Samantha James (Live / PA)
Songwriter/performer Samantha James has spent the past three years honing her estimable skills as a modern-day singer/songwriter within the dance/electronic/soul genre. Her sultry style, vocal cadences, and international rhythms are largely influenced by such artists as Everything but the Girl, Basia, Amel Larrieux, Bebel Gilberto and Morcheeba. Billboard Magazine calls her debut album "Rise" (Om Records) "A ceaselessly smooth collection of groovy pop, as elegant as Sade, and wrapped with the unmistakably warm thump of San Francisco house," URB Magazine picked her in their annual "Next 100" artists on the rise for stardom and iTunes voted her one of the best electronic/dance albums of the year.

PC Synergy
Jacksonville, Florida's PC Synergy consists of Phil Green and Scott Peterson (AKA DJ Catharsis), who are probably most well known for their releases on Imperial Dub. They’ve also released really dope music on Om Records, Robsoul Recordings, Drenched, Agave, Soulstar, Grab and toured with Kaskade, Mark Rae, DJ Sneak, Q Burns Abstract Message and Nigel Richards.

Sutro Heights (aka DJ Fluid)
When not busy running the Om Records label, DJ Fluid is constantly touring, bringing his deep, funky and chunky sounds to the people. "I try to offer a unique sound to the dance floor, incorporating all the styles of music I find inspiring." Fluid's sound is diverse indeed. His landmark DJ sets combine everything from Chicago House to Nu Jazz to Brazilian Rhythms. No stranger to the studio, DJ Fluid has been producing electronic music for 22 years. His productions include dozens of 12" singles and remixes, four mix CD's and two full length artist albums recorded with his group Afro-Mystik. Fluid formed Afro-Mystik in 1999 as a fusion of electronic music, live percussion and global rhythms. "I wanted to " With Fluid at the helm, the six piece band has received critical acclaim for its electrifying live show and inspiring releases.

Cool Rob G (Om Chilled A&R Man)
Hailing from San Francisco via Pittsburgh, Rob G is a chronic record collector, disc jockey, pianist, composer and former gymnast that really doesn't enjoy shaving. Aside from spinning mad crazy ill beats and handling A&R duties at Om, Cool Rob G enjoys drinking Bushmills and Jameson / ginger ale. Buy him one or two please.

VISUALIST: Love Intelligence Group (NYC)
ERIK JACOBS & DAVID RESNICK:
Love Intelligence Group is a VJ team that uses real-time improvising and manipulation of original, found, and custom-created visuals. Their work has a distinct New York flavor as well as a magically humanistic energy, combining rare multi-ethnic images with computer animation and tweaked footage of physical models that they design/shoot. They have cross-cultivated their own deep backgrounds as musicians and music producers into their visual performances, adding a whole new layer of rhythm and music to the live experience. In performance, prepared media is brought into an array of hardware and software controllers where they trigger, manipulate, and mix video, creating a synesthetic stream that flows along with the DJ. Also in their performance rig is a motion controlled audiovisual synthesizer called Ghost Story that Love Intelligence Group has developed. The motion of dancers, turntablists, or musicians is translated into uniquely expressive control data that can be routed to any point in the sound/image flow.

Erik Jacobs and David Resnick met in New York ’s Hudson Valley and immediately discovered they had a common ground in their creative goals. Both believe in the particular opportunity for artists of light and sound media to conduct the current evolution of fusing interactive technology, art, and the beautiful heat of the dance floor.

www.loveintelligencegroup.com

John von (Vibration Institute) live
John von is a producer, sound designer, bassist and DJ, relocated to Southern California in 2001 after a decade spent in Asia (Tokyo and Hong Kong) performing and recording with some of the region's most influential artists.

John now lives in Los Angeles, where he performs live experimental ambient/techno and runs net.label Vibration Institute. His 2007 solo release 'Grid Topology' featured a set of ambient/experimental pieces produced in virtual reality; in February 2008 he finished producing the latest Vibration Institute release, 'Dream Calibration,' a set of ambient improvisations featuring a number of local electronic innovators who recently passed through his central Hollywood studios. His current musical explorations also include sound design projects working with composers Thomas Newman and Paul Haslinger as well as producing electronic jazz group Simplexity (a collaboration with Los Angeles studio musicians Steve Tavaglione, Judd Miller, Gary Novak, John Beasley and Dave Carpenter). More info on recent projects on myspace.com/johnvon23 or the Vibration Institute site

www.vibrationinstitutemusic.com

Drumcell (Droid Behavior) live/DJ/ VISUALIST
Founder of Droid Recordings and co-founder of Droid Behavior, Drumcell has been one of techno's greatest allies in Southern California in recent times.

