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Marvell

Marvell are a Grime collective founded by members; Double S, DJ Limit, Vertex and Shocka. They are heavily involved and are close affiliates with independent label Alwayz Recording. Currently all active members of Marvell are working on their solo projects aswell as building the collectives name. Double S has a mixtape entitled Money's the Motive, which was released late March 2008. Shocka & Vertex released a joint mixtape entitled Late Arrival in October 2008.

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Defected

The Defected label was launched on 1 Jan 1999 by Simon Dunmore, who parted company with AM:PM to start his own label. The music policy is funky house records tinged with US garage, funk & Latin vibes. Defected has been fortunate to have many great producers willing to remix its tracks, and the number of artists that the label boasts is growing with every release.

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P-A-U-L

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The Crackers

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Grupo Fantasma

Grupo Fantasma is an eleven-piece latin funk orchestra from Austin, Texas. Formed in 2000 from the merger of two austin acts, The Blue Noise Band and The Blimp, the band emerged with a sold out show at the former Empanada Parlour in Austin. The band is best known for their exuberant live shows and their recent association with Prince and his 3121 Club in Las Vegas. The band has backed Prince on numerous occasions, including his performance on the ALMA Awards in 2007, and often perform at his afterparty jam sessions. The ensemble has sold more than 20,000 albums independently.

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Chico DeBarge

Jonathan Arthur "Chico" DeBarge (born June 23, 1966 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an African-American/French R&B singer and a younger brother of the members of the Motown family act DeBarge. He began a musical career of his own with Motown in the late-1980s, but was imprisoned for drug charges and served time in prison. After his release in the mid-1990s, DeBarge returned to Motown to continue his musical career. He later moved to Koch Records, where he released his LP, 2003's Free. On July, 14 2009 he released his sixth album, Addiction, under the Kedar Entertainment label.

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Donae'o

Donae’o aka Ian Greenidge was always destined to make a career out of music after growing up in a house where melodies were a major force. His mother was a singer and as a youngster growing up in north west London it was common place for her to be heard belting out tunes in the house. A young Donae’o was also a regular companion when she was out performing and loved soaking up the atmosphere. In fact you could say this is where he felt most at home.

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The Kazoo Funk Orchestra

The Kazoo Funk Orchestra formed in Scotland at the end of 2005 as a pre-apocalyptic merry-go-round collective, featuring musicians, anti-poets, dancers and finger painters. Building their melodies at a DIY project studio in producer Ray McCartney