A Creation From The Soul
“The music created from the depth within your soul” is how Rayn describes his debut album titled “A Creation From The Soul”. Not only to bring the soul back but also to stand for the music he has grown up with. The funky baselines the bluesy sad songs the mid tempo soulful grooves and smooth vocals will blow you away and take you on a journey to the good old days.
 
The first 2 sentences from the title song say a lot about how he thinks about his life “I wanna make music all my life, Don’t wanna work from nine to five”. He chose to live this way to use his talent that he is born with. The song continues “Cause I can put all the feeling in, Just blow the past away from me”. He wants to use his emotions and negativity from the past in music to clear his mind.

Known for his feeling to bring emotion into any song and use autobiographic lyrics for his own diary, Rayn used his inspiration that he found from great artists such as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Donnie Hathaway and Marvin Gaye.

His talent has evolved at young age cause of his father being a DJ and by listening to his LP’s. Rayn’s mother also had a big influence at his musical abilities cause of all the soul songs she used to play on LP’s with him running around still in his diapers. 
At the age of 13 he started to play in bands with family and friends to develop himself as an artist. He touched the piano once and he never stopped touching it again.

His introduction in the Dutch music scene started when he went to free style jam sessions to develop his own personal style and inspired to continue. Just to expand his network of musicians and to meet people that inspire him. Rayn has Played and recorded with established Dutch and international artists like John JR Robinson http://www.johnjrrobinson.com/ (drummer on Michael Jacksons off the wall), Marcus Miller (Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack), Coen Molenaar (Jan Akkerman, Angela Groothuizen), Arnold van Dongen (Ilse de Lange, Trijntje Oosterhuis) Eveline Karels (Candy Dulfer), Will Nuruwe (Edsilia Rombley, Berget Lewis) and Marcelino Latupeirissa (Total Touch, Brace). He has shared his talent and musical skills with them and many more.

He co-produced, played the piano, wrote and put vocals on a song from the L4 rap album “Counting Coins” that was released in March 2010. Most of the time he was writing at home in his little studio, playing the piano, listening to different kinds of music or playing live with several cover bands throughout the Netherlands.

His debut album “A Creation From The Soul” is an independent project by Rayn, containing 10 soul/funky/blues songs that will make your feet move and take you back in time for some old school Soul. The album will have a digital and physical release at the 22th of august in Japan by the label Sweet Soul Records. Rayn wants his music to be heard globally by people all over the world with Japan as its start position. 

Rayn himself wrote and composed all the songs in the pre-production phase and collaborated with Lars Karakusevic to co-produce all the songs for the album. The drums of his album were recorded in LA by his hero John Robinson for which Rayn flew over to the states to set a solid foundation and groove from the most recorded drummer in history. Rayn and Lars Karakusevic went trough their network to find a good formula for each song and did the whole recording process together. Most of the instruments are recorded at the Time Play studio in Amsterdam. On the song “You gonna love me” Rayn has the honor that Marcus Miller played the bass guitar for him and is very thankful to the people he worked with that made that possible. 

The album is mixed by Ronald Prent (Alain Clark, Clouseau) and mastered by Darcy Proper (Frank Sinatra, Johnny Cash) and is the first studio album that is mixed and mastered at the New Wisseloord Studio’s in the Netherlands.

His musical abilities (sing and playing the piano as well as producing his own music) and mind to process and orchestrate, made him the soulful singer he is today. 

www.raynmusic.com

At an early age, William could be found singing along with Waylon Jennings to start every Dukes of Hazard episode. William was never shy and it was destined the first time he took the stage. From a young age William was trained in guitar and vocals and age 16 he began to write songs and perform. Unlike so many young artists, William stayed true to his roots, never wanting to play anything other than country music. William honed his style of country music by taking influence from many of the all time greats. He grew up on Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, George Strait, Alan Jackson and many more. Today, you can see the influence of today’s stars like Brad Paisley, Jason Aldean, and Eric Church in his unique style of country. He has a new, young sound that also stays true to his roots. The energy that William brings to the stage can be felt in every note that he sings. William’s love for country music is obvious when he performs.  He is always interacting with his audience and involving them in his shows. "It’s always a great feeling seeing the crowd dance and sing along with the greatest hits, but when I see them do the same with my originals, there are no words to describe what I feel. I truly have fun doing what I love. Whether I write about love, heartbreak, life or cold beer, I’m always writing. It’s how I handle life…every aspect of it. If there’s a story to be told, I want to tell it!” The beat of his music is palpable and the crowd can’t help but dance! He has just finished his album, "Whirlwind of Emotion," which he wrote and co-produced. It is available online and at every show! William has performed for many events such as The Kenny Chesney Beach Bash at Ford Field, WYCD Downtown Hoedown, Freedom Hill with Gretchen Wilson, and Cell Phones for Soldiers.