Over the last 5 years Drumcell has rocked parties from big to small on a weekly basis in LA as well as gigs all over the U.S alongside such names as Kenny Larkin, John Tejada, Tim Xavier, Dan Bell, Ben Sims, Adam Beyer, Jeff Mills, Speedy J, Ritchie Hawtin, Matthew Dear, etc. and has also released quite a few heavy trax on labels Omniscient, Remains, Heavy Industries, and his own DROID Recordings imprint. Drumcell has been known to keep on the edge of technology and continuously pushing the limits to what the future has to offer. He is always in the process of developing homebrewed software as well as cutting edge hardware solution to bring a fresh innovative taste to his production and performances. When performing, Drumcell can be seen blurring the lines between a live and a DJ set by utilizing tools such as FX processors, samplers ,drum machines and other devices to weave a thick blend of acidic techno and aggressive but funky minimalist groove to ensure a frenzy amongst his listeners. For his performance at MIAMBIENT Drumcell will be playing a special DJ set of ambient/experimental/downtempo music.

www.droidbehavior.com

Jon Margulies (Merk/NYC)
Live ambient/downtempo artist Jon Margulies has performed jazz at the Knitting Factory, ambient music at the Walker Arts Center, medieval music at the Spoleto Festival, punk rock at CBGBs and computer music at Burning Man. He is active as a performer and organizer in New York's beleagured underground, and can be found performing with his laptop in warehouses, museums, yoga studios, and anywhere else people can get away with having fun.

www.heatercore.net

Christian S (Belfast, Ireland) Visualist
VJ Christian S is one of a new breed of emerging visual talent to come from Ireland.

Based in Belfast and a member of the up and coming Belfast VJ Collective. Christian also comes with a musical background having released music through Belfast dance music record label Soultech Records. In a quest to add something special to his DJ and live music sets he added video to the mix, culminating in an all-round audiovisual performer. At Mambient he will concentrate all his energy on the visual. Mixing video with a hands on approach and using all his music knowledge and DJ experience to provide a true visual treat.

www.myspace.com/dvjchristians

Amon
Percussionist / Performer / Producer. Amon has shared the stage with a wide-range of internationally acclaimed artists. He has performed with the mega group TOOL, Soulfly, The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Magbana Drum and Dance Co. and The Vissi Dance Theater. Amon has trained in West Africa and in the states with several famous and legendary West African master drummers including Famadou Konate and Mamady Keita and currently in NYC with Michael Markus and master drummer M'Bemba Bangora. In addition to being an accomplished recording artist and studio musician, Amon is the resident percussionist for the high-energy dance party, Afrokinetic (DJ Chris Annibell). He has also accompanied many other celebrated DJs such as Nickodemus (Turntables on the Hudson), Rich Medina (Jump n' Funk) and Quantic (Tru Thoughts) just to name a few. He is fresh off a summer residence at Spiegelworld NYC where he performed weekly with DJs from all over the globe. Be sure to check out Amon's remixes on Redbud Records and Putumayo World Music. Give a listen to Amon's collaborations with Puba Bajah and the Dry Yai crew from Sierra Leone on Modiba / Okay Player.

www.myspace.com/subatomicsound

Golden & Sam Sparro (DJ/electronics/vocals)
Box-fresh and super slick Sam Sparro is a 24 year old offering up a delicious mix of funk, soul, electro and dance in the shape of 'Black and Gold' ­ a record that is already making this LA based internationalist white-hot property for 2008. Big news on the West Coast underground, Sam's unique style, vocal talent, eclectic sound and savvy lyrics have already got UK tastemakers chomping at the bit. Originally from Sydney Australia, Sam moved with his family to Pasadena at the impressionable age of 10 years old where he was first introduced to the world of gospel by his Minister father. It was at church where Sam learnt he could sing and he soon attracted a plethora of high profile admirers such as Chaka Khan who was amazed that the little white boy who went to their church could sing. Sam’s eclectic journey has shaped his sound and vision, intermingling so many musical genres, imagery and ideas. Sam is currently in LA putting the finishing touches to his debut album, and he will be playing at SXSW and the Miami Winter Conference before returning back to the UK to tour with his band and for the highly anticipated release of 'Black and Gold'.

