Owner of Distrikt Paris and ANTAM Records
Resident DJ @ Distrikt Paris
For Bookings and all inquiries : booking@interwave.live
Infos : bassam.idbaali@gmail.com

Ronin is an artist whose dedication to his craft and integrity has established him as one of the leading lights in the region, while mainly being a Beirut regular. Having made a name for himself in early 2000s as one half of dynamic duo Ronin & Nesta, he has achieved a level of quality and discipline in the craft that is unsurpassed.

Over the last 2 decades, he has built his reputation among House music lovers, comfortably sitting between modern and old school sounds, keeping things warm, emotive and stripped back on the dancefloor, with a bag full of grooves and smiles…

His combined 15 years of club and radio residencies, namely at The Basement Beirut, NRJ, Mix FM, überhaus, The Garten, The Grand Factory, CLOSR and now at The Ballroom Blitz, have allowed him to master the fine art of long warm-ups, peak times and after-hours, and play alongside a wide spectrum of the most vibrant artists, including the likes of Sonja Moonear, Binh, Apollonia, tINI and Ben UFO, but also more classical staples like Mike Huckaby, Kenny Dope and Derrick May.

As a DJ, promoter, booker and entrepreneur, he still finds the time - under one hat or another - to be a speaker at ADE, a guest artist at the Red Bull Music Academy, record a Boiler Room, run creative agency ANDCO, and tour every major city in Europe and the Middle-East — playing at both small intimate rooms and big scale shows, from regional Circoloco, Half Baked and secretsundaze to Off Week Barcelona, Creamfields, Groove on The Grass, Snoopy Beats and Sandance Festival.

He is currently the resident and booker at The Ballroom Blitz in Beirut - which he holds dear to his heart - runs 13-year-strong festival FLOAT, pushing all-star local line ups in his home country, as well as newly formed collective somewhere… in Beirut, Paris and Dubai, showcasing a fresh and modern take on House music, with funk & electro infused sounds.

What’s for sure is that Ronin has maintained his excitement, consistency and dedication all along, enjoying himself and sharing a lot with friends and people around him! His best way to put an everlasting smile on everyone’s face.

Management & Bookings: Hot Axis - james@hotaxis.net

Bookings - Jon@forward-artists.com

Founder of upcoming underground movement “Real Gang”, Miller has took his crew to play records in some of the most charismatic clubs around. Personally, he is a talent you come across that has committed to music as a way of life, its all he has known and spent his time growing to bring together the arts of the producer and the DJ. 

Miller has a particularly recognisable style, with an ability to create a low end focused depth, he keeps a consistency of rolling drums and obscure rhythmic patterns that holds the foundation of his constant groove as he goes through genres with the dancefloor on his side. Putting this with his no barriers mindset of making people dance, results in an intelligent display of blending records and maintaining a dance floor that want to stay. 

His breakthrough came on the island of Ibiza when he became resident at a birthplace for many of the greats The Zoo Project and Ibiza Underground. Here he developed his sound, experience and now holds his own resident show Real Gang regularly at both of the respected spots. His rise allowed him to showcase his sound across these residencies, aswell as at hotpots DC10, London's Fabric and Amsterdam’s gem BRET, for his own Real Gang brand and appearances for his dutch family Slapfunk Records, where he has been a firm member of the crew since their fusion in 2016. 

This constant work ethic from a young age has given Miller an impressive tally of shows and experience under his belt. This artist stays true to the Underground scene as he steps forward strongly into a international touring schedule. Running two vinyl only labels, a touring party brand aswell as a constant release schedule is the constant effort Miller puts into the Underground.

RECORD LABEL - PODCASTS - EVENTS 
(demos not accepted)

Booking - jodie@mdcberlin.com
Bandcamp - https://theghost.bandcamp.com/

Berlin, 2016. Local authorities receive reports of a mysterious white van parked up around the city. House music can be heard from within while a queue of people wait in line. It’s called The Ghost, and seven years on, what was once this covert mobile record shop has become its own little universe.

DJ / Producer from Frankfurt
Record Dealer, Head of Ceremony 
at Freizeit Records
Co-founder of Pager Records 
Resident at Robert Johnson Club

Ransom Note is an online music, arts and culture magazine. We provide a home for readers and writers with boundless enthusiasm, esoteric knowledge, fierce opinions and impeccable taste.

With our core team immersed in all aspects of dance music, we publish news, articles, and interviews covering the greatest in innovative, underground culture from across the globe. We offer regular, exclusive music and mixtapes from our favourite artists, and publish features shining a light on everything from the freshest new artists to the untold tales from rave history.

Alongside this we offer musings on film, books, life, and art, generating some context and controversy as an antidote to the reheated PR that clogs up the internet. Our office is fuelled by Tunnock’s Bars, cat memes, hangovers and a ridiculous, never ending love for our culture.

We're always interested in getting new writers on board – feel free to get in touch if you’ve got a story to tell.

With love until the grave.

Italian producers Giovanni Verrina and Germano Ventura, known also as Howl Ensemble, after releasing music in some of the most interesting labels on the market they decide to open a side project for their own taste of music, focusing on needs of djs and dancefloors. HOWL is funk and techno influenced groovy dancefloor materials on the higher level as usual.

Positive music for positive people

https://positivefuture.bandcamp.com/

Powered by Poggio & Gabriel Belabbas

https://soundcloud.com/POGGIO
https://soundcloud.com/gabrielbelabbas

Contact : positivefuturemusic@gmail.com
Booking : vassily@alto-artists.com

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