Daniel “D Smoke” Farris is a three-time GRAMMY-nominated musician, actor, and author.

Smoke gained global notoriety in 2019 as champion and undisputed breakout star of Netflix’s Rhythm + Flow by showcasing his authenticity, lyricism, and diverse musicality. His initial offering after the show, Inglewood High EP, hit the Billboard Heatseekers and Independent Charts - landing at #3.

His debut full-length album, Black Habits, boasts features from Snoop Dogg, Jill Scott, Ari Lennox, his brothers SiR and Davion Farris, and mother, Jackie Gouché. The album’s critical acclaim earned a 2021 GRAMMY-nomination for Best Rap Album, and he received a second 2021 GRAMMY-nomination, Best New Artist. Smoke also received a NAACP Image Award Nomination for Outstanding New Artist.

He released his second album War & Wonders in 2021, spotlighting Inglewood’s internal wars, being in love, and battling self when divergent forks in the road appear while on the continuous journey of learning, self-discovery, and evolution. Guest features include John Legend, Ty Dolla $ign, Fireboy DML, and others.

In the midst of lending his creative prowess to various music features and numerous GRAMMY-nominated projects between his own albums, Smoke earned his third GRAMMY-nomination with Robert Glasper’s Shine ft. Tiffany Gouché.

D Smoke

6 UNDAGROUND HIP HOP HEADZ KEEPIN' IT REAL.

DA RUFF MOBB

Daddy DJ

Rhett Whatley, (born April 24, 1988) also known as Daily Bread, is a music producer and multi-instrumentalist from Atlanta, Georgia.

Daily Bread

Formed in Leeds during a particularly melancholy 1996, Chris Hooson and David Buxton have set about making both singer songwriter and ambient / cinematic soundscapes since the beginning.

They do this with varying degrees of success.

The band has toured with only slight vigour across Europe and Japan. The music of Dakota Suite has featured in mainstream cinema, art house cinema and also TV. 

"In 2007 I decided to make a new record after 3 years not being able to communicate with the outside world.  I had decided that I needed to speak again musically, and that it was the only way I could really manage my complicated inner world, by making sense of it through conveying my darkness through song.  The resulting record was called ‘waiting for the dawn to crawl through and take away your life’.   

This music was only ever available on CD, and now I am hoping that this record will finally live on vinyl.  But I can only do it with your help." Chris Hooson (dakota suite)

Dakota Suite

Damon Albarn est un musicien, chanteur et compositeur britannique reconnu pour son influence marquante sur la musique alternative et pop des années 1990 et 2000. En tant que membre fondateur et chanteur principal du groupe Blur, il a contribué à définir le mouvement Britpop avec des titres emblématiques comme Song 2 et Parklife. Par la suite, il a repoussé les frontières musicales en co-créant Gorillaz, un projet novateur de groupe virtuel fusionnant rock, hip-hop et électronique. Son parcours artistique éclectique et son engagement pour des causes sociales ont fait de lui une figure incontournable de la scène musicale internationale.

Damon Albarn is a British musician, singer, and songwriter known for his significant influence on alternative and pop music during the 1990s and 2000s. As a founding member and lead singer of Blur, he helped shape the Britpop movement with iconic hits like Song 2 and Parklife. Later, he expanded musical boundaries by co-creating Gorillaz, a groundbreaking virtual band blending rock, hip-hop, and electronic music. His eclectic artistic journey and dedication to social causes have cemented his place as a key figure in the global music scene.

Damon Albarn

Dan Deacon est un musicien et compositeur américain dont le style unique mélange musique électronique expérimentale, pop, et éléments classiques. Il est surtout connu pour ses performances live dynamiques et interactives, où le public est souvent invité à participer à des chorégraphies ou des expériences collectives. Deacon utilise une variété de technologies sonores et d'effets visuels pour créer une expérience immersive qui repousse les frontières entre artiste et spectateur. Sa musique, à la fois complexe et accessible, explore des thèmes allant de la technologie à l'humanisme.

Dan Deacon is an American musician and composer known for his unique style that blends experimental electronic music, pop, and classical elements. He is especially renowned for his dynamic and interactive live performances, where the audience is often invited to take part in collective choreography or experiences. Deacon uses a wide array of sound technologies and visual effects to create an immersive experience that blurs the lines between artist and spectator. His music, both complex and accessible, explores themes ranging from technology to humanism.

