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.

Momina Mustehsan is a New York based Pakistani singer and songwriter. She is an engineer and mathematician by profession. On August 19, 2016, Mustehsan marked her Coke Studio debut as a featured artist in season 9 Episode 2, by performing a rendition of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan's Afreen Afreen, alongside Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and became an overnight sensation in Pakistan. Since her debut, she is the highest talked-about person in Pakistan and has continuously been trending on twitter. The song broke all previous Coke Studio records by accumulating over 2.5 million views in one day. Now she is the sweetheart of the nation!

Engineer and Mathematician with a passion for music.

Dubbed ‘Queen of Electro’, Luciana has stood at the forefront of the electro nu-wave movement with a supercharged sound that has infiltrated dance floors across the globe, particularly the United States where she consistently rises to the top of the Billboard/ Beatport charts.
She has been the voice behind countless club anthems and collaborated with the biggest names in dance music and continues through recent releases with MOGUAI, KSHMR, DJ Kura and Will Sparks,
Other recent collaborations include Tiesto, Hardwell, 3LAU, Cube Guys- to name a few. It’s clear how she has made a name for her self as a dance vocal darling.
Which is perhaps why Microsoft chose her track “Guess What” as the official song for their 2019 worldwide online campaign
Luciana’s in your face, punk-edged vocals have won her a legion of fans since she first grabbed international attention with the groundbreaking UK Platinum Bodyrox track “Yeah Yeah” for which she received critical acclaim and a prestigious Ivor Novello Award nomination. Her recent re-release of ‘Yeah Yeah,’ a remix with Grammy Award Winning producer Dave Aude, reached #1 on Billboard in the USA marking her 8th Billboard no1.
Her smash hit ‘I Like That’ with Static Revenger and Richard Vission, topped the U.S. Billboard dance chart in 2011. Reaching double platinum sales in Australia and has since gone on to become a global club anthem with the music video garnering over 14 million YouTube views to date.
Luciana’s collaboration with South American mega star Juan Magan went #1 in 9 countries on the first day of release and went platinum within two weeks. The video rocketed up to 80million YouTube views in less than 4 months.
Luciana has proven that she will continue to give music lovers her signature sound that stays in demand by fans and industry supporters alike. Long may she reign!

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In Malaysia, when the word dhol comes to mind, a constantly smiling, insanely entertaining and exceptionally talented individual comes to mind – dholi Keeran. In fact, if the term dholi (dhol player) should ever be included in any local dictionary, it wouldn’t come as a surprise if it was his picture in place of the definition. Having first picked up the dhol at the tender age of 14, an unexplainable bond between man and instrument was formed. “I didn’t choose the dhol, it chose me” explains Keeran D on how it all began. Today, he’s one of the leading dhol players around, having performed alongside renowned local artists such as Reshmonu, Sasi the Don, Jungle Jerry and Gold Kartz. Considered the best dhol player in South East Asia, it comes as of no surprise as to how he’s performed in annual music events like the Rainforest Festival (2006), Sunrise Music Festival (2008) and Kaleidoscope in 2009. His talents have obviously not gone unnoticed, and his passion and knowledge on music was put into use in the local film, ‘Sumolah’ where he played a role in the production of some of the soundtracks.  
It’s safe to say that because of Keeran D, ‘dhol fever’ has spread like wild fire across the nation and along with it bringing awareness, acceptance and rapidly increasing the number of rookie dhol players in the country.  Keeran D in turn showed his gratitude by forming the Dhol Federation where people who inspire to be like him or simply want to take up the instrument can pursue their passion. 
Putting aside his unmatched skills with the traditional Punjabi instrument, it’s his humble personality and liveliness on stage that makes him so well received by not only the Punjabi community but to anyone at all with a fondness for music. Race, gender and age know no bounds when it comes to Keeran D and the music he produces. Bearing this in mind, he’s even released a few non-Punjabi songs catering to the diverse fan base he’s gathered. And by that, we’re referring to Taalam pode, a fusion of Northern and Southern Indian music, where he skilfully displays his versatility in the Tamil language and shows that besides playing an instrument, his vocal abilities are pretty darn good as well. Taalam pode’s original version, Chakla Doliyah Dhol  is a track Keeran D holds close to his heart, being his first ever single that  released in his debut album, Unlimited. 
Responsible for producing Keeran’s debut album is the newly formed Kami Productions, under the supervision of managing director Ballu B. Under Kami Productions, two other albums are set to be released sometime this year.  Unlimited  is indeed an album to keep an eye out for, especially if traditional Punjabi music fused with electro, Pop, Rock is your cup of tea. Heck, just listen to it, cause’ even if you’re not a fan, Monsoon is bound to make you one. 
Twelve years into his dhol-playing life, Keeran is still going strong and all that can be said about this talented Punjabi-chap is that it’s just the beginning for Dholi Kiran. As Keeran D cleverly puts it, “Just as your heart rate is measured on beats, the rhythm of the dhol beats keeps your heart going!” 


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