Berlin, Germany · 2000–present · Still releasing
Vandit Records
“Paul van Dyk's label — Berlin melody at 138 BPM.”
The short answer — what is Vandit Records?
Vandit Records is the Berlin label founded in 2000 by Paul van Dyk. It gave him full control over his own releases after a decade on other people's imprints, and became a reliable home for the melodic, emotionally direct German trance he had established at MFS — with a roster including Jörg Schmid's Ronski Speed and Giuseppe Ottaviani.
Founded 2000 in Berlin by Paul van Dyk.
How Vandit Records shaped the era
Van Dyk founded Vandit at the point where his live schedule and remix demand made a dedicated label operationally necessary. The label's identity has always been an extension of his own: melody first, no interest in either the harder Belgian sound or the vocal-pop crossover.
Vandit's catalogue tracks the late-classic period more closely than most. Where labels founded in the early 1990s spent the 2000s reissuing, Vandit was signing new material in the same style — which is a large part of why the classic sound survived the 2003–2006 trough in commercial interest.
The label remains active, and its back catalogue is one of the cleanest available surveys of what German melodic trance sounded like after the peak had passed.
What a Vandit Records record sounds like
- Bright, major-key melodies with clear top lines
- 138 BPM as a house standard rather than a target
- Continuity with the German school rather than the Dutch one
Who founded Vandit Records?
Vandit Records was founded in 2000 in Berlin, Germany by Paul van Dyk.
Is Vandit Records still active?
Yes. Vandit Records has released records continuously since 2000 and remains active.
Which artists released on Vandit Records?
Artists associated with Vandit Records include Paul van Dyk, Ronski Speed, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Alex M.O.R.P.H., Sean Tyas.