UKF Music

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UKF
UKF basic logo.svg
Product type Electronic music
CountryUnited Kingdom
IntroducedApril 2009
MarketsWorldwide
Ambassador(s)Luke Hood
TaglineThe home of bass music
Website http://www.ukf.com/
Company
Parent AEI Group

UKF (short for United Kingdom and Frome) is a record label founded by Luke Hood and AEI Group that focuses on promoting electronic music. UKF Music was created by Luke Hood, who began sharing bass music through his original two YouTube Channels, UKF Drum & Bass and UKF Dubstep, in 2009. The UKF brand now has five YouTube Channels: UKF Music, UKF Dubstep, UKF Drum & Bass, UKF Mixes and UKF On Air. UKF has expanded beyond its YouTube Channels to creating compilation series and podcasts, organizing events, offering merchandise as well as its own ticketing platform.

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History

Luke Hood created UKF on YouTube to share music with friends while studying at Frome Community College in 2009. [1] As his subscriber base began to grow, he started to focus on the music channels and expanding the UKF brand. The brand has since sold half of its ownership to AEI Media and plans to take advantage of YouTube's live streaming function to broadcast their events that now occur throughout Europe and North America. [2]

The name UKF stands for United Kingdom and Frome , Luke Hood's hometown. [2]

In January 2012 Your Hidden Potential, a UK-based platform for aspiring entrepreneurs, named Luke Hood one of the top 20 young entrepreneurs to watch. [3] At the 2012 Red Bull Elektropedia Awards in Belgium, UKF took home the award for 'Best Really Big Party', and an award for Visual Iconography for both of their sell out shows in Belgium. [4]

In October 2019, UKF held a ten-year anniversary event in the Cheese and Grain hall in Frome. [5]

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US Dance [6]
UKF Dubstep 2010
  • Released: 28 November 2010
  • Format: Digital
7
UKF Drum & Bass 2010
  • Released: 19 December 2010
  • Format: Digital
Circus One
UKF Bass Culture15
UKF Bass Culture 218
UKF Dubstep 2011
  • Released: 27 September 2011
  • Format: Digital
3
UKF Drum & Bass 2011
  • Released: 27 November 2011
  • Format: Digital
3
UKF Dubstep 20124
UKF Drum & Bass 2012
UKF Drum & Bass 2013
  • Released: 13 December 2013
  • Format: Digital
UKF Dubstep 2013
  • Released: 15 December 2013
  • Format: Digital
8
UKF Bass Culture 3
UKF Drum & Bass 2014
UKF Dubstep 201415
UKF Dubstep 201521
UKF Drum & Bass 2015
UKF Dubstep 20165
UKF Drum & Bass 2016
UKF Dubstep 2017
UKF Drum & Bass 2017
UKF Bass Culture 4
UKF10 – Ten Years of UKF

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References

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  2. 1 2 Hick, Melanie. "Luke Hood, The 19 Year Old From UKF Dubstep Tops YouTube Charts." Huffington Post.Web. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/12/14/luke-hood-ukf-youtube-dubstep_n_1148370.html
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Jenkins, Dave. "Red Bull Elektropedia: UKF award success." AEI Media. 11 November 2012 2012.Web. 9/25/2012 http://aeimedia.co.uk/2012/11/red-bull-elektropedia-ukf-award-success/ Archived 15 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. danielz. "UKF10 @ Cheese & Grain, Frome (Trailer)". UKF. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. "Various Artists Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 12 November 2017.