Dirty Workz

Dirty Workz is a Belgian electronic music record label founded in 2006 by Koen Bauweraerts, better known as DJ Coone. The label was created as a platform through which Bauweraerts could exercise greater creative control over his own productions and develop a dedicated home for hardstyle-oriented music. Its catalogue has encompassed hardstyle, jumpstyle, happy hard and adjacent forms of high-energy dance music. The label developed within the Belgian hard dance scene and became associated with a broad roster of producers and performers. Among the artists linked with Dirty Workz are Coone, Da Tweekaz, Wasted Penguinz, Deepack, Dr. Rude, Fenix, Demoniak, Hard Driver, Crystal Lake, Sub Zero Project, Psyko Punkz, Refuzion, Mandy, TNT, Zatox and others. The roster has also included projects and aliases connected with its artists, allowing the label to cover multiple stylistic niches within hard dance rather than operate as a narrowly defined single-genre imprint. Dirty Workz operates as a principal label within the Toff Music structure. According to the label’s published description in reference material, Toff Music handles album releases by Dirty Workz artists, while Dirty Workz has concentrated particularly on digital releases and 12-inch records. This division gives the brand a distinct identity for singles, EPs and club-oriented releases while connecting it to a broader label infrastructure. The label has expanded through several specialized sublabels. ANARCHY has been associated with harder and more aggressive hardstyle material; DWX Bounce and DWX Update provide additional release platforms; Wolf Clan was introduced in 2016; and Electric Fox was announced in 2018 as a happy hard sublabel. These imprints enabled Dirty Workz to organize different sounds and artist communities under a common brand family. A notable early milestone was the 2008 release of Coone’s album My Dirty Workz, which reached number 13 on the Belgian Ultratop chart. The label also increased its public profile through the Dirty Workz Deluxe event at Antwerp’s Lotto Arena in November 2009. Later developments included the signing of Deepack in 2012, collaboration between Coone and Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Records in 2013, the addition of Wasted Penguinz in 2014, and the subsequent arrival of Dr. Rude. These activities helped connect a Belgian hard dance imprint with a wider international electronic music audience. Dirty Workz is best understood as both a record label and a curated artist platform. Its positioning rests on specialist credibility in hard dance, a strong connection to club and festival culture, and the ability to support different subgenres through dedicated imprints. Current ownership, management personnel, detailed corporate structure and a verified official website URL are not established by the supplied reference material.

Dirty Workz was conceived and founded in Belgium in 2006 by Koen Bauweraerts, the hardstyle artist known as DJ Coone. Bauweraerts described the label as a way to gain complete creative freedom over his music and to create a platform for developing his own sound. The imprint initially operated within the Belgian hard dance environment, where hardstyle and jumpstyle had strong club and event communities. In 2008, Coone released the album My Dirty Workz through the label. The album reached number 13 on the Belgian Ultratop chart, providing an early indication that the label could support releases with visibility beyond the specialist club circuit. In November 2009, Dirty Workz organized the Dirty Workz Deluxe event at Antwerp’s Lotto Arena, extending the label identity from recorded music into live event culture. The label continued to broaden its artist base and stylistic range during the early 2010s. In October 2012, it announced Deepack and the artist’s Anarchy EP. In July 2013, Coone collaborated with Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Records, a move intended to help popularize Dirty Workz and its music internationally. In June 2014, Wasted Penguinz was announced as a new signing, followed by Dr. Rude in early September of the same year. Dirty Workz’s structure also evolved through sublabels. The label family included ANARCHY, DWX Bounce and DWX Update, each providing a separate outlet for particular sounds or release strategies. Wolf Clan was announced in 2016, while Electric Fox was announced in 2018 as a happy hard-focused imprint. The wider roster has included established hardstyle names such as Da Tweekaz, Hard Driver, Crystal Lake, Sub Zero Project, Psyko Punkz, Refuzion, TNT and Zatox, alongside artists connected to the label’s specialist sub-imprints. The label is described as a sublabel of Toff Music. Toff Music releases albums by Dirty Workz artists, while Dirty Workz itself has focused particularly on digital and 12-inch releases. This relationship gives the brand a division between a recognizable artist-facing imprint and a broader release and distribution structure. Its catalogue and sublabel network cover hardstyle, jumpstyle, happy hard and adjacent electronic dance styles. The supplied references do not establish a current executive roster, detailed ownership arrangements, headquarters beyond Belgium, or a verified official website URL.

• 2018

  Electric Fox is announced

  [1]Dirty Workzen.wikipedia.org

  Electric Fox is introduced as a sublabel focused on happy hard music.