Matthew Jones was born March 16, 1987,  in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He grew up in a small Northeastern Arkansas town - Brookland, Arkansas - and is accustomed to the simple, down-home country life, where happiness comes natural. Just a couple of minutes with him, and you'll know the feeling too.
 Music has been a part of his life since his early childhood years. He received his first guitar from the allowance he got, at the age of 8. While he didn't really know what to do with it when he first got it, it sure didn't take him long to learn. He later began singing in church at the age of 15, and within a year had determined that singing and performing was definitely a career goal for him.
Many musical influences help make up his strong, unique style. From Hank Williams Jr, Geroge Strait, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, George Jones, and Billy Ray Cyrus each has a finely tuned contribution in his performance.


	Mike Whiteley began his songwriting career, while bored, in a High School English class: Cleburne, Tx, 1985. His earliest influence was Sonny Burgess, also from Cleburne. Mike says, “In Junior High I used to pay 50 cents, to get out of home room, to go watch Sonny and his band play in the auditorium. He was Great !! I remember telling my best friend, “Shut up !! I wanna hear Sonny !!”” 
	Mike had written around 50 songs by 1989, and somehow arranged a meeting with legendary songwriter Hal Bynum. (Lucille – Kenny Rogers, There Ain’t No Good Chain Gang – Johnny Cash & Waylon Jennings,  Chains – Patty Loveless, and more) Mike spent what little money he had driving to Nashville from Ft. Worth.  Hal listened to his songs, mostly while on the telephone, and told him to quit writing immediately. “Don’t set yourself up for heartache, kid.” he said.
	That meeting has always stuck in his craw. “I hope that I have some success someday, so that I can influence up and coming songwriters. I would never do what Mr. Bynum did to me. Maybe he thought he was doing me a favor, but if so, it backfired and just made me want it more !!” Mike is still a hopeful, passionate, yet unpublished, songwriter. “If I never make a nickel from my songs, I’ll never stop writing. It is what I was born to do. I love it and I’ll never stop. I plan to get better with every song.” He chuckles and says, “Of course, I started off writing pretty bad. So, the sky’s the limit !!”
 Mike has worked mostly as a nightclub manager/supervisor for the last 20+ years. He still writes every single time the feeling hits him. Most recently, after entering his first ever songwriting contest, Mike won both 1st and 2nd place in the Fort Worth Songwriter’s Association Songwriting Contest in December of 2014. (1st place – Lonely Over You, 2nd place – Too Wrong To Write) You can hear some of his demos at his website: mikewhiteleysongs.com  Feel free to let him know what you think about his songs. He has broad shoulders, he can take it. 


Hailing from the grips of suburbia in Toronto, Nugun broke into the Montreal DJ scene in 2008 and has been sprinkling crowds with an unimaginable blend of spices ever since. Contrary to popular belief, his face was not chiseled by the gods and his body was not is sculpted to the proportions of Michelangelo’s David but, he does smell of cocoa butter and cash. His track selections always come out of left field with overwhelming bass lines, insane drum patterns and bring about a feeling that can only be explained as ‘riding a segway along a double rainbow’.

