Record label by Maceo Plex established in 2011.

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Leeds based, Producer and MC

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Samuel bass + Tizzy A Charles

Defunct UK house label. 2005-2015. Our style was kinda fat reminiscent of a whale.

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After a teenage saturated club inducement in the 90s, Carlos Henrique AKA Kaka Franco has risen up to embody all sorts of House music essences, bathing his DJ sets in all shapes and colours. His purist vision on creating classic root-house soundscape layers through long and hypnotizing narratives. It is common for technique-driven musicians to lose ground on the fragile tact of track selections, yet Franco has managed to sustain both an impeccable DJ craft/artistry and sense of selection, which have landed him exorbitant feedback from Curitiba’s dance floors.

No ínício havia apenas uma vontade de dançar, uma busca por sons que dariam ritmo à vida. Entre festas e pistas ele encontrou a batida ideal. E, como uma mixagem perfeita, alma e  música se uniram para sempre. Este é Kaká Franco, um DJ em caso de amor eterno com a House Music.

Tudo começou na adolescência, final dos anos 90, com 15 anos, munido de uma identidade falsa e muita vontade de conhecer o mundo das batidas eletrônicas. Logo de cara, ele foi atraído pelos graves vigorosos  e bumbos marcantes, que vinham sempre acompanhados por grooves cheios de suingue e melodias recheadas de harmonia. Dançou e colou na cabine. E, daquele momento em diante, ele a House Music sempre andariam juntos.
A partir das primeiras experiências em clubs e pistas, dois caminhos foram traçados: conhecer tudo o que havia no estilo e aprender a tocar. E assim, Kaká iniciou sua trajetória como conhecedor de House e Discotecagem. 
Os anos seguintes foram dedicados à pesquisa, à busca por lançamentos, clássicos e raridades do gênero. E, à formação de uma identidade e bagagem musical sólida. 
Neste período, seu crescimento foi alimentado por sets e tracks de nomes como: Frankie Knuckles, Derrick Carter, Joey Negro e Todd Terry. Em sua cabeça, o conhecimento se acumulava com selos e produtores que construíram a história da House Music.
Ao lado disso, Kaká  aprimorava a formação como DJ, adotando as seminais e eternas 1200 MK2 como instrumentos que o acompanhariam para sempre.&#13;
Kaká Franco tornou-se assim, um DJ de fina técnica. Inspirado nos grandes da discotecagem que dominaram as cabines e criaram lendas, como Marshall Jefferson e Masters at Work.
Hoje, Kaká coloca à mostra tudo o que sabe sobre estilo ao qual se apaixonou há mais de 15 anos.
Sets que expressam a House Music em sua essência. Esta é a melhor maneira de definir o que este DJ faz nas cabines.
Seja em warm-up ou na hora mais quente da pista, os sets de Kaká exploram e colocam em evidência  todas as facetas da House Music: A levada e o balanço das bases marcantes, as batidas musculosas, e toda a musicalidade que a House carrega em sua história e suas influências.
A linha geral de seus sets percorre as sonoridades que vão do Deep até o lado mais Funky da House, mas não deixam de lado outras vertentes como os embalos da Disco, a espiritualidade do Soulful, e os vocais que eternizaram os grandes hinos da nação House.
Kaká é um DJ que trabalha seus sets em camadas sonoras que vão se sobrepondo, com mixagens suaves que resultam em um fino arranjo desenhado para as pistas.
Clássicos fundamentais, relíquias esquecidas, lançamentos dos melhores selos e tracks pinçadas no turbilhão que compõe a Música Eletrônica. Este é o cardápio que Kaká apresenta em seus sets, 100% em vinil, um purista totalmente comprometido com as raízes da House Music.

Kaká  tem a música na alma, os compassos no coração, e a pista como residência.
Contact: 55 (42) 91114001
Email: djkakafranco@hotmail.com

