In 1997 DJ Disciple launched Catch 22 Recordings. With only thirty-seven releases under its belt, the label has become known for the most eclectic styles of dance music. "Put Your Hands Up" by the Black & White Brothers was the labels first signature hit record. In 1998 the song was licensed to EDEL (Germany and America), Happy Music (France), Blanco Y Negro (Spain), Planet Works (Greece), United (Belgium) and a number of other countries causing the record to become an international phenomenon. A year later DJ Disciple released his album "My True Colors". The album won over critical acclaim, but the real reward came in the form of three singles released from the album.
"It's Easy" was the first. It was collaboration between Steve Mac and Disciple that got Pete Tong to play it regularly on his Radio 1 show in the UK. Other European labels followed suit making "its Easy" become the summer sound track in Ibiza in 2000. Two years later, two more singles from the album dropped much to the delight of fans who favored the direction of the label. "Yes", collaboration with Inaya Day, was the first song in that year to get the notice of Italian label Loud Bit. Being play listed on Radio Italia Network, helped Disciple to further push the labels sound.

Once again, labels like Happy Music in France, and Tempo in Spain licensed it for their territories once remixes Lee Cabrera and Evil P. put their studio touches on the track. Catch 22 Recordings had more of a sound more favored toward what was going on in Europe than in the states. In 2002 the reverse was happening. "Caught Up" the last single released from Disciple "My True Colors" album got picked up by Strictly Rhythm partner Groovalicious. That label commissioned Guido to remix the track sung by Mia Cox and written in collaboration with Helen Bruner and Terry Jones. The song became a fixture on the New York club scene. Roxy, Sound Factory, and Splash made it a theme for that year. It was featured on the HBO series Queer As Folk. Surprisingly the song stayed at number on the Billboard chart for two weeks and later was nominated for a Grammy in America. "Caught Up" gave the vision for Disciple to spawn three records that was endorsed by the scene on his other label Nympho Soundz. "Fantasy Reality" by Cyn (picked up by Peter Rauhofers *69 label), Super Drum by Robbie Rivera and Disciple (picked up by Azuli in the UK), and Willy Sanjuan's "The Straight Girl" (picked up by Mix Mag for the Porn House cd mix compilation series). The labels formula for success crossed over to both deep and circuit scenes In New York that year, thanks to Disciple's producing partners Jeremy Sylvester and Michele Chiavarini.

Guida De Palma, a jazz performer with Brazilian and Portuguese flair appeared on "My True Colors" but had a single release featured with the Boriqua Bandits. It was one of the many names Michele and Disciple went to collaborate under. "Midnite Expresso" was a hit with deep house lovers because of Tampa native Jask's remix. It was a song that was once again endorsed by Radio 1 in the UK. It was Disciple's Latin dub that got the record to become a favorite Miami's Space and London's Neighborhood. It got picked up by a number of European labels and was on at least twenty different compilations. Michele got together again under the alias of Brooklyn Soul Boys. The track "Fort Freene Jazzmatazz" was a tribute to Brooklyn Jazz musicians. It was endorsed by New York's Shelter thanks to Timmy Regisford, but it was actually broken in the city by E-Man, founder of Bang The Party whose parties were legendary in Brooklyn. Along with Tyrone Francis, the track went on to become a theme for the Fort Greene City Park parties that summer. In Europe the effect was different. Jazz F.M. in London had already play listed the track, while Bob Masters and Slip-N- Slide had it on their compilations.

Collaborations continued between Michele Chiavarini and Disciple in 2003. Going the funky route this time around, Disciples Of Phunk's "I want It Right" appealed to Danny Krivit's 718 sessions, while "Too Far Gone" was a hit at City Loud with CJ Mackintosh.The last collaboration came in the form of The D& M Project. That year, the label wanted to appeal to what was going on in London in particular. "Doin It Good" was one of the two records that appealed to the soulful Garage City crowd, while the funkier side would appeal to the northern soul side of Miss Money Pennies. In 2004 Catch 22 Recordings decided to give new talent a try. We were very successful, appearing in the hype chart six times out of our eight releases because of it. The label pushed the talents of Southern Divide, Duck Sauce(remixing "Too Far Gone"), Willy Sanjuan, Mainline ("Tribal Fonk"), DJ Dove ("I'm Touched"), Lady Bunny ("I Get High"), J- Sonic ("Dance My Heart"), Martino ("Good Lovin") and 83 West (Doin It Good remixes).
In 2005 we will continue to push new talent while Disciple finishes his next album for 2006. Expect to hear from the talents of Hard Soul, Sykke & Sugarstarr, Liquid People, Mario Ochoa, and Maldonado.

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