When Billboard Dance catches up with Simon Dunmore, the Defected Records founder is in Ibiza, where he's preparing for the label's closing party later that week following a summer-long residency at… ...

Defected has just dropped one of the most impressive residency lineups of the 2026 Ibiza season, announcing their takeover of Thursday nights at Chinois Ibiza from May 7th through October 8th. The ...

White Claw and Defected flew 10 strangers to Ibiza for 24 hours as part of their ‘Find Your People’ experiment, pairing like-minded dance music fans to see if they can become lifelong friends Ever ...

Since launching in 1999, UK label Defected has become a cultural institution in house music, led by Managing Director Simon Dunmore’s ability to sniff out artists that maintain that pristine balance ...