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Sweden based Bastards of Funk, started his musical career in the early 90's, with interest in music rooted in both the classical and electronic realm. The interest accelerated when he discovered the sound of artists like Laurent Garnier, Dave Angel and Carl Cox. Their syncopated, rhythmic music inspired him to pursue the art of producing, but also trying to get the music out to a broader public.

Bastards of Funk is a collective of three things: one crazy swede mixed together with a midi controller and a computer. Together they form a sort of symbiosis. If supplied with ideas, the hardware will assist you in making them real! His undeniable interest in music, technology and science has resulted in a passion for electronic music, which embodies all three fields into one artful form. Music that feeds the soul.

By no means a rookie in the business, he has produced music under different monikers for over 14 years, everything ranging from drum n bass to ambient to techno, but always comes back to what he loves the most: house in all its shapes and forms. His perhaps greatest success was Relentless released on the Swedish label Frosty Music, a track which still resides in the top five all time bestsellers on djdownload prog/tribal chart. Between 1997-2000 he hosted a weekly radio show, called Deepsessions which was the perfect channel to spread electronic music in all shapes and forms, as well as getting ideas for productions of his own. This inevitably led to start Djing at local clubs and also playing music live.

What started out as a pure hobby is something more today,

"It's part of who I am. Music is something so fundamental in our lives, yet the complexity of sound generation is incredible. What essentially is nothing more than simple mathematical "building blocks" at the beginning, builds up to something that can be felt and enjoyed by so many. That idea still makes me interested in doing what I do."

With many releases on highly respected labels, it has led to appearances on both the Swedish radio and television with videos aired on MTV, as well as playing live at the biggest festivals in Sweden. His tracks have received huge support from DJs such as Paul Oakenfold, Tiesto, Dave Seaman, Hernan Cattaneo, Anthony Papa and Satoshie Tomiie just to name a few.]]> Sat, 06 Aug 2011 12:16:00 +0000

Sweden's Erik Pettersson is better known as DJ/producer Sonic Union, one half of prolific progressive house pair Bastards of Funk and Sonic Union and co-founder, label owner and manager of Lowbit Records.

Having played and produced progressive, techno and tech-house for over 14 years, his versatility, experience and sheer talent enables him to turn his hand from everything to producing, remixing, mastering, DJing and label management. He is known for his technical prowess both behind the decks and the mixing desk, while his DJ sets – which have seen him tour Mexico, India and Greece and hold residencies in Canada and his native Sweden – are renowned for their uniquely uplifting energy.

In 2005 he joined forces with his production partner Daniel Sandberg aka Bastards of Funk and a musical match made in prog-tech heaven was born! Since then this dynamic duo has had their music consistently championed by the likes of Laurent Garnier, Tiesto, Carl Cox, Armin van Buuren, Hernan Cattaneo and Anthony Pappa, featured on compilations including Global Underground and Ministry of Sound and released on labels such as Replug, Whartone, Spherax and Baroque. Also hugely in demand for their remixing skills, to date they have remixed top talent including Jim Rivers, Andy Caldwell, Cid Inc, Shiloh and Quivver and the requests just keep on coming! Having just released their rework of Soundprank 'Fortis' on Proton Music in May 2011, their remix of Jim Rivers 'Black Keys' is due out in July on McGroove and their interpretation of Interplay's 'Ignition' is forthcoming on one of the biggest progressive labels in the world, Anjunadeep.

Not content with their own production achievements, in 2009 the duo formed their record label Lowbit Records with the aim of championing the hottest up and coming producers on the progressive scene and releasing consistently top-notch tracks - and in just two years their eagle-eyed ability to spot and sign the most spine-tingling tracks and talent has seen the label grow from strength to strength. Given Lowbit's soaring success to date, it's no surprise that the label’s impressive artist roster reads like a who’s who of some of the most high-profile progressive artists as well as some of the most talked-about new talent, including Cid Inc, Ben Coda, Soundprank, Thomas Penton, Kassey Voorn and Deepfunk. This star quality hasn’t gone unnoticed, and Lowbit tracks are now regularly finding their way into the record bags and podcasts of DJs including Carl Cox, John Digweed, Paul van Dyk, Jaytech, James Grant, PROFF, Noel Sanger, Beltek and many more.

With such success under his belt it's fair to say that 2011 has gotten off to a flying start for Erik, but not just on the production side; so far the year has seen him play at Lowbit parties in London, Greece and Miami, tour in India and warm up for Spektre and Leeroy Thornhill of The Prodigy. He also hosts a monthly 2-hour Lowbit radio show on Proton Radio and his own monthly Sonic Union podcast, which has over 10,000 subscribers.

With a packed DJing and production schedule, a burgeoning label and worldwide Lowbit parties to run, it's no wonder that Erik has earned a well-deserved reputation as one of the hardest-working DJ/producers out there. But as the saying goes, there's no rest for the wicked – this Swede has a lot more up his sleeve for 2011, so stay tuned...]]> Sat, 06 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0000

His interest in electronic music dates back to his adolescence, mainly by listening to house music. Born in 1984, DJing came as second nature to him and soon enough so was producing. First, by playing in private parties for friends. Then, more and more often in bars and clubs all over Argentina.

So far, he has shared booth with international talented DJs such as Pole Folder, Naveen G, Neil Quigley, Osamu M, Martin Garcia, Soundexile, D-Nox, and many others.

Marcelo has become a DJ with international reach, by already playing in “Bombay” and “Rioma” in Mexico, “El Pacha” in Tunisia, “Dance Club Mania” “Spacer Club” Club Plazma” “Chervilo Club” in Bulgaria, “Dreams Beach” “Fenix Party” “Save Club” Brazil, “Key Club” “Living Dance” in Uruguay, “Warmland” Paraguay, just to name a few.

At the production level, the support from Argentinean djs such as Martin Garcia, Guille Quero, Deepmariano and the finest Hernán Cattáneo, is continuos. So also Internationals DJs such as John Digweed, Nick Warren, Anthony Pappa, Eelke Kleijn, Cid Inc, Monaque, Robert Babbicz.