www.myspace.com/modusvivendimusic

Thomas Blondet (Washington DC)
If you had to sum up Thomas Blondet in one word, that word would be versatility. The man has got some of the most versatile dj and producers skills you will ever encounter. Thomas Blondet is most well known as the DJ Tom B, a name he carved out for himself in the 1990'’s club and dance music scene in Washington, DC. For several years it seemed that Tom B was on every flier and line-up in the entire DC area. But Tom's roots go deeper than that, and his career has continued to grow and develop on a unique path. The ease with which Tom moves from genre to genre or among various club settings makes sense when you look at his musical background. Over the years he has played just about every type of beat oriented music from deep house to speed garage, drum'n'bass, hip-hop, reggae, latin, dub and downtempo. Having this varied musical background and depth of experience comes in handy both in the studio and dj booth. From hip Las Vegas lounges to chic Montreal clubs, massive nightclubs, underground rave events or DC's headquarters of downtempo, the Eighteenth Street Lounge.

www.myspace.com/djtomb
www.rhythmandculture.com

Jeremy Sole
Chicago-born Jeremy Sole has been a deejay and record collector for over 17 years. As a teenager, his education was in throwing underground loft parties at the birth of Hip Hop and House music. He matured as a turntablist in Jazz, Dub and experimental hybrid bands. The rich Chicago history of Blues, Jazz, Disco and Funk were all part of his upbringing, and as a true music lover Jeremy has always found a way to blend them all together. Since then his obsession grew to include music from around the world. As Co-Founder and resident deejay of Afro Funke', Jeremy and his partners Rocky Dawuni and Cary Sullivan produce an event that brings a diverse mix of music lovers together each week at the Zanzibar in Santa Monica. Blending Afrobeat, Funk, Reggae, Latin and Brazilian; Afro Funke' has hosted hundreds of international guest performers over the years, from Rich Medina and Cut Chemist to impromptu jam sessions with Zap Mama and Stevie Wonder. Every week is a future memory. Jeremy has had the honor of sharing the stage and the studio with hundreds of his deepest inspirations, including Roy Ayers, Ben Harper, DJ Krush, Lauryn Hill, War, The Meters, Chaka Khan, Seu Jorge, The Greyboy Allstars, Antibalas, Ray Charles, Reuben Wilson, Buck 65, Jerry Garcia Band and Joe Bataan.

www.myspace.com/musaics

Nickodemus
(Eighteenth St. Lounge / WONDERWHEEL Recordings)
Musically speaking, New York native, Nickodemus, is probably as open-minded as it gets. Together with DJ sidekick, Mariano, the two have since gone on to form one of the city's most enduring and creative weekly parties; Turntables On The Hudson, that has developed from strength to strength over the past seven years. A DJ residency for the esteemed Giant Step crew gave Nick the platform upon which to develop his style and technique. Meanwhile, support slots ranging anywhere from The Pharcyde and Gil Scott-Heron to KRS-One and Pucho & The Latin Soul Brothers ensured that most nights of the week were booked up way in advance. But it wasn't until 1998 when he and like-minded musical partner, Mariano, set up shop for the weekly Turntables On The Hudson parties up at Chelsea Piers on Manhattan's west side that he came into his own. Now in its eighth year, the club has become a mainstay on the New York horizon. Equally, six volumes of the highly-collectable 'Turntables On The Hudson' mix CDs, a host of remixes - including the Thievery Corporation's own 'Supreme Illusion' on the 'ESL Remixed' album and his own record label, Wonderwheel Recordings, have turned the future bright. Meanwhile, the debut Nickodemus album, 'Endangered Species', was release by ESL and put the whole story into perspective. For Nickodemus, Endangered Species are people, places, things hanging on- struggling to survive in a changing world. I'm pretty nostalgic & I'm always rooting for the underdog, so all the elements of this are in this album. It is very personal to me, from the images to the music & the politics within the music."

