Fat Freddy's Drop’s pirate soul train, resolutely independent, worldwide.

Formed in 1999 in Wellington, New Zealand our sound draws inspiration from almost every part of the black music lexicon. Soul drenched vocals and jazz harmonies collide with tape delays and echo chambers, underpinned by a rhythm section as comfortable laying down a throbbing, techy soundscape as they are a swampy blues stomp.


Bookings/Mgmt Worldwide:
Agustín Lopez
agustin.lopez@industriaworks.com

NA
Devin Landau
dlandau@tbaagency.com

México
Lalo Rojas
lalo@caballeros.tv

Europe / UK
nevan@klsbookings.com

Electronic music duo featuring Australian singer, producer & visionary Deya Dova, recording live on the Earth's energy lines across the planet.
Bookings UK / Europe - rich@midnightmango.co.uk
Bookings Australia / US - hamilton@reflektarecords.com

“Exquisitely produced, reminiscent of The Knife or Bjork and yet completely, refreshingly, unique." IN THE MIX

“This singer producer sounds like the love child of an orgy between Fever Ray, Shpongle and Trentemoller." 3D MAGAZINE

Grez, Is the techno project of Dean Blackledge, hailing from the lush tropical north of Cairns, Australia. With a passion for crafting psychedelic, high-energy, melodic, and progressive sets, Grez has quickly become a trending name within the underground scene.

Grez has developed a unique sound that blends elements of psychedelic, progressive, and melodic techno. Creating an unforced but immersive experience, igniting a powerful movement on dancefloors. Constantly pushing the boundaries of his craft, Grez aims to transport his listeners on a sonic journey.

For all of Matthias Tanzmann’s achievements, the future is showing even further excitement and evolutionary growth. He is known as a global leader of the Tech House scene and is synonymous with Moon Harbour, his influential and soon-to-be 25-year-old record label that has already put out over 100 vinyl releases and more than 200 digital tracks. Like Matthias who first broke through as a DJ at the end of the 1990s, it constantly evolves, adapts and leads the scene from the front. 

Both he and Moon Harbour have stayed true to the signature sound that first stood him apart. They never fail to bring new ideas to the dance floor and constantly evolve with the culture. Along the way, there have been countless seminal moments. From his early residency at Leipzig’s cult Distillery Club to his first releases on Steve Bug’s Dessous label and Freude Am Tanzen in 1998 and 1999 via the infamous Moon Harbour showcases at major events including Miami Music Week, Amsterdam Dance Event, Barcelona’s 'Off Sonar' and the leading clubs of Ibiza over the last 20 years. Furthermore he is an integral collaborative member of the super group, Better Lost Than Stupid, alongside Davide Squillace and Martin Buttrich. This ground-breaking trio performs all over the world from London, Ibiza, Miami to Dubai. Together they released the acclaimed full length album Wild Slide and accompanying remix album. 

Whenever he plays, Matthias locks his global audience into his winding and hypnotic grooves for hours on end, always ramping up the pressure and keeping dancers on their toes. He has consistently performed as a resident for almost 15 years at Ibiza's wildest and the most cutting-edge Circoloco party at DC10. He also plays in demand back-to-back sets with partner in crime Davide Squillace and is regarded as one of the favourite players at the infamous ANTS events at Ushuaia Ibiza. In between those regular gigs and picking up several DJ Award nominations, he is on a constant tour of the world's most celebrated clubs and events from Elrow to Solid Grooves to Music On. 

Founded in 2000 and followed by sub-label Cargo Edition in 2006, Moon Harbour Recordings has been a vehicle for much of his music over the years, though it has also been responsible for bringing through plenty of next-generation talents. Matthias Tanzmann has served up three solo albums on his own label - Restless in 2008, Momentum in 2016 and the far-reaching Round And Round album in 2019. Each one shows how he brings colour and narrative to his music through the careful layering of percussion and the teasing out of deft sound designs to make for moments of real dance floor drama. Whether working solo or in collaboration with the likes of Steve Bug, Black Circle or Daniel Stefanik, the key for Matthias is to never stop evolving, asking questions and exploring new ground. Furthermore as a keen contributor to the industry and passing on to the new generation, Matthias shared his vast knowledge with a unique production masterclass in collaboration with Mixmasters in Ibiza in 2023.

