Hedkandi is an English
record label
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, events and music brand owned by
Ministry of Sound
Ministry of Sound or Ministry of Sound Group is a multimedia entertainment business based in London with a nightclub, shared workspace and private members' club, worldwide events operation, music publishing business and fitness studio.
Jame ...
. Its back catalogue includes both artist albums and dance music compilations.
History
A record Label founded in 1999 at Jazz FM Radio Station's Enterprise Division by Mark Doyle, who proposed the initial idea and created the name, concept and track listings, Hedkandi was a stable mate to Jazz FM Records. Its live events quickly gained popularity with a residency in
Ibiza
Ibiza (natively and officially in ca, Eivissa, ) is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is from the city of Valencia. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, in Spain. Its la ...
at el Divino, which was managed by Paul Wilkins, and by having its own specialist
radio show
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Radio netwo ...
on
Jazz FM. In 2002, Hedkandi had gathered enough momentum from its Ibiza nights to launch a regular residency at Pacha in London.
The Hedkandi brand was supported by Team Kandi, which involved a core of disc jockeys and brand ambassadors, and back office staff that delivered the international package of albums and events. Standing out from other club events, Hedkandi thrived on glitzy and glamorous production as well an emphasis on partnering the Hedkandi musical sound with high production values and locations.
In January 2006, Hedkandi was purchased by Ministry of Sound.
Events
Since its inception in 1999, Hedkandi has developed from hosting small boutique parties to staging more than 500 events annually.
It has a number of residences in
Dubai
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, Amsterdam, US,
Frankfurt
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,
Thailand
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and the UK. Hedkandi has hosted events at renowned venues including Es Paradis Ibiza, Nikki Beach Miami, Pacha London the Muziekgebouw Concert Hall in Amsterdam, and a solo bar in Koh Samui.
Radio
The Hedkandi radio show is the most popular show on Ministry of Sound radio's 24/7 service and is syndicated on various stations around the world. It is available to listen to on the websites of both Ministry of Sound and Hedkandi. A separate version broadcasts weekly on
Kiss FM.
Compilations
Hedkandi has sold more than five million compilation albums to date.
The principal
genre
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is soulful, vocal
house
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although other dance music genres have been covered. The album covers have a distinctive illustrative form and belong to a series.
A Taste Of
* A Taste of Kandi – Summer 2008 (2008)
* A Taste of Kandi – Summer 2009 (2009)
* A Taste of Kandi – Winter 2008 (2007)
* A Taste of Kandi – Winter 2009 (2008)
* A Taste of Kandi – Winter 2010 (2009)
* A Taste of Kandi – Summer 2011 (2011)
* A Taste of Kandi – Winter 2012 (2011)
* A Taste of Kandi – Summer 2012 (2012)
* A Taste of Kandi 2013 (2013)
Back To Love
* Back To Love (1988-1989)(1999)
* Back To Love 2 (1989) (2000)
* Back To Love 3 (2001)
* Back To Love 03.02 (2002)
* Back To Love 03.03 (2003)
* Back To Love 03.04 (2004)
* Back To Love 03.05 (2005)
* Back To Love (1998-1999)(2006)
* Back To Love (2007)
* Back To Love: The Mix (2008)(1988-2008)
* Back To Love (2013) (1988-2013)
* Back To Love (2017) (1900)
Beach House
* Beach House (2000)
* Beach House 2 (2001)
* Beach House 04.02 (2002)
* Beach House 04.03 (2003)
* Beach House 04.04 (2004)
* Beach House 04.05 (2005)
* Beach House (2006)
* Beach House (2007)
* Beach House (2008) (Australia)
* Beach House (2008) (USA)
* Beach House (2009)
* Beach House (June 1990) (2009)
* Beach House (2010)
* Beach House (2011)
* Beach House (2012)
* Beach House (2013)
* Beach House (2014)
* Beach House (2015)
