“What am I to build, if my hands are broken, if I’m not the chosen one?” sings Steven McKellar of Civil Twilight on “Story of An Immigrant”, over a lush, dynamic beat that evokes the sounds of his native South Africa while steeped in the band’s everevolving present. The foursome (Steven, his brother and guitarist Andrew, drummer Richard Wouters and Kevin Dailey on keys and guitar) are living proof of what happens when you stop worrying about being the chosen one and make music built on both the roots that grew you and the love that keeps you thriving every day. Civil Twilight’s songs embrace every corner of human emotion, balancing delicate, poetic lyrics with sweeping arrangements that touch all the senses: a phrase to make you think; a rolling drumbeat you can feel in your bones; a guitar vamp as illustrative as a picture; a shimmer of keys whose light can nearly be seen and heard. Produced by Ben H. Allen (Gnarls Barkley, Bombay Bicycle Club, Cut Copy), their third record on Wind-Up is built on this vibrancy, on the permanent dust of a Cape Town youth; on the connection that unites them all as brothers beyond blood and on their new home in America where they pull from the innate, thriving musicianship of Nashville, where they live. When you listen to Civil Twilight, from their self-titled debut, to 2012’s widely lauded Holy Weather to now, it’s easy to understand why the band has topped five million YouTube views and reached historic success with film and television syncs – because it’s music you can’t shake, that translates experience into moments and creates melodies that become imbedded deep under the skin. We’re all immigrants, in some way, and Civil Twilight’s singing our national anthem.

"Wrong Side Of Love" is OUT NOW! Add it to your favorite playlist on Spotify: https://lnk.to/thatsthewayitis-kastra-lenaleon

Radio Show: @kastraniteshiftradio

Management: tim@bignighttalent.com
+ cass@bignighttalent.com

Promos: niteshiftradiopromos@gmail.com

Boasting support from Martin Garrix, Tiesto, Avicii, The Chainsmokers, Showtek, Knife Party, David Guetta, and many more, Ray Decker better known as “Kastra” has made quite a name for himself in a few short years. Born and raised on the Jersey Shore, a community deeply rooted in music history, Kastra is a true product of his environment.
 
In 2019, Kastra secured his first top 10 Billboard Dance record with his single "U & Me" which was also selected as a BPM Breaker on Sirius XM. He also landed a major collaboration with one of EDM's hottest artists Timmy Trumpet . Timmy and Kastra released "Wassup", a disco inspired dance track with house legend Chuck Roberts, which quickly soared to 10 million Spotify streams and hit number 1 on Australia's Metro Radio.
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Kastra has released various singles and remixes on some of the dance music industries top labels including Spinnin Records, Armada Music, Musical Freedom, Ultra Records, Enhanced Music, and Ministry of Sound. He has done official remixes for Showtek, 3LAU , Ava Max , Madison Mars, Sultan + Shepard, and many more.
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In this short amount of time, he’s gained the support for his free and official releases from EDM’s top blogs including Dancing Astronaut, This Song is Sick, Fresh New Track, Your EDM, and many more noting him as “one of the most under rated house producers out at the moment ”.

Harper Audio proudly traces its roots back to 1952, when Dylan Thomas first recorded for our Caedmon label. For more than five decades, HarperAudio/Caedmon has been synonymous not only with distinguished poets reading their works, but also with equally distinguished authors and readers performing classic and contemporary texts.

Marco Van Basten is a Berlin-based musician making melancholic guitar and synth-pop music. Debut release "The Castles" out now via SHE LOST KONTROL: https://shelostkontrolrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-castles

This page also contains the White Collar Boy archive, a two-piece electronic group from Dublin comprising of Marco Van Basten and Gavin White.

BOOKING & MANAGEMENT

PORTUGAL
Marco Freitas
marcfrea@gmail.com

Welcome to Kindle Love Stories! Kindle Love Stories is a weekly podcast for readers who are unabashedly in love with love, romance, and happy ever afters! Kindle Love Stories is your weekly book club with your best friends, an escape where you’ll hear great love stories, author interviews, new book and author suggestions, and the latest Romance news, trends and buzz-worthy conversations happening online.

The New Yorker is a weekly magazine with a mix of reporting of politics and culture, humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry, and reviews and criticism. 

Anthony Scott,  who performs under the stage name DJ Phresh, is a North American open format and house music DJ, record producer, and remixer. He is known for his high energy avant-garde sets at “a-list” celebrity venues and special events.

Phresh first gained notoriety circa 2006 by holding concurrent DJ residencies DJ at venues such as nightlife legend turned Hollywood film producer / director, Danny “Danny A” Abeckaser’s invite only night club, Upstairs NY. Noah Tepperberg and Jason Strauss (Strategic Group / Tao Group)’s Marquee NY and Richie Akiva’s Butter and 1OAK. Phresh also maintained residency at EMM group’s Tenjune and SL venues.

