Disciple Records
Product brand
UnclaimedAn independent electronic music label focused on dubstep, bass music, riddim, trap, and related club-oriented genres.
Last updated November 4, 2026
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Overview
Disciple Records, formerly known as Disciple Recordings and also commonly called Disciple, is an independent British-American electronic music label associated particularly with dubstep, riddim, bass music, trap, and adjacent forms of heavy club music. The label was founded by Ross Jonathan Burr, known professionally as Myro and associated with the electronic duo Astronaut, and Arthur Robin Talbott, known as JVST SVY YES and associated with Dodge & Fuski. Its corporate origins date to the incorporation of a London limited company on October 25, 2012, although the label’s public operating history is generally traced to 2013. Disciple emerged from the UK bass-music network around Never Say Die Records. Burr and Talbott became acquainted before Dodge & Fuski’s departure from Never Say Die, and Talbott initially encouraged Burr to establish a label that could provide a release platform for the duo. Never Say Die co-founders SKisM and Nicholas Sadler, also known as Mobscene, supplied early financial backing and industry connections. The label’s visual identity and name were designed to suggest a close-knit, almost initiatory community in which listeners and artists became members of a distinctive musical “clan.” The business moved rapidly during its first year. It relocated from London to Bristol and then to Los Angeles in 2013. The move to the United States reflected the founders’ view that dubstep and related bass genres were expanding more strongly in North America while the UK market was contracting from its earlier peak. Burr and Talbott faced significant financial and practical difficulties during the relocation, but established Disciple as a Los Angeles-based operation serving an international audience. A defining feature of the label’s artist model has been flexibility. Disciple has described its arrangements as less restrictive than conventional long-term label contracts, allowing producers more discretion over their release schedules and creative direction. It has also used exclusive signings when a closer relationship was appropriate. This approach positioned Disciple as a community-oriented specialist label rather than a conventional mass-market major-label imprint. During its strongest growth period, roughly 2015 to 2020, Disciple developed a recognizable roster and event presence. Artists connected with the label included 12th Planet, Barely Alive, Dirtyphonics, Dodge & Fuski, Modestep, PhaseOne, and Virtual Riot, among others. The organization sold out major Los Angeles venues including the Hollywood Palladium and the Belasco Theater, and promoted the Disciple Kingdom tour as a nationwide live event. It also received recognition in UKF’s label and imprint coverage, including nominations and selections highlighting its support for emerging bass-music talent. In 2017, Disciple launched Disciple Round Table, a sublabel led in A&R terms by 12th Planet. Round Table was intended to provide a platform for less-established and underground artists, while the main Disciple brand continued to emphasize more established or prominent acts. Its medieval and Arthurian-inspired branding extended the parent label’s community concept and differentiated the sublabel within the bass-music ecosystem. Across its main label and Round Table, Disciple released numerous singles, extended plays, albums, compilations, and producer-oriented sample products distributed through services such as Splice. The label also adapted its activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, it hosted virtual festival experiences inside Minecraft, giving audiences a way to participate in an event environment while in-person concerts and festivals were unavailable. The initiative reflected both the label’s emphasis on community and the broader shift by electronic-music organizations toward livestreamed and game-based events. Disciple underwent a significant corporate transition between 2019 and 2024. Its UK business entity was dissolved in September 2019, while a California incorporation filing was made earlier in 2019. Later corporate information identified Create Music Group founder and chief executive Jonathan Strauss as the label’s CEO, and public descriptions identify Create Music Group as the owner. These developments indicate a transfer of operational control from the founding team to Create Music Group around 2019, although the precise transaction terms and date have not been publicly established in the supplied sources. Disciple remains active as a specialist electronic label and continues to operate through its online presence, artist releases, sublabel activity, and producer-focused offerings.
