Born on a kiwifruit orchard in New Zealand, Flex Webster lives and breathes music. A DJ, producer, and record collector with a career spanning almost three decades, his journey has taken him around the globe.

During a recent stint in London, Flex became a regular at venues such as Old Street Records, The Blues Kitchen, and The Cause. He also hosted a show on Music Box Radio UK and appeared as a guest on stations including THREADS.

His extensive discography features original releases like Changes EP and Heaven Bound EP, production credits on the Shared Soul EP, and sought-after DJ edits in the acclaimed Discõs Universál series. In 2023, Flex collaborated with Australian label That’s Not An Edit to curate the first New Zealand edition of their compilation series, contributing a standout rework of Letta Mbulu’s Nomalizo.

Flex’s sound reflects the soulful rhythms of the African diaspora, weaving together Afrobeat, Latin, Jazz, Funk, Reggae, Disco, Gospel, Balearic, and House into a rich, worldly tapestry.

A career highlight came in 2005 when he attended the Red Bull Music Academy in Seattle with Isaac Aesilli, where he had the chance to connect with legends Steely & Clevie, Questlove, Waajeed, Osunlade, and Theo Parrish. More recently, he has shared the stage with Palms Trax, Recloose, Chaos in the CBD, Flamingo Pier, Julien Dyne, Tall Black Guy, and Sumo Sui (Canopy Records).

Flex has returned to Bali to share his magic with the island of the gods once again. In the past he played regularly at venues like Potato Head, La Favela, Jenja, Straw Hutt, Mantra, 707 and Warehouse 82, and now he’s ready to pick up where he left off.

Paul Nataraj ~ You Sound Like a Broken Record (Self-Released)
You Sound Like A Broken Record is one of the most distinctly original releases of the year. Playful, sentimental, and nihilistic, it delves into personal stories and unique memories, all held together within vinyl grooves. Fourteen volunteers gave up a record that had special importance in their lives. They were later interviewed and their personal stories were etched onto the surface of the vinyl. The experimental work stands out because of this process, but it’s also an important peek into the mechanics of music as memory, as well as ‘bringing into relief the dialectical position the record plays as both icon of the music industry but also symbol of musical rebellion’. The music has been reconstructed, too, the heart spilling out through the speakers in a fascinatingly disjointed but spirited way. The records are varied: Stevie Wonder, Bowie, Duran Duran, Brotherhood of Man, and Lil Louis are all distorted and rearranged according to personal memory, making this at once a record of intimacy and growth, speaking of the industry at large with million-selling popular records and the industry’s loving fixation on vinyl. You Sound Like A Broken Record opens a ‘productive dialogue between industry, user, artefact, artist, music, and society’. Vinyl hiss never gets old. It holds a special place in the heart, and a digital file can never replicate that. Love shapes this recording – a love for music, and a love for the spice and colour it gave to a moment, affecting someone’s life. It doesn’t get much better than that.  (James Catchpole)
https://acloserlisten.com/2018/12/15/acl-2018-top-ten-experimental/

Introducing Shared Soul, the collaborative music project between Flex Webster & Jewels.

Old school New Zealand music head Flex contributes the beats to the equation, while Indonesian singer / songwriter Jewels seals the deal with her sweet, soulful vocals. 

A sum far greater than its parts, Shared Soul encompasses all who resonate on the same frequency.

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A song writing duo with Andrea Silva on vocals, guitar and Karen Morris on vocals, guitar, keyboard. They also use Ableton to create their own beats and tunes.  They have both been involved with the music scene and festival circuit for many moons both behind and in front of the scenes.

Recently Wakeem has remixed "Charlie Watt" by the Samba band Drum Machine. http://www.drummachine.org.uk/#grooves. With releases available on , Juno http://www.junodownload.com/products/drum-machine-charlie-watt/2849843-02/ , Track it Down, iTunes and many more.
Wakeem has also been producing with Stu Angus as C.L.U. dj's. Wakeem and Stu have been mixing up a blend of tech house and minimal at events such as "Solfest" in Cumbria, "Riff Raff", "Beaverfest" Leeds, and the "Festival Project" based in Lancaster U.K.
C.L.U. have had their first release - "Dark Matter", which is a massive colaboration with new up and coming producer and dj "Duhkula"on 50/50 records available on Beatport.

Essentilally, Wakeem is DJ, producer, remixer and sound engineer, capable of using a variety of mediums for dj performance, such as vinyl, cd, Ableton live, Soratto and the more recently accuired skills in N.I. TraKtor and has the full ability using production software, Cubase, Reason, Ableton, Pro tools to name but a few.

Recently Wakeem appeared as the duo C.L.U. dj's at the return of "Sin:Ergy" in Manchester and is also now the resident DJ for the "Festival Project" as well as in the back room of "Riff" Raff a bi-monthly night in Leeds, with "Solar" residents the Ashan Project - hard dance and techno rebels. Formerly a well established resident with the "Solar" parties, Wakeem has been a prolific Dj around his home town of Lancaster, playing regularly at nites such as, "Tech House Sessions",  "Electroshox", "Acme Bass", "Solar", "Cheeky Business", "Proper Records". Wakeem moved into the digital world of djing, performing on both CD's and laptop from the now popular "Ableton", whilst performing at a string of free parties and venue based events.

It was after a return from gigs in Spain, the name Wakeem Coderro came about, using a Lancashire accent in the spanish translation of his birth name. Wakeem first met the Solar crew whilst frequently playing nights, events and free parties for the Lancaster based "Proper Records", spinning dubbed up tech house and techno under the guise of "Jay Ball", playing alongside Big G, Bent Copper, Joss Jinx, Jinx in Dub, Shut Up and Dance, The Ragga Twins.

Whilst playing at Proper Records nights Wakeem visited Spain on several occasions to play at the renowned "Voodoo Moon" nights, with fellow Pleasure Rooms resident Neil Thorogood (now based in Australia), where they performed their legendary 8hour sets together until daylight the next  was at the Pleasure Rooms in Leeds that the partnership with Neil Thorogood really came together heavily influencing each others styles and skills, proving to be a formidable team, playing alongside numerous top names, such as, Judge Jules, Sonique and Alistair Whitehead.

Prior to teaming up with Neil, Wakeem played an active part in the North West Lancs underground scene, playing for and alongside the "Mayhem" crew from Bradford at their monthly nights at Planet Venus, the legendary "1 in 12" Bradford, "Dogruff" Inverness, "The Electric Green" in Kendal, "Citrus Club" and "Dance Your Sox Off" at Lancaster Suger House as duo "The Bully Brothers, "The Source Club" north west raves, "Eco Systems" Scottish partys, "Ignite" Bentham Town Hall "Fieldtrip", "Palgowan Festival" with "Acme Bass", "Stylus" of Lancaster, and of course the in-famous "Zicada" parties including the infamous "Milenium Bash" at Bentham Town Hall. It was during the "Zicada" days as a prolific minion where Wakeem really truely learn't and developed his craft and artform, whilst assisting in the lavish productions of their many legendary events.

Demo tracks and sound experiments✨

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Vibes, Scribes, and Dusty 45s

Music is my love! Beats are my friends,  I'm married to the vibe & my guitar is my husband!! They call me Rainbow , as I appear after the rain to brighten up your day :)  Red and yellow and pink and green, orange and purple and blue, I can see a Rainbow , see a Rainbow, and that Rainbow is you...... X 

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