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and many more to come...
Roster as of 6.22.08
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| Deka |
With many diverse sounds, DJ/Producer Deka has that magical ability to take you on a journey through musical euphoria. Deka's mixes are not only seamless with intense baselines and buildups but his live performances are even more energetic and intense. Deka (whose birth name is Alexander Karangioze) has been performing from behind the decks for over seven years in front of enthusiastic club goers all across northeastern parts of the United States.
Spending numerous hours a day working on his turntabalism and mixing skills Deka quickly grasped the concepts and skills of spinning. During this time he would frequently attend some of Boston's best nightclubs and he would watch and learn from numerous top notch global dj's as they would work the floor and crowds to their mercy. Soon enough Deka landed his first club gig at Fuel in his hometown of Lowell, MA in the fall of 2001. Playing hard-progressive trance at that time, he received positive feedback from peers and clubbers. This was just a taste of things to come for Deka who at nearly 6 years later has spun alongside with some of the best dj's in the world at some of the best venues throughout North America.
To date Deka has spun at every major nightclub in Boston,MA. With guest spots at respected clubs in Boston such as Axis, Embassy, Roxy, RumoR, Underbar, Venu, Suite and the world renown Avalon in Boston (voted the top club in America by Mixer Magazine in 2002) to name just a few of the more respected venues. He is also played in cities such as Philadelphia, Providence, Miami and New York City at spots such as Emerald City (Philadelphia), Therapy (Providence,R.I.), The Metronome (Burlington, VT), and Pacha (New York City) to name just some of the spots he has headlined at. Deka has also held down past residencies at Club Fuel (Lowell, MA), Tabu (Saugus, MA),OM (Cambridge,MA), Venu (Boston, MA), Aria (Boston, MA) and one of New England's premier afterhours spots at the time, Pulse (Providence, R.I.). Throughout these residencies and guest appearances, Deka has spun alongside many other talented and respected DJ/Producers. Well known DJ's such as Pablo Ceballos of Chus & Ceballos, Pete Tha Zouk, Peter Bailey, Richie Santana, Curtis Atchison of Midnight Society, D-Formation, Serge Devant and Sal 'Parm' Basile aka Plasmic Honey are just a few respected DJ's that Deka has spun alongside.
Spinning diverse sets within tribal house, progressive, and NYC hard house; Deka brings the punch and energy that keeps you moving physically and spiritually. From dark and dirty tribal sounds geared towards warehouse and afterhours parties, to more global house sounds at some of the most prestigious nightclubs, Deka delivers and brings it all with tasteful elements and sounds that will make anyone yearn for more. Deka's success have not only come from his natural talents to read dance floors, have an ear for some of the best tracks, and mix in keys properly; but his dedication, loyalty, and respect to the scene along his hard work ethics as a Dj is what makes him stand amongst the best.
Currently at the age of 26, Deka is busier than ever holding a residency at the world renown RISE (Boston's only Afterhours), where he is able to showcase his skills and unique tribal sounds to one of the most educated house crowds in New England. Deka also holds a monthly residency at Rumor in Boston and currently appears at Bostons best regular hour clubs on a frequent basis. Along with these spots, Deka is quickly gaining respect from some of the industrys best labels and artists as a new producer in the industry. Deka has been signed to Apple Jaxx Recordings, Escuro Recordings, HMSP Music, Hypno Music Recordings UK, Digital Jaxx UK, Nervous Records, SoundGroove Records and Teggno Records. Deka's tracks have gained support from global talents such as Dj Vibe (Portugal), Mike Morales (Portugal), DJ Boris (NYC), Alex Santer (Greece) and Jaimy (Fatal Music/Netherlands) amongst many others. Deka's first published release, an original titled "In The Darkness" off of Escuro topped off at 45 on the top 100 downloads on Beatport.com beating out nearly 8,000 other tracks that month. Deka also finished a remix titled Amor Los Batido for Tribalishious (who is based out of the UK) which reached 50 on the top 100 chart beating out over 14,000 other house tracks. Deka’s original titled “Enter Your Soul” was also a top 50, peaking at 26 on the Beatport charts off of the legendary Nervous Records label. And his remix for Midnight Society Feat. Lula – Drum Nation is also receiving heavy support from some of the best dj’s globally. With 16 tracks produced in a year it’s hard to find at least one track that has not been supported, spun, or charted by an international superstar DJ. As if that was not enough on his plate, Deka is constantly working and learning new methods of production and now a new label owner at Coraza Recordings. His main goal with Coraza is to emphasize quality tracks over quantity and plans to continue to do so with his own production work and with his new label by signing and joining strengths with the some of the best talent in the world. This label has gained attention from the likes of Steve Lawler to DT as it continues to grow into one of house music’s best underground record labels. Be on the lookout for Deka as this young but experienced, energetic, and talented Dj/Producer makes his way to your club!
