3 Beat Productions is a British independent record label which was founded by Jon Barlow in 1989.
3 Beat Music was founded as a dance music record shop in 1989 by Jon Barlow, Dave Nicholl, Phil Southall and later joined by Phil Beddard and Hywell Williams who were students at the time. It began as a second hand record stall in Quiggins, Liverpool and later moved into a permanent location on Wood Street where the shop was managed by Rob Jay and Pezz 3 Beat where it won numerous awards including Music Week's independent record shop of the year. In 2002, the shop expanded and moved to Slater Street. As of 2009, the record shop has changed ownership and is now no longer part of the 3 Beat group. The new owners [who were ex employees of 3 Beat] wanted to keep a connection to the history of the shop whilst also showing things had moved on so changed the name to 3B Records.
In 1991 Barlow, Nichol and Southall started the independent record label 3 Beat Music which released records by artists such as D:Fuse, New Atlantic, Pianoman and Powerhouse. In 2000 Jon Barlow, Pezz 3 Beat and Andy Jarrod set up the 3 Beat Label Management company which offered distribution services to numerous independent record labels. The most notable of these was James Holden's 'Border Community' imprint that bucked the trend of declining vinyl sales by consistently selling in excess of 20,000 units of its 12" single releases. 3 Beat Label Management closed in 2007 after Amato Distribution's collapse left them with an unmanageable debt
In 2003 Jon Barlow and Pezz along with A&R executive Anton Powers and label manager Tim Condran set up Boss Records, with distribution from Ministry of Sound. Over the next four years the label released numerous singles with hit records by artists such as Angel City, Aaron Smith, Mason versus Princess Superstar and Studio B. In 2007, after Boss Records' contract had expired with Ministry of Sound, Barlow and Pezz founded 3 Beat Productions with distribution from Universal. The new label was made up of two sub-labels 3 Beat Blue and 3 Beat Red and has released records by artists such as Agnes, Cahill, Ian Carey, Duck Sauce and Skepta.
In 2011, the label achieved its first UK No. 1 single with "Loca People" by Sak Noel.
Labels and subsidiaries
3 Beat Music
Glow Records
Forward Records
3Three Records
3 Beat Breaks
Boss Records
Lab Records
3 Beat Blue Records
3 Beat Red Records
Agnes
Angel City
Alyssa Reid
Basshunter
Cahill
Ian Carey
Daruso
Dawood & Knight
Dr. Vades
D Fuse
Fuse ODG
Mike Di Scala
Duck Sauce
High Contrast
Inna
Luke Bingham
Steve Mac
Edward Maya
Liz McClarnon
Erick Morillo
New Atlantic
Sak Noel
Pianoman
P-Money
Powerhouse
Philip George
Sigma
Skepta
Stylo G
Sway
Skyla
Steve Smart
Martin Solveig
Alexandra Stan
Ola Svensson
Sub Jams
Kungs - "Layers" (2016)
Skepta - Doin' It Again (3 Beat Productions, 2011) #19
Inna - Hot (3 Beat Productions, 2011) #32
Angel City - Love Me Right #44 (Boss Records, 2005)
Alexandra Stan - "Mr. Saxobeat" (3 Beat Productions, 2011) #3
Alyssa Reid - "Alone Again" (3 Beat Productions, 2012) #2
Angel City - "Do You Know (I Go Crazy)" #8 (Boss Records, 2004)
Angel City - "Love Me Right (Oh Sheila)" #11 (Boss Records, 2003)
