
Patrick Moxey - From Jay-Z To Ultra Records
From The Will Clarke Podcast by Will Clarke
May 19, 2026 · 1h 17m · Episode 321
About this episode
Patrick Moxey discusses his influential role in the music industry, including the founding of multiple record labels and his experiences with notable artists.
Sign up for intellijend now: https://go.intellijend.com/will-clarke Patrick Moxey is the founder of Payday Records, Ultra Records and Helix Records, and has played a major role in shaping hip hop, dance music and the modern record label system. In this episode, we talk about the early days of New York warehouse parties, starting Payday Records, working with Pete Tong, signing Jay-Z, building Ultra Records, selling labels, launching Helix, TikTok, publishing, bad record deals, artist development and why record labels still matter in a world where 800,000 songs are released every week. A proper music industry deep dive. ⏲ Follow Will Clarke ⏱ https://willclarke.komi.io/ https://djwillclarke.com/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1OmOdgwIzub8DYPxQYbbbi?si=hEx8GCJAR3mhhhWd_iSuew https://www.instagram.com/djwillclarke https://www.facebook.com/willclarkedj https://twitter.com/djwillclarke https://www.tiktok.com/@djwillclarke Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Will Clarke
Guest: Patrick Moxey
Topics covered
- music industry
- record labels
- artist development
- hip hop
- dance music
- New York warehouse parties
Keywords
- record labels
- music industry
- artist development
- Jay-Z
- Ultra Records
- Payday Records
- dance music
- TikTok
Sponsors
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Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Payday Records, Ultra Records, Helix Records, TikTok
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