House + Breaks + Jazz

Born in Cleveland, OH, the enigmatic producer Sound On Tape draws influence from legends El-B, Burial, Mr. Fingers, Kraftwerk and Sticky as well as deep seated Jazz icons Bill Evans and John Coltrane.

DJ Mag writes that his debut album Price is “rooted in garage, R&B, jazz and house, and brimming with sumptuous gems — the gospel-tinged ‘If You’re Free (Say So)’ and swooning garage / slow-jam hybrid ‘Burnin’ Out’ are particular standouts — it’s rich and heartfelt, the kind of album that stays with you long after the music stops.” Released via his own imprint 904L World Class Sound, the project sonically places him alongside contemporaries Overmono, Burial, Sammy Virji, and Emma-Jean Thackray.

With early remixes from rising UKG stars MPH, Wilfy D, Zefer, and House producer Mike Nasty, Sound On Tape is quickly becoming one of the most respected voices in the genre while keeping art at the forefront.

House | Nu-Disco | Indie Dance DJ
Influences: Club Shelter, Sound Factory Bar,
Roots NYC, Body & Soul, and Utopia's Paradise.
Current Residency: Retro Live NY

Thundercat is a cornerstone of the Brainfeeder label having released “The Golden Age of Apocalypse” (2011), “Apocalypse” (2013), and “Drunk” (2017) which completed his transition from virtuoso bassist to bonafide star and cemented his reputation as a unique voice transcending genre. 

His 2020 album “It Is What It Is” won Best Progressive R&B Album at 63rd GRAMMY Awards and features musical contributions from his friends Ty Dolla $ign, Childish Gambino, Lil B, Kamasi Washington, Steve Lacy, Steve Arrington, BADBADNOTGOOD, Louis Cole, Pedro Martins and Zack Fox. The record was produced by Thundercat and his longtime partner Flying Lotus who was GRAMMY-nominated in “Producer of the Year, Non-Classical” for his work on the album.

In 2019 Thundercat was invited by legendary jazz institution Blue Note in New York to play a 14 show residency over the space of 6 days. Special guests for the residency included Reggie Watts, Zack Fox and Hannibal Buress. Other live highlights for Bruner have included a duet with Ariana Grande at Adult Swim Festival 2020, a special drive-in show at the Rose Bowl in LA (2020), a US tour alongside his friend Anderson .Paak (2019), an appearance at the Nile Rodgers curated Meltdown Festival held at the Southbank Centre, London (2019); and previous festival highlights for Thundercat include Glastonbury, Coachella, Primavera Sound, Sónar, Fuji Rock, Newport Jazz Festival, Primavera Sound and Governors Ball. One memorable sold out show at New York’s Irving Plaza in 2017 featured Dave Chappelle making an impromptu appearance as his hype man.

Thundercat was “at the creative epicenter” of the 21st century’s most influential hip-hop album Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp A Butterfly”, and he won a GRAMMY for his collaboration on the track ‘These Walls’. In 2018 Thundercat and Flying Lotus composed an original score for an episode of Golden Globe and Emmy award winning TV series “Atlanta” (created and written by Donald Glover).

Bruner found his instrument at the age of 4. That made him a late-bloomer in the house of Ronald Bruner, Sr., who drummed with the Temptations among others. His first bass was a black Harmony, and he practiced to the Ninja Turtles soundtrack until pops played him Jaco Pastorius. He joined thrash legends Suicidal Tendencies as a teenager, and has spent road and studio time with everyone from Stanley Clarke and Herbie Hancock to Leon Ware, N.E.R.D., Travis Scott and Erykah Badu. Most recently he collaborated with HAIM on their track ‘3am’ (2021) and with Ty Dolla $ign on his 2020 album alongside Anderson .Paak and Kanye West on ‘Track 6’.

The name Thundercat is a reference to the cartoon he’s loved since childhood and an extension of his wide-eyed, vibrant, often superhuman approach to his craft. In 2020 things came full circle when Bruner voiced a character (and penned a song) named "Grune the Destroyer" in Cartoon Network’s Thundercats Roar animated series.

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The Italian producer first started making beats on his Playstation at the age of 12, and year after year his polished productions have caught the ear of tastemakers across the globe.

His labels MOOD FUNK RECORDS & MONOSIDE have been a consistent source of some of the best house music in the scene, with releases from the likes of David Penn, DJ Mes, Kevin McKay, Sebb Junior, Art Of Tones, Robbie Rivera, Moon Rocket, Peter Brown, Hatiras, Johnick, to name but a few.

It's his own personal output that remains so impressive over the year, with a steady stream of hits being fired out not only though his own label, but some of the biggest imprints in the industry.

The most recents top ones tracks like 'Smile Like That' on Mood Funk Records, 'Disko Dancing' on MONOSIDE, 'The House Shh Remix' on Paharas Musica, 'Ask Yourself (Can You Dance)' on Soulfuric Trax, 'Sax Damage In NYC' on MONOSIDE, 'THE DJ MANIFESTO" on Mood Funk...
Angelo has shared the love across the whole House scene.

He has that innate ability to create tracks where you instantly know who's at the controls from the first beat.

You'd be hard pushed to find a more prolific and hardworking producer in the house music scene at the moment.

He was a Guest DJ in United States, Australia, Croatia, Holland, Ukraine, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Indonesia, Germany, Bulgaria, Swiss, Austria, Czech Republic, Italy, Africa, Spain, Malta, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia..

Angelo Ferreri was born in Sicily in 1984.

As a producer, he has been active since 2004 under the nickname of 'Alkaline' and 'Angelo Elettronico', with productions that are always part of his growth as a musician.

In 2010 he immediately started to attract the attention of several others labels with a different kind of music, it was then, that the name of 'Angelo Ferreri' started to be well known all over the world.

Now he has established his exciting Funky-Tech-House style with successful countless releases on Nervous, Soulfuric, Mood Funk Records, Glasgow Underground..

Take a look at this guy...

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