Sub Swara creates, constructs, produces and plays genre-bending bass music that parallels the diversity of their home town of Brooklyn, NY.  Consisting of Dhruva Ganesan and Dave Sharma, Sub Swara’s musical genome brings together a wide assortment of DNA – from dub to hip-hop, dancehall to punk rock, and all the global sounds in between.  Meticulously crafted for both dancefloor intensity and cerebral curiosity, Sub Swara’s music and live sets bridge the gaps that divide, uniting all tribes.  Sub Swara combines electronic production, live instrumentation, and 3000% of recommended energy levels to bring to life an inclusive, human experience that creates an inviting space for anyone and everyone.

Before this current evolution, Sub Swara was originally imagined and executed as a club night of the same name.  The monthly event focused on bringing together bass music of all creeds and cultures, becoming one of the most highly respected and popular club nights in NYC over its 3-year span.  Guests included luminaries like Mary Ann Hobbs, The Glitch Mob, The Bug, Bassnectar, Poirier and many others.  Sub Swara, together with peer events like Trouble & Bass and Dub War, catalyzed critical new directions in New York electronic music.

Sub Swara’s debut album, Coup d’Yah was met with widespread acclaim upon its release in June of 2008. Critics and tastemakers from Pitchfork, to XLR8R, to BBC Radio 1 and FADER all lauded its seamless melding of varied beats, intricate live instrumentation from around the world and electronic production both deep and dancefloor-centric. The group toured extensively after its release, put out three volumes of remixes (remixers included Eskmo, Poirier and Mochipet), produced a dozen remixes for artists like The Glitch Mob, Balkan Beatbox and Bassnectar and released several popular white label remixes of tracks by the likes of Stephen Marley, Mos Def, Big Boi and Cee-Lo Green. Sub Swara’s remix of Balkan Beatbox’s Balcumbia was featured by the FADER and Nike in their world cup mixtape series, Pitch Perfect.

Sub Swara’s second album, Triggers (released in November 2010 on Low Motion Records), continues the group’s exploration and blending of different spaces in bass music and draws from a completely unique sound pallet that marries both live (much of the percussion is actually played by the group in addition to other instruments by guest artists) and electronic elements. The aesthetic is not tied to any single genre. It traverses through dubstep, hip hop, and sounds yet to be classified, binding these elements together with a strong melodic center, dancefloor energy and inventive production. Triggers was written as Sub Swara became increasingly live with their performances, having moved away from the traditional DJ set (without losing the intensity and dancefloor weight) and incorporating live drumming, re-composition and improvised sequences throughout their shows.

Whereas the vocal elements in Coup d’Yah were largely ragga-dancehall focused, the vocal collaborations on Triggers live in the realms of hip hop and soul. The album features collaborations with Dead Prez Lyrics Born, Kendra Foster of Parliament Funkadelic and the up and coming hip hop act, Freddie Mills. The instrumental collaborations feature the Afrobeat horns of Antibalas and a host of master session musicians from around the world.

The album was again met with extensive critical acclaim from The FADER, XLR8R, RCRD LBL, The Village Voice, NPR, KEXP and a host of other media tastemakers. It also hit the top 10 in both RPM and Hip Hop charts for CMJ and tracks routinely charted on the Hype Machine.

Sub Swara is currently working a on a slew of new original material and remixes. Look out for remixes for Matisyahu, MNDR, CREEP, Beats Antique and more  in the fall of 2011.

Find out more and grab free music and podcasts at subswara.com

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Christine Gilardi aka Mama Christy is a singer-songwriter in rock, blues, folk, and pop genres.  Inspiring, feel good, groovin music.  Spiritual and commercial.

Lyrics and Music Composed, Performed, Arranged and Mixed by VinaBlue.*
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VinaBlue is a Synth-pop artist inspired by world music, 80s New Wave and many other genres. A native San Diegan, she has been writing lyrics and melodies for as long as she can remember. Vina enjoys collaborating with drum programmers, producers and musicians from world music genres.

VinaBlue aspires to explore world music fused with both electronic and traditional live instruments. Inspiring Unity through Harmony of Cultures and Genres while honoring the Sacredness of Music and it’s Power and Ability to Connect us to the Divine with Pure Intentions of Joy and Love is what VinaBlue would like to co-create.

 "My musical journey has been a result of my emotional and spiritual evolution and vice versa. Thank you for listening! The Moon Has Yet To Rise. Namaste." ~VinaBlue

In 1999, VinaBlue recorded her first 4 track demo of synthpop songs after years of composing instrumental music on keyboards and writing lyrics separately. Since then she has shared her music online, and released her first song in 2003. The New Funk Order was a compilation of artists inspired by Prince, and Move – JD Remix was one of the top downloaded tracks from the album, getting over 1,000 downloads in 3 weeks.

“Move” was also featured on Indie College Radio show The Upper Room with Joe Kelly, which aired on WVOF 88.5 FM, in Fairfield University, CT in February 2004. This is the first radio show to have ever been featured on Prince’s official website, later that same year in March 2004.

VinaBlue also received radio airplay on KNSJ.org, 89.1fm in San Diego June 2014 with Truth of My Beauty on their Home Vibe San Diego show.  Her first CD single, Entropy, as well as other tracks have been released through CD Baby since 2017.

New Drumapella remix of her latest single Love is Scattered is now posted. The fully produced song has over 6000 streams on Spotify.

Entropy CD Maxi single was released in 2017 to all streaming platforms. Entropy has over 6000 streams on Spotify as well.

*Production, Drum Programming and additional music on Entropy and Love is Scattered by D.R3X, a.k.a. Drazhil. Follow him here
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*Drum Programming on Move - JD Remix by Jason Dodson. *Drum Programming on Naked - KC Remix by KC Simon. *Guitar on Flutter by Butterfly.

Los Angeles underground Hip-Hop for Tomorrow

Nemisfear was formed in 2002 by producer D-Rex aka D3RX, “I wanted to do something a little different from the stuff that was out there at the time but still deliver a classic sound”. 

After listening to what emcees Phrase aka Kel & Xplicit aka Mele had recorded on their sample based Strange Universe project, D-Rex decided to take the group into a whole different direction by adding the experimental element of drum machines and live instrumentation to an already abstract sound. 

“Collectively we deliver something powerful to the game, something that has been missing from hip-hop for quite some time”, says Phrase. 

The group met by chance. Xplicit, and D-Rex attended the same high school. They met Phrase at an emcee battle in a local video store. “I used to go around looking for battles”, says Phrase. “One day I challenged Xplicit and he was like, yo I don’t wanna battle but I got some equipment”, thus Strange Universe was formed, which later took on the name of Nemisfear under the music production of D-Rex. 

Nemisfear combines a multitude of influences into what one might call “ Rap for the new generation”, an incredibly refreshing sound that even those immediately repelled by the very term “Hip-hop”, can appreciate, says D-Rex. 

These days the guys are less concerned with battling and more focused on the music. “Doing shows, formulating new lyrical concepts, collaborating & pretty much anything that has to do with getting our shit out there and into the public”, says Xplicit, who also provides the groups scratches. 

“I promise you one hit and your hooked, like crack music, that shit that keeps you coming back for more and more man”, says Phrase, depending on what he’s smoking on. 

If your looking for a perplex assortment of abstract rhyme patterns and head banging beats, Nemisfear will be more than happy to take you there and beyond.

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