East-London’s Riva Starr joins Defected’s illustrious list of House Masters as he continues to establish himself as one of the world’s top DJs and producers. Growing up surrounded by the rich musical culture of Southern Italy, Starr’s influences come from all over; the sounds of Africa, Greece, Spain and the Balkans are ever-present within his revered house releases. Genre-wise his approach is similarly expansive, first falling for breakbeat after years of experimentation in Naples, before exploding onto the UK fidget and deep house scene in the noughties. Years later, the Snatch! owner’s epic catalogue is brimming with the very best club music this side of the millennium, unrestricted by genre convention and bursting with eclectic samples and unpredictable references. This compilation features club belters alongside deeper cuts that seamlessly mix addictive vocal samples with hard-hitting house rhythms, as well as expert remixes and collaborations with fellow industry titans. Todd Terry, Mike Dunn, Groove Armada, Jocelyn Brown, Dennis Ferrer, Green Velvet, Harry Romero; the list of legendary artists that feature in Starr’s eclectic discography is as endless as it is impressive, and throughout it all the Ibiza hitmaker maintains a signature sound that is distinctly Riva Starr.


Defected presents House Masters - Riva Starr

1.Riva Starr X Todd Terry ‘This Is The Sound’
Written by Todd Terry
Produced by Riva Starr & Todd Terry
Published by Campbell Connelly Co LTD (PRS)/Embassy Music Corporation (BMI)/R&E Music Limited (PRS)
Licensed courtesy of Hot Creations
P&C 2022 Hot Creations

2.Riva Starr featuring Phebe Edwards ‘Love Divine’ (Extended Mix)
Written by Stefano Miele, Kenisha Humber, David Whelan & Michael Di Scala
Produced, Performed, Recorded, Mixed & Arranged by Riva Starr in London, UK
Additional Production by David Whelan & Michael Di Scala
Vocals by Phebe Edwards
Programming, Keyboards, Drums & Instruments by Riva Starr
Published by Defected Music & Sony/ATV
P&C 2021 Defected Records Limited

3.Riva Starr featuring Dajae ‘The Loft’
Written by Stefano Miele & Curtis Jones
Produced by Stefano Miele
Vocals by Dajae
Published by Snatch! Music Publishing Limited/Sentric Music Limited & Cajual Music (ASCAP)/Bucks Music Group Ltd
P&C 2016 Cajual Records

4.Groove Armada ‘Superstylin’’ (Riva Starr Edit)
Written by Andrew Derek Coecup, Thomas Charles Findlay, Paul Michael Graham, Michael Anthony Daniel, Jonathan Leroy White & Keeling Myers Lee
Produced by Groove Armada
Remix & Additional Production by Riva Starr
Published by Warner Chappell Music Ltd, Sweet Left Peg Limited/ BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited, Concord Copyrights London Limited & Copyright Control
P&C 2016 Snatch Records Ltd

5.Riva Starr ‘Piknik’
Written by Stefano Miele & Vincent Montana Jr
Produced by Riva Starr
Published by Snatch! Music Publishing Limited/Sentric Music Limited & Montana Vincent Jr Music/EMI Music Publishing Ltd
P&C 2018 Truesoul

6.Riva Starr featuring Jocelyn Brown ‘Always’
Written by Stefano Miele, Jocelyn Brown & Vezio Bacci
Produced by Stefano Miele
Vocals by Jocelyn Brown
Published by Snatch! Music Publishing Limited, Black Rock/Sentric Music & Copyright Control
P&C 2018 Truesoul

7.Dennis Ferrer ‘Hey Hey’ (Riva Starr Paradise Garage Club Mix)
Written by Dennis Ferrer, Donna Summer, Pete Bellotte & Giorgio Moroder
Produced, Mixed & Arranged by Dennis Ferrer
Vocals by Dennis Ferrer, Vivien Goldman & Dominique Keegan
Keys & Drum Programming by Dennis Ferrer
Remix & Additional Production by Riva Starr @ SNATCH! Lab, London
Published by Sfere Music (BMI) & Warner Chappell Music Ltd
Licensed from Sfere Recordings dba Objektivity
P&C 2020 Defected Records Limited under exclusive license from Objektivity

8.Sophie Lloyd featuring Dames Brown ‘Calling Out’ (Riva Starr Warehouse Remix)
Written & Produced by Sophie Lloyd
Additional Production, Engineering & Keyboards by Darren Morris
Lead Vocals by Athena Johnson
Backing Vocals by Dames Brown (Athena Johnson, Teresa Marbury & La Rae Starr)
Additional Production by Luke Solomon & Lance Desardi for Hammer and Tongs
Mixed by Lance Desardi for Builders of Paradise
Remix & Additional Production by Stefano Miele @ Snatch! Lab
Published by Defected Music
P&C 2019 Classic Music Company

