Booking requests:
chris@stilvortalent.de
Management:
music@stilvortalent.de

Kid Fonque has become a vital part of South African electronic music and club culture over the last 20 years. Uniquely accomplished in both influence and scope, he is an over-achiever in every one of his roles; DJ, Producer Label Owner, promoter and more recently, Radio Presenter.

Firmly established as a tastemaker in South Africa, Kid Fonque’s influence can be felt and heard in the music of the many artists he has helped nurture with his role as label manager of Africa’s seminal dance label Soul Candi Records and now his new venture with Jullian Gomes in their new label Stay True Sounds.

Kid Fonque’s talent is the type that refuses to acknowledge boundaries of any kind – be they genres or borders. The respect he is paid by the industry is a result of his no compromise attitude to playing and making music. Rather than following trends, Kid Fonque has always done things his own way. Importantly, every record he reaches for bares all the hallmarks of the Kid Fonque sound - a golden thread that ties all his sets together somehow. 

Like a painter dabbing his brush into different hues, Fonque’s palette embraces everything from bass and broken beats to bossa nova, hip hop and every shade of house - and with this open-minded approach, he’s been deconstructing dancefloors at home and abroad for well over a decade. Over the last couple years he’s played dates in Hong Kong, Dubai, the UK and Switzerland.

Kid Fonque has just recently started his own radio show called Selective Styles on South Africa’s very own 5FM.  Selective Styles has given Kid the platform to showcase the hidden talent from all over South Africa electronic, house, soul & Hip Hop Community while delving into international releases weekly.

In 2011, Kid Fonque launched his long-running monthly night, #2SIDESOFTHEBEAT as a platform to showcase underground music from all genres at the same venue. Dubstep and house rubs shoulders with hip hop, broken beat and everything in between. Kid Fonque handpicks the line-up which has seen esteemed musos like Dego, King Britt, Swindle, Mala, Nightmares On Wax, Zaki Ibrahim and local stars like Jullian Gomes, Cuebur, Kenzhero and The Brother Moves On all on one stage.

In 2014 Kid Fonque moved into the producer’s chair and released his critically acclaimed debut artist album Kid Fonque and Friends and a string of remixes. 

Two singles from the album “BE”, “Usangikhumbula” and a recent collaboration with D-Malice “All This Time” did serious damage in the charts – all claiming the number 1 spot on the YFM Urban Top 20. His recent studio output has paired him with luminaries like Clara Hill, Mark de Clive-Lowe, Nia Andrews, Jonny Miller,  Kev Brown, Okmalumkoolkat and Atjazz. 

2016 has been music as usual and the year started with a Boiler Room set where he was asked to represent his newfound label ‘Stay True Sounds’ and got to share the platform with label partner Jullian Gomes with a back-to-back set recorded and played in Cape Town’s Langa.

2017 sees plenty of new projects on the horizon for Fonque including a full length collaboration with UK’s D-Malice under the alias rkls due for release on r2 London which features a rich and varied cast of artists including Kev Brown, Melo B Jones, Sio, John Robinson and many more.

Whether he’s behind the decks, running Stay True Sounds, preparing for his weekly radio show or in studio making otherworldly music, Kid Fonque’s sonic adventures continue to fill dance floors and thrill earholes, pay attention!

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Sometimes fast, sometimes slow, always down. 


▼ Artwork:

║https://www.kilianvandewater.com

Figure It Out with House Gospel Choir is out now on Yes Yes Yes! 
https://yesyesyes.lnk.to/YYY026D

LP Giobbi is a producer-DJ-music director-pianist. Her educational platform, FEMMEHOUSE, addresses the lack of representation and equity in electronic music by using her production skills to empower women to learn the language of the studio. When she’s not sharing stages with the likes of Jax Jones, Hotel Garuda, Madeon and Galantis, touring the world with Sofi Tukker (while helping run their artist collective and touring party Animal Talk), she is curating music for W Hotels.

