What’s 2 m tall, lives Behind the Iron Curtain, has 1605 reasons to run an awesome label, and flies? Meet UMEK, a techno legend from Slovenia.

UMEK is personally responsible for kickstarting the electronic music scene in his home country by first organizing illegal raves and then becoming one of Slovenia’s most wanted export products and the number one music ambassador to the whole world.

And he does fly! Around 100 times per year, visiting almost every continent each year. His gig diary ranges from dark underground clubs in Berlin to massive techno stages at the world’s most renowned festivals. 

Apart from making his name in the DJ booth, he’s also a tireless producer. He mostly releases on his own imprint 1605, and most of his tracks end up on the very top of Beatport’s charts. After more than 25 years as a professional musician, he decided to use his experience and skills in the entrepreneurial world. Together with his managers, he founded a music-tech startup Viberate (www.viberate.com), where they are building the world’s greatest music platform.

An electronic music enthusiast who follows a diverse set of genres, artists, and labels.
Endlessly inspired by the art of the mixtape.  

21 years ago, Justin began DJing and remixing underground dance music in south Texas, USA.  Originally focused on Progressive styles of House and Trance, collecting and mixing vinyl records.  His taste evolved with introductions to breakbeats and bassline sounds.  After the conversion to digital formats in the mid 2000's, he was DJing and producing an eclectic blend of dance sub-genres in a DJ style he dubbed as "Eclectica."  The goal of Eclectica is to be unpredictable yet digestible, not confined to any boundary.  Recordings from 2006 to 2011 were published under the moniker "DJ Just In Time"  but nearly a decade later, the quarantine of 2020 created an opportunity for the reinvention of JUSTiNTiME, compiling many forms of Bass music and recording eclectica mixes monthly.
Inquiries email jitrecordings@gmail.com

Superstringz is the indie electronica project of Brazilian composer, producer and multi- instrumentalist Serhan Ozmen.  Serhan has been a member of various bands, the most recent being Fabrik with the ex-Thievery Corporation and Nouvelle Vague singer Karina Zeviani and fellow producers Pedro Guedes and Guto Guerra. Composer since an early age, Serhan started releasing as Superstringz with London label Gung Ho!! Recordings, also home to Losers, Burn the Negative, Greg Churchill, Luke Walker and Zoo Brazil.   Superstringz achieved Beatport chart success with genre busting releases such as Nine, Kill Bill, Revolver, Evolver and Saturn.  Revolver was synced to the Irish film Jump, alongside X-Press 2 and other great artists.  Superstringz remixed artists including Losers, Burn the Negative, Brian Molko, The Japanese Popstars, James Vincent Mc Morrow, Mischa Daniels, Tara Mc Donald in projects alongside high profile remixers including Hybrid Soundsystem, White Sea, Robert Smith (The Cure), Jagz Kooner and Benny Benassi. Superstringz enjoyed tremendous radio support from legends Eddy Temple Morris (Soho Radio and Xfm) and Greg Churchill (George FM).  Superstringz has appeared in Ministry of Sound and Armada compilations, in multiple Buzz Charts and received early recognition from DMC World Magazine in their Best of 2012 producers list.  Serhan composed the soundtrack for the Official Rio 2016 Olympics Opening Ceremony film - VIVA.  Superstringz has special release and collaborations announcements for 2018 and 2019.  

VIVA - Official 2016 Olympics Opening Ceremony Documentary
https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/playback/viva/

https://open.spotify.com/artist/40AMchBbIZJWNU0EVUMJcw?si=lS7DlCl8Tou-CTSt6GYmSQ

www.kolombo.be

Having mastered the art of modern production, Belgium’s Olivier Grégoire hasbecome one of the world’s most renowned dance music artists, with a bevy of high-profile releases under his various pseudonyms. You may know him as Kolombo, thehouse player with a discography that charts esteemed imprints like Kompakt, Turbo,Diynamic, Noir Music, Suara, Snatch!, Sweat and most recently Dirtybird, with thesummer 2018 single “It’s Gettin’ Hot.” Though he’s also made waves as the LouLouPlayers with his partner Jerome. Together they’ve toured the world, and launched theLouLou Records imprint, a house label with several releases from Kolombo and thePlayers.With shows at Belgium’s Tomorrowland, all across America, in Russia, Australia,and in the hip party capital of Berlin, the past few years have seen Kolombo’s starcontinue to rise as a DJ almost everywhere. But especially in South America, wherehe regularly plays major festivals and clubs. Grégoire’s relationship with the famedBrazilian open-air venue Warung has quickly grown, and 2019 will see the release ofsomething very special on the Warung Recordings label, along with another outing onDirtybird.Last but certainly not least, Grégoire is also part of the highly touted Mugwumpoutfit, a leftfield house duo launched with Belgian dance music pioneer GeoffroyMugwump in 2008. Together, their recordings have landed on electronic music’smost discerning labels, including DJ Hell’s Gigolo, as well as Kompakt, R&S,Cocoon, !K7, Throne Of Blood, Misericord, International Feel, Permanent Vacationand Endless Flight.It’s apparent that Kolomobo’s work ethic, consistency, and spirit of open-mindedcreativity have been the key ingredients for his success so far, and they all butguarantee his future will burn brightly for many years to come.

ᛝ RUNE Recordings is the record label showcasing Breaks in all its great variety since 2010.

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