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Lucent Dossier Vaudeville Cirque
Deep from within the Los Angeles underground art and music scene comes Lucent Dossier Vaudeville Cirque. Conceived in a blaze of collaborative creation this full production performance-art troupe embodies a newly awakened style of vaudeville glamour infused with a magical blend of circus shenanigans, coining the phrase and the embodiment of vaudeville cirque! The unique inter-active choreography, inspired costuming, original music, mystical face and body artwork are all brought together by the spirited performers to create mesmerizing high-concept, inter-active spectacles of human light. website

   

Freq Nasty
If you have ever sat down during a mainroom DJ set, then you obviously were not listening to Freq Nasty! Regarded world-wide as one of the best energetic entertainers that continues to break ground with his phat bass-lines and rhythms that literally will not allow you to stand still, his music impacts right into the rubble of dance music while collapsing all genre distinctions. FreQ Nasty is the walking paradox that proves the 'death of dance music' is the best thing that's ever happened to it. It's the Freq-in' weekend, baby we're about to have us some fun. website

   
Bassnectar
There are nearly three-hundred and sixty five nights a year, and on one third of them, somewhere across North America, you will find a modern day social mosh pit of hippies, hipsters, dub reggae heads, Burning Man freaks, artists, social activists, and hip-hop enthusiasts all packed into one steamy room of grinding expression and musical experimentation known as a bass ritual, or, more precisely, a night with Bassnectar. Playing to thousands of different people a month; from sold out festivals to tiny bars and venues; Bassnectar’s enormous popularity reflects the current hunger for raw substance in modern music and a desire for social integrity inside the party scene.

Bassnectar’s new album “Underground Communication” sets a new standard for the possibilities of merging music, art, new media and social activism. website

   
Heavyweight Dub Champion
Created in the mountains of Colorado in 1997, Heavyweight Dub Champion is "Where Ancient Ritual Meets Modern Technology." Their debut album, "Survival Guide For the End of Time" won numerous awards in the State of Colorado, including Westword Magazine's Colorado Album of the Year. All of their music is created from scratch by the sonic shamanistic alchemists: Resurrector, Patch, and Totter Todd. website
   

The Mutaytor
The first act in American music to emerge from the Burning Man subculture, the Mutaytor is the first act in the history of showbiz that turns the audience into the show. Backed by keyboards, electric bass, samples and the monstrous rattle 'n whomp of up to fifty drums, a procession of fire-spinners, dancers, cartoon characters, escape, voltage and hula-hoop artistes play catch-and-release with everyone nearby. Spontaneously self-generated, endlessly self-renewing, the Mutaytor is both Mickey Mouse club for the Great American Freak and a revolutionary force as expansive and relentless as a Borg Pepperland. Modular and adaptable, they rock as hard and funk as nasty with ten members as thirty, in sopping venue heat and evil desert cold. website

   
The Lawgiverz
Straight from the UK, Lawgiverz (a.k.a. R-Kidz and Noize) have been dropping audio bombs for the last five years on Botchit & Scarper, Trigger Recordings and many more. If you find yourself in front of the sound system during their laptop and turntable set, prepare to be destroyed with a helping of alien love in the Electrobreaks style. Their live show incorporates multiple decks, CDJ's and a laptop and they mix, scratch and basically remix every track they drop! website
   
Vau de Vire Society
Spawned from the depths of San Francisco's thriving Dance and Circus sub-cultures, the Vau de Vire Society, since summer '04, has ravaged and titillated the live entertainment scene causing jaws to drop in awe and admiration around the Bay and beyond.  This Avante-Cabaret community consists of classically-trained dancers, some of the nations most acclaimed Acrobats, Aerial Artists, Contortionists and side-show acts, an array of Fire-Performers, a handful of Thespians and the most enticing go-go's.  The group has been cross-pollinating genres by collaborating with an eclectic variety of renowned Musicians and Dj's in creating original stage shows for the non-pretentious.  website
   
Blue Tech (Aleph Zero, Native State)
Bluetech is a music producer who creates predominantly electronic music, with a focus in downtempo and ambient music styles. He places significant emphasis on melody in his productions, and his works often demonstrate an influence from Dub and Deep Techno. His expression is mercurial however, so don't be surprised to hear many other genres. Although Bluetech's music includes some "organic" samples, it is created mostly using digital synthesizers and production software, giving a very "digital" quality to it. website
   