Dan Deacon

Berlin based Dandy Deniz is a happy face with a heavy heart and an ocean of love. 
His music has elements of pop, romance and video games. In this project emotions don’t exist separately but in concert creating a space where deep sadness and playful joy do not negate one another.

Dandy Deniz

Dangermuffin are storytellers. Casting images that are timeless yet novel, the band blends mindful lyrics with contemplative sounds, creating songs aimed at reinvigorating the soul. Having played festival stages and concert halls across the US and beyond, this seasoned outfit continues to share its music through live shows as well as online, where their streaming numbers have recently garnered exponential growth. The band’s far-reaching catalog is ripe with engaging, singable tracks that ask to be played on repeat.

Dangermuffin

Electronic music producer //
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Daniel Deluxe

Daniel Pemberton

"My creativity has always been paramount in my musical and artistic experiences, and my destiny is to share with the masses, to inspire, grow, cultivate, and enthuse the generations before me and the ones that come after me."

Born to West Indian parents, that hailed from Haiti, Twelvie (Danny Twelvetree) is the 3rd born from the quartet of “blessings” of his “personal heroes”- His parents. Raised on the southside of Chicago, and given the opportunities to expand on his creativity, Twelvie learned many lessons that the streets, and his educational environment would eventually teach him, and used them to courageously push on to the development of the brand, known as 888 MMG.

Family is paramount to a Haitian upbringing, and with these experiences instilled in him, at a young age, he knew the qualities that he wanted in the creation of this authentic and eclectic group of awesome thinkers, innovative artists, and pioneering illustrators of originality. 

Musical influences are a far range starting from Caribbean influences such as Coupe Cloue, Larose Dieudonne, and Beres Hammond, to revolutionary artists, such as The Beatles, Tupac Shakur, Michael Jackson, Notorious B.I.G., and the list goes on…

888MMG is interested in all social responsibility aspects of the City of Chicago, to give back to the youth, and preserve the musical talents of our generation, in hopes of establishing a beacon of integrity and hardworking perseverance to the illustration of ARTISTRY. 

Twelvie is adding more and more to his portfolio, and feel free to stay tuned to the next upcoming events. Follow him on his social media platforms for more information!


Danny Twelvetree

DARGZ, a New York City native, brings the cities hip hop flavour to the current vibrant London jazz scene with his genre bending eclectic tunes. Residing in London, DARGZ has collaborated with some of the cities finest up and coming jazz talent including the Mercury Prize nominated drummer Moses Boyd and pianist Charley Stacey (Yussef Dayes Trio). As a touring musician DARGZ has performed alongside Vampire Weeekend, Haim, and Interpol.

DARGZ

Describing Darius’ music is like trying to gather the infinitely large and the infinitely small, or thinkingmusiccanbeashedonistasintrospective. For almost ten years, the very discreet producer feeds us his dreamy music, filled with cosmic images. An intense universe revealed through his frenetic live sets and our imagination when we close our eyes, but visuals, photography and graphic design. Darius cultivates his inspirations since his debut in 2012, same year when he meets Cézaire, founder of Roche Musique.

Darius

My name is Daryl Johns, I’m from Englewood, NJ and I make bubblegum jazz pop/rock fusion on tape, 80s vibes, late 70s vibes. Tape recording stuff.

Daryl Johns

Dave B

Le Dave Brubeck Quartet est un groupe de jazz américain légendaire, formé dans les années 1950 sous la direction du célèbre pianiste et compositeur Dave Brubeck. Connu pour ses innovations rythmiques et harmoniques, le quartet a repoussé les limites du jazz traditionnel avec des compositions complexes qui intégraient des signatures temporelles inhabituelles, comme dans leur morceau phare "Take Five". Ce groupe, avec des membres tels que le saxophoniste Paul Desmond, a marqué l’histoire du jazz en fusionnant des éléments de musique classique et de jazz, influençant des générations de musiciens.

The Dave Brubeck Quartet is a legendary American jazz group, formed in the 1950s under the leadership of renowned pianist and composer Dave Brubeck. Known for its rhythmic and harmonic innovations, the quartet pushed the boundaries of traditional jazz with complex compositions featuring unusual time signatures, as showcased in their iconic track "Take Five." With members such as saxophonist Paul Desmond, the group made history by blending elements of classical music with jazz, influencing generations of musicians.