He founded record label PHRESHBRANDS in 2006 and his own radio show and podcast, “Electrofied” in 2011. He has since been commissioned for major and independent label remix releases while also releasing his own debut single “Gone in a Day” featuring Chris Severe aka “Ghost Wars”.

Early Life:

Anthony Scott was born on May 6th, 1984 in the South Bronx section of New York City, USA, which is where he also came of age. Scott was inspired to become a DJ after an encounter with a childhood friend and neighborhood dj first introduced him to the art form. He went on to intern at Jay-Z and Damon Dash’s Roc-a-fella Records and work at Jam Master Jay’s Scratch DJ Academy. Shortly after he gained a residency at the legendary venue, Bowery Bar “B-Bar” located in New York City. After a short stint as a consultant for Accenture, Scott was urged by fellow instructor, mentor, and friend Disco-D to quit his job immediately and pursue his talents.


“Genre’s are a thing of the past, true expression is boundless …  I’m in search of the perfect beat.”
~ DJ Phresh

Hailing from the birthplace of turntablism and hip-hop, DJ Phresh implements the strength of his aggressive New York style and applies it to all genres of music. Being involved in hip-hop culture at a young age sparked his interest in a wide variety of other global themes.

His versatility with world music through the open format embracing of all genres is what truly sets him apart within the industry.

PHRESH also attributes his open-minded musical influences to growing up in New York City and his multicultural and social childhood. What initially started out as a release and escape from the day-to-day rigors of city life turned into a love affair that has allowed him to perform all over the world.

PHRESH’s cultured ear for music paved the path to his international success as a DJ. He’s held residencies at renowned venues in New York, Miami, the Hamptons, and Las Vegas. While earning a reputation as one of New York City and America’s most sought-after DJ talents, PHRESH continues to expand his love of music while spinning all over the world, giving club and partygoers the perfect music experience.

 

Musical Career

Resident DJ at Marquee New York City

Resident DJ at Butter New York City

Resident DJ at 1OAK New York City

Resident DJ at Avenue New York City

Resident DJ at PHD New York City

Resident DJ at Tenjune New York City

Resident DJ at SL New York City

Resident DJ at Anchor / Lazy Point

First Resident DJ at The Plaza Hotel New York


Management:
Jeremy Fraenkel - jeremy@djphresh.com
4AM - Madison Back - madison@4am.tv

Bookings:
info@djphresh.com

Employee of the Month Show with Catie Lazarus is a live late night talk show, recorded for podcast. 

After dropping out of her doctoral studies in psychology to do comedy, the comedian wanted to ask people she admired about their careers, be it the good, bad and absurd.   Lazarus has interviewed folks like Gloria Steinem, Lin Manuel Miranda, Patti LuPone, Jon Stewart, Zadie Smith, Rachel Maddow, Patton Oswalt, Justin Vivian Bond, Nicholas Kristof, Edie Falco, Lee Fields, Cynthia Nixon, Masha Gessen, Daveed Diggs, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Alex Lacamoire, Maria Popova, Jon Hamm, Tara Brach, Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, Samantha Powers, Jon Hamm, Congressman Barney Frank, Steven Wright, Greta Gerwig, Keegan Michael  Key, Bridget Everett, Fred Armisen, Lewis Black, Sarah Silverman, Tim Blake Nelson, Sharon Van Etten, Chris Jackson, Nate Silver, Edie Falco, David Cross, Rosie Perez, Fred Armisen, Tim Blake Nelson,  Hari Kunzru, Nicole Holofcener, Wally Shawn, Laura Benanti, Larry Kramer, Tig Notaro, Al Jaffee, Alex Borstein, Triumph the Insult Dog, The Muppets Grover and Elmo, Esther Perel, Seth Godin, John Turturo, and many more exceptional folks. 

Since 2009, Lazarus has hosted the longest running late night talk show hosted by a female. Each of her guests receives the coveted Employee of the Month Award, which falls somewhere between a Nobel Peace Prize and free cup of coffee.  


Due to Covid and democracy eating itself alive, live shows are on hold, but you can listen to the podcast and see videos on Youtube of it. www.employeeofthemonthshow.com or @catielazarus on Twitter.

Epitaph Records is an independent music label founded in Los Angeles by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Early releases from a variety of punk heavyweights spawned what became known as the 90s punk explosion. 

Along the way Epitaph proudly launched its sister label ANTI-, representing unique and distinguished acts. From the beginning Epitaph’s mission has been to serve the musicians on its diverse and creative roster - an artist-first model, radical twenty years ago, and much imitated today. 

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