10 fascinating facts about TSS, a rock band that:

1)  Happens to be based in Beijing, China.

2)  Consists of 4 nice guys, 1 reprobate, 1 sad sack and a lovable sound man. 
	  
3)  Believes, musically speaking, pretty much anything goes.

4)  Welcomes comparisons with Brian Adams and Chaka Khan. 

5)  Likes radio dramas, unrequited-assassin-love ballads & cabaret grotesques.

6)  Grooves with complexity, but... 

7)  Shuns ‘progginess’, meaning no songs featuring:

a) Tolkein-like creatures or conjurers.
b) profound, existentially epiphanic endings.
c) Autumn wind blowing in the background.

8)  Is trilingual: “Hello!” － “ 您好！“ － ”Bon Jour!” 
	
9)  Has an assortment of bright, shiny instruments that look nice on stage.

10) Insists their music is danceable, and has the video to prove it.* 

Bonus fact:  Respects hotel furniture. 

* Never mind that it’s of the drummer, alone in his room, smeared with Crisco.


Band Members:

Drew Hanratty -- A gentle soul. He loves his mom and spends his mornings sipping camomile and reading haiku to his two cats, George and Marcel. The smell of Sycamore trees after the rain makes him weep. 

Alex Morris -- Miscreant and sometime injurer of audience members with errant flying cymbals. He covers the cost of the endless lawsuits by performing as a shiney-sequined backup dancer for Chinese Mandopop stars. 

Bruce Gremo -- The man with the bag full of flutes and a fist full of Heidegger. When not composing music for alien life forms in Ursa Major, he can be found in a corner at KFC doggedly working at his book, “The Hegelian Dialectic in All My Children”. 

Liang Ying -- Guitarist and male escort for the elderly and infirm, better known as ‘Little Hot Sauce’ by his best clients.

Nathaniel Gao -- Two hints: he plays something that rhymes with ‘fax’ and you blow into it	to make a jazz sound. Known for his narcoleptic episodes, it’s not uncommon for him to ‘sleep-out’ an entire song during live shows.

Wang Chen Huai -- Son of a high-level Triad mafia member. He doesn’t even play a musical instrument. We gave him a double bass because he was tall.

UK Composer Andy Schofield creates instrumental and vocal music in a variety of genres, including Action, Classical, New Age, Dramatic, Orchestral, Rock, African, and World Music. His music is featured in an array of industries, including Fashion and Cosmetics, Technology, Car Dealers, Mobile Phones, Furniture, Finance, iPhone Games, Comedy, Game Shows, and TV Features and Commercials in Belgium, Australia, Turkey, and the US. Andy's eclectic contemporary music will add true quality to your next TV, Film, Documentary, or Corporate project.

Philipp Bückle
--- Teamforest, Beth Kleist, The Restless Fields

Releases on:
555 Recordings, 73 Recordings, A Number Of Small Things, Aerotone, Aesthetics, Anke Krast, AOsmosis, Autres Directions In Music, Awkward Formats, Bad Panda Records, Bezirk, Coriolis Sounds, Crazy Love Records, Darla Records, Dendron Records, Distance Recordings, Dronarivm, Editions Furioso, Eglantine Records, Eilean Rec., Emotional Response, Fugues, Genesungswerk, Hibernate, Hippocamp, Homerun, Indie Rock Mag, Invisible City Records, Ki Records, Lush Records, Magnetic Purely, Meakusma, Monopsone, Morr Music, Moving Furniture Records, Not Today Music, \\NULL|ZØNE//, Ottomatik, Parapop Stereo, Peter I'm Flying, Reverb Worship, Rumble Mumble Records, Shimmering Moods Records, Skyapnea, Small Records, Soundwalk, Sous Le Pavés, Starving But Happy, Sternschaltung, Strandad Sjöbuse Records, Tarkovsky Green, The Bouncing Corporation, TonAtom, Tri Postal, Vanishing Vanity Music, Very Important Music, Whitelabrecs, Wounded Knife Records.