If you check out his name on digital music stores, you will find dozens of releases on high quality labels: Replug Records, Afterglow Records, Stripped Recordings, Polytechnics Recordings, Frisky Records, Toes In The Sand Recordings, Off Side Recordings, Acute Recordings, just to name a few.

Vasami’s productions speak for its own. Groove, dark progressive beats and gloomy sounds are a constant feature in his sets. You can check his radio show "INCEPTION" every 3rd Friday of every month on Frisky Radio]]> Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:34:00 +0000

At the moment, Matan Caspi is definitely one of the rising stars under the spotlight. He has been constantly developing his music productions and his work has been internationally exposed and played by many artists and top DJ’s around the world. There is no wonder that Matan is one of the most productive artist at the moment.

2010 can be easily described as his breakthrough year after the success of his recent releases in some of the world's leading record labels such as: Little Mountain (with a appearance on “This Is Sander Kleinenberg 2 ” compilation), Pacha, Global Underground (being featured on the “Nubreed” CD by Sultan), Baroque, Spinnin’ Records (with few original EP's and a remix to Alex Kenji, Starkillers & Nadia Ali), Harem, Enormous Tunes, Armada, Unreleased Digital, Ultra, Audio Damage, Nervous, Fatali Music, Haiti Groove,Afterglow and many more.

This year, Matan comes back with massive upcoming releases and refreshing tunes that will not let you stay detached. His productions and mixes combine a diverse spectrum of musical styles, from groovy progressive house to the tech house & techno, from the deep house through to the international edge of the electronic music pool.

Nowadays Matan Caspi is busy on touring and concentrating on his future productions, where there you will find original and raw material that will knock your socks off. There you will find Collaborations/Remixes with: Andrea Bertolini, Angelo Ferreri, Riktam & Bansi, Ronen Dahan, Irad Brant, Weekend Heroes, Magitman and many more.

Matan's releases were mentioned in many playlists and top dj charts. Many of those easly hit the top 100 chart on the digital stores and his mixes were played on many famous radio stations worldwide. Many of his tracks were licensed to top notch CD compilations among and by artists such as: Tiesto, Robbie Riviera, Eric Prydz, Sander Van Doorn, Jerome Isma Ae, Andy Moor, Eelke Kleijn, Sander Kleinenberg, ATB, Sultan & Ned Shepard, Dirty Vegas, Joris Voorn, Paul Kalkbrenner, Daniel Portman, Butch and more.

As well Matan is an official PACHA RECORDINGS artist with more the 30 releases in 2010! This year seems to become even more successful and with it's current shots on Spinnin' / Spinnin' Deep /Doorn Records / Afterglow / Unreleased Digital, nothing can go wrong. His track "Choose A Name"- a massive collaboration with Starkillers which hit the No. 23 in top 100 on beatport and was played by Tiesto on his Club Life Radio Show and released remix to Nadia Ali, Alex Kenji & Starkiller to their track "Pressure" which was also released on Spinnin' Records had defiantly put Matan on map, Not to mention a mega collaboration with the sensational superstars group MORANDI for an official remixes to their tracks "Angles" & "Colors" which will be signed to one of the largest labels on the planet "Universal Music”! And that's not all... at the end of April a massive compilation "Exploring Israel" which is compiled and mixed by Matan Caspi & Eddy Good was released on baroque records, make no mistake this is the finest selection of electronic dance music at this present moment with the best upfront artists from Israel!

So watch for this talented producer as you are going to meet him soon on some of most popular dance floors around the world.]]> Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:41:00 +0000

DJ, producer and remixer Ben Coda has now firmly established himself as one of the most exciting talents in the UK dance music scene. Since his first release at the end of 2008, Ben’s unique blend of tech and progressive house has picked up massive support worldwide.

Ben has worked with some of the most influential and well-known labels around, including Unreleased Digital, Baroque, Whartone, Inkfish and Black Hole. The list of DJ’s supporting Ben’s tunes reads like a who’s who of dance music - Funkagenda, Paul Oakenfold, Nick Warren, Roger Sanchez, Hybrid, Sonny Wharton, Daniel Portman, Chris Reece, EDX, Cid Inc and many more…

Ben's tech-prog sound crosses boundaries – tough beats and rolling basslines contrast with soaring melodies, fusing Ben’s love of the tougher sounds of techno and tech house with classic progressive house.

Ben is also a talented DJ, combining seamless mixing with a forward-thinking tune selection. As well as being a regular in clubs across London and the UK, including the Ministry of Sound, he has DJ’d in a growing list of worldwide destinations, including being one of the few DJs to be invited to tour New Caledonia in the South Pacific.

With a busy DJ schedule, a monthly radio show on Danceradio Global and some serious original and remix material coming up, Ben Coda is definitely one to watch!]]> Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:35:00 +0000

Materia, real name Jan Warnstam, started his music career on an Amiga 500 in Sweden in 1988. Since then he has produced many styles of electronic music and seen the birth of genres such breakbeat, jungle and drum'n'bass in the early 90s. He started acquiring more dedicated hardware and soon decided to take his music production to a new level, and to a wider audience. The first stage was to approach national radio channel SR P3 and he quickly got recognized in shows such as P3 Dans, P3 Demo, Morgonpasset and Syntax Error.

In 2001, record store owner Thomas Bergsten approached wanting to start a new drum'n'bass label. Pressure Cut Recordings was formed and on it Jan released one vinyl 12 inch under the name of Hidden Lab before the label hit problems as the UK distributor went bankrupt. At the same time a breakbeat remix was signed to a compilation album on Invisible Records in Chicago under the name Soil of Sound.

In autumn 2001 Jan joined the radio show Vinyl on the local radio station Radio Stil 95,5 MHz. Playing the weekly shows gave a great opportunity to start honing his mixing skills and soon thereafter he got decks of his own. His first recorded mix set was released to the public in May 2002.

In July 2002 Jan had his first club gig at Pace in South London, getting good reviews from both promotors and the visitors. During the summer back home he was part of starting a new drum'n'bass club night called Conscious, booking international guests and national up and coming artists.