Dave Brubeck Quartet

Dave East

You’ve either got soul or you don’t. David Ryan Harris most definitely does. The singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist has built an impressive catalog of soulful stories that instantly captivate. “Soulfulness comes from telling stories in in the most honest and direct way that you can,” he says. “People relate to what you’re saying when you sing from the heart.”

That’s exactly what Harris has done throughout his near three-decade career. Whether it be in early bands such as Follow For Now, Brand New Immortals or over the course of six full-length solo albums, he tells stories that resonate. He’s carried this same spirit while producing, writing and/or performing with the likes of John Mayer, Dave Matthews, India.Arie, Cassandra Wilson and Guy Sebastian—with whom he co-wrote the RIAA platinum-certified “Battle Scars.”

Most recently, it drove Harris’ 2015’s Lightyears, which boasted guest spots from John Mayer, India.Arie, and Nikka Costa. Along the way, he received acclaim from All Music Guide, Glide Magazine, Elmore Magazine, Performer Magazine, AXS, Relix Magazine, and many others in addition to performing on Fox, CBS, and The CW in between packed tours. His next chapter unfolds on his 2017 seventh offering, Songs For Other People.

David Ryan Harris

David Ryan Harris & Scary Pockets

David Wingo got his start composing music for films on David Gordon Green's debut 2000 feature
GEORGE WASHINGTON and since that time he has worked with Green on a majority of his films, including collaborations with the band Explosions In The Sky on PRINCE AVALANCHE and MANGLEHORN. In 2010 he scored Jeff Nichols' TAKE SHELTER and has since scored all of Nichols' films, including MUD, MIDNIGHT SPECIAL, and the Academy Award-nominated LOVING. 2018 saw Wingo moving into television, providing the score for both Showtime's KIDDING and HBO's Emmy Award-winning BARRY, for which he received an Emmy Nomination in 2019 for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series.

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Created in 2008, DONTNOD is an independent French studio that creates and develops AA games in various genres: adventure (Life is Strange, Tell me Why, Twin Mirror), action (Remember Me), and RPG (Vampyr). Each new game is an original creation with a unique narrative gameplay experience and unique game mechanics.

David Wingo

Davide Pannozzo, a virtuoso of the modern blues guitar, hails from the enchanting landscapes of Italy but has made his musical home in the vibrant heart of New York City. A master of his craft, Davide weaves soulful melodies with contemporary flair, creating a soundscape that is both timeless and refreshingly innovative.

From an early age, Davide was entranced by the emotive power of the blues, drawing inspiration from legends like Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. His journey through the world of music led to the creation of "Room For Joy," an album that resonates with raw emotion and technical brilliance, earning him accolades from critics and fans alike.

As the founder of GUITARlab Modern Blues Guitar Academy Online, Davide's passion extends beyond performance. He is a dedicated mentor, committed to nurturing the next generation of guitarists. 

Davide Pannozzo's career is a testament to the seamless blend of tradition and modernity. His music is a journey through the rich tapestry of blues, infused with contemporary rhythms and a touch of his unique artistic vision. As he continues to evolve, Davide remains a beacon of innovation, illuminating the path for both seasoned musicians and aspiring artists worldwide.

Davide Pannozzo Trio

Davy Jones

« They don’t know what to call it, I’m calling it sexy » Hailing from South East London recording artist DC is a living embodiment of his environment - even down to his name standing for « Dock City » an ode to the estate he grew up on - « Woolwich Dockyard ». As an artist he has and continues to carve out his own distinctive lane, creating nostalgic garage & hip-hop influenced anthems with a consistent theme of strong messaging, all delivered with a smooth, rhythmic flow (one he pays respects to his influences: J.Cole and Fabolous being at the forefront) a formula that continues to build him a loyal, well engaged fan base. DC continues to go strength to strength with the release of his eagerly anticipated EP « In The Loop » featuring singles « Neighbourhood », « Tears Sweet Blood » , « Paranoia » and « Bobby&Rowdy ft.Knucks » - amassing millions of streams and Youtube views, with coverage from leading tastemaker outlets as « one of the best tapes of 2021 » and « a UK cult classic » . Capping off a successful campaign with a headline show, festival bookings and brand engagements - DC has continued to build new connections with fans in new territories with his infectious flows and thought provoking melodies. 

Dead Retina is a punk band from Tucson Arizona. Possibly the greatest band of all time... we are looking into it.