• 2016

  Wolf Clan is announced

  [1]Dirty Workzen.wikipedia.org

  Wolf Clan becomes a new sublabel within the Dirty Workz family.

• 2014

  Wasted Penguinz and Dr. Rude join

  [1]Dirty Workzen.wikipedia.org

  Dirty Workz adds Wasted Penguinz and later Dr. Rude to its artist network.

• 2013

  International collaboration with Dim Mak

  [1]Dirty Workzen.wikipedia.org

  Coone collaborates with Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Records in support of broader international exposure.

• 2012

  Deepack joins the roster

  [1]Dirty Workzen.wikipedia.org

  Dirty Workz announces Deepack and the Anarchy EP.

• 2009

  Dirty Workz Deluxe takes place

  [1]Dirty Workzen.wikipedia.org

  The label stages Dirty Workz Deluxe at Antwerp’s Lotto Arena on 28 November.

• 2008

  My Dirty Workz charts in Belgium

  [1]Dirty Workzen.wikipedia.org

  Coone’s My Dirty Workz album reaches number 13 on the Belgian Ultratop chart.

• 2006

  Dirty Workz is founded

  [1]Dirty Workzen.wikipedia.org

  Koen Bauweraerts establishes Dirty Workz as a creative platform for his own music and related hard dance artists.

A Belgian specialist record label and artist platform for hardstyle, jumpstyle, happy hard and related electronic dance music, positioned around club-focused releases, influential hard dance artists and a network of genre-specific sublabels.

• Record label · 2006

  Dirty Workz main label

  The core Dirty Workz imprint issues hardstyle, jumpstyle and related electronic dance music, with particular emphasis on digital releases and 12-inch records. Its catalogue is built around club-oriented singles, EPs and releases by established and emerging hard dance artists.

• Hard dance sublabel

  ANARCHY

  ANARCHY is a Dirty Workz sublabel associated with harder hardstyle-oriented material. The imprint provides a separate identity for releases that fit a more aggressive or intense section of the label’s overall catalogue.

• Electronic music sublabel

  DWX Bounce

  DWX Bounce is one of the specialist imprints operating within the Dirty Workz family. It gives the label an additional outlet for dance releases that do not necessarily belong to the main imprint’s central hardstyle presentation.

• Electronic music sublabel

  DWX Update

  DWX Update is a Dirty Workz sublabel used to organize releases from a further group of electronic dance artists, including artists listed in the reference roster such as Aria, Blasco, Yuta Imai and others.

• Hard dance sublabel · 2016

  Wolf Clan

  Announced in 2016, Wolf Clan is a Dirty Workz sublabel associated with artists including Rize, TALON and Teknoclash. It expands the label family with another focused platform for hard dance releases.

• Happy hard sublabel · 2018

  Electric Fox

  Electric Fox was announced in 2018 as a happy hard sublabel. Its listed artist associations include Darren Styles, Jakka-B, Mike Enemy, Mike Reverie, Tatsunoshin, Technikore, Tweekacore and Quickdrop.

• Album · 2008

  My Dirty Workz

  My Dirty Workz is an album by Coone released through the label in 2008. It reached number 13 on the Belgian Ultratop chart and represents one of the label’s earliest documented chart milestones.

• 2013Dim Mak collaboration

  Belgium · International

  Coone collaborated with Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Records as part of an effort to increase the international visibility of Dirty Workz and its music.

  Outcome. The collaboration is documented as an internationalization effort, but the supplied material does not provide audience, sales or financial outcomes.

  Source
• 2009Dirty Workz Deluxe

  Belgium

  Dirty Workz organized a branded live event at Antwerp’s Lotto Arena on 28 November, using a concert format to present the label and its hard dance community.

  Outcome. The event became a documented public showcase for the Dirty Workz brand; attendance figures and commercial results are not established in the supplied sources.

  Source

• 2018

  Launch of Electric FoxStrategy

  Background

  Dirty Workz continued to separate distinct styles and artist communities through specialist sublabels.

  Action taken

  The label announced Electric Fox as a happy hard-focused sublabel.

  Aftermath

  Electric Fox added a dedicated happy hard outlet to the Dirty Workz portfolio; no financial or market-share results are stated in the supplied material.

  Source

• 2016

  Launch of Wolf ClanStrategy

  Background

  Dirty Workz had developed a multi-imprint structure covering different parts of the hard dance market.

  Action taken

  The label announced Wolf Clan as an additional sublabel within the Dirty Workz family.

  Aftermath

  Wolf Clan expanded the label’s organizational and stylistic portfolio; detailed performance results are not available in the supplied sources.

  Source

1. 1Dirty Workzen.wikipedia.org