The following year meant more gigs, at Svaj in Stockholm, Impedans in Oslo, the music festival Sun Dance in Estonia, the Leet Recordings night in Helsingborg and at Rangus Tangus in Stockholm playing a deep six hour set. In 2004, Materia played in Århus, Denmark and returned to HQ in Oxford for the BASIC003 release party, a drum'n'bass vinyl release featuring a remix by acclaimed producer Paradox.

In 2003 the Conscious collective started a weekly radio show on Stockholm based radio station clubDECKS representing the full drum'n'bass spectrum. In spring 2005 Materia was booked to play his first tour in Poland - Synthetic City in Gliwice and Absurd in Krakow, followed up by a return to Poland in 2006 with gigs in Szczecin and Zielona Gora.

Returning again to the UK with a gig in Nottingham and in February 2007 to Gothenburg, Materia then moved to Denver, Colorado for three months and played a variety of gigs in Denver and Minneapolis, including a live set at the IMAX Theater at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, getting excellent feedback from guests such as astronaut Russell "Rusty " Schweikart.

Coming back from the US, Jan moved to Stockholm and decided to focus mor eon house music. In the summer of 2009, a remix of Houseclap (previously Spånka) on PR Records marked the first release in the house spectrum, with many releases following since on PR Records and other labels globally. Furthermore Materia was commissioned to do a remix of Boom Jinx for big London-based progressive house label Distinctive, he participated in the national radio P2 Ström "Music of the Future" project and in the country's largest newspaper Dagens Nyheter's "Klassisk Remix" online music project.

Moving countries yet again, Bristol, UK is now his hometown since the summer of 2010. The production aspects are tending more and more towards house and the breed of dubstep emerging in Bristol. Materia has played several gigs at Timbuk2 and Day+Night and now promotes the club night LOST! at Timbuk2. His first Bristol-based release was out in September 2010 on Slime Recordings with another release to follow in the summer of 2011. With releases out on Lowbit, Mystery Train, False Flag and Heartbeats already and more coming on Indigo, Absurd, Passion Recordings and PR Records 2011 looks like a great year.]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:35:00 +0000

With over five years studio experience, Steve has been developing his sound which ranges from Progressive House to Techno. His hard work and dedication has resulted in support and recognition from some of the scenes leading artists including Paul Oakenfold, Jerome Isma-Ae, Kim Fai, Hernan Cattaneo, Matt Darey and many more.

2010 was a big year for Steve with releases on high profile and successful labels. He started the year with a release on CR2 records called ‘The Last Time’ which featured the legendary Angie Brown on vocal duties. This was a collaboration with ChrisB (Toolroom Records) and picked up major support from Roger Sanchez with several plays in his DJ sets and on his Release Yourself radio show.

Later in the year ‘The Last Time’ was released on Spinnin Records sub label ‘Confidence’, This collaboration with Ted Nilsson featured the vocal talents of Darren Bonce. Steve has also had releases on labels including Manual De La Mare’s Hotfingers, label, Emotive Sounds, Baroque, Mirabilis and Mango Alley.

Steve’s remixes of tracks such as Cid Inc’s ‘Refrost’ on Lowbit Records and Julian Marazuela’s ‘Metropolis’ on Whartone Records caused a stir in the scene and have been rocking dance floors around the world, picking up support from leading players including Jerome Isma-Ae, Matt Darey and many more.

These tracks have firmly cemented Steve’s name as an emerging talent in the EDM scene and a producer who always delivers.]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:30:00 +0000

As one of the first pioneers to introduce house & dance music to his native South Florida, this veteran has been DJing, producing, & releasing techno projects since 1992. Since then, Penton has produced various releases that have fueled the best talents in the world. Penton's productions have been supported for over a decade by Sasha, John Digweed, Judge Jules, Paul Oakenfold, and countless others. Today, he has released over 100 various projects on some of the industries highest respected dance labels, including Perfecto, Armada, System Rec., In Charge, Beatfreak, Stereo Productions, Sutil, Baroque & more.

For-more his many past & present productions are featured on numerous compilations from some of the industries largest selling dance labels, such as Euphoria, Gatecrasher, Bedrock, and Perfecto. His style has crossed all borders, from producing a wide range of progressive, tribal, electro, techno, and house releases. His productions have received acclaim press from some of the industries largest dance magazines and online publications.

Penton also heads the label, Electric Candy Recordings with his label partner Scott Anselmo. Running since 2006, the label allows him to focus on a mixture of electro, house & progressive styled projects, with many releases scheduled throughout 2010. The label has feature numerous international artists such as: Thomas Gold, Jerome Isma-Ae, Alex Armes, Chris Reece, Tyler Michaud, Gabriel Batz, Nick Galea, Hernan Serrao, Scott Anselmo, Damien Heck, Santiago Nino, Audio Junkies, and many more. Most projects are out now and receiving massive support worldwide.

Thomas has also been the featured artist at numerous publications & retailers, including Beatport. And at the beginning of 2007, his release, 'Jacks Funk' topped the sales chart at Beatport for several weeks. Releases from his label ECR are available now exclusively at Beatport.

His studio productions also include three sample library cds for production studios & artists titled: Essential Drums & Percussion Vol. I., Essential Loops & Sound Effects Vol. 2, & Essential Drums & Sound FXs Vol. 3; which has been featured in Future Music Magazine.]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:46:00 +0000

Nikko.Z had his first musical influence by groups like Pink Floyd and Doors and since then he started looking for more electronic elements and sounds,thinking seriously of working on electronic music. The djs Sasha and Digweed were and still are his exemplar. After that of course, was extremely interested in House, Progressive and Techno sounds.

At the age of 15 started djing and later this hobby was evolved in a real love for the electronic music. Consequently, due to his passion decided also to produce his own tracks.

In 2006 he frequented the SAE college international institute in Athens,and he successfully graduated in Electronic Music Production. The last six years he makes his own productions in his studio.

He teams up with more than ten labels worldwide which trusted him and released his tracks. His music get support from artists like Hernan Cattaneo, John Digweed, Dave Seaman, Nick Warren, Satoshi Tomiie, Marco Carola, Anthony Pappa, and many more...