Dead Retina

Deki Alem 

Dennis Brown est largement reconnu comme l'une des figures les plus influentes de la musique reggae. Né en 1957 en Jamaïque, il a commencé sa carrière musicale dès son jeune âge, devenant rapidement un prodige du reggae. Avec sa voix douce et pleine d'âme, Brown a enregistré des centaines de chansons au cours de sa carrière, couvrant des thèmes allant de l'amour à la conscience sociale et à la spiritualité. Surnommé "The Crown Prince of Reggae" (Le Prince héritier du reggae), son style vocal distinct et son message poignant ont touché un large public, faisant de lui une légende incontournable dans le monde de la musique jamaïcaine.

Dennis Brown is widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in reggae music. Born in 1957 in Jamaica, he began his musical career at a young age, quickly becoming a reggae prodigy. With his smooth and soulful voice, Brown recorded hundreds of songs throughout his career, addressing themes ranging from love to social consciousness and spirituality. Nicknamed "The Crown Prince of Reggae," his distinctive vocal style and poignant messages resonated with a vast audience, making him an essential legend in the world of Jamaican music.

Dennis Brown

Denzel Curry's King Of The Mischievous South Volume 2 finds him presenting a sequel to the project, and bringing back the sound, that helped launch his career. While the first installment of King Of The Mischievous South was performed from the perspective of his Raven Miyagi persona, a name bestowed upon him by Raider Klan founder SpaceGhostPurrp, Volume 2 finds Curry operating under his Big Ultra persona -- an elevated version of Raven Miyagi that is bragadocious and revels in the success that Curry has seen over the last decade of his career.

Given the project's sound, which pays homage to the great musical heritages of the South, its features include the region's greats, both old and new, as well as others whose style is indebted to the South's musical legacy. The intentional inclusion of Rocky and Ferg is Curry's attempt to show what could have been, fulfilling the promise that existed at the rise of their respective careers in the early 2010s.

With all of the otherworldly adventures Denzel has taken listeners on over the course of his last few conceptually-driven albums, this project serves as a showcase for the fun, spontaneity and technical mastery that has made him one of rap's most in-demand talents over the course of the last decade.

Denzel Curry


The Dereliks are California’s duo comprised of MC Iz and DJ Hen Boogie, who released their classic EP "A Turn On The Wheel Is Worth More Than A Record Deal" on New York record label Low Self Discipline in 1995. In 2003, they released the awesome "Change for the Bus Ride Home" which was planned to be the first part of a series of albums that compile all their unreleased material and demos they recorded around ‘92. The track "No G’nus" was only and exclusively included in the "Bomb Hip-Hop Compilation" album, from 1994. ~Discogs

Dereliks

Des Roses

Desireless, de son vrai nom Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop, est une chanteuse française emblématique des années 1980. Son titre le plus célèbre, Voyage, Voyage, sorti en 1986, a marqué une génération et continue d'être un symbole de la musique new wave et électro-pop de cette époque. Avec son look androgyne et ses sonorités hypnotiques, elle s'est rapidement imposée sur la scène musicale européenne. Desireless incarne la fusion de la modernité et du rêve, avec des mélodies envoûtantes et des paroles évoquant l'évasion et l'aventure.

Desireless, born Claudie Fritsch-Mentrop, is a French singer who became iconic in the 1980s. Her most famous hit, Voyage, Voyage, released in 1986, became a generational anthem and remains a hallmark of the new wave and electro-pop music of that era. With her androgynous style and hypnotic sound, she quickly made her mark on the European music scene. Desireless represents the blend of modernity and dream-like escapism, with captivating melodies and lyrics that evoke a sense of adventure and escape.

Desireless

Di-Meh, skateur devenu rappeur, puise dans ses racines entre le Maroc et la Suisse pour créer un univers authentique. Initié au rap avec le collectif genevois 13 Sarkastick 2011 il se fait connaître en 2015 grâce au morceau « Fu gee la » avec Népal, qui le propulse sur le devant de la scène, né au sein du collectif 75e Session

À 14 ans, après ce morceau, il part à Paris avec son skate et son sac à dos, fraudant les trains sans argent et dormant à la 75 et chez son cousin! Sa seule déter percer dans la musique et ouvrir les portes du rap suisse malgré les obstacles.

Entre 2016 il rejoint le collectif SUPERWAK, aux côtés de Varnish La Piscine, Makala, Mairo, Slimka, Daej , et bien d’autres.