9.CamelPhat & Riva Starr featuring Ursula Rucker ‘Crystal Clear’
Written by David Whelan, Michael Di Scala, Stefano Miele & Ursula Rucker
Produced by CamelPhat & Riva Starr
Published by Snatch! Music Publishing Limited, CamelPhat Limited administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing Allegro (UK) & U-Sun Publishing
P&C 2019 Snatch Records Ltd

10.London Grammar ‘If You Wait’ (Riva Starr Remix)
Written by Hannah Reid
Produced by London Grammar, Tim Bran & Roy Kerr
Performed by London Grammar
Remixed by Riva Starr
Published by Warner Chappell Music Ltd
P&C 2021 Ministry of Sound Recordings Limited / Metal & Dust under exclusive licence to Sony Music Entertainment

11.Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr featuring Beardyman ‘Eat Sleep Rave Repeat’
Written by Norman Cook, Stefano Miele, Darren Foreman & Roman Boer De Garcez
Produced by Norman Cook & Stefano Miele
Vocals by Beardyman
Published by Phoenix Music International Limited, A Songs, Beardymanagement Ltd/Universal Music Publishing Ltd & Junkx Edition/BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
Licensed courtesy of BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd
P&C 2013 Skint Records Limited, a BMG company

12.Harry Romero ‘Tania’ (Riva Starr Remix)
Written & Produced by Harry Romero
Remix & Additional production by Riva Starr
Published by Black Rock/Sentric Music Publishing
P&C 2014 Toolroom Productions

13.Mike Dunn ‘Natural High’ (Riva Starr Mo’ Funk Extended Remix)
Written, Produced & Mixed by Mike Dunn in the Dunngeon, January 2019
Vocal Performed by Mike Dunn
Remix & Additional Production by Riva Starr
Published by Westbury Music
P&C 2020 Glitterbox Recordings

14.Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor ‘Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)’ (Riva Starr Skylight Hard Dub)
Written by Cristiano Spiller, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Robert Davis, Vincent Montana Jr & Ronald Walker
Produced by Cristiano Spiller at His Studio, Venice
Co-Produced by Boris Dlugosch
Lead Vocals by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Backing Vocals by Sharon Scott
Remix & Additional Production by Riva Starr @ Snatch! Lab, London, UK
Mastered by Kevin Grainger at Wired Masters
Published by Polygram Music Publishing Ltd (GB)/Universal Music Publishing Limited, Concord Songs Limited, Universal/MCA Music Limited, Montana Vincent Jr Music/EMI Music Publishing Ltd & VMG Worldwide/BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited
P&C 2021 Defected Records Limited

15.Malandra Jr. ‘Dance Warriors’ (Riva Starr Remix)
Written, Performed & Produced by Simonpietro Malandra
Remix & Additional Production by Riva Starr
Published by NICE7 SRLS
P&C 2017 D-FLOOR MUSIC

16.Carl Cox ‘Dr. Funk’ (Riva Starr Mo’Funk Remix)
Written by Carl Cox & Jackie Mc Lean
Produced by Carl Cox
Remixed by Riva Starr
Published by Concord Copyrights & Copyright Control
P&C 2019 Bush Records

17.Riva Starr presents Hyperloop ‘Resilience’
Written by Stefano Miele
Produced by Riva Starr
Arranged, Mixed & Produced at Snatch! Lab, London
Published by Snatch! Music Publishing Limited
P&C 2017 Truesoul

18.Riva Starr ‘Can You Feel The Sunshine’
Written by Stefano Miele
Produced by Riva Starr
Published by Snatch! Music Publishing Limited/Sentric Music Limited
P&C 2016 Cajual Records

19.Riva Starr ‘Raw Feel’
Written by Stefano Miele
Produced by Riva Starr @ SNATCH! Lab London
Mixed by Sante ‘Santos’ Pucello
Published by Snatch! Music Publishing Limited/Sentric Music Limited
P&C 2015 Defected Records Limited

20.Reboot ‘Enjoy Music’ (Riva Starr Remix)
Written by Frank Heinrich & Jay Denes
Produced by Frank Heinrich
Vocals by Catherine Russell
Additional Production & Remix by Riva Starr @ SNATCH! Lab, Brick Lane, London
Published by Defected Music & Fur & Femur Music (BMI)
‘Enjoy Music’ uses elements from Naked Music NYC ‘I'll Take You To Love’ under license from Naked Music, Written by Jay Denes and Published by Fur & Femur Music (BMI). Used With Permission.
P&C 2010 Defected Records Limited

