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Busy P

A full decade after the release of 'Homework', and 8 years after Oizo broke through, Busy P (Pedro Winter) is the head of one of the most exciting record labels in the business. But for 11 years (and counting) Busy P has been handling Ed Banger and Headbanger, his management/media company. Oddly though, Busy explained that the method behind starting Ed Banger Records was fairly straightforward. "I had no plan when I created Ed Banger records," he told us, "I just wanted to share what I've learnt with Daft Punk.

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South Central

South Central Described variously as: a Post Glitch; Indie/Electro; Dance-Rocktronica band. Based in Brighton UK these producers work autonomously or with a band live and have carved out a niche converting new Indie Rock tracks to the dance floor. These are trade marked by their intense electro-glitch laden intro's combined with guitar riffs inspired by cited influences such as the Fall, Banshees, Pavement and Interpol.

Ben Browning

A pulsating solo effort from electronic pop crooning man-child and Cut Copy bassist Ben Browning is the shiniest, newest addition to the Cutters stable of artists. Prior to starting on Cut Copy's most recent album Zonoscope, Ben Browning dug into his trusty mind-hole and began penning tracks for a solo release. "I Can't Stay" is the lead single, taken from Browning's forthcoming EP on Cutters records.

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Adam Bartas

There are people who play records and then there are DJs like Adam Bartas. This 23-year-old knows that Djing isnt just about playing the right records at the right time, its about the emotion and the passion that accompanies them and conveying it to the dancefloor. Its a theory Bartas has had plenty of chances to test out of late, as he continues his rapid rise up Melbournes DJing ranks to become one of the citys most in-demand house jocks.

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The Melodics

The Melodics are a cross genre band. They mess around with New wave, Synthpop, 2 Tone and Hip-Hop to create some damn fresh flavours... Crowds get down to it; they dance, they sing, they think and they get into Electro-Dionysian trances. Melodics play colourful music for a grey world. They have painted a fluorescent foundation across Australia selling thousands of EP's including The Glen Shnieblic EP and the Nought n' Crosses EP. They have played along side such acts as Dizzee Rascal, Lyrics Born, TZU and Jackson Jackson and have come out crowd favourites at festivals like Woodford.

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Tonite Only

Formed in the latter half of 2005, Tonite Only were a new wave/electro-house dance duo consisting of Sam Littlemore AKA Sam La More and Simon Lewicki AKA Groove Terminator.
They are original artists in their own right releasing the much acclaimed 'DANGER! (The Bomb) reaching number seven in the ARIA club chart and 'This is Where The Party's At' performing well in Australia and abroad. They mixed the Ministry of Sound complilation Mashed 3 alongside Riot in Belgium.

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Dominik Eulberg

Dominik Eulberg, born in 1978 in Westerwald, Germany is an electronic music artist and DJ who has released numerous singles as well as full-length albums on labels such as cocoon recordings and Traum Schallplatten. He occasionally works as park ranger in German National parks, an occupation he plans to pursue full time in the near future after retiring from music. Dominik's fascination for electronic music began at a very young age.

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Tomorrow People

Hailing from the centre of NZ, Tomorrow People introduce their brand of 'sunshine reggae'. The 8-pc unit consists of musicians from all ethnicities who found common ground in their love for reggae music. Bringing a sunshine reggae/island breeze feel about their sound. Telling stories of good vibrations, celebration, love & peace & a take home musical vibe. Their influences are Third World, UB40, Eddie Grant, Toots & The Maytals, Jimmy Cliff, Gregory Isaacs, Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Fiji, Herbs and Katchafire.

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Pnau

Pnau is an Australian dance music duo from Sydney, NSW made up of Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes. The duo released their debut album Sambanova in 1999 under the Peking Duck label. However, the album was pulled from record stores due to uncleared samples a week before they won an ARIA Award for Best Dance Release. Warner Music Australasia re-released it in 2000, then released 'Need Your Lovin' Baby' in 2001.

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