In the more nice corners of the music world - especially dance, jazz, and classical - it is very common for music fans to describe their tastes by following a s

In the more nice corners of the music world - especially dance, jazz, and classical - it is very common for music fans to describe their tastes by following a specific label. A good label head is a tastemaker and curator, and their label brand will all be a consistent kind of sound (or level of quality, for classical). When you find a DJ you like, you figure out what label they're signed with, and if the label head has done their job right you've just discovered a whole family of related similar artists who produce music in the same style and often tour/perform together. This doesn't really happen as much in other genres, where the goal is to be signed with a sub-imprint from Sony, Universal, etc... there isn't nearly as much curation going on.