March Fourth Marching Band
Named after the date of their first gig (3/4/03), the March Fourth Marching Band has evolved into a high-energy, eclectic and mobile unit of good times, taking a Fellini-esque mix of Mardi Gras mayhem, afro beat, Mexican hustle, sultry samba, big band, and gypsy folk to the streets and parks and the club and festival scene--anywhere people seek liberation through booty-shaking beats, driving bass, and high-flying horn arrangements. Accompanied by their surrealist troupe of stilt-dancers, fire-spinners, and costumed beauties, they are a new love-party paradigm. website
   
Ganga Giri
Ganga Giri mixes red natural elements with fat tribal beats and dirty funky bass lines to create a unique tribal-technological deep earth dance experience. Ganga himself is a rhythmic didjeridu virtuoso and percussionist-- an inspired music creator who's passion brings people together in celebration of nowness in newness, a modern day corroberre for all! Carving a niche in the DJ dominated world of dance music, Ganga Giri is an energetic, innovative and incredibly live act. The full show blends an array of tribal percussion that includes Ganga's uniquely percussive style didj playing, congas, djembe, bougarabou, Nigerian talking drum, mbira and more. website
   
El Circo (dome, sound and performance)
Based out of San Francisco and Ashland Oregon, the El Circo family will be representing at this years LIB with their massive geodesic dome and infamous Bag End sound system. If you've ever experienced their dome at Burning Man, then you know this combination is hard to beat. And to top that off, a handful of their artists will be rocking the system all weekend long.. and rumors of a special performance have been floating around, so keep your eyes out. myspace
   
Oscure (LABA)
Since the time hip-hop music and break-dancing first hit L.A. streets two decades ago, Oscar Gamboa II A.K.A. Oski-D, or the infamous Oscure has been one of the integral pioneers of the LA Underground scene. Sharing a devotion to music and a passion for its perpetuity, Oscure established The Los Angeles Breakbeat Association In 1996, a collection of L.A. DJs who support and promote the Breakbeat sound. Pushing the Breakbeat scene further in Los Angeles the L.A.B.A. is now in full gear. After over a decade on the decks, Oscure is now getting the recognition as a leading dj that he deserves. website
   
Kid Beyond
Singer. Beatboxer. Songwriter. Live looper. One-man vocal band. Kid Beyond loops and multi-tracks his voice onstage to create his own live backing tracks - layering his impassioned lyrics over his own beatboxing and vocal instrumentation. The result is a riveting, soulful brew of pop electronica. A "fiercely charismatic... truly mesmerizing" performer, armed with a powerful rock-soul singing voice and the jaw-dropping skills that earned him the title "San Francisco's Best Beatboxer," website
   
David Starfire (Space Island)
David Starfire is a passionate Producer/Composer/Multi Instrumentalist/DJ residing in Los Angeles via San Francisco. A producer of varying styles from dance to rock to hip-hop to bhangra and everything in between, his production standards are compared to the best and DJs like Adam Freeland and Karsh Kale are spinning out his original songs and remixes. His DJ sets have been rumored to cause earthquakes in California with his sonic bass frequencies and he consistently takes the music to the next level. website
   
Gamelan X
Gamelan X world music ensemble presents original, dynamic music for concerts, dancing, and processions. Drawing inspiration from Indonesian, Balkan, African, Indian, and American electronica, Gamelan X creates a transcendent sound and engaging group choreography that connects viscerally with the audience. Dozens of small and large gongs, wind and stringed instruments, synthesizers, drum set, and percussion from across Africa, Asia, and the Middle East combine interlocking rhythms and sinewy melodies in an entrancing groove tapestry. website
   
The Glitch Mob featuring:
   
Ooah
OOAH the TURNTABLe JUNKIe is a master at the art of turntablism and a wizard on the wheels of steel. He's a southern fried kid from New Orleans bombing the west coast underground with style and grace. Residing in Los Angeles and now connected with the Los Angeles Breakbeat Association, he rocks the dance floor hard with a mix of original tracks along with the hottest cuts out on wax. Dropping a variety of flavors from bass grinding mid-tempo tech-hop to electronic mind-bending breakbeats to feet-stomping drum & bass and jungle to psychedelic dream-rthythms and intellectual glitch frequencies. myspace
   
