Never Say Die Records


Never Say Die Records , commonly referred to and known as Never Say Die, was a British electronic music record label well-known for releasing bass music, dubstep, and trap music records The label was home to artists such as Dodge & Fuski, Dr. Ozi, Eptic, Habstrakt, Kompany, Megalodon, LAXX, Spag Heddy, Must Die!, Trampa, and Zomboy.

History

Never Say Die was founded and incorporated as a limited company in London on 17 July 2009 by two dubstep artists: Thomas Petais and Nicholas "Mobscene" Sadler. Petais founded Never Say Die because he "wanted to continue making bass music and working in the industry" due to the decline of the breaks scene; a scene he used to be in. On 7 December 2009, Never Say Die released its very first single, with remixes from other artists, called Ruffneck 09 by Ctrl-Z & The Freestylers with vocals from Reggae artist Navigator.
The name "Never Say Die" is a reference to a quote "Goonies Never Say Die" from the 1985 film called The Goonies. Petais owned merchandise from the film, and selected the name for the label because of that fact.
In February 2013, Never Say Die launched its very first sublabel called No Tomorrow Recordings as "a new platform for artists wanting to reach out to other genres like electro, trap and much more". On 6 May 2013 the label collaborated with electronic music news outlet Your EDM to set up a launch party to celebrate the release of Eptic's Mastermind EP.
In April 2014, the label won Best Label from The Bass Music Awards.
Never Say Die moved its headquarters twice: first from London to Birmingham, England in 2016 and, finally to its current location, from Birmingham to Clacton-on-Sea, England in 2021.
In 2019, Never Say Die celebrated its 10th anniversary by going having various of its artists perform at the Shrine Exposition Hall in Los Angeles, the Mission Ballroom in Denver, Electric Brixton in London, and the Eden Club in Chengdu
On 2 April 2022 Never Say Die announced and explained that it would no longer release any more tracks due to its team "achiev everything set out to do " and wanting "to move onto other things". The record label hasn't dissolved, thus making the label inactive instead.

Never Say Die Records: Black Label

On 30 March 2014 Never Say Die launched a sublabel called Black Label where its darker-themed, and "simple but wonky groove" tracks were released. Black Label was started because for a sound to accommodate the "new underswell of dubstep that was happening at the time". Those that were considered more melodic submissions were released on NSD. In March 2021, the sublabel was discontinued due to the music, being released on both NSD Black Label and NSD, sounding relatively indifferent from one another, compared to both labels' respective vision. The record label released 2,000 free NFTs via to commemorate the sublabel's legacy.

Controversy with Disciple Records

In 2013, Never Say Die's founders co-founded, along with Dodge & Fuski, Disciple Records. In 2017, Petais accused Disciple Records, via Facebook and Twitter, of "copying marketing scheme". Disciple Records acknowledged that while Never Say Die "contributed towards early label expenses..." and "introduc. numerous contacts" to set itself up for success, it rebutted by stating that it wasn't a "marketing ploy on part".

Artists

  • 12th Planet
  • 501
  • Ace Aura
  • Adair
  • Akeos
  • Akronym
  • Antiserum
  • Aweminus
  • Axel Boy
  • Badjokes
  • Badklaat
  • Bar9
  • Blankface
  • BloodThinnerz
  • Calcium
  • Carbin
  • Cripplingg
  • Cromatik
  • Codd Dubz
  • Ctrl-Z
  • Cutline
  • Cyclops
  • DC Breaks
  • Decimate
  • Definitive
  • Dodge & Fuski
  • Dr. Ozi
  • Dubloadz
  • Ecraze
  • Effin
  • Eh!de
  • Eliminate
  • Eptic
  • Euphee
  • Far Too Loud
  • Figure
  • Foreign Beggars
  • Gentlemens Club
  • Gladez
  • Graphyt
  • Guillotine
  • Habstrakt
  • Hairitage
  • Hekler
  • Herobust
  • Hukae
  • Hydraulix
  • Ivory
  • Jiqui
  • JoeB
  • Jool
  • Kill Feed
  • K-Nine
  • Kompany
  • Krimer
  • Kuatari
  • Laxx
  • Leotrix
  • L.U.X
  • Marauda
  • Megalodon
  • Midnight Tyrannosaurus
  • Moody Good
  • Must Die!
  • Mvrda
  • Nazaar
  • Neonix
  • Nitepunk
  • Oddprophet
  • P0gman
  • PhaseOne
  • Phiso
  • Pleeg
  • Ponicz
  • Ray Volpe
  • Rickyxsan
  • SampliFire
  • Seed
  • Sharps
  • SKisM
  • Skybreak
  • Slander
  • Soltan
  • Space Laces
  • Spag Heddy
  • Stabby
  • Stoltenhoff
  • Stuca
  • Subtronics
  • Svdden Death
  • Syzy
  • Tisoki
  • Topi
  • Trampa
  • Trilla
  • Trolley Snatcha
  • Trvcy
  • Twine
  • Ubur
  • Veer
  • Vulgatron
  • Wooli
  • Xaebor
  • Yakz
  • Yookie
  • Zomboy

    Discography

Compilation Albums & EPs

The record label released a total of 53 compilation albums and EPs on its primary label and Black Label to showcase music by its artists.

Never Say Die Records

Never Say Die: Black Label