In the 1980s, DJ International Records released music by key house innovators such as Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy (his 1986 remix of the It’s track “Donnie”), Hot Mix 5 member Farley "Jackmaster" Funk (his 1986 track "Love Can't Turn Around"), Steve “Silk” Hurley (his 1985 "Music Is The Key"), and Marshall Jefferson (his 1986 song "Move Your Body").

[1] DJ International Records also released ESP’s song "It's You", Dymond's "Wild About Your Love", and Liz Torres' "What You Make Me Feel".

[1] In the early 1990s, the label released Mike Dunn's song "Jass Yo Azz Off".

In August 2020, DJ International debuted a Frankie Knuckles track "Carefree (I Am A Star)" posthumously as the first release from the forthcoming Jackmaster 7 album, a follow-up to the six Jackmaster albums the label put out between 1987 and 1991.

“Rip Benji Espinoza, an Unsung Hero of House Music.” Mixmag, 28 Oct. 2020, mixmag.net/feature/rip-benji-espinoza-house-music-obituary.