You can’t not be a weirdo as a good musician. 
MEZ is both. Based in Vienna/Austria the producer of Jewish descent has been making beats for years. It’s natural to him, like other people brush their teeth or eat cereals in the morning. Not a day at home has gone by without Mez blasting his stereo in his small but well equipped studio for his neighbors to go crazy. Yes, he uses a lot of deep bass. 
Throughout the years Mez has adapted refined beat making skills. His ear for sound nuances is merciless. Technic and innovation, or “je-ne-sais-quoi”, has created the perfect synergy. By the way, his artist name Mez is derived from the Hebrew word “Mezuian”, meaning “perfect”. 
His keyboard playing with its melancholic harmonization merges with his strong Dilla-esque beats that jump his mind. Layered to perfection, NuSoul goes Gangster!
2013 soul singer SOIA and Mez released their debut album “Mood swings” on record breakin’ (USA), and their next album “Hidden in Obvious Places” will be released in 2015. Otherwise Mez is best known for his productions on Raashan Ahmad’s album “Ceremony”.
His solo album featuring Raashan Ahmad, SOIA and other Viennese artists will be out soon!
copyright: Soia

Musicians Collective & Record Label based in Vienna, Austria. Creation and Presentation of Original Music. Best of Vienna - since 2004

Vienna based musician &amp; producer

//Official Video "Absent": https://youtu.be/MISu6o8hdjs
-premiered via Red Bull Music  http://www.redbull.com/at/de/music/stories/1331771580341/dandario-absent-premiere
"Absent" out now //  1/18/2016
http://dandario.bandcamp.com

Live: 
April 16th 2016    / Sound:frame Festival
July 22nd 2016   / ImPulsTanz Festival [Kasino]
Nov 4th 2016       / Fluc [Partout]

www.dandario.com 
booking: elisabeth@miooow.com
fb: http://www.facebook.com/dandariomusic

producer / mixer and mastering engineer currently based in Madrid/Spain.
professional drummer since 2000
check out the studio: https://www.instagram.com/camaleonmusicstudio/
https://www.youtube.com/shadoomusic

Daru Jones is one of the most respected drummers of his generation. The 2X Grammy-winning musician is known for his work on Lazaretto (Jack White) and Testimony (Gloria Gaynor), and his list of collaborators includes Bootsy Collins,Kanye West,Pete Rock,Rag 'n' Bone Man, Slum Village, Jamie Lidell, Talib Kweli, Dwight Yoakam, Nas,Pee Wee Ellis, Lorenzo Jovanotti, Queen Latifah, Black Milk, Salaam Remi, Pharoahe Monch, Liam Bailey, Rance Allen, Black Violin,Ski Beatz & The Sensei's and Jon B. (Partial List) 

Jones is also a sought-after producer and boutique label owner who develops talents and releases music through his imprint, RUSIC RECORDS. 



More recently Jones formed a supergroup with legendary Living Colour bassist Doug Wimbish and guitar wunderkind Marcus Machado, DMD The Vibes. In 2018, Jones teamed up with hip-hop producer, Pete Rock and serves as music director for his new live band, The Soul Brothers. Jones also recently joined forces withPharoahe Monch to co-found the rock-hop trioTh1rt3en.


#DaruJones #RusicRecords #PeteRockAndTheSoulBrothers #DMDtheBand #DMDtheVibes #DaruAndRena

The New York music scene has developed many of today's icons and there is undeniably, a rising star in the uptown Manhattan area.

In the Washington Heights section of New York City we find such a person in Joel Concepcion, better known as SOL-LEKS. Two full length albums, a group collaboration album, several mixtapes, numerous music videos, featured on hit singles such as The Dimelo Remix featuring many of uptown Manhattan’s hip hop icons, and including countless production credits to his name it is clear to the music industry that SOL-LEKS has what it takes to carry New York.

From a myriad of cultures, SOL-LEKS dug his roots deeply in the traditional styles of music creation using inspirational songs from classic Spanish influences. With genres such as 70's boleros and salsa, SOL-LEKS’ vocals emote power deriving from samples of Blanca Rose Gil, La-Lupe, Camilo Sesto and Hector Lavoe just to name a few. He challenges himself to bring a fresh take on hip hop music mixing old school soul with the excitement of concerto. Just listen to his debut music video, Washington Heights, via YouTube and you can see how the kind of music SOL-LEKS creates can withstand the test of time.

“I approach music the same way an artist stares at his canvas. I search for the art in words. The artistic value of how I would say it. I try to create music not just make it.”

Under a joint venture company, Cedar Arms Productions, SOL-LEKS works on projects ranging from a group instrumental project, another full length album and a “homage to J-Dilla” mixtape. Never showing signs of slowing down he has already shot four music videos and is in talks with fellow artists to release several more. 

This year alone he has pioneered a genre dubbed “Hip-Rock”. A neo blend which culminated into releasing remixes of songs from popular bands such as rock super group Bombay Bicycle Club. The first, called “Always Like This (Wasted Remix)" now available on YouTube, is the first into this foray of music making. The second video, a mix of aggression, frenzy, and passion and shot at an underground railroad track, is called “Down For The Night”. That song combines rage and wordplay to attack and disparage anyone who doubted his staying power. The most recent, a video called “With or Without” and shot by the rising production company FLOAT, shows SOL-LEKS’ diversity in this light hearted performance about love, hardships, and redemption.

Quality over quantity, perseverance over perception, those few words describe SOL-LEKS’ work ethic as he continues to push the envelope. Currently he is seen performing in local New York open mic contests, with one having prompted an audience member to post the crowd’s reaction on YouTube showing an overwhelming reaction to his win. His current project titled “The Train RIDE Mixtape”, found right now for FREE on his website www.sol-leks.com, incorporates the many situations you will come across riding on a New York subway system along with many highly creative mixes of alternative music he puts his personal touch on.

You can check him out in the new independent film “Tony & Angel” due out this year and coming soon you will also be able to hear a full length album tentatively titled “One Good Push” due to release on SOL-LEKS.COM.

- Richard “#5” Rodriguez (http://16scandles.wordpress.com/) 
Richrodriguez5@gmail.com

contact:
dariako333@gmail.com

this is the channel of our classic/progressive rock/crossover influenced band/duo "DARIA" and the solo-projects of our singer, lyricodramatical rock/soul-soprano + composer Daria Kokozej 
here you can find a variety of songs in many musical and vocal styles... 
check out our fb for news & more :) 

creative break (2013/2014-2015)

DARIA (band) today: Daria Kokozej (singer, keyboards, composer, lyricist) - student of philosophy and Russian at University of Vienna, student of jazz at Prayner conservatory (2015)
Paul Ullmann (guitars, keyboards, composer, lyricist) - student of eletronic engineering at TU Vienna

(g) Alexander Wallner
(b) Stephan Kössler
(d) Lukas Fellner

Find us on Facebook: 
http://de-de.facebook.com/triadsounds
or Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMU93wLaEcg&list=PL6E7CBBE603E97815&feature=plpp_play_all

Austrian Music-Producer and DJ, who also makes Edits and Dance Music on Soundcloud/Bandcamp.
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Live, Love, Loop
& K a m e h a m e h a .

CONTACT / COLLAB / DJ BOOKING
hi@soundslikeosive.com

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