FOR MORE INFO PLEASE VISIT::: www.djdeka.net
FOR BOOKINGS in the US & Canada Contact:: christina@djdeka.net
FOR BOOKINGS in Boston,MA Contact:: info@djdeka.net
For Deka on Myspace:: www.myspace.com/djdekamusic
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| Peter Presta |
Chances are that if you’ve never heard the New Yorker on the decks, you’ll certainly have heard one of his records tearin’ up the dancefloor. In fact, with Peter it’s almost a case of just who hasn’t he worked with – Masters At Work, Danny Tenaglia, Moby, Joey Beltram, Robbie Rivera, Cevin Fisher, Ray Roc, StoneBridge, Peter Rauhofer, and Dj Chus are just a few of the artists he has collaborated with or remixed. This is a man with over 400 productions and remixes to his name already and 2007 looks like his best year yet.
Whether behind the decks or in the studio, Peter Presta is all about energy – tough tribal house and pumpin’ filtered grooves packed with drama and excitement that leave you begging for more. The past few years has seen his international DJ career flourish with trips to Italy, Switzerland, Japan, Russia and the UK as well as regularly rockin’ the finer clubs in New York and throughout the USA and Canada…
For more info please visit::: www.peterpresta.com
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| Mike Ivy and Dave Rose |
DJ/ Producer Mike Ivy and Producer/Songwriter Dave Rose are long time friends with great passion for dance music. Together they formed MaD House Muzik Productions in late 2004. Ever since then, this duo has been turning out dance music hits under one of their many monikers (Ivy & Rose, MaD House Muzik, SL5 or just their regular names, DJ Mike Ivy & Dave Rose) for house music superstars, Joi Cardwell and Georgie Porgie (It’s Over), dance sensation Dana International (Im Nin’ alu), and house music veteran Johnny Vicious (MOAB).
DJ’s from around the world and music lovers alike are devoted supporters of their remixes and productions, playing their records at gigs and on radio, as well as getting major chart action, such as Billboard. Mike Ivy and Dave Rose’s work is being signed by labels from around the world like Lickin-Tribe Records (Germany) and Live/Music Plant (US) Loop 128 (Portugal) Darker Audio Records (Egypt) just to name a few.
Mike Ivy and Dave Rose have a continually growing discography and a slew of records ready to drop. It’s not a wonder why, their names will be on everyone’s lips and their songs will be in everyone’s ears.
FOR MORE INFO PLEASE VISIT::: www.myspace.com/dj_producer_daverose
OR www.myspace.com/djmikeivy
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| Frank Pellegrino |
“Music is a universal safe haven for people to let loose and escape reality”. Frank Pellegrino lives by this mantra as a DJ, Producer and Remixer. It’s a combination of heart and talent that separates him from the rest. Whether he’s behind the decks or in the studio, it’s an ideal he applies liberally and the results are always the same: club goers, artists and music execs alike let loose, escape reality and want more of Frank Pellegrino.