EDIT
edIT (a brief history)..... originally one of the four resident DJ's at the now defunkt Konkrete Jungle Los Angeles, along with Hive, Daddy Kev, James Tai and mic rockers Busdriver, Mikah 9 and P.E.A.C.E. they tore this shit up and showed Los Angeles what the fuck is up. Also one of the original Dublab Radio DJ's at the old legendary melrose studio (pre Plug Research days). During that time edIT (formerly known as the Con-Artist) had produced and engineered for the likes of Sole, Busdriver, Aloe Blacc, Emanon, and Dr. Oop. edIT is now working on a new album for Alphapup Records that is nothing but straight heat. With collabs featuring The Grouch (Living Legends), Busdriver, and TTC (Big Dada). "Certified Air Raid Material" will be his second, very highly anticipated full length to be released sometime in the first quarter of 2007. URB Magazine has named him as one of the "Next 100" artists to watch in 2006. Currently he can be found dropping sirens on the dancefloor, and slaying crowds on the regular with the Glitch Mob. Fuck quantizing. No grids allowed. myspace
   
Boreta
Boreta received his Ph.D in Hyperspace Engineering from the University of Gliznitch, Scotland in 2033. Since then he has been spending long hours developing Telekinetik Crunksauce at the IRL (Illbientological Research Laboratories) on top of Mount Olympus, Washington. Dr. Boreta has also gained respect from the medical community galaxy-wide for his achievements in the fields of Subterranean Circuit Hopping, as well as initializing much needed diplomatic ties with the Archbishop of West Shinythingia. In his spare time at home in Basel, Switzerland Dr. Boreta enjoys spending quality time with the local troubled youth, talking moonlit walks in the sand fields, and gardening. myspace
   
Kitty D
Kitty-D rocks his mid-tempo wobbly bass, haunting melodies, and breaky alien glitch-hop styles with live manipulations and surprises. His sounds are inspired by life, death, and the unknown: experimenting with sound waves to incite healing, crunk, and emotional madness. This is Kittyology. With the evolution of computer audio equipment, he has taken the next step with using computer programs, outboard equipment and an arsenal library of manipulated and self- created sounds to initialize a universe of sonic fiction. myspace
   
   
Ana Sia
Aka the Mob Bosstress, Ana Sia is the cameo dj playing often by the sides of her boyz...the notorious glitch mob. Originally from Hawaii, Ana spent the last year in the US sharing music all year long from BC to Burning Man. Currently to be found as the surprise at the party IF you can spot her over the equipment & behind the laptop. She is now working on creating beats inspired by the genres that she plays: glitched out, sexed up, low freq, hyphy, bassy, krunked strip-hop. myspace
   
Rena Jones (Native State Records)
A multitalented composer, producer, audio engineer, sound designer, violinist, cellist, and vocalist, Rena Jones has been described as "the revered daughter of San Francisco's electronic music scene" -- OEM Radio.

 

Rena has released two full-length solo albums, "Breaking the Divide" (2004) and "Transmigration" (2005). A third is due to be released on Native State Records in the summer of 2006. In her multiple tours of the US and Europe, she has played along side such world renowned DJ's and producers as Tipper, Boom Bip, Ott, Prefuse 73, Lawgiverz, Bassnectar, Kenji Williams, Shponlge, Murcof, Sunkite, Photek and Tayo. website
   
El Papa Chango (El Circo)
Half papa, half monkey, really means Universe! Diego Novoa aka El Papachango grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he began his career as sound engineer and dj, tinkering around with speakers and amps at the ripe age of fifteen. In 1997, Diego moved to Ashland, Oregon, where he fell in love with the magic of "La Pacha Mama" (Mother Earth). They call him El Papachango because he mixes from a diverse palette of electro, ragga, breaks, and hip-hop, creating a musical journey that has Universal appeal: sassy, playful, suave, and sometimes downright naughty, but always with a spicy Latin flavor. website
   
