Having two others on board has helped a lot financially and in spreading the workload. With this in mind and the other artists he had on the label previously (Coolhand Flex, QST & Cat Knight) he decided to re-launch the label with Piercey & IDC lending a hand.
For a while Default Recordings was on hold as Flapjack had a full time job and not much time on his hands but always had the intention to re-launch the label at some point in the future. Flapjack recently met up with Piercey and found out he produced tracks, he then got introduced to IDC and he saw a lot of potential in them both. Recordings ( Final Solution/Reverb) and thought the next step is to have his own label and continue to hone his producing skills.įlapjack set up Default Recordings to have an avenue to release our music without having to conform to the restraints of other labels and also having more control over what we released and when. Flapjack already had vinyl releases back in 1997 on Dj Rap’s label Proper Talent ( Dj Rap & Flapjack Rumble Remix) and sub-label Unique Muzique ( Gulfbreeze/Lucid Dreams) and Desire’s label S.U.S. In the early days they made many tunes together but never actually got round to releasing them. Following on from our catchup with QST we caught up with the Default Recordings crew to hear about their plans for the label.ĭNB Dojo:Biggups on your first release! What made you want to start a label, especially given how many small D&B imprints already exist out there?ĭefault Recordings:Default Recordings first came about back in 2003 whilst Flapjack was experimenting making tunes with Coolhand Flex and vocalist Cat Knight in his home studio and getting advice from them on music production.