François Kevorkian, alias François K, is a French DJ of Armenian origin, remixer, producer and record label owner. Having started his career in renowned clubs such as the Paradise Garage and Studio 54, the New York City resident is widely considered as one of the forefathers of house music.
Atomic Jam is a techno event in the United Kingdom. Its home is the §Q Club, a converted Birmingham Methodist Church. The club, a three-storey red brick and terracotta Grade II* listed building with a distinctive tower, has a capacity of at least 1,500.
Aston George Taylor Jr., professionally known as Funkmaster Flex, is an American disc jockey, rapper, record producer, actor, and host on New York City's Hot 97 radio station. In 1992, he became host of the first hip hop radio show on Hot 97 in New York, which was a pop radio station at the time.
Def Jam South Recordings is the southern division of Def Jam Recordings. The label is best known for launching the career of Ludacris and his Disturbing tha Peace group and label. In 2003, the label shut down but was relaunched in 2005. They have also jump-started the career of Young Jeezy.
Thomas Wesley Pentz Jr., known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and record producer based in Los Angeles, California. He is the co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer, a member of the supergroup LSD, with Sia and Labrinth also working with producer and DJ Skrillex as part of the electronic duo Jack Ü, as well as on Silk City with Mark Ronson. He founded and manages record company Mad Decent, as well as co-founding the non-profit organization Heaps Decent. Among other jobs, he has worked as a school teacher in Philadelphia. His 2013 EP, Revolution, debuted at number 68 on the US Billboard 200. The EP's title track was later featured in a commercial for Hyundai and is featured on the WWE 2K16 soundtrack.
Luke Slater is an English electronic musician, DJ and record producer, who has concentrated on techno since the beginning of the 1990s.
This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by Teairra Marí, an American R&B, pop and hip hop recording artist. Marí has released three studio albums, eleven singles and nine music videos on Def Jam and its sub-label Roc-A-Fella Records. As of 2008, she signed to Warner Bros. Records but left and then signed to Rico Love's Division1 label.
Xtra Mile Recordings are an independent record label based in London, United Kingdom. The label was founded in 2003 by Charlie Caplowe and they release an eclectic mix of genres with a focus on rock & folk.
Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. Australia has several bands and sound systems that play reggae music in a style faithful to its expression in Jamaica. Australia has a relatively small Jamaican community, but reggae penetrated local consciousness via the popularity of reggae among the non-Jamaican population of England in the 1960s and 1970s. Many indigenous musicians have embraced reggae, both for its musical qualities and its ethos of resistance. Examples include No Fixed Address and Coloured Stone.
Rodney Ramone Hill, Jr., better known by his stage name Rocko, is an American rapper and actor.
Doctor P is the stage name of the English dubstep producer and DJ, Shaun Brockhurst. Shaun has also produced drum and bass under the aliases Sounds Destructive, Slum Dogz and DJ Picto. Some of his songs, including "Sweet Shop", "Tetris", "Big Boss", "Watch Out" and the remixes of Example's "Last Ones Standing" and Plan B's "Love Goes Down" have all received more than 5 million views on YouTube. He is the co-founder of Circus Records, along with Flux Pavilion, DJ Swan-E and Earl Falconer.
Joshua Steele, better known by his stage name Flux Pavilion, is an English EDM producer, DJ, singer-songwriter and label owner who has been performing since 2008.
Alessandro Lindblad, commonly known by his stage name Alesso, is a Swedish DJ and record producer. Alesso is managed by John Shahidi of Shots Studios.
Q-York is a multi-award winning Filipino American urban/hip hop record production duo composed of Flava Matikz (DJ/producer) and Knowa Lazarus (songwriter/MC). The name Q-York stands for "Quality – Yields Our Richest Key" and also Queens, New York where the group was founded in 2001. They have released numerous albums, appeared on various compilations/mixtapes worldwide and are the official MC / DJ for the FIBA 3x3 basketball tournament all throughout Asia.
Nick Rotteveel van Gotum, professionally known as Nicky Romero, is a Dutch DJ, record producer, musician and remixer from Amerongen. He has worked with, and received support from DJs, such as Tiësto, Fedde le Grand, Sander van Doorn, David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Armand Van Helden, Avicii and Hardwell. He currently ranks at number 50 on DJ Mag's annual Top 100 DJs poll. He is known for his viral hit song "Toulouse".
Inusa Dawuda is an Afro-German musician, singer, record producer, percussionist, and performer of the European hits Rumours , Rub-A-Dub Girl, Down Down Down, and We Want More.
Brian Todd Collins, best known by his stage name Kid Ink, is an American rapper, singer, and record producer from Los Angeles, California. Collins released his debut independent album Up & Away in 2012, following an EP titled Almost Home, and his first major studio album, My Own Lane in 2014. The latter spawned the singles "Show Me", "Iz U Down", and "Main Chick" featuring Chris Brown. On February 3, 2015, he released his third studio album Full Speed, which spawned the singles "Body Language", "Hotel", and "Be Real" featuring Dej Loaf. On December 25, 2015, he released a surprise commercial mixtape Summer in the Winter with the supporting single "Promise" featuring Fetty Wap. Kid Ink has also released RSS2 in 2016, and EP 7 Series with leading single "F with U" in 2017.
Martin Bijelić, known professionally as Beltek, is an electronic dance music DJ, producer and remixer who specializes in progressive house and electro house. Inactive as a musician since 2015.
Mark Holiday, also known by his stage name DJ Trendsetter or Trendsetter, is an EDM and Hip-Hop DJ and record producer, discovered on BBC Radio 1 by Annie Nightingale in 2013, and having his guest mix on BBC Radio 1 in 2014. He received support from artists like Diplo, DJ M.E.G. $ N.E.R.A.K., Matisse & Sadko, GLOWINTHEDARK, Annie Mac, DJ Bl3nd, and more,,. Twelve of his tracks and remixes was played on BBC Radio 1, including his remix on Rihanna - Birthday Cake,. Although Mark Holiday was well known in Hip-Hop and POP music industry since 2006, producing few major records and remixes for Timati, Dawn Richard, Trina, Toby Love, Mark Morrison, Lumidee, Really Doe and many more. DJ Trendsetter achieved his popularity as EDM producer after his tracks and releases appeared 47 times in TOP-100 sales charts on Beatport., As record producer Mark working mainly with U.S. based artists and labels. His DJ performance set is a mixture of EDM, and Trap music.
Kojo Kankam, better known by his stage name Novelist, is an English grime MC and producer from Lewisham in South London. He was a founding member of The Square crew and was nominated for Best Grime Act at the 2014 MOBO Awards. He has been called the "new face of grime" and was described as "the poster child for the first generation of real grime kids" by DJ Logan Sama.
