Ultra Records
Ultra Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, which is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. The record label has helped in bringing emerging artists and music genres into the mainstream spotlight. Established in 1995 in New York City by Patrick Moxey, a former executive of PolyGram and Virgin Records, Ultra Records has served as a creative hub for numerous highly successful electronic music artists. Among them are names such as MK, Benny Benassi, Armin van Buuren, Steve Aoki, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Black Coffee, deadmau5, Carnage, Deorro, Kygo, Tiësto, Kaskade, Louis the Child, Sofi Tukker, and Anabel Englund.
| Company type |
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| Industry | Music |
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| Founder | Patrick Moxey |
Key people | David Waxman (president) |
| Parent | Sony Music Entertainment |
| Website | ultrarecords |
Ultra Records has also cultivated an extensive collection of digital media assets including a YouTube channel with over 30 million subscribers, a Facebook page with 2.4 million Likes, an Instagram page with more than 525,000 followers, and a Twitter account with more than 588,000 followers.
In 2012, Ultra entered a global partnership with Sony Music. In December 2021, Sony Music fully acquired Ultra Records from Patrick Moxey. In January 2022, David Waxman, previously Head of A&R and General Manager, was appointed President of Ultra Records. While the acquisition brought about changes, Ultra Records’ mission to provide electronic music to a broad audience has remained.