Pronounced Kaa-RrrEEN (hard K, roll the R)

Armenian-American vocalist, songwriter, videographer and composer/producer KÁRYYN is a qauntum spiritual time traveler.

Following a prolific period of inward healing and creating, she readies her Calm KAOSS! EP, a work created in partnership with British record producer James Ford. The project sees KÁRYYN commune with her past, present and future selves, traveling through time to reveal transformative premonitions from the future in scientific and spiritual language.

Her debut release The QUANTA Series saw her unpack and explode her past to dizzying effect. The press dubbed her “a sonic architect” (Dazed); “an electronic adventurer” (FACT) who “makes music as a way of travel, moving through memories with sound” (CLOT Magazine). In the album’s Pitchfork review,Sasha Geffen wrote: “Death hangs heavy over the record, but in its shadow, KÁRYYN projects herself into the future.” 

With the upcoming Calm KAOSS! EP, she offers three tracks: the first offering- a plea to recognizing personal strength, wholeness, resolve, and singular consciousness through the lens of Sumerian Myth and Vedic philosophy (‘the REAL’).

KARYYN1111@gmail.com
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live: michael.harvey-bray@codaagency.com
Photo: Ally Schnaidt

Berlin based DJ / Producer / Videographer / Photographer

https://www.christian-loeffler.com/
Booking Requests: ralf@vdhaardt.com
Management: paul@ki-records.com

I am neither afraid of showing my emotions nor to include them in my music - Stimming

Few people bring a truly original sound to house music. At a relatively young age, Hamburgs Martin Stimming did just that, demonstrating a sophisticated yet accessible sound that is beyond his years.

Two years after hooking up with Solomuns Diynamic Music, his 2008 breakthrough hit Una Pena made the electronic world sit up and take notice, and before long acclaimed labels like Freerange, liebe*detail, Buzzin´ Fly, Green and Poker Flat were snapping up his work. 2009 saw him release his immaculate debut album Reflections to great acclaim, cementing his reputation as one of the most exciting new producers of his generation. 

His second album, Liquorice, eschews the normal kick-clap/snare template by and large to explore more interesting and progressive territories, but always with that trademark magpie-like sense of texture, emotion and discovery. 

His productions are filled with a multitude of his own unique, charismatic field recordings, and he never uses the same sample more than once. 

2010 saw him pick up an award for Best Newcomer at the Ibiza DJ Awards, following on from his live show (Stimming does not DJ) stunning the crowds at the islands legendary Pacha, and the finest danceries around the world Πfrom Berlins Panoramabar to Sao Paulo´s D-Edge, Brussels Fuse, London´s fabric and Paris Rex, and plenty more beyond. 

Remixes for the likes of Sascha Funke, Claude VonStroke, Deadmau5, Stephan Bodzin and Tom Novy to name but a few have further spread his influence amongst the discerning house and tech community, and cemented his reputation as one of the scene´s most exceptional producers.

Clearly, Martin Stimming is a precious talent indeed. But then again, not everyone loves liquorice...

Born in Abidjan (Côte d´Ivoire) Assini Rock developed his DJ-technique by mixing funk, soul, hip-hop, breaks, early disco sounds, reggae, Latin and African music. During his studies at the University of Regensburg (Germany) he discovered House music as well as Techno music and started his own parties.

While persuing the studies at the university of Munich (Germany) he hosted a weekly 4-hours show on Evosonic Radio that got well acclaimed. He was then offered Dj residencies in legendary clubs like „Ultraschall“ and „Registratur“ in Munich and from time to time he would showcase his skills at „Tresor“ in Berlin. 

As a logical consequence he bought music gear and founded the Portrait Records Label in 2002 and started releasing Techno and House music under the moniker "Roch Dadier". His first 12 inch „The voodoo criminal EP“ was followed by three more EPs in the same year: „The seeker EP“, „Where am I from EP“ and „La pierre polie EP“. The records have got huge support by Carl Cox, Paco Osuna, James Zabiela, Lee Burridge, Michel de Hey, Sander Kleinenberg and Jay Denham among others. Bookings brought him all over Europe into Techno institutions and venues where he pointed out his DJ skills and technique which always got to be a winner. 

Music produced by Assini Rock under the alias “Roch Dadier” appeared then on several compilations and in „DJ Mix-CDs“ such as Paco Osuna "Amnesia Ibiza: Get into summer 2002", Lee Burridge "24:7" on Global Underground 2003", Michel de Hey "The official Dance Valley Festival n°8 compilation" ,  Frank Müller A.K.A. Beroshima / Angela Flame "Essential Underground Vol. 05: Berlin-Singapore" . In 2003, in his mix 24:7, Lee Burridge chartered „La pierre polie EP“ which became kind of a DJ-secret-weapon in the UK and brought bookings requests to Australia, South Korea and Japan. In 2004 Netherlands popular DJ Michel de Hey released a re-issue of the track „Insomnia“ on his label "EC records" that became the steady N° 1 track on Carl Cox´s top tens one year long.  

Attending a DJ performance by Assini Rock in most cases turn to be an unique experience. The combination of formidable skills, huge selection-experience with Funkyness and Groovyness, has made him a first class and world league DJ. 

From 2006 on Assini Rock started discovering his home continent. With a backpack he travelled whole West Africa investigating, developing his music style and reinventing himself. Thus „AFRICATRONICS“ was born: It is the music-creation-Lab in which experiments are conducted in order to give expression to a special and personal vision of modern and futuristical Africa-rooted House, Techno and electronic dance music as general. 

„Africatronics“ is the place where Techno, House, Club and electronic music  merges with african music. The quest over years has leaded Assini Rock to meetings, friendships and collaborations with some giants of the West African music scene such as Bebi Philip from Côte d´Ivoire with the hit “move dadass” (music written and produced by Assini Rock), Debordo Leekunfa, Kedjevara, Awilo Longomba, Espoir 2000, Nash and Suspect95 to name a few. 

In January 2017 Assini Rock travelled to Bamako (Mali) and met super stars such as Oumou Sangaré, Rokia Traoré, Habib Koité and Bassékou Kouyaté. 

All the music that has been recorded at those meetings as well as the new influence and the inspiration that he has won from those travels now deliver the fundament for the new music creation and for his upcoming releases under the moniker  "ASSINI ROCK". Assini Rock has just founded the new record label “Swadance” that shall be the platform that will showcase the music creation out of the Africatronics think tank.

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