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Ohm Hourani

(Anoma) ∞ Live & DJ

Impassioned to inject intellectual material into the electronic music scene, OHM HOURANI continues to challenge his understanding of sound. Alongside his innovative studio work, the Montreal-based artist embraces the intricate relationship between technology and electronic music.
His record label ANOMA is dedicated to the distribution of minimalistic, distinctive sounds kissed with a jazzy flair. Funded by the Canada Council of Arts and released in 2019, debut full-length album Jazz of the Machine travels long a didactic path carved by modular synthesizers and drum machines, navigated in the company of carefully hand-picked musicians and vocalists. 

Hourani’s playful enthusiasm manifests itself in his live sets and DJ sets that have piqued the curiosity of progressive-minded music enthusiasts and critics alike. His compositions showcase an infusion of organic sounds and live recordings with intricate sound engineering.
Collective works have been showcased live locally at his beloved MUTEK Montreal Festival, while also travelled abroad as feature performances at the Japanese edition of Montreux Jazz Festival. His DJ sets have resonated warmly with club audiences at esteemed institutions such as Berlin’s Club Der Visionaere, on board floating Parisian club Concrete, or at one of New York’s renowned afterparties. 

It’s an amorous and insightfully curious approach to creating sound. You might even call it anomalistic.

Los Hermanos

aka Gerald Mitchell (Underground Resistance) ∞ Live & DJ

Los Hermanos

Gerald Mitchell born and raised in Detroit is a Musician, Producer, Band Leader, DJ and Sonic visionary whose music has made a huge impact on Detroit house and techno.

From his work on Underground Resistance’s Interstellar Fugitives “Soul Saver” (aka UR 044) project to his Celestial Highways classic on Metroplex and early house production on Soul City, Gerald’s music has always been recognized by it soulful strength.

His work with Underground Resistance / DJ Rolando led to the anthem ‘Knights of the Jaguar; and now, Los Hermanos. Through Los Hermanos, he has brought his experience as a live musician into a group that expresses jazz-fusion, gospel and funk into stunning electronic music. Gerald has collaborated with many well-known artist, DJ, producers,and programmers from around the world and continues to be a leader in the electronic music scene worldwide.

Gerald has begun his solo career after organizing Los Hermanos with new projects from Jazz to Electronic Dance music on the horizon and known for many remixes of well known artist, Gerald continues to be a innovative producer from Detroit well into the future of music.

Gerald Mitchell is available to perform both as a solo artist and as Los Hermanos.

Lusine

(Ghostly International) ∞ Live

Jeff McIlwain has been producing his visceral, melodic strain of abstract electronic music as Lusine for 10 years now. Originally a Texas native, Jeff attended CalArts in 1998, studying 20th-century electronic music and sound design for music and film. Soon after, he met Shad Scott and put out his self-titled debut as Lusine for Isophlux. Since then, McIlwain relocated to Seattle and began steadily releasing his music on Ghostly International (home to 2004’s landmark Serial Hodgepodge as well as its successful followup remix album Podgelism), Hymen, and U-Cover. McIlwain has also contributed tracks to various compilations and remix releases on Mute, !K7, Kompakt, Asthmatic Kitty, and Shitkatapult. His Language Barrier full-length on Hymen Records was something of a departure, as McIlwain focused less on jagged rhythmic detail and more on the layers of ambience that lay beneath the percussion of his previous releases.

McIlwain has performed throughout the US and abroad, including a set at London’s esteemed Fabric nightclub, and an ambient multimedia performance at Seattle’s Triple Door in which he collaborated with video artist Scott Sunn. McIlwain has recently been involved in two film projects, co-scoring David Gordon Green’s 2008 filmSnow Angels (with Kate Beckinsale and Sam Rockwell), and scoring Kevin Bray’s 2009 film Linewatch (with Cuba Gooding Jr. and Omari Hardwick).

John Tejada

(Palette, Kompakt) ∞ Live & DJ

With both his parents being professional classical musicians, it might not be a surprise that John Tejada has become known as one of the most prolific and consistent producers in today’s eletronic music landscape. Trained on drums and the piano from an early age, the LA-based synth mastermind has since amassed his own impressive skill set, embracing the music as a personal frontier, expanding on his resume as a techno recording artist as producer, remixer, DJ, and label owner. Known for crafting a brand of subtle, musical sonics, his recorded output ranges across tempo and genre lines, from chilled out affairs with spacious arrangements to pulsating, densely layered, deeply energetic tracks that work magnificently in the hands of DJs as well as on the home stereo.