Also he has presented his dj sets as a guest at several internet radios, such as Frisky Radio, Proton Radio, Dance Radio and others. After 10 years of hard work has managed to mix his music in the most of the clubs in Greece and abroad in Romania & USA.]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:36:00 +0000

From the deep roots of the old City of Nazareth, to the magical Nordic region Stockholm Sweden, Eiad Sayegh founder of the Bambook Project has traveled a long path to develop his deepest desire. His sound brings the best he has to offer from his varied experience with djing, live performance and studio production.
He is extremely eclectic in his production tastes, from techno, progressive and tech deep house and all the way to down-tempo breaks. No matter what style he is working on, you will be able to detect hints of sincerity and emotion. As a DJ he presents good solid music that works together in key and in beat to solidify the term "mix". His style of DJing is one that creates ambiance as well as vibe that dictates serious, pure dancing. While keeping listeners seriously involved in his mix lush ambient works into the mix to develop dynamics that most underground dj's dreams to accomplish.

His productions take common form and shape to that same formula. Taking progressive, techno beats and putting them on top ambient works. With a strong drive to innovate his sound and move his listeners, his plans are to make the passionate presence of his music felt worldwide.

His latest showcase Bambook has been having support from John Digweed, John Graham aka Quivver, Henan Cattaneo, Nick Warren, Egostereo and many more.

In this project Eiad aims to collaborate and feature artists from all over the glob to create music. The Project is quickly establishing it self as a force to be reckoned with and one of the hotly tipped names to watch this year of 2011. With a very productive year in the studio resulting in having the first release signed to Baroque Records by heavy weight producer and manager of the label Keith Mcdonnell a.k.a Innate with a great remix pack from excellent names in the industry and many other releases to come on esteemed labels such as Baroque, Replug, Hyline Music, Lowbit Records, Indigo, LuPs , Mcgroove, Proton Music. Readymix Records,

Working with such a variety of labels and artists like Nikos Kargas, Gill Brown a.k.a Arkanna, Beat Factory, Collins and behnam, Sonic Union and Bastards of Funk, Andrea Cassino, Damasko, has allowed this project to not only hone its production skills but also showcase the musical diversity which the project has to offer from progressive to tech house and techno. Successfully crossing these musical boundaries and the sheer consistent quality of this project sound has had a profound impact on the project fans base with support coming thick and fast from Hernan Catteneo, Dnox and beckers, Quivver a.k.a John Graham, John Digweed, through to Pete Gooding, Audio Junkies, Jon Dasilva, CId Inc and King Unique to mention but a few.

Having played on many radio stations Eiad is hosting monthly the Newborn Sessions on Danceradioglobal, RTL and Ableton User on insomniaFM.com and The Bambook Project Show on Proton Radio. Promising every month to remain on top, serving the worldwide audience with the most fresh & dope sounds of today's dance scene Varying from house, progressive, techno, and electronica, each episode of these shows has always something to attract your acoustic system through 1hour mixes of your host Eiad Sayegh and occasionally the show will feature an exclusive guest-mix by established or upcoming talent.

As for the future, Eiad will try to keep improving his skills and he will work a lot on creating and further developing his own deep, melodic sound. Hopefully this will result in a lot of great tracks in the next months and years. The techno, progressive house minded people should defiantly keep an eye on this guy.]]> Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:12:00 +0000

To the progressive house diehards Anthony has almost become a household name just one year into his production career. With a discography that includes only heavyweight labels, Anthony's stock in the industry is well-respected with support coming from the biggest names in progressive and trance such as Markus Schluz, ATB, Kyau & Albert, Matt Darey, Andy Moor, Jaytech, Kasey Taylor, Cid Inc and many more.

Anthony kick-started his career with the "Amsterdam Calling / Kaneda" EP released on Baroque Records. This was followed with the pumping, acid-led anthem "Bedlam" which received support from the likes of Paul Oakenfold, Dave Seaman and The Flash Brothers. 2011 will see the release of Anthony's next bassline driven anthem "Glitcher Perfect" on Lowbit Records, which is destined to do the same damage on the dancefloor.

So far 2011 has seen Anthony take a step back from original productions to concentrate on remixes for labels such as Spherax and Indigo as well as several collaborations with some of the scenes brightest stars such as Pete McCarthey, Deluna and Lowbit's very own Bastards of Funk & Sonic Union.

Anthony has also teamed up with London based producer Andy Young AKA "The Secret" to form Yarranton & Young, an outfit that allows both artists to explore the deeper side of house and techno.

As a DJ, Anthony has quickly become a familiar name on the underground scene in London and is set for upcoming slots at the world famous Ministry of Sound and his first overseas gig later in the year. His sets are also featured on the most popular radio stations such as Frisky and Proton.]]> Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:12:00 +0000

This Maltese Dj and Producer already has several releases under his belt with alter ego "Deepfunk" for his deep and melodic music, "Trebon" which he uses for his own brand of underground minimal beats and 'Ecosphere' for more electro and experimental stuff.

Over the past few years, Malcolm has garnered attention for his extremely diverse and genre crossing studio efforts. Shortly after 'Transitions" was released in September 2007 on Emote Music (US), his tracks were already getting played by Djs from all across the dance music spectrum, been invited multiple times as a guest DJ on top internet radio stations worldwide. Malcolm even hit 2nd place in the "best selling chart" on 3beatrecords.com with his first release, "Pain Killing Pills".

Joined Stripped Recordings (Stated as label of the year by Sasha) in April ’09 and remixed artists like Nomad in the Dark, Norman H own re-release "Wrapped in Plastic", Yamil Colucci and Darren Flecta’s epic track ‘Emitting White Light’. Sasha, John Digweed, Nick Warren, Hernan Cattaneo and Dave Seaman are constantly supporting and playing his tracks.

Early 2010, Deepfunk was requested to join a new label launched in June 2010, Silence Through Music founded by Eduardo Moises and Parlange in the USA to release a number of original tracks and remixes alongside artists like Way Out West, Charlie May / Spooky, Guy J, Jim Rivers, Chris Fortier, Quivver, Anthony Pappa, Yousef and more. 2010 saw Deepfunk releasing tracks on various top labels like Silence Through Music, Piemont, Frisky Records, Lowbit, Destroy the Ego (Kindred) and more. Releses on labels like Afterglow, Replug, Whose Haus?, Subtract amongst others are to follow in 2011.

