Karetus are Carlos Silva and André Reis. Formed in 2010, the Portuguese duo gained notoriety for their remixes of Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa’s “Young, Wild and Free” and Drake and DJ Khaled’s “I’m on One”.

They then went on to release their highly anticipated Entrudo and Rave On EP’s, both to critical acclaim and with tracks hitting the charts on Beatport. The EPs were shortly followed by an incredibly ambitious remix of Rihanna’s “Bitch Better Have My Money” that has reached over 4 million plays on SoundCloud alone.

2015 marked the release of Piñata, the duo's latest album. In the lead up to Piñata, Karetus released one track and video clip per week, which very much helped to build the anticipation to the release of the album. The album itself was extremely well received, having gained support for the likes of Krewella, Oliver Heldens, Don Diablo, Carnage, Ookay and more.

With billions of plays on YouTube and multiple hundreds and thousands of followers on social media is proof that the sky really is the limit for this exciting duo.

Now with an incredible live show that is so much more than a DJ set, they use videos played through CDJ’s which allows them to not only scratch the music but the video too alongside using cue points for the images for an immensely immersive show. By using specialist software and custom made videos for each track, means that no song is ever the same with the band creating incredibly immersive environments for each and every song. 

2015 and 2016 both mark incredible benchmarks for the growth and success of Karetus, on a global scale. With over 150 shows under their belt, the band have graced some of the biggest stages that the world has to offer including but not limited to Bassland in Russia where they were considered upcoming artists of the year as well as Tomorrowland Brasil where the group were personally invited by Diego Miranda and premiered their track “Olé”.

With an incredible number of shows under their belt, a unique sound, style and live element and a rapidly increasing fan base, we are confident you’ll be seeing a lot more Karetus very soon.

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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. 

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