| Deviant Records | |
| Parent: | Phoenix Music International Ltd[1] |
| Founder: | Rob Deacon |
| Status: | Inactive |
| Genre: | Electronic, trance |
| Country: | England, UK |
| Location: | London |
| Website: | Website archive |
Deviant Records was a London-based electronic music record label founded by publisher and music producer Rob Deacon in 1994.[2] They published bands such as Pentatonik, Node (Flood, Ed Buller, Mel Wesson, Dave Bessell), Schematix, The Orb, Humate, Phat Gecko (Luke Corradine), Spooky, and Witchman.[3] Deviant grew to be one a major independent dance label and represented Paul van Dyk, now one of the world's most successful DJs, and DJ Sammy.[4] Disillusioned by the corporate consolidation within the music industry, as well as the increase in music downloads, Deacon sold Deviant Records to Phoenix Music International Ltd. in 2006.[3] He died on 8 September 2007 in a canoeing accident.[5]