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fazhands

Gaining universal support after his minimal tech-house was featured heavily on dance music blogs, Fazhands blew up at the beginning of 2009 when Tommie Sunshine dropped his Love Lockdown remix mid set at Ultra Music Festival in Miami. A few days later, Kissy Sell Out re-editted Faz’s track to play on his BBC Radio 1 Show. After the Flush EP dropped in February, Farhan Qureshi under the guise of Fazhands, embarked on a tour of North America, racking up support slots alongside Tiefschwarz and indie scenesters Hey Champ.

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Simon Dunmore

Defected boss Simon Dunmore is a fanatical collector of vinyl, with over 10,000 records organised by label, and with those he most loves and respects, Motown, Philly, Salsoul, Strictly Rhythm, taking centre-stage. Simon has always had a vision that his own label, Defected, will one day be as revered and respected as those other labels, and that the Defected section will have pride of place in the collection of any self-respecting dance music fan.

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THOMAS GOLD

Having topped the beatport charts with his remix of Delerium Silence in summer 2008, Thomas Gold has achieved yet another big success in the international electro-house scene with “Everybody Be Somebody” and “Losing My Religion” and is causing quite a stir with two brand-new remixes for his buddies Alex Gaudino and Antoine Clamaran. So, what can we expect in 2009 from Thomas Gold? “I love to produce with other artists to get new and fresh ideas. It

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Ingrid

Ingrid is a name of at least three acts: 1) A hardcore duo from DC with two former members of Mass Movement of the Moth. 2) Named after the famous film star, Ingrid Bergman. Her parents ran a cinema (and still do) and Ingrid grew up watching movies which she says were a major influence on her decision to become a singer. Films sparked her imagination and fuelled her ambition to communicate strong emotions to as many people as possible. She started acting, painting and singing, soon to discover that for her music was the most powerful form of expression.

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