www.myspace.com/nickodemusnyc

Jef Stott (Six Degrees Records)
Jef Stott has been deftly navigating the realms of the global remix for over a decade. A founding member of both LUMIN and STELLAMARA, he has gone on to become a sought after producer working primarily with artists from the Middle East living in diaspora. He recently produced the debut release from MC RAI, and is now at work with the Persian fusion group SOMMA. As a trained anthropologist, he has studied with master musicians from Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Iran and Turkey which led him to become accomplished on several traditional stringed and percussion instruments of the Middle East. These instruments figure prominently in his composition and production work as well as inform his sensibility about cultural relativism and issues of appropriation. “Saracen” will be released on Six Degrees Records in late April and will be Jef's first full length album for the label. Jef resides in San Francisco where he also runs his own label Embarka Records.

www.myspace.com/jefstott

David Starfire (Six DegreesRecords)
David Starfire blends world music with hip-hop and breakbeats to create a unique sound that is catching the ears of music fans across the globe. A classically trained multi-instrumentalist/producer/composer/DJ that has lived in NYC, San Francisco and Los Angeles, he is bringing the world closer together by fusing different genres of music. After a solo career and several bands in his initial musical career David became interested in World music and studied artists from the Middle East and began to mix the two together. His reputation for a unique style landed him several DJ gigs in the West Coast and beyond. In 2004, he was the first American "Breakbeat" DJ to complete a successful DJ club tour throughout India bringing his unique sound of "Bhangra Breakbeat" to Bombay, Chenni, Goa and several other cities. He has performed at large scale international festivals such as Coachella, Love Parade, Electric Picnic, Shambhala, Burning Man, Lightning in a Bottle and Earthdance. He has performed in the UK, Canada, India and most major cities in the USA and has developed a big following. He has collaborated with FreQ Nasty, MC 900 Ft Jesus, Information Society, American Music Club, Wire Train, and members of Beck. His songs are frequently played on BBC1 Radio shows Bobby & Nihal, Friction, Paathan, Generasian and several other stations. Bombay Beatz is David Starfire's debut release on Six Degrees Records and features voices in Hindi, Punjabi, and English merged with hip-hop, UK breakbeat and traditional Indian instruments to create a new eclectic sound.

www.myspace.com/davidstarfire

The Worker (Fiction, Six Degrees Records)
The Worker aka Michael Kelly is a San Francisco DJ and promoter of techno and international electronic nights. The Worker has been establishing a series of unique and innovative electronic nights, such as Stateless and Novo Soundz, that promote and showcase developing electronic acts from various parts of the world, bringing acts from Brazil, Tunisia, Mexico, Germany, U.K., India, and Spain to clubs in SF as well as being a member of the SF based techno/ mutant disco crew, "Fiction." The Worker is deeply inspired and influenced by techno, house, tech house, and minimal and has consistently been searching for the freshest developments in these sounds and genres from various regions of the world. His sets reflect this broad vision and eclecticism but are rooted in a foundation of deep, grinding, yet funky, tech beats that make his DJ sets resonant with various dancefloors.

www.myspace.com/dwurkur

Andre Lucero (Fiction)
A veteran of West Coast underground electronic music culture, Andre Lucero continues to reinvent himself. From breakdancing in the early 80's to his present studio efforts, he always kept his focus on beats and sounds of genres to come. Starting with the earliest electro hip-hop, passing through time and space to the present and future of electronic music, his selections are open minded but always have a dancefloor sensibility. Not being satisfied with spoon feeding or accepting convenience, Andre has chosen the paths less traveled. Helping foster the rave scene in Santa Barbara; playing at the first mega-rave in the US (Raveamerica); releasing one of the first (if not THE first) domestically produced underground electronic dance music mixed CD's (Fusion, Volume 1); his involvement with the seminal San Francisco techhouse event/DJ crew, Urban Development; to playing with international legends for Space Children, he has been recognized for decades as a stand alone talent who brings something special to the lineup.

www.myspace.com/djandrelucero

Michael Anthony (Supperclub, Late Night Sneaky)
Michael Anthony is the music director and resident dj for supperclub in San Francisco. He has been DJing since 1995 and has held down residencies at some of San Francisco's biggest clubs like Ruby Skye, 1015 Folsom and Snow Drift. Michael has mixed and compiled Mixed Elements / Ruby Skye and Frequent Flyer Departure Lounge and has also been involved in compiling three previous supperclub albums.

VJ Demencia - (NYC) Visualist
Rene Juan de la Cruz-Napoli is a multimedia creative director and video jockey, specializing in creating visual experiences of urban scale and interactions that often integrate convergence between the digital and physical realms.

