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Transmuting rhythmic glitches, sweeping strings, and existential lyrics, Tom Rogers is taking on a brash excursion into modern dance. His flavor of Cinematic Trance kicked off with debut release “Sector 5” climbing to #4 on the Beatport Trance Top 100. With DJ support from Sean Tyas, David Forbes, Artento Divini, Mike Saint-Jules, Kaeno, and many more, Tom continues to develop his music & progress further along his path.

Since 2010, he has performed with local and international talent such as Kyau & Albert, Ronski Speed, Eco, Thomas Datt, Victor Dinaire, James Gill, and Heavygrinder to name a few. He has received support from blogs including USA Trance Movement, EDM Insider, Syncronize.me, The Beatmill, and Undrgrnd Sound.

With performances under his belt at Santos Party House, LOVE NYC, Morgan Room, and Le Poisson Rogue among others, he has studiously learned the art of reading the crowd and heightening the overall texture of the night. 

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The project began with a serendipitous meeting in NYC after Karan and Brian moved to the city and set out to explore the indigenous musical landscape. Their collaboration organically evolved from impromptu late-night acoustic guitar jams into even more late-night electronic house parties, with Karan on the decks and Brian on the electric guitar. Karan favors tracks by Eric Prydz, Mat Zo, Jeremy Olander, Guy J and Miley Cyrus, while classic guitar heroes like John Petrucci, Shawn Lane, and Les Paul heavily influence Brian’s sound to create a unique fusion that keeps audiences dancing for hours.

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Jonny Zeslawski:

Jonny’s early musical influences were from from his Dad playing the likes of Jean Michel Jarre, Depeche Mode and Pet Shop Boys in the late 80’s/early 90’s.

Music became a huge part of his life and after the Dance Mania craze of ’95 in the UK, he was hooked! As Trance became huge towards the start of ’99. Jonny became heavily influenced by the likes of Ferry Corsten, Paul van Dyk and Armin van Burren.

Using his Dad’s old record deck, another he got from his cousin and a cheap 2-channel mixer, he started DJing in his bedroom using a small selection of records. Early favourites included Fragma – Toca Me (InPetto Mix), Atlantis vs Avatar – Fiji (Lange Remix) and System F – Out of the Blue.

As soon as he was old enough (uh, hmm…) he’d be seen at GodsKitchen most Fridays and PaSSion most Saturdays, listening the the biggest DJs and observing their skills in the booth. Jonny started DJing at pubs, small venues, house parties, birthdays and even weddings; anywhere to get more experience. One of his personal highlights being playing a Trance Classics Set in a 15th Century castle in England – at a wedding! Even the bride had glo-sticks…

Jonny moved to New York in 2015 and his musical style has developed further based on the thriving music scene in Brooklyn and Manhattan. He’d likely describe his style as “anything melodic, with cool beats, driving basslines and awesome riffs that makes people smile and move! I’d say I’m into everything covering Techy-Deep-Progressive-Melodic-Trance, but I’ll always tend towards 138!”

After a few years putting music on the backburner and playing at house parties with friends at his apartment in Brooklyn, he’s back and you can catch him across New York this summer, performing for Akashic Rift and Inoki Party.

Gabriel Egö:

Gabriel Egö is a New York City based Underground Dance Music DJ. His sound is a fusion of new and old school underground club music, ranging from subtle melodic sounds to the more up-tempo and energetic bass driven beats, building and blending music from all genres whilst taking you on a dance floor journey. He likes to say that each journey is determined by the time slot and the mood he is looking to create for either an opening, extended or closing set. He has played for some very recognizable promotion groups in NYC which include Insomniac, RPM, Esscala, Inoki, Symbiotic Knights, Akashic Rift and more. In the last year alone, he has shared DJ lineups along side domestic and international artists which include The Thrillseekers, Ben Nicky, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Jordan Suckley, Arctic Moon, Dezza, Zack Roth, The Professor Bo Pericic (of Filo & Peri), Tom Rogers, Mir Omar, Pirate Radio, Aldo Ron Sanchez, Jonny Zeslawski and Chris Element to name a few. All of the events played have been special but a couple of milestone moments were Silk Music Showcase #350 and Dreamstate NYC. Venues he has performed at in NYC are Cielo, The Brooklyn Hangar, Pacha, 37 Greenpoint, The Gallery at LPR (Le) Poisson Rogue along with 2 events in Miami during WMC 2016 at Repour and The Bunker. 

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Upcoming release on Unimuse Records.

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At 5:02am on June 27th, 1992, The Voyce of NYC was born. Voyce DeSouza aka MastaChief was born and raised in New York City. Just as everyone else involved with any kind of art, his calling found him early on in his lifetime. With a name like Voyce the fact that he would inherit a love for spoken word could be considered cliche. Chief took to the microphone in 2006 with a fury that allowed him to share stages with prolific MCs such as Professor Griff (of Public Enemy), Treach (of Naughty By Nature), Easy AD (of Cold Crush Brothers), Chubb Rock, Just Ice, NYOil (formerly Kool Kim of The U.M.C.’s), Hakim Green (of Channel Live), The Black Dot, Hasan Salaam, Rebel Diaz, SpiritChild, Division X, P.E.M.G. and the list goes on.

In the summer of 2010 he was introduced to the Rave Culture by Michael Moscoso aka Michael Phase. Michael offered the tips and tricks needed to understand what it was to perform to an Electronic Music audience and was the first artist that believed in his ability, allowing them to share numerous stages together. Chief, while still remaining loyal to his roots began to venture out on his own as a separate entity, developing an on-stage energy and aggression that could be rivaled by none. This allowed him to host numerous events on the east coast and to rock the mic behind renowned artists such as Scot Project, Lisa Lashes, Filo & Peri, Electrixx, Christopher Lawrence, DJ Dan, HeavyGrinder, DJ Funk, Tommie Sunshine, Frankie Bones, Lenny Dee, Heather Heart, Dank, plus many more and many more will continue to come.

Recognizing that the duty of an MC is to back up what the DJ is doing has kept his style beneath the “annoying” sound the many others can produce. His ability to adapt to any situation (mixing style, genre, technical difficulties, crowd energy, stage set-up, etc.) separates his stage presence. The biggest asset that he has is the desire to not move the crowd but rather to move WITH the crowd; reading their vibe and acting accordingly. With many screams and hands in the air under his belt and many more tricks and surprises up his sleeve, MastaChief comes with the promise that enhancing the experience of any stage will happen with ease.

Raised on fine arts and Garbage Pail Kids, Frank B. Fallon is an artist and graphic designer based in NYC. He’s a published illustrator for various publications, and seasoned designer and photo retoucher for companies such as Pepsi, Snapple, and Toys R Us, and is currently working on a graphic novel based on some crazy dreams he’s had.