Remixes for:
Cheap Red, Giesela, Gruppe Nord, Kinderzimmer Productions, Kom, Laudanum, Light Sleeper, Machinefabriek, Margo, Missouri, Nice New Outfit, NQ, øjeRum, Silencio, SugRcane, Taiga Taiga, Transistor Six, Turn Pale.

Remixed by:
Bracken, Simpatico, The Declining Winter.

Live with (amongst others):
2Kilos&More, Arborea, L'Altra, Bird People, Birthmark, DNMF, Eric Arn, Heligoland, Little Dragon, Man, Marsen Jules, Matt Elliott, Mobiil, Mono, Moongazing Hare, Ms. John Soda, Mute Swimmer, Oh No! The Modulator!, Olan Mill, Powerdove, Ramona Cordova, Rrose Tacet, Schlammpeitziger, Silencio, Static, SugRcane, Svarte Greiner, Yellow 6.

Related Projects:
Beth Kleist - facebook.com/bethkleist
The Restkess Fields - facebook.com/therestlessfields
Tarkovsky Green - facebook.com/tarkovskygreen
An Oblique View Productions - vimeo.com/channels/anobliqueview

Puma and Harry like to keep themselves busy with all things related to the electronic music culture. From DJing and producing to hosting an online radio show to preparing the launch of a “vinyl-only” record label-slash-party concept, it seems the ideas and projects keep coming for this Miami-based Venezuelan duo.

Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, Puma and Harry had slightly different musical upbringings, with Harry being involved in various rock and indie projects and Puma performing as an open-format DJ, but both ended up gravitating towards electronic music, taking their first steps (as many DJs do) in private house parties and college bars and events, before taking the decision of leaving their country in search of greener pastures.

Once abroad, Puma spent a while in Atlanta, where he joined the In Real Life underground collective, getting his first true experiences as a professional resident DJ, before moving to Miami and putting his focus completely on electronic music. In this city is where he teamed up with Harry through playing back-to-back sets, setting up a studio before long by combining their collective gear and knowledge, and playing and producing as a duo. By merging their musical influences, which go from classic disco music to house legends like Louie Vega, Moodyman and Frankie Knuckles, and throwing such diverse styles as Romanian techno, French house and German record labels in the mix, Puma & Harry could boast of a very rich tapestry of different sounds from which to borrow inspiration, and start getting noticed in the club circuit.

Their collaboration started to reap many a reward, getting them gigs at Miami clubs like Do Not Sit On The Furniture, Treehouse, The Electric Pickle, and parties like Secret Garden and Castaway, with additional bookings from the Slap & Tickle collective. They have also played in events like Tomorrowworld in Atlanta, the III Points Festival, the Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival and the Rapture Electronic Music Festival during MMW 2017. Their productions include releases on labels like “Future Is Now Records”, “Prisoner Of Love”, and on New York based label “Deep Season Records”, with an upcoming mid-2017 release on NY “vinyl-only” Tochno Techno label.

Aside from performing in clubs and festivals, Puma & Harry also host a weekly web radio show called Buena Vista Disco Club Radio, on www.klangbox.fm every Tuesday from 6 to 8pm. Buena Vista Disco Club is also the name for their soon-to-be-launched “vinyl-only” record label, a project that has been their main point of focus since September 2016 and which includes their mate and fellow DJ/producer Diego Teran. 

Contact/Bookings: pumaxharry@gmail.com

Booking Requests: djnoorofficial@gmail.com
2025 Bookings:
9/7 Secret Location
10/19 San Marcos

2024 Bookings:
8/8 CoverGirl 
7/26 PYNK in VT
5/18 Secret Location 
4/6 Texas Eclipse Festival

2023 Bookings:
9/8 / Secret Location
7/28-30 PYNK in VT
5/20 Secret Location

2022 Bookings:
12/17 MetroDallas
10/29 Haunted Jungle (Dallas)
10/22 Dragons Ball (Dallas)
8/4 PYNK (VT)
5/29 MetroDallas
5/7 DEAC (Dallas)
4/22 Texas Music Ranch (ATX)
4/9 Lit (Dallas)
2/22 Secret Loc (ATX)
01/28 Mr X (Dallas)
01/21 Rainbow Vomit (Dallas)
01/2 Ahau (Tulum)