Some important gigs were doing warm up sets and playing alongside artists like James Holden, Guy J, Charlie May, John Digweed, Dave Seaman, Len Faki, Fairmont, Nathan Fake and Sasha.

Malcolm keeps himself constantly emerged in the world of electronic music, in the studio, and DJing with both old and new technology, and listening to a wide variety of music to better his sound. Not only impressing the crowd with his productions, he also manages to deliver mind blowing live performances and DJ making it sound unique in every set.

With a great start in 2011, winning the ‘Bedrock - Marco Bailey Remix Competition, and an ever-expanding career and zest for pushing electronic music forward, Deepfunk is definitely one to watch this year.]]> Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:57:00 +0000

Project Bin Fackeen is slowly, but firmly gaining recognition abroad his homeland. With original tunes being broadcast by global superstars such as Richard Durand, on the highly acclaimed ISOS radio show, Bin Fackeen surely is a name to watch out for, in the future. His releases are being recognized and played by a growing palette of internationally renowned artists such as Armin Van Burren, Matt Darey, Sander Kleinenberg, Laurent Garnier, Dave Seaman, Jerome Isma Ae,Airwave, Gareth Emery, Beltek, Jaytech, Flash Brothers,Steve Kaetzel, Miss Nine, Cid Inc, Mango, Dezza, Darin Epsilon, Luke Porter and many more…Bin Fackeen has several releases behind him already and many more to come.

Bin Fackeen – real name: Damjan Avsec, was born in Slovenia but raised in Kuwait. He began DJing for a local high school radio and soon developed a curiosity for underground dance music. Over the years he presented his DJ skills in different clubs and open air venues in Slovenia.

Later on in his music career, he began “flirting” with the craft of music production and decided to launch a new project: Bin Fackeen was born. His sound varies, dedicated to progressive house though. You will hear tunes sounding trancy, at other times, tunes will have a more tech house edge - the idea is to get into the concept of the label of the remix/release. Keeping this in mind, it is obvious the goal of project Bin Fackeen is to become an all round progressive producer.]]> Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:39:00 +0000

Henri Hurtig AKA Cid Inc is fraying a feverish path within the electronic dance music industry. Born in Finland and raised in Sweden, he started fiddling with music tools from the early 90's. His reach towards music has been a patient quest within multiple genres until reached the House genre as a base for his productions.

With way over a decade behind him as a sound engineer, Henri is well known as a person knowing his way around in the studio as a mastering / mixing professional.

With a long list of achievements, Henri aspires to his first solo project, Cid Inc, with flourishing musical maturity. First release in 2008 on the prominent label Dyami, the "Sister" EP defined cutting edge tech / prog house filled with creativity and sensation.

Followed by a dozen of releases, both originals and remixes during 2008, Henri has proved that he is here to stay with his solo project.

Teaming up with Matias Bradler to create Mashtronic in 2004, their music has spread world-wide throughout productions and gigs. Their forward thinking progressive sounds have been praised around major club dancefloors with their world tours. The duo's cuts have been featured on many famous labels such as Alternative Route, Restart, Bedrock, Global Underground, MOS and many more. The name Mashtronic has also been alongside many remixes for the likes of John Digweed, Chable and Bonicci, Sonique, Dave Armstrong and Pole Folder, Mason.

His projects has taken him around the world as a DJ and Live performer. From South America, across Europe all the way to Australia and New Zealand.

With constant renewal and feel, Cid Inc is leading a path towards the top music-wise. Whether producing under different duos or Cid Inc, Henri has already gathered world-wide reputation for his intriguing and astounding sounds surprising djs and dancefloors alike. Voted as #5 most popular Scandinavian ( Nordic ) DJ in 2008 year 2009 looks very promising for him, including lots of new original releases and remixes followed with Dj and live performances around the globe.]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:46:00 +0000

Andrea Cassino began his musical career in 2001 with the well known project Cassino & Laben working with many major labels worldwide like Alchemy, Proton Music, Armada Music, Dual Musik, Aenaria, Babylon, Tilth Music getting a great support by the most important artists and djs of the world like Richie Hawtin, Mauro Picotto, Paul Van Dyk, Sasha, Tiesto, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Hernan Cattaneo, Armin Van Buuren, Gabriel & Dresden, Paolo Mojo, John Askew and more.

In 2009 he decided to create his own project, characterized by a slightly different style to the project with Alex Laben, with a mix of sounds definitely more tech-house. His productions, releases on the Argentinian label Balkan Connection and the Swedish label Lowbit, have already been supported and charted by many international DJs such as Hernan Cattaneo.

Andrea Cassino is also working with Danny Lloyd in a new project which the first EP was released on the Swiss label Kumquat. The EP was played and supported by big artists like Format B, Dubfire, Sebastian Roya, Wehbba, Andreas Henneberg, The Glitz, Gaetano Parisio, Tolis Q, Someone Else, Andre Kronert, Franco Bianco, Half Stereo.]]> Tue, 15 Mar 2011 12:44:00 +0000

Combining skill with modernism and her aptitude for style with ingenuity, Rachael is breaking new ground in the electronic and dance music industries.

Producer, DJ and vocalist, there is little territory this young artist hasn’t embraced. Rachael definitely feels the need to prove herself and work very hard at everything she does. As a result, Rachael now stands among the top ranking electronic artists, touted as a respected producer, exciting DJ and unique vocalist. “I guess one of the most important things to me is to not forget why you are doing what you are doing. Take yourself seriously, and other people will too.” she says. “In the end what it comes down to is the music, what it is as a whole and how it makes me who I am…”

A native Californian, Rachael was brought up in a fairly musical household and informally trained in Piano, Cello and Voice. Her interest in dance music was first sparked circa 1992, when she discovered producers such as Orbital, Underworld and the Prodigy; and she has been hooked ever since. Throughout her life Rachael has had first-hand experience with how much music can influence a person. This knowledge, along with her desire to create music that made people feel the way the music she loved made her feel, ignited a passion for production and the soon to follow performance of DJing.