At the early age of seven, New York born Pellegrino began his ascent into music playing various instruments along side musicians in Julliard and even left his mark playing at New York City’s illustrious Carnegie Hall. His destiny in life seemed to be set in stone. But at the age of 14, Frank Pellegrino visited his first night club, and as fate would have it, found himself mesmerized by the connection between the DJ and the crowd. As a result, gone were the instruments that encompassed his youth which were replaced with dreams of turntables and drum machines. He was hooked, thus began his love affair with house music.
Frank Pellegrino’s DJ style is not a generic sound that many of today’s DJ’s possess. With Frank you get more: experiencing his driving and passionate tribal infused sounds will unquestionably take you on a mind bending journey. With every set Frank consistently brings pure vibe and an infinite amount of energy, which is evident by the sweaty masses he leaves wanting more.
Pellegrino quickly forged a name for himself. He blazed a path through NYC’s night life picking up residencies along the way at some of New York City’s most memorable night spots like Exit, Centro Fly, Deep, and legendary NYC night life staple, Soundfactory. He has also spun for crowds at NYC’s Pacha, Roxy, Avalon, Discotheque and the ultra successful party, Asseteria @Show. Frank has even rocked the dancefloors in other major cities, and countries, including Miami, Las Vegas, Philadelphia and Caracas(Venezuela) at clubs like Pure (Miami), Krave (Las Vegas), Empire Ballroom (Las Vegas), and Be (Caracas). His success as a DJ is obvious when you consider the roster of elite DJs he has played with including Robbie Rivera, George Acosta, Marco V, Carlos Salazar, DJ Tomer, Johnny Vicious, DJ Boris, and DJ Skribble, to name a few.
His successful DJing skills aside, Frank Pellegrino got into producing and remixing music to further enhance his DJing career and also to spread his name worldwide. Mission accomplished! Frank’s first release in 2003 entitled “Rockin It,” (Warehouse Records) has gained support from DJ’s globally such as Carlos Manaca, DJ Rooster & Sammy Peralta, Dj Boris, Javith & Salazar, Johnny Vicious, Mike Cruz, Billy Carroll, Glenn Friscia and many more. Since then, several of Frank's releases have been charted in the top 10 on various digital download sites, such as Beatport.com and TrackingSpain.com, which have truly gained the attention of all major figures in the house music industry. Pellegrino has also worked with some of the most prolific names in the dance/pop world today. Artists like Natasha Bedingfield and Jessica Simpson have benefited from having Pellegrino remix their works. Most recently his remix of Jessica Simpson’s newest release, “Public Affair,” for Sony BMG, landed Pellegrino his first #1 Billboard hit. Shortly thereafter, Frank found himself once again at #1 on the Dance Billboard charts with his remix of “Lost Yo Mind,” by Pepper Mashay.
Over the last few years record labels such as Sony Music Group, Magna Recordings(Portugal), Ggressive Recordings(U.S.), Rok-It-Recordings(U.S.), Applejaxx Records (UK) Lickin’ Tribe Records (Germany) and Loop 128 Records (Portugal), to name a few, have been aggressively pursuing him for his original works and remixes. On top of his already packed schedule, which includes confirmed and pending DJ gigs at hot spots in NYC and beyond, this house music wiz is set to unleash an arsenal of tribal infused tracks and soaring diva vocals in 2007.
It’s a wonder he has time for anything else. Not that it matters. He is doing what he loves: creating a safe haven for people to let loose and escape their reality. Frank Pellegrino has had his finger on the pulse of dance music for quite some time. Take a listen and see what everyone else is talking about.
