Deep Root Records

29 releases tracked from 2017 · 41 producers · latest jul 2026

3 tracks · 3 charting artists · 11 days on genre charts per track, on average · on the charts since Jul 2026 · active

Deep Root Records is an independent record label and event company. It was founded by music producer Francis Mercier and entrepreneur Ajamu Kambon. It is based in New York City. The label offers artist management, music exploitation, and event production. It has a sublabel named WYN Records. The label's roster includes artists such as Francis Mercier, Nitefreak, and MoBlack. It has gained support from DJs including Erick Morillo, Pete Tong, David Guetta, Diplo, Tiësto, and Black Coffee on radio stations BBC Radio 1, Sirius XM, Radio FG, and Radio 538. The label's guiding principle is that music is to be felt.

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◢ what the catalogue measures

sound

34% one genre

House, then Tech House and Afro House

34% of the 29 releases we can tag · 3 of the last 12 we could tag

tempo

±2 BPM

124 BPM typical, 123–126 across four in five releases

11 of 29 releases carry a tempo reading

career stage

5.6 yrs median

Producers here had a median 5.6 years of releases before their first record on the label

across 14 producers whose earlier history we can follow

format

50% solo/duo

Solo and duo records alongside multi-artist releases

counting compilations too, 17 of 34 · 5 various-artists compilations

remixes

36% of releases

Remixes are a large part of the catalogue

4 of the 11 releases whose credits we can read

◢ how often the roster changes

2.5

new names a year

averaged over the last 24 months, counting producers whose earlier history we can trace

30%

get a second record

3 of the 10 producers who debuted here over a year ago released again

4

releases a year

8 records in 24 months

◢ first records here, by year

12releases · first-time signings02017 · 4 releases · 2 first-time signings20172018 · 3 releases · 5 first-time signings2020 · 8 releases · 12 first-time signings2021 · 4 releases · 5 first-time signings2022 · 2 releases · 5 first-time signings2025 · 2 releases · 3 first-time signings2026 · 6 releases · 9 first-time signings2026

Grey counts releases that year. Full colour counts producers whose first record on this label falls in that year — including producers with no traceable earlier history, a wider population than the per-year rate above.

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◢ where the roster releases

came fromof 14 traced

labels this roster released on before their first record here

went on toof 14 traced

labels the same producers released on afterwards

11 producers here have released on no other label we track, of 41

◢ who's on it

3 artists charted on this label in the last 8 weeks · 6 have pages here

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