King Street Sounds, was created in 1993 by Hisa Ishioka and is a division of Hi's Productions USA. The label name was inspired by the actual location of legendary New York City night club Paradise Garage. The label is also heavily inspired by the late Larry Levan.

The label is known for the Mix the Vibe series, which has showcased the talents of Louie Vega, Danny Krivit, David Morales, Doc Martin, Lil Louis, Peter Rauhofer, Tony Humphries, Ron Trent, Cevin Fisher, Lord G, DJ Pierre, Kerri Chandler, Mondo Grosso, DJ Spinna, Joe Claussell, DJ Spen, and Teddy Douglas.

One of King Street Sounds' most notable records is Johnny Dangerous's "Problem #13," which is well known as "I Beat That Bitch with a Bat" and, in 2003, was sampled on Rah Digga

Rah Digga

Rah Digga is an American rapper. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes, she parted ways amicably with the group in 2007. She has been called "one of rap's most prominent women MCs" by Allmusic and "one of hip-hop's most skilled female MCs" in...

's "Party & Bullshit."

Other King Street classics to mention are "Party Girl" by Ultra Naté

Ultra Naté

Ultra Naté is an American house music, Dance-pop and sometimes R&B musician who has achieved a respectable amount of success on the pop charts with songs such as "Free" and "If You Could Read My Mind" as part of Stars on 54....

, "Circles" by Kimara Lovelace

Kimara Lovelace

Kimara Lovelace is a female dance music vocalist who placed three songs in the Top 10 of the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the late nineties. "Circles" spent a week at #1 in 1998...

, "Emerald City" by Johnny Dangerous, "Closer" by Mood II Swing featuring Carolyn Sylvan, "Most Precious Love" by Blaze

Blaze (band)

Blaze is a house-music group formed in 1984 in New Jersey, USA.-Career:It was formed by Josh Milan, Kevin Hedge, and Chris Herbert, when Herbert introduced Milan, a member of his church choir, to Hedge, his childhood friend...

 presents United Dance Artists For Life featuring Barbara Tucker

Barbara Tucker

Barbara Tucker , is an African American house, R&B and soul singer, songwriter and choreographer. Her impact on the mainstream music scene has been felt more in Europe, than in her home country....

, and "Touched the Sky" by Dennis Ferrer

Dennis Ferrer

Dennis Ferrer is a New York-based DJ, producer and remixer. He currently resides in Union City, New Jersey. A veteran of soulful house music production, Dennis has worked with the likes of Masters at Work , Little Louie Vega, the Martinez Brothers and many other notable New York producers and DJs...

 featuring Mia Tuttavilla.

Sub-labels are NiteGrooves and Street King. The label has been in business continuously for 17 years.