Dan Kent is an urban music producer and DJ from South London/Surrey. 

From the depths of the Spree and its canals come the River Rats! They drag two guitars, double-bass and violin through the gloomy tunnels of Berlin to their moon-lit sessions. Influenced by the diminished lines of Django Reinhardt, the heart of the variété française and the spirit of old-time country and blues, the Rats wander between the ragged niches of Kreuzberg's street jams and the glamorous grand theater. With members from Italy, France and Germany, the River Rats combine the north and the south, dark and light, contemplation and euphoria.

L’art ardu du duo

Un couple dans la vie ce n’est pas toujours facile, alors qu'en chanson…

Raphaële et Balthazar ne font pas vie commune mais chantent ensemble. 

Ils chantent des mots qui réchauffent l’âme et le cœur avec juste ce qu’il faut de finesse et d’élégance pour bercer joliment notre quotidien et aussi et surtout cette petite mélodie entêtante qui rentre dans nos têtes poliment, sans nous vriller le cerveau. 

Sans prétention mais pas sans ambition.

Appelons ça de la nostalgie ensoleillée.

Julie Dillon born and raised in Dublin Ireland, started her musical journey as a drummer in a teenage punk band at age 14. She then swapped the drums for the mic and continued singing, writing and performing with various rock/funk/indie bands into her early 20's. She studied jazz theory and composition in Ireland's Berklee jazz college Newpark. Julie fronted the Dublin based 21 piece "Global Funk Orchestra" and 7 piece jazz/soul ensemble "The Company" performing for some years running at The Cork Jazz, Trinity Ball and Main Stage at Electric Picnic. At the same time, Julie began collaborating with various Irish electronic producers such as Lakker, Automatic Tasty, ILEX, Fuckrewindz, Alienhand and Nicky Halliday. She was the resident M.C. with the Irish 174 Jungle and Drum n' Bass night and performed at Jungle Republic, Rathlin, Life, Fusion (Germany) and Body & Soul fests. She has shared the stage with the likes of DJ Marky, Equinox and Acroplane. Julie graduated with a H-Dip in Music and Media Technologies from Trinity College Dublin in 2009 and formed a new musical project "Julie and The Bold Boys" performing her own material (a mix of jazzy/M.C. vocals fused with dirty bass n' breakbeat) executed flawlessly by her band of Bold Boys. She moved to Berlin in early 2010 to collaborate and perform with new producers and musicians and is currently writing and performing her most recent tracks using Ableton Live. Julie's current collaborations include ... Julie and The Bold Boys, Loud Nurse Band, Julie & Jacinta, Patrick Blasa, Vertical 67, Prince Kong, The Julie Dillon Jazz Quartet and The Electronic Swing Orchestra. She has also written and recorded with her NYC based brother Paul Dillon aka Miracle Falls (ex Mercury Rev, Sparklehorse, Silver Rockets, Lotus Crown.)Julie was writing, rehearsing recording and performing in Berlin, Germany from 2010 until 2013 and is now back in Dublin. She spent most of 2014 - 2015 recording and co-writing vocals for David Turpin's new collaborative project "Romances" which features vocals by musician Gar Cox also. Romances was performed at the Dublin Fringe Festival in September 2015. Julie also guest M.C'd as "Sista Julie" with the reggae DJ crew Sim Simma. Julie's current collaboration is with DJ and producer TWOC.. watch this space!


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