Helios Jive (The Do LaB)
Helios Jive is the unique musical experiment of composers Rich Alick, and Paul Newman. The two find a well-balanced partnership with Paul covering horns, guitar, didgeridoo and other "special treats," and Rich on keys, synth bass, and production. The duo's compositions and live performances create a melodic, jazzy, electronic soundtrack emotionally tailored to the masses. The music has a quirky thematic character that gets in your head and moves your caboose. The duo recently composed music for the Lucent Dossier Vaudeville Cirque, co-wrote/produced two remixes reaching Billboard's Top 10 Dance chart and have released their debut album, "Heliosentric" chosen as "Best Independent Jazz Album" L.A. Music Awards '05. website
   
Random Rab (El Circo)
Emerging from his own distinct corner of the West Coast electronic music scene, Random Rab offers a powerful, timeless contribution to sonic exploration. Rab is a master of manipulating our temporal awareness, leading us into seemingly ancient worlds, where to our amazement, we find visible shreds of the future. Allow his sound to catalyze your travels into haunting ecstasy, and you will not return to your same beginning. Playing only his own originally produced music live, the depth and craftsmanship of this offering is remarkable. With an array of drum machines, samplers, sequencers, and instruments, it is a clear devotion to expression and perfection. The beats are smooth, bold, and overwhelming. The original vocals, melodies and hitting bass merge seamlessly into a tapestry of unique and unexpected journeys. website
   
BLVD
BLVD fuses live instruments with electronic samples to create a truly unique sound. Combining elements of house, breakbeat, and rock; their high-energy sound is custom made for the dance floor! Each performance is improvisational, allowing the audience to participate in the creation and collective energy of the music. Drummer Dylan McIntosh surrounds himself with an array of acoustic and electronic drums, merging beats and samples to lay down an unwavering rhythmic foundation. Electric guitarist Curtis Sloane adds tight melodic progressions and looping patterns, as well as triggering programmed samples. Bassist Tripp Bains glues the sound together with a deep low end and fluid pounding attack. As a trio, they rely heavily on their production skills in the studio. By creating samples and synth lines they combine an organic live sound with the repetition and melody of electronic music. website
   
Soul Eye
This Colorado based MC believes that music is a true healing art. Souleye chooses to perform all his shows freestyle, completely improvisational, because it allows the audience to be present and involved in the creation and collective energy of the music. Each performance is genuine and can never be replicated, much like life.
Not afraid to break the paradigm, Souleye has been bridging gaps and crossing paths between multiple musical genres from Hip hop, Drum and Bass, Electronic, Blue Grass and Funk.

 

His ability to freestyle gives him the opportunity to sit in with any band or dj, bringing the vibe of sincere energy and love to each performance. website
   

Rara Avis (six degrees)
Hailed as a musical mastermind by LA Yoga Magazine, Rara Avis is known for weaving intricate tapestries of fluent world rhythms, melodies, and harmonies, into genre-defying music that ignites the heart and begs the body to explode into dance. Whether playing improvised world fusion music with the Shaman's Dream World Groove Ensemble, collaborating with Desert Dwellers, or composing original electronic music with evocative guitar and vocals, Rara's sound is an ever-evolving palette of vibrational color full of soulful surprises from across the globe. website

   
Solovox
A producer, composer, and one-man synthesizer attack squad, Solovox is the sound of Earl Carlton Tietze III. Bringing together elements of melody, emotion, rhythm and keyboard prowess, Solovox is creating a unique sound in the cluttered world of electronica.  With electronic music shifting and mutating into forms that are leaving more and more listeners cold, Solovox is delivering something different...and at the same time more familiar to the ear. website
   

Stilt Circus
"Kingdom of the Exceedingly Tall" Rising to the occasion, Stilt Circus brings you a creative new aspect of entertainment from up high. Demonstrating their own style of stilt dance with a variety of stilt acrobatics, aerial, stilt contortion, fire dancing and much more. All shows are original with extraordinarily colorful custom designed costumes that add a touch flair to their performance. Come join the fun and witness this exciting HIGH-risk entertainment at its best. website