En 2017, avec le label indépendant Colors, il sort Focus vol.1 et se produit sur la scène du XTRM tour En 2019, il enchaîne avec Focus vol.2 et la mixtape Fake Love, qui le place sur la couverture des Inrocks en tant que « révélation de l’année ».

Après Fake Love, Di-Meh traverse une épreuve majeure : une opération à la gorge pour retirer une tumeur bénigne. Cette période est marquée par la perte de son ami et mentor Népal, un moment qui l’amène à une introspection profonde.

Aujourd’hui, Di-Meh choisit l’indé en créant son propre studio et label, Los’todos records. Il produit ses projets, notamment ov3 et ov3 au Carré, en minimisant le recours aux services extérieurs. Fidèle à sa vision, il sort un projet par an, créant quelque chose de pur et authentique, à son image.

Di-Meh

Dion Kerr

Dirtsa is a 24-year-old artist originally from Douala, Cameroon who now resides in Toulouse, France. From writing poetry, to singing and rapping, and even painting - Dirtsa is the modern-day definition of a Renaissance person and cannot be boxed into one category or genres. 

Dirtsa

Swedish trio Dirty Loops make their own brand of jazz, R&B, and electronic dance music-inflected pop. Formed in 2008, the group features the talents of former childhood friends Jonah Nilsson (vocals, keyboards) and Henrik Linder (bass guitar), along with Aron Mellergård (drums), whom Nilsson and Linder met as teens.

Follow : https://www.hopp.bio/dirtyloops

Dirty Loops

“Dizgo has one of the most operative names in the jam-band scene - evoking a transcendence of genre: a dizzier disco, filled with a hodge-podge of genres, styles, and technical influences while still, at its core, a dance party”

Dizgo redefines the live experience by blending jamtronica with funk, deep-groove soul, and psychedelic rock, taking the audience on a musical journey that includes intricate compositions and extended improvisation. The result is something both danceable and introspective: soulful vocals, interweaving analog synths, and shredding guitar all of which join forces under the banner of Dizgo.

The band has played stand-out performances at festivals such as Peach Music Festival, Summer Camp Music Festival, Resonance Music Festival, Werk Out Music Festival, Sonic Bloom Music Festival, and much more and has supported acts such as Goose, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Papadosio, The Main Squeeze, Aqueous, Lespecial, and more.

Dizgo

DJ CAM, de son vrai nom Laurent Daumail, est une figure emblématique de la scène musicale électronique et du trip-hop français. Actif depuis les années 1990, il s’est imposé comme un pionnier du genre en mélangeant des influences jazz, hip-hop, et électroniques pour créer un son atmosphérique et captivant. Ses albums, comme "Underground Vibes" ou "Soulshine", incarnent une esthétique unique, où des beats organiques rencontrent des mélodies nostalgiques et des samples soigneusement choisis. Artiste avant-gardiste, DJ CAM a marqué son époque tout en restant une source d'inspiration pour les générations suivantes.

DJ CAM, born Laurent Daumail, is a trailblazing figure in the French electronic and trip-hop scene. Active since the 1990s, he carved out a niche as a pioneer by blending jazz, hip-hop, and electronic influences into atmospheric and captivating sounds. His albums, such as "Underground Vibes" and "Soulshine", showcase a distinctive aesthetic where organic beats meet nostalgic melodies and meticulously chosen samples. As a forward-thinking artist, DJ CAM has left an indelible mark on his era while continuing to inspire future generations.

DJ Cam

Originally hailing from the suburbs of Boston, DJ Grumble has been active as a hip-hop DJ & producer for over 20 years, while simultaneously earning a PhD in chemistry and developing several new medicines to treat cancer. Grumble first gained recognition for his "Freestyle Tools" series of instrumental mixtapes which made their debut on YouTube and DatPiff.com in the late 2000s. Since then, he has released over a dozen instrumental albums that have cumulatively amassed over 50 million streams, helping him build a worldwide following of hip-hop lovers. DJ Grumble has produced tracks for RIAA-certified gold and platinum artists, and his work has been featured featured in TV shows, movies, and video games. With music for any mood and any occasion, Grumble always has your instrumental needs covered.