History
Disciple Records developed out of the UK dubstep and bass-music scene in the early 2010s. Its founders were Ross Jonathan Burr, professionally associated with Myro and the electro-house duo Astronaut, and Arthur Robin Talbott, associated with Dodge & Fuski and the alias JVST SVY YES. The two became friends around the period when Dodge & Fuski were leaving Never Say Die Records. Talbott repeatedly encouraged Burr, who already had experience with label operations, to establish a new company that could release Dodge & Fuski material and serve a broader community of producers. Never Say Die founders SKisM and Nicholas Sadler, also known as Mobscene, supported the project with funding and networking assistance. The company was incorporated in London as a limited company on October 25, 2012. The label’s identity was deliberately built around the idea of membership in a distinctive artistic community. Its logo and branding were conceived as dark, clan-like symbols intended to communicate loyalty and a strong connection between the label, its artists, and its audience. Disciple’s operating base changed quickly. In 2013, it moved first from London to Bristol and then to Los Angeles. The founders considered the North American market more favorable for dubstep and related bass styles than the UK market at that moment. The move was undertaken with very limited resources, and the founders reportedly spent an extended period living economically while building the operation. The relocation nevertheless helped Disciple establish relationships in the American electronic-music touring and festival circuit. In 2014, it received a nomination for UKF’s Label of the Year recognition. The label’s commercial and cultural profile expanded during the second half of the decade. Disciple became associated with artists including 12th Planet, Barely Alive, Dirtyphonics, Dodge & Fuski, Modestep, PhaseOne, and Virtual Riot. Its releases concentrated on dubstep, riddim, trap, and other high-impact bass styles. Rather than relying exclusively on conventional long-term contracts, Disciple promoted a more flexible approach in which artists could retain greater control over their creative direction and release choices. The label also offered exclusive arrangements where it believed a deeper commitment was appropriate. A major ownership change occurred in March 2016, when SKisM and Nicholas Sadler relinquished their shares to Burr and Talbott. Disciple continued to gain recognition in industry-facing coverage. UKF included it among labels noted for developing new talent and encouraging stylistic experimentation in 2016, and later identified it as one of the more exciting electronic imprints in 2018. The label’s live ambitions were reflected in sold-out Los Angeles performances at the Hollywood Palladium and the Belasco Theater, as well as the Disciple Kingdom nationwide tour. Disciple broadened its structure in 2017 by establishing Disciple Round Table. With 12th Planet serving as its A&R lead, the sublabel was intended to support underground and emerging artists whose work might not fit the scale or profile of the principal imprint. Round Table’s visual identity drew on the legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, giving the sublabel a separate but related mythology. The wider Disciple operation also issued compilation projects and extended releases that showcased multiple artists, while sample packs made through artists and distributed on Splice extended the label’s reach into music production tools. The organization’s legal and ownership structure changed again in 2019. Disciple filed California incorporation documents in January, and its UK business entity was dissolved in September. Publicly referenced corporate records later associated Jonathan Strauss, the founder and chief executive of Create Music Group, with Disciple’s executive structure. The available material supports the conclusion that Create Music Group acquired ownership or control around this period, but does not establish the exact transaction terms or closing date. The COVID-19 pandemic forced Disciple and the wider electronic-music industry to reconsider live engagement. In 2020, the label hosted virtual festival activities through Minecraft. Participants joined a Disciple server and experienced a digital event environment built around DJ performances and festival-style interaction. The label also instructed artists to use their own music or music released by Disciple in the virtual setting to reduce copyright complications. Disciple remains an active electronic music brand with a Los Angeles identity and international digital distribution. Its historical importance lies in combining a focused bass-music sound with an unusually strong community concept, a flexible artist model, a dedicated discovery sublabel, touring activity, virtual events, and tools for producers. Its relationship with Create Music Group provides the current corporate framework, while the Disciple and Disciple Round Table names continue to function as recognizable platforms within bass music.
- 2024
Create Music Group executive listed as CEO
[1]A referenced California statement of information identified Jonathan Strauss as Disciple’s CEO, supporting the label’s current association with Create Music Group.
- 2020
Minecraft virtual festivals
[1]The label created virtual festival experiences in Minecraft during the COVID-19 disruption of in-person electronic-music events.
- 2019
United States corporate restructuring
[1]Disciple filed California incorporation documents, and its UK business entity was dissolved later in the year.
- 2017
Disciple Round Table launches
[1]Disciple introduced a sublabel led in A&R by 12th Planet to support underground and emerging bass-music artists.
- 2016
Founders obtain full shares
[1]SKisM and Nicholas Sadler relinquished their shares in Disciple to the two founders, Ross Burr and Arthur Talbott.
- 2014
UKF label recognition
[1]Disciple received a nomination for UKF’s Label of the Year recognition.
- 2013
Operations move to Los Angeles
[1]After moving from London to Bristol, Disciple relocated to Los Angeles to pursue the expanding North American dubstep and bass-music market.
