Ministry Of Sound (Germany) Beschreibung

Ministry of Sound’s record label was first established in 1995 with the release of “The Annual”, a compilation album of various dance music tracks mixed by UK DJs Boy George and Pete Tong. The Annual went on to sell over 160,000 units and paved the way for a now-global label with over 50 million dance album and single units sold to date, award winning music videos from artists like Eric Prydz and Benny Benassi and continuing sales of over 4 million units per annum. Ministry of Sound remains an independent label, and continues to deliver albums and singles via its compilation brands including The Annual, Clubbers Guide and Anthems.
Imprint label Data Records, created to house Ministry of Sound’s more commercial dance music single releases, has enjoyed a string of Number 1, Top 5 and Top 10 hits across the globe since its inception in 1999. Recent releases include Eric Prydz “Pjanoo” (2008) and Kid Cudi vs Crookers “Day ‘n’ Nite” (2009), which both hit the #2 spot in the Official UK Singles Chart.
Ministry of Sound has a global network of international affiliate labels including dedicated offices in Australia, Germany and the USA.
Ministry of Sound (Australia) is an affiliated record label based out of Cremorne, NSW Australia. Its music was released through EMI (Australia) until January 2008, when it changed to Universal Music Australia and has been operating since 2000.
In 2008 Ministry of Sound launched its American operations after ending its relationship with Ultra Records. Its first release under the Ministry of Sound America imprint was "Clubber's Guide America."
In January 2006, the company purchased record label Hed Kandi from The Guardian Media Group and plans to continue maintaining the brand.
In 2008 Ministry of Sound launched HARD2BEAT records with Basshunter's "Now You're Gone" as its first single and Bigtunes 2008 as its first compilation.