Labels · 30 August 2025
Classic Music Company, founded by Luke Solomon and Derrick Carter, has revealed plans for its 30th anniversary celebrations - a tribute to 30 years of club culture, records, and an evolving roster of artists. The label will release a special coffee table book and a three-part vinyl box set, and will host a party to mark the milestone anniversary.
Music · 24 July 2023
Luke Solomon’s upcoming compilation places him alongside Frankie Knuckles, Masters at Work and DJ Gregory, presenting a musical journey of un-edited and un-mixed tracks from the producer’s three-decade career.
Music · 02 July 2023
Ahead of its full release, GRAMMY Award winning producer and Classic label boss Luke Solomon gives Defected a preview of his upcoming House Masters compilation. Luke’s latest contributions to two 2022 albums - Beyoncé and Honey Dijon - are a testament of his production skills, and the upcoming compilation places him alongside Frankie Knuckles, Masters at Work and DJ Gregory, presenting a musical journey of un-edited and un-mixed tracks from his three-decade career.
Music · 04 February 2021
Created as an outlet to explore his soulful, spiritual influences, Robert Hood’s Floorplan project has apparently become a name synonymous with gospel-inspired house music. Welcoming daughter Lyric to the Floorplan fold in 2014, the pair have been behind cuts in the last decade such as ‘Tell You No Lie’ and ‘Never Grow Old’.