I-Cue (NYC)
DJ / Producer / Hipstep Pioneer
 
Surviving on talent and desire, while ingeniously creating a unique experimental blend of Hip Hop / Drum and Bass music known as Hip Step (Hip-hop Influenced Productions Stimulating The Earth People), I-Cue is out to make more than just a little noise. Drawing from diverse musical backgrounds, he blends his tracks flawlessly and produces music to move the masses.

A true innovator in a world of followers, I-Cue holds the title of Hip Step pioneer... one of the few in the world. As a skilled turntablist / junglist, he brings diversity to the crowd, bridging hip hop and drum and bass into a style now known as hip step - drum and bass and hip hop as one.

I-Cue has also shown a range of production styles with numerous acid jazz / hip hop releases dating back from 1994 to 1996 on a label called New Breed Records. This is the point in I-Cue's career (and history) where the hip step genre began to develop - a subgenre of the new jungle hop / jump up genre. In 1996, I-Cue was signed to the infamous Liquid Sky Records.

Near the end of the millennium, I-Cue was the brainchild behind many hip step productions under the moniker "Mike & Ike", as well as other releases of his own on the Liquid Sky / Jungle Sky record label, such as "On A Journey", "Plutonic", "Deja Vu", "U Know My Steeze" (released under moniker Blunderground Massive), and the New York City hip step anthem "Next Level $#it" featuring T.R.A.C. in 2000. 

Not only is I-Cue one of the most skillful turntable technicians in the US Drum and Bass scene, this native New Yorker has spun at the now legendary NASA and is presently a resident at Konkrete Jungle NYC.

His skills are ingenious, his tracks are creative and unique, and he is a pro as he lays down the experimental foundation of the hip step style - a hybrid mash-up of hip hop, jungle, drum and bass, and breaks.

Pradip Sarkar aka Sikander DJ is a Naarm/Melbourne-based DJ, music producer, founding member of live electronic act Sikander, and radio show host (Tiger Beats Elephant Grooves, PBS FM). His DJ sets offer a globe-trotting experience of a sonic palate that traverses a range of groove-based styles from Turkish disco, South Asian house, Afro-house, and dubby Outernational 2-step, to leftfield psychedelic grooves and acid-tinged edits and remakes of Bollywood and Indian film music.
Pradip has performed in various venues in Naarm/Melbourne, such as the Workshop, Loop Bar, Section 8, the Radio Bar (Fitzroy), Rubix (Brunswick), and supported the live acts Bashka and Daoud (France) at the Corner Hotel and the Cambodian Space Project (CSP) at the Northcote Social Club. He also performed at the Tanglewood and Rainbow Serpents festivals, and internationally in Berlin, Frankfurt, Calcutta, and at the iconic Studio Lam in Bangkok. He is currently a resident DJ at Grand Trunk Radio, taking place on the first Sunday of the month at Radio Bar, Brunswick St, Fitzroy.
Pradip hosts Tiger Beats Elephant Grooves at PBS FM on Mondays 7-8 pm. The show features hip hop and electronic music from the Indian subcontinent and the South Asian diaspora. The show link: https://www.pbsfm.org.au/program/tigerbeats

Remote Viewfinder, Duluth's a-one synthesizer dynamic is a two piece experimental synth-symphony comprised of Tobin Dack and Travis Hendershot. These compadres dusted off the keys and kit and set up shop in 2007, putting out two albums and a multitude of other experimental tracks that litter the internet. Some of which will have you wondering how good electronic music exists in Duluth without you knowing about it. When listening to almost any track, one must fight off an almost involuntary urge to light up a joint. The synth, drum machine and Tobin's vocals on tracks like Horse God deliver a haunting aural beat down and if you got passion, maybe some goosebumps. With a chilling reminiscence to modern synth-piano savant M83, Remote Viewfinder also embraces a dark side, an almost MGMT pop sound, blissful ambience and a sound that might be heard by a deaf person soaring through the clouds. Self-described as avant garde, these fellas had the gall to record a cover of Tainted Love, which is better than the original and almost better than Marilyn Manson's version. Tobin's vocals on tracks like Cosmic Intervention almost leave a Glen Danzig-esque impression on the brain. Maybe even Tears For Fears on the track Jade Burners. Lost Clerics in The Sand is a vocal-less synth masterpiece that leaves you wanting the song to go on forever. If you appreciate electronic, mind numbing beauty, Remote Viewfinder will leave the package at your door. Fall into a melodic trance and go to your special place. I can almost guarantee you won't be let down.

