Simon Dunmore

As the co-founder and A&R director of Defected, arguably the United Kingdom's leading dance music imprint, Simon Dunmore is a highly influential industry figure who remains a DJ at heart and whose professional experience predates the founding of his label by well over a decade. A longtime record collector, Dunmore first began spinning records in 1982 as a soul music DJ with a particular love for the Salsoul, Philadelphia International, and Motown labels. During the 1980s he worked at one of London's premier record stores, Soul & Disco Centre in Rayners Lane, and he also worked...