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James Curd

James Curd began djing in Chicago in the early nineties. By the time he was 19 he was holding down residencies with Derrick Carter and releasing music on labels around the world.
James wrote a wide array of songs and released "Should I Sing Like This" under the name Greenskeepers. "Should I Sing Like This" became a hit with djs in the city and around the world. Greenskeepers was gaining steam in every direction including press support from Rolling Stone.

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Dada Life

They don’t care about genres. They don’t care about smartness. They don’t care about the things you care about. Dada Life just want to make you jump up and down. Then make you crash into a wall with a smile on your face. The formula has been a winner since the start. In summer 2006 Dada Life released ”Big Time” and DJ:s all over got their first take on the duo. Since then there has been a steady stream of records: ”The Great Fashionista Swindle”, ”Vote Yes” and “Fun Fun Fun” as well as the full length album “Just Do The Dada”.

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Rick Wade

One of Detroit's best kept secrets, Rick Wade has been producing late night tracks and tapping into the essence of deepness since the '90's. Known for their universal appeal and appearing on over 20 different labels worldwide, soulful, timeless grooves are his signature. Growing up in Buchanan MI, 1 hour outside of Chicago he was influenced by Chicago radio station WBMX and the Salsoul material and local stations that played the likes of Al Green and Isaac Hayes. Rick remembers:

Canyons

2 artists with this name: 1) Heavy hardcore from Marshall, Missouri. Canyons is Four Guys Loud Amps and Oooh that Smell. Though they smoke alot of Pot, they stay busy putting out releases left and right.. Playing a dirty type of Hardcore they could easily be transplants to the Louisville area. Preferring to rock floors rather than stages. DIY is the Ethic. They take nothing for granted. Be on the look out for a slew of releases in 2010. 7" split with Mons Wolff out now on Mayfly Records, The Rufus EP is a Free Download, Rufus 2 was recently released on www.

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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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Psychonauts

The Psychonauts are Paul Mogg and Pablo Clements. Two school friends from Yeovil in Somerset. They became friends through a shared love of hip hop and disco. They started a club night known as the Night Of Cookers and mixed up hip hop, house and techno. After making a mix tape and sending it to Tim Goldsworthy (now of the DFA), who was working at Mo'Wax at the time, they moved to London. They mixed the notable James Lavelle Cream Live mix as well as his Tribal Gathering mix. In 1998 they managed to fit most of the Mo'Wax back catalogue into a 40 minute mix known as Time Machine.

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Patrice Scott

Patrice Scott is no stranger to the dance scene. He has been spinning records since the 80's. Influenced by pioneers such as Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson, Ken Collier, Al Ester, Ron Hardy, Frankie Knuckles and many others. The influences & progression over the years helped P.Scott to develope his own style when it came to spinning records. This style has evolved into P.Scott's musical production - Now enter Sistrum Recordings. Sistrum Recordings is P.Scott's new venture straight out of Detroit. Sistrum Recordings offically launched Oct 2006.

Theo Parrish

Theo Parrish grew up on Chicago house parties. He went to art school in Kansas City, and then moved to Detroit. His eclectic DJ sets in Detroit in the late '90s and early in this millennium are legendary. "Love of the music should be the driving force of any producer, performer or DJ. Everything else stems from that core, that love. With that love, sampling can become a tribute; An expansion on ideas long forgotten, reconstruction, collage.

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Joy Orbison

"Cool" uncles have always gotten kids into all kinds of wonderful mischief, but 22-year-old Peter O'Grady from London , better known as Joy Orbison, was especially blessed—he credits uncle Ray Keith with introducing him to jungle and U.K. garage long before he could ever hit the clubs. At the age of 13 he took up DJing and eventually moved into production, beginning with Fruity Loops-crafted 8-bar grime loops before shifting into headier territory that combined his love of house, disco, and dubstep with the atmospheric fuzz of bands like My Bloody Valentine, Josef K, and The Beach Boys.