WAKA has his early influences of music rooted in the Pacific Nation of Papua New Guinea.  Now very much his foundation, the island style of reggae, NauFM bangers and traditional PNG music has been a source of inspiration in many of his track. Waka’s music try’s to reflect the moods he once felt, be it standing on top of a mountain, in a winter cabin, a 2am run through the city, a sunset, any moment that sparked an idea. 

Jonny Waka Kawa is now a Cairns based producer exploring the sounds of Hip Hop, Reggae and Future Roots. Born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, to an Australian mother and Papua New Guinean father, Waka moved back to PNG with his family at 6 weeks of age. Waka spent his early years in remote villages of the Southern Highlands, particularly in the small townships of Pangia & Kagua. He also spent his early schooling years in the industrial coastal city of Lae, Morobe Province. From a young age Waka was immersed in the humble simplicities of village life alongside the vibrant chaos of modern PNG. Waka’s musical upbringing revolved around a blend of traditional village rhythms, dance, and song, the unique sounds of pacific reggae which dominate the radio waves, as well as all the classic "nesian" island sounds that were greatly influenced by reggae and dub greats like Linton Kwesi Johnson, Bob Marley, Lucky Dube, Barrington Levy and many other founding artists. Yet as a child, Waka was most inspired by the music and dance of Michael Jackson and particularly Ushers's 8701 album. 

Waka found his way to Brisbane where he was introduced to Grimes and 8man from Science Project, and soon after began producing his own music. The old dub influences of King Tubby and Linton Kwesi Johnson were prevalent in his early productions, as were the sounds of early dubstep. Waka also credits classic Hip Hop, J Dilla, Timberland, Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest, and Ryan Leslie, for defining his sound palate and giving direction to his productions. 

Waka spent 3 years living and travelling Canada, the immense beauty of that country incited his creative passion which he endeavoured to translate into his music. Working in Ottawa, he was quickly exposed to people who shared his love of music and soon found an appreciation for genres including Lo-Fi, Chillstep, Lounge, Trap, House, Deep House, Techno, Electro, Afrobeats and Reggaton.

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DJ Alex Taylor has been at the forefront of Australia’s dance music industry for 25 years. With a passion for quality house music, that is soulful, deep and funky to tribal and progressive. He has forged a name for himself that sees him playing regularly across the country and around the world.

With residencies and guest sets at some of Australia’s biggest clubs such as Arq, The Ivy, Trademark, Tank, Home and Hugos Lounge, The Midnight Shift and The Beresford, to playing to tens of thousands at events and parties across the globe. Alex’s CV reads like the Who’s Who of Australian dance party history. Headlining events such as the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, Fuzzy Parklife, Fierce Angel, Red Raw, Sleaze Ball, Mobile Home, Home Bake, The Harbour Party, Homesexual, Daywash, Love Muscle, Frisky, Ministry Of Sound, Musica Festival and most recently DJing for Spain’s hot party brands, Matinee, La Leche and Supermartxe.

From parties at remote places like Uluru, beach bars in Bali to being invited to DJ at a private party for Madonna during her “Girlie Show” tour of Australia, playing at the pre-gig U2 cocktail parties in Sydney, and most recently supporting the legendary Grace Jones on her ‘Hurricane’ tour of Australia. Alex Taylor has built a huge reputation. 

Internationally, Alex has headlined at clubs & parties in Auckland, Singapore, KL, London, Brighton, Cologne, L.A. San Francisco, Shanghai, Taipei, Seoul, Macau, Manila, Bali, & Bangkok and annually spends the summer season on the island-clubbing destination of Ibiza, DJ’ing for “We Love Space Sundays” at the world-renowned super-club Space, playing alongside the world’s top name DJ’s.

As far as awards go, Taylor has earned many. He was named best DJ at the Sydney DIVA awards so many times (five) that he eventually pleaded for people to vote for someone else. Also appearing in the inaugural Nationwide Inthemix Top 50 Australian DJ’s several times #19, #18, #27, #35.

He has supported and headlined with almost every major DJ; names such as, Miguel Migs, Armand Van Helden, Roger Sanchez, Satoshie Tomiie, The Freemasons, Mark Doyle, Sasha, John Digweed, Jon Sa Trinxa, Sandy Rivera, Paul Oakenfold, Frankie Knuckles, Tom Novy, DJ Sneak, Smokin’ Jo, Ben Watt, Laurent Garnier, Kaskade, Masters At Work, Chris Lake, Groove Armada, Miss Kitten, Hernan Cattaneo, Seamus Haji, Victor Calderone 2Many DJs, Funkagenda and many more. 

With over ten commercially released mix CDs to his name, for labels such as PACHA, Ministry Of Sound, Sony, Vinyl Pusher + more, Alex also spends time in the studio under the moniker Taylor Square, and has remixed artists such as Australia’s dance diva Zoe Badwi, soul legend Jocelyn Brown, the chart smashing Inaya Day, deep house darlings Crazy P, chill-out master Hi Fi Mike, Australian Idol’s Cosima De Vito and trance duo Blank & Jones. All of which have charted in the ARIA, (Australian Recording Industry Association) club chart top 20.