Credits & Collaborations: Surfaces, Ari Lennox, Blake Anthony, Tayyib Ali, Kobe Banks, Lucian White, Grant., Guhbs, Dr. Malcolm Lex, Landon Sears, Kam Robinson, Croupdawg, Mike Wing, NJayC, Camden Murphy, Latrell James, Killah Trakz, GurtyBeats, Go Yama, Daryl XL, André Bhutta, NanoRoze, Mikklo, Kid Vision Beats

DJ Grumble

DJ Odi is a true stateside Jungle/DNB OG whose involvement in the culture began as a raver in 1992. In 1995, DJ Odi began his residency at Konkrete Jungle NYC.  After some time, DJ Odi became the Jungle/DNB vinyl curator at Satellite Records NYC all while playing raves, clubs and otherwise parties in across the NY Tri-State area.​

We are pleased to have DJ Odi's music released as GDNBC 002!

DJ Odi

DJAR ONE is a producer, DJ and MC from Le Havre, France. Member of the Serpat Crew and Pitchcaps Posse, he is the co-founder of BEATS HOUSE RECORDS. 
He has worked with many artists around the world, like Sadat X, El da Sensei, Gérard Baste (Svinkels), Too Many T's, Whirlwind D, Carpetface... and composed soundtracks for RedBull and Canal+,
He has released sold out 45 vinyls, featuring great international MCs (Andy Cooper, Napoleon Da Legend, Chrome, Dragon Fli Empire, Phill Most Chill,...) on his own label,
Behind the sampler, the turntables or the mic, he always deliver good grooves to keep Hip-hop headz and party people on the move !!! CAN’T STOP WON’T STOP !!! 

DJAR ONE

DMX, de son vrai nom Earl Simmons, est l'une des figures les plus marquantes du rap américain. Connu pour son énergie brute, son style agressif et sa voix distinctive, il a marqué l'histoire du hip-hop à la fin des années 1990 et au début des années 2000 avec des albums comme It's Dark and Hell Is Hot et ...And Then There Was X. Son impact va bien au-delà de la musique, avec des apparitions au cinéma et une personnalité complexe qui a fait de lui une légende à la fois pour ses talents artistiques et ses combats personnels.

DMX, born Earl Simmons, is one of the most iconic figures in American rap. Known for his raw energy, aggressive style, and distinctive voice, he made a lasting impact on hip-hop in the late 1990s and early 2000s with albums like It's Dark and Hell Is Hot and ...And Then There Was X. His influence extends beyond music, with film appearances and a complex personality that solidified his status as a legend, both for his artistic talents and personal struggles.

Doggyland is a 3D animated series created by Snoop Dogg, October London and Claude Brooks, Executive Producer of Hip Hop Harry. The show features a colorful cast of dogs in a vibrant world where they sing, rap and dance to fun and educational songs that teach learning and cognitive fundamentals for kids all around the world.

The songs help promote social emotional development as well as age related cognitive development in the preschool set and older. We cover a wide range of engaging topics such as letters, numbers, colors, animals, good habits, hygiene, accepting others and more, along with modern remixes of classic nursery rhymes. Our music is made by award winning producers, rappers and singers resulting in tunes that everyone in the family can enjoy, allowing parents to participate in their child’s learning experience.

The show is centered on a group of puppies led by an adult mentor named Bow Wizzle, who is voiced by Snoop Dogg. Every dog is different in color and shape to help promote diversity and inclusion.

Doggyland

Dominique Charpentier is a french composer renowned within the modern classical world, a fast-growing musical genre including well known artists like Nils Frahm or Ólafur Arnalds. Drawing inspiration from the contemplation of nature (Lou vènt) and the beauty of everyday life (Carnet de voyage), Dominique primarily uses the piano as means of expression. The nuanced breadth of his work has enabled him to sign record deals with an array of modern classical labels, among them 7K! (Germany), Sonder House (U.S.A), 1631 Recordings (Sweden), and Memory Recordings (Italy). He collaborates on a regular basis with talented artists like Klangriket, Kyle McEvoy,  Manuel Zito or Illuminine. In tandem with his solo career, Dominique also composes original soundtrack for movies; "The Cakemaker (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)", the first feature film he worked on, was acclaimed by critics and audiences around the globe.

