All Around Us

Lauren made her DJ debut at Rise Wellness Festival at the beginning of September, in the summer of 2023.

Her set didn't get recorded but thankfully I was able to track down her playlist, which was till ordered.  In Honour, along Lo's spirit, last night my daughter and I blended, mixed and recorded it for all to enjoy.

What an incredible set she put together.  She absolutely rocked her debut.  WOW.

CANTO LUZ means "Song of Light".

Truly the voice of an Angel and a masterful musician, who we miss dearly, and who we will feel eternally, in her new form, dancing, soaring, delighting in the Magnificence of Creation.

IN|JOY


TRACKLIST:

Bettina Mareen & Nick Barber - Ocean Within
Vandis - Star Waves
Thee Legacy - Feels So Good
Mose - Bring Them Back - Ecstatic Mix
Mose - Mamahey
Raio - For the Oceans and the Trees
Ananda Vaughn - What I Meant To Say - The Polish Ambassador Remix
Kosmic T - Coming Alive
VOLO - Last Nomad
Skysia - Beyond The Mist
Yeahman! ft. Mina & Hajna - Miniyamba (Lagartijeando Remix)
Chancha Via Circuito - Ilalo (ft. Mateo Kingman) - (Baiuca Remix)
Nomadic - Himalaya
Equanimous - Let Me Be Medicine
Marya Stark - Rose Lineage (Lo.Renzo Remix)
DJ Taz Rashid - Break Away
DJ Taz Rashid - Diamond Sky
Yeahman - Hasata (La Source)
John Pattern - Light Up
Thee Legacy - Wena Wedna (Music Craftman Remix)
Mose - Open Up Your Heart
Kosmic T - Spirit of the Land
DJ Taz Rashid - Break Free
Deya Dova - Valley of the Ancients (Mose Remix)
Jonah Kest - Dreaming
Yaima - Rebirth

CANTO LUZ - Rise Wellness Festival - Sept. 2023

Entanglement is the milieu of monsters.

— Bayo Akomolafe

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Tracklist:

Fred again.. - Antonio (Old Me)
sumthin sumthin - Trauma
Dan Marshall - Inbetween
Sundog - Vossi Bop flip
Mfinity - Love Your Enemies
Ivy Lab - Double Blind
Ivy Lab - Dogma (Infinite Falling Ground)
Ivy Lab - Grip (20/20 Bootleg)
Monuman - Show Me How
Monuman - Hurts When I'm With You
Ivy Lab - Say Nothing
Tidye Ky - Not 2 Late
Tidye Ky - I Fall In Love
Alex Unger - BITR
Dan Marshall - Gabriel (flip)
ZenLana - D E T O X
Tidye Ky - Franks Track (remix)
RVDICAL THE KID - Hanging On (A Rvdical Xperience)
Blake Skowron - rushing back (edit)
33 Below - 2 Much (UKG Flip)
Mfinity - I Know Now (Edit)
ESCPE - Healing
Sundog - All the Time (flip)
ESCPE - Glow
Kali Uchis - Honey Baby
Crayon - Underwaterfall (remix)
Sophie Meiers - moment
Litche - Bad Connection
Crayon - Scarlett's Joint
Litche - Voyage
ESCPE - Hope
Mauka - Here.
Mauka - Magic Glade
Isaac Aesili - I'm All In Featuring Rachel Fraser
CharlestheFirst - Learning 2 Pray
Monuman - Evermore
ESCPE - WHY(Who Hurt You)
Alex Unger - Amateur Dreaming
Samuke - Intrigue


Cover Art: Alex Ruiz

Delicious Mixture Vol. 13

Beat Assailant - Rhyme Space Continuum (Beat Torrent Remix)

Nows my time

Touchy Feely

Z-Trip Feat. Jack Dangers - Fury

It’s apparent how much fun Qdup and EVeryman had while writing the lyrics for Joyride. They were on tour driving between gigs and pulled inspiration for being on a Joyride to the party. For these remixes, Qdup commissioned a few good friends to hop in the whip and reimagine the ride. First up is old friend and fellow Washington, DC native Wes Smith who relocated to San Diego, CA. Rusty Cravers is the new Future House side project of Vancouver’s Wood n Soo who are good friends from western Canada and part of the Danio Management family.

You may know Wes Smith from his releases on Punks Music and his own Juice Recordings imprint, Wes has really made a name for himself in recent years with his remixes and original production. This is the second Wes Smith Remix on Fort Knox Recordings, and his musical diversity shines well on this remix as he pumps up the tempo to a Jacking Funky House vibe. Wes Smith let EVeryman’s lyrics lead the track and drops a huge 808 fueled breaks breakdown in the middle which is sure to set the dance floor ablaze!