Taylor Square’s debut single “Something In The Air” ft Katarina signed to Sorry Shoes Records with 2011 Remixes by Nacho Chapado, Hifi Sean and Luke R having chart success and available now.
http://tinyurl.com/3lpv2oz
 
Their second single “Island Life” signed to Neon Records is out now on Beatport http://www.beatport.com/s/r1lpTf and iTunes http://tinyurl.com/4av5e9v
 
Alex also plays at many corporate events for brands such as Coca Cola, XYZ Networks, Pacific Magazines and lends his talents to charity events such as Table For Ten, ensuring he gets to give something in return for the absolute pleasure he receives from entertaining with his music.

Alex Taylor’s most recent mixed CD: PACHA 2010 featuring tracks by Roger Sanchez, EDX, TV Rock, Bob Sinclar and more is available online and instores now.

http://www.alextaylor.com.au
www.twitter.com/DJAlexTaylor
www.facebook.com/djalextaylor
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http://soundcloud.com/alex-taylor

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Welcome to Antiheros soundcloud page. We are a 4 piece Dj-hybrid-band who maintain a flexible line up of drums, decks and midi controllers.

We formed in August 2011 and have since played at Australia's biggest and most renowned festivals including Stereosonic, Summafieldayze, Big Day Out, Future Music and Creamfields.

We produce both remixed and original content, so stay tuned for our latest releases, and thank you for your support :)
 

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A renowned sneaker freak and hip hop junkie, YO! MAFIA has been killing them on the wheels of steel for a whopping 22 years.

Renowned as “The International Party DJ” she has graced stages worldwide across NYC, LA, UK, JAPAN and MALAYSIA. A regular on the Australian festival circuit, performances at major corporate and sporting events, as well as appearing on stage for the last decade at the Sydney Gay And Lesbian Mardi Gras, YO! MAFIA is unstoppable and prides herself on playing to the most diverse crowds.

YO! MAFIA debuted her heavily anticipated “Back To YO! Future” VDJ show in 2018 – combining her love of pop culture and throwback jams into a massive Video DJ extravaganza. The show proved a huge success due to its ability to be heavily customised to incorporate visual dynamics not seen in a live DJ show before. Think MTV on crack!

Never one to slow down, the iconic YO! MAFIA is once again here to push the boundaries and ready to take on 2023! 

YO! MAFIA IS THE OFFICIAL HIT FM FRIDAYZ LIVE TOURING DJ.

Once transmitted through speakers and into the airwaves, music belongs to the people. The audience ascribes meaning and significance to songs and ultimately absorbs them for life.

By the same token, SIX60 belong to listeners. The history-making award-winning New Zealand quintet—Matiu Walters [vocals, guitar], Marlon Gerbes [keyboard], Ji Fraser [lead guitar], Chris Mac [bass], and Eli Paewai [drums]—stir rock, reggae, funk, and pop together with a twist of kiwi roots music and Maori instrumentation. Invoking this spirit and Kiwi roots, their latest music and next evolution showcases traditional Maori instruments such as Pūtātara and Pūkāe (stone and long trumpets), Bone Kōauao (Bone Flute), and Karanga Weka (Stone Flute). “We want to take our Maori culture and put it into a mainstream radio world,” exclaims Matiu. “There are only a handful of people in the world who can play these instruments, and we felt getting them into a mainstream album could give them a chance to stay alive.”
Over a decade before breaking records and selling out stadiums back home or signing to Epic Records stateside, the boys then welcomed the world into their musical ecosystem and set a career precedent in 2008 while still students.

“At University of Otago, we shared a flat at 660 Castle Street in Dunedin, New Zealand,” recalls Matiu. “We originally didn’t name the band. Instead, our first college fans gave the band the name by calling us the ‘SIX60 Boys,’ which evolved into SIX60. We adopted this philosophy into our albums. The fans add the final touches and have naming rights over things we do. The songs aren’t done until the audience has them. So, the album doesn’t really have a spirit or a name until the crowd consumes it.”

As such, SIX60 engender a rare level of devotion from fans, bordering on downright phenomenal. The group’s 2011 full-length, SIX60 (I. The Gold Album), bowed at #1 on the charts in New Zealand and eventually went septuple-platinum. SIX60 (II. The Colours Album). saw them reclaim the top spot on the charts in 2015 and go quintuple-platinum. To date, New Zealand single sales exceed 1 million as global streams surpass 200 million and counting. At the 2018 NZ Music Awards, they garnered “Best Group” in addition to five other honors.

A year later, they made history. Performing their biggest show to date, they sold out Western Springs Stadium in New Zealand and became “the first New Zealand Act to Sell 50,000 Tickets to a Show at the Stadium” (They repeated the same feat for 2020!). The gig proved to be a major milestone both professionally and musically.

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