CHRISTY&EMILY
Brooklyn N.Y.
Experimental folk­pop duo Christy & Emily is comprised of Christy Edwards, a self­ taught indie­rocker and Emily Manzo, a classically trained pianist. Formed in Brooklyn in the mid 2000's their first album, Gueen's Head was released on the The Social Registry in 2007, displaying all the core elements of the C&E sound ­ raw emotional songwriting coupled with sonic experimentation. A shared bill in NYC would introduce them to Robert Lloyd, lead singer of John Peel favorites, the Nightingales. A European tour followed, and a second full length release, Superstition, on Llyod's label, Big Print. Concerts in Germany brought C&E to the attention of Joachim Irmler, famed keyboardist for Kraut­rock legends, Faust. The invitation to record for his label, Klangbad, resulted in two more releases, the lush keyboard heavy, No Rest, and a rock album, Tic­Tac ­Toe, featuring drummer Kristin Mueller (of Lucinda Blackbear, Gloria Deluxe ) and bassist Peter Kerlin ( of the Chris Forsyth Solar Motel Band). Also with this lineup, they released a split 7 inch called Quick Words, paired with Ecstatic Peace artists, Talk Normal. Most recently, in a return to their duo sound, Christy&Emily released another split 7 inch entitled Two Rooms.
In New York C&E perform at established venues such as Le Poisson Rouge and Joe’s Pub, underground spots like Secret Project Robot and Silent Barn; as well as art institutions such as the Brooklyn Museum and John Zorn’s space, The Stone. They often collaborate with musicians from both the rock and avant­garde classical worlds including Kid Millions, Tom Brosseau, Jessica Pavone, Katherine Young, Mike Pride, and Aaron Siegel.
Emily is very active as a classical pianist in NYC and abroad, recording and performing with Jace Clayton (DJ Rupture) in the “Julius Eastman Memorial Dinner”, the Bill T. Jones Dance company, and choreographer Anna Sperber.
Christy&Emily have an ongoing collaboration with visual artist Brock Monroe of The Joshua Lightshow, creating synethetic experiences with projected light and sound.
In 2012, the film, “Nancy, Please”, directed by Andrew Seamans and winner of the World Narrative Competition at the Tribeca Film Festival featured the song “Beast” from C&E’s album No Rest in it’s soundtrack.
Christy & Emily have forged a songwriting style that melds haunting vocal harmonies with jagged guitar swells and vintage electric piano/organ dreaminess. A piece such as Erik Satie's First Gymnopédie does not feel out of place during a live rendition of their tune “Lover's Talk” (Superstition). Conversely, the crowd favorite, “Thunder & Lightning” (Gueen’s Head) evokes the reckless rock of the Velvet Underground. Unusual songs such as “Tidal Wave” (Superstition) while a nod to punk band, the Electric Eels, also displays their fearless approach to structure and humor. Country and folk stylings are at home as well, reflected in the John Fahey like
fingerstyle of “Railroad” (Two Rooms) or the Crazy Horse looseness of “Something Easy” (Tic Tac Toe).
“Like Arthur Russel jammiong with Galaxy 500”. ­Euan Andrews, Plan B Magazine
"Like the Wonder Twins or a Reeses peanut butter cup, theirs is an interesting partnership for the strikingly different abilities and musical flavors these two multi­instrumentalists bring to the studio and stage. Gueen's Head, the product of their work, isn't just "rock" versus "classical," but interpretive versus creative, mood versus hook, song versus sound.... The album [Gueen's Head] sounds like indie pared down to its DIY basics: eight patiently paced songs creating a rainy­day minimalism."
­Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork
“In Christy & Emily's music, we find unconventional rockers with Brazilian baiao rhythms seated in a psychedelic netherworld, suicide ballads invoking the sordid tales in the Harry Smith Anthology and chords borrowed from Schumann and Liszt with a chorus that nods to Brian Wilson."
–Digital In Berlin
"They play music that switches between melodious reverberating wurlitzer and choppy, aggressive guitar with sweetly yearning vocals that bask in repetition and self­realisation." ­Everett True, Collapse Board
"[Their music] comes on as soft­edged pop with ghostly bits of melody held together by heavenly harmonies. But there's something unsettling beneath the Wurlitzer organ wub­ wub and
Christy's reverb­drenched guitar. Doomy minor chords jut out and harmonies diverge as the two ladies sing of evil thoughts and bad dreams. Before long, their overt innocence feels like a crafty, almost creepy shadow play.”
–Jessica Hopper, SPIN
“Time signatures appear and disappear, instruments and vocals fade in and out of consciousness, and loops form the bedrock of beautifully crafted themes.”
­Lee Briante, Impose

MarsRadio (Will Castro): Improv DJ/turntablist in Orlando, Florida. www.marsradiodj.com www.facebook.com/marsradio.urd
DJ/Radio Personality - WPRK 91.5 FM
www.undergroundrhythmdistrict.com

MarsRadio specializes in modern underground and obscure classic dance music and practices a relatively unusual form of DJing involving quick-paced trick-mix turntable improvisation using a wildly eclectic collection of music spanning over 100 genres.

