Simon Sheldon has been dabbling with bleeps and beats since buying a Mono synth at the age of ten, at 16 Simon ‘worked’ in the Pink Museum studio in Liverpool with artists like OMD, Echo and the Bunnymen and with influential producers like Michael Hass (808 State & Primal Scream).  leaving the Pink Museum to study fine art and meeting more like minded souls was where his musical education expanded. Playing Stakka with Pink Floyd and LFO with Spaceman 3 and just loving and living music, dj’ing and jamming to the small hours night after night was the foundation for all that followed.   

On his arrival to Belfast a few years later Simon formed prolific live act Solaris. A couples of remixes  and releases later, Simon alongside Suzanne Savage formed Spree and since then Spree have established themselves as players within the national drum and bass scene.

Their debut release on the stellar Aspect Records and further releases have received plays and praise from the likes of Ray Keith to LTJ  Bukem.

With their first live performance supporting London Elektricty, only a few years later Spree found themselves voted in the last three of the Best Live act category of the Knowledge Magazine Awards, up against London Elektricity and I Kamanchi. Spree also won 1xtra Homegrown winner with Watari released on Basic Records and also won a innovative writing award via the performing writing society. 

 Performing live in the UK in support mode alongside Roni Size, Jazzanova, Kosheen, Daara J and Giles Peterson, headlining a number of events across Europe, Central Asia and the U S A, plus playing the highly regarded Jazz World Stage at Glastonbury have all added to the pedigree and development of a unique representative of Irish electronica. 

The blistering live show has a fluid line up fronted by the majestic Suzanne Savage and MC Kat aka Catherine Nugent, with French Tony on bass, Lewis Smith on saxophone, Joel Byrnne McCullough on Guitar and Miximoto NI turntable champion Karl F on decks, the music is characterised by gritty vocals, old school piano breaks, tight drum programming, improv jazzid horns and turntablist hocus pocus.

While writing, performing and dj'ing as Spree Simon also has collaborated with many artist including Bellcrash and Quentin Kane.  A chance meeting of like minded souls Simon met Quentin Kane, brought together by their love of soulful music and in particular House music the pair took ten years before getting in the studio with each other and they haven't looked back since. Quentin and Simon have had plays and praise for house don's from DJ Spen to Dave Clarke and Studio 54 resident Kenny Carpenter to Detroit legend James Pennington. With releases backing up and a new live show on the horizon I think we may be seeing a bit more of Quentin and Simon.
						
Supported live as Spree:

Roni Size, Kosheen, Giles Peterson, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, London Elektricity, Paradox, L Double, Jazzanova, Asian Dub Foundation, Richard Fearless ( Death in Vegas ), Daara J, Jon Carter, James Lavelle, Rennie Pilgrim, Psyconaughts, Kieth Tenniswood, Dirty Beatniks and Mark Rae.

Released tracks as Spree on : Aspect Records, New Identity Recordings, Direct Records, Basic records, Touchin down Recordings. Taciturn records, Anamorphic Recordings.

Released as Quentin Kane & Simon Sheldon on : Unquantize Records, Blacksoul Music, Yoversion, Quantize Records, Audiobite Records, Double Cheese Records, Quantize, De-Funkt and many more.

So it begins, yet another chapter. 

All tracks are my own personal works, so please enjoy.

Share it get the word out if you like it.

-A.I.R-

Early influences include Utah Saints C and C Music Factory, Oribtal, Billy idol, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Gabriel, A-Ha, Gowan and many more at a very early age synthetic music really interested me!

Later in my teen years was into grunge with bands such as Our Lady Peace, Pearl Jam, Nirvana and I Mother Earth alternative music was what i studied for many years, late nineties I got heavy into Nine Inch Nails which turned me back onto electronic music and thoughts of digital creation to portray the way i felt. 

Most recently VnV Nation, Nine Inch Nails, and Infected Mushroom are my most heavy influences, aswell as other artists and musicians.

I Started playing guitar and singing over 15 years ago. Written many songs some of which can find on my track list.

About 6-7 years ago started working on electronic music using FL Studio 4.I still use FL studio to this very day for the main creation of my tracks.. just a different version.

All tracks are made using programmed synths and vst plugins. All samples used are only the voice samples you will find in many of my tracks.

Im always up for talking shop so if ya wanna chill or talk shop drop me a line or send me some of your tracks, ill try as best i can to reply to all comments as they come in or questions if there are any.

Thanks alot guys, and enjoy the tracks!


Charlie B aka OPTIMUS GRYME is a self taught producer who has been tapping away on beats for just over a decade. In 1998 Charlie started experimenting with trip hop and breaks, but it was his love for cutting edge breakbeats and massive basslines that drew Charlie into the world of drum and bass in 1999. Since then Charlie has immersed himself in all things Phat!

In 2000 Charlie promoted some of New Zealand's first ever hip hop & dnb fusion gigs, with P Money, Manuel Bundy, MC Green and Imon Starr, rhyming and scratching over Subtronix's 48 Sonic, Riddle, Motion and Nick D (then known as Trick D).

In 2002 Charlie founded 'Offbeat Records' which promoted loads of events over a 4 year period, bringing Concord Dawn, Timmy Schumacher, Angela Fisken, Greg Churchill and DJ Sirvere to the backblocks of Waiheke Island.

In 2006 Charlie started his 2 year stint as host of ROLL TV, a nationwide TV show dedicated to drum and bass, where he interviewed world class producers Chris.Su, Bryan G, D Bridge, Limewax and Artificial Intelligence just to name a few.