2021 Bookings: 
12/11 Aloft Hotel (Dallas)
11/13 Metro Dallas 
10/29 Imaginirium (Dallas)
9/25 Bamboo Room (Dallas)
7/28 Radiant Frequency (Dallas)
7/17 The Paper Box (Brooklyn)
7/2 PYNK (Maricopa, CA)
5/23 Rooftop Sessions w/ Just Emma (Dallas)

2020 Bookings:
12/18 Metro Dallas
10/30 Sanctuary (Dallas)
10/25 Dragons Ball (Dallas)
9/18 Sanctuary (Dallas)
5/17 Bubbles & Bass (Live Stream)
2/12 La Viuda negra (Dallas)
2/1 Glow (VT)

2019 Bookings:
12/14 Candleroom (Dallas)
12/6 Hotel Granduca (Austin)
10/ 31 Dragons Ball Decomp (Dallas)
Sept 28 / Hemp Happy Hour (NYC)
Aug 2 / PYNK in VT
May 18 / Secret location (Coppell, TX)
April 6 / Winspear Opera House (Dallas)
March 30 / Klub Kundalini (Dallas)
Feb 20 / DEAC (Dallas)

2018 Bookings:
Dec 29 / Klub Kundalini (Dallas)
Dec 6 / Art Basel (Miami)
Oct 31 / Klub Kundalini (Dallas)
Sept 22 / Medicine for the People (Austin)
Sept 1 / Free Day of Yoga (Dallas)
Aug 25 / Klub Kundalini (Dallas)
Aug 12 / Freedom Through Our Feet (Dallas)
Aug 4 / PYNK in VT 
July 15 / Freedom Through Our Feet (Dallas)
June 30 / Book Launch & Drum Circle (Dallas)
June 21 / Alchemy in Summer (Miami)
June 8-10 / Goddess Gathering (Pawling, NY)
March 17 / Goddess of the Doves (NYC)
March 7 / Alchemy in Spring (Miami)
March 1 / Vana (Miami)
Jan 27 / Love Burn (Miami)
Jan 21 / Boa (Tulum)
Jan 9 / Boa (Tulum)
Jan 1 / Bubbles & Bass (NYC)

2017 Bookings:
Dec 6 / Alchemical Feast Art Basel (Miami)
Dec 2 / Eden Sensual Playground (Brooklyn)
Nov 10 / Intimate Escape (Catskills, NY)
Oct 29 / You Are So Lucky AP (NYC)
Oct 21 / Goddess of the Doves (NYC)
Oct 20 / iFeel (Brooklyn)
Sept 2 / Burning Man (Black Rock City)
Aug 17 / Silk Sunset (Brooklyn)
Aug 5 / Branco (Mykonos)
July 21 /  Goddess of the Doves (NYC)
July 15 / Gratitude, Lightning Society (Keansburg, NJ) 
July 9 / Ethereal Eve (Brooklyn)
June 26 / PYNK in VT
June 10 / Goddess Gathering (Pawling, NY)
May 6 / Cabin 84 (Bridgewater, VT)
Apr 30 / House of YES (Brooklyn)
Apr 15 / They Sleep We Dance (Miami)
Apr 9 / Bogart House (Brooklyn)
Mar 16 / Electronic Groove (LA)
Mar 14 / One666 (LA)
Mar 11 / The Sonic Jungle (Brooklyn)
Feb 23 / Don't Sit on the Furniture (Miami)
Feb 18 / Vox Noctem (Brooklyn)
Feb 9 / Ethereal Eve@House of YES (Brooklyn)
Feb 5 / Love Burn (Miami)
Jan 16 / Zulum (Tulum)
Jan 8 / Hotel Reina Roja (Playa)
Jan 1 / Hotel Reina Roja (Playa)