As a remixer, Matthias also brings an in-demand signature sound for the likes of Jamie Jones, Dennis Cruz, Moby or Booka Shada. His Remixes 2002-2012 compilation showcased his adeptness and adaptability, and he has further cemented his legacy as a definitive DJ with seminal mix CDs for revered series like Cavo Paradiso Mykonos in 2010, Circoloco in 2008 and 2011, fabric London in 2012, and several times for Moon Harbour.

What started as an obsessive hobby back in Leipzig became a globe-trotting profession. Importantly, though, Matthias Tanzmann has always retained the sense of fun and inquisition that motivated him back then. That shows in the tracks he continues to skillfully craft, whether deep and moody for cozy backrooms, or more raw and jacked up for the main room. From his sets to his productions via the music he A&Rs for Moon Harbour, Matthias Tanzmann blends a deep understanding of dance music dynamics with a burning desire to keep things moving forward.

Bookings & contact via bmssrecords@gmail.com
Get my music here: https://bmssrecords.bandcamp.com/

Europe based Boom Shankar is a Dj for Psychedelic Trance, the label manager of BMSS Records, a mover, groover and event creator within Europe and Asia.

Having been initiated into the Goa Trance scene in the early Nineties and by travelling the globe ever since, his sets are a mirror of the constant melting pot of fundamental Psytrance characteristics.

Whether he is guiding the dance floor from the sunset through the night, from a peaking full moon into the sunrise, from the morning into a sun-blessed day, or closing a festival with one of his extended sets, the outcome is always a voyage filled with a depth and an energy that allows the crowd to experience a sense of freedom and a full expression of their self through Trance.

Energetic, ecstatic, transcendental, deep, mature, hypnotic and clearly distinguishable. Eye to eye with a unique and captivating smile.

Due to an experience of nearly 30 years behind the decks, and by having played at a plethora of underground & major events worldwide, he has developed a full understanding of the flow and the energies of each dance floor and is fully flexible in terms of "styles" which he considers a separation necessary to overcome. "Keeping it holistic" describes his approach to Psychedelic Trance probably best.

Through his fully improvised impromptu sets, he is able to interact personally with each dance floor, taking the audience on a trans-formative journey. His sets are not a performance, they are a direct form of communication through music, not a monologue but a full dialogue with the dancefloor which can last up to 12 hours. All of those journeys are unique and created in this specific moment in sync with the energy and the vibe of each dancefloor, a characteristic of the original approach to Djing Armin considers essential and necessary to keeping alive.

For Boom Shankar, this process of mutual giving and receiving between the Dj and the audience has led to rewarding and meaningful feedback from festivals like BOOM and Insomnia in Portugal, Universo Paralello in Brazil, Fusion, VooV, Indian Spirit and Antaris in Germany, Ozora and S.U.N. in Hungary, Glade in the UK, Summer never Ends, Reisefieber and Timegate in Switzerland, Hadra and Son Libre in France, Vortex in South Africa, Doof and Moksha in Israel, Transahara in Morocco, Transylvania Calling in Romania, Ometeotl, Poison and Fractal Dimension in Mexico, Universal Religion in Nepal and VER and Hill Top in India.

Memorable performances include headlining events in clubs from New York to San Francisco and Los Angeles, Montreal to Mexico City, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Shenzen, Osaka and Seoul to London, Berlin, Beirut and Tel Aviv, Cape Town to Melbourne, Bangalore and Goa and in nearly every other major venue and Trance epicentre in the world.

Besides this, Boom Shankar is the label manager of BMSS Records, where he has released a dozen best-selling compilations so far:

Transmissions, Transition, Cosmic Connections, the Trancendance triptych series (Prologue - Denouement - Epilogue), Trancefusion 1 and Trancefusion 2, the 20 years anniversary double CD compilation Return to the Source I and Return to the Source II and Ailiphilia Chapter 1 and 2.

Those compilations featured artists such as Aes Dana, Braincell, Tristan, Technossomy, Etnica, Pleiadians, Hux Flux, Total Eclipse, Sonic Species & Avalon, Eat Static, Pogo, Lucas & Mechanimal, Egorythmia, Ovnimoon, Atmos, Cosmosis, Electrypnose, Hujaboy, Captain Hook, Headroom & Zen Mechanics, Entheogenic, Talpa, Martian Arts, Outsiders, ManMadeMan, Hypnoise or Hypnocoustics alongside all BMSS Records residents.

In addition, Boom Shankar is part of the S.U.N. Festival crew in Hungary, the Alice im Wummerland party series in Germany, Moon Mountain family in Thailand, Belantara Festival in Malaysia and a dozen other projects in which he contributes his energy and time in order to promote psychedelic culture globally as a true ambassador of Trance.