Locally and internationally known as "VJ Demencia", his video art is characterized by graphic movements that progress as a hypnotic trance, with a decidedly optical and futuristic style. His narrative uses paradox to compare and raise issues of universal humanist court, his favorite subjects being peace, earth and the world of dreams, not without a little humor and a large dose of positivism.

VJ Demencia has a burning passion for electronic music and has, since 1998, performed live in New York, Miami, Mexico, Spain and Puerto Rico alongside DJs and musicians such as Paul van Dyk, Tiësto, Paul Oakenfold, Mauro Picotto, Christopher Lawrence, Max Graham, DJ Craze, Nortec's Bostich, Robi Draco Rosa and Gustavo Cerati, among many others.

www.renejuan.com
www.trixel.com
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ytIX0OABXi8
http://homepage.mac.com/renejuan2/iMovieTheater6.html

Pietro Russino (aka HYPNOFOLK)
Solo performance for acoustic guitar and looping. The music of this former member of The league of Crafty Guitarists (Robert Fripp) is a unique blend of Mediterranean roots, progressive rock, organic blues grooves and a psychedelic free form approach to the heritage of the acoustic finger style guitar.

His almost improvised performances draws on the muse of the moment for inspiration, as well as the audience and the venue where the music is literally being created.

www.hypnofolk.com

Alex Theory
Alex Theory is a cutting edge music producer that plays a new breed of GROOVE that blends bumpin' beats with digital technology, live instrumentation, and soulful vocals. Part of the fresh scene of artists who push the musical envelope while simultaneously promoting a socially conscious lifestyle, he has played shows with Elton John, India Arie, Ani DiFranco, STS9, Particle, DJ Logic, The Flaming Lips, String Cheese Incident, and many more...

DJ Drgonfly
As a global traveler who's traversed some six continents and 37 countries, DJ Dragonfly is one of the Bay Area's most sought after purveyors of cutting edge world music. Bay Area dance freaks place him in the top ranks of DJ polls for his unique sound: A fusion of electro house and funky breaks raked over with a globally influenced smackdown of idioms, rhythms and melodies, then bumped up by live electronic percussion. Using bass as the navigator, he sets his decks on a course that weave their way through a wide range of tempos. From Gibraltar to the Ganges, no continent goes unturned in his search for the perfect groove. As a producer he has delved into the world of creative gatherings by hosting and developing numerous weekly, monthly and annual events such as: Earthdance's electronica dome, The Groove Garden, SolFest, Harmony Festival, Techno Tribal, Mantra Lounge, Alchemy, Floorplay, Ali Akbar College of Music Festival and Yoga Journal's Trance Dance.

www.thegroovegarden.com

CDJ Obadayo
cdj Obadayo aka Scott Franklin Manning (NYC) Scott is originally from Santa Cruz/San Francisco California. Has been producing events since 1997 under the names 2nd Sunday, Revolutionary Girl's Namaste, SFbyDEF @ WMC, San Francisco Burning w/Anon Salon, For the Kids w/NextAid, Conscious Party w/Mixed Elements, and most recently Miambient w/Earthdance International & The Standard Miami '07. Scott was the first concert producer in Israel to bring arabs and jews together in the club scene: "Together" at Comfort 13 (Tel Aviv 2003); featuring legendary recording artist/musicians/dj's Jesse Saunders, Guy Gerber, Offer Nissim, Sahar Zangilovich, Shlomi Zidan, Arapiat, and many more! "Breaking down barriers through music" is Scott's M.O. His latest creation is Co-Founder of Integral Productions; creating holistic environments and producing Spa Parties in Miami, New York, and beyond. He also facilitates "Chi-Meditation" workshops in Manhattan at the infamous Exhale Spa. cdj Obadayo loves to spin SF House, Dub, and Rare Groove in his Standard Spa robe! Scott believes we all need to be more responsible for our thoughts, and Be the change YOU want to SEE!

www.myspace.com/sfbydef

Alien Ambassador
Alien Ambassador aka Marisa Scirocco plays psychedelic break beat, bassy, downtempo grooves with a latin and middle eastern flare as well as Electro, breaks and drum and bass. Marisa's started Djing in 2000 in the San Francisco psychedelic underground electronic music scene. Clothing designer, fire dancer and Managing Director of Alex Grey's Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, Marisa lives in NYC, djing and hosting electronic dance parties infusing live painting and video projections.

