Henry Skerrett
From the deprived beginnings of East Molesey, the young talents of Henry Skerrett emerged at the tail end of July 2008 when he caught the eye of the post-hardcore underground label HSBC Recordings. Prior to this period he spent much of his time in Leeds, recording and releasing a number of raps and poems with fellow East Moleseyan Jamie Griffin, along with Griffin's partner in crime Josh Box. A cult following quickly emerged from the scene Skerrett led, with his fans following him to his gigs as far away as the The Original Oak.
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.
Nick Sentience
Nick Sentience is undeniably one of the most talented an innovative DJ and producer in the hard dance scene. At only 27 years of age his music career has expanded 10 highly successful years during which he has produced and remixed over 150 tracks including the biggest dance anthems that have defined the sound of hard dance to where it is today. Nick
Alex M.O.R.P.H.
With gigs all over the globe and an impressive array of highly respected productions, Alex M.O.R.P.H. is one of today’s most wanted producers/remixers in the uplifting trance genre. He made over 70 Remixes for fellow artists and released more than 20 own productions as well as big collaborations, which all found their way into the record boxes of the worlds’ top jocks.
He always tries to show his versatility in multiple aspects, including a well-known radioshow (HeavensGate on Air) and a solo artist debut album. He also teams up with Woody van Eyden to perform legendary Back2Back sets.
Layo & Bushwacka!
Layo & Bushwacka! are one of electronic music’s most esteemed duos. Composed of Matthew ‘Bushwacka’ B, a percussionist in the London School Symphony Orchestra who was converted into a member of the infamous Rat Pack after a warehouse party in ’88, and Layo Paskin, a North Londoner immersed in the acid house scene who met Mr C at one of the legendary Clink Street parties in 1988, before together setting up their world renowned night club, The End.
September
There is more than one artist with this name: (1) a Swedish pop singer, (2) a mid-'90s California emo band, (3) a Dutch rock band, (4) a progressive jazz band from Yugoslavia, (5) mid 80s pop-synth group. (1) September, a pseudonym for Petra Marklund, is a pop and dance singer who has reached the Billboard Hot Dance Airplay Top 10 two times, with her singles "Satellites"(2005) and "Cry for You"(2006).
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.
The Candy Skins
The Candyskins were a rock band formed in 1989 in Oxford, England. Considered by many as one of the cream of the 'Oxford Scene', they enjoyed limited commercial success compared to their contemporaries Radiohead and Supergrass. They were also considered by the British music press as one of the founders of Brit Pop. The band recorded four studio albums over a period of eight years. After the successful release of the "Submarine Song" in 1990, the band went into the studio to produce their first full length album Space I'm In with original bass and banjo player Richard (Mini) Brown.
Reinhard Voigt
As a member of Kompakt since the early 90s, Reinhard Voigt has been a key player in the development and subsequent success of this legendary Cologne-based record label. Taking early notes from his infamous older brother Wolfgang Voigt (aka Mike Ink), Reinhard has refined and re-tooled his sound in a direction that has become unmistakeably his own in it's dirty, subversive (yet charming) minimal techno pop.