Jazzman Records was established in 1998 by esteemed collector and dealer of rare 45's, Gerald Short. He set out on a mission to re-release the best and most obscure & rare tracks from the late 60's and early 70's. To date Jazzman and it's sister label Funk 45 have have released dozens of quality reissues and several classy compilations.

Agogo Records are based in Hannover, Germany. Founded in 2006, the imprint is run by Mo' Horizons guys Ralf Droesemeyer and Mark Wetzler, and Ralf Zitzmann, who formerly worked for audiopharm. The label oozes class and the music has a modern latin twist to it.

Simone Serritella grew-up in the industrial zone between Turin, Bologna, and Milan,Italy. A mad collector of Italo-European jazz records he moved to London in 1999 and began work with longtime friend Joe Davis, the man behind Far Out records. He now runs the much respected Arision record label. Output varies from nu jazz and broken beats to reissues of rare Italian jazz.

Jalapeno Records was conceived in 1998 by producers Alex Rizzo and Elliot Ireland to promote and release breakbeat, break funk, funk, rap, hip hop, Latin and assorted left-of-centre material.

Whether it is electronic funk, nu-jazz or afrobeat, Social Beats likes to bring people eclectic dancegrooves from around the globe. Eclectic? Well let's describe it as a weird cocktail of nu-jazz, electronic funk and afrobeat with maximum dance floor impact!