2022 has been a short and wild ride! The Relaunch of Rated Records, building & continuing to grow the website, the relentless pursuit of talented & looking to the future have taken a lot of hard work & dedication from the small team of 3 people behind the scenes. But things are looking bright for the future, & we couldn’t do it without you. The artists & the fans have been truly amazing, Thank You.

This year we have seen not one but 2 releases from the very talented Polzn Bladz, who have already secured several release slots for 2023 with some incredible demos, definitely a father/son duo to watch, and a pleasure to work with.

Our A&R James Pound had his debut release Game Changer which peaked at Number 13 in the Beatport release chart.

Followed very closely by an artist building quite the following within the trance community, Trance-X Productions with A State Of Mind climbed to Number 5 in the Beatport release chart.

We introduced Christophe Quilivan-Hunt with From Darkness To Euphoria which climbed to Number 23 in the Beatport release chart.

Mark Van Schaik, A.K.A Mark South came on board with his release Delicious which earned Trance Energy Radio promo of the week (w/c 05/12/2022). Electronlyman on trancefix.nl called this a "contender for tune of the year".

And finishing up 2022 we have a Rated Introduces bring on board Australian due Drumm & Fletch with their track Descent. The minute our A&R heard this track he was transported back to the mid 2000’s Anjunabeats style vibe, we can see big things in these guys future.

And Finally, we have launched and commissioned more than 10 remix packs and competitions. Loads of great releases to come and the concept of this is simple, tried & tested. To bring back the old Vinyl/CD format. As a vinyl DJ I always enjoyed having multiple mixes available on the release to add variety to my sets, we would like to do this with digital format too.

Our website was launched in association with our SDMG (System Damage Music Group) & has taken off very quickly with over 700 visitors & 2500 page visits up to mid-December, the website will play a key role in the growth of the label in future.

We have added a limited line of merchandise currently being fulfilled on our behalf by the guys at Hard Trance Europe, including male & female hoodies & t-shirts, along with bags, caps & belts.

Looking ahead to 2023, here at Rated we have so many huge and exciting things in the making. It will see the launch of our Refreshingly Rated EP series, more information can be found on our website. We will also introduce the Rated Remixed EP series, holding remix competitions & inviting some of our alumni to re-imagine some of the biggest releases on the label. A year mix ltd edition CD release is planned for late 2023. Our Rated Radio monthly Podcast is also in the making.

All of this & more would not be possible without the support of our team, our artists & most importantly you guys. The DJ’s that support the releases, the people that buy & stream our music, that engage with our page & show even the smallest bit of support. Everyone of you are equally as important to us & we are incredibly grateful.

Signing off for 2022 we would like to wish each and every reader of this message a very happy holidays, & we’ll see you in 2023.

Best Regards

Rich Loveday (Label Owner)

James Pound (A&R)

James Hawkins (Media & Marketing)