Ian Carey is and has been for many years a legendary key player in the house scene worldwide.  
Ian grew up in a small town in Maryland, USA; about 2 hours from Washington DC.  He was exposed to music at a young age, as his father (RIP) was a live sound engineer and ran a sound reinforcement company. His father engineered for such groups as Kool and The Gang and The Duke Ellington Orchestra. Also, his mother played guitar and sang as a hobby.  By the time he was 7 years old he was able to mic a stage for a concert and travel along with his father during summer vacation making tour stops all over America from east to west. In high school, he played drums and was even in the school marching band.
Ian discovered dance music while he was in college.  Already a part of the graffiti-writing scene in Baltimore, MD he met hip-hop DJs which led him to his next passion. So, he put down his spray can and bought some turntables.  He started djing and played mostly hip-hop. Then worked at Music Liberated in Baltimore as a buyer/sales rep where he was properly introduced to house music.
His friends recommended his first setup. He bought a Pentium computer running at
100MHz, an Ensoniq ASR-10 sampler, E-mu Orbit, Planet Phat and the Proteus 2000.  With that, he made his very first vocal production (with Jason Papillon as Soul Providers) "Rise". It was a crossover hit and went Gold in the UK.
It wasn’t long before Ian decided to move to Europe, as it was more convenient to be closer to the place the dance music scene thrives. His signature “funky bass line” sound grew and eventually propelled the demand for his top-notch productions, especially remixes. In one single week, Ian held 8 mixes on the UK Upfront Club Top 40*. 
Clubbers, djs, and fans who demanded to know more created an influx of interviews from radio, magazines and people like MTV. The most exclusive to date - an impressive 8 page spread (and 2 hour DVD) exploring the intimate details of his production techniques in the very prominent Future Music Magazine - published in many languages and countries worldwide. 
He’s made hits like “Say What You Want” on Nero Records and in 2008 released a rework of his former project Soul Providers’ Rise into the smash “Keep On Rising”. As a result, Ian gets respect from guys like Roger Sanchez, Pete Tong and continues top 40 sales and radio in many countries.
"Get Shaky" was unleashed and saw huge success world-wide, including the coveted Double Platinum certification in Australia and a Gold certification in the UK. In the first week of its UK release, it became a Top 10 in the Official UK Singles Chart. Ian also co-Produced the video which not only ranked as Top 10 on iTunes...it landed him a VMA Moonman award for Best Dance Video in Australia's MTV Music awards. 
2010 and 2011 touring highlights include some of the top nightclubs and festivals worldwide including a 9 show tour in Brazil, a full month tour with 15 shows in Australia, a residency at Set Miami, as well as one off shows in Dubai, Los Angeles, Singapore, Vancouver, Munich, Dublin, London and Moscow just to name a few.  Video touring highlights are available to view on Ian’s YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/iancareyofficial  2011 also saw the release of the Vicious Cuts CD compilation that was released by Ministry of Sound/Universal/Vicious Records.
Ian’s newest single “Last Night” features singer Bobby Anthony and Hip Hop legend Snoop Dogg.  The collaboration has already earned a Platinum certification in Australia and is still working it’s way through the charts worldwide.  Ian is currently in his Miami based studio working on his next singles and collaborating with A-list artists as well as up and coming talent.  Summer 2011 sees the launch of Ian’s monthly radio show “Muzik Liberated” syndicated world-wide and available for streaming online.


Sydney-based, British born DJ, D-Funk has amassed a fair few achievements in his 25-years on the decks. Making his club debut at The Depot in Bristol in 1995, he’s gone on to DJ all over the world, playing notable sets at Space Ibiza and Ministry Of Sound and released on labels including Sunday Best and Bombstrikes. 

Getting his first set of decks at 14, Doug initially fell for the sounds of jungle and techno before a night dancing to house icon Tony De Vit in 1997 turned him towards the slinkier sounds of house music. 

His DJ career began to take off during his time at university in Wolverhampton where he started to pick up gigs at the Canal Club and Mezzanine, playing alongside DJs including Joey Negro, Mr Fingers, Scott Bond and Lisa Lashes, before a move to the South-Coast town of Bournemouth led him to eventually start his own night ‘Break Da House’ in 2004. 

The night took off, attracting big names including The Stanton Warriors and Plump DJs and eventually led to D-Funk’s first release, the ‘Electrotek’ EP after Dub Pistols headlined one night and Barry Ashworth from the band decided to release Doug’s music on his Westway label. The track found its way onto a TV ad in Portugal, as well as becoming a mainstay on Kiss FM’s breakbeat chart and gave Doug the confidence to pursue a career as a producer as well as a DJ, eventually leading to releases on Adapted Records and Ghetto Funk among countless other labels over the next 15 years. 

Moving to Sydney Australia in 2009, Doug started his label Upstart Music, releasing his own productions alongside tracks from the likes of Crackerz & Jam, Niko & Lyall and Rogue Robot and later started the funk label Grits N Gravy alongside friend and funk producer Philly Blunt, with the label winning the ‘Best Label’ award at Perth Dance Music Awards in 2010. 

Since living in Sydney, Doug has held down residencies at The World Bar and The Standard/Middlebar for the best part of a decade, as well as regular slots at Sash, Ivy, Goros, Hugos and many others. He’s played events for high profile companies such as Blackberry, Telstra, Jagermeister,  Sydney Cricket Ground & Saatchi & Saatchi. But there was still demand for him back on the side of the world and he regularly returned to Europe to play at Space Ibiza (including a set at the penultimate night of Carl Cox’s Revolution party) as well as touring in the UK, Europe, Asia and Canada. 

Now 25 years into his career, Doug is about to mark the 10th anniversary of his label Grits ‘N’ Gravy, with a compilation due this year mixed by himself and Philly Blunt, and has been busy producing house, hip hop and nu-disco with his current production partner Mr Doris.

Website: http://www.dfunk.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dfunkbreaks
Insta: https://www.instagram/dfunkbreaks
Bandcamp: https://d-funk.bandcamp.com/music
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/6ZUH9yUJI74EASFVjviNVg

TRAGEDIE  

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Publisher: christian.goebel@motor.de

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