* Beach House (2016)
* Beach House (2017)
Deeper
* Deeper (1899) (2001)
* Deeper 01.02 (1899) (2002)
Deep House
* Deep House (2012)
* Deep House (2013)
* Deep House (2014)
Disco Heaven
* Disco Heaven (2002)
* Disco Heaven 02.03 (2003)
* Disco Heaven 01.04 (2004)
* Disco Heaven 01.05 (2005)
* Disco Heaven (2006)
* Disco Heaven (2007)
* Disco Heaven (2008) (Australia)
* Disco Heaven (2008)
* Disco Heaven (2009)
* Disco Heaven (2011)
Disco Kandi
* Disco Kandi (1990s)(2000)
* Disco Kandi 2 (2000)
* Disco Kandi 3 (2001)
* Disco Kandi 4 (2001)
* Disco Kandi 5 (2001)
* Disco Kandi 05.02 (2002)
* Disco Kandi 05.03 (2003)
* Disco Kandi 05.04 (2004)
* Disco Kandi (2005)
* Disco Kandi (2006)
* Disco Kandi: The Mix (2007)
* Disco Kandi (2000-2001) (2009) (USA)
Hed Kandi The Mix
* The Mix: World Series: UK (2003)
* The Mix: Summer 2004 (2004)
* The Mix: Winter 2004 (2004)
* The Mix: 50 (2005)
* The Mix: 2006 (2005)
* The Mix: World Series: Paris (September 2000) (2006)
* The Mix: Summer 2006 (2006)
* Hed Kandi Classics (2006)
* The Mix: Spring 2007
* The Mix: Summer 2007 (2007)
* The Mix: 2008 (2007)
* The Mix: World Series: San Francisco 2008
* The Mix: Summer 2008 (2008)
* The Mix: World Series: Ibiza (2008)
* The Mix: USA 2009 (2008)
* The Mix: 2009 (2008)
* The Mix: 2009 (2008) (Australia)
* The Mix: 2013 (2012)
* The Mix: 2014 (2013)
* The Mix: 2015 (2014)
* 2016 (2015)
* 2017 (2016)
* 2018 (2017)
"Acoustic"
*Acoustic (2017) (1900)
Kandi Lounge
* Kandi Lounge (2008)
* Kandi Lounge Digital Mix (2008)
* Kandi Lounge (2009)
Nu Cool
* Nu Cool (1998)
* Nu Cool 2 (1998)
* Nu Cool 3 (1999)
* Nu Cool 4 (2000)
* Nu Cool (2005)
* Nu Cool (2006)
Nu Disco
* Nu Disco (2009)
* Nu Disco (2010)
* Nu Disco (2012)
Serve Chilled
* Serve Chilled 1 (1999)
* Serve Chilled 2 (2000)
* Serve Chilled 3 (2001)
* Serve Chilled (2006)
* Serve Chilled (2007)
* Serve Chilled (2008)
* Serve Chilled: Electronic Summer (2011)
* Serve Chilled: Electronic Summer (2012)
* Serve Chilled (2014)
* Serve Chilled (2016)
Stereo Sushi
* Stereo Sushi (1972)(2002)
* Stereo Sushi 2 (1972-1980)(2002)
* Stereo Sushi 3 (1972)(2002)
* Stereo Sushi v. Futomaki (1972)(2003)
* Stereo Sushi v. Wasabi (2003)
* Stereo Sushi v. Sake (1979-1980)(2004)
* Stereo Sushi Teriyaki (1979-1980)(2005)
* Stereo Sushi 8 (1899) (2006)
* Stereo Sushi Sashimi (1899) (2006)
* Stereo Sushi 10 (1899) (2007)
* Stereo Sushi 11 (1899) (2007)
* Stereo Sushi 12 (1899) (2008)
* Stereo Sushi 13 (October 2004) (2008)
* Stereo Sushi 14 (October 2004) (2008)
Twisted Disco
* Twisted Disco (2003)
* Twisted Disco 03.04 (2004)
* Twisted Disco 02.05 (2005)
* Twisted Disco (2006)
* Twisted Disco (2007)
* Twisted Disco (2008)
* Twisted Disco (2009)
* Twisted Disco (2010)
* Twisted Disco (2011)
* Twisted Disco (2012)
Twisted House (2013)
Winter Chill
* Winter Chill (1999)
* Winter Chill 2 (1980)(2000)
* Winter Chill 3 (2001)
* Winter Chill 06.02 (2002)
* Winter Chill 06.03 (2003)
* Winter Chill 06.04 (2004)
* Winter Chill (2011)
Uncategorized
* Anthems & Artwork (2010)
* Asia Summer (2011)
* Balearica Unplugged (2011)
* Base Ibiza
* Destroy The Disco (2009)
* Fit & Fabulous (2011) (2012) (2013)
* Ibiza (2011) (2012) (2013) (2014)
* Destination Ibiza
* DJ Kandi (2001)
* Es Vive Ibiza
* France Summer (2011)
* Germany Summer (2011)
* Kandi Lounge
* Las Vegas (2009)
* Live
* Miami (2013) (2014)
* Pure Kandi (2009)
* Sampler (2001) (2002) (2003) (2004) (2005) (2006) (2007)
* Swing City Miami (2006)
* Tropical House (2015)
Illustrations
Hedkandi albums are generally recognizable by their illustrations of a woman dancing or clubbing on the beach, accompanied by Hedkandi's logo and the album name. The original illustrations were created by
Jason Brooks and the original logo was designed by Ryan Hughes.
References
External links
Hed Kandi Official WebsiteHed Kandi FacebookHed Kandi Records at Discogs.com
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House music record labels
English record labels
Record labels based in London
Record labels established in 1999
Ministry of Sound
British brands
1999 establishments in England