Angel City - "Sunrise" #9 (Boss Records, 2004)
Angel City - "Touch Me (All Night Long)" #18 (Boss Records, 2004)
Berri - "Shine Like a Star" (3 Beat Music, 1995) #20
Berri - "Sunshine After the Rain" (3 Beat Music, 1995) #4
Cahill feat. Nikki Belle - "Trippin' On You" (3 Beat Blue, 2008) #25
Cedric Gervais - "Molly" (3 Beat Productions, 2012) #26
The Lisa Marie Experience - "Do That to Me" (3 Beat Music, 1996) #33
The Lisa Marie Experience - "Keep on Jumpin'" (3 Beat Music, 1996) #7
Duck Sauce - "Barbra Streisand" (3 Beat Productions, 2010) #3
Edward Maya feat. Vika Jigulina - "Stereo Love" (3 Beat Productions, 2010) #4
The Ian Carey Project - "Get Shaky" (3 Beat Productions, 2009) #9
Inna - "Amazing" (3 Beat Productions, 2009) #14
Inna - "Hot" (3 Beat Productions, 2010) #6
Inna - "Sun Is Up" (3 Beat Productions, 2011) #15
Martin Solveig & Dragonette - "Hello" (3 Beat Productions, 2010) #13
Martin Solveig - "The Night Out" (3 Beat Productions, 2012) #36
Mason vs. Princess Superstar - "Perfect (Exceeder)" (Boss Records, 2007) #3
Matrix & Futurebound feat. Luke Bingham - "All I Know" (3 Beat Productions, 2012) #29
Pianoman - "Blurred" (3 Beat Music, 1996) #6
Powerhouse - "Rhythm of the Night" (3 Beat Music, 1997) #38
Sak Noel - "Loca People" (3 Beat Productions, 2011) #1
Sigma - "Nobody to Love" (3 Beat Productions, 2014) #1
Sigma feat. Paloma Faith - "Changing" (3 Beat Productions, 2014) #1
Skepta feat. Preeya Kalidas - "Cross My Heart" (3 Beat Productions, 2010) #31
Skepta - "Hold On" (3 Beat Productions, 2012) #30
Skepta - "Make Peace Not War" (3 Beat Productions, 2012) #29
Skepta - "Rescue Me" (3 Beat Productions, 2010) #14
Steve Mac - "Paddy's Revenge" (3 Beat Blue, 2008) #17
Studio B - "I See Girls" (Boss Records, 2005) #12
Stylo G - Soundbwoy #18 (3 Beat Productions, 2013)
Sway - "Level Up" (3 Beat Productions, 2012) #8
Sway - "Still Speedin'" (3 Beat Productions, 2011) #19
Top 100 singles
Pianoman - "Party People (Live Your Life Be Free)" (3 Beat Music, 1997) #43
Bingo Players - "Cry (Just a Little)" (3 Beat Productions, 2011) #44
CLS - "Can You Feel It" (3 Beat Music, 1998) #46
Martin Solveig feat. Kele - "Ready 2 Go" (3 Beat Productions, 2011) #48
Marco Demark feat. Casey Barnes - "Tiny Dancer" (3 Beat Blue, 2008) #54
Alexandra Stan - "Get Back (ASAP)" (3 Beat Productions, 2011) #56
Isha-D - "Stay" (3 Beat Music, 1997) #58
Inna - "Déjà Vu" (3 Beat Productions, 2010) #60
Onyx feat. Gemma J - "Every Little Time" (Boss Records, 2004) #66
New Atlantic vs. Quake - "I Know '99" (3 Beat Music, 1999) #79
Duck Sauce - "Big Bad Wolf" (3 Beat Productions, 2011) #79
Erick Morillo & Eddie Thoneick - "Stronger" (3 Beat Productions, 2011) #80
Agnes - "On & On" (3 Beat Blue, 2010) #82
Chakra - "I Am" (Boss Records, 2004) #97
Skepta vs. N-Dubz - "So Alive" (3 Beat Productions, 2011) #99
The Space Brothers - "One More Chance" (Boss Records, 2003) #100
New singles
Cahill ft. TY - Take It Back (3 Beat Productions, 2012)
Unicorn Kid - Need U (3 Beat Productions, 2012)
Luke Bingham ft. Sway - Gemini (3 Beat Productions, 2012)
Luke Bingham - Shut It Down (3 Beat Productions, 2012)
Alexandra Stan - Lemonade (3 Beat Productions, 2012)