I'm a modern man. A man for the millenium. Digital and smoke free. A diversified multicultural postmodern deconstructionist, politically, anatomically, and ecologically incorrect. I've been uplinked and downloaded, I've been inputted and outsourced. I know the upside of downsizing I know the downside of upgrading. I'm a high tech lo-life. A cutting-edge, state-of-the-art, bi-coastal multitasker and I can give you a gigabyte in a nanosecond. I'm new wave but I'm old school and my inner child is outward bound. I'm a hotwired, heatseaking, warmhearted cool customer, voice activated and biodegradable. I interface with my database and my database is in cyberspace, so I'm interactive, I'm hyperactive, and from time to time I'm radioactive. Behind the eight ball, ahead of the curve, riding the wave, dodging the bullet, and pushing the envelope. I'm on point, on task, on message, and off drugs. I got no need for coke and speed. I got no urge to binge and purge. I'm in the moment, on the edge, over the top, but under the radar. A high concept, low profile, medium range ballistic missionary. A streetwise smartbomb. A top-gun bottom feeder. I wear power ties; I tell power lies; I take power naps; I take victory laps. I'm a totally ongoing bigfoot, slamdunk rain maker with a pro-active outreach, a raging workaholic, a working rage-a-holic, out of rehab and in denial. I got a personal trainer, a personal shopper, a personal assistant, and a personal angenda. You can't shut me up, you can't dumb me down, cause I'm tireless and I'm wireless. I'm an alpha-male on beta-blockers. I'm a non-believer and an overacheiver, laid-back but fashion foward, up front, down home, low rent, high mantinence, supersize, long lasting, high definition, fast acting, oven ready, and built to last. I'm a hands on, footloose, knee-jerk headcase, prematurely postraumatic, and I have a love child who sends me hate mail. But I'm feeling; I'm caring; I'm healing; I'm sharing; a supportive, bonding, nurturing, primary caregiver. My output is down, but my income is up. I take a short position on the long bond and my revenue stream has its own cash flow. I read junk-mail; I eat junk food; I buy junk bonds; I watch trash sports. I'm gender specific, captial intensive, user friendly, and lactose intolerant. I like rough sex; I like tough love; I use the f-word in my email, and the software on my hard drive is hardcore; no soft porn. I bought a microwave at a minimall; I bought a minivan at a megastore. I eat fast food in the slow lane. I'm toll free, bite size, ready to wear, and I come in all sizes; a fully equipped, factory authorized, hospital tested, clinically proven, scientifically formulated medical miracle. I've been pre-washed, pre-cooked, pre-heated, pre-screened, pre-approved, pre-packaged, post-dated, freeze-dried, double wrapped, vacuum packed, and I have an unlimited broadband capacity. I'm a rude dude but I'm the real deal, lean and mean, cocked, locked, and ready to rock; rough, tough, and hard to bluff. I take it slow; I go with the flow; I ride with the tide; I got glide in my stride; driving and moving, sailing and spinning, jiving and grooving, wailing and winning. I don't snooze, so I don't lose. I keep the pedal to the metal and the rubber on the road. I party hardy and lunchtime is crunchtime. I'm hanging in, there ain't no doubt, and I'm hanging tough.
Over and out!!

DJ Scratchy One | Michael Phillip

I'm Michael Phillip, known to many as DJ Scratchy One. I am a Leicester-born DJ, producer, and founder of Audiodope. I have spent over three decades immersed in club culture, radio, remixing, and original production.

Growing up in a musical family, I was inspired by my older brothers, both key figures in the Midlands’ early urban music scene. I gravitated toward turntablism, scratching, and genre-blending sets that fused Hip-Hop, House, and Soul. That passion eventually led to work with Sony and Warner/Atlantic Street Teams, representing major artists and acting as mix DJ on the O.D.B. album sampler ‘Nigga Please’. I also helped run launch events for artists like Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes, Eric Benet, and Tweet.

Alongside long-standing radio shows and local promotions, I co-founded Leicester’s most prominent weekly R&B/Hip-Hop night, and performed alongside legends like DJ Jazzy Jeff, DJ Cash Money, Grandmaster Flash, DMX, Kanye West, NE-YO, and Shortee Blitz. I’ve held club residencies at venues like Gatecrasher Sheffield and played internationally in New York, Amsterdam, and Spain.

In 2013, I launched Audiodope—a DJ and production duo dedicated to soulful and forward-thinking electronic music. Our work earned remix contracts with King Street Sounds (NY), Double Cheese Records (Italy), and original releases through Timeless People Records, including our debut album ‘50/50–360’. We’ve performed across Europe, including multiple years at Vocalbooth Weekender and shows at The Jazz Café London and Beat Bunker Festival.

More recently, I’ve been developing my solo brand Substanceoverstyle, blending my deep Hip-Hop roots with modern House, BrokenBeat and Soulful electronic influences. The debut track ‘Groove With It’ is out now on TR Records, and the Substanceoverstyle Radio show is back in full swing, and continues to spotlight quality underground music.

Currently, I’m working with a talented collective of DJs and producers on a collaborative DJ performance and production space created to support, mentor, and elevate the art of DJing through technology, creativity and shared knowledge. Some exciting things are in the pipeline. I will share more as things progress and are confirmed.

Whether I’m behind the decks, in the studio, or in the classroom, my mission stays the same: 
Keep it real, push the sound forward, and respect the craft.

for more info/bookings or if you want to submit your music for tapes or feedback e: substanceoverstyleinfo@gmail.com
(if im feeling it I will spin it) !!!!
you can also follow me on twitter http://twitter.com/#!/djscratchyone
And for more mixes and dj sets check out my mixcloud page
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also check out my youtube channel
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MrScratchyone" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/user/MrScratchyone</a>

not much to say really,guess  my love of dance music has drawn me to the decks,ive been at it for around two years now and think im starting to get better although I know im no club DJ I also know I do its for the love of music not for the popularity or cash in sayin that.....this is more of a progression timeline for myself but anyone else that wants to listen id love to hear some feedback


its all about  THAT FEELING YOU GET when your mixing away and you drop a track in PERFECTLY and though ppl may not see but it puts a massive grin on your face and gets you PUMPED!!!!!


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