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New York City's Easy Star Records has produced three of the best-selling and trendsetting reggae albums around - the Easy Star All-Stars' Dub Side of the Moon, Radiodread and Easy Star's Lonely Hearts Dub Band - while building an international brand and roster that has come to signify quality and class.

The independent label has created an impressive body of work that includes those above-mentioned in-house productions, along with progressive recordings from envelope-pushing acts like Protoje, Jesse Royal, John Brown's Body, The Skints, The Black Seeds, Rebelution, Passafire, Backbeat Soundsystem, Gentleman's Dub Club, Cas Haley, New Kingston, The Expanders, Lila Ike, The Late Ones, Marcus Gad, Tommy T, JonQuan and Ticklah; reissues of classic reggae from the vaults of Sugar Minott and Linval Thompson; new music from reggae legends The Meditations and Sister Carol; and collaborations with international reggae stars like Matisyahu,  Michael Rose, U Roy, Luciano, Anthony B, Christofer Martin and Morgan Heritage.

Easy Star has steadily built a scene that extends in many directions, following any path where reggae leads, bringing together young producers and musicians, reggae stars, and even artists outside the genre who have been influenced by Jamaican music, like Citizen Cope, blues musician/musicologist Corey Harris, Janelle Monáe, Jason Mraz and Kelly Clarkson.

The label manages its in-house musical collective/touring band The Easy Star All-Stars, who have played in over 30 countries on 6 continents. Dub Side of the Moon, Radiodread, Lonely Hearts and Thrillah have formed the backbone of a growing franchise of reggae re-inventions of classic albums; the band is at work on the next installment, targeted for 2022.

Easy Star has also developed a strong sense of how to market reggae to both core genre fans and a mass audience, leading to work consulting on marketing for albums such as Gov't Mule's Mighty High. Easy Star's musical director Michael Goldwasser produced albums for Corey Harris and Israeli band Hatikva 6, as well as remixes by Umphrey's McGee, Rebelution, Jason Mraz, Yoko Ono and more, bringing the Easy Star sound further outside the family. And Easy Star has raised its profile as a lifestyle brand with events such as Easy Star Reggae Tuesdays, which was one of the longest-running weekly reggae parties in New York.

One Jack Move is a band from Austin, TX. Their sound blurs the lines between rock, blues and reggae.

Currently ranked #1 on local music charts in the San Francisco Bay Area, IrieFuse is blowing audiences away with their energetic and unique "Dubrock Reggae" live performances! They have been making appearances at West Coast festivals, universities and venues with an unparalleled ferocity. Their tunes have begun to spread infectiously, several songs off their debut "Sun is Rising" EP getting attention on the airwaves. 

IrieFuse is a collection of long-time friends and fresh talent homegrown in the hills of Marin County, California. Coming together in the summer of 2013, they hit the scene hard with a flood of live shows and numerous festival appearances - refusing to let their music go unheard. 

They have successfully toured the US West Coast, winning over the hearts of promoters and new fans at every stop. Their aggressive performance schedule and alluring energy has kept them at #1 spot on the local reggae charts. They have directly supported artists such as The English Beat, Alborosie, Richie Spice, Junior Kelly, Anthony B, Junior Ried, and Mystic Roots and are currently the backing band for 3x award-winning Belizian reggae artist, Ras Indio.

The grooves of IrieFuse are influenced by bands such as Sublime, Rebelution, Iration, Tribal Seeds, Fortunate Youth and of course, the reggae legends Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and more. Their rock pace and vivacious sentiments cross pollinate into a strongly motivated narration of life lived in the active now.

Their debut EP, Sun is Rising, released July 26, 2013 and is available now on all major online music retailers. They are currently recording their freshman full-length album, "Give & Get Back", and are excited for its release in the Spring of 2014 and are honored to participate in the 5th Annual California Roots Festival in May 2014.

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