Rumors that Dance Mania would return had been circulating for a while already—probably because several artists, including DJ Funk, DJ Slugo, and a few other Dance Mania alumni, had begun releasing music using the Dance Mania name in the mid-aughts, sometimes on CD-R. (A quick search at Discogs turns up about a dozen just in the past two or three years.) Barney and Mitchell are still setting the gears of their label in motion: they’re drafting a new artist contract, learning how to sell digital music, and trying to figure out what to do about their website.
Given Dance Mania’s reputation, plenty of producers are sure to be eager to release music through the label, but for now Barney and Mitchell are sticking with the artists they know from its original run. Traxman, for instance, met Barney on visits to his family record store in the late 80s, and he’s remained loyal to the label and to Barney through the years. “Ray Barney was the guy that pretty much got me started on my career,” he says. “I’m proud to say that I recorded with this label, and I’m proud to say that I’ll still release music on this label.”
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