   
Goddess Alchemy Project
Who is The Goddess Alchemy Project? Bringing forth a timeless science through a live, lyrical experience of "more than one sista on the mic at a time. the potent medicine of Goddess Alchemy is rising. Empowering the revolution from within, these creatresses synergize their individual skills to weave together an evolutionary, artistic collective grounded within the ancient ways of women's wisdom. In collaboration with many artists and producers, Goddess Alchemy's sound alchemizes a fresh, feminine flavor by integrating elements of underground hip hop, world accents, spoken word flows, and soulful melodics. Combine this with ancient texts, quantum physics, ancestral roots, multi-dimensional symbols, and an all-female cipher. The result to this equation is a new, musical science they call "Open Source Soul Floetics". Utilizing multi-media as they're tool for mass reconstruction, The Goddess Alchemy Project fuses music, visual art, spoken word poetry, dance, their al.KEM.y Clothing line, and community outreach to bring sacred intention to the forefront of artistic momentum. website
   
Wazulu the ill Dravidian
Originally from Bangalore India, and forever devoted to his Motherland, Wazulu represents his Dravidian roots by fusing Indian street rhythms with beats that drop so deep. he brings new meaning to the concept of owning a "swing" in hip hop music. You might be familiar with him via the underground crew from Philly, called the "Lost Children of Babylon", or possibly from a desert caravan passing by lifetimes ago, or maybe more recently, from passing by a desert dome bumpin' on the playa; Regardless, you will remember his music. Traditional melodies of exotic instruments and mystical voices, layered between the spacious sway of rhythmic pendulums rooted within flavors of the urban, Wazulu's music has the power to move any listener into a staccato, slow-motion bounce that can only be resurrected from the depths of the earth. Where O.G.'s meet original gypsies and emcees flow over bellydancers.if you love india this is the music for you... website
   

Gooferman
Equal parts knee-jerk reaction, accidental intent, and alchemy, GOOFERMAN originally materialized as an unsanctioned back alley experiment in lo-brow aural expression. The band's lot of misfit, Boenobo-led greater apes would gather, indulge in all things goofer, and jar the lid on a Pandora's box populated in no small part by eccentricities found only in the metropolis called San Francisco. The chicks weren't quite sure how to react. The Authorities could and would care less. website

   
Porter Tinsley
"CityBeat Magazine Los Angeles recently hailed Porter Tinsley as "vivacious " and GrooveTickets.com, one of Hollywood's biggest nightlife information web sites, calls her "a Hollywood-primed rockstar". Playing up and down the west coast, and seen frequently at Spundae, Avalon and at most major underground one-offs, Ms. Tinsley is the defacto standard of dirty electro tech and her set is definitely one to catch." website
   

Friction
Friction's musical career began in front of an audience of 10,000 when he was only four years old, and in the years that followed he worked with such diverse and talented acts as Cake, the Def Tones, and Porno for Pyros. Music has always been Friction's obsession, and eventually he turned from live performance to mixing. After being inspired by Lorin (Bassnectar), Friction stepped into the scene like most electronic heads, by staying up until the sun rose in celebration of the music. He spent most nights of the week soaking up the grinding bass ridden beats of the broken beat sound. Utilizing his knowledge of music theory, sound engineering and stage performance, he had a solid foundation from which to work, and from the moment he dropped his first record he excelled at the technical aspects of DJ-ing. website

   

Rithma OM Records

   
Bounce Reflex featuring:
   
Abai
Abai, "Super MC/Music Producer" is a mega-multi threat artist with numerous talents (musician, vocalist, dj, live pa) and roots on both coasts. He is flavored with cultural style, history and musical influences from all over the world, and is currently blasting the world of sound open with unique beats, vocal/mystic moves, and bass booming thumps. As one of the founding members and executive producers of the cutting edge Bay area multi-media production company, Bounce Reflex LLC, Abai is poised to launch his brand of skillfully crafted hip hop, trip hop, jump up, dubstep, dancehall, and reggae music onto the world stage. His eclectic set is a sexy, rump shaking musical journey not to be missed. website
   
Albert Joseph
AJ has fused together some of the finest sonic elements the underground has to offer with his unique blend of rooted urban rhythms, subsonic bass lines, melodic synth textures and exotic soundscapes. The music Albert creates is extremely cinematic and emotive, invoking feelings reminiscent of distant lifetimes. AJ creates pathways with sound, and once enveloped in the sound, the mood and ambiance of unseen places become accessible to be experienced and savored. website
   
