Ultra Records

Ultra Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, which is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. Tee record label has helped in bringing emerging artists and music genres into the mainstream spotlight. Established in 1995 in New York City by Patrick Moxey, a former executive of PolyGram and Virgin Records, Ultra Records has served as a creative hub for numerous highly successful electronic music artists. Among them are names such as MK, Benny Benassi, Armin van Buuren, Steve Aoki, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Black Coffee, deadmau5, Carnage, Deorro, Kygo, Tiësto, Kaskade, Louis the Child, Sofi Tukker, and Anabel Englund.

Ultra Records
Type
  • Record label
  • Publishing
  • Artist management
IndustryMusic
Founded
FounderPatrick Moxey
Key people
David Waxman (president)
ParentSony Music Entertainment
Websiteultrarecords.com

Ultra Records has also cultivated an extensive collection of digital media assets including a YouTube channel with over 29 million subscribers,[1] a Facebook page with 2.4 million Likes,[2] an Instagram page with more than 525,000 followers,[3] and a Twitter account with more than 588,000 followers.[4]

In 2012, Ultra entered a global partnership with Sony Music.[5] In December 2021, Sony Music fully acquired Ultra Records from Patrick Moxey.[6] In January 2022, David Waxman, previously Head of A&R and General Manager, was appointed President of Ultra Records.[7] While the acquisition brought about changes, Ultra Records’ mission to provide electronic music to a broad audience has remained.[8]

Artists (as of February 2023)

Guest Artists

Awards

Ultra Music has received a Grammys for Benny Benassi's remix of Public Enemy's “Bring The Noise” (2008) and Skrillex’s remix of Benny Benassi's "Cinema" (2012), as well as being nominated in 2017 for Best Dance Recording with Sofi Tukker's “Drinkee,” Best Dance Electronic Album with Jean-Michel Jarre's “Electronic 1: The Time Machine”, and Best Music Film with Steve Aoki’s “I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead”.[9] Ultra Music has also won the title of International Dance Music Awards' Best American Music Label 10 consecutive times.[10]

Certifications

By 2017, Ultra Records (then Ultra Music) had received Diamond, Platinum, and Gold records worldwide.

  • OMI's "Cheerleader" (Felix Jaehn Remix) has received 1× Diamond, 20× Platinum, and 7× Gold certifications globally.
  • Steve Aoki and member of One Direction, Louis Tomlinson, released their collaboration “Just Hold On,” which went Gold and Silver in 6 countries in four months.
  • “Don’t Be So Shy (Filatov & Karas Remix)” by French singer and model Imany went 2× Platinum.
  • Producer and DJ Deorro’s Latin crossover ballad “Bailar”, featuring Grammy Award-winning Merengue singer Elvis Crespo went multi-Platinum and Gold.
  • Deorro's collaboration with Chris Brown “Five More Hours” earned 19× Platinum and 4× Gold certifications.
  • “Paradise,” a collaboration between Benny Benassi and Chris Brown went certified Gold in 2016.
  • Jesper Jenset's singles released on the label in partnership with Sony Music Norway "High" and "Painkiller" have become 2× Platinum and Gold in Norway, respectively.[11]

Recent signings to the Ultra repertoire have acquired some charted titles:

  • Lost Frequencies’ “Are You With Me” with multi-Platinum and Gold certifications across 14 countries.
  • Pop singer Era Istrefi’s track “BonBon” went Gold in 4 countries.
  • SNBRN’s “Gangsta Walk” went 2× Platinum.
  • French producer Klingande went Platinum with his song “Somewhere New”.
  • Grammy-nominated duo Sofi Tukker went certified Gold with their record “Drinkee”.
  • Ultra's artist Kygo performed the Closing Ceremony of Rio's 2016 Olympics.[12]

Synchs

Ultra Records releases are featured in films, television programs, video games, film trailers, and advertisements, including the following in 2016:

Partnerships
  • Ultra Records has produced a series of long concert movies, including Steve Aoki’s Grammy-nominated I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2016) documentary, as well as Kygo and Deorro's forthcoming concert documentaries.
  • Ultra Music Festival and Ultra Records have partnered with one another to create a series of electronic music festivals worldwide.[15]

Compilations

Dance music compilations that have come out on Ultra Records:

