Born in High Wycombe and based in Peterborough, newcomer singer and songwriter Maz Blanco, inspired by the likes of Jazmine Sullivan, Lauryn Hill, Aaliyah and Jhene Aiko to name a few. Maz Blanco merges the old school R&B scene and the new age with her smooth, sultry sounds. 

Her debut single 'Pillow Talking' with its soulful yet sexy vibes has been recognised on Radio 1Xtra by Nick Bright and DJ Ace featuring on his 'Everything RnB' show. She has also had recognition from her local BBC Introducing, Cambridgeshire. With new music on the way to listeners soon, she is definitely an artist to look out for.

Scotti Dee stands out as a prominent figure in London's vibrant UK Amapiano/Afrohouse scene, having collaborated with some of the UK's biggest labels such as HOUSUPA, HYPERDUB, and 7WALLACE among others. With an unwavering passion for heavy basslines, Scotti Dee has meticulously crafted numerous releases that captivate audiences worldwide."

International House DJ, Producer, Radio personality, Tastemaker and label boss just about sums up DJ Pioneer. A DJ since the age of 17, Pioneer’s passion for music hasn’t changed one bit as his career becomes more successful. His unique mixing ability and handpicked selection is renowned for providing an electric vibe for clubbers and radio listeners across the World. 

Originally influenced by the sound system culture and then jungle music, Pioneer started collecting vinyl whilst at school before he owned a pair of decks. He is no stranger to House and Garage music. Up until 2008, Pioneer had played on several giant Pirate Radio stations including Pure Magic, London Underground, Y2K and Déjà Vu FM. Playing at legendary events such as Pure Silk, Exposure, Sun City and Pure Old Skool to name a few. Pioneer also worked at the ‘Wired for Sound’ record store in his hometown Hackney from 2001 until its closure in 2009. This helped him to understand and appreciate other genres of music more and inspire his taste for new sounds. 

Amongst others, Pioneer was responsible for bringing a new genre to the streets in 2006. UK Funky was emerging, influenced by the Soulful, Funky House and broken beats that Pioneer was playing at the time. His hard work and ever popular club sets and had not gone unnoticed and in 2008, Pioneer progressed to legal radio and joined Kiss FM. In 2009, Ministry of Sound released the compilation ‘The Sound of UK Funky’ mixed by DJ Pioneer. Pioneer featured tracks from Robin S, Ultra Nate, Crazy Cousinz and more. This received great feedback and allowed Pioneer to feature some of the tracks he was responsible for breaking into the scene. In 2010, Pioneer began producing and made his debut with a Funky House track titled ‘Stronger’ featuring Egypt which received great support from the underground, mainstream radio and Sky TV and was also performed at the London Fashion Week.  

Pioneer is now into his 7th year on the UK’s leading dance radio station, Kiss FM. In this, time, he’s championed and played tracks which have eventually progressed onto commercial radio playlists with acts such as MK, Rudimental, Dennis Ferrer, Roska, Donaeo, Kenny Dope, Black Coffee and more recently the chart topping Storm Queen

Pioneer launched his record label in 2012, SOTU (Sounds Of The Underground) Recordings. With 12 releases to date and loads in the pipeline, the label is already proving to be success as it represents the sound of the UK club scene genres from Underground House to Bass and is home to some of the finest up and coming producers. DJ Pioneer has also remixed tracks for world famous Universal Records and has also had one of his remixes signed by Puma for their Cobra Golf advertising campaign and the ‘Cobra Golf Orange Out’ iPhone app. Pioneer’s latest single ‘Circles’ stayed at no1 in the Maltese PRS charts for 3 weeks in November 2014.

Pioneer continues to headline countless clubs up and down UK and also plays at major festivals such as HD (High Definition) and made his debut at the Isle Of Wight Festival in 2014 where he played to over 75000 people on the main stage.

Internationally, Pioneer plays regularly in Ibiza, Amsterdam, Dubai, Barcelona, Marbella, Egypt, Ayia Napa, Faliraki, Kos, Kavos, Jamaica, Mallorca, The Gambia and Northern Cyprus.

Listen to DJ Pioneer every Thursday night on Kiss FM from 1-2am, online at kissfmuk.com or via DAB.

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Born in London Raised in Hackney he first got into music in the early 90's listening to reggae & drum'n'bass. By 1995 he was able to get him self a pair of Technics 1210's with the help of the Prince's Trust and started Dj'ing then was on radio at the age of 14.
After that the UK garage started coming onto the scene and was able to get regular slots on radio stations such as Pure magic and Rinse Fm.
As he was getting some recognition Mr Taffa got a number of bookings in small venues around London in the early 2000s, then joined a crew called 
( Heavy Weight crew ) which held some of the best Raves in Bournemouth like Garage Nation.
While on his journey's he got introduced to a talented producer and friend
(R.I.P MICKEY AKA QUANTIZE) who was a great engineer at some of the best studios in London and gained a lot of knowledge which inspired him to make his own music. Producing garage and house Tracks but also being occasionally diverse to be able to have an ear for other genres too, but always had his true passion for house music, working with dj's producers & vocalist's.
After all that he was able to release a number of tracks within the house scene,
With a unique style of mixing house music and with the nickname “Taffa” given to him by his mother (R.I.P) he was known to most people as (Funky Taffa) now matured, new material will be released under Mr Taffa !

As for King and Queen a good friend of his D.Tee sent the vocal to be remixed. So Mr Taffa and Supa D has done a Afro House / Amapiano Version influenced by South Africa.
Which has now become a 2020 Summer Anthem.

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