2006 also saw Charlie appointed as label manager for Concord Dawn's 'Uprising Records', which he managed for 6 months before moving on to become drum and bass editor of the 'Infusion Magazine'.

In 2007 Charlie teamed up with DJ Swindle to host Kiwi FM's 'NZ Drum & Bass Show', which is now know as the NZ Electronic Show and is hosted by Absolute Value.

Charlie has been Djing for 15 years and has performed all over Australasia, and at some of NZ’s largest gigs including CoroGold, Rhythm & Vines, La Da Da, Phat, Our House, Illuminate, Groove in the Park and numerous Deep, Hard & Funky events. 

Charlie has a unique drive and passion for beats. He has truly dedicated his life to music, and given all he has done over the past 10 years, there is no doubt that he does it all for the love.

Born and raised in West London, Qumulus has moved through all genres of music coming full circle back to drum and bass. Citing a broad spectrum of influences from soul to electro and early house, he was a keen audiophile for many years before attempting to enter the world of djing, which for him was an inevitable path. 

Starting out initially as a hip hop dj renowned for playing the local parties in West London, he gradually progressed to warehouse raves and pirate radio. Hailing from West London, his youth was musically enriched with all of Londons pirate stations, many of whom he contributed guest appearances, interviews and dj sets. 

Throughout his foray into the music scene, Qumulus has experimented with most genres of music adopting the Norman Jay or Giles Peterson philosophy of simply wanting to play and hear good music. 

His university years bought a flurry of activity which he utilised to develop connections within the dance music industry and catalyse involvement in various nights in and around London. Some may recall his shows on World Wide fm (deep house, filter house, techno) although he was predominantly known for his regular drum n bass show (Journey sessions) which saw a myriad of guests over the years. This show led to various stints in and around London whilst also holding a residency at a regular night (Upfront) at university. 

Some may also remember the Definitive sessions at Ministry of Sound at which he played all manner of house from deep to tech house not to mention stints at The Lost Weekend and subsequently the Blu Note club at which he helped launch and host the Wax drum n bass nights with Pete Rann and Oracle. 

Gradually, he entered the world of production after initially starting off with a Yamaha drum machine to which he later added a Roland-MC303. 

"Its the case in production sometimes that you start with a few bits of kit and eventually get them all talking to each other, next thing you know, youre programming compositions.Im still learning about production all the time, as is everyone else I guess. Although, I think it will be years, if ever, when Im happy with my sound"

In 2005, Qumulus signed several tracks to a record label started by Nookie, one of the most influential name's in Drum and Bass. He formed this label, Strictly Digital Records (www.strictly-digital.com) in order to provide exposure to all of the unheard future heroes of drum n bass and create an outlet for their unsigned material. Since signing tracks to this label, Qumulus has enjoyed a larger and more widespread exposure to the public and the dance music scene in general. It has catalysed interest in his production and his dj'ing leading to various guest spots and remix projects. He has subsequently gone on to sign further tracks to new digital projects like Point 9 Recordings, and more recently, All Street Recordings (Brazil) and also Vibration Records(www.vibrationrecords.com/itstooloud.com) who have developed a loyal and creative following over the years. It is hoped that this kind of exposure will inspire the future heroes of tomorrow to bring forth thier creations to the public and the loyal punters 

To accompany these digital releases, Qumulus has also released a dozen vinyl singles on labels like Outta London, Vibez, Zen, Sensor and Keynote Recordings. He has also released numerous bootleg's over the years such as a Roy Ayers bootleg and more recently a Snoop Dogg remix to name but a few. 

"It isnt possible to elect a point in time where I can say definitively that I was largely influenced by one song or one particular album. I think it somewhat pretentious to say that my life changed after I heard a certain track/album. As a passionate music enthusiast, it was a culmination of experimentation and discovery that led me to the doorstep of different music scenes. This wasnt because I aimed to be all things to all people, but because of the gift that music is there to be enjoyed and that is exactly what I aim to do. Music remains the greatest uniting force it is a medium through which valuable alliances are formed that shape our lives to come. I only hope that this is the philosophy people adopt when they listen to it" 

...journey your mind some more

Producer, Dj and Remixer from Austria!

:-)

For bookings contact me at: phoenix1_wk@hotmail.com 

You can also add me at facebook.com/paragonautic


Ben Rhodes, AKA Loco Suede, is a Techno and House producer hailing from the North of the United Kingdom. He subtly blends spacey analogue synthesizers with driving percussive rhythms to create original, out of this world beats.



Borko Djuricic ( born on August 25. 1987 ), better known by the stage name Bokka Shraft. Serbian electronic musician, producer and DJ. He grew up in the southwestern part of the Republic of Serbia, more precisely in Sevojno near the town of Uzice. As a teenager, Bokka was fascinated with synthesizers, drum machines and electronic music. Since then, more precisely in 2003 he started with their own musical creativity and DJ-ing ... After the last decade of his artistic work he formed a recognizable style that has outgrowe into a unique mix of house and techno. The artist, whose DJ sets bring a fantastic atmosphere at the clubs. Bokka is with his intelligent and intense work from the beginning of his career to this day recorded the next edition: I KNOW THE STORY EP / DEEP HOLE EP 031 / RHYTHM OF THE SOUL EP / Various Artists compilation (BK Elektronics) SNOW DAYS EP (Alien Force Digital Label) / CAFFEINE SHOCK EP (Happy Hour Records) / CLONOL (Qbed Records) 

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DJ, Producer, Owner of Sub-Woofah events & its ever growing new label, as well as regular favourite on UnityFM & RoodFM. 
Mad skills & a growing wealth of achievements... success is inevitable. It's here already #junglist4life

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