Omar Sosa is one of the most versatile jazz artists on the scene today: composer, arranger, producer, pianist, percussionist, and bandleader. He fuses a wide range of world music and electronic elements with his native Afro-Cuban roots to create a fresh and original urban sound
The Quantic Soul Orchestra is a live funk project initiated by Will Holland, aka Quantic, which eschews the use of samples in favour of a rawer '70s sound. Considered one of the main acts in the modern funk movement. Releases
- Stampede (2003)
- Pushin' On (2005)
- I'm Thankful (2006)
- Tropidélico (2007) "Putting something back" is how Will Holland described the reason for starting The Quantic Soul Orchestra.
Matt Deighton rose to fame as guitarist and lead vocalist with Acid Jazz band Mother Earth in the early 1990s. More recently he has had a place in Paul Weller
Cujo was the first project of Amon Tobin, before he signed to Ninja Tune and started going by his own name. Cujo was scrapped after Adventures In Foam, which was released September 1996. Adventures In Foam was re-released by NinjaTune in 2002 as a two-disc version containing a half-dozen previously unheard tracks. Their press release stated this was because Shadow Records had "been circulating a version of the record with a changed tracklist, different (and unapproved) cover art and mis-titled tracks".
The Swedish producer/pianist/songwriter Rasmus Faber started making house music only a few years ago. In fact, his first release was also his first production.
The acclaimed song
Mightyfools, you must have heard of them. That crazy Dutch DJ-Duo that is praised by their positive high energy on stage, and their big room sound with heavy basslines. A couple of years ago the two made a quick welcome start in the global dance scene, quickly ganing airplay and massive support from DJ's worldwide which resulted in a jetset lifestyle of nonstop international touring. Reaching the Beatport charts with almost every track they released and flying all over the globe for performances made the years pass by, but not a single day left unnoticed.
Mr. G is an alias for UK house and techno producer Colin McBean. Formerly recording as part of The Advent with Cisco Ferreira, solo since 2001. In addition, it’s the fairy tale story of a 36 year old high school Drama teacher from Summer Heights whose self penned musical touched the nation and resulted in a string of memorable songs. One such song was “Naughty Girl”. Told through the voice of Drama teacher Mr G, the song describes the plight of a promiscuous young girl with an addiction for recreational drugs.
Aaron Cohen - Downbeat "Kneebody Creating a New Language" At first, it seems that Kneebody chose a name that intentionally invited anonymity. After speaking to a couple members of the quintet, it becomes clear that they also took a firm stance against presenting a single bandleader. Equally crucial is that they wanted to invent a word that conveys no preconceived musical connotations. "It's a nonsense word that my girlfriend came up with," said saxophonist Ben Wendel. "We wanted a short, memorable word with a nondefinable genre connection.
Los Amigos Invisibles are a Latin dance band from Venezuela that plays a blend of disco and acid jazz. In 1995 they released their debut album, A Typical and Autoctonal Venezuelan Dance Band, which was a moderate success in Venezuela. The band was comprised of Julio Brice
London based three piece centered around the Hammond and Lowrey organ's of keyboardist Rory More. As well as being a fixture on the live club/cabaret scene at Indigo, Club Montepulciano and more during the lounge revival of the mid 90's, they are still playing with DJ's and label owners The Karminsky Experience. Their releases have also been put out by Italy's Schema and America's Eighteenth Street Lounge