Hospital Records

Hospital Records
Founded1996 (1996)
Founder
  • Tony Colman
  • Chris Goss
Distributor(s)Proper Music Distribution (Physical)
Merlin Network (Digital)
Genre
Country of originUK
LocationForest Hill, South London
Official websitehospitalrecords.com

Hospital Records is a British independent record label based in South London. Primarily releasing drum and bass, the label was started in 1996 by Tony Colman (London Elektricity) and Chris Goss and has grown in recent years to become one of the most well-known labels within UK dance music. The label has been home to artists including Blame, Danny Byrd, Camo & Krooked, Logistics, Nu:Tone, Urbandawn, Metrik, Fred V & Grafix, High Contrast, and S.P.Y and releases music from across the DnB genre. In Forest Hill, South London, Hospital runs the publishing company Songs in the Key of Knife and their worldwide events brand, Hospitality. Until the end of 2019, they also ran the more experimental label Med School Music.[1]

From 2009 to 2011 and 2014 to 2021, Hospital Records has won the Best Label title at the Drum & Bass Arena Awards.[2] The label is also known for its frequent appearances in Playground Games' Forza Horizon series since Forza Horizon 2 as an in-game radio station, with Goss and Colman acting as DJs in the second, third, and fourth games in the series, while musician Degs replaces Colman as Goss's co-DJ in Forza Horizon 5.

  1. ^ "We close the doors of Med School…". Medschoolmusic.com. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Drum&BassArena Awards 2020". Awards.breakbeat.co.uk. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

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