Brendan Maclean is a well-known singer-songwriter who has amassed over ten million Spotify streams for his original music and an equal number of views for his breathtaking, dance-heavy music videos. After Brendan's debut single gained traction in a developing online market, Maclean was signed to Universal Publishing and released funbang1, an electro-pop album that appealed to Australian listeners and attracted new... read full bio
Ben Zaidi's music mixes the gentle, velvety electronica with the lyrical wit of spoken-word poetry. His compositions, which he alone wrote and recorded in his bedroom, have the intimacy of a personal journal. Zaidi was surrounded by the tranquility of the Pacific Northwest's natural world while growing up in Seattle. He started creating songs while still in high school, which drew... read full bio
The Phoenix-based band Belaganas plays alternative hip-hop and bedroom pop. The band, which was founded by frontmen and vocalists Joey J and Shanker and also includes drummer Nick Wille, is renowned for its mesmerizing live shows and deeply moving songs. Since starting to compose music in the summer, the band has produced a series of tunes that explore teen angst... read full bio
Before becoming a band from Florida, Bad Luck was a Long Island solo project. The next year, while still living in Florida, they put out Cold Bones and Noise in Your Head, two sharp pop-punk albums that combined nostalgia with neuroses. After such fears caused a busy touring schedule and the group's first exposure to the industrial ecology to fail,... read full bio
Kiki Frances and Cameron Breithaupt, two songwriters from Toronto, make up the band Babygirl. The buddies have been writing lovely blue-tinged pop tunes with guitars that express the extremes of their emotions. They either feel "overbored" with life because they feel so unimportant, or they feel so in love that "you would swear I lost my mind," like in the... read full bio
The band Breakup Shoes is located in Phoenix. They are a brand-new alternative-rock band who have sprung out of the vibrant local scene and their EP "so money, baby" has helped them to advance to a new level. Breakup Shoes, which consists of vocalist/guitarist Nick Zawisa, guitarist John MacLeod and drummer Matthew Witsoe, take satisfaction in fusing narrative with contemporary sounds that... read full bio
In contrast to Lucy Dacus and Sharon Van Etten, Blood Root's Taylor Wafford decided to stray away from folk and alt-country and plunge into ambient, deep soundscapes with her move from North Carolina to Nashville. Blood Root's words and song structure generate more complicated, whimsical sensations by dipping a toe into the worlds of jazz and shoegaze while preserving her... read full bio
BUNT. uses a rich aural palette in his compositions. The "Colorful" in English-translated artist, producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist from Germany uses a variety of materials to give each track an extra splash of color. He channels this attitude on a number of tracks and his next project after having a significant worldwide effect with more than 250 million streams and counting. Growing... read full bio
Sabrina Teitelbaum, a singer/songwriter from Los Angeles, performs as Blondshell, her most irate, vulnerable and clear side. Blondshell is a lady who is aware of her wounds and rather than turning away, examines, treats and closes them. Teitelbaum took solace in the music of giants like Patti Smith, Joy Division and the Velvet Underground while growing up in a tumultuous New York City home. She... read full bio
BRATTY is the name of Jenny Juárez's bedroom pop/garage/surf project from Culiacán, Sinaloa. She began to use an acoustic guitar to perform at local "culichi" music venues and restaurants. In addition to this, she used her bedroom to record her debut album. Todo Esta Cambiando, her first EP, including five tracks and an interlude. Later, editorial and private playlists around the... read full bio
Adam Joseph Scherr, a former strongman who now competes as a professional wrestler under the ring name Braun Strowman, is an American. He was born on September 6, 1983, and as of right now, he is a WWE performer for the Raw brand. Along with being a fierce solo opponent, Strowman and Ricochet make a powerful tag team. Strowman has received... read full bio
Glaswegian artist Big Miz has evolved from his early prominence in the city's clubbing scene to become a key producer and DJ to emerge from the genre's ever-fertile house and techno field. He has played numerous UK and European shows, recorded Boiler Rooms live from Sub Club and performed at the Fly Open Air festival. Big Miz's music is a joyful and... read full bio
Basement Revolver continued to write songs and record music despite the seeming end of the world; one band member quit and was replaced. However, they were unable to perform on tour, practice or record as normal. The band underwent severe reflection as a result of the time between producing material and being alone. Their most recent album is chock full of... read full bio
B. Cool-Aid, a duo consisting of rapper Pink Siifu and producer Ahwlee, specializes in sophisticated, slick music that falls halfway between Butcher Brown's live-band jazz and A Tribe Called Quest-style boom-bap. Their most recent song, which serves as the album's lead single, is about maintaining faith: Siifu sings, "Everything's gonna turn around someday/Everything gonna make sense, let's pray," over a... read full bio
Vocalist, producer and DJ Bklava Lara Sweeney is not at all worried. She has performed a live PA/DJ set in Mixmag's The Lab LDN, been added to Amazon Music's list of Ones to Watch and has recently confirmed a residency at the Warehouse Project. The Brighton-based musician also completed Autonomy, her latest EP for Ministry of Sound, continued to be a regular... read full bio
Blazer Boccle is accustomed to contradicting himself. His Rastafarian mother fed him Lauryn Hill, Angie Stone and Erykah Badu as rock and guitar music blasted from neighbors' back gardens in the primarily white neighborhood where he was reared in Bradford. While a teenager, Blazer helped his Asian father's family sell narcotics on the opposite side of town while listening to old school... read full bio
James Boyle, alias Breakage, has never been one to fit into a mold. Breakage has established himself as one of the most adaptable performers in either scene to date, gliding with ease between drum and bass and dubstep. He is really talented and has already had a lot of legendary recordings, but he keeps refining his sound. Breakage's music is... read full bio
One of DnB's most active producers, Break has put out songs on several scene-stopping labels. He signed tunes to Commercial Suicide, Metalheadz, Soul:r, Subtitles, Shogun Audio and Exit labels after his debut with A Sides' Eastside labels. His strong associations with DNAudio, Quarantine and DJ Die produced some of their finest recordings. Starting his own imprint Symmetry Recordings, with five solo albums... read full bio
The Dutch jump-up group originally gained attention on Viper with their powerful duet with label veteran Cyantific, "Waiting 4 U." Since then, they have released a number of well-received tracks on the label. You'll want to keep an eye on BLVCK CROWZ since they bring an unmatched level of intensity to the DJ booth and a distinctive vibe to their... read full bio
Modern music seldom merits the label "timeless," but BEL stands out from the crowd. She is from the small Californian town of Clovis, where her four older siblings gave her the nickname. She draws inspiration from artists like Stevie Nicks, Joni Mitchell and Mazzy Star as she writes sentimental songs with honesty and attention to detail. It wasn't until she released... read full bio
