Louis Sterling is music composer and post-production sound engineer based between Bristol and London. He works across the music, film and television industries. 

A member of the British Music Collection and the Black Artists Database, Sterling began his career at the age of seven, where he was trained as a chorister under Dr. Peter King of Bath Abbey. Upon leaving school, his music gained substantial recognition from BBC Music and the Canadian record label URBNET. In 2018, his debut album served as the inaugural release for 99Chants, a contemporary record label spearheaded by visionary Italo-German composer David August.

Sterling’s debut album, Adisceda, was deemed by music giant Rough Trade Records as "Outstanding," while Headphone Commute described it as a "modern-classical meets electronic marvel." The album was mastered at Black Knoll Studios in New York by Rafael Anton Irisarri before making its way into vinyl collections across the UK, US, and Europe. Eventually, it caught the attention of Venetian composer Gigi Masin, who invited Louis to perform the opening shows for his Vahiné album tour on stages across the UK in March 2023.

Since 2016, Sterling's forward-thinking approach to music has been recognized by BBC 6 Music, as well as accolades like the 2015 'Best Act of BBC Music Introducing in the West' broadcast and the 2020 Composer's Award from Sound and Music UK. His performances at Omeara, London Bridge, and the Liverpool Philharmonic Music Hall have further solidified his reputation as a respected talent in contemporary music.

Beyond the facets of composition, Sterling has assisted production for Channel 4’s core team, Branded Entertainment, curated radio shows for  BBC Radio 1’s Breakfast Show with Greg James, and supported Warner Bros’ post-production sound studio De Lane Lea in Soho, marking his robust network across the music and entertainment industries. 

In October 2024, his score for BOUND– a short-film directed by Abigail Feaveres, Channel 4) was selected for the Cannes Indie Shorts Award. He is currently working on his second full-length album.

A female hip hop/ RnB Vocalist and songwriter.

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Since launching the Datsik brand, Troy Beetles continues to evolve as a solo artist all the while pushing his beloved bass music world to new lengths, both on a personal artistry level and as a genre as a whole. From bedroom producer to chart-topping artist, internationally touring act, and owner and founder of the enterprising Firepower Records, Datsik is poised to make bass music the sound of the future with his recent Down 4 My Ninjas EP (Nov. 2014 / Firepower Records) and upcoming release Smoke Bomb ft. Snoop Dogg (Nov. 2015 / Ultra Records). 

Datsik took his initial steps into global dominance in 2009 with his first official release, the Nuke ‘Em EP, which set the new precedence of the future of dubstep and bass music. Immediately following that was the Boom EP featuring Excision and the legendary Flux Pavilion as collaborators. In that same year, Datsik claimed 10 Beatport #1 releases. Additionally, he has also released massive remixes for dance music icons Skrillex, Diplo, Kaskade, and Zedd, as well as two collaborations with Bassnectar and two more with Diplo on his Express Yourself EP. He has also remixed artists from the mainstream pop world and hip-hop spheres such as Coldplay, Lil Wayne, MGMT, Linkin Park, Wu-Tang Clan, one of the biggest influences on his sound, and, most recently, Lana Del Rey.

Nonetheless, Vitamin D, his debut artist album released on Dim Mak Records in 2012, remains his gleaming trophy of work. Rightfully so, as Vitamin D was the first project to illustrate the full spectrum of Datsik’s production cannon and to give glimpses of the artist’s potential as a producer and songwriter. Vitamin D was the first major milestone of many to come in the Datsik storyline. The next chapter came in 2013 in the form of a two-part release, the Cold Blooded EP and the corresponding Let It Burn full-length album, both released on Firepower. While shorter in length, Cold Blooded packs as much a punch as big brother Let It Burn. Hand in hand, Cold Blooded and Let It Burn comprise the knockout one-two punch in Datsik’s artillery.

Datsik stands at a point of transition with his recent EP Down 4 My Ninjas. It exemplifies a more mature Datsik, both in sound and in vision, as it sees the producer taking vast steps outside of dubstep and deeper into his ever-burning fondness for hip-hop. In essence, it is his love letter to the hip-hop and bass music genres and sees a full circle for Datsik as it combines the best of both worlds. Featuring collaborations with DJ Paul of renowned Southern rap group Three 6 Mafia and the legendary KRS-One, Down 4 My Ninjas sees Datsik keeping one foot in bass and one foot in hip-hop and, for the first time ever, sees the artist pairing his original productions with bona fide, universally celebrated members of the rap world. 

With Down 4 My Ninjas in tow and a hefty supporting tour scheduled for 2015, expectations are higher than they’ve ever been for Datsik. Beetles welcomes the challenge, though. It’s what’s kept him developing since those bedroom producer days, and it’s what verifies Datsik as one of the leading figures in the bass music scene of today and tomorrow.

Blending musical versatility, instrumental prowess, beautiful vocal harmonies and a premier rhythm section, the Easy Star All-Stars have established themselves as one of the top international reggae acts on the scene today. Thanks to their best-selling tribute album releases, Dub Side of the Moon (2003), Radiodread (2006), Easy Star’s Lonely Hearts Dub Band (2009), Easy Star’s Thrillah (2012), the remix album Dubber Side of the Moon (2010), as well as original releases Until That Day EP (2008) and First Light (2011), the Easy Star All-Stars have built a growing, dedicated fan base throughout the world, bringing together fans of reggae, classic rock, dub and indie rock into one big family. The band has toured in over 30 countries on 6 continents. They’ve played many major festivals around the world, including an unprecedented three-day, three-stage stand at Glastonbury in 2009, which earned them a UK Festy Award Nomination that year.

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Grammy-nominated reggae/hip-hop/alternative artist. The new self-titled album, Matisyahu, is out now on vinyl, digital and CD.

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