FOR MORE INFO PLEASE VISIT::: www.djfrankpellegrino.com
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| Rik Santiago |
In July of 1975 in Brooklyn, NY, Rik Santiago was born. Soon thereafter, Rik's parents decided to move their family to Long Island in search of a better, quieter life in the suburbs. It was there that as a young child, Rik can remember listening to Motown and disco records that his mother would often play. Just downstairs lived Rik's uncle, who spent countless hours playing classic rock tunes from the Beatles, The Doors, and Jimi Hendricks. Rik absorbed these musical influences like a sponge. At age 16, Rik was introduced to the sounds of House and Techno music through a DJ friend. That was it, it soon become clear that being a DJ was what Rik wanted to do. Infusing the resounding musical influences of his childhood along with the newly discovered House and Techno beats was only the beginning of Rik Santiago's musical career destiny. Since then, Rik has showcased his scintillating and unique craft up and down the East Coast of New York, playing venues at Sound Factory, NY, Roxy, NY,Pacha,NY as well as Brazil, Hamptons, NY. Rik also has held a residency at the renowned Avalon in New York City. With influences among the likes of the famed Danny Tenaglia, Steve Lawler, Louie Vega, and Danny Howells, Rikdog (as he is now more commonly referred to) has gained a tremendously loyal following. These die-hard fans are known to whisk themselves to the city of Boston in order to catch a set of Rik's at Joy where he also held a monthly residency.
From state to state, Rik's fans get to enjoy his unique blend of mixing and programming skills, which have been cultivated and perfected during his 16 years of experience. Now at age 32, Rik is grateful for his extended opportunities to play at venues in Puerto Rico and Miami and has since taken his passion into the recording studio. Those long nights and countless hours spent mixing soon paid off with the release of Rik's first track entitled Amnesia with Twisted records in 2005. Since then Rik has had continued success in the studio, with a number of releases under his belt. All while moving peoples’ minds, bodies, and souls each and every night he steps behind the turntables.
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| Tamer Fouda |
Born in 1980, he started to grow his talent when he was 6 when his father bought him his first keyboard. This was the first indicator to attract the sights over his talent, after then he was inspired by his family. He started his music life with some rock music like Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin. Being attracted to this sort of music, he bought his first guitar when he was 10.Gaining a lot of experience in playing the guitar, he formed a rock band called "Kidnap Desire" in 1995 when he was only 15.They made a couple of tracks & then ended their career due to the appearance of troubles between the band members. Later, he started to change his way of thinking about music, he started to think, feel and touch the music much more & deeper which led him to change his overall music style. His first start was over the hands of techno beats where he experienced the huge difference between both styles he was into.
In 1998 techno was his favorite. Being his favorite, Tamer Fouda got more involved in this dance music genre. Being more involved, he began to expand his music thoughts. Trance was his third music station where he stopped for a while at it. Big names like Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten & Paul Oakenfold were his key to reach the gate. The idea of being a DJ first crossed his mind when he was 19 but he wasn't able. In 2000 he bought his second keyboard then shifted his mood from trance to house music. Being amazed by House music, he insisted to become a DJ.
Tamer Fouda is well known by his tribal & dark tribal beats. Spinning his first set on radio on 23.12.2004 was the godsmack as he received many shiny feedbacks & many positive reactions which reflected the reason of being Egypt's 2nd voted DJ in a period less than one year. He gained a nice fame & his name grew up in a short time but that's never all, Tamer Fouda believes that his talent, his super smart mixing techniques & his rocket response to music evolutions would enable him to be recognized as "the tribal house godsend" as days go by.
Website::: www.tamerfouda.com
E-mail/MSN::: tamer_fouda@hotmail.com
Tamer Fouda Myspace Page::: www.myspace.com/tamerfouda
Middle East Bookings::: foudabookings@gmail.com
Asia Bookings::: fahad@yourway.com.pk
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| Midnight Society |
After all is said and done, it really is all about the music...
