Deewee

DEEWEE
The official logo for DEEWEE
Founded2015; 9 years ago (2015)
FounderDavid and Stephen Dewaele
Distributor(s)Because Music
GenreTechno
House
Electronica
Synth-pop
Country of originBelgium
LocationGhent
Official websitehttps://deew.ee/

Deewee, stylized as DEEWEE is a record label founded in 2015 by David and Stephen Dewaele of the band Soulwax.[1] The label operates from a building in Ghent (Belgium) that the Dewaele brothers nickname DEEWEE 001, referring to it as the first item on the label's catalog.[2] The building was designed for the Dewaeles by Belgian architect Glenn Sestig.[3] It houses the recording studio where all releases on the label are written, recorded or mixed.[4]

DEEWEE 001, the building that houses the DEEWEE recording studio and is seen as the first item on the label's catalog.

The Dewaele brothers conceived their label in reaction to the trend of electronic music artists collaborating remotely via file transfer and rarely meeting to work together in the same location.[5] The label initially released music by new young artists, until 2017 when Soulwax started releasing their own music on it as well. Their 2017 album "From DEEWEE" was based on the 'Transient Program For Drums and Machinery' live tour and was recorded live in one take.[6] It won the album of the year award at the 2017 edition of the Music Industry Awards.[7] The duo continued experimenting on the label, featuring an album made entirely with sounds from the legendary EMS Synthi 100 synthesizer[8] and an online TV channel, named DEEWEE TEEVEE.[9]

  1. ^ "2ManyDJs start new label". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  2. ^ "Soulwax's monochrome recording studio nods to 1960s Italian architecture". Dezeen. 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  3. ^ Stathaki, Ellie (2018-08-09). "The design of an innovative DJs' studio and apartment in Ghent doesn't miss a beat". Wallpaper Magazine.
  4. ^ "The Brotherly Duo Behind Soulwax Celebrates the "Foundations" of Studio DEEWEE". Cultured Magazine. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  5. ^ Moore, Ralph (2021-04-16). "SOULWAX: "WE HOPE A NEW GENERATION WIPES OUT BUSINESS TECHNO"". Mixmag.
  6. ^ "Soulwax announce first new album in 12 years, recorded in just one take". NME. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  7. ^ "No big surprises at this year's Music Industry Awards". vrtnws.be. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  8. ^ "Soulwax to release new album based on rare classic synth". NME. 2020-05-12. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  9. ^ "Soulwax launch new online TV channel Deewee Teevee". NME. 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-07-21.