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DEETRON
| music man, intec records, phont music | CH
GRAY
| highland beats, invasion records, audionautica | SLO
HABYANI
| adherent | SLO
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JOE MONTANA
| slush recordings, stomp | IT
BEN OWL
| west connection |SLO
+ live on kongas
MONTE VAGINO
| vox tribe house | AUT
live vocal: McMIKA
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Introduction:
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DEETRON
"The man behind Deetron is Sam Geiser, born and still living in Bern / Switzerland. The DJ culture of the Hip-Hop movement was his link to electronic music. He started DJing at different clubs all around Switzerland and became resident at the world famous Club Trax @ Rohstofflager in Zürich where he got well known for his 3-deck mixing skills and sets blurring the lines between Techno, House- and Detroit-classics.
An introduction to Stefan Riesen from Phont Music in 1997 led to his first release as Soul Mate on Phont Music. He then travelled to Japan for dj-ng in 1999 and recorded the "Double Exposure Vol. 1" EP with DJ Shufflemaster in Tokyo, again for Phont Music. In the year 2000 he was contacted for an EP by Carl Cox’s In-tec records where he released the very successful "Alien Entertainment EP" .
In 2001 "Dolls for a diva" was released on the highly acclaimed Music Man label, the start of a strong relationship with this label from Belgium. New EP’s followed on Dave Angel’s Rotation (Vertigo EP), Jay Denham’s Black Nation/Sector 616 (Dancing manual EP), Steve Bicknell’s Cosmic (as Karakter), Ongaku (Lorraine EP) and Phont Music (Cut Back EP). Sam remixed Samuel L. Session, Ben Sims, Damon Wild, Steve Bicknell (as Karakter), K-Alexy Shelby, Orlando Voorn, Paul Mac and others. His energetic DJ sets reached clubs in Holland, Belgium, England, Germany, Austria and a promotional DJ-tour in Australia took place in July 2001.
After the Outerworld EP on Music Man and several remixes, the highly acclaimed debut mix-compilation by Deetron has been released in June by Music Man, which gained a lot of praise from press worldwide and gave his worldwide DJ-Schedule a boost by making it as hectic as never before.
The anticipated cooperation with Samuel L. Session released in July on SLS, remixes for Ben Sims, Damon Wild and Gary Martin amongst others highlighted his production work. Deetron started 2003 with a brand new 12" on Music Man including the tracks "Body Language" and "Uncutfunk". Furthermore he is preparing his Debut Album for Music Man to be released this year and remixes for Vince Watson and Mark Broom."
GRAY
"Presenting new forthcoming single REMEMBER which will be released on Highland Beats ltd. records label in Netherlands."
Gray joins the music already at the age of 7. Playing guitar for 7 years and rockin' on drums for 2 years. He already write some songs at that time. In '97 begins new era when first time contacting with rave party and techno music. Fascinated at the first moment and soon switched to it's genre...
In '99 he starts to dj-ing as there was his first chance to play live. Public was stunted and amazed about the power of music he played. After that he started to practicing the dj-ing technique. He played over the home country of Slovenia, in November 2002 was his first gig outside – in Macedonia. He started with his own party promotion named Audionautica. Till now played in Slovenia, Macedonia and Belgium, soon will follow...
There wasn't time to wait with production. Bought some equipment and stared to producing his own ideas in his home studio. Producing music in genres from hard techno, techno, experimental techno, tech-house to electro… His music was soon praised by well known artist like: Billy Nasty, Ben Long, Tomaz, Oliver Kapp, Adam Jay... He already developed his own sound, which is funky, power-full and melodic techno. He always want to tell something thru his music, that people could experienced that in hearing, felling it or dance on it.
First releases were on labels: Sunlight recordings, Fak Records, Force Inc. Music Works, and Platinum Projects (new sublabel from XL Recordings), continuing on Invasion records, Highland Beats Ltd., Audionautica and Cobalt recordings...
JOE MONTANA
"Joe Montana, Italian Dj and producer, born in northern Italy, in the city of Trieste, near the Slovenian border. He started spinnin' records in the early eighties alongside lots of worldwide known names in the sphere of house music.
Besides his interest in Djing, he also played punk and rock, also electronic sounds on his guitar-bass in a 80's band.The fact had a major impact on his musical choices and widen his horizons from than on, confirming his great talent and passion for anti-conformism.
Being an impressive technician on the turntables, combining every possible sound in an awesome way, he is also known by his unique productions, the first of them released in 1991; soon afterwards labels like Strictly Rhythm, Discocaine,Stickman,Aquarius,DeepTouch,Dream Beat,Zenith Ibiza,Made In Hong Kong,Hole...
Hosted in a variety of clubs, from Red Zone-Alter Ego-Fluid-La Capannina-Matilda-East Side-Taitù / Marabù-Peter Pan-Kilton-Cellophane-Metropolis-Mazoom ...(Italy) Coppelia (Madrid) Fabrik...(Austria) Lokita-Pacha... (Palma De Mallorca) Pacha-Space-La Diosa...(Ibiza) Nikki Beach-Mynt ...(Miami Beach) Living Room-Sudhaus...(Germany) Cream-TeaTer-Central...(Slovenia) Ahoy ...(Greece) Folie's Pigalle-Gibus...(Paris) Aurora-Extravaganza-Otv...(Croatia),and more.... ;being a resident in Amnesia (Ibiza) Ambasada Gavioli (Slovenia) Republica (Barcelona). Touring nationally and internationally, he could be defined as a globe-music-trotter.
Currently he is unstoppably producing and experiencing new vibes and tunes, keeping in mind his most loved ones - new wave, funky and electro, combining with the always best old house sounds; playing around Europe and enchanting crowds of good music lovers.
Over all these years it is difficult to put down in words the substance of his choices, through house in all of its forms, electronic beats, experiencing anything “special” that came in his way, his attitude towards music is, in one word, profound."