Two lads from Newcastle, UK. We have spent the last 10 years DJing together under the name RJ, playing regular gigs locally to supporting big acts around Europe. 

Sharing a love of House Music since the turn of 2000, artists such as Copyright, Soulsearcher, Sandy Rivera and Harry Romero, and labels Defected, Sulphuric, Subliminal, Strictly Rhythm were heavily influenced in our sets. Our tastes changed by 2007 where Chicago/Jackin House had become our focus, the adaptability of the music was what captured it for us, being able to use soul, hiphop, Jazz or disco samples in a more upbeat fashion gave us something unique to offer as the genre within the UK was relatively unknown. Fast Forward 10 years and we entered the lower levels of BPM looking at those original Disco and soul records which provided us those sensational funky loops & samples 10 years previously has kept our fascination of re-edits and reworks of originals. 

2018 kicked off our Strut2Disco events, a party designed to offer the coastal area of Newcastle a insight to those artists & influential DJ's providing us with some of the most creative Disco edits and reworks out there, past and present.

Lenny Fontana - Karmic Power Records
Natasha Kitty Katt - SoulHeaven / Glitterbox

@ Hoochie Coochie (Newcastle, UK)
Joey Negro
John Morales
The Reflex

This Page Is Constantly Updated With All Our Mixes or live Events We Have Been Involved In. All Mixes Are Available to Download.

Always up for a good party, ever interested in booking us..
Drop us a email at info@strut2disco.com 

RJ x

contact: otismacmusic@gmail.com

The sounds of Shuggie Otis and Michael McDonald inspired a man to write a song. A couple of Mondays later, that song inspired an Identity. The name is Otis McDonald. The mission? Good Music. 

From the mind and ears of producer/multi-instrumentalist, Joe Bagale, comes a sound that is fresh but tangibly rooted in nostalgia. When taking a listen, one may recall the soul of the 60s or the funk of the 70s. Or perhaps it’s pop radio from the 80s or the boom bap beats of the late 90s. What ever it may be, Otis McDonald is the sound of an artist who manifests a lesson in versatility and growing perspective.

The production can be dense at times, yet through it’s syncopated rhythms and unexpected harmony, Bagale is able to find the space that counts. Starting out as a studio experiment, Otis McDonald was developed over a 3 month period which found Bagale writing short snippets of music, playing all of the instruments, sampling those snippets, playing more instruments and and eventually creating entirely new songs. 

Musically it’s both playful and emotive, while giving listeners a sense of optimism and joy. Just because it’s rooted in the blues, doesn’t mean it has to have the blues. There are beats that’ll make you wanna sweat on the dance floor. A thumpin’ bass that inspires folks to make love. Synths, guitars and horns that’ll cut through to your core, and a voice that reminds us all what it’s like to be human. 

In 2015, Bagale put out 30 tracks for free, under the name Otis McDonald. Released as copyright free music, exclusively through the YouTube audio library, these tracks have been downloaded over 5 million times, streamed over 10 million times and already have appeared in thousands of youtube creators’ videos. Take a second and search Otis McDonald on YouTube and you’ll find pages upon pages of videos featuring these songs. This being a very unusual way to release music, it may be the best music nobody has ever heard. Funny how the business works. As of 2016, Bagale has formed the Otis McDonald live experience, featuring some of San Francisco and Oakland’s finest players. He’s recorded new music, soon to be released for sale and for streaming, and at least 10 new free tracks for the YouTube audio library, due out later this year.

Combining the skills of a musician, with the power of both old and new technology, the sound of Otis McDonald was born, reminding us that music is a universal language that will always have a past and always have a future. 

Started buying records in 1978 started scratchin in 1982 started mixing in 1987
@MrFana

The Sound of Tomorrow • https://soulection.world

Soulection Radio •  Sundays @ 9AM | 12PM NY | 5PM LDN on Apple Music 1  - Hosted by @JoeKay

Detroit Native/DJ/Producer/ One Half of the Duo "FunkinEvil" with Steven Julien

Production & Remixes: Amy@canopyartists.net
All other Inquiries contact: KHFTC313@gmail.com

Owner & Operator of Wild Oats Music & Forget The Clock

The "Merakey Collective" is a group of Swiss producers dedicated to the production of music for breaking battles. The collective was formed during the 2020 Covid lockdown through an exchange between B-Boy Slimspin from Biel and DJ OB One, with the idea of a "Swiss Allstar Breakbeat Compilation". 

Today, the "Merakey Collective" consists of 8 producers and DJs from Switzerland who specialize in the production and release of music for b-boys and b-girls. Since 2020, they have already released seven projects that have reached a total of over 1 million streams on all streaming platforms. Their songs have been featured on the official soundtrack of the prestigious Battle of the Year breakdance event and DJs have used them at battles from Brazil to Japan. 
 
Members
DJ OB ONE (Founder)
DJ CREEM
DJ DASH
DJ CATCH
JON KWIZERA
DJ FOXHOUND
DJ RAZOR CUT
K TO THE JI

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