21.Riva Starr featuring Dajae ‘In The Midnight Hour’
Written & Produced by Stefano Miele
Vocals by Dajae
Published by Snatch! Music Publishing Limited/Sentric Music Limited
P&C 2016 Cajual Records

22.Green Velvet & Riva Starr ‘Robots’
Written by Stefano Miele & Curtis Jones
Produced by Green Velvet & Riva Starr
Published by Snatch! Music Publishing Limited/Sentric Music Limited & Cajual Music (ASCAP)/Bucks Music Group Ltd
P&C 2013 Relief Records

23.Junior Jack ‘Thrill Me’ (Riva Starr Remix)
Written by Vito Lucente & Andre Booth
Produced by Junior Jack
Remix & Additional Production by Riva Starr
Published by Homeworks/Concord Music Publishing & Two Twenty Four Music Inc
P&C 2014 Play It Again Sam / [PIAS]

24.Riva Starr ‘I Can See The Light’
Written by Stefano Miele
Produced by Riva Starr for Snatch! Music Ltd
Drums, Keys, Bass & Efx by Stefano Miele
Recorded at Snatch! Lab London
www.rivastarr.com
www.snatchrecords.com
Mixed by Santos @ Giant Peak Studio
Published by Phoenix Music International
P&C 2014 Defected Records Limited dba DFTD

25.Riva Starr featuring Fideles ‘The Superdope’
Written by Stefano Miele & Fideles
Produced & Mixed by Riva Starr at SNATCH! Lab London
Mixed by Sante ‘Santos’ Pucello
Published by Snatch! Music Publishing Limited/Sentric Music Limited
P&C 2015 Defected Records Limited

26.The Vision featuring Dames Brown ‘Down’ (Riva Starr VIP Club Remix)
Written & Produced by Ben Westbeech & Christian Taylor
Vocals Performed by Dames Brown (Athena Johnson, Teresa Marbury & LaRae Starr)
Mixed by Lance Desardi for Builders of Paradise
Remix & Additional Production by Riva Starr @ Snatch! Lab, London, UK
Mastered by Kevin Grainger at Wired Masters
‘Down’ contains a sample of the recording ‘Disco Boogie’ by Family Attraction, used with permission and under license from Family Groove Records
Published by Just Isn't Music & Defected Music
P&C 2020 Defected Records Limited

27.Junior Jack presents Glory featuring Jocelyn Brown ‘Hold Me Up’ (Riva Starr Tangerine Funk Extended Vocal Mix)
Composed by Vito Lucente & Frank De Gryse
Lyrics by Jocelyn Brown, Tammariah Lewis & Clarence Robert Walker
Produced & Arranged by Vito Lucente
Vocals by Jocelyn Brown
Backing Vocals by C. Robert Walker
Mixed by Marc Neuttiens & Vito Lucente at Dada Studio
Remix & Additional Production by Riva Starr @ Snatch! Lab, Shoreditch, London
Published by Strictly Confidential, Jocelyn Brown S Music, Universal Music Publishing & EMI Music Publishing Ltd
P&C 2020 Defected Records Limited

28.Riva Starr, Dennis Cruz & Gene Farris ‘Play’
Written by Stefano Miele, Dennis Cruz & Gene Farris
Produced by Riva Starr & Dennis Cruz
Vocals by Gene Farris
Published by Snatch Music Publishing Limited, EPM Music & Copyright Control
P&C 2017 Snatch Records Ltd

29.Riva Starr & Trim ‘Dance Me’
Written by Stefano Miele & Trim
Produced by Riva Starr
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd & Copyright Control
P&C 2010 Snatch Records Ltd

30.Arthur Baker, Nona Hendrix & LaDonna ‘Tear Down The Walls’ (Riva Starr Remix)
Written by Stuart Kimball, Arthur Baker & Tina Baker
Produced by Arthur Baker
Vocals by Nona Hendrix & LaDonna
Remix & Additional Production by Riva Starr
Published by Downtown Music Ltd
Licensed courtesy of BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd
P&C 2010 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC

31.Riva Starr featuring Mike Dunn ‘Feel The Heat’ (Extended Mix)
Written Stefano Miele & Mike Dunn
Produced by Riva Starr
Vocals by Mike Dunn
Published by Defected Music & Blackball Muzik/Westbury Music
P&C 2023 Defected Records Limited

32.Riva Starr ‘Flying High’ (Extended Mix)
Written by Glenn Gibbons, Stuart McMillan, Roger Sanchez & Nick Peacock
Produced by Riva Starr
Published by Soma Music/EMI Music Publishing Ltd
‘Flying High’ contains a sample of ‘Flyin’ High’ by Universal Principles licensed courtesy of SOMA Recordings Limited
P&C 2023 Defected Records Limited