His Underground Rhythm District after-hours live radio mix show on WPRK 91.5 FM, Winter Park/Orlando, FL features all underground dance music rooted in the raw fundamentals of the hip hop, disco, break beat, techno, balearic, and house music DJ mix. Airs every late Friday night after-hours, 3AM-5AM Eastern Standard Time into your Saturday morning. www.undergroundrhythmdistrict.com

MarsRadio also hosts the Basement Groove Collective old school show which airs occasionally on WPRK 91.5 FM as well. The show features old school throwbacks in classic and rare funk (boogie), soul, vintage disco, hip hop/rap, U.S. garage, rare groove, b-boy breaks, electro funk, miami bass, freestyle and the like.

RIIIZON – is a DJ and producer who can feel emotions on the dance floor and be able to change the mood of the crowd “from deep to top”.
 
Other than being a DJ, RIIIZON is also a promoter, radio host and party organizer. For his parties, he books local talented Djs and famous international Djs like The YellowHeads (RELOAD/TRONIC) and Stiv Hey (SCI+TEC/CODEX) and other. 
With his friends he organized after parties KARMA (2018) and LAST REFUGE (2019) in Guangzou and his own parties «Dance With Colored Shadows». 
His radio show: «Dance With Colored Shadows» published on Mixcloud and SoundCloud recorded live on his events and in the studio.

Dj Boigraphy:
RIIIZON (real name is WOWA) was born in a small village nearby the capiatal of Ukraine – Kyiv. He was introduced to music by his parents. When he was 6 years old he went to music school for piano classes. At 12 he started to play guitar and wrote his own songs. During university time, he played in few bands. His taste was made by listening to The Prodigy, Moby, Chemical Brothers and other. That helped him to understand electronic music, so he desired to try his DJ career.

After moving to China, he met some expat DJs who invited him to Dj’s community! He has performed at many private and public events. Very quick he had been invited to play at lounge bars, night clubs, pool and beach parties in China, Hong Kong and Macau as DJ PARTYSON. 

Then he went on a trip around Southern Asia and played his sets in Indonesia (Bali), Vietnam (Muine and Phu Quoc), Thailand (Bangkok and Koh Phangan), Cambodia (Sihanoukville) and India (Goa).

Before global pandemic he turned back to Ukraine to be part of the music life in Kyiv! 

Music Style:
RIIIZON mixing  House and Techno (depends on the mood, crowd and venue)

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YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/c/RIIIZON/

South London producer Paul White and Florida vocalist Eric Biddines are Golden Rules. Their debut album of soulful, psychedelic hip-hop, Golden Ticket, will be released on Lex Records in August 2015.

Paul White counts Madlib and Diplo among his fans and is best known for his production for the likes of Danny Brown and Charli XCX. Described by the Independent as “a 21st Century DJ Shadow”, he has released several hip hop-related albums, an EP on Stones Throw with Homeboy Sandman, and widescreen experimental album on cult electronic label R&S. This is his first full-length collaboration with a single artist. 

Eric Biddines has an unusual background for a rapper. Brought up in a Jehovah’s Witness household on a Florida farm, he spent his childhood listening to Al Green and Motown before falling heavily for Southern rap in his teens. With no local music industry, he built his own label and released several albums independently. His 2013 album Planetcoffeebean 2 was the breakthrough, garnering support from top rap blogs such as Complex and 2DopeBoyz and regular video rotation on MTV Jams. 

After discovering Planetcoffeebean 2 online Paul White sent some beats over email on the off-chance that Eric would listen to them. A few days later he was surprised to find several finished tracks in his inbox. The chemistry was obvious: Eric’s molasses-thick harmonies and laid-back storytelling rap verses were a perfect match for Paul’s offbeat and addictively catchy tracks. Before long Eric was on a plane to London to plan an album and form their group. 

Golden Ticket showcases Paul White’s remarkable production skills. Using mostly live instrumentation he incorporates psych rock, dub, soul and disco into an unmistakably hard-hitting hip-hop set. Eric Biddines switches effortlessly between rapping and singing in his unmissable Southern drawl, offering autobiographical tales of a rural upbringing (‘Auntie Pearl’s House’), moving introspection (‘Never Die’, ‘Life’s Power’) and relationships (‘It’s Over’) among much else. The only guest appearance comes from Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def), who was quick to get in a London studio with Paul White once he heard the demos.    

