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Desaparecidos

Desaparecidos was a short-lived American quintet formed in 2001 in Omaha, Nebraska, fronted by Conor Oberst (vocals, guitar) and featuring Denver Dalley, now of Statistics (guitar), Landon Hedges, now of Little Brazil (bass), Ian McElroy (keyboards), and Matt Baum (drums). This project however was restarted in 2010. Oberst may be better known for his confessional songwriting and storytelling as the lead singer of the popular indie folk band Bright Eyes, but Desaparecidos has a very different flavor.

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Fort Romeau

Michael 'Mikey' Norris (Keyboard) is a London-based musician and is one of two keyboard players that support La Roux on their tours and live dates. A native of the Chester area in Cheshire, Norris studied music at university, joining La Roux shortly after graduating from a music degree. Mike Norris released his debut album under the moniker Fort Romeau, titled Kingdoms, in 2012 on the 100% Silk record label.
Debut LP 'Kingdoms' out via 100% Silk

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TJR

TJR can refer to three artists (please note the free downloads on this page refer to the 3rd artist): 1. An alias of famed pioneers Matt "Jam" Lamont and Karl "Tuff Enuff" Brown, more popularly recognised as Tuff Jam. This project is probably best known for the seminal track Just Gets Better, which featured and brought to fame vocalist Xavier. 2. A New York based DJ who has gained some recognition in circles for his releases including "Atomic" and "Good Evening Chicago", on Wearhouse Music and Potty Mouth Music respectively.

Read more about TJR on Last.fm.

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Franky Rizardo

Young and talented deejay/producer Franky Rizardo already is a well known name in the international dance-scene. At only 20 years old, his tracks are already being released on labels like Fame Recordings and Funktion Recordings (Chicago). His tracks receive full support by all major players in the scene like Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, Fedde le Grand and Erick E. "Funky Noise" released at Fame Recordings has reached a # 2 spot in the Belgium dance charts, has been on full support by all radio stations and had high notations in all international dance charts.

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Word Of Mouth

Their big track was "King Kut" which is part of the long history of basing songs around how great your deejay is. The song features several recognizable samples and DJ Cheese definitely takes over the track. He won the World Mixing Championships in 1986. "Coast to Coast" was also a well known single. DJ Cheese was originally from West Virginia, but moved to Plainfield, New Jersey to perfect his deejay skills. He debuted on the Z-3 MC's only recording in 1985, produced by Duke Bootee. The Word of Mouth MC's were also from Elizabeth, New Jersey.

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Steve Mulder

Steve Mulder was born in Haarlem, the Netherlands. As a young kid he got an old record player from his grandfather and he would listen to his parents records such as Barry White, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and many other soul legends. Thats where his love for music and especially soul music has come from. He's always been a listener of the Ferry Maat Soul Show and he still does till this day. Both soul music and the Soul Show are big influences to him.

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Aril Brikha

Aril Brikha (born in 1976 in Tehran, Iran) is a producer currently residing in Stockholm, Sweden, who initially discovered electronic music by listening to the likes of Depeche Mode, Front 242 and Jean Michel Jarre before discovering the more futuristic sounds of artists like Detroit's Robert Hood and Underground Resistance. After not receiving any response in his native country he sent a demo to some of his favourite record labels stateside.

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Luna City Express

Luna City Express are Norman Webber and Marco Resmann. For over a decade, they`re going after their passion - mixing. Norman grew up with music. In his young years he already accompanied his father on tour, who played in various bands and was making his living as a dj. His love to music and nightlife grew strong very early. The styles that influenced his music were funk, disco, hip-hop as well as acid-jazz. At the age of 14 he held his first chicago house mix-tape in hands... A fundamental occasion for his future career.

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