Dominique Charpentier

DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD is an independent Welsh artist making alt-art-pop inspired by his experiences of queer love, lust, and heartbreak. Critically acclaimed by I-D, NOWNESS, DIY, Attitude, Billboard Pride, and CLASH who called him a ‘startling new talent’. With over a million streams combined, he’s received support from Spotify, BBC Introducing and The Jo Whiley Show, which named him 'Obsession of the Week’ 

Recent shows include Dalston Superstore, Heaven, Vogue Fabrics, FOCUS Wales, Liverpool Sound City, NXNE, Toronto Pride and Sŵn. An album launch show it set for May 2025 at Omeara. 

DONT MAKE THIS WIERD recently received the PPL Momentum Sbardun Award which has contributed towards the making of his forthcoming debut album. Made in collaboration with co-producers with Gethin Pearson (Charli XCX, KennyHoopla) and Oscar Moos (Col3trane, Eyelar). The record is set to drop March 2025.

DONT MAKE THIS WEIRD

Established in December of 2021, Dr. Psilicon (Sil-i-kon), the immersive musical duo hailing from Virginia, unites two creative brothers under one sonic vision. One brother commands the decks as DJ and producer, while the other orchestrates awe inspiring live visuals as a VJ also playing a key role in shaping the music itself. What sets Dr. Psilicon apart is not only this sibling synergy, but also their deep-rooted dedication to sound design and love for boutique and rare analog synthesizers. Each release expands an ongoing sci-fi mythology centered around the enigmatic Dr. Psilicon, making world-building a core part of their artistic identity.

Dr. Psilicon

Après des débuts discographiques à la fin des années 90 au sein du groupe de Hip Hop français Triptik, Drixxxé s’impose rapidement comme l’un des meilleurs beatmakers hexagonaux. Outre les très remarqués albums Microphonorama et Tr-303 de son groupe, il signe de nombreuses productions ou remixes pour des artistes aussi divers que Yelle, Lomepal, ou The Rodeo pour ne citer qu’eux et est à l’origine d’un side project inclassable, McLuvin, mêlant sonorités vintages et futuristes. Accompagné de son acolyte l’inénarrable Gystere, ce nouveau groupe voit le jour et sort en 2012 un album chez Fontana/Mercury intitulé «Animal» .
A partir de 2013, fort de décennies de diggin’,il se lance dans une série de mixtapes, les fameuses «Sextapes», entièrement constituées de titres issus de bandes originales de l’age d’or du cinéma érotique des années 70, véritables mines d’or pour tous les chasseurs de samples. Celles ci lui valent des articles dans de nombreux médias nationaux et internationaux, allant de Nova à Paper mag, en passant par Dangerous minds, Wax Poetics ou Okayplayer.
Parallèlement à sa carrière discographique, Drixxxé participe à plusieurs bandes originales de films ou de documentaires sortis en salles, mais également pour la télévision ou le web. 
En 2020, il sort son premier album solo entièrement autoproduit, conçu comme la bande originale d’un film imaginaire, synthèse de toutes ses expériences accumulées et de ses influences les plus personnelles, osant un grand écart entre la pop des années 70, Erick Satie et la musique électronique ..

Drixxxé

Australian born, LA based producer, Droid Bishop infuses his love of all musical genres into a sonic rainbow of electronic & synthwave sounds. While taking influence from colors of the past, the future is where this machine dreams to live.

Droid Bishop

Dukes of Roots, a vibrant collective of seasoned musicians celebrating the essence of roots reggae. Led by Mermans Mosengo's captivating vocals, George “Fully” Fullwood's masterful bass lines, Courtney Diedrick's dynamic drums, Stevie "Tigertone" Verhault's creative lead guitar and T Rod's versatile guitar and songwriting, we unite to bring you soulful rhythms that honor reggae's legacy while pushing boundaries forward.

