Moonshine Music was an
electronic music
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record label
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founded by Steve Levy and Ricardo Vinas, in
Los Angeles
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in 1992, and later headquartered in
West Hollywood, California
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. Moonshine released over 250 compilations albums, many of which were DJ mixed. Moonshine helped to launch the career of
DJ Keoki
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and his side-kick producer
Dave Audé
Dave Audé (born Oct 12, 1969) is an American DJ, producer and remixer. He operates his own label Audacious Records, and is known for having more number ones than any other producer on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Songs chart. He has done prod ...
. By publishing the work of British
audiovisual
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Audiovisual service ...
artists
Addictive TV, Moonshine became one of the first US dance labels to release a DVD.
Among Moonshine's other artists are NCT feat.
Julie Harrington,
Kellee, Robert Illes, Gary Butcher,
D:Fuse,
DJ Micro
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,
AK1200
AK1200 is the stage name of Florida-based musician Dave Minner working in the jungle and drum and bass genres.'
Career
His first production effort was a 1993 remix of a Suburban Base Records track ''Somebody'' by Flex and Fats. AK1200 wa ...
,
DJ Baby Anne
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Chart hits
The single "Probe" reached No. 5 on the ''Billboar ...
,
DJ Dara
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,
DJ John Kelley,
Dieselboy
Damian Higgins (born 1972) better known by his stage name Dieselboy, is an American drum and bass DJ and music producer.
Early life
Dieselboy was born Damian Higgins in Tarpon Springs, Florida in 1972. At the age of six he moved to Color ...
,
Freaky Flow
Freaky Flow is the stage name of Stephen Grey a drum and bass hip hop DJ.
Biography
Life
Freaky Flow was born in 1977 as Stephen Grey in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1979 with his parents, he relocated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. While atte ...
,
Cirrus
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*Cirrus (botany), a tendril
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*Cirrus cloud, a typ ...
,
Anabolic Frolic,
Ferry Corsten
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, and Screaming Leads, DJ Feelgoo, Scott henry.
In 2000,
Donald Glaude
Donald Glaude is an American house music artist, DJ and remixer, and is consistently ranked as one of ''DJ Mag''s top 100 DJs.
Biography
As a child, Glaude was classically trained in the upright bass and violin. After hearing early funk re ...
recorded a live set at Washington, DC's club night Buzz that was released as "Mixed Live: Buzz @ Nation" on Moonshine Music on June 26, 2001.
See also
* ''
Happy 2b Hardcore'' (1997)
* ''
Law of the Jungle
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'' (1994)
*
List of electronic music record labels
This is a list of notable electronic music record labels:
0–9
* 3 Beat Records
* 12k
*430 West Records
*8bitpeoples
A
*A Different Drum
*Ad Noiseam
*Adjunct Audio
* Alex Tronic Records
* Alfa Matrix
* Alien8
* All Around The World
*All S ...
References
External links
*
Moonshine Music at Rolldabeats.com
American record labels
Record labels established in 1992
Record labels disestablished in 2007
Electronic music record labels
Electronic dance music record labels
Drum and bass record labels
House music record labels
Trance record labels
Companies based in Los Angeles
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