Monstercat (formerly known as Monstercat Media) is an independent electronic music label located in Vancouver, British Columbia. Monstercat was formed in July 2011 by CEO Mike Darlington, COO Ari Paunonen, James Leusink, also known as Ephixa.
The label signs artists on a non-exclusive single-track basis, allowing artists to move freely between other labels and brands. Monstercat follows a release schedule, where new music is published three times a week, in addition to an hour-long podcast, which is streamed every Tuesday on Twitch, Beam and YouTube. After Monstercat released a series of thirty tracks, the new album collection created contains these tracks and two continuous mix album.
History
In July 2011, James Leusink, Mike Darlington, Monstercat's current CEO and Ari Paunonen, Monstercat's current COO, created the Monstercat YouTube channel as a medium for their friends to promote themselves and to share their music with each other. The two created compilation albums to provide artists with a method of releasing their music and to lessen the competitiveness between them. Monstercat's first compilation album, Launch Week featured seven artists: Feint, Halo Nova (now known as Varien), Stephen Walking, Ephixa, Neilio, Arion and Going Quantum.
During the first few months of 2014, Monstercat partnered with the electric family in aid of the Humane Society of Canada. In December 2014, Monstercat launched a 24-hour digital radio station, hosted on Twitch and YouTube. To this day, Monstercat continues to release compilation albums containing thirty songs and two mixes each.
Current and Former Artists
- Aero Chord
- Anevo
- Aruna
- Au5
- Bad Computer
- Bassnectar
- Bossfight
- Candyland
- CloudNone
- Conro
- Crankdat
- Darren Styles
- DESERT STAR
- Dexter King
- Dion Timmer
- Direct
- Dirty Audio
- Dirtyphonics
- Droptek
- Duumu
- Ellis
- Eminence
- Ephixa
- Eptic
- Essenger
- Feed Me
- Feint
- F.O.O.L
- FWLR
- Gammer
- Gareth Emery
- Glacier
- Going Quantum
- Grabbitz
- Grant (formerly known as Grant Bowtie)
- Habstrakt
- Half an Orange
- Haywyre
- Hellberg
- Hush
- Hyper Potions
- Infected Mushroom
- Jauz
- Julian Calor
- Justin OH
- Karma Fields
- Kayzo
- KOVEN
- Krewella
- KUURO
- Laszlo
- Laura Brehm
- Loosid
- LVTHER (also known as TwoThirds)
- Marshmello
- Mazare
- Melano
- Mr Fijiwiji
- MUZZ (formerly known as Muzzy)
- MYRNE
- nanobii
- NERVO
- Nitro Fun
- Noisestorm
- Nonsens
- Notaker
- Orbiter (7 Minutes Dead & Stephen Walking)
- Pegboard Nerds
- PIXL
- Pixel Terror
- Project 46
- Protostar
- Puppet
- PYLOT
- Rameses B
- Reach
- REAPER
- Rezonate
- RICCI
- Rich Edwards
- Richard Caddock
- RIOT
- Robotaki
- Rogue
- Rootkit
- Sabai
- San Holo
- Seven Lions
- ShockOne
- SLANDER
- Slips & Slurs
- SLUMBERJACK
- Slushii
- SMLE
- Snails
- Snavs
- soupandreas
- Stephen Walking
- Stonebank
- Subtact
- Summer Was Fun
- Terry Zhong
- Throttle
- Timmy Trumpet
- Tokyo Machine
- Tony Romera
- Topi
- Tristam
- Trivecta
- Tut Tut Child
- TwoThirds (also known as LVTHER)
- Unlike Pluto
- Varien (formerly known as Halo Nova)
- Vicetone
- Wolfgang Gartner
- WRLD
- Zero Hero (Stonebank & Darren Styles)
Discography
| Album Title | Total Tracks | Release date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 - Launch Week | 7 | July 7, 2011 | [11] |
| 002 - Early Stages | 15 | September 28, 2011 | [12] |
| 003 - Momentum | 15 | November 9, 2011 | [13] |
| 004 - Identity | 15 | December 18, 2011 | [14] |
| Best of 2011 | 20 | December 30, 2011 | [15] |
| 005 - Evolution | 20 | February 20, 2012 | [16] |
| 006 - Embrace | 20 | April 13, 2012 | [17] |
| 007 - Solace | 20 | June 6, 2012 | [18] |
| 008 - Anniversary | 20 | July 27, 2012 | [19] |
| 009 - Reunion | 20 | September 12, 2012 | [20] |
| 010 - Conquest | 20 | October 31, 2012 | [21] |
| 011 - Revolution | 20 | December 19, 2012 | [22] |
| Best of 2012 | 30 | February 4, 2013 | [23] |
| 012 - Aftermath | 30 | March 11, 2013 | [24] |
| 013 - Awakening | 30 | June 10, 2013 | [25] |
| 014 - Discovery | 30 | September 2, 2013 | [26] |
| 015 - Outlook | 30 | November 20, 2013 | [27] |
| Best of 2013 | 30 | December 20, 2013 | [28] |
| 016 - Expedition | 30 | February 26, 2014 | [29] |
| 017 - Ascension | 30 | May 21, 2014 | [30] |
| 018 - Frontier | 30 | August 6, 2014 | [31] |
| 019 - Endeavor | 30 | October 22, 2014 | [32] |
| 020 - Altitude | 30 | December 15, 2014 | [33] |
| Best of 2014 |
30 |
January 26, 2015 | [34] |