Future Classics & Forgotten Treasures — Selections for the Adventurous Music Listener (Founded in 2007 by Lexis)

Respect the Culture 
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Iman Omari 
Cavalier
Quelle Chris
Mohdalsol
BillzEgypt
Black Spade 
Centipede
Mogillah
Jazzy
JaVonte 
plus more!

Co-founder | DJ | A&R | Creative |  of
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DTW radio show on Balamii / every 3rd Monday of the month | 2100-2300 GMT
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Worldwide bookings except SEA
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< "Dean Chew is setting the standards in Singapore" - Gilles Peterson >

Earning praises from a worldwide range of selectors that include the likes of Dam-Funk, Tama Sumo, San-Soda, Mike Huckaby, Jamie XX and 2562, Dean aka the Funk Bast*rd (one half of the Cosa nostra duo and co-founder of Singapore-based label Darker Than Wax) has been tirelessly pushing and promoting an alternative expression of leftfield music through his widely eclectic and genre-bending sets. Being the main A+R and creative mastermind behind DTW, the label has flourished tremendously over  the past 5 years, cementing its place as one of the go-to labels out of South East Asia.

His musical selection, which traverses between a huge variety of musical genres like deep jazz, soul, funk, boogie, brazilian grooves, house, techno, breaks, hip hop and bass numbers have left many indelible marks on the dancefloors.

It’s no surprise then that he has played alongside some of the world’s finest like Gilles Peterson, Benji B, Kyle Hall, Lefto, Recloose, Gerd Janson, Basic Soul Unit, Linkwood, Norman Jay, Souleance, Pearson Sound, Krystal Klear, Tiger and Woods, Mike Huckaby, Seven Davis Jnr and most notably, warmed up for Dj Ez, Fourtet and Dam Funk.
His sets have also taken him around the world, playing most recently at Dimensions Festival in Croatia, various cities in Europe, Asia, and Brazil. In 2016, Funk B was also invited on BBC 1XTRA, Rinse RM, Radar Radio, and swung through the legendary Brownswood basement of Gilles Peterson with a 2-hour exclusive Worldwide FM mix. He is also a regular presenter on Gilles' Worldwide Fm, transmitting good vibes every 3rd Tuesday of the month.

Dean Chew always has something in the box that surprises. Just open those ears.

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>> DTW Show on Worldwide Fm with https://soundcloud.com/funk-bast-rd every 3rd Tues of the month | 1-3pm GMT

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ECHLN (pronounced eh·shuh·lon) has spent a decade weaving together his signature aural aesthetic. Kwetsima Maluleke, the Johannesburg record producer and audio engineer from Pretoria, began making beats at just 14 – and his years on the grind have earned him a midas touch, turning hours behind the mixing desk into liquid sonic gold.

Whether he’s or laying down soul-drenched house or poolside burners in the studio, ECHLN’s output is punctuated by glittering production and a restrained taste normally reserved for seasoned veterans of the game.

He has engineered for artists and collectives like Mavi Phoenix, Moozlie, J.Robb, Riky Rick and Moonchild Sanelly – and collaborated with artists like Muzi, Hunter Rose and Langa Mavuso. ECHLN’s instinct for feel-good sounds and immaculately deep grooves has seen his music picked up by labels like Darker than Wax, Shimmy and Soul Etiquette, with upcoming releases planned for Kid Fonque’s local house authority, Stay True Sounds.

Singer/songwriter and producer Makeda Iroquois has been cultivating her sound for quite some time. Hempstead, L.I. born/Charlotte, NC raised, Makeda's music reflects a broadly cultured upbringing. Her more recent work (both released and unreleased) has gone through the high fi's and low fi's of southern and northern influence. With a love for early 90s hip hop, jazz, world music and a foundation of Native American, African (Geechee Gullah), and Bermudian ancestry, Makeda's music displays the unique perspective that she brings to her collaborations, her production and her songwriting.

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