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Timo Maas

Timo Maas (born July 27, 1969 in Hannover, Germany) is an electronic music DJ/producer and remixer. Maas' first fascination with music was sparked by listening to the radio when he was young. At the age of 9 he bought his first record and went on to buy his first set of turntables at 17. His very first set was in 1982, when he played at a party in his friend's home. The beginning of his career consisted mostly of gigs around Germany playing "Top 40"-records, but occasionally sneaking in a techno record.

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French Horn Rebellion

"The euphoric soundtrack to 2010" - Les Inrockuptibles French Horn Rebellion are offering a free download of brand new track "Brasilia Girl" (Epic Edit) taken from their forthcoming debut album "The Infinite Music of French Horn Rebellion".
You can download the track here:
http://frenchhornrebellion.com/brasilla-girl.html. French Horn Rebellion are Robert and David Perlick-Molinari, two brothers born and bred in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently residing in Brooklyn NY.

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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Zoe Badwi

Zoë Badwi - The Artist / Writer / Actor / Model / Presenter Buy her new hit single now on I-Tunes: 'Zoe Badwi- Release Me' from the album 'Release Me'!! Zoë Badwi is one of Australia's best kept secrets. Working in both the pop and club domain, she is a prolific writer and singer. With 2 top 10 Australian hits already under her belt (with pop act Sirens) lead singer of Black Dogs and an established acting and modeling career...

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Swedish House Mafia

Swedish House Mafia is a house music supergroup comprised of DJ/producers Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso. Each of the group members is an accomplished DJ/producer and label owner in his own right. The Swedish group initially teamed up in the mid-2000s, when they toured together as DJs and collaborated from time to time on one another's productions. Eric Prydz was also a member of the group for a while.

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First Base

There are several bands named First Base: 1) A German <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/eurodance" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">eurodance</a> act consisting of Tina Safrany (Victoria) and rapper MC Flash. Behind the group is producer Mike Wonder AKA 'DJ Wondermike'.
Singles: "Love Is Paradise" and "Can You Keep A Secret?". 2) A lo-fi <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/pop" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">pop</a> band from Toronto, Ontario who has been released on Pizza Party Records, and soon to be Play Pinball Records. 3) A <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/pop%20punk" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">pop punk</a> band from Melbourne, Australia.
<a href="http://www.myspace.com/firstbaserock" rel="nofollow">http://www.myspace.com/firstbaserock</a> 4) A Malaysian <a href="http://www.last.fm/tag/hardcore" class="bbcode_tag" rel="tag">hardcore</a> outfit with members of Eleven, Kids On The Move, and Kias Fansuri.

Derrick May

Derrick May, also known as Mayday and Rhythim Is Rhythim, is an electronic musician from Belleville, Michigan U.S.A. He was born an only child in Detroit in 1963 and began to explore electronic music early in his life. Along with his Belleville, Michigan high school friends Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson, commonly known as the Belleville Three, May is credited with developing the futuristic variation on house music that would be dubbed "techno" by Atkins.

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LCD Soundsystem

LCD Soundsystem is the musical side project of producer James Murphy, co-founder of New York City dance-punk label DFA Records. Formed in 2002, the music of LCD Soundsystem can also be described as a mix of alternative dance and post punk, along with elements of disco and other styles. During live performances, Murphy is accompanied by Al Doyle (guitar, percussion -- also of Hot Chip),Tyler Pope (!!! / Out Hud) (bass), Nancy Whang (keyboards) and Pat Mahoney (drums) Previous members include Phil Mossman (guitar, percussion) and Phil Skarich (bass) .

The Prodigy

The Prodigy are an English electronic music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990, in Braintree, Essex, England. They have sold over 20 million records worldwide, which is virtually unequalled in dance music history. Their music consists of various styles ranging from rave and breakbeat hardcore in the early 90s to alternative rock and big beat with punk vocal elements in later times. The current band members include Liam Howlett (composer/keyboards), Keith Flint (dancer/vocalist) and Maxim (MC/vocalist).

The Lost Brothers

The Lost Brothers are Mark McCausland and Oisin Leech. They released their debut album 'TRAILS OF THE LONELY (parts I & III)' on November 17th 2008. SInce then they have performed at Glastonbury 09 and played shows with Richard Hawley, M Ward and Jolie Holland. Their album was recorded in Portland, Oregon by MIke Coykendall and Adam Selzer who have worked with artists such as M Ward, Blitzen Trapper and Monsters of Folk. The band are currently working on their second album. http://www.myspace.com/thelostbrothersmusic