The company was started in 2006 by Bill Thomason, a DJ/Producer living in the Denver area. Bill has also recently landed an endorsement by Sabian Cymbals as he is also the drummer for Ten Cent Redemption. A Regional act based out of Denver.
So far the releases have ranged from Progressive house to breaks to tech-house to electro-house. From the start, the releases on Polytechnic have been gathering attention from a wide range of DJs such as:
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Derek Howell - Hot Summer Night (featuring remixes by Federico Giust, Samy Fresh, Mike Hiratzka) [PTR044] (Jan 6th, 2009)
Release Date: Jan 6th, 2009
Styles » Progressive / Progressive
» User Rating: 4.03 / 5
» Promo Avg: 4.07 / 5
» Top Rank: Reached #2 on Nov 2nd, 2008
» Score: 114.0
1. Hot Summer Night - Original
2. Hot Summer Night - Federico Giust Remix
3. Hot Summer Night - Samy Fresh Remix
4. Hot Summer Night - Mike Hiratzka Remix
"the original is exactly the quality we expect from derek howell with a funk lead that is close to the "us west coast" sound. this is a strong one!" - 4.5 / 5
Jim_Star (Canada) (www.alicemanagement.com ; no sound)
"Good vibes on original and Mike Hiratzka Rmx, thx" - 4.0 / 5
Chris Drifter (Hungary) (SoundTribe Rekords, Plastic Fantastic, Existence, Pure.Fm, Danceradio.Gr)
"Would have to go with the original on this one. Good layering of sounds, love that string sample. I have no idea where Derek dug that one up. Keeps the song very interesting, even though I don't really feel the sample fits. However, later on, the song just gets better and better." - 3.5 / 5
Darin Epsilon (USA) (Perfecto, Lost Angeles, Monday Night Social @ Nacional, DI.fm, Proton, Curvve, Deep Records)
"Funky Monkey!" - 4.0 / 5
Kris B (USA) (Armada, Baroque, GU, Nightshade Music, DI.fm)
"Digging the original the most. Very summery sound." - 3.5 / 5
Jeffrey Collins (USA) (Aenaria, MAR186, Ascension, Point Records)
"samy Fresh for me" - 4.0 / 5
Miss Nine (Netherlands) (Turn On..., Vonyc Sessions, 925 Digital, Armada, Yoshitoshi, Harem)
"nice selection of good tech sound... favourite for me is Mike's version" - 4.5 / 5
Streamteck (Ukraine) (Dance radio Kiss FM/Club Saxon(Kyiv)/ Relax recordings/)
"Federico Giust is for Me!" - 3.0 / 5
Electrobios (Argentina) (Anjuna Deep, Extrema, Add2basket, Baroque, Di, Deep Records)
"Nice package with some great producers involved, fav for me here is the Mike Hiratzka Remix, love the simplcity and build in this remix, Samy fresh give this a nice touch of bounce aswell!" - 4.5 / 5
Sasha Le Monnier [ C.O.U. Muzik ] (UK) (Source Of Gravity/Ascension Records/Nightshade Music /Balkan Connection/Pangea Recordings/Bellarine)
"NIce selection of mixes - Mikes being the standout 1 for me with its killer groove" - 4.0 / 5
Andy Newland (UK) (bedrock, ministry of sound, twisted audio, renaissance, baroque, bellarine)
"Top Notch release from Derek. Catchy melody and funky beat. Great work" - 4.5 / 5
KyneticS (Manuel) (Italy) (DanceRadio.gr - Rosa Dei Venti Club - Monumento - Paips Café - Il Clan)
"Hiratzka and F Guist remixes are my faves here, nice release full of cool little melodic stabs, all bordering on that progressive and techy line. " - 4.0 / 5
Wally Lopez, Olivier Giacomotto, Steve Porter, are a few of the artists released on the Seven Limited Records imprint. Based out of NYC, 7LTD's philosophy regarding its catalog is to feature relevant artists with a quality sound, solid track record and most importantly, artists we like and respect ourselves.
2009 promises to be another great year with iPhone (Tap Tap Revenge) and NOKIA licenses already locked in, and more highly regarded talent to be added to the roster including Dr. Kucho, Gaby Dershin, & Medway among others. Not to mention Dr. Kucho's remix of 'El Mariachi' garnered a Top 14 spot on Beatport's Top 100, & has already been licensed to several global compilations.
One promise for our listeners, we'll continue to release only what we deem to be top notch, funkdafied productions for the floor.