What do you get when you take two devoted, underground house music fans from Boston & New York, combine their distinctive tastes for tribal & progressive rhythms and blend it into one neat package? You come up with the entity known as Midnight Society, currently one of the industry's fastest rising DJ/Producer teams in house music. Originally founded in 1996 by DJ/Producer Curtis Atchison with DJ/Producer Erik Reyes joining the realm in 1999, New York’s Midnight Society Productions has been responsible for some of dance music's most popular underground hits. Going back as far as the summer of 2000 with their very first vinyl release, "The Tone Depth EP" on Nervous Dog Records, Midnight Society has been responsible for more than 30 original productions & remixes within the last 5 years. Several of these releases have made their way to the Billboard Dance Music Charts which includes two top ten remixes and many other top twenty chart toppers. Midnight Society's music is currently featured on a diverse roster of national & international labels which include London's Anodyne Records, Azuli & Harlem Traxx, Portuguese labels Magna & Loop 128 Records, American labels Slaag Reords, Sounds For People, Star 69 Records, Pure Music Productions, and the list continues to grow with each passing month. The Midnight Society sound has been embraced by several global DJs across the globe and receives praise, airplay & chart action from big names such as Danny Tenaglia, Tom Stephan, Saeed Younan, Palash, Carl Cox, Lemon 8, Oscar G, Roger Sanchez, Timo Maas, Behrouz, Paul Van Dyk, Seb Fontaine, Fergie, Terry Lee Brown Jr., David Piccioni, Steve Lawler, DJ Vibe, Smokin’ Jo, Alex P & Brendan Block, Junior Vasquez and Ashley Beedle of X-Press 2.
Midnight Society started 2004 by celebrating their very first top ten Billboard Dance single with a remix to the single "Release Me" by Industry on Star 69 Records. That year also brought the duo two more Billboard charting singles with Bob Sinclair's "Kiss My Eyes" and Erik Reyes' remix to "Party Time" by Raw Deal featuring Reed McGowan. The year was also good for mixed CD compilations as Midnight Society music made appearances on over 5 successful mixed compilations in the United States, Australia and in the UK on labels such as Centaur Entertainment, Beat Freak Records, VOTU, Warner Music and the highly successful "Live At Roxy 3" compilation on Star 69 Records.
In 2005, Midnight Society appeared to be slowing down for, but Curtis & Erik were working on a big project to reveal the following year. But that didn't stop them from making more underground hit records. Midnight Society scored two more top twenty singles on the Billboard Dance Music Chart with "He Gives You More" by Raw Deal & Toni Ann Bardell and the remake of the 80s single "Send Me An Angel" by Digital Trip & Pepper Mashay. Midnight Society also released two more original singles with "How Do I Look", featuring lyrics from NYC favorite Jade Elektra on the digital download label Pure Music Productions and a new project on Loop 128 Records entitled "The Unreleased Mixes EP", which went to number one on Bimotor DJ in Portugal within two weeks of its initial release.
This year, Midnight Society’s Curtis Atchison started the year with another top ten single with longtime friend & collaborator, DJ/Producer Rick Corbo, with a remix to “Just Like That” from dance music veteran Amber on JMCA Records. Curtis & Erik also launched their digital download label SoundGroove Records, which quickly won over many dance music fans around the world in just seven months of operation. The first seven releases from SoundGroove Records have received high marks and critical acclaim from DJs & Producers worldwide, and have been featured on compilations for Promo Only, Kult Records and on a recent DJ Magazine compilation mixed by Carl Cox & DJ Simi.
When not focusing on the label, Curtis & Erik are still working hard on other musical projects for other labels, which include HMSP Music, Soulsound, Slaag Records, Stealth Records and Purchase Muzik. When not producing music, Erik works his diverse skills as the resident DJ to a long-running Friday night party at G Lounge in NYC, while Curtis flexes his DJ muscle the masses with various guest DJ appearances and a monthly SoundGroove Sessions party at Club Serena, also in New York City. Midnight Society recently finished playing the world reknown Divers/Cité Music Festival in Montréal, opening up for Grammy Winning DJ/Producer Hex Hector, and during a recent trip to Asia played at The Linga Bar in Siem Riep, the one and only gay/lesbian bar in the entire country of Cambodia.