Geno Cochino (Bounce Reflex/Pyramid Plans)
Geno started his love of music at a very young age, thanks to his mother who was an avid collector of rare vinyl. Years later he has built his own rare collection of Dubstep plates, a genre blowing up all over the world. With this new collection and many years of musical and performance experience, Geno plans on blasting you with great tracks till the end of time. myspace
   
Brian Seed(Moontribe)
Brian Seed (aka DJ Brian) has built an international following spinning for Moontribe's legendary Full Moon gatherings. He has 12 years of experience in bringing the crowd to new levels and he has an ear for what moves people-both body and mind. myspace
   
Jupiter (The Do LaB)
Jupiter, often referred to as the utility guy of LA's underground sound scene, has come a long way since venturing out to his first experience of warehouse enlightenment and connection nearly 8 years ago. Quickly succumbing to the power of music, he added beat-matching to the wealth of skills and knowledge which years of experience in the studio and in live music production had accumulated and cross-referenced them with an insane range of musical influences ranging from psy, tech, trance and break elements to anywhere and/or far beyond the distances of traveling sound. Jupiter has been a long-standing part of LA's underground music scene, dropping jaws and shaking asses all over Southern California from Space Island to Coachella. myspace
   
Jesse Wright (Pocket Underground)
A bit about me?  Sure, I love talking about myself.  The fact of the matter is...I have no idea what I'm going to do every time I hit the decks.  Which makes things interesting to say the least.  Any time someone comes to one of my gigs, the set is as unexpected to them as it is to me. I get asked what my genre is a lot as well, and to that I say "Fuck Genre!" and then I chase whoever asked me that around the room for a while.  Honestly, if I had to sum it up, I would say some where in the progressive tech funk realm.  But I hate to limit myself too much.  As a kid, I was a class clown, starved (or so it would seem) for interaction.  DJ-ism gives me that interaction with all kinds of freaky people many of whom have become life-long friends and have added so much color into my life.  So, to sum it up, I'm a DJ because we get free drinks. website
   
Novatron - Live! (Space Island- SEA)
A man of peace, a man of truth and a man of some serious sonic wizardry, novaTRON (aka the amBASSador of TRON) uses an arsenal of outboard modules to create an improvised breakbeat symphony that is filled with infinite color and emotion. Tear through the fabric of time into multiple realms of reality with this mad scientist's infectious grooves. myspace
   
Sammy Bliss (Pocket Underground)
Sammy spent his younger years growing up in New York playing music at house parties and making mix tapes. Once he moved to Los Angeles he spent several years working as a DJ for a local entertainment company doing corporate events, weddings and private parties. He then started a weekly event called "Monday Night Playtime" where fire dancers and DJ's could come to play and practice in a safe ego-free environment, which is when, with the encouragements of several of his DJ friends, Sammy picked up the House bug. Also a professional fire dancer, massage therapist and event producer, Sammy loves to bang it hard and funky with a wide variety of progressive, funky, tech-electro House beats. website
   
The Seedling Escape
In the case of an emergency, The Seedling Escapists will be hidden deep beneath the surface of space and time, co-creating subatomic and subsonic frequencies that will leave you in critical conditions. They also find it necessary to connect with outer dimensional beings to keep from going insane...We are very sorry if you have been sonically assaulted, next time, please step away from the speakers. The Seedling Escape Artists are very troubled and are undergoing series of unexplainable tests. Please do not be alarmed. myspace
   
Saynt (Ninja Skillz)
The idea of genre used to mean something to me. The convenient little way we compartmentalize and categorize our audio artistry to be packaged for mass consumption. I think of things now in terms of the image it puts in my head. I'm an afternoon pool party with a cold beer and a loose dress code. I'm tribal drums banging in a desert as night tucks the sun into bed. I'm an airy windswept beach in Mexico. I'm the frantic energy of a hypnotic beat at midnight. website
   

Mee
If you've ever heard strings on a dance record that blow you away with their passion and beauty, it's probably Mee playing her electric violins. A Londoner now living in Los Angeles, Mee's played or arranged strings for everyone from FreQ Nasty to MJ Cole. Always heartfelt and soul-driven, her music is fresh, original and strong. website

   