Rachael’s interest in computers and music clashed in the year 2000, when she sat down at the computer and produced her first song. She spent a good amount of time honing her production and engineering skills while dabbling in and mixing styles ranging from house and techno to downtempo and dream-pop. After creating and releasing a few EP’s & remixes, Rachael made an unexpected move, deciding to add vocals to her music, and soon after released her first self-produced vocal tune ‘Remember’ in 2003.

The summer of 2005 saw the release of Rachael’s true production & vocal debut, ‘Till There Was You’. The song was picked up by major dance labels all over the world including Ultra (US), Positiva (UK) and Ministry of Sound (AUS) and received remixes from duos Gabriel & Dresden and Creamer & K among others. Till There Was You quickly became a revolutionary cross-genre hit, being played by nearly every major DJ from Pete Tong & Tiesto to Armand Van Buuren and Erick Morillo.

Soon after the release of Till There Was You, the follow up single ‘Crash’ was released, including an excellent remix from Italy’s Massimo Santucci. The single rode the waves of the underground for a few months before breaking through at Miami’s Winter Music Conference & the Ibiza Summer of 2006.

The future is wide open for this bright girl, as Rachael has definitely earned the reputation of an artist who is always looking forward and refuses to accept any picky definitions or classifications of dance music. Completely conscious of what she is doing, Rachael continues to make music that is both floor moving, and at the same time, deep. The next few years look very promising, and the dance music community is eagerly anticipating the release of her debut artist album, as well as collaborations with renowned artists such as Max Graham, David Vendetta & John Creamer. Rachael looks forward to what the future holds for dance music and hopes that she can be an essential part in helping it to grow and move forward.]]> Wed, 02 Mar 2011 13:02:00 +0000

Over the last five years, Joel's name has become associated with quality electronic music. Having established a strong following with his creative productions, he moves clubbers with his funky basslines and melody-driven tracks behind the decks. From rocking international summer festivals and raves, to clubs like Victoria's Hush Nightclub and his current residency, Vancouver's legendary Red Room, Joel maintains a focused contribution to the electronic dance music scene.

Joel's first forays into dance music garnered lots of attention with Progressive Sounds giving his track 'Serenity', on Proton Music, a perfect 10/10 review, dubbing it 'truly astounding'. This piqued the attention of label heads and producers alike, giving way to collaborations, originals and remixes that landed on mix compilations by Shiloh, Marcus Schulz and Pole Folder. Labels such as System Recordings, Baroque Records/Limited, Babylon Records and Joel's own imprint, Dot Dot Records have released original tracks that were supported by the who's who of dance music, with Sasha and Hernan Cattaneo charting and giving high praise.

2009 sees Joel officially keep Vancouver as his home base with frequent shows in the city, a growth of followers and an increase of international shows in the pipeline. On the 3rd Tuesday of each month, his label Dot Dot runs a show on Proton Radio with the sweet sweet sounds of Minimal, House and Tech House.]]> Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:50:00 +0000

Kassey Voorn was born in 1987 in the city of Athens, and music has been a part of his life since childhood. After attending some of the best DJs' gigs and listening to couple of records, he was really attracted by electronic music, and decided to take things to the next level by attempting to make his own productions in 2006.

His musical career began in 2008 and in a short ammount of time, he managed to get into some respected labels, and his productions have been supported by major Djs of the scene, such as Hernan Cattaneo, John Digweed, Armin Van Buuren, Laurent Garnier, Dubfire, Nick Warren, Markus Schulz, and Kenneth Thomas amongst others.

As time goes by, and music evolves, Kassey will continue experimenting and evolving a unique sound, on his productions and his live performances, so keep an eye on this one, i'm sure there is a lot more to see from him.]]> Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:40:00 +0000
He then moved to Mumbai to pursue his dream and became an assistant DJ at a Pub where he worked for one and half years. He later got a job at The LeeLa Palace in Bangalore for 6 months. While he worked long hours, he felt the need for more knowledge in sound, and decided to move to Chennai to pursue his audio engineering at (SAE) After he completed the course he was pretty unsure of which direction he wanted to go. He felt that DJing wouldn't do well for him as there were already a large number of Djs playing popular music. A few years passed by, and Vinayak^A keenly observed and absorbed as much of his environment as he could. And he learnt one important thing.

He says it was all about earning respect and being the best in what you do. With this as his motto, Vinayak^A was determined to harness all his skill and study. And make it. He bought some equipment and locked himself in his studio for 6 Years. His aim was to experiment with various waves in music and sounds from day and night life atmospheres. He recorded all his sounds and designed them to fit in as a story. He tried to record as many abstract elements as possible to create his grooves and fillers. His love for Progressive House music became more interesting and complex he was and still is at ease experimenting on a daily basis. He eventually completed a track but somehow it didn't sound real enough for his liking.

He felt the need for a tighter production and a stronger emotional connection which was lacking. So he then started to create a new vibe with abstract melodies, heavy strings, deep bass lines and funky tight grooves with a pinch of experimental atmospheric sounds. In November 2008 he produced a track called "What's Stopping You" which was signed onto "BAROQUE RECORDS UK". It was released on January 2009 and was a major release for Vinayak^A as he got massive support from the greats like "Eric Prydz, Daniel Portman, Solarity", etc,. What's Stopping You was in the top 100 for 3 weeks on the Beat Port Progressive House Chart's.

After this release he had finally come into a style of his own and knew exactly what he wanted to produce and look forward to. He released a few more original EPs and did some remixes for artist like Joel Armstrong, Larry powers, Evren Ulusoy , Solarity etc.. His recent mixes have received support from John Digweed, Robert Babicz, Andy Newland, Herman Cattaneo, Rafael Noronha, Oliver Klein, Cid Inc etc. 2009 was a special year as Vinayak^A got the honor and opportunity to do a track for "Kamal Hassan's" Tamil Movie "ONAI POL ORRUVAN" alongside his daughter, Shruti Hassan. It gave him a further sense of confidence and helped him move forward.

