UKF (short for United Kingdom and Frome) is a record label founded by Luke Hood that focuses on promoting electronic music. Hood began sharing bass music through his original two YouTube channels, UKF Drum & Bass and UKF Dubstep, in 2009. The UKF brand has since expanded to 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.
History Luke Hood created UKF on YouTube to share music with friends while studying at Frome Community College in 2009. 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 Group and plans to take advantage of YouTube's live streaming function to broadcast their events that now occur throughout Europe and North America.
The name UKF stands for United Kingdom and Frome, Luke Hood's hometown.
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. 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.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/
In October 2019, UKF held a ten-year anniversary event in the Cheese and Grain hall in Frome.
On 13 December 2024, to commemorate their 15th anniversary, UKF held an event in Drumsheds, London.
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US Dance UKF Dubstep 2010 Released: 28 November 2010 Format: Digital 7 UKF Drum & Bass 2010 Released: 19 December 2010 Format: Digital — Circus One Released: 1 May 2011 Format: Digital, Compact disc — UKF Bass Culture Released: 31 July 2011 Format: Digital, Compact disc 15 UKF Bass Culture 2 Released: 2 September 2012 Format: Digital, Compact disc 18 UKF Dubstep 2011 Released: 27 September 2011 Format: Digital 3 UKF Drum & Bass 2011 Released: 27 November 2011 Format: Digital 3 UKF Dubstep 2012 Released: 9 December 2012 Format: Digital, Compact disc 4 UKF Drum & Bass 2012 Released: 10 December 2012 Format: Digital, Compact disc — UKF Drum & Bass 2013 Released: 13 December 2013 Format: Digital — UKF Dubstep 2013 Released: 15 December 2013 Format: Digital 8 UKF Bass Culture 3 Released: 12 September 2014 Format: Digital, Compact disc — UKF Drum & Bass 2014 Released: 14 December 2014 Format: Digital, Compact disc — UKF Dubstep 2014 Released: 18 December 2014 Format: Digital, Compact disc 15 UKF Dubstep 2015 Released: 11 December 2015 Format: Digital, Compact disc 21 UKF Drum & Bass 2015 Released: 11 December 2015 Format: Digital, Compact disc — UKF Dubstep 2016 Released: 2 December 2016 Format: Digital, Compact disc, Vinyl 5 UKF Drum & Bass 2016 Released: 9 December 2016 Format: Digital, Compact disc, Vinyl — UKF Dubstep 2017 Released: 1 December 2017 Format: Digital, Compact disc, Vinyl — UKF Drum & Bass 2017 Released: 1 December 2017 Format: Digital, Compact disc, Vinyl — UKF Bass Culture 4 Released: 28 September 2018 Format: Digital, Compact disc — UKF10 – Ten Years of UKF Released: 29 November 2019 Format: Digital, Vinyl —
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