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By possessing a deep background in Chicago House and Detroit Techno, Billy Mack headed for Germany to share in pursuit of a vision. While in Germany, Billy Mack's musical style had secured him a guest spot in Germany’s Love Parade where he played among talents such as Derrick May, Carl Cox, Miss Jaxx, Adam Beyer, Mike Dearborn, and many others. Billy Mack's diversified style of funky disco, soulful house, acid techno, Chicago hard house, and jungle has led him to participate in the Sundance Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival and other fashion and film industry events showcasing his passionate DJ skills, Radio Personality, & Event Promotions.

Billy Mack's high-octane, enthusiastic performances have secured him bookings in the U.S., Canada, Greece, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, Spain, France, Norway, U.K., Switzerland, Austria and Turkey just to name a few. He has gained notoriety in popular nightspots such as Fuse in Belgium, Space, B-9 and Normäl in Germany, and Rhythm Factory in England.

In 1999, Billy Mack Co-Founded underground radio show “Bio Bass” on Radio1190 where listeners from around the world tune in every Saturday to listen to Billy Mack and other Bio Bass DJs play host to invited guest DJs and producers. 

At present, this forum has Billy Mack taking electronic music to another level by using the local airwaves & internet, breaking new DJ’s/Producers, live event updates on world dance, film & fashion events and creating a new interactive experience for tomorrow’s viewer. 


Roel Funcken officially popped up on the scene in 2010, with his solo debut, titled Vade, out on Ad Noiseam. But fans of electronic music, and IDM in general, have been tracking this Dutch musician for over a decade prior, when, along with his brother, Don, the duo has released some of the genre defining music on labels such as Djak-Up-Bitch, Schematic, Sublight Records, Neo Ouija, n5MD , Arcola (Warp) as the one and only Funckarma. In 2009 the Funcken brothers kicked off their very own, digital-only, Funcken Industry imprint, which hosted a few of their other projects and offshoots, such as Shadow Huntaz, Scone, Quench, Automotive, and the latest from Roel's solo works. Roel continues to influence the evolution of music through numerous releases (Sapper Morton on Analogical Force, Semtinal Convex on Methlab and Prester Hynn on his own imprint to name a few) and active engagement in the community, with music festival curation, mixes on mixlr and soundcloud and weekly playlists on Soundcloud and spotify. Roel's music is advanced in sound design, often incorporating unique experimentation in electronic sound, with cut-up, twisted, atmospheric sonic soundscapes, leaving the cranium always begging for more. His ambient textures maintain a cinematic quality throughout, while his percussive arrangements retain a constantly mutating framework, always reconstructing its rhythm and structure, contradicting complex configurations and minimal design. It's always a pleasure to taste the latest treat from this aural engineer, and find the latest gem in his never-ending arsenal of sound. Definitely check out his music Funck’d subscription on bandcamp to check out his latest tracks and get some exclusive material).

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Of Finnish descent, but born and raised in California, TIN MAN now has a home in Vienna, a town perfectly suited to his deep and moody productions. TIN MAN launched his Global A label project in 2005. The first two releases, 'Places' and 'Acid Acid', weighed in at three pieces of vinyl each, and showcased his two major musical passions: fragile deep electronica and acid house. TIN MAN has acclaimed releases on the Finnish record label Sähkö / Keys of Life, Cheap Records from Vienna, and continues with new releases on his own imprint, Global A . While TIN MAN's output is diverse in its references, certain underpinnings can be heard throughout. There is always a strong reference to Acid House music, as well as a strong reference to Ambient and Electronic Pop music from the past 30 years. TIN MAN's newer output features his voice and follows a "concept album" format. Thus, complete records are as important as individual songs. The songs tend to follow a simple structure with changes that grow slowly within motifs. Mood construction and story telling are both equally important. And with each new record, there are new historical references to tell different stories. TIN MAN also continues with his passion for Acid House by continuing to produce retro-acid tracks and playing live shows regularly. These live shows celebrate early house music, its hypnotic charm, and its blissful raw energy. To find out more about TIN MAN please visit www.tinmanmusic.com


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