Dukes of Roots

“I always follow where the music takes me,” says Dustin O’Halloran, and it’s a statement which could apply as readily to the pianist and composer’s slow drift across the globe as to his ever-evolving sound, for which he first won attention with Dēvics, the band he formed alongside Sara Lov, who released their debut album in 1998 and went on to sign with Bella Union. Born in Phoenix, Arizona, then resident in Los Angeles, O’Halloran later moved to rural Northern Italy for seven years, then on to Berlin for a decade, before decamping to Reykjavík in 2018, from where he now splits his time with Los Angeles again. His work has meanwhile pursued a similarly adventurous route, advancing soon after the turn of the century from Dēvics’ hazy dream pop to a series of increasingly ambitious solo albums, which in turn have led to an Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning career as a composer of film and TV scores, as well as multiple dance and art projects. That’s not to mention his critically acclaimed collaboration with Stars Of The Lid’s Adam Wiltzie, A Winged Victory For The Sullen, an idiosyncratic, ambient orchestral project which has performed around the world.
His has been, in other words, a grand journey so far. Whether it be in the understated elegance of his Piano Solos Vols 1 & 2 (2004, 2006), the deft electronic touches that embellish A Winged Victory For The Sullen’s graceful soundscapes, or the imaginative, evocative arrangements characterising his (relatively) grander works – among them the fragile strings of his last solo album, 2011’s Lumiere; 2016’s elegantly atmospheric, Oscar nominated Lion score, written with Volker Bertelmann, aka Hauschka; and 2018’s bitter-sweet ‘Horizons’, Puzzle’s closing theme, featuring veteran Scandinavian chart-topper Ane Brun, who performed it at the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony – O’Halloran has constantly displayed a canny knack for unlocking familiar but often intimate sentiments. 
It’s a talent he cultivated early: having taught himself to play piano at the age of seven, O’Halloran soon began writing his own music, inspired by the sounds emerging from his mother’s ballet lessons. Before long, the influence of the likes of Chopin, Arvo Pärt and Debussy was supplanted by a fondness for more esoteric acts – Cocteau Twins (whose Simon Raymonde would later sign him to his label, Bella Union), Gavin Bryars, Morton Feldman and Joy Division – and, by the time he was 19 or so, he was writing songs for Dēvics with Lov, whom he met at Santa Monica College, where he was studying art. Though he was initially reluctant to share his piano compositions, it was their very Satie-esque simplicity that helped establish him – alongside Hauschka, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Max Richter and Nils Frahm – as part of a musical environment in which he subsequently flourished. Indeed, Frahm has engineered recordings for O’Halloran, while the late Jóhannsson mixed Lumiere.
But while he’s won countless fans with his solo recordings and A Winged Victory For The Sullen – who released their debut album in 2011, with the latest, The Undivided Five, out on Ninja Tune in 2019 – it was the three solo pieces O’Halloran composed for Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette (2006) which delivered his most significant breakthrough. Since then, he’s arguably become even better known for his work on Transparent (2014-17), which won him an Emmy, and Lion (2016), his first collaboration with Bertelmann, which earned nominations for an Oscar, a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and a Critics’ Choice Award. These, though, are just some of an abundance of scores he’s shaped. Others include films like Drake Doremus’s Like Crazy (2011), which won Sundance’s Grand Jury Prize, and Breathe In (2013), starring Guy Pearce and Felicity Jones, as well as TV shows like the BBC’s forthcoming adaptation of A Christmas Carol, directed by Nick Murphy – with whom, alongside Bryan Senti, O’Halloran worked on 2018’s BAFTA-nominated Save Me – and for which he has again collaborated with Bertelmann.
In addition, O’Halloran’s work has distinguished other artistic forms. In 2014, A Winged Victory scored ATOMOS on behalf of Wayne McGregor, the Resident Choreographer of The Royal Ballet in London, while in 2019, at Minneapolis’s Liquid Music Series, he premiered an electronic composition, 1 0 0 1, with choreographer Fukiko Takase, who’d taken part in that earlier endeavour. Furthermore, having signed to DG earlier in the year, in November 2019 he released his debut EP, Sundoor, which offers a 20-minute piece entitled “196 Hz”, adapted from a 2017 site-specific composition for cross-disciplinary American artist Slater Bradley’s Sundoor At World’s End. 
Whether the latter pieces – neither of which feature piano – are indicative of the path he’ll pursue next is known only to O’Halloran, and possibly not even to him. He recently reunited with his old Dēvics partner Lov on a song for her forthcoming solo album, while another track with Ane Brun will soon see the light of day, and he also appears on the final, posthumous Leonard Cohen album, Thanks For The Dance (2019), which stands in stark contrast to his work producing the final track on Katy Perry’s Witness (2017). Frankly, there’s little point in trying to second-guess where he might head next, and with studios in both Reykjavík and Los Angeles, he remains keen to go wherever the muse takes him. It’s how he’s always worked best, and it’s exactly what one would hope. After all, O’Halloran concludes, “Deutsche Grammophon are incredibly supportive in exploring ideas beyond chamber and orchestral music, and that’s what feels exciting...” 


Dustin O'Halloran

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