Heads & Tails

     By far one of the most established deep/nu-disco house labels in South Africa, H&T has quietly crept up to its tenth birthday, having been begun in Cape Town in 2002 by two staples of the SA DJ scene, Craig De Sousa and Erefaan Pearce. Many seasons of featuring on countless local DJ mixes and compilations have resulted in the impressive back-catalogue that now makes up the H&T treasure chest. With the first release dating back to 2001, it is a label that that has had to wait patiently for it’s coming out party due to the forward thinking of the artists it features. But now in 2012, the H&T archives are set for release, sleeves and all.
     The artist line-up is an impressive array of South African stalwarts of house music, and the music featured has been tearing SA’s dance floors and airwaves apart for a decade. With usage licenses being handed over for mix series and compilations in droves (15 in 8 years), its no wonder the entire batch is ready for digital distribution as single’s and EP’s for international consumption. The label features contributions from nearly 20 South African artists, and is only just teething.
     Now that owner and co-founder Craig de Sousa has teamed up with partner Roger D’Lux, the label is finally ready for international distribution. A back catalogue of 20 well thought and out and designed releases are ready for the digital shelves as of mid-2012. With a plethora of new material in the pipeline, H&T is set to become a major contender for South African space in the digital music market.

     With a focus on local producers, new artists are welcome to submit their offerings for consideration by the label bosses by sending them to craig@headsandtailsmusic.com. International and African artists will be welcomed in the near future.

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Since 1996 one name has been synonymous with house music in Cape Town, South Africa and indeed in territories all over the world: Craig De Sousa. A true staple of the beginnings of the genuine house music scene, Craig has enjoyed a career that has seen him tour his homeland extensively and enjoyed sets in countries all over the world. He is regarded as the DJ who ‘wrote the book’ on successful compilation albums and has been the force behind no less than eight of these exhibitions of house music from both local and foreign beat makers. He has enjoyed a close relationship with UK based house music label extraordinaire Drop Music for the best part of a decade and has kicked off one of South Africa’s most reputable House music record labels Heads and Tails Music. Always hungry for a relationship with music that goes beyond merely playing in clubs, Craig’s relationship with events and media has been prolific to say the least. For 5 years Craig and presenting partner Dino Moran sat at the helm of The Night Watchmen on Goodhope FM, which still to this day is regarded as one of the most reliable and professional sources of quality house music ever to have been on SA’s airwaves. Outside of presenting his own show he has enjoyed extensive mileage on air and has frequently appeared on radio stations such as FG Paris (Troublemen), 5FM (Roger Goode “Surgery” & Fresh Ultimix) and Y-FM (G-Forces Y-Ask-Y). He has appeared on television and in the printed media and for 5 years has been the preferred DJ for Cricket SA & the International Cricket Council (ICC). He was involved in the SA Indian Premier League and has entertained crowds at both the T20 World Cup and Champions Trophy. As label boss of Heads and Tails Music, Craig has produced countless EP’s and two studio albums for artists signed to his label. He has remixed various artists and toured every corner of his native South Africa as well as doing extensive international showcases. International acts he has supported include Deep Dish, Jeff K & Tim Paris (Silver Network), Cyril K (Dialect), Bruno Banner & DJ Fudge (Troublemen), Andy Riley & Laurence Ritchie (Drop Music), Roberto Mello (Classic), Ralph Lawson & Murray Richardson (2020 Vision), DJ Yellow (Yellow Records), Darshan (Metro Area), Kaskade & Troydon (OM), Sébastien Léger (Mistakes Music), Mark Knight (Toolroom), Giom and many more.

Selected Discography
Albums:
Iridium Project- Stroboscope- MORE Music 
Magic Carpet Ride- Magic Carpet Ride- This and That Music

Mixed Compilations:
Deeper Sounds of Craig De Sousa Vol. 1 – With love from Paris – USM / Sony 
Deeper Sounds of Craig De Sousa Vol. 2 – The French Affair – USM / Sony
The Night Watchmen Vol. 1– David Gresham Records 
Drop Music – USM / Sony and Drop Music
Craig De Sousa “Everything” – USM / Sony
The Night Watchmen Vol. 2- MORE Music
Audio Flux 2009- Autograph
Audio Flux 2012- Heads and Tails Music

Production & Remixes
Craig De Sousa – The One – Heads & Tails Music
Double Dipped – Da Phono – Heads & Tails Music
Sooz ‘n Shoes – Forever Free – Down South Music
Lid Lovers – Metropolis – Heads & Tails Music
Dipped Chocolate – Resolution – Heads & Tails Music
Porchy – The Hair Cut – Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa & Ryan Dent – Sous Man – Heads & Tails Music
On The Ball Trio – What You Could Not Do – Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa feat. RJ Benjamin- Everything – Heads & Tails Music
Sooz & Jet Black – Jet Black is Back – Heads & Tails Music
Dipped Chocolate- Devotion– Heads & Tails Music
Porchy- Bad Boy– Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa & Vimo- Kick Back & Relax– Heads & Tails Music
Iridium Project– Relax (The Sooz slap back mix) – David Gresham Records
Double Dipped- Jungle Talk– Heads & Tails Music
Jet Black & the Multicolors- Break The Rules (Sooz Mix)– Heads & Tails Music
Lu’s Control– Iridium Project– Heads & Tails Music
Iridium Project feat Melanie Scholtz– Which Way To Go– Heads & Tails Music
Iridium Project ft RJ Benjamin– Show My Love– Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa- Reckless– Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa- Deluxe Shuffle– Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa- Strip In Time– Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa- Solo Star– Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa- Moon Jump– Heads & Tails Music
Craig De Sousa- Nu Classic–	Heads & Tails Music

On the Internet
www.craigdesousa.com 
http://www.beatport.com/artist/craig-de-sousa/282264 
http://dj.beatport.com/craigdesousa 
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Craig-De-Sousa/26743683915
https://soundcloud.com/craigdesousa 
http://www.hdsentertainment.co.za/craig-de-sousa-exclusive/

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