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STARTED AS A DJ, RECORD PRODUCER AND REMIXER IN MY HOMETOWN, BREDA. ULTIMATELY VOTED THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE DJ ON DJ MAG IN 2013 AND AGAIN IN 2014. NOW A MUSICAL CREATIVE FOLLOWING MY OWN PATH, BACK FOR MORE.

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PRESS:

"Jeffares voice soars above the hauntingly icy bass lines and chilly atmospherics. Bombs and death rays, corporate decay, and failed or failing love are just some of the bleak themes the band explore, and their album's title track might offer the best solution to the hopelessness of it all."
-- SPIN

"The charm of Snowden's debut is its understated authenticity: Underneath all the accoutrements, these are Jeffares's bedroom songs, and it's not hard to extrapolate to their simpler days as anguished acoustic ballads."
-- Village Voice

"The original Snowden taught Yossarian that man is matter-- kill us and we're dead. It's OK for stylish post-punk to matter, too, and Anti-Anti does so without forgetting to be fun."
-- Pitchfork

"[Anti Anti's] balance of gloom and grandeur is brilliantly executed, ultimately leaving the listener with an insatiable thirst for more of the same."
-- Drowned In Sound

"For all the discussion of concept, geography, and songcraft, it's the heart pulsing through the reverb that makes Anti-Anti a must-listen."
-- Stereogum

"It's clear [Snowden] aren't willing to just turn on the cruise control through [their] show; the performance is more like a constant pulse between implosion and explosion with each member able to flail or pull back seamlessly."
-- CMJ

"Such tracks as 'Black Eyes' prove that Snowden can play uneasy funk as well as its peers, but the music is most interesting when the band goes its own way."
-- Washington Post

"Snowden's music sounds like Interpol's dark momentum getting tripped up on the Arcade Fire's treacherous terrain - lacquered bolts of guitar judder over off-kilter percussion, and anomic vocals blear through the densely layered mix."
-- Paste Magazine

"On 'Anti-Anti' Snowden creates plenty more to admire than angry words. To find it, all you have to do is ignore the urge to dance long enough to sit down and listen."
-- MSNBC

"Snowden lace their upbeat, catchy guitar stomps with thoughtful lyrics diametrically opposed to mindless hipsterism."
-- Entertainment Weekly

"Anti-Anti is a cyclonic swirl of guitars approximating jet-engine drones, brackish cascades of water emanating from the bottom of a dank cave and shards of tuned barbed-wire."
-- Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"The Cure never delivered gloom so buzzy."
-- URB

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Mash Up International have always been aware of one thing - there’s no time to dance to wack shit!
The Swedish DJ/producer-group have always been on a journey of musical discovery. Whilst traveling through time and space the dancefloor astronauts have put together a kaleidoscope of influences that let them create their own lane in the global dance music scene. They’ve never backed down from diving into the newest and freshest sounds, always experimenting and searching for the perfect beat. This was done always with the same goal - to blow up the dancefloor. Their relentless curiosity and musical fearlessness have led them to score an array of hits with such artists and collaborators as Swedish Gnucci, Veronica Maggio and Blaya of Buraka Som Sistema.
But to paraphrase Paulo Coelho - the gold you seek is most often in your backyard. And after an endless journey, the trio returned to the music they fell in love with in their youth - Dancehall. The Jamaican influences were ever present through Mash Up International’s career, but after visiting The Island they decided to explore them to the full extent. Over there they worked with, among others, the Ninjaman protogé Don Husky and Dancehall starlet Shenseea.
Mash Up International’s home has always been the dancefloor. They are a multitudinous energy cannon blasting pure bombs of joy across every dancefloor they touch. With one foot steadily rooted in Jamaican sound system culture, but with no scruples when it comes to experimentation. Their steady growing arsenal of edits and remixes makes every Mash Up International club experience a unique one. Mash Up International are, always has been, and will always be about pure joy and club energy. From now to infinity.
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The single “Waistline Ting” ft. Shenseea was released in the last quarter of 2017. The song has gotten radio, club, and dance class support from all over the world. The Instagram dance challenge #WaistlineTingChallenge generated over 600k views, 70 videos from 25 countries.
The first release of 2017 was a track with Swedish artist Ji Nilsson called “Put It On”. A club scorcher where bone crushing Dembow meets dreamlike melodies and searing Ji Nilsson-vocals. It follows up with an uptempo afrobeat flavored remix by American producer Deejay Theory as the first release of 2018.

M.U.I recently released the Pool Night Riddim EP featuring artists like Nyanda (Brick & Lace), Tifa, Bay-C (T.O.K), Don Husky, Nemesis and three South Korean artists, SKULL, jeebanoff & M.TySON. The riddim got its world premiere on Red Bull Radio, check out dance videos and more on Instagram under the hashtag #PoolNightRiddim. 
Latest releases:
"Killa Wine" ft. Teeklef (Nigeria/US)
"NUMBER" ft. IQ & Scratch (UK/Jamaica)

Mash Up International has more collaborations up their sleeves with artists from both the UK and US so stay tuned for more musical fire.


Booking & Contact: klubbmashup@gmail.com

Videos:
"NUMBER" Official Video
http://bit.ly/NUMBER_smarturl

"Killa Wine" Official Video
http://bit.ly/killawine_official

"Killa Wine" lyric video
http://bit.ly/KillaWine_lyricvideo

Pool Night Riddim (audio videos) 
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLOi82onKhb1ROw7r3PKzkhEgXglFw9Hso

Pool Night Riddim Dance Challenge
http://bit.ly/poolnightchallenge_youtube 

"Waistline Ting" Official Dance Mash Up video
https://youtu.be/M9juSb7KSDE

"Ut och In"
https://youtu.be/OQok2PFI2SA
"Monster"
http://youtu.be/nkkno_VeepU
"Live Teaser/Don't Calm Down"
http://youtu.be/hRtxXTrZ13w
"Lava Cabeza"
http://youtu.be/iUpaE1JpmoM
"Live/Gnucci+VAZ"
http://youtu.be/IxnnLgSCJyk
”Animal”
http://youtu.be/T-KFI4iH5y8
"Kommer"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxGX-RbsiYI

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