Tempa Recordings Explained

Tempa Recordings
Parent:	Ammunition Promotion
Founded:	2000
Founder:	Neil Jolliffe
Country:	UK
Location:	London, England

Tempa is a garage and dubstep music label founded in 2000^{[1] [2]} by Neil Jolliffe, who also coined the term "dubstep" in 2002.^{[3] [4]}

The label, along with Big Apple Records, and parent label Ammunition, was part of the formation of dubstep as a genre.

A key member and the face of Tempa Recordings is DJ and producer Youngsta, who has been in charge of artists and repertoire for the label since its inception.^[5]

The label's biggest release is the "Midnight Request Line" by Skream which was released in 2005.^[6]

Artists

• Alex Coulton
• Amit
• Appleblim
• Artwork
• AxH
• Benga
• Benny Ill
• Biome
• Cimm
• Cliques
• Coki (Digital Mystikz)
• Cosmin TRG
• D1
• Data
• DJ Distance
• Dub War
• El-B
• Facta
• Goldspot Productions
• Hatcha
• Headhunter
• High Plains Drifter
• Hodge
• Horsepower Productions
• Ipman
• J Da Flex
  • Killawatt
• Kode9
• LX One
• Magnetic Man
• Markee Ledge
• Nomine
• Osiris Jay
• Parris
• Proxima
• Quest
• SP:MC
• Sam Frank
• Seven
• Silkie
• Skeptical
• Skream
• Soap Dodgers
• TRG
• The Culprit
• The Spaceape
• Truth
• Wen
• Youngsta

Notes and References

1. Web site: RA:Tempa - Record label. Resident Advisor. 30 December 2016.
2. Web site: Tempa Records artists and releases. Discogs. 24 December 2016.
3. Web site: Beyond lies the wub: a history of dubstep. The Verge. 28 August 2012.
4. Web site: A Brief History of the Roots of Dubstep + Some Classic Mixes Every Bass Fan Will Enjoy. Raver Rafting. 17 March 2015.
5. Web site: An interview with Youngsta. FatKidOnFire. 24 December 2016.
6. Web site: RA Reviews: Rewind: Skream - Midnight Request Line / I on Tempa (Single). Resident Advisor. 13 April 2019.