Festivals appearances:

ADMC (South Korea / 2023)
Alice im Wummerland (Germany / 2010 - 2021)
Antaris Project (Germany / 2009 / 2012)
Atlas Festival (2018 / Italy)
Atlas Connection Festival (Italy / 2022)
Ayata Festival (Turkey / 2015)
Bachblyten Festival (Germany / 2023)
Belantara Festival (Malaysia / 2013 - 2021)
Bioritme Festival (Spain / 2016)
Black Moon Festival (Italy / 2011 / 2015)
BOOM Festival (Portugal / 2022)
Camakavum Festival (Germany / 2018)
Connection Festival (Spain / 2013 / 2014 / 2015)
Desert Dance Festival (Egypt / Multiple)
Doof Festival (Israel / 2013 / 2016)
Earth Garden Festival (Malta / 2012 - 2023)
Elementra Festival (Switzerland / 2017)
Era Festival (Canada / 2022)
Esoteric Festival (Australia / 2019)
Fantasia Festival (Italy / 2023)
Free Life Festival (Canada / 2019)
Freqs of Nature Festival (Germany / 2014)
Full Moon / Black Moon (Thailand / 2002 / 2019 / 2020)
Funny Moon Festival (Czech / Multiple)
Fusion Festival (Germany / 2013 / 2016 / 2022)
Genesis Festival (USA / 2013)
Glade Festival (UK / 2012)
Hadra Festival (France / Multiple)
Half Moon Festival (Thailand / Multiple)
Hexaplex Festival (Lebanon / 2015 / 2016)
Imaginaria (Italy / 2013 / 2014)
Indian Spirit Festival (Germany / Multiple)
Insomnia Festival (Portugal / Multiple)
Kannibalen Massaker (Germany / 2008 - 2016)
Klika of Happiness (Israel / Multiple)
Lost in Paradise Festival (Thailand / 2014 - 2017)
Lost in Paradise (New Zealand / 2019)
Magic Castle of Mesocco (Switzerland / 2004 - 2008)
Maitreya Festival (Australia / 2016)
Moon Mountain (Thailand / 2011 - 2024)
Mumush Festival (Romania / 2023)
Nayama Gathering (Armenia / 2023)
Neon Festival (Turkey / 2015)
New Vision Festival (Cambodia / 2020)
Odyssee NYE Festival (Germany / Multiple)
Ometeotl Festival (Mexico / 2015)
Omnia Festival (Canada / 2021)
Ozora Festival (Hungary / 2011)
Paradise Festival (Austria / 2010)
Paradise Waterfalls (Thailand / 2001 / 2002)
Poison Festival (Mexico / 2018)
PsyFi Festival (Netherlands / 2016 / 2017)
PsyTribe (USA / Multiple)
Rebirth of the Sun (Israel / 2012)
Reisefieber Festival (Switzerland / Multiple)
Ressuraction Festival (Cambodia / 2013)
Shankra Festival (Switzerland / 2015 / 2017 / 2019)
Shanti Gravity Festival (Cambodia / 2020)
Son Libre Festival (France / 2023)
Space Odyssey (Mexico / Multiple)
Spirit Base Festival (Czech / Multiple)
Spirit Tribe (China / 2015 / 2017 / 2018)
S.U.N. Festival (Hungary / 2013 - 2024)
Somuna Festival (Switzerland / 2010 / 2012)
Summer Never Ends Festival (Switzerland / 2009 / 2013)
The Experience Festival (Thailand / 2014)
Timegate (Switzerland / 2012 / 2014)
Trance Odyssey (Portugal/ 2024)
Trance Plants (USA / 2016)
Transahara (Morocco / 2013)
Transition Festival (Spain / 2007 - 2015 / 2023 / 2024)
Transylvania Calling (Romania / 2007)
Tree of Life Festival (Greece / 2017)
Tribal Dance (Japan / 2015)
Twisted Grove (Portugal / 2023)
Universal Religion (Nepal / 2015)
Universo Paralello (Brazil / 2022 / 2023)
VER Festival (Goa / 2023 / 2024)
VOOV Experience (Germany / 2014 - 2023)
Vortex Open Source (South Africa / Multiple)
Waldfrieden Hai in den Mai (Germany / 2013)
Way of Life Festival (Serbia / Multiple)
World Trance Festival (France / 2020)
Zagoa Festival (Morocco / 2014)

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