Kisean Anderson, best known by the stage name Sean Kingston, is a Jamaican-American reggae fusion rapper and songwriter. Known for his dark lyrics, Kingston won the 2007 MOBO award for Best Reggae Act and a Teen Choice award for Best R&B track. Born in Florida, Kingston grew up in Jamaica with his grandfather, reggae producer Lawrence “Jack Ruby” Lindo. In 2007 at the age of 17, Kingston was discovered on Myspace by Tommy Rotem, of Britney Spears and 50 Cent fame, who signed Kingston with Beluga Heights Records. In a joint venture between Sony, Epic Records and Koch Records, Kingston released his first single, “Beautiful Girl”. It was an instant success, reaching number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 and topping international charts. His next single, “Me Love”, released at number one in Australia. Later that same year, Kingston toured with Gwen Stefani and Beyoncé as an opening act. The collection of singles was released as his self-titled first album later that year. In 2009, Kingston released his second album, “Tomorrow” with Lady Gaga, produced by RedOne. The single “Fire Burning” debuted at #5 on Billboard while “Face Drop” climbed to #61. In 2010, he joined the UK group Sugarbabies to record “Miss Everything” and was featured on Bow Wow’s single “For My Hood”. Over the next two years, Kingston released multiple singles featuring guest appearances from T-Pain, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Akon and Dr. Dre. He appeared on Justin Bieber’s single “Eenie Meenie” and his cover of “Pretty Boy Swag” and “Billionaire”. In 2011, Kingston released his free online mixtape “Kings of Kong” which featured Akon, Soulja Boy and Justin Bieber. His most recent album, 2012’s “Back 2 Life”, peaked at number 33 on the R&B Album charts and #52 on Billboard’s Hot 100. The single “Beat It” with Chris Brown and Wiz Khalifa reach number 17 on Hot R&B charts.

Damian Robert Nesta Marley, also known around the world as “Junior Gong” and more recently as “Gongzilla” was born in 1978 to parents Bob Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976.  As a young adult, he developed a passion and a gift to speak for those who cannot always speak for themselves. A self-proclaimed ‘Spiritual Revolutionary’, Damian has worked assiduously to carve his own niche in music history and to add a new perspective to the Marley legacy for the 21st century. 

At the age of 13, Damian began performing in a group called “The Shepherds” which comprised of Shiah Coore (son of Third World guitarist Cat Coore) and currently a member of his band, and Yashema Beth McGreggor, daughter of reggae singers Freddie Mcgreggor and Judy Mowatt and then began touring with his brothers, Stephen, Ky-mani, Julian and Ziggy. 

By 1996, Damian had already made his stamp as a different kind of Marley when he released his first solo album “Mr. Marley”, a heavily dancehall-influenced album produced by his brother Stephen Marley.  His second album “Halfway Tree” was released in 2001 by a major record label and showcased Damian’s unique gift for blending dancehall, reggae and hip-hop styles.  This album won Damian much recognition and remained on the Billboard Top Reggae Album Charts for 158 weeks and earned him his first Grammy for Best Reggae Album in 2002. 
While honored by this recognition by the global music fraternity, Damian continued to work in the studio, laying the groundwork for the tracks that would become his highly anticipated album, “Welcome To Jamrock”. The lyrics in this album presented Marley as a true spiritual revolutionary, as he used his talent to evoke a spiritual change while trying to enforce a better way of thinking.  He is described as “rhyming with the conviction of a street preacher with the intellect of a university economist”.  

Damian’s hit single “Welcome to Jamrock” was listed as one of the Top 100 Songs of the Decade by Rolling Stone, and at the 2006 Grammy Awards, he won Best Reggae Album and Best Urban/Alternative Performance for Welcome to Jamrock. Damian is the only Jamaican reggae artist in history to win two Grammy Awards on the same night. He is also the only reggae artist to win in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category at the Grammy Awards. The New York Times called Welcome to Jamrock the “best reggae song of the decade.” 
Welcome to Jamrock led the pathway to Damian’s critically acclaimed collaboration with Nas for 2010’s much lauded album “Distant Relatives” – a project which explored the relationships between reggae, hip-hop and Africa. The album title refers not only to the bond between the artists, but the connection to their African ancestry, which inspired the album both musically and lyrically. USA Today referred to the album as a “potent and often provocative collaboration” and by Rolling Stone as “an Afrocentric winner.” The album debuted at Number 5 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and Number 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Rap Albums and Reggae Albums charts, with Billboard heralding the album as “a dynamic hybrid.”    