Lately Vinayak^A has been working on his new album and several remix projects. And in typical Vinayak^A fashion, he says I have no idea what 2010 and the following years have in store for me. My experiments & journey continues My music should say & "do it all...]]> Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:35:00 +0000

Carsten 'Hyline' Million has been a staple figure in the worldwide progressive house scene for the last 3 years. His work as A&R and marketing manager of Germany's now legendary Jetlag Digital imprint brought the label to new heights as it became one of the elite in the progressive house genre. Carsten is now set to launch his own 'Hyline Music' label imprint in early 2011.

Hyline about himself: "Led by pure emotion, my style unconsciously evolved into what I call "deep, dark and progressive" in an Adult Music way. It is wonderful to live, hear and feel this kind of music. It never ceases to amaze and challenge you, it gives you pleasure and is always present but never obtrusive - every time a revelation, music of my heart and soul."]]> Wed, 02 Feb 2011 09:12:00 +0000

He began his musical career in 1997. Worked in such styles, as Breakbeat and Electro House.

In 2003 he became the participant of Python project and worked in such styles as Progressive House, Tech House and Techno.
In the same year Samotarev began his DJ career. He played in many Russian clubs.

In 2004 The Python project released an album DeepPressure. Samotarev doing promotional activities in parallel with work on the music. In 2005 he has entered into the promotional organization Sabotadj.

In 2006 the first release from The Python project was created on the English label Xeton.Since then, their music began to be placed on the foreign labels such as Ascension, Balkan Connection, Behold, Bellarine, Composure, Jetlag, Monad, Presslab, Proton, Real Music, Segment, System, Toes In The Sand.

In 2009 he began a solo career. Samotarev is an artist of such labels as KULT, Lowbit, Baroque, Green Snake, Documenti Sonori, Pure Substance, Midwest Hustle,19 Box, Akka, Mistique Music His tracks are supported by John Digweed (Bedrock, Global Underground), Hernan Cattaneo, Djuma Soundsystem, Eelke Kleijn (GU / Outside the Box), Noel Sanger (Dissident), Spooky, Darin Epsilon (Perfecto, Baroque, Proton), Amine Edge, Blue Room Project (Ascension Records).

Currently, Samotarev is actively working on the production of their own tracks and develops his own label Green Snake Records.]]> Fri, 28 Jan 2011 11:29:00 +0000

His first experience as a producer was in the 1994 with the track called “The Dream Project” (Zac Rec.), after this experience he decide to built his own studio, the right place and the right equipments give to danny a good input to express his feeling and ability through new productions in different style like ambient, funk, lounge and chill-out .

One more release wich is very imporant for Danny is "Identity" (Presslab Rec) released under the name "Twelve". This release with deep and funk contamination, received good international feedbacks and catch the attention of Tony Thomas who has done a remix included on the original release.

Under the pseudonymou "Twelve" Danny collaborated with two other guys Dj Alex V. and Gabriele Sorrentino (Guitar), the project go on releasing lot of singles in different style just for mentioned some of these (“Pharma” pseudo lounge, “UK IT” - jungle, AD DV - funky, ecc). One of these singles "Bird" was included on Presslab Rec compilation entitled "Atlantic" presented during the WMC Miami in 2003.

Some single like "Dream Man" and David you don't stop" catch the attention from different channel as fashion, design, culture, these tracks was included as a soundtracks during the big exbition Florence Paris. ("Dream Man" was included into a chill-out compilation " Divani & Divani" by Natuzzi (2005) and "AD DV" was selected from Patrizia Pepe, italian fashion stylist for her compilation. Most of the tracks under the name Twelve have been released on Comrecords, italian label, managed by Caterina Vichi.

It was the year 2005 when Danny was producing mostly by itself ,but taking part into collaboration with diferrent artists, With Tilak realize a single called "Etnoworld" the project is characterized for indian's vocalism sung on electronic texture, good accepted from the music critic the Tilak project have been reviewed on (“movimentoprog”, “kronic.it”, “mescalina.it,” “rockit.it”, trax 3, “fuori dal mucchio - mucchio selvaggio” “rockerilla n.532” “passione alternativa”, acid jazz magazine n°105). This experience allow danny to develop a big music activities as a remixer, materialized into different projects as LP "Desert" of Pietro Riparbelli released on "Fragment Studio", the release go on tour with the band around italian theatre and is also included on the dvd tour. In 2005 danny has participates in the realization of the first LP of Francesco Farfa "Human Bridge" with the track "Seaside highways."

The new directions taken by these collaborations mark the end of the experience with "Twelve", opening a new phase of interesting about tekno, house and minimal. In 2006 Danny released "Music Parfums" on Presslab Ltd with a remix from Cassino & Laben an year later "Beat Doll "EP. The three tracks was reviewed at the Winter Music Conference in Miami getting good attentions from the most international DJs such as Tartan, Pako & Frederic, Sandra Collins, one of these track got inside the chart of the Ministry Of Sound.

During the 2006 Danny also released “Traffic Game” and “Smoke Frog” on Wolkenfunken Recordings from Switzerland, then an Ep called “Where Ever Deep” on Bellarine records from Australia and a remix commissioned by Tc Maniak (Pako & Frederic). Even this time all the release have a great feedback from the music followers.

The 2008 begin releasing an ep on Bellarine Rec. called “2 Day Up”, then he has made a new remix for Cassino & Laben “Running After Time” released on Hunya Munya Records, worldwide distributed in Cd and digital format. Two remix again come-up from Danny ‘s studio, one for Francesco Farfa “Travel High” released on a spanish label Audioesperanto and one remix for Alex Rize “Beyond the Dome” released on Proton Particles in 2009.]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:19:00 +0000

Nemanja Kostic, talented DJ / producer, was born in 1989 in Prizren, Serbia. Since the age of 15 he showed his enthusiasm and has been inspired with sounds of electronic music. By the end of 2006 he started his own music production as a hobby. His first debut release "Back In The Galaxy EP" came out for Bulgarian label Seaburn Records.

After a short break, in 2009 he released "Time Travel EP" for Colombian Label Melodic Records. "Return Journey", the track from this release, became very popular and found its place in the tracklists of some eminent DJ`s. It's also important to mention that he released a track "Lost In Time" for compilation "Summer Movement" 2009 for Netherlands label "Manual Music".

After this he releases the "Satellite" for the famous Frisky Records and it gets remixed by Niko Fantin, a rising star from Argentina. Soon after this he releases for the Danish/Italian label Emotive Sounds.