Management: lpgiobbi@jet-mgmt.com
Bookings: lpgiobbi@wmeagency.com

Grown up and socialized in a small place in Lower Austria, Herbert Bachhofer, better known as Shantisan, got in touch with the Black Music Culture very early. Influenced by friends and family he irresistibly had to start collecting records. A wide selection of hip-hop and downbeat records eventually led him to collecting Soul, Afro, Jazz, Bossa Nova and especially Brazilian records. Having all those fine records at home he felt the drive to play them in front of a dancing audience.
After several Dj-sets, the foundation of his own musical platform was the next important step for Shantisan in order to get his own thing together: Salted Soul a non-purist Afro Grooves, Brazilian Rhythms, Downbeat, House and Drum n Bass mix was born as a label and as a kind of trade mark for his parties which are now taking place in several locations all over Austria, reaching Brazil, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Croatia.
Until now Shantisan has done several Remixes as well as Re-Edits, including the well known "Oba La Vem Ela"-Re-Rub, released on Jazz Rec. in 2005 or the musical production for the project "Deploy" which features Austrian bass player Jojo Lackner as well as singer Lilith who has worked in several collaborations, for example with Parov Stelar. Deploy was released on Salted Soul Records in 2007. Recent works were the collaboration 'S.O.S.' together with the Austrian producer/ Dj Stefan Obermaier which was released on Sol*Selectas in New York, a remix for Spanish Rhumba legend Chacho, a remix for the German producer/ Dj Quincy Jointz (Geriba), a remix for Timewarp Inc., a remix for Basement Freaks, a remix for the Austrian Nu-Funk Legend Ed Royal, a colaboration and remix for Brazil‘s Dj Soneca aka Trotter, Italy‘s Dj Farrapo, Danny Massure, Dogo Argentino, Roland Schwarz, jazz.K.lipa or another remix for Just Banks.
At the moment Shantisan is also working in a collaboration with Etage Noir's Roland Schwarz- an excerpt of this work can be heard on the excellent Jockey tunes E.P. 1 that was released on Galopp Records!
Shantisan's true musical passion is Brazilian music which is definitely shown in his work with Brazilian singer Micheline Cardoso. His track „Favela Funk“ feat. Micheline Cardoso & Stefan Obermaier was released on Innvison Records.
Shantisan‘s Brazilian Bossa & Drum'n'Bass fusion "Bring Back The Bossa Rock" was released in November 2008 on Resense Records. This record was number 1 seller at the Juno Broken Beat Charts in England for 2 weeks, his successor track "Aquela E Minha Menina" also reached 1 on Juno's Breakbeat charts on August 24, 2009 and is now on chart position 3 for the category BEST SELLING FUNK record 2009!!!!
At the moment Shantisan is doing a weekly radio show on Vienna's Superfly.fm, each Sunday from 20:00-21:00 C.E.T.!

Hopefully you can catch one of his legendary Salted Soul parties - keep in mind: "It's Salted Soul Baby!"

Private radio station based in Rudina, Croatia
Currently run from Rudina Studios in Vienna.
Listen live www.radiorudina.com
All show schedules www.instagram.com/radiorudina

"I am a storyteller, My songs say so..."

The genre fluid, award winning and internationally acclaimed, multi-hyphenate tells deep, dark, difficult and sweet stories through many mediums. 

Sio has made hits with the likes of Charles Webster, Ralf Gum, Jullian Gomes, Fka Mash and Dwson to name a few.

Affectionately dubbed the ‘career builder,’ by fellow long time collaborator, Kid Fonque, her collaborations have catapulted many names. 
Her voice and words are highly sought after in house, electronic, alternative and soul music circles where she seamlessly weaves through all styles, calling them home.

Being born in the ’90s has undoubtedly influenced my musical style. I thrive on exploring diverse subgenres of house music, always aiming to create immersive and dynamic experiences for my audience.

My sound is firmly rooted in house, seamlessly blending groovy disco beats, Detroit-inspired vibes, old school tech house, and modern, forward-thinking grooves. In my sets I mix rare vinyl gems with digital treasures, offering a journey through the rich spectrum of electronic music.

I‘m currently based between Berlin and Vienna. 

Bookings: bambi@networxnow.com

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