Early support from the likes of The Source, Clash Magazine and BBC radio DJs Huw Stephens, Gilles Peterson and Mary Anne Hobbs has led to comparisons with Outkast and Cee-Lo, which sounds like a compliment to Golden Rules.

Shauna is “perhaps something of an unusual combination in the music business – a grief support worker and educator who found music as a method for creative release, but turned it into an upstart and promising career” (Nanaimo Daily News, August 2015). And the passion she has for her work translates into her songs in themes about the strength of the human heart and resilience of the human spirit – about reaching into the rough and beautiful places that are a catalyst for transformation and love.

As a self-taught guitar player, her unconventional approach and folk-soprano voice has garnered her appreciative audiences and quick recognition ever since. Her first single in 2010, Simple Beautiful, turned heads as far as the U.S. market. Following that, in 2012 she released the album Divinity, recorded within the folk duo Vital Hands, which also received attention in the Vancouver film industry.

Most recently, Shauna released a self-recorded EP in November 2014, and her song Redwood was nominated “Song of the Year” at the 2015 Vancouver Island Music Awards. Her full length studio album This Regal Heart was released June 2016, recorded at yourSOUNDSCAPEstudio in Victoria and mastered at Gotham City Studios, Vancouver (Sarah McLaughlin, Heart, Delirium).



"The irrepressible Shauna Janz took the stage. She blew me out of the water with her confidence and musical expertise...her beautiful voice with the amazing range. She regaled the audience with her humour, charm and talent. Shauna has an incredible vocal range, hitting the high notes most singers only dream of." Sheila Pratt, Founder of Victoria Music Friends.








Taking refuge in their own musical amusement, taking liberties with everyone else’s definitions of listenability, Prostinaut! delivers a multi-faceted approach to song writing. Hooks and contagious vocal melodies float atop a bed of obnoxious drums and grooving bass lines and amid a flurry of unusual if not unique guitar musings. Songs range from aggression to contemplation, from fast and quick-witted to brooding and deliberate, from almost primal to ethereal. With song titles such as “Don’t Worry Bro, My Pops Is a Lawyer”, “Amateur Night at the Strip Club”, and “Warm Pee in a Cold Shower”, it can be seen that these guys, although quite accomplished musically, are not afraid to share their awkward sense of humor. Do not misinterpret though-this is not misguided teen angst; this is mature, adult-oriented rock with a hint of the absurd.
 
With influences ranging from such bands as Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Queens of the Stone Age, and Helmet, these guys have a unique method of constructing songs that flirt with both their DIY ethics and their progressive roots. The ghost of early Red Hot Chili Peppers can heard in the verse, followed by McLusky or Nirvana in the chorus; the rambunctious flailings of Ginger Baker in one song, the finesse of Brain Beller in the next. Perhaps most easily compared to The Victim’s Family in the song structure and lyrical sensibilities, Prostinaut! adds to the mix their graceful vocal leads and harmonies. This final juxtaposition results in a disjointed communion of musical havoc and commercial viability, the likes of which is rarely, if ever witnessed. They are the best band alive!

Daniel Roure: Pianist,Composer, Singer, Jazz Vocal, French Pop, World.

Bruja are a Dream-Pop three piece from Barnsley, 2016 has seen the band play support slots with Shonen Knife, Leggy, Wussy and Otoboke Beaver and glean radio play from Steve Lamacq, Gideon Coe and Tom Ravenscroft on BBC6 Music plus
Ken Katkin (TRASH FLOW) on WAIF and Jon Solomon on WPRB.

For fans of: The Drop Nineteens, Butthole Surfers, Th’ Faith Healers, Quickspace Supersport

"The sound of disaffected youth from Barnsley" Steve Lamacq (BBC 6Music)
“Sculie” is pretty quick, with an almost staccato feel to it. It’s fun, and definitely a hip shaker to get you moving – day or night – as the days get shorter." Impose
"...full of noise and feedback, yet a beautifully melodic song starts to appear and creep out." Louder Than War
"...fuzzed up, grooving and with a nice thick, grungey guitar sound. "Tori" is the slower, more wobbly of the two and you can hear the influence of The Butthole Surfers with its guitar effects. I also like the unusual intonation on the word "maybe" in the chorus. "Sculie", meanwhile, is a little more energetic and melodic with an upbeat rhythm section and more prominent trading of vocal duties. This works as a great introduction to the band for me and it bodes well for the future as I hear there's an album in the offing." Collective Zine

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