Until now, Nemanja has done remixes and produced for artists such as: Derek Howell, Cid Inc., Fady Ferraye,Jairus Miller, DJ Ax, Jelly For The Babies, Argon Sphere, Fyono.. The music he produced can be described as progressive house music with massive sound, and with some elements of trance, minimal and ambient music.

Nemanja is currently living in Niš, Serbia, where he studies economics and prepares new releases and remixes for various artists.]]> Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:52:00 +0000

Born and raised in Aglona, Kaspar developed an interest in electronic music in 2006. Having grown up in a culture known for its richness in music and arts, Kaspar grew with a musical background that allowed him to feel and understand music from every single genre.

He was however, specifically taken by the moving melodies and exceptional layering found within the trance and electronic genre.

This intrigued him to get involved in the production of such tunes and led him to spend long hours practising on samples and effects determined to perfect his production abilities.

Within the span of two years and with the help of his good friend Viktor Fox, Kaspar’s production improved rapidly and remarkably leading him to finally put his sounds out there.

Kaspar has a number of singles that will be released during the coming months. He continues to move forward with his work, trying new sounds and techniques in his productions in order to reflect and express his experiences, feelings and everything that moves him.]]> Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:27:00 +0000

With a PhD in Russian politics, James's route into dance music is not a well-trodden path but a burning lifelong passion for aural satisfaction has served him well. In recent times, his stock has risen significantly in the progressive house community with a compelling blend of immaculate DJ sets and quality production work. In recognition of this, he was invited to join the artist roster of the genre defining Hybridized.org in 2008.

James originally gained his reputation with his meticulously programmed sets, seeing his audiences and support grow significantly with downloads of his sets in the thousands. Way Out West, Gui Boratto and Hybrid remix sets have seen strong support from the artists themselves and further cementing James’s reputation as rapidly rising DJ and producer. Live work has also recently seen him DJ in both the UK and the US as his international standing rises.

James has also proved himself a rising producer, both as solo artist and collaboratively with funk demon, Mike Bandoni as ‘Coalesced’. Coalesced have already released both remix and original material on a number of labels and more work is in progress including a move into film and television scoring. 2008 saw a remix by Darin Epsilon and Way Out West legend Jody Wisternoff on the Coalesced track Cortina and a raft of tracks have been released on a labels such as Triptik, Electrofly, Silk Digital and Polytechnic.

James’s work with Kira has also seen tracks released on Polytechnic Recordings and a Trafik remix for hugely popular Global Underground’s Afterhours series. 2010 also saw the release of the beautifully melodic 'Taking Control' featuring vocals by Rachel Lamb and receiving support from DJs across the globe. The duo have also been remixed by prog heavyweights Shiloh and Benz & MD.

James is continuing to develop his own solo work which has thus far seen him release on Proton, Baroque, Olaris, Lowbit and Silk Digital, gaining support from the likes of Markus Schulz, Nick Warren, Luis Junior, Ruben de Ronde, Cid Inc, Chloe Harris and Elke Kleijn while also catching the eye of Gui Boratto in his original productions.

With releases on Baroque, Proton Music, Lowbit, Particles, Spring Tube and Polytechnic already in 2011, the success of 'his Visceral' show on Proton Radio, and his ever popular exclusive sets for Hybridized, the future for James in the world of production and DJ'ing looks increasingly bright and busy.]]> Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:19:00 +0000

Dado, a.k.a Goran Franzijc, drummer and music lover, started to passionate to electronic music and DJing in the early 90's.
His relationship with many musicians made him approach to different kind of electronic music and, over the years, he collected vintage instruments, sampler and drum-machines, exploring in his productions several musical genres.

He worked with some artist and video-maker and recently he began to work as sound designer for some Tuscan companies.

When he moved to Florence he began to play as DJ in many clubs of the city. During the season 2005/2006, he worked in "Nova Bar" and inspired by the friendship with two big name of Italian techno scene, Gabry Fasano and Athos, he discovered the minimal-techno sound, starting to work to his own music with software and hardware instruments.

In this period he also was part of the live electronic project "Ostpolitik", and with this band realized the soundtrack of the video-reportage "Managua Boxing", produced by NonèChiaroProdigi and presented at 65th Venice Film Festival.

His live performances and the DJ set made him visit many clubs, private parties and festival, all around Italy, proposing an eclectic sound with strong techno roots, contaminated by funk, soul and hip-hop.

In 2011 he released a RMX version of the track "M.N.D. - Bambook feat. Damasco" (Lowbit Records), and a 4 tracks EP "2 Guys in a box" with his friend DJ Slesh (T-Bahn Records).

Goran Franzijc dance set and productions are now oriented especially to a deep-tech sound, right for late night and early morning situation.]]> Sat, 01 Jan 2011 09:06:00 +0000

21street are Haluk DÜZ and Bayram BALSAK.The band which was founded in 2002 has two members in TURKEY. Two different souls and two different ideas band together in 21street. Each of the members has professional DJ cariers.

Both have studied production and this opened many opportunities to them to work with various producers as well as meeting a lot of people and remixing a lot of tracks. They worked with famous names in the world like Phony Orphants, Phaxe, Steve Haines, Silinder, John 00 Fleming, Pablo Acenso, LuizB, Raf Fender, Bobby Deep and many more so far.

With their team work in the studio, the two create their unique and different style tracks that carry the deep and melodic sound. The name 21street could be found in the sets and charts of world famous DJ's, such as Ad Brown, Luke Porter, Airwave, Steve Haines, Sonic Union, Innate, Tash, Filt & Splendour and many more. 21street played for many electronic music radios such as Proton Radio, Frisky Radio, Insomnia FM.

Their first album FROM EAST 4 REST was released in 2008 and Their second album TRONIC was released in 2009. Their 6 albums released in 2010 by Panda recordings, Mistique and Balkan Connection labels. 2011 year is very important year for them. Their best albums have been released in this year by most famous labels in the world like Baroque, Bonzai, Spherax, Lowbit, Stripped recordings, Indigo records and Hyline Records.]]> Sat, 01 Jan 2011 08:51:00 +0000