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You know their songs the moment they come on — the lyrics, the vibe, the feeling — like you’ve known them forever or maybe even snuck a peek into their closets.

But PillowTalk isn’t just a hushed conversation before bed — it’s a genre-blurring, soul-stirring band that’s been crafting heartfelt, groove-laden music since 2011. Born one electric summer in San Francisco’s Lower Haight District, PillowTalk — comprised of Sammy Doyle, Michael Tello, Ryan Williams, and Shane Duryea — fuses classic R&B, boogie, disco, rock, and house into something uniquely their own.

Now, 2025 is set to turn up the volume. With a fresh lineup and their third full-length album on the horizon, Body of Work is poised to take over your speakers, energize your dance floors, and light up your festivals. This new LP sees the band evolve again, introducing new members Hannah Noelle (background vocals), Tate Masimore (guitar/bass), Collin Brown (keys/ synths), and the ever-magnetic Greg Paulus (trumpet). The sound? Think jackin’ gospel house meets urban funk, electronica, indie rock, and future R&B — a full-bodied musical experience that lives up to the album’s name.

Rooted in passion and fearless experimentation, PillowTalk refuses to be boxed in. Their motto, “D.A.G.” (Destroy All Genres), borrowed from a legendary underground SF DJ, says it all. With sonic influences as wide-ranging as the Talking Heads, The Police, Kraftwerk, Sam Cooke, Freddie Hubbard, Larry Heard, and Theo Parrish, their music is always surprising, always emotive, always real.

From the studio to the stage, they’ve put in the work, with releases on Bar 25 Music, Crew Love, Visionquest, Life & Death, Dirtybird, Wolf + Lamb, Circus Company, Kompakt, and D-Edge, along with remixes for icons like Groove Armada, Kasper Bjork, HVOB, Soul Clap, and more. Their collaborations read like a who’s who of the underground: DJ Tennis, D.O.P., Ruede Hagelstein, Thugfucker, Deniz Kurtel, Tone of Arc, Soul Clap... and that’s just the beginning.

PillowTalk’s music isn’t just made to be heard — it’s made to be felt. Soundtracking your wildest nights, your slowest Sundays, and every intimate moment in between. This is music for life’s full spectrum — for the lovers, the dancers, the dreamers, and the curious.

For the past decade, Mad Decent has been invading your ears with fresh sounds. With humble beginnings in Diplo’s Philadelphia studio, Mad Decent’s unwavering mission is to highlight underground, genre-blurring sounds. Mad Decent tops iTunes, Beatport and Shazam charts worldwide with #1 Dance tracks and albums with releases from artists like Major Lazer, Dillon Francis, Grandtheft, Party Favor, NGHTMRE and Yellow Claw. Mad Decent is also home to Good Enuff, a launchpad for artists breaking the norm; notable releases include Bauuer’s “Harlem Shake” and DJ Snake’s “Bird Machine.” As an extension of the Mad Decent sound, Mad Decent Block Party was established in 2006 and now spans across North America and India.

I looked up to find her staring directly into my eyes, her life hanging in the balance like a flower in a whirlwind.One step away from a stumble, one beat away from the rhythm and one glance away from my eyes forever.  I let go of the record and pushed the crossfader to the right, immediately her expression took flight like bright yellow Amakihi birds in the morning and the dance floor began to shake.



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Mirror Shards can be interpreted as the result of all the artistic development based on the self-interests of composer/percussionist/improviser Joe Formanek, such as amplified micro-sound percussion instrumentation, electroacoustic laptop-drumset improvisation, experimenting with recording and mixing techniques, free improvisation, modern electronic music, and composing with field recordings just to point out some salient ones.

Another way Mirror Shards can be interpreted is to consider its strict yet unique conceptual and technical approach to creating music.

Conceptually, there are four principle disciplines being exercised with their own techniques and aesthetics while complimenting the others : improvisation, composition, electroacoustic techniques, and, what Joe has invented, the concept of auto-history. The innovative concept of auto-history can be understood as a methodology to improvisation and composition that keeps constant sonic contact with the artists former self, thus the music being not only a composition of a single moment but of several moments throughout the artist’s life, allowing a new kind of reflective insight into the time-based evolution of the artist’s personal development.

Technically, employing an electroacoustic apparatus (aka Mirror Shards), which is at once a laptop-drumset using digital signal processing and a history-database DJ station. With a massive collection of recorded improvisations and compositions organized onto a database, all of which are at a fingers touch during a live improvisation and in the studio, the most distinctive characteristic of Mirror Shards is the quality of improvising with the history of one’s self. The experience of “driving” the apparatus is a surreal encounter with one’s previous stages of artistic development, forcing a critical reflection and interaction with one’s past.

Another interpretation could be on how Mirror Shards is rooted in similar disciplinary mindsets as musician/composer Anthony Braxton, Steve Lehmann and Vijay Iyer, tackling the age old question of combining improvisation with composition.  After many years of honing conventional and especially unconventional skills as a drummer and as an electronic musician, Joe demonstrates an exercise of concepts, such as the interplay of time and non-time based styles, traditional and extended instrumental techniques, field recordings, micro sampling, and sophisticated software resampling.

This is a highly collaborative project and has been involved with Francisco Lopez (composer), Chris Formanek (composer), François Ducat (film director), Hervé Perez (sax, composer), Elm Records Collective., and Mangoest Records.

 

Electric, compositional improvisations, perplexing sound material structured along an uncertain stream of musical consciousness.  -Chris Formanek

For 2 years, under the name Fiero, the Council have been developing a unique sound inspired by their deeply eclectic musical tastes, ranging from Paradise Garage-era Disco, Funk and Boogie to the classic, cocaine-fueled, synth-heavy sounds of 80's Pop and R&B, to the guitar-centric Heavy Metal of Iron Maiden and their contemporaries, and everywhere in-between that their love of music has led them. Having both skilled musicians and DJs in the group has let them create a style that is inspired without being derivative. 

Leisure Council was born to stand by what is most to be desired by all happy, honest, and healthy-minded people- to live EASY. With a focus on funky bass lines, lush synths, soaring guitar, and intricate percussion elements, the Council have adopted a laid-back, West Coast attitude that lives on in their music forever.

Bio (written by FourColorZack):
""When Delve was a young boy, growing up in the mystic lands of Hawaii, he journeyed deep into a volcano and discovered a mysterious stone that gave him unimaginable DJ powers. The depth of his musical knowledge became immeasurable and his turntable skills so magical it made even wizards feel like crumbs. He developed an impeccable balance between taste and execution which he uses to control any crowd with ease, whipping them into a frenzy of smiles and screams. With this stone his talent became matched only by his handsomeness, the likes of which only the best parties in the world have been lucky enough to witness. And if you say such a stone doesn't exist, then how else can you explain DJ DELVE and his superpowers?"

You can find me at these weekly parties:
FRIDYS #GOOD at The Manifest (Chinatown, HNL)
SATURDAYS #SUPERHANDSOME at The Manifest (Chinatown, HNL)

I am also the official DJ for BAMP, a concert/event promotion company based in Honolulu. Past shows include opening/closing for national acts such as: Future, Def Leppard, Khruangbin, Kehlani, Jene Aiko, Mac Demarco, Daniel Caesar, scHoolboy Q, Action Bronson, Culture Club, Empire Of The Sun, MadeInTYO, Steel Pulse, GTA, Flosstradamus, Waka Flocka, Keys N Krates, Flatbush Zombies, Tokimonsta, SoSuperSam... amongst others.

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"I bread bread, ribs, hunnit dollar bills..."

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for booking: delve808(at)yahoo(dot)com

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