Rick Medina (Afro Disco)
As a DJ, Rich rocks hip-hop parties the old fashioned way, with good music that stands on its own. His house music and classic dance sets are reminiscent of The Garage and all its pioneering fanfare prior to the age of the industry. As a lounge DJ, whether with neuvo soul or classic funk, there are not many who dig deeper for the ultimate in obscure vinyl bombs. From Philly to Europe and beyond, Rich has shared his talents with true party people worldwide. Proof positive that music is a universal language, spoken and understood by all. Born and raised in New Jersey, Rich is an artist who has exercised his opportunities to exploit his varied talents to the fullest. A poet, DJ, producer, performer and model, Rich has emerged from the underground who's who, to the world of legitimate mass appeal and accomplishment. Currently living in Philadelphia, Rich holds weekly DJ residencies in both Philadelphia and New York spinning hip-hop, house, neuvo soul, classic funk, rare grooves and afro beat to name a few.

Jojoflores (GotSoul)
jojoflores is infamous for his Garage, Deep House and Afro-Latin rhythms. His signature sound resonates sweet, soulful melodies and a profound jazzy vibe. An original B-Boy and a fan of street & dance culture, he is blessed with the versatility to play old school Hip Hop, Funk, and Soul. After 24 years of devotion to the underground music industry, he was awarded NY City's Best International DJ 3 years in a row by Undaground Archives. Jojoflores' hometown recognized the boundlessness of his skills with Montreal's 1998 Best Club DJ Sounds of Blackness Award and has been rated one of Montreal's Top 3 DJ's for three years in a row.

DJ Sabine (BK Mecca)
DJ Sabine’s project Oyasound Rroductions focuses on the exposure and pleasures of African Diasporic music like ancestral house, afrobeat, afrotech, and haitian roots. Oyasound record label and EP is currently in the works. Dj Sabine's mainstay and cultivation has been the monthly event Brooklyn Mecca. Brooklyn Mecca has been coined the home of "grassroots dance culture." Dj Sabine spins global soul: house, afrobeat, haitian roots music, and other Diasporic tunes. Her ear for music soothes the innate part of herself and others that honors the sounds of drums, the power of words, and the healing affect of conjuring up pure positive feeling and emotion.

Black Coffee (afrodesiamp3.com/South Africa)
Originating from the costal city of Durban, South Africa, BlackCoffee began his DJ career back in 1994 while still in high school. Whilst tearing up the nightclub scene wherever he DJ'd, Blackcoffee also continued to pursue his musical talents and formed the very successful band "SHANA". In 2006 BlackCoffee was awarded "Best Dance Album of The Year" in South Africa, for a solo project he had produced / remixed, which added yet another notch to his belt. Most recently BlackCoffee has formed his own label "Soulistic Music" and continues to churn out those deep afro tunes which are starting to gain attention on dance floors world-wide.

Dan Giove (DubSpot)
Dan Giove founded New York City's first DJ, VJ, and electronic music production academy to give novices a chance to try their hand at spinning, scratching, and mixing records. With weekly courses ranging from mixing, scratching, and electronic music production, to even video and visual training, DubSpot is the creative hub for the new or experienced music enthusiast. Hailing from a diverse set of musical backgrounds, DubSpot's experienced instructors provide a unique cross-genre approach to creative education.

Amon (Afrokinetic) - live percussion
Percussionist / Performer / Producer. Amon has shared the stage with a wide-range of internationally acclaimed artists. He has performed with the mega group TOOL, Soulfly, The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Magbana Drum and Dance Co. and The Vissi Dance Theater. Amon has trained in West Africa and in the states with several famous and legendary West African master drummers including Famadou Konate and Mamady Keita and currently in NYC with Michael Markus and master drummer M'Bemba Bangora. In addition to being an accomplished recording artist and studio musician, Amon is the resident percussionist for the high-energy dance party, Afrokinetic (DJ Chris Annibell). He has also accompanied many other celebrated DJs such as Nickodemus (Turntables on the Hudson), Rich Medina (Jump n' Funk) and Quantic (Tru Thoughts) just to name a few. He is fresh off a summer residence at Spiegelworld NYC where he performed weekly with DJs from all over the globe. Be sure to check out Amon's remixes on Redbud Records and Putumayo World Music. Give a listen to Amon's collaborations with Puba Bajah and the Dry Yai crew from Sierra Leone on Modiba / Okay Player.