2016 Bookings:
Dec 28 / Bogart House (Brooklyn)
Dec 4 / Art Basel (Miami)
Dec 3 / Art Basel (Wynwood)
Nov 17 / House of YES (Brooklyn)
Oct 29 / Taj Mahalloween Ball (Harlem)
Oct 28 / McCarren Hotel (Brooklyn)
Oct 15 / House of YES (Brooklyn)
Sept 22 / Tribe @ Ceremony (Brooklyn)
Sept 4 / Burning Man (Black Rock City)
August 7 / PYNK in VT
June 26 / Ethereal Eve Rooftop (Brooklyn)
June 18 / Goddess Gathering (Pawling, NY)

As a storyteller and humanist, Noor views music as a powerful tool for raising vibrations through healing frequencies. In fact, music opened up a portal of transformation and healing for Noor and during her time in NYC, she co-created Ethereal Eve, a movement that sheds light on the healing power of art. Noor has played at Burning Man, Art Basel, Tulum, Mykonos, House of YES, Do Not Sit on the Furniture and other notable venues in NYC, Miami and Los Angeles. She has shared the decks with Rampue, NU, Goldcap, Lemurian & Just Emma. Noor’s style is driving, organic, melodic and evokes ancient memories of our collective consciousness. 

Photos: Sara Boyd

We're a freaky, fun-lovin' rock band from the wilderness of Aberdeen.
We're just doing our thing....

Brought together (mostly) by solid oak furniture.

Three piece power trio Jemma Freeman and The Cosmic Something are joyous outsiders, the songs either overtly or indirectly demonstrate solidarity with others that identify with feeling off kilter with the rest of the universe.
An introspective journey through psychedelic glam-rock nightmares, woozy flows of self-discovery and beguiling lyrics delivered with subtlety and intensity. Jem is your guide in this strange country, illuminating a path for you, in reality they’re as lost as the listener. In this hinterland, thoughts tumble on top of each other and the shadows cast by their own images overwhelm

Following from their Italian tour and sold out 2019 album The Cosmic Something are currently back in the studio putting the finishing touches to their hotly anticipated (Covid delayed) second full length LP due for release Spring 2022.

Jem is proudly Autistic and nonbinary. They can be heard as the guitarist and songwriter in Bella Union band Landshapes, and on tracks by Lost Horizons, Fran Lobo, Your Heterosexual Violence

“Jemma’s solo material adds a fizzing energy and almost glam-stomp to proceedings, creating a sound that flips rapidly between lush guitar work and rapid fire energy, all topped by Jemma’s sonorous vocal, part Kate Jackson part PJ Harvey.” - For The Rabbits
“Jemma Freeman & The Cosmic Something bring an artful mix of glam rock theatrics, spacious psych explorations and crunchy earl-PJ Harvey style alt rock.” - Joyzine

Cover photo by Suzi Corker Photography

Bookings Contact:
aspendjcompany@gmail.com

Romina Gentilini, is a Venezuelan Dj, actress, radio and TV host, who rose quickly as an artist and performer in her native Caracas. Her early passion for a variety of musical genres and her vast knowledge working in radio and in specialized music TV shows for most of her career, inspired the eclectic blends she spins today.

What singles her out amongst her peers is her unique style, blending nu disco & sexy deep house into diverse, venue-tailored mixes sure to connect with her audience.

Romina has 9 years of experience and has made her mark at respected venues all over Miami, such as Morimoto South Beach, Treehouse, Do Not Sit on the Furniture, The Electric Pickle, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel, R House, The Garret, The Shelborne Hotel and Juvia. Three years ago she relocated to Aspen, Colorado where she is now the resident Dj of Casa Tua Aspen and Betula. She also plays at Chica Aspen, private events and weddings.

