When The Drowning Men formed, the product of a childhood friendship between Bardeen, Dolan and Eisenkerch, the idea wasn't to make a career, but to make music. The band, who added Messer and Smith into the mix, musicians who were equally instrumental to the formation of the group, practiced at least three days a week and a self-released an EP,... read full bio
The Funk Hunters are a Canadian electronic music and DJ duo that consists of members Duncan Smith and Nick Middleton. Their music is a mixture of electronic dance music, soul, funk, hip-hop and disco. The duo met while working at Gulf Islands Film and Television School. When they started working together professionally, they started by creating remixes of songs from... read full bio
The Glitch Mob is an electronic music trio based on Los Angeles, California. Consisting of Edward ‘edIT’ Ma, Justin Boreta, and Josh ‘Ooah’ Mayer, The Glitch Mob is one of the most established beat-making groups in Los Angeles. Their first album, ‘Drink the Sea’, hit the CMJ Top 200 Chart for College Radio at number 57. Success followed the group,... read full bio
Along with the Stone Roses, Happy Mondays were the leaders of the late-'80s/early-'90s dance club-influenced Manchester scene, experiencing a brief moment in the spotlight before collapsing. While the Stone Roses were based in '60s pop, adding only a slight hint of dance music, Happy Mondays immersed themselves in the club and rave culture, eventually becoming the most recognizable band of... read full bio
The Herbaliser Band quickly released "Remedies," their debut record establishing themselves as a key component of the Ninja Tune group and adding more diverse DJs and musicians to their roster. The next year, they expanded their output to include an eight-piece live band and made their debut at George IV in Brixton as they were recording "Blow Your Headphones," their second full-length... read full bio
The Him is a global dance force to be reckoned with, whether it is for creating contagious melodies with his transcendent originals and inventive remixes or energizing crowds with his dynamic concerts. The Him, who is from Amsterdam, known as the world's dance music capital, started as monthly bootlegs and quickly became major hits with original songs like "Feels Like Home" and "I Wonder,"... read full bio
A mash-up crew who came to fame thanks to their genre-jumping mixes, after hearing mash-up DJs like Girl Talk and Them Jeans, they headed straight for the laptop and began combining Lil Wayne with Modest Mouse, Swizz Beatz with Deerhoof, and R. Kelly with Jens Lekman. The Hood Internet first made a splash with Mixtape, Vol. 1, while The Hood... read full bio
Late in 2011, members of OFWGKTA (Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All) Syd Tha Kyd and Matt Martians, along with Patrick Paige, Christopher Smith, and Jameel Bruner, founded the band that would become known as The Internet. Purple Naked Ladies was the first album to be published by Odd Future under their own record label, Odd Future Records. Cocaine and... read full bio
The Kills' Jamie Hince and Alison Mosshart reached the top of the charts a week after releasing their album Midnight Boom. According to Soundscan, they are both the top New Artist and the top Alternative New Artist. When it comes to overall digital album sales, The Kills come in at number 20. Their music is renowned for seamlessly fusing elements... read full bio
Electronic music duo, The Knocks, have been making a name for themselves since their beginnings. The duo consists of Ben 'B-Roc' Ruttner and James 'JPatt' Patterson. The Knocks were named one of the 20 hottest producers in music by NME Magazine, as well as featured frequently in NY Post's Popwrap. They have gained popularity for their singles, ""Dancing With... read full bio
The Kount is a multi-instrumentalist and music producer from Toronto, Canada. He was reared in a musical family and started off playing guitar and drums at an early age before switching to producing electronic music. The Kount's music is a cross-genre fusion that combines elements of funk, soul, jazz, and hip-hop to produce a distinctive sound that is simultaneously nostalgic... read full bio
Andrea Graham is a renowned DJ, producer, and curator who goes by the stage name The Librarian. She is regarded as one of the most influential and creative brains in bass music. She is the co-founder and music director of the Bass Coast Music Festival, which is well-known throughout the world for its avant-garde music programming and installation art. Being... read full bio
The M Machine duo brings new ingenuity to electronic music. Brought together by their love of music, artists Ben Swardlick and Erick Luttrell began experimenting with electronic music while they were attending the University of California, Santa Barbara. Their collaboration has led to the re-workings of songs like ‘Locked Out Of Heaven’ by Bruno Mars, ‘Take a Walk’ by Passion... read full bio
Stephen Fasano, better known as his stage name The Magician, is a Belgian DJ and record producer. Fasano rose to fame as a member of the duo Aeroplane with Vito de Luca. After a few years of performing with Luca, Fasano left Aeroplane to pursue a solo career. The following year, he released his debut EP, “Twist”. Since then, Fasano... read full bio
Puerto Rican-American duo The Martinez Brothers (consisting of Chris Martinez and Steven Martinez who are, of course, brothers) who have held residencies at clubs in Ibiza and have performed around the world. They’re known for their remixes, especially. According to Mixmag, The Martinez Brothers were DJ’s of the Year in 2014. The magazine said that “no other DJ or DJ... read full bio
Legendary American rock group The Marshall Tucker Band was formed in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Its distinctive sound, which combines blues, country, and jazz, contributed to the early 1970s development of the Southern rock subgenre. After 50 years of recording and touring with several line-ups, lead vocalist Doug Gray is the only original band member still regularly performing with the group. Tommy... read full bio
The Partysquad is a group of Dutch DJ producers. DJ Jerry (Jerry Leembruggen) and MC Ruben are the members (Ruben Fernhout). Additionally, since 2011, Futtize (Andrés Echeverri) has held a semi-permanent job. They have 12 singles that have reached the Dutch Top 40 list since the early 2000s. They contributed to the creation of the fourth and fifth studio albums... read full bio
The Presets are forging a musical path through their passion for music. Having cranked out several albums of experimental instrumental music that won them critical acclaim. The Presets with a distinctively spiky disco-dipped sound and several years of collaboration have boasted them around the world. With momentum on their side, the Presets released Beams, a month after it found favor... read full bio
Liam Howlett founded the electronic music collective The Prodigy (Keith Flint, Leeroy Thornhill and Maxim Reality) in Braintree, Essex, UK. They have sold more than 20 million records globally, which is essentially unprecedented in the history of dance music. Their music encompasses a variety of genres, from early 90's rave and breakbeat hardcore to later alternative rock and big rhythm... read full bio
James Hinton is an EDM DJ and producer, who goes by the name The Range. He grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania, and became a skilled drummer at just seven years old. Hinton graduated from Brown University with a degree in physics, then worked in a lab and as a music professor at the university. Ultimately, he dedicated himself... read full bio
