends or new artists and put it out there.
Welcome to Behaviors, a music label from Romanian producer tONKPROJECT. The label features a deep mix of analog, jazzy, and ethnic sounds that have catapulted tONKPROJECT onto the stage of the scene with music appearing on Plastic City, Elevation, and Proton Music.
Spherax was born out of friendly partnerships amongst friends, spearheaded by Slovenia's Klever along with other producer/DJs.
Spherax is a progressive house label from Slovenia managed by Klever, designed to be a partnership amongst fellow producer/DJs across a variety of styles that all house music lovers can enjoy. Their debut release featured a remix from Brisker & Magitman and reached #2 on the ProgressiveHouse.com charts.
Proton Limited is the latest brainchild of Proton founder Sam Packer. Using the same high standards that helped propel Proton Radio as one of the leaders in electronic music, Proton Limited will be noticed for their cutting edge releases. With limited releases each year expect only the best sounds from upfront producers. Proton’s other side ….. Proton Limited
Click here to browse Proton Limited’s catalog on Beatport.com
After one year of successful releases, Ogi Gee Cash's Balkan Connection label began to receive much support from a growing roster of artists from South America. Leading the pack was Nicholas Van Orton, who has taken the reigns of the weekly Balkanians radio show.
Now Nicholas teams up with Ogi to launch the Balkan Connection South America sublabel, providing a home and community for the talent based in that region. The label specializes in a variety of genres, including techno & progressive house.
Visit Balkan Connection South America's label catalog on Beatport...
Olaris Records releases fine electronic music from New York City, managed by Proton Radio resident DJ Royal Sapien, host of the Royal Sounds radio show.
One label wasn't enough for Ricky Ryan. Where Sick Watona features more established names, his second imprint Avangardia specializes in new and upcoming artists from around the globe.
Expect more obscure and off kilter progressive tech house beats with a bit of disco flavor as only Ricky Ryan could serve up.
Chloe Harris is one of Proton's longest running show hosts, presenting the downtempo B-Sides every week on the station and more recently, the monthly uptempo Further show. Further was initially Chloe's first show, even before B-Sides, back when she was resident on Seattle's GrooveTech radio station. In 2009 she relaunched the brand first as a radio show again but now bcomes a music label too.
Spring Tube was founded in the autumn of 2009 by Russian producer/DJ duo East Sunrise as the label's heads and by Latvian DJ/producer Slang as A&R manager. They are focused on the high-quality, emotional and melodic progressive music from artists all over the world. The releases are available digitally on Beatport. The label's roster is open for young talents and also for the already-established artists.
Vancouver's Joel Armstrong, host of the monthly Dot Dot radio show, has relaunched his music label with Proton Music. Awhile back Joel Armstrong won Proton Music's Deepsky remix contest and since then he's been unleashing mixes & tracks on the progressive scene. His music has been played by Eelke Kleijn, Greg Benz, Anthony Pappa, Moonbeam, Pole Folder and other top DJs. He's had productions signed to some of the scene's most respected progressive labels too: Baroque, Frisky, Mango Alley, and Proton Music.
Browse Dot Dot's catalog on Beatport.
dont is the third label from Balkan Connection founded by Ogi Gee Cash and Dimiz. The label is home to Ogi & Dimiz productions, more techno, minimal, and tech house in nature. "dont" tracks have already received support from the eminent names such as: Dave Seaman, Timo Mass, Sultan, Gorge, Nick Curly and labels such as Get Physical and Great Stuff.
Fat&Blind Records is a digital label founded in 2009 by Bruno Conti, Junior Paiva, and Pedro Bueno. These true music lovers are Brazilian DJs, based in São Paulo, and have founded the label with the intention to explore all house music’s sources. The three of them were also recent featured artists on Proton Radio with their mixes charting highly in the Top 100.
The new label is focused on high quality productions and innovative ideas that explore a wide variety of sounds, with special attention towards the house music style. With upcoming releases from consecrated producers and also releases from new, underexposed talents, Fat&Blind Records brings a whole new concept to dance floors around the globe. All of the materials released by Fat&Blind are hand picked by the trio to guarantee the most impressive catalogue.
Uncovered is the first label founded by Chris Harrington. Based in Vancouver, Canada Chris picks only the best tracks to be released on Uncovered. Being a regular on the club circuit in Vancouver he receives tracks daily and now he has an outlet to bring them straight to you. Whether it be Deep, Tech, Progressive, or Electro House you can expect quality tracks to come out from this imprint.
80Hz-Digital is hand picked music from Pole Folder, Belgium based DJ/producer Benoit Franquet, and host of the monthly radio show 80Hz Sessions on Proton.
Tide Pool is about half-finished thoughts, tools, dubs, edits, and all those other words that electronic music likes best. The label believes in both dancing and shoegazing in equal measures, and sometimes at the same time. It also believes in leftfield masterworks, off-kilter dancefloor devastators, and general wonderment. We hope you dig it.
The sounds of our Elëfant come from the machinations of one Enrique Vanegas, known on Proton Radio as Cor Blimey: DJ and host behind the indie Radioactivity show. His new label, like his monthly show, will focus on new, upcoming, and underexposed talent in and around the Techno genre.