  • Club Anthems
    • Club Anthems Vol. 1 – Denny Tsettos (September 7, 2004)
    • Club Anthems Vol. 2 – Bad Boy Joe (March 8, 2005)
    • Club Anthems Vol. 3 – The Riddler (March 7, 2006)
  • Ultra.Chilled
    • Ultra.Chilled 01 – (November 27, 2001)
    • Ultra.Chilled 02 – (April 30, 2002)
    • Ultra.Chilled 03 – (October 29, 2002)
    • Ultra.Chilled 04 – (July 29, 2003)
    • Ultra.Chilled 05 – David Waxman (March 22, 2005)
    • Ultra.Chilled 06 – (November 17, 2009)
    • Ultra Chilled 2016 – (May 27, 2016)
  • Ultra Electro
    • Ultra Electro – David Waxman (April 4, 2006)
    • Ultra Electro 2 – David Waxman (August 21, 2007)
    • Ultra Electro 3 – David Waxman (December 9, 2009)
  • Ultra.Summer 01-02
  • Ultra.Dance 01 – 18[16]
    • Ultra.Dance 01 – Johnny Vicious (January 22, 2002)
    • Ultra.Dance 02 – DJ Encore (June 25, 2002)
    • Ultra.Dance 03 – Johnny Vicious (February 25, 2003)
    • Ultra.Dance 04 – Louie DeVito (August 26, 2003)
    • Ultra.Dance 05 – Vic Latino & David Waxman (April 20, 2004)
    • Ultra.Dance 06 – The Riddler & Vic Latino (January 25, 2005)
    • Ultra.Dance 07 – Bad Boy Joe & Johnny Budz (January 24, 2006)
    • Ultra.Dance 08 – The Riddler & Trevor Simpson (January 23, 2007)
    • Ultra.Dance 09 – David Waxman (January 22, 2008)
    • Ultra.Dance 10 – Jason Nevins (January 6, 2009)
    • Ultra.Dance 11 – DJ Enferno (January 26, 2010)
    • Ultra.Dance 12 – Vic Latino (January 25, 2011)
    • Ultra.Dance 13 (February 7, 2012)
    • Ultra.Dance 14 (February 12, 2013)
    • Ultra.Dance 15 – Jump Smokers (January 21, 2014)
    • Ultra.Dance 16 (February 24, 2015)
    • Ultra.Dance 17 (January 29, 2016)
    • Ultra.Dance 18 (January 27, 2017)
    • Ultra.Dance 19 (January 26, 2018)
    • Ultra.Dance 20 (February 15, 2019)
    • Ultra.Dance 21 (February 21, 2020)
    • Ultra.Dance 22 (February 19, 2021)
  • Ultra.Trance 1 – 10[17]
  • Out.Anthems Vol. 1 – 8[18][19] (the first gay-themed musical compilation).[20]
    • Out.Anthems – (May 30, 2006)
    • Out.Anthems 2 – DJ Ricardo! (May 22, 2007)
    • Out.Anthems 3 – DJ Ricardo! (May 20, 2008)
    • Out Anthems 4 – DJ Ricardo! (July 28, 2009)
    • Out Anthems 5 – DJ Ricardo! (June 22, 2010)
    • Out Anthems 6 – DJ Ricardo! (June 28, 2011)
    • Out Anthems 7 – DJ Ricardo! (June 19, 2012)
    • Out Anthems 8 – DJ Ricardo! (June 11, 2013)
  • Ultra.80's vs Electro 1
  • Ultra.Club Classics: '90s 1
  • Ultra.Video (DVD) 1 – 2
  • Ultra.Weekend 1 – 9
  • Ultra.Rock Remixed
  • Ultra.2008
  • Ultra.2009
  • Ultra.2010
  • Ultra.2011
  • Ultra.2012
  • Ultra.2013
  • Ultra.2014
  • Ultra 2015
  • Ultra 2016
  • Ultra.10 1
  • Ultra Deep House 1
  • Ultra Dubstep 1
  • Ultra Trap 1
  • Ultra Hits 1 – 2
  • Ultra.Mix 1 – 8
  • Just Dance 1 – 3
  • Ultra.Latino 1
  • The Jersey Shore 1 – 3
  • Electric Daisy Carnival Vol. 1 – 3
  • Ultra Music Festival Compilation 2013 – 2017

See also

References
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  9. "59th Annual GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees". GRAMMY.com. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  10. "31st Annual International Dance Music Awards – Winter Music Conference 2017 – WMC 2017". Winter Music Conference. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  11. "IFPI" (in Norwegian). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  12. Olympic (August 23, 2016). "Carry Me – Kygo feat. Julia Michaels Live at the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved May 3, 2017 – via YouTube.
  13. Steve Aoki feat. Kid Ink – Delirious (Boneless) – War Dogs Trailer
  14. "Ultra Music Media – Home". ultramusicmedia.com. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  15. "Exclusive: Ultra Music, Ultra Music Festival Announce 'Global Alliance'". Billboard. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
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