The Ianator
Heads from breaks, to glitch, to house, to trance forget their genre specific prefrences and know a good beat dropping groove when they hear one. Ians dj style has no prejudice when it comes to getting people on the dance floor and loving it! Ian can be found bumpin it out at HAWT afterhours, Lightning In A Bottle and Coachella. Be sure to keep your eye on this one and more importantly get ready to DANCE! website

   

Kite Hill
While being childhood friends, Peter Briggs and Neil G started down the musical path together in 1999. With deep roots in House, Disco, Soul and Funk, they bring an eclectic sound with them wherever they go. Having collectively played alongside legends like Doc Martin, Diz, John Tejada , the Greenskeepers, and many more, these 2 are no stranger to rockin the dance floors from LA to Brazil. Following the natural progression, Neil and Peter have taken there love of music into the studio, making music under the name Kite Hill. Look out for fresh new music from them and some of the best talent in the world on their upcoming imprint StreetLight Recordings. website

   

Ugur Funkfield Recordings
Hailing from Istanbul, Ugur got started listening to house music around 1995 and he started DJing in 1998 as his admiration and passion for house music pushed him to spread his musical tastes to the world around him. Influenced by Istanbul's local house talents, he started developing a dynamic and energetic foundation of funky groovy techy rhythms, incorporating influences like funk, jazz and disco that make people, as well as himself, move." website

   

Easily Influenced
Mikey Velazquez and Gelly Kusuma make up HAWT Music's Easily Influenced. Together, they not only kicked off Los Angeles' HAWT Afterhours, but they also originated and launched HAWT MUSIC, an independant house music record label which will showcase their original funky sound to make dancefloors all over the world shake their booties!
As DJ's, they have a lot of fun, tons of energy, and complement one another very well, knowing how to move a crowd of any kind. So ask yourself, are you Easily Influenced? website

   

Wobs
Never one to fall prey to the trends of the day, Wobs has made a name for himself by sticking true to the formula of playing music that he loves. His signature blend of deep and funky house that incorporates his West Coast and Chicago influences, have earned him a well respected reputation in Southern California. website

   

Chuck Fry
Growing up in middle class cul-de-sacs I collected cassette singles. Hip hop and rap mainly. I loved going to teen center dances with my crew, doing the running man and robocop all night long. "GO CHUCK, GO CHUCK..." that was fun. Much later, I got turned onto electronica. I kinda liked it, but the shit I got turned onto was missing that soulfulness I had grown to love from hip hop and r&b. Then I got turned onto house music. It's got soul. And I love it. I love congregating and fellowshipping with other house music lovers. And I love to rock a party. website

   

Joplin
Growing up as both a musician and a dancer, along with her fathers' extensive vinyl collection, Joplin's transition into House music was inevitable. Now a producer and a DJ, she brings her eccelctic background to the forefront of her style. Be it warehouse, club or an outdoor event - her music always captures the right frequency. website

   

Dj Blue
Blue began Djing in 2004 and it didn't take long for him to find his passion and unique ability to keep the dance floor moving. He founded Blue Insomnia out of San Diego and has performed at countless clubs and parties as well as large gatherings such as Burning Man and decompression parties from San Diego to Los Angeles. He is in the studio working on original tracks set to come out in late 2007. website

   

Imagika
Imagika is a sonic alchemist, mixing music that unite the body, mind, & soul, with ingredients that span the spectrum from invocative melodic soundscapes, exotic world fusion rhythms, erotic pulsating mid-tempo beats, and energy rising bassalicious breaks. Imagika is a multi-dimensional artist. She has remixed music for various dance performances, and performed at numerous events, including Red Bull Ascension, Anon Salon, Xingolati, & Burning Man. She has also performed with a variety of artists, such as Dream Circus & Urban Gypsy, in collaborative performance pieces. Imagika was a featured artist for the first music festival in Morocco in 2001, and DJ'd and performed with LucEnt dosSieR Vaudeville Cirque every evening at the sold-out, Electric Picnic Festival in Ireland in 2006. She has DJ'd at clubs, such as The Mor Bar, Cre8tivity, The Derby, Hotel Figueroa, innumerable underground gatherings, festivals, & other large events, such as the innovative Xingolati Cruise, Earthdance, Lightning in a Bottle 2006, & The Do LaB's Dome at the Coachella Music Festival 2006 & 2007. website

   
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