-Mark Jeneson, Duluth, MN. Writer

Mental Extensions is the experimentally extending electronica of Felix Greenlees ( aka Terrafractyl, Hypnagog ) and Dave Kastner.

Born in the lush wilderness of Tasmania, Felix and Dave's musical journeys crossed paths in Melbourne, Victoria in 2005 and they decided to combine their experimental ideas and sounds into an extension of the frequency spectrum.
Mental Extensions released their debut album INNER REALITY with UP Records in 2010, a full length CD exploring psychedelic sounds, feels, mutating beats and bass juice combining organic elements with digital dubfunk spinning kaleidodelic, or maybe it's just music.
Since then Mental Extensions has played live at festivals including Dragon Dreaming (Canberra), Symbiotic Harmony (Tasmania), Sound Illumination (California), Sacred Earth (Wisconsin) and Entheos 2011 in Canada as well as helping Offworld launch The Mothership in Melbourne.
A live performance will typically see Felix mixing things up on the Laptop with a synth or two on the side and Dave will be banging out all sorts of strange sounds on some kind of magical electric box. 

upcoming performances: 

14 / 12 / 2012  DELIVERANCE 2012 
http://www.thedeliveranch.net/

Guitarist of a Visual Rock-band called "AVALINITY" and solo-musician. 

TheBedroomRockers (Joey Muniz &amp; Lady Maroo) are an independent live performance duo based out of Washington DC.  The concept in its early stages began as a small crew of DJs that hosted a weekly party, ‘Liquid Nights’, in Florida – Joey’s home state. The parties featured acid jazz, funk, atmospheric drum and bass and other experimental sounds as a chiller alternative to the music that was being played in typical dance club settings. Upon his move to the East Coast, Joey hosted a similar party at Washington DC’s Club Gazuza; it was here that he began performing productions of his own, soon discovering his desire to begin incorporating more live elements into his tracks and mixsets. 

After meeting through mutual musician friends in 2005, Joey and Lady Maroo together took his concept to the studio; inspired by the music of their clubbing days, the two embarked on a quest to produce a fresh, more lounge-friendly sound. Joey sought to create electronic beats built around elements of live instrumentation, giving his tracks a distinct raw, organic sound. Lady Maroo’s simple, catching melodic vocals proved to be the perfect compliment to the steady, chilled out vibes of Joey's creations. 

The Bedroom Rockers project came in and out of focus while Joey and Lady Maroo went on a hiatus of sorts from their downtempo effort to work on productions and performances with their side project, the hip hop group, Mathpanda, meanwhile continuing to build their own individual DJ careers. After years of working together, Joey and Lady Maroo took a step back one day to realize that the time had finally come to push the boundaries of their ‘hobby’ by bringing it to life in the form of an album. Combining their earlier works with newer efforts, the two have continued to evolve their sound, as can be evidenced by their project that has been over 5 years in the making. 

TheBedroomRockers’ debut album 'Night Light' takes you on an aural journey told through a distinctive sound which can best be described as an eclectic downtempo blend – an experimental fusion of trip/hip hop, ambient, acid jazz, and lounge laced with traces of breakbeat, jungle and dubstep.The album represents a renewed collection of their musical efforts over the years, and is being formally presented to the public for the first time. 

TBR can also be found at:
www.thebedroomrockers.com
www.soundcloud.com/joeymuniz
www.facebook.com/thebedroomrockers
www.twitter.com/TheBedrmRockrs
www.thebedroomrockers.bandcamp.com

           88MPH are a psychedelic noise pop band from Phoenix, AZ consisting of Matthew Frost on guitar and lead vocals, Tyrone Jose on bass and vocals, and Miles Tippett on Drums as well as acting as producer. We have been making music together for almost 2 years now, and have amassed aboout 60-70 songs in that time. We have a strong experimental DIY ethic and record and produce all our own material. We have a great respect for and are influenced by experimental bands like Lightning Bolt and Sonic Youth, while still staying true to our Beatles and Beach Boys roots. We are extremely loud and energetic, so your ears may be left ringing, but you'll have a few tunes stuck in your head.

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