Young Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, known as 2CELLOS, achieved sensational success by taking the cello to a new level and breaking the boundaries between different genres of music. Their unique cello version of Michael Jackson's 'Smooth Criminal' took the world by storm. Within only a week, this YouTube video became a huge viral sensation leading to a record deal with Sony Masterworks and an invitation to join Elton John on his worldwide tour. 

Since then, the duo has appeared on major TV shows such as The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (multiple times), Lopez Tonight, TV Total with Stefan Raab and many others. 2CELLOS recently performed with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and are releasing their second album IN2ITION in January 2013. The album was produced by the legendary Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Deep Purple) and features an eclectic group of vocal and instrumental guests including Elton John, Steve Vai, Lang Lang, Naya Rivera and Zucherro. 

New & vintage compositions / lo-fi / analog

- Explain it to me again why trumpets are not "metal"? 

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Many of the improvisations that were here on Soundcloud  have 'disappeared' recently because they were recorded with the intention of becoming part of "The Grove" —— 
a somewhat unique  improvisational 'piece' which now resides on my still very new website (caseysokol.com). It is housed in a playful animation of a grove of trees, so that the branching of the creative flow could be seen as well as heard. This is the project that I've been putting together for the past year and it was enabled with the very generous support of the Toronto Council of the Arts.

Dante Matas is a singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Toronto. He began by writing instrumental piano pieces at the age of eight before forming his first band at Etobicoke School of the Arts where he majored in visual art. In university, Dante studied philosophy and completed an MA in the field. Today, Dante combines his wide-ranging interests to make his own unique brand of indie/bedroom pop, psychedelic folk, and electronic music. Dante’s music tends to have a contemplative and introspective character to it, but never at the expense of a catchy melody.

  	After releasing A Colourful Headache LP, Midnight Sun EP, and various singles like Talking To Yourself between 2017-2019, Dante will be steadily putting out new singles and EPs each month in 2021. The singles will be grouped into several EPs spanning different genres, moods, and musical landscapes. The first new EP is called The Place I Want to Be and will start with the release of the single On Solid Ground on March 12th, 2021. 

 	Dante’s music has been used in commercials, PSAs, popular YouTube channels, and gets airplay on both Canadian and American college and specialty radio. Dante writes and records daily, has toured throughout Canada with his band, and has recently taken up video production and art direction for his music. Dante’s overall drive is to communicate human emotion through music and lyrics in a way that resonates with a diverse audience.

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