Defected Records

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Defected Records
Founded	January 1999; 25 years ago (1999-01) [1]
Founder	Simon Dunmore
Genre	House music deep house
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Location	London
Official website	defected.com

Defected Records, or simply Defected, is a British independent record label specialising in house music recordings, compilation albums, events, publishing, artist bookings and management.

Defected is one of the longest running independent labels in the UK.^[1] Established in 1999 by Simon Dunmore in London, the label has played a significant role in the promotion and development of house music.