Ahead of the release of Serenity 001 a few days ago, we asked EP contributor John Shima to step up for the first of our mix series.

Shima's record 'Gravitron' was one of the key inspirations in deciding on the sound for this label, and everything he's made since day one has always been our go to. 

This Sheffield man is revered amongst heads for his impeccable production and dreamy synth lines. Not only that, but it turns out that he can put together a banging mix too. `

Last few copies of the record here >> www.juno.co.uk/products/john-shima-john-shima-mihail-p-for/771041-01/

Serenity Series 001 | JOHN SHIMA

Roberto Rey, known in the music scene as Negocius Man, was born in 1980 in Madrid. His exciting journey in the world of music began in 1997 when he took his first steps as a DJ, and two years later, in 1999, as a music producer.

His musical beginnings are located in Hiphop of the 90s and Electro of the 80s and 90s. In his early years, he was part of the Hiphop group MFD2 along with artists such as Mackfrank, Darmo and Julia, under his alias of Dj.Say.

Negocius Man stood out on the Madrid scene, performing in iconic venues such as Kea, Davai, El Sol, Caracol, Siroco, Specka, Yasta... and CSOA's such as Seko, Laboratorio or Tabacalera. At the national level, he took his music to places such as Sala El Grito (Murcia), El Arrebato (Zaragoza), El Orritxo (Bilbao), Sala Arco (C.Real)... and events such as Three Monkeys Fest, Hifi Fest both in Guadalajara, Electrocamp (Valencia) or Nuit Pastel (Francia).

In 1999, he began his first contact with hardware equipment, such as the Roland MC303, and software such as Fruity Loops and Fasttracker 2, thus marking the beginning of his career under the alias Negocius Man since 2000.

Throughout his career, Negocius Man experienced a significant musical evolution. In 2005, he largely disconnected from the world of Hiphop to delve deeply into Electronic music. In 2007, he took a bold step by creating his own club, "THE KINGS_ELECTROBAR", in Alcázar de San Juan (C.Real), where he made valuable contacts in the scene.

In 2009, he made the decision to acquire new hardware and returned to Madrid. Since then, he has released music on various notable labels such as Fundamental Records (Madrid), Mars Frequency Records (Madrid), Bankai Records (C.Real), Binalog Frequency Records (Greece), Beathazard (Bcn), Eclectic Reactions Records (Bilbao) , Elektrodos (Zamora) Electroclub (Bcn), Urban Connections (Jaén) Crobot Muzik (London/Croatia), Subsonic device (Germany), Syntax & HC records (Valencia), Frigio Records (Madrid), Nawal (Mexico) ... etc.

In 2014, he launched his own record label, MICROM RECORDS, cementing his status as an influential artist in the national and international electronic music scene.

Over the years, he has shared the stage with a long list of artists such as: Awco, Waje, Dj.F. Groof, Juanpaplo, David Aragón, Durban Noise, Robert Cosmic, Zenobit3, Julia Pe, Sace 2, Bas Madrid, Eleztrik Body, MEKA, SEEK2012, Darxid, Lektroid, Arch, Fer Xploxion, Antoni Maiovvi, Hyboid, Mauro Nakimi, Vema o Spy, among others.

Negocius Man remains a leading figure in the electronic music scene, leaving his distinctive mark on music and continuing his exciting sonic journey.

DEMOS + INFO: micromrecords@gmail.com

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Reedale Rise inhabits in a world of electro, house and techno where emotional content is the key.

Reedale Rise's debut vinyl release was a deep techno cut on Edinburgh based label Common Dreams in 2015. This was followed up by two well received EPs on Holland's longstanding bastion of electronic deepness, Frustrated Funk.  A return to  Frustrated Funk beckons again in 2020.

In 2019 Reedale Rise joined the 2020 Vision label's electro movement known as 'Exit Plant Earth' by playing at two parties in Leeds and contributing an EP and track on a various artists release for them.  He continues to play far and wide with gigs from Lisbon to Kiev under his belt.

2018 brought a critically admired debut LP on Kondi Records and a Reedale Rise track appearing on one of the final Fabric CDs, mixed by Craig Richards. Other labels he's released on include Boe Recordings, Where We Met, Emotions Electric, Childhood Intelligence, Assemble, Subwax Excursions, Propersound and Spaecial. Through these releases his varied production styles have been flexed whilst always retaining a clear identity centred around melodic, emotional sounds. 

Before releasing any music Reedale Rise was a prolific Youtuber with a cult channel demonstrating his skills in the hardware studio and providing advice and support to other budding hardware lovers.

His teenage years in were spent in Cornwall listening obsessively to techno and drum and bass mixes taped from the radio, with the likes of LTJ Bukem, Goldie, Dave Clarke and Jeff Mills being pivotal influences. 1998 was the year to leave sleepy Cornwall and head north to Liverpool for university and further musical education. Cutting his serious clubbing teeth at Liverpool's Bugged Out! parties, led him deeper into the world of house and techno, with Derrick May and Carl Craig becoming ongoing inspirations.

Next up Hearts & Minds @ Eastern Bloc Records Fri 18th July 2025. 10:00pm 'til 03:00 am £5.00 OTD

  Resident DJ at Bohemian Grove and Bi-
monthly NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH Sessions at the world famous Eastern Bloc Record Shop Manchester.  Presenter and producer of The Outta Limits Radio Show, exclusively on Manchester's Unity Radio 92.8 Fm. (Rest of the world tune in on www.unityradio.fm) Every Thursday night from 1am 'til 3 am UK Time. Techno, House and Electronica all up in the mix.  NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.   

New quarterly record review column on the mighty INNATE online blog.  2nd column here:http://inn8.net/outta-limits-quarterly-crate-2-damo-b/

Approximately 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year.

Serenity Records is a new not-for-profit record label, aimed at raising essential awareness on the growing epidemic of mental health within the music industry.