Sending out echoes of jazz, electronica, ambient music and minimalism, Mercury Prize nominated Portico Quartet have created their own singular, cinematic sound over the course of five lauded studio albums and one EP.

From the band’s 2007 breakthrough Knee-Deep in the North Sea, and the John Leckie produced Isla in 2010, to the self-titled recording Portico Quartet in 2012, the heralded Art In The Age Of Automation in 2017 and the critically acclaimed Memory Streams in 2019, each album has seen the band expand its palate or explore new trajectories. 

"Portico Quartet continue to plough their own furrow on their gorgeous new album Memory Streams" Bleep

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Klassik und Jazz erfreuen sich immer größerer Beliebtheit. UNIVERSAL MUSIC Stars wie etwa Anna Netrebko oder Till Brönner unterstreichen diesen Trend und sind beste Beispiele für den Erfolg des umfassenden Engagements auf diesem Gebiet. 

Neben der intensiven Arbeit sowohl mit jungen Talenten als auch mit etablierten Künstlern entwickelt UNIVERSAL MUSIC CLASSICS & JAZZ als Marktführer in den jeweiligen Genres kontinuierlich neue, innovative Marketing- und Promotion-Strategien, um alternative und zeitgemäße Zugänge zur facettenreichen und spannenden Welt von Klassik und Jazz anzubieten. Die Unit baut hierfür nicht nur junge Künstlerinnen und Künstler auf und begleitet sorgfältig und verantwortungsvoll ihre musikalische Entwicklung, sondern sorgt vor allem auch kontinuierlich für die Erschließung und Pflege neuer Zielgruppen. Mit grenzüberschreitenden Projekten wie der „Yellow Lounge“, die Klassik an ungewöhnlichen Orten präsentiert, oder auch dem „Verve Club“, der die ganze Vielfalt des Jazz präsentiert, leistet UNIVERSAL MUSIC CLASSICS & JAZZ hier und auf manch anderem Gebiet seit langem wertvolle Pionierarbeit. Diese und weitere Aktivitäten bringen die unendliche Vielfalt der Genres einem stetig wachsenden Publikum näher, das musikalische Entdeckungen als Bereicherung seines Lebens zu schätzen weiß.

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The One Man Army. Uno de los DJ’s, selectores y productores mas activos en España, pionero en el Reggae/Dancehall en su ciudad natal Burgos.
En sus sesiones mezcla Dancehall, Raggamuffin, Rub A Dub, Dem Bow, Hip Hop, Afrobeat... y cualquier género que se fusione o coja referencias de la música jamaicana suenan en su selección, ademas de una larga lista de Dubplates (grabaciones exclusivas) de cantantes de Jamaica y todo el mundo

En su curriculum mas de 800 sesiones en directo en los mejores clubs, salas y festivales de todo el país, y en estudio 5 LP's, mas de 30 singles en colaboración con artistas de todo el mundo y casi 100 Cd Mixtapes, con asiduidad desde 2002 hasta el día de hoy, repasando las novedades cada año con sus #DancehallNews , y otras temáticas como sus tributos en la serie #OneManOneMixOneLove, o su ya clásico #SpanishShots, que durante años seleccionó lo mejor del año en España.

En directo ha trabajado de Dj para artistas nacionales e internacionales de la talla de Ward21 (Jamaica), Kabu Banton (Panamá), Banton (CostaRica) SkarraMucci (UK), Chukki Starr (UK), Daddy Freddy (UK), Deadly Hunta (UK), Lyricson (Fr) Mr.Rango, Little Pepe, Green Valley, Capaz, Shotta, Tosko, Chulito Camacho, Mad Muasel, Hermano L, Lasai, Novato, Dakaneh, KinkyBwoy o Yeyo Perez entre una larga lista.

Como productor musical es creador de varios riddim albums y decenas de singles junto a diferentes cantantes.
En 2012 fundó su propio sello discográfico independiente (Chronic Records) con el que ha respaldado y publicado +300 referencias propias y de otros artistas.

Como promotor (Dancehall Xplosion Festival) cuenta con una experiencia de 34 ediciones del festival, en 11 ciudades diferentes, sumando mas de 25.000 asistentes en total.

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OKeh short history: 

OKeh was founded by Otto K. E. Heinemann when he set up his own recording studio and gramophone record pressing plant in New York City in September 1918. Heinemann formed the name of the record label "OKeh", from his initials.  OKeh began by issuing popular songs, dance numbers, and vaudeville skits similar to the fare of other labels, but Heineman also wished to experiment with music for audiences neglected by the larger record companies. OKeh produced lines of recordings in German, Czech, Polish, Swedish, and Yiddish for the USA's immigrant communities. In 1920, Ralph Peer's recordings by African-American blues singer Mamie Smith were a surprise smash hit for Okeh. The company perceived the significant, little-tapped market for blues and jazz by African American artists. Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Bix Beiderbecke are only a few names of jazz greats that have recorded for the label. By 1926 Columbia Records bought the label and kept it running into the 60's with jazz and R&B recordings. 

In 1994, Sony Music reactivated the OKeh label as a new-age Blues label. Okeh's first new signings included Keb' Mo, Popa Chubby, and Little Axe. By 2000, the Okeh label was again retired, but in 2013 it will see its re-launch as a jazz label once again.

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Warner Records
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London, England

"The Second Sons are the best thing to happen to rock n roll since Booker T fell in with the MG’s. I absolutely love their new songs. While being just about as old as Elvis, it's also entirely and excitingly brand new. It drives like a freight train and punches like a very young Mike Tyson. In a bleak and strange time -- I write from the middle of America -- this band gives me hope for the republic of rock n roll." - Rich Cohen, contributing editor, Rolling Stone

Vanguard Records, part of Concord Bicycle Music’s Fantasy Label Group, is one of the world’s leading independent record labels. Its eclectic roster of quality artists includes Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, Switchfoot, O.A.R., Flogging Molly, Parachute, Sallie Ford, Matt Nathanson, Chris Isaak, Barenaked Ladies, Greg Laswell, Trevor Hall, Indigo Girls, and more. It’s rich history of catalog artists features Levon Helm, Merle Haggard, Joan Baez, Mindy Smith, Buddy Guy, Big Mama Thornton, Junior Wells, John Fahey, to name a few.

It’s gonna be a long summer. July 12. #TipOfMyTongue

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