The proportion of the world's population that haven't heard of The Graveltones is shrinking rapidly with every passing day. Where on earth did these guys spring from?
Well... picture this (preferably whilst cueing up some Gravel-tunes...)
Two boys from two towns in Australia run away to London, each in search of a channel for their immense musical talents. A chance meeting on London's famous Tin Pan Alley, where the likes of The Rolling Stones and The Sex Pistols were part of the furniture back in the day, brings them together into a music studio for an exploratory Jam session... No-one knows what happened in that room on that day, but the world, or at least most of central London certainly heard what happened next: three days later, the pair were tearing the roof off the 100 Club, and in a couple more days, phone-made videos of that first gig were circulating the cyber waves. For those lucky enough to have been taken by the ears and dragged around that room by this band, Jimmy O (guitars/vocals) and Mikey Sorbello (Drums/noises) left a lasting impression. This was a rock epiphany. The Graveltones had arrived. Three years have passed since those embryonic days, and in that relatively short period of time, the Graveltones story-so-far has unfolded in epic proportions. They are knocking on the door of 1000 live shows worldwide, with tours of the UK, Australia, Scandinavia and most of Europe embellishing the UK and London gig CV, an astonishing feat of Beatle-esque proportions. The band were soon nominated for 'Best New Band' at the 2013 Classic Rock Awards. 2014 showed no signs of any downturn in live outings with several big dates and festivals already confirmed including a repeat of their 2013 appearance at Download, Nova Rock in Austria and Jersey Live and starting the year with a headline European Tour. The later part of 2014 saw the guys non-stop tour work ethic in full swing with another hugely successful UK & European tour, including a packed out performance at DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL's Pepsi Max stage, winning the BEST BAND AWARD at Camden Rocks Festival (voted by the public) with their astonishing performance at the Jazz Cafe.
As well as success on the road, this two-piece nouveau-blues freight train have also been very busy gracing us with some stunning studio performances. The eponymous debut EP, recorded in just two days and followed shortly after by their single 'I Want Your Love', both proving to be a great success with media and fans. Following all this, the turning of the page, the coming of age, the first long player in the shape of the scarily good 'Don't Wait Down', an album eagerly awaited and rapturously received by fans and critics alike. Produced by Charlie Francis, who has been in the chair for the likes of REM, John Paul Jones and the Noisettes, the mission was to capture the raw live energy of The Graveltones' live performances and embellish that with some sweet studio icing on a very Gravely cake. Mission accomplished.
With three singles, the bouncy shuffle 'Catch Me On The Fly', Bang Bang and the raging 'Forget About The Trouble' (which comes complete with a stunning music video shot on location in East London) recorded in just eight days in the Monnow Valley studios in deepest darkest Wales. With plenty of them over the airwaves too, Team Rock Radio, Planet Rock, BBC6 & Kerrang have featured them in live shows and made singles a regular fixture on their playlists. And if you ever find yourself forced to take a flight to a faraway place, make sure to fly Virgin Airways, as the Graveltones have kindly parked 'Don't Wait Down' on the in-flight playlist as of June 2014, for your delectation.
Their studio work saw more success with 'I want your Love' featuring on a six month advertising campaign for Irish Lotto Bet's famous 'happy Reg' commercials, and also on Rimmel's 2014 commercial featuring Kate Moss. "Forget about the trouble" featured on NHL15 PS4/XBOX ONE /PC Game (released September 9th 2014) Every time a goal is scored the track is played. 'Bang Bang' & 'Lightning Bolt' will be featured in a Major Motion Picture due for release in 2015. They also managed to fit in recording a cover of John Lee Hookers 'Boom Boom' with the BOSS HOSS in Germany (due for release 2015).
British sound company KEF also began working with the guys using the band as the face of their latest advertising campaign being launched 2014. An impressive list of companies that are working with The Graveltones includes Orange Amplifiers, Yamaha Drums, Zildjian Cymbals, Vater Percussion, Ernie Ball Strings, Converse Shoes & Red bull.
Amongst their headline tours and major festival slots around the world the band has toured with the likes of The Rival Sons, The Boss Hoss, The Temperance Movement, Monster Truck and many more.
2015 will see the release of The Graveltones second full length studio Album entitled 'Love Lies Dying'.
And in the midst of this phantasmagorical narrative, one thing will always remain the same: these are two of the nicest guys you could ever wish to meet. If you're at a show, or you spot them on the street, don't be afraid to say hello.
Words by Jimmy-James Hayward. April 2015.

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