Rusty Cravers push the tempo up as well and remixed Joyride into a bass-driven Future House banger destined to wreck dance floors worldwide. Laden with infectious dark keyboard leads and more dubbed out vocals let their clean production style come through. Huge horn stabs push a driving house beat and a devastating sub bass that can flex any sound system set the tone for their trip to the party!

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released July 28, 2017

Qdup - Joyride Ft. EVeryman (Rusty Cravers Remix)

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For half a decade, Doncaster deejay Parly B has been a fixture of the UK and international sound system scene. His first album on Glasgow’s Scotch Bonnet Records, Lyrics Spree, builds on 2016’s EP 'This Is Digital’.
Blessed with a voice as deep as Bounty Killer’s, a crowing gimmick reminiscent of the great Dennis Alcapone and a bottomless bag of verbosity, Parly is the complete microphone talker. He rides a shopping trolley load of digital rhythms by likeminded producers – including Danny T & Tradesman, Stalawa, Interrupt and Mungo’s Hi Fi – ranging from upbeat celebratory skanks to sweltering body winds.
Tracks include the exuberant 80s vibes of the title tune, the brass-driven UK sound of You Mi A Look featuring fellow Mungo’s mic man Charlie P, and the moody reality chant Skylark. Lyrics Spree is infectious, verbally dexterous dancehall, spraying lyricism in your direction...

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Lyrics spree

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Parly B - You mi a look ft Mungo's Hi Fi & Charlie P

I´ve been asked to remix one of my all time favorite artists.. PLUMP DJS. 
This will be part of their Dirty Weekend compilation.

AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!

OUT NOW: PLUMP DJS - ROCKET SOUL - MARTEN HØRGER REMIX - GRAND HOTEL

This Time Around

Qdup -(Fort Knox Recordings – Los Angeles, CA / Washington, DC)

For bookings contact: 
USA & Areas other than Canada: qdupbookings@gmail.com
Canada: tomas@daniomanagement.com

Jason Brown is Qdup, and has been making dance floors groove and butts move worldwide for over a decade. Now residing in Los Angeles, CA the Wasington DC area native brings DC Funk vibes along with West Coast Festival Sensibility to the dance floor. Over the years, Qdup has released top selling tunes and remixes on many well received labels from all over the world including Bombstrikes, Fort Knox Recordings, Goodgroove, Air, ESL Music, Royal Soul, Super Hi-Fi, MustBeat and his own Qdup Records imprint. 

Qdup has had a steady string of acclaimed original releases with Washington, DC’s Fort Knox Recordings since 2013. His tunes have consistently made it into top 20 charts in the Glitch Hop, Funk and Breaks Genres on Beatport and Juno Download. From earning a nomination for a Washington Area Music Award for Hop Hop Recording of the year in 2013, to garnering Mixag’s “Breaks tune of the Month in October 2014, to coverage on some of the web’s hottest taste making blogs like Magnetic Mag, Surviving the Golden Age, Life Support Machine, Dance MusicNW and EDM Sauce; Qdup’s projects have consistently been praised by funky dance music aficionados world wide. Qdup has also gained a following dropping his secret weapon DJ tunes to the masses as free downloads.

Qdup broke out as a DJ on North America’s festival scene from 20012-17 including memorable sets at Shambhala Music Festival (BC, Canada), Firefly Fest (DE, USA), Art Outside (TX, USA), Gathering of the Vibes (Ct, USA), BassCoast (Merritt, Canada), Boogaloo (CA, USA) and P.E.X. (MD, USA). Late 2015 to 2016 saw Qdup join forces with longtime collaborator and label mate Steve Raskin of Fort Knox Five in a steady string of gigs performing their unique Four Deck Set. They’ve had a busy schedule with tours up on both coasts of the states, Colorado and Montana & have frequented Canada’s west coast BC and Alberta. Their touring included a festival run with Canadian favorite’s Shambhala (Salmo, Canada) & BassCoast (Merrit, Canada) and adding events like Sonic Bloom (CO), Northern Nights (CA, USA) and Burning Man (NV, USA). 
When not on tour, Qdup has played regularly at DC hot spots like Eighteenth Street Lounge, U-Street Music hall and Tropicalia where he along with Fort Knox Five have held their residency “Sao Funky” for 4 years. Qdup has also made the official promotional mix tapes for The DC Funk Parade 3 years running, further solidifying himself as one of DC’s most sought after party rockers. Since relocated to Los Angeles, Qdup has continued this trend frequently playing at some of LA’s best underground warehouse and festival venues.