With a continually growing roster of hits and the growing momentum from their new digital download label, the future looks bright for Midnight Society Productions & SoundGroove Records. Be on the watch out as these two continue their climb up the ladder of success.
For bookings please visit::: www.midnight-society.com
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| Jim Guerrero aka Jimbrawnskii |
Jim Guerrero aka Jimbrawnskii first got in touch with DJing around during the 1990’s. Influenced by his friend Freddy Valerio and the NYC nightlife, he soon developed a strong passion for electronic music. In the year 2000, realizing his dream, he acquired two turntables and a mixer, and his journey as a DJ into the world of electronic music began.
Jim’s unique style of mixing landed him a good number of gigs from NYC to his home country, Dominican Republic. Sharing the stage with DJs like Freddy Valerio, Wilson Santos, Lunic, Balo, Razberry, Felipe Inoa, Juan Coronado, DJ Meticulous, Mr. O’Neil and Beta. During the past couple of years, DJ Jimbrawnskii became affiliated with organizations and record labels like Tribalwayz, Ecotone Recordings, Coraza Recordings and Tripulante NYC.
Around the same time Jim expanded his skills into electronic music production. His style lets you experience a taste of his Dominican ancestry, a strongly Afro Caribbean influence.
“Levantando”, Jim’s first official track in collaboration with Dj Freddy Valerio was released by Soul Sauce and featured in Felipe Inoa’s mixed compilation “Tribal Underground”. “Levantando” also received support from the duo “Midnight Society”. His music production skills quickly got him an invitation to remix Felipe Inoa’s “Tribalwayz” on Slanted Black, released in 2006, followed by remixes of Freddy Valerio and Oscar Cinema “Musika”, Lunic Vs Oscar Cinema “La Fiesta”, Bamboozle “The Machines” on Ecotone Recordings, and Deka and Doyle “Deception” on Coraza Recordings. These productions are getting support from Talents such as Dj Jaimy (Netherlands), Dj Deka (Boston), Dj Freddy Valerio, Lunic, Felipe Inoa and Dj Merritt (NYC).
At the current moment Jim is working hard on new productions of his own as well as new remixes, gaining recognition and respect among his peers and the public.
Music is Jim’s nourishment for the mind, the body and the soul. He lives his music every day, breathing it from the moment he awakes until the time he starts dreaming at night.
For more info please visit::: www.jimguerrero.net
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| Jewel Kid |
J.J. Mejlak aka Jewel Kid was born in Malta on the 7th of September 1986.
He started djing professionally at the tender age of fourteen playing in big events such as the tribu festival, trigger and lovesexy which made him Malta’s youngest and fastest growing professional DJ on the island. By the age of 16 he was already resident in Malta’s best known clubs - Barcode – Brass Monkey – Amazonia – Rum Jungle and Peppermint.
To date, Jewel Kid has played alongside big name Dj’s such as Todd Terry, Ralph Lawson, Deep Dish, Roger Sanchez, Sasha, James Zabiela, Carl Cox, Tim Deluxe, Erick Morillo, Harry “choo choo” Romero, Who Da Funk, Ian Pooley, Narcotic Trust, Felix the House cat, Dj Sneak, Dave Clark and the list goes on.
By the age of 18 Jewel Kid entered into the music production foray and within two short years he has now released material on internationally renowned labels such as Presslab, Apple Jaxx, Seqsoul, Coraza and Digital Jaxx, with his productions being plugged by superstar dj’s such as Danny Tenaglia.
In 2006 Jewel Kid established his best residency ever at Malta’s No.1 underground club, Clique and is now the Headlining Dj every Saturday, keeping the dancefloor rammed until well into Sunday daylight.
He’s already one of the top local talents and still only 20 years old, yet Jewel Kid has tons of projects to come and is set to rock the world. Without a doubt, this is not the last time you will hear his name.
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