Before hooking up with Kompakt, the much-acclaimed studio wizard had already made his own dent in the musical universe, thanks to a flurry of top-tier releases on labels such as Steve Bug’s Pokerflat Recordings, the legendary Plug Research imprint, 7th City, R&S and many more – but nothing prepared the world for those exquisite bangers „Sweat On The Walls“ and „Mono On Mono“, both released in 2004, with the latter being one of the most fervently beloved classics on John’s own label Palette Recordings. It’s here that John has continuously honed his skills, together with friends and long-time collaborators like Arian Leviste, Justin Maxwell or classical jazz guitarist Takeshi Nishimoto (as band project I’m Not A Gun).

Besides his work in the trenches of modules, patches and other things spelled synth, John has developed some serious DJ acumen over the years – travelling around the globe to light up renowned clubs and festivals such as Movement (the event formerly known as the Detroit Electronic Music Festival), Sonar Festival (both the Spain and Tokyo instalments), Dance Valley (Netherlands), Sync Festival (Greece), Mutek Mexico, Fabric (London), Yellow (Tokyo), Rex Club (Paris), The Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles) and many, many more. It’s somewhat admirable, then, that the man still finds time for his studio explorations – but the quality of the releases he has unleashed upon Kompakt alone (including brilliant full-length offerings and a couple of much-liked 12“es) bears witness to the musical genius that is John Tejada.

 

 

Glenn Underground

(Strictly Jaz Unit) ∞ DJ

Glenn Underground is the founding member of the Strictly Jaz Unit. He is by far the deepest most prolific House Music creator of any generation. Glenn was raised on Disco Classics. Freeform Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Funk and Black soul music on Chicago’s South & West Sides. (The place where House Music was born). Glenn’s inspiration derives from Chicago’s original, pioneers Larry Heard, Ron Hardy, Lil’ Louis & the late Frankie Knuckles. Glenn Underground has produced music for some of the most respected Deep House Music labels of the past 30-plus, years. His releases for Cajual, Prescription, Guidance, KENLOU Records, Vega Records, Shelter Records, Wave Records, Peacefrog, Life Line Records (Japan), and his SJU MUZIC label have set the standard for sophisticated dance music. He is one of the few DJs who can walk the line between Deep Jazz House, Disco influenced House, and the kind of Classics featured at the legendary parties of late seventies Chicago. Circa 1984, GU aka CVO started out as a DJ under the tutelage of his uncle David Collins in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. GU started collecting large amounts of vinyl in the. In the mid-1980s, from raw Disco to what is now called Rare Grooves & various styles of Chicago House Music sets, GU set the SJU standard of House Music in Chicago & is now Global for many years now. GU has played all over the world seeing many countries along his journey. As a DJ, GU will not stop until he drops. It’s All About HOUSE MUSIC (It Is All About Music Period).

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Boo Williams

(Boo Moonman) ∞ DJ

Born in Chicago, Boo Williams has been a part of Chicago’s house music entourage since 1981. When he first stepped up to the turntables and started djing, he was influenced by his family who had a big impact on his music career today.

Growing up as a teenager listening to Blues, Jazz, Jazz Fusion, Disco and Jazz Funk, artists like: Roy Ayers, Gill Scott, Heron, Minnie Rippleton, Chaka Khan, Patrick Adams, Leroy Burgess, George Duke, Jeff Lobber, George Clinton, Donald Bird, Ronnie Laws, Gladys Knight, and Etta James, this Inspired Boo in the early 80’s to become a Dj. Also going to parties listening to Lil Louis, Larry Heard,Ron Hardy, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Steve Silk Hurley, Steve Poindexter, WKKC, and many other great producers and artists from Chicago. This lead Boo to play at some of Chicago’s finest spots back then like; The Power House, Medusa, The HummingBird, Gentle Persuasion, AKA’s, Ascott Hotel, The Bismarck Hotel, and The Congress Hotel, just to name a few.

Later down the line, He’d get together his best friend and spiritual brother Glenn Underground. Who took him in with open arms and showed him how to make music. And they became, Strictly Jaz Unit. Creating their own style of music by making and releasing some of the best music in our scene today. They own their record label: Strictly Jaz Unit Muzic and Strictly Jaz Unit Extensions, and will continue to put out countless hits for our music industry. As of now, Boo is traveling all over the globe and still making music and giving great service to the masses. His goal is to keep the industry wondering what’s next to come. P.S House Music will never die!!