www.myspace.com/subatomicsound

JaBig (GotSoul)
JaBig is one of the busiest DJs in the soulful house music scene in Montreal . On any given weekend, you can hear his smooth sounds played in the most prestigious clubs in the city and that's when he's not traveling the world catering to music lovers who crave for his DJ sets. As soon as JaBig landed in Montreal in the summer of 2003 from Johannesburg, South Africa, he’s been booked solid as promoters, club owners and punters alike recognized his talent and expertise that make him a hot commodity. He’s a resident at Therapy, almost certainly the most established and global house music soirées around with a presence in cities such as Montreal, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Toronto, Manila, to name a few, and continents as far as Africa, Europe and South America alongside famed DJs Jojoflores and Misayo.

Chris Biggins (NYC) - VISUALIST
Resident VJ Pacha New York
2007 Resident VJ of the Year, Club Systems Int'l Magazine
Former Resident Crobar New York
Apple Certified FCS Master Trainer (one of 10 worldwide)

Chris is the nexus of VJ'ing and and video instruction in New York City. His production company, United Vision, won Resident VJs of the Year 2007 for their extended work at Crobar. They now VJ at Pacha New York, on the video system they designed & installed.

As an instructor, Chris uses this real-world experience to teach post-production and live-show techniques. Chris speaks at industry events and teaches video & motion graphics classes at universities and post-production schools nationwide. He is the Director of Video and Visuals training at Dubspot DJ & VJ school in New York.

Chris' live shows and/or video installs include Pacha, Crobar (New York, Miami, and Chicago), Pink Elephant, Avalon (New York and LA), Nocturnal, Spirit, Open Air, the Church, Laila, the Roxy, Cafetería, Envy, and more.

www.sustainblerecordings.com

www.fusicology.com

Agape feat. Nadia Harris (Sustainable Recordings) Cameo Performance
Agape brings forth a sound reflective of the new millennium, arriving via Miami Beach with the strength of original vocal songs that are universal, meaningful and at the same time soulful. The band blends elements of Electronic, Dub, Roots, Neo Soul, Jazz, Latin and Ska. mixing live and electronic music in a way that comes naturally and that reflects their environment and multicultural up bringing.

Front-woman, singer/songwriter Nadia Harris brings a beautiful and soulful voice that is both modern yet rich with the heritage of her up bringing in the hills of Kingston, Jamaica. At the same time, music and production is handled by DJ/Producer Erick Paredes. Together they have found a synergy that allows them to attract a wide international audience. They feel equally at home in a diverse range of performing environments such as international music festivals, dub reggae venues, urban music events, nu-jazz sessions, world music festivals, electro gigs as well as large format house clubs during peak dance floor hours. Agape has recently completed their much-anticipated first album and is strategizing and planning for a worldwide release in 2008. This album will mark the blooming of their labor of love and catapult their journey to new heights.

Agape Featuring Nadia Harris Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_D_t2c3D2E

Omar Suardy (DHM)
Omar is one third of Miami's staple deep house crew. DHM has played along side The who is who in house music business. They are the redisent DJ's of Aquabooty, Miami's longest running weekly party. Omar has long been known for his excellent taste and ability consistently play sets That are at the same time innovative and appropriate to the environment. He has recently Released a string of singles that reflect his deep inclinations and love for the dancefloor. He is currently finishing up his second EP for Sustainable Recordings called Deeper Rhythms P2.

ALMA - DJ True & Miller Cruz
ALMA (soul) "All for the Love of Music & Art" is a Brazilian collective that fuses live instrumentation with Brazilian grooves. DJ True and Miller Cruz marry the traditional sounds of samba, pagode, bossa nova to house, drum n' bass, Latin & Afro beats - what a beautiful union. The combination has produced quite a serious monthly party introducing the world to their own unique style they themselves call "Neo-Brasilian Fusion". They share the heart and intense party nature of Brazilians with their patrons by bringing back memories of old NYC, where the party spirit was once similar to that of Brazil in many ways.

DJ Josh Adams - (The Affiliates Program) (Detroit)
With his hands in many projects, Joshua Adams certainly keeps busy. Since 2000, he has garnered attention in various forms. On one hand, Josh, as a drummer, was a founding member of the Detