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"With Air, Steve Roach, M83, Lindstrøm and Colin Towns, Aeryal is a notable follower of Vangelis and Jean Michel Jarre"
AllMusicGuide.com

« What about the music I see you wondering… Lovers of Moby, Röyksopp, Vangelis or Jean-Michel Jarre will sure dig this as Aeryal (Miguel Samiez) manages to compose a rather calm and dreamy electronica while never forgetting what music is all about: melodies. Flirting with trip hop at times, his music is quite the perfect companion to dreamstates».
Moodswings

"Notable influences are ambient/world artists Vidna Obmana, Mark Seelig, and Shamanic percussionist Byron Metcalf. Analog-era Tangerine Dream is an obvious pointer, as well as Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel, and Dead Can Dance."
Jim Cormoran

Aeryal's used material:
Analog Synths:
Yamaha CS-80
Dave Smith Poly Evolver Keyboard
Moog Little Phatty Stage II
Alesis Andromeda A6
Studio Electronics Omega-6
Crumar Multiman-S

Analog Drum Machine:
Dave Smith & Roger Linn's Tempest
Roland CR-78

Effects Processor:
Eventide Space

Analog Vocoder:
Electrix Warp Factory

Digital/Hybrid Synths:
Korg Triton
Korg EXB-MOSS
Casio SA-20
Casio SK-1
Korg Prophecy
Roland XP-50
Yamaha EX5-R
Yamaha TG-500
Yamaha VL-1
Yamaha DX-7
Yamaha DX-200
Yamaha Tenori-ON Silver

Controllers & Keyboards:
Kurzweil Midiboard
Akai APC-40
Emu Xboard 61
Emu Xboard 25
Novation LaunchPad

Monitoring:
Senheiser HD-650 headphones
Tapco S5 active monitors

Mic:
M-Audio Luna

Audio Interface:
TC-Electronics Konnekt 24D

Software Synths & DAW:
Ableton Live 8 Suite
Ableton Max 4 Live
ConcreteFX Kubik
Korg Legacy Collection
Korg Legacy MS-20 Controller
Spectrasonics Stylus RMX

Diverse:
Piano
Asian Flutes
Balinese Cymbals
Thaï Gongs
Ipad iMS-20
Ipad Garage Band
Ipad Touchable for Ableton
Buddha FM tone generator
Nintendo Korg DS-10

Misc. Material:
Studio Electronics ATC-X
Roland Jupiter-4
Access Virus Indigo
Akai A-5000 sampler
Ensoniq ESQ-1
Gem CD-30
Korg Karma
Korg EXB Analog Synths
Korg Z1
Korg Trinity V2
Mackie Universal Controller
Roland Fantom S-88
Radikal Technologies Spectralis
Roland D-110
Yamaha An1x
Yamaha Pss-380
Yamaha Pss-480

Ambient, Dark ambient, Drone music, Illbient, Isolationism, Lowercase, Psybient, Chiptune, Game Boy music, Video game music, Downtempo, Ethnic electronica, New age music, Trip hop, Electro hop, Electropop, Electronica, Electroacoustic, Musique concrète, Electronic art music, Folktronica, Ethereal Wave, Space rock, Synthpop, Progressive...

Management: 
hello@watsematter.com

Bookings: 
katarina@aceagency.com

Music Producer (Electronic)
Composer (Games/Movies/TV)

Agent / Booking: paul@thegongawaregroup.com
Contact: Jackcasey@live.ie

Once transmitted through speakers and into the airwaves, music belongs to the people. The audience ascribes meaning and significance to songs and ultimately absorbs them for life.

By the same token, SIX60 belong to listeners. The history-making award-winning New Zealand quintet—Matiu Walters [vocals, guitar], Marlon Gerbes [keyboard], Ji Fraser [lead guitar], Chris Mac [bass], and Eli Paewai [drums]—stir rock, reggae, funk, and pop together with a twist of kiwi roots music and Maori instrumentation. Invoking this spirit and Kiwi roots, their latest music and next evolution showcases traditional Maori instruments such as Pūtātara and Pūkāe (stone and long trumpets), Bone Kōauao (Bone Flute), and Karanga Weka (Stone Flute). “We want to take our Maori culture and put it into a mainstream radio world,” exclaims Matiu. “There are only a handful of people in the world who can play these instruments, and we felt getting them into a mainstream album could give them a chance to stay alive.”
Over a decade before breaking records and selling out stadiums back home or signing to Epic Records stateside, the boys then welcomed the world into their musical ecosystem and set a career precedent in 2008 while still students.

“At University of Otago, we shared a flat at 660 Castle Street in Dunedin, New Zealand,” recalls Matiu. “We originally didn’t name the band. Instead, our first college fans gave the band the name by calling us the ‘SIX60 Boys,’ which evolved into SIX60. We adopted this philosophy into our albums. The fans add the final touches and have naming rights over things we do. The songs aren’t done until the audience has them. So, the album doesn’t really have a spirit or a name until the crowd consumes it.”

As such, SIX60 engender a rare level of devotion from fans, bordering on downright phenomenal. The group’s 2011 full-length, SIX60 (I. The Gold Album), bowed at #1 on the charts in New Zealand and eventually went septuple-platinum. SIX60 (II. The Colours Album). saw them reclaim the top spot on the charts in 2015 and go quintuple-platinum. To date, New Zealand single sales exceed 1 million as global streams surpass 200 million and counting. At the 2018 NZ Music Awards, they garnered “Best Group” in addition to five other honors.

A year later, they made history. Performing their biggest show to date, they sold out Western Springs Stadium in New Zealand and became “the first New Zealand Act to Sell 50,000 Tickets to a Show at the Stadium” (They repeated the same feat for 2020!). The gig proved to be a major milestone both professionally and musically.

Live electronic dance act. We play a lot of instruments & press lots of buttons. Bookings & Enquiries: bookings@thekiffness.com Press: jute@thekiffness.com

David Scott - Production, Trumpet, Keys
Raiven Hansmann - Saxophone, Keys, Synths

www.thekiffness.com

The Kiffness makes jazzy, groovy & uplifting house music and are one of South Africa’s favourite live electronic acts. Since the beginning of 2013 they’ve had great success on local radio stations with 6 songs already playlisted nationwide & all songs reaching top 10 status in the top 40 charts. Following the success on radio, their 3rd studio album KIFF (1st album through major label Sony) has been nominated for 2 South African Music Awards (SAMAs) in 2014, and debuted at #3 on the iTunes pop album charts. The 2017 album Soul Safari debuted at #2 on the iTunes pop charts & the music video for popular single from the album "You Say You Love Me" was nominated for "Best Video" in the 2017 SAMAs. 

Dave Scott founded the project in early 2010 when he arrived in Cape Town to pursue a career in music. During his studies at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, Dave played a handful of instruments in multiple bands whilst holding down DJ residencies at two of Grahamstown's most popular nightclubs. Upon arriving in Cape Town he was well seasoned in both the live & electronic music realms and ready to use his experience in both forms of music to form a live electronic project - The Kiffness.

From it’s relatively humble beginnings, Dave managed to make his way from bedroom producer to building his own professional studio & earning a reputation as one of South Africa's leading dance music producers. He has collaborated with some of South Africa’s favourite artists including Shortstraw, Samuel Miller & Mathew Gold. 

Following The Kiffness' success on radio the band has had the opportunity of playing headlining slots at some of South Africa's most reputable festivals such as OppiKoppi, Rocking the Daisies, Splashy Fen & Park Acoustics to name a few. whilst playing a handful of shows abroad. 

Saxophone & synth extraordinaire Raiven Hansmann joined The Kiffness beginning of 2017. Before joining forces with Dave on stage, Raiven had played a major role behind the scenes in co-writing two of The Kiffness’ most successful singles to date – ‘Where Are You Going?’ & ‘Find A Way’. 

The Kiffness' unique ability to effortlessly blend live instrumentation with electronic house beats brings electronic shows to a new level. From jamming out deep, hard hitting bass lines live on analogue synthesizers to playing soaring jazzy trumpet and saxophone melody lines, both Raiven and Dave's instrumental talent is tangible. What's more is that they are great performers, so crowds can expect nothing short of a huge vibe.

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