Audio Therapy

Audio Therapy is a record-label imprint founded by British DJ and producer Dave Seaman. The label is associated with progressive electronic dance music and with the network of DJs, producers, remixers, and mix-compilation brands surrounding Seaman's career. Publicly available reference material identifies Seaman as the label's founder, but does not establish a precise launch year, corporate ownership structure, headquarters, website, or current operating status. The imprint emerged from Seaman's long involvement in club music, music publishing, DJ culture, and editorial work. Before founding Audio Therapy, Seaman had worked with DMC Publishing and served as editor of Mixmag. He was also a member of Brothers in Rhythm with Steve Anderson and Alan Bremner, a production partnership involved in work for artists including Pet Shop Boys and Kylie Minogue and remixes connected with David Bowie, New Order, U2, and Michael Jackson. This background placed Audio Therapy within a professionally connected electronic-music ecosystem rather than presenting it as a conventional mass-market record company. Audio Therapy's best-documented public identity comes through releases and mix-compilation projects linked to Seaman. The reference material lists This Is Audiotherapy from 2005 and Therapy Sessions volumes from 2007 as examples of the label's output. These titles indicate a focus on curated progressive dance music and extended DJ-oriented listening, where the label functions both as a release platform and as a vehicle for communicating a particular sonic identity. The available material does not provide a complete catalogue, a definitive roster of signed artists, or verified sales figures. The label is also best understood in relation to Seaman's wider work across Renaissance, Global Underground, and later Selador Recordings. His association with influential mix series helped establish a profile based on sequencing, club programming, and long-form electronic sets. Audio Therapy therefore occupied a specialist position within dance music: its relevance lay in genre credibility, DJ circulation, and curated releases rather than in broad retail branding. The label's catalogue and public profile appear to have been closely tied to Seaman's artistic and curatorial activity. No reliable reference supplied for this dossier confirms whether Audio Therapy remains active, has been formally discontinued, or has simply become inactive as a distinct imprint. Later biographical material identifies Seaman as running Selador Recordings with Steve Parry, but that information does not by itself establish a legal merger, sale, or succession involving Audio Therapy. Accordingly, the label's present status, ownership, market footprint, and business structure remain unverified.

Audio Therapy was established by Dave Seaman, a British DJ and record producer whose career connected club performance, music journalism, production, remixing, and compilation curation. Seaman had earlier been associated with DMC Publishing and had edited Mixmag, giving him experience in both the professional music business and the specialist dance press. He also formed Brothers in Rhythm with Steve Anderson and Alan Bremner. The production team worked with established pop acts and contributed remixes for internationally recognized artists, helping place Seaman within a broad network of electronic and dance music professionals. Against this background, Audio Therapy developed as a specialist label imprint rather than a mainstream corporate music brand. Its documented output includes the 2005 compilation This Is Audiotherapy and the Therapy Sessions projects issued in 2007. These titles reflect the label's connection with progressive electronic music and with the DJ-mix tradition, in which sequencing and atmosphere are central parts of the product. The available reference material does not specify the label's incorporation date, distribution partner, complete artist roster, or detailed release chronology. Audio Therapy's identity was closely connected to Seaman's wider work. His discography includes substantial involvement with Renaissance and Global Underground, two important platforms for DJ-led electronic compilations. The label consequently formed part of a broader culture of progressive dance music in which imprints were often defined by a curator's taste, relationships, and recorded mixes as much as by a permanent studio-artist roster. The documented Therapy Sessions releases are consistent with this model, presenting the imprint as a platform for extended, club-oriented electronic programming. Later biographical information states that Seaman runs Selador Recordings with Steve Parry. The supplied sources do not say that Audio Therapy was acquired by, renamed as, or legally consolidated into Selador. Nor do they establish a confirmed closure date. Audio Therapy's current operating status should therefore be treated as unknown. Its historical significance is primarily as a Dave Seaman-associated electronic label and as a branded outlet for progressive dance music and DJ compilation culture.

• 2007

  Therapy Sessions series expanded

  [1]Dave Seamanen.wikipedia.org

  Therapy Sessions, Vol. 3 with Lexicon Avenue and Therapy Sessions, Vol. 4 are listed among Audio Therapy-associated releases.

• 2005

  This Is Audiotherapy released

  [1]Dave Seamanen.wikipedia.org

  The label's documented compilation output includes This Is Audiotherapy, a DJ-oriented release presenting the imprint's electronic-music identity.

• Audio Therapy founded

  [1]Dave Seamanen.wikipedia.org

  Dave Seaman established Audio Therapy as a record-label imprint associated with progressive electronic music. The supplied reference does not provide a verified founding year.

A specialist electronic-music imprint centered on progressive dance music, DJ culture, and curated long-form listening.

• DJ mix compilation · 2005

  This Is Audiotherapy

  A 2005 compilation associated with Audio Therapy and Dave Seaman. The title functions as a concise presentation of the imprint's identity and is representative of its focus on curated electronic dance music rather than conventional pop album marketing.

• DJ mix compilation series · 2007

  Therapy Sessions

  A series of therapy-themed electronic-music compilations connected with Audio Therapy. Documented entries include Therapy Sessions, Vol. 3 with Lexicon Avenue and Therapy Sessions, Vol. 4, both listed for 2007. The series reflects the label's emphasis on long-form DJ curation and progressive dance music.

1. 1Dave Seamanen.wikipedia.org