- 2012
London company incorporated
[1]Disciple’s original UK limited company was incorporated in London on October 25, establishing the formal business associated with the label.
Products and positioning
A specialist, artist-centered bass-music label that combines dubstep and riddim credibility with a community-oriented roster, flexible release relationships, talent discovery, live events, and digital producer resources.
Record-label catalog · 2012
Disciple Records releases
The main Disciple catalog centers on electronically produced bass music, especially dubstep, riddim, trap, and related club styles. It includes singles, extended plays, albums, and multi-artist compilations by established and emerging producers. The primary imprint has been the label’s main vehicle for its most prominent artist relationships and for defining its recognizable heavy, high-energy sound.
Sub-label · 2017
Disciple Round Table
Disciple Round Table was established as a related imprint for underground and developing artists. Led in A&R by 12th Planet, it provides a platform for producers who may be earlier in their careers or more suited to a discovery-focused outlet. Its branding draws on King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, giving the sublabel a distinct identity within the broader Disciple family.
Compilation music
Disciple compilation albums and EPs
The label has released numerous compilation albums and extended projects that assemble tracks from its roster and affiliated artists. These projects function as showcases for the label’s sound, discovery mechanism for newer producers, and snapshots of the stylistic range across dubstep, riddim, trap, and adjacent bass genres.
Music-production resources
Artist sample packs
Disciple has also been associated with sample packs created with its artists and made available through Splice. These products extend the label beyond recorded releases by giving producers access to sounds and production materials connected to the Disciple bass-music aesthetic.
Marketing campaigns
- 2020Disciple Minecraft virtual festivals
Global online audience
Disciple created virtual festival experiences inside Minecraft after the COVID-19 pandemic made conventional concerts and festivals difficult or impossible. Audiences joined a label-hosted server and participated in a game-based environment built around DJ performances and festival activities.
Outcome. The initiative provided an alternative form of fan participation during the live-event shutdown and demonstrated the label’s ability to translate its community-oriented identity into a digital environment.
- Disciple Kingdom
United States
Disciple Kingdom was a nationwide touring concept built around the label’s roster and bass-music community. It complemented the label’s individual venue shows and helped turn the Disciple identity into a live event property.
Outcome. The tour expanded Disciple’s visibility beyond recorded music, although the supplied material does not provide a complete itinerary or performance totals.
Brand decisions
2020
Move festival engagement into MinecraftOtherBackground
The COVID-19 pandemic prevented or restricted conventional live festivals and concerts.
Action taken
Disciple hosted virtual festival activities through a Minecraft server and directed participating artists toward Disciple-controlled music to limit copyright risks.
Aftermath
The label maintained a form of fan and artist interaction during the live-event shutdown through a game-based digital format.
2019
Transition toward Create Music Group ownershipM&ABackground
Disciple filed California incorporation documents and dissolved its UK business entity during 2019. Later public corporate information connected Create Music Group’s chief executive with Disciple’s management.
Action taken
Operational and ownership control appears to have transitioned to Create Music Group around this period, although the supplied sources do not disclose definitive transaction terms.
Aftermath
Create Music Group became identified as Disciple’s owner, while the Disciple brand and its sublabel continued as electronic-music platforms.
2017
Launch Disciple Round TableStrategyBackground
Disciple wanted a dedicated outlet for underground artists while preserving the main imprint for more established or prominent acts.
Action taken
The label launched Disciple Round Table with 12th Planet as its A&R lead.
Aftermath
The sublabel expanded Disciple’s talent-development pipeline and gave emerging producers a distinct platform within the brand family.
2016
Founders assume full ownershipStrategyBackground
The label had initially received financial and networking support from Never Say Die co-founders SKisM and Nicholas Sadler.
Action taken
In March 2016, SKisM and Sadler relinquished their shares to Ross Burr and Arthur Talbott.
Aftermath
The founders became the principal shareholders during Disciple’s major growth period.
2013
Relocate the label to Los AngelesStrategyBackground
The founders viewed North America as a stronger growth market for dubstep and related bass music than the UK at that time.
Action taken
Disciple moved from London to Bristol and then established its operating base in Los Angeles.
Aftermath
The move supported the label’s access to the American touring, festival, and electronic-music market and shaped its long-term Los Angeles identity.
Recent events
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