ATFC
ATFC (Aydin The Funki Chile) is one of the dance music industry’s shining stars. With three UK top 40 hits and a string of other original productions under his belt, a burgeoning remix discography and two labels – Onephatdeeva and Onephatdeepa - going from strength to strength, Aydin is a talent very much in demand.
Despite his various successes Aydin is, first and foremost, a DJ with over 15 years experience under his slip matt. With his roots grounded in hip-hop, jazz, soul and funk, the young Aydin started organising his own block parties when he was just 16, which led to gigs at London venues like the Rock Garden and Crazy Larry’s.
having played at Defected nights across Europe and at clubs such as Ministry of Sound, Garage City, The Cross and Code. Regular dates at Pacha London, Zap in Brighton, D-Club in Switzerland, Torres de Avilla in Barcelona, Twisted in Vienna, Import in Warsaw and Club Milk in Belfast were to follow, seeing Aydin has attracted a substantial international following.
Described by DJ Magazine as ‘one of the top three producers in the world of straight-down-the-line, mainroom house music’.
Agent contact: info@mn2s.com
Abigail Bailey
After spending the mid to late nineties as the lead singer of Jazz Funk band Obsession she turned her focus into the Dance Music Industry.
After the 1998 release with Deluxe Audio ”Hard Working” and featuring on “Don’t walk away” in 1999 for Brighton based label Nightlife records Abigail has had the best year in her career to date.
Hooking up with Manchester’s own DJ/Producers Jason Herd and John Fitz they have released five collaborations in 2004 alone she is climbing the ladder and establishing her self among the cream of female house music vocalists. Her voice has been described as angelic yet soulful with a twist of diva.
Agent contact: craig@missioncontrol.net
Joey Negro
Joey Negro is the most well-known pseudonym of master British DJ/producer/remixer Dave Lee. Under a plethora of other monikers including Jakatta, Sessomato, the Hed Boys, Doug Willis, Raven Maize, The Sunburst Band and Z Factor, Dave was one of the first artists to incorporate disco samples in house music when he began his production career in 1991.
Indeed, he was in the studio making credible and outstanding British House music when many luminaries around him were still busy getting to grips with their decks. In 2006 little has changed and Dave is widely regarded as one of the most commercially successful and in-demand artists on the global scene.
Agent contact: info@mn2s.com
Seamus Haji
One of the most creative and technically gifted house DJ’s of our time with many more strings to his bow. As well as DJing, producing and remixing, the past 10 years have seen Seamus gather a wealth of musical experience and knowledge.
Having spent many years working in London’s foremost independent record shops, A&R roles at Slip ‘N’ Slide and of course Defected, plus writing for Blues & Soul, Echoes, Touch and Muzik magazines, Seamus is known & respected by DJs & producers of many genres of Dance around the world. Armed with this background, it made sense to set up his own record label, Big Love, with Defected co-founder Janet Bell.
2007 fittingly kicked off with his standout remake “Last Night A DJ Saved My Life” being signed to Apollo and going Top 15 in the UK National Charts (accompanied by a somewhat ground-breaking video!) and being feted by the likes of Pete Tong as the next big thing! After this came his record-breaking feat of becoming the only producer to have ever had the lead remix on the Top 4 records in the Music Week Club Chart.
Seamus Haji has become synonymous with quality, his DJ sets never disappoint, he’s a technical wizard and his productions are phenomenal.
Agent contact: info@mn2s.com
Therese
In 1997 Dr Alban, famous for his hit "Sing Hallelujah", convinced Therese to be part of a three-piece project called 'Drömhus'. However, the other two members of the group were soon dropped by the record company, forcing Therese from the background, where she had planned to slowly learn her craft, into the spotlight.
By 2001, Therese was ready to leave 'Drömhus' behind and start recording under her own name.
Internationally acclaimed Swedish DJ and producer Stonebridge remixed Therese’s first solo single, "Monkey" and later invited her to collaborate his album 'Cant Get Enough' resulting in two hits, "Put Em High" and "Take Me Away".
As well as working with Stonebridge and under her own name on the sexy, driving house track Time, Therese was called on to co-write and sing backup vocals on Dannii Minogues recent single "Perfection", which reached number 11 in the UK. "Working with Dannii was great. She’s cool. Very professional. She’s been in this business for a while so knows a lot, and I was very happy she chose to work with me".
Other recent highlights in Therese's pop career, include her headlining the main stage at the 2006 Australian Mardi Gras event. She was also called upon by The Attic, to feature on their track "The Arrival", which went on to become an entry for the 2007 Swedish Melodifestival & became a club & pop hit over there too. However, it was to be Therese's duet with Danny "If Only You", that would take her back into the top 5 of the Swedish pop chart later in 2007, the track in fact went on to go Gold in sales.
Tiger Lily
Nabiha Bensouda a.k.a Tiger Lily is a young vocalist with danish and north/west african roots, born and raised in Copenhagen. She was first discovered by the highly respected Danish guitarist and producer Soren Reiff, who has worked with artists like Chaka Khan, Randy Crawford, Al Jarreau, Tower of Power and many more. Nabiha became the female rapping part of the band Geeza, and was featured along side The Scratch Perverts and Audio Bullies, when they opened Roskilde Festival 2004 at the Metropol Stage.
