OFFICIAL BIO
Regarded upon his 2006 arrival as a promising beatmaker looming in the shadows of J Dilla, Madlib, waterfalls and Dabrye, Steven Ellison -- known as Flying Lotus -- nullified all comparisons only two years later with Los Angeles. On that album, his first of five for the Warp label, Ellison distilled a uniquely crisp, spasmodic, and heady sound with elements of hip-hop, avant-garde jazz, IDM, and dubstep. While the abovementioned producers fueled Ellison, he had also been excited as a youngster by the '90s West Coast rap classics that combined programming and live instrumentation. His sound continued to develop as he put his own twist on the approach, recording with a crop of jazz musicians including the indispensable likes of bassist Thundercat and strings master Miguel Atwood-Ferguson. This process began with the turbulent 2010 set Cosmogramma and peaked in terms of acclaim in 2014 with You're Dead!, which crashed the Top 20 of the Billboard 200 and spawned the Kendrick Lamar collaboration "Never Catch Me," a Grammy nominee for Best Dance Recording. Ellison devoted a few years to various forms of film work and the operation of his revered Brainfeeder label, and returned in 2019 with Flamagra, his second consecutive album to top Billboard's Dance/Electronic chart.

From roots in late 90s DnB, through the breakbeat revolution of the early 2000s, Sayv1 has gone by many names, gracing the stage many times at Virus Breaks Tuesdays as an MC and poet.  With HipHop forever in his bloodstream, he has been part of Cre8ive Minds, MegaForce, Probable Cause, The Planetarian Sound System and more.  Originally from Eugene, OR, Sayv1 has performed slam poetry in Australia, Hawaii, Boston, Portland, Santa Cruz, Chiang Mai, Thailand, and Oaxaca, Mexico where he now resides.  He is an avid freestyle 'rapper' (in private), and a hobby DJ: https://www.mixcloud.com/OBLSK/

Milan Records is an independent label that has been operating for 30 + years. Specialized in soundtracks to film and TV, Milan Records has released classics soundtracks such as Ghost, Brazil, City of God, Monsoon Wedding, Tsotsi, Pan's Labyrinth and many more....Milan Records is also the home to a wide array of talents such as The Devil Makes Three, Emily Jane White, Alaska in Winter, Astor Piazzolla, The Five Corners Quintet.

Milan Records is distributed in the USA by Warner's ADA, in France by Universal, in Japan by JVC/Victor, and in the rest of the world by Warner Music Group.

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Hailing from the redwood trees of Santa Cruz, DownsquareZ is the musical project of Colin McAndrews, a drummer and beat-maker since an early age.

Colin carved a name for himself playing renegade gatherings, soaking his original sounds into the forest canopy late at night. His bass heavy production style combines Glitch Hop and Dubstep with analog synth sounds, vinyl samples, and melodic atmospheres. With an infectious onstage energy, DownsquareZ will get you moving, shaking and smiling as he flexes your mind with his fantastic beats.

Please contact: downsquarez@gmail.com

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