Manual Music was started by Dutch DJ/producer Paul Hazendonk in 2005 as a sublabel of the infamous Basic Beat company. The label quickly gained international fame with it's first release 'Robotfood' by Petter and has been continuously growing since then. In the past years artists such as Umek, Jeff Bennett, Jesse Somfay, Tigerskin, Jacek Sienkiewicz, and many many others have all appeared on the label.