The Distant Relatives Tour kicked off in 2011 and saw Damian traveling and performing for thousands of fans all over the world, including South America, Europe, The United Kingdom, The Caribbean and North America.  

Damian continued to cross musical boundaries in 2012, as he went on to partner with Skrillex for their groundbreaking track “Make It Bun Dem”, which Rolling Stone called “a monster mash up of dubstep and dancehall” and has led to several remixes of the original version.  Damian recently released two other singles; “Set Up Shop” and  “Affairs of the Heart” which both received widespread airplay. 

Damian continues to tour with his band all over the world as a way of entertaining and healing as he continues to spread the message for those whose voices cannot be heard. He is working with his brothers Stephen and Julian under their Ghetto Youths International Label, to discover, develop and sign gifted artistes by applying their musical talent and vast experience to create new and different styles of music.  

Damian is currently in the studio working on his upcoming solo album.

I started DJing in the mid-90s in college on a room-mates DJ gear when he was not using it himself.  Then for a stretch I was without my own gear and tried making mix-tapes by cutting up audio cassettes on a dual cassette recorder with lots of samples from records and cassette tapes from my childhood.  That process, little did I realize at the time, has heavily influenced my sound as a DJ.  I still love trying to keep all my sets entertaining both musically and visually by performing along-side the tracks I play by adding loops, samples, scratching and turntables tricks to make it feel like a performance.  To be honest it helps me stay connected to the music and I generally play tracks I really like so its a nice way for me to get to pretend like I'm playing along with the performers who created the tracks.

I love all kinds of music and love to mix up my sets with a diverse range of musical choices to keep it fresh.  Generally I love music that is not too repetitive or monotonous, especially breaky stuff with lots of character - be it super heavy bass, dirty production, or retro sounds.  I started Djing on vinyl and skipped the whole CD era entirely.  A couple of years ago I finally made the switch to Serato and still play with the turntable interface as I can't imagine Djing without scratching being a heavy element.  However, technology is great as well and as much as I'd wish I was a purist I love the advancements recently.  I just bought my first controller and can't wait to see all the goodies I can throw in to my sets... in addition to everything that I already do.  

As an aside my publicist reminds me to let people know that all the sets I post on Soundcloud are live recordings of me mixing with no post-production or editing - what you hear is what is coming out of the speakers live with me mixing everything by hand with no auto-sync, mix-in-key, or any other tricks aside from a few cue points to remind me when to get out of the track and into the next one before the point of no return.  Hope you can appreciate the human feel to my mixes.

Feel free to add comments, download them and pass them around if you are feeling what I'm dropping.  I'll try to keep posting the sets from my gigs as they happen and keep bringing you new music from some of the worlds best producers - hope you enjoy listening to them as much as I enjoyed playing them!

For bookings please e-mail me at: DJdiagnosis1975@yahoo.com

Alan Blanchard aka Alan B is synonymous with all that is exciting about electronic music; blending progressive, deep tech, organic house and melodic techno styles to move dance floors across the United States and internationally. Alan B got his start hosting a weekly in Guam and later held a residency at the acclaimed Giant San Diego. Since then he has been rocking the decks at cutting edge festivals and events such as Elysium Midsummer, Burning Man, Native Alien’s Contact!, Ego Trip Events, Organic Thursdays, BugOUT Campout, Lucidity, Fuente Eternal, Leyenda, Youtopia, Big Surreal, Monarch, La Jolla Summer White parties, Solar Social, BUGOUT, Off the Grid, and Shake Lasta. Alan B has performed alongside legends such as Sasha, Nick Warren, Junkie XL, Judge Jules, Chris Fortier, Deep Dish, Quivver, James Zabiela, Hernan Cattaneo, Rabbit in the Moon, Infected Mushroom, and Felix the House Cat! This prominent San Diego favorite is shining during overcrowded festival agendas, having emerged as the figurehead father of his craft more than 24 years ago. With new releases in the pipeline and upcoming shows, catch him soon and discover new energy and enthusiasm!!

Eric Silverman, former bandleader and driving force behind San Francisco’s HEARTWATCH returns with his debut solo EP “Rookie”.

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