Music · 21 April 2023
East-London’s Riva Starr joins Louie Vega, Todd Terry, Harry Romero, Frankie Knuckles, Armand Van Helden and more as a Defected House Master - aiming to establish himself as one of the world’s top DJs and producers. Growing up surrounded by the rich musical culture of Southern Italy, his influences come from all over; the sounds of Africa, Greece, Spain and the Balkans are ever-present within his releases.
Music · 31 March 2021
Following a string of remixes for the label, Riva Starr returns to Defected to release ‘Love Divine’, his first original production on the imprint since 2016’s ‘The Superdope EP’.
Music · 16 March 2020
It’s been 11 years since Dennis Ferrer’s anthem ‘Hey Hey’ blew house heads away, taking the already established Ferrer’s career to the next level with an instant house classic. It was Beatport’s most charted track in its original release year, receiving DJ support from huge names across the board. We actually gave it it’s very first play in Scotland ever, but that’s another story!