You already find her superb vocal featured with the likes of; Roman Salzger (“Turn up the sun), Ben Macklin (“Feel together” was playlisted on Radio 1 and Kiss FM), Sucker DJs (“Firework”, no. 1 on the Buzz chart), Ron Gelfer (“Your beat), Kid Massive, Mike Polo. And having releases on labels such as: Free2air, DiscoWax/Warner Music, MOS, Gallo, Seamless, Toolroom, EMI, Mapdance, Illegal Beats, Blow Media, Housesonic, Silocasa Trax, Zeitgeist, S.O.U.L. Mgmt, DJ Center.
With all the different music genres still holding their places in her heart, she is a very diverse lady who loves to fusion different style and continues to rise. Hence the alias Tiger Lily - ‘ruthless as a cat, delicate as a flower‘.
Booking agent: info@mn2s.com
Booty Luv
Booty Luv are Nadia Shepherd and Cherise Roberts, former front women of chart-topping hip-pop act Big Brovaz. Their debut single “Boogie 2Nite” peaked at No.2 in the UK charts and stayed in the Top 10 for an incredible eight weeks, just shy of 200,000 copies (silver). The track was the most played record on Radio 1 two weeks in a row and eventually reached No.4 in the radio airplay chart. The follow up, “Shine” was also a monster radio and TV smash and also bagged them another top ten hit. If that wasn’t impressive enough the videos for both have racked up over 1.7million views on youtube.
With two massive hits already under their belts, a third hit on the way and a debut album ready for release, the rest of 2008 is shaping up to be a very busy time indeed for these talented young ladies.
Agent contact: craig@missioncontrol.net
Soul Avengerz
Paul Gardner and Wayne O’Connell are no newcomers to the industry, being an integral part of the London house scene for over a decade now. But it is only recently that the guys have garnered the long overdue, and much deserved, worldwide recognition they have been striving for.
In today’s climate most artists carve out a production profile before proving themselves as DJ’s. It is this that often leads to most artists productions being more dance floor orientated the more experienced they become, as they gain that all important first hand knowledge of what it takes to rock a packed dance floor. As DJ’s first and foremost, Paul and Wayne already had intimate knowledge of what worked in the main rooms up and down the country, so it was a simple case of applying this knowledge to their production work, and it is this that has led to their incredibly fast rise to fame.
In a world were genres are constantly dividing and sub-dividing in a desperate but confusing attempt to stay up to date with trends, it’s refreshing to find artists who have refined what they do to such an extent as to perfectly represent their own sound. There is nothing snooty or elitist about what the Soul Avengerz do, it is pure, accessible house for true music lovers.
Agent contact: info@mn2s.com
Kaskade
Today, for the Chicago-raised San Francisco transplant, playing sold out shows in every corner of the globe is, in fact, routine. When Madonna performed at the 2006 Coachella Festival, Kaskade along with Paul Oakenfold were the opening acts. Overseas, Kaskade has been the headliner at huge festivals and events including Field Day and Park Life in Sydney, Australia, or he'll pop up on any given weekend at mega-clubs ranging from Carfax in Johannesburg, South Africa to Summer Dance in Manila. If there's a dance culture alive and well in this world, Kaskade has likely been there, and he's likely scheduled to go there again soon.
Kaskade's explosion onto the dance music scene and subsequent rise to top-tier status is not without significance. As Tricia Romano of the Village Voice observed, "In dance music no one ever seems to graduate or ever get promoted, which means that the ability for new DJs and producers to break in the upper ranks is incredibly hard. Kaskade is one of the few who've pushed past the Sashas and the Derricks to get on the A-list." This is so clearly the case that when URB Magazine featured Kaskade on their cover alongside Kanye West's A-Trak and NYC's Tommy Sunshine as the three the most influential DJs in North America today, they explained that " Kaskade is a special breed of house star, one who has increased in popularity over the past few years in an industry where most of the major players have at least a decade (often two) of stardom behind them." That Kaskade has broken rank as well as tradition is a testament of his ability to create music that has succeeded in transcending industry politics and obstinate so-called gatekeepers.
Agent contact: nsolgot@teninonetalent.com / +1 (212) 380-1795
Markus Lerch(Switzerland)
Markus Lerch is DJ, Producer and Label Director of Deeptown Music.
Like many artists, Markus Lerch found his inspiration in London’s club and house scene.He is now part of the London based “Sedition DJs” – collective! He played most of the leading clubs in London such as Ministry of Sound, Turnmills, The Cross or Plan B in Brixton. But also in his home country Switzerland, he played all leading clubs incl. Club Q, Kaufleuten, Supermarket, Atlantis, Bar Rouge, Pravda, Du Théâtre – to name just a few.
He had a residency for Defected In the House and Purple Music events and is still playing for the Ministry of Sound's boutique brand “Housexy” on a regular basis! With official “Deeptown Music Label Nights” or“Jackers together under one House”, he’s also very successfully putting on this own nights!
Agent contact: info@seditiondjs.com