D – Labels
Biography
Djax Records was founded by Saskia Slegers (Miss Djax) in 1989. Having worked in a record shop for many years, Saskia met a large number of promising artists whose music never got released because, according to the Dutch record-companies, it was "not commercial" enough. At that point she decided tha
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Djax Records was founded by Saskia Slegers (Miss Djax) in 1989. Having worked in a record shop for many years, Saskia met a large number of promising artists whose music never got released because, according to the Dutch record-companies, it was "not commercial" enough. At that point she decided that the time was right to start her own label. The first release on Djax Records was a complete album by the Eindhoven based hardcore rap band 24K (No Enemies, 1989). Only a few months later the first 12" of Terrace (916 Buena Avenue, 1990), who also lives in Eindhoven, was released on a new division of Djax: Djax-Up-Beats was born......
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