2003 //
After twenty years on major labels selling over nine million records with partner Tracey Thorn in Everything But The Girl, the late nineties onwards have seen Ben Watt move back towards the underground, developing a lateral career as DJ, remixer and promoter in a fascinating revived relationship with the independent sector The latest move has been the launch of his independent label, Buzzin' Fly Records in April 2003.
The first release was Ben’s own single, 'Lone Cat (Holding On)', a rich deep house floor-filler that drew unanimous acclaim after a limited release on one-sided promo at the end of 2002. First bootlegged, then finally commercially released in April 2003, it has sold over 10,000 copies and set the stall out for what DJ Magazine has descibed as 'surely the most vital deep house label in the UK at the moment.'
As well as being a vehicle for Watt's own dance-oriented productions, the label is wholly committed to breaking new talent. Early releases included the deep-latin-disco smash, 'Musica Feliz' by the fresh French-Portuguese production team Rodamaal which went from cult club status to a berth in a Cameron Diaz movie, and the electro-serene and emotional 'Do You Feel?' by Automagic feat. Aswan. The fourth single, 'The Sad Piano' by a young first-time producer from San Francisco, Justin Martin, earned the much coveted Single Of The Week slot in leading UK underground tip-sheet, Update.

2004 //
In March 2004 the label released their first mix CD – 'Buzzin' Fly Vol 01: Replenishing Music For The Modern Soul', compiled and mixed by Ben Watt ('A sublime mix' - iDJ / 'A house music classic' - BPM). Avoiding clichés, it threw down exclusives and rare gems, and heralded the new breaking talent on the label. It also included the much feted cut, Ben Watt - 'A Stronger Man' (feat Sananda Maitreya aka Terence Trent D'Arby) b/w Justin Martin - 'The Sad Piano' (Charles Webster Remix). Worldwide sales for the album are currently approaching 25,000. A licensing deal has been secured with Astralwerks in North America.
More innovative singles from Manoo and Francois A, Low, Moreno and Unity followed and the label was awarded the Best Breakthrough Label award at the House Music Awards 2004. The label was also nominated in three other categories including Best Breakthrough DJ (Justin Martin).

2005 //
Early 2005 saw a major crossover success as Ben Watt's unusual 'Outspoken Part 1' speak-song single featuring Estelle and Baby Blak went from underground acclaim to overground national radio play on daytime and specialist evening BBC Radio 1 programming, followed by Alex S and D'Jazzy's genre-breaking electro-ragga cut 'Senti Sabi' featuring African MC, Fubu.
In March 2005 the label released their second mix compilation, 'Buzzin' Fly Vol 02: Replenishing Music For The Modern Soul' again compiled and mixed by Ben Watt. A d e e p l y e v o c a t i v e trailblazing 7 5 m i n u t e j o u r n e y i n m o d e r n h o u s e, it fuses spoken-word street poetics with rare cuts culled from afro-beat, electro and deep house. ('Not a weak link in sight ... this mix freakin' rocks big time, there can be no doubt whatsoever. Superb. 5/5. Compilation of the Month' - iDJ / 'One exceptional album. 4/5.' - Notion / 'Impeccable taste in music and fluent mixing ... just what clubland requires to cure its ills. 4/5' - DMC Update / 'Sexy, smoothly and exquisitely produced ... crank it up and feel the full buzzin' force.' - Time Out / 'An urban oasis oozing with pulsating Afro-inflected grooves, sensuous textures and muscular electro beats featuring an arsenal of essential tunes. Easily the maestro's most ambitious collection to date.' - BPM / 'When you're on a roll, why break the flow? ... quality. 4/5' - DJ / 'Ben Watt is so consistently good, reviewing him feels too easy - and this house disc is no exception. Watt finds that rare balance between awareness and abandon. He nails both the mixing and the programming.' - XLR8R / 'This Year's Dance Music' - The Sunday Times / 'The follow-up to last year's immaculately composed foot-tapping, head-shaking delight that just couldn't have got better. Well, could it? In a word 'Yes'. 4/5.' - Front / 'Edgy deep house grooves embellished with the odd hint of afro-beat, that ooze elegance and panache. It's not often that the sequel betters the original ... a label that is fast becoming the very epitome of cool.' - BBC Dance Music Reviews / 'Quite simply the best dance compilation of the year so far.' - Arena)

DJ SUPPORT //
Many of Buzzin’ Fly’s releases have been heavily supported by leading DJs on both the soulful and tougher sides of the spectrum such as Brian Tappert, Louie Vega, Miguel Migs, Julius Papp, Ian Pooley, Marques Wyatt, Layo, Halo, Roger Sanchez, Jay-J, Ananda Project, Knee Deep, Kiko Navarro, Bobby and Steve, Full Intention, Shaboom, Liquid People and Yousef.

EVENTS //
The label throws regular events in London ranging from full-on nights featuring the cream of the roster at venues such as Nieghbourhood and The End to low-key intimate micro-parties at underground spots such as Cherry Jam and Plastic People. Buzzin’ Fly’s two parties at Miami WMC/M3 in 2004 and 2005 were universally acclaimed at two of the finest occasions of the respective week-long conferences. Ben Watt tours as a DJ extensively in Europe, North America and Australia promoting the label, adding label artists to the line-up wherever possible.

WEBSITE //
The label website (www.buzzinfly.com) is regarded as one of the most impressive dance label websites around with innovative features like their bespoke MP3 player, the Flypod, featuring back catalogue and DJ mixes. Regular news updates, the sideshoot e-zine 'A Fly In Your Eye' and a busy forum explain its popularity. Up to 20,000 separate visitors a month pass through.

COMING UP //
Spring/Summer 2005 sees more singles including the return of Rodamaal with their electro-latin slow-burn 'Insomnia' heavily supported by Louie Vega, DJ Deep and the New York underground, as well as Manoo and Francois A's second single 'Traffic' b/w 'The Deep' and Justin Martin's Miami-busting 'The Legend of Papachongo'.
Buzzin' Fly 2nd Birthday Summer Session @ The End, London - June 17 with DJs Ben Watt, Chalres Webster, Justin Martin, Manoo, Chris Woodward
New artist albums from Justin Martin and Rodamaal are in the pipeline for late 2005 / early 2006.