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Funk Lab - Electronic

I have from day one  “ in the beginning , when house was house “ been connected deeply to the sounds of EDM . My first introduction to this music was MARS “ Rabbit N The Moon . First time I ate a “bean” I was so scared about what was to come as I like to have control 😂😂 I left on my own over the cocoa bridge !  Amazing ! The one thing or rather sound I’ll never forget was the “beat(s) the newness of this spectacular new sound that made sense in my head . I could hear every beat , when the next mix met !  I got so obsessed with paying attention to when the next mix would come in , maybe I forgot how to connect because that was my focus  it drove me . And when I nailed it ( or at least I felt like I did 😂😂 in my own complicated mind) I moved on to the next mix to the next - mind you I still do this and always have pipe dreams of learning and being taught the schematics of mixing  but alas I bought the DJPioneer 2100  and I realized I might be missing a key element ,  fear  or thinking that my love for how I listen to it or go into my own space bubble would take the LOVE I have for this music and the feeling , love and joy would be gone .  I believe it is the latter ! I am no DJ - there’s more to it thank two  Amazon bought mixing board and a USB with 1700 tracks on it that makes a DJ . I have MAD respect for the ones that have that EAR that total BEAT in their hearts to share this music with us !! Thank you ❤️

i went to a club for the first time when I was 15 years old in 1994, we went to the Edge in downtown Orlando Florida. I also started djing, mixing records, and buying records from the local dj record shops like at the Drop Shop, Vinyl Frontier, Underground Records, Rock N Roll Heaven, and a few more other stores that sold dj records. 

Hola soy TheDjChorlo Breaktor, Saludos desde Ceuta Spanish... 
Un apoyo y espero que disfruteis, todos los dia de fiestero del Breakbeat. 🔊🎧🎚▶🆗

What started in the mid nineties as a mission to create funky electro beats now has become a staple of the funky/electro Florida sound. There was a blending and fusing of funky breaks and electro beats which later became known as the Funk Lab. With influences coming from their efforts as DJs within the breaks community, the two had been immersed within the sound that they had come to love. With a diverse back catalog ranging from Florida style funky breaks to the darker, moodier electro, the Funk Lab has engaged a variety of listeners from both the US and abroad.

As soon as the first release was available on vinyl, licensing requests began from such labels as Street Beat, Adrenalin, Journees, Zazoo, Pioneer, and others. Tracks became staples of electro and funky breaks mix compilations as well as backing music for MTV programming and EA's "Need For Speed IV High Stakes" for the Sony Playstation. The Funk Lab was breaking new ground and finding new fans within a diverse universe of media.

During the early years of the Funk Lab, the idea was tossed around to do a live performance, bringing the fans and artists together, exploring the music, re-editing, re-mixing, and re-shaping the tunes that had drawn them in. The first several shows were enough to propel several years worth of weekend touring, playing from San Juan, Puerto Rico to Vancouver, Ca with gigs in most major cities friendly to dance music and more especially breaks. These Live performances drove the inspiration to continue to push the limits of what could be done with live sequencing. Utilizing two MPC2000's, Zip Discs and other various hardware at the shows became the staple of the live Funk Lab experience. Manipulating the sequences, the audio, the music with outboard effects and creative mixing allowed the shows to become a life of their own. No two were ever the same. Ever.

Later the Funk Lab focused on bringing even more to the table. Starting a sub-label, Overhead Records which was an outlet for a little less familiar sounding material. Sort of an experiment with neighboring artists. While working on the sub label, C4, began to pursue the electro funky break hard house sound. Becoming the House Wrecka, he released a series of successful tunes on the Hallucin8 Trax label, run by The Monk of Hallucination Records. Darryl (B.Nice) continued to pursue the darker, electro/nu-break/funk sound with a number of releases on both the FLR Imprint and others such as Afterdark Records.

Presently Funk Lab Records has teamed up with Stephen Moon of Twin Shape in order to re-boot the Funk Lab Records label. Cory Hughes has also joined the team and will be providing label support as he continues to develop his funky-electro-dubby-breaks style. We are currently seeking new material from both new and established artists. 

Look for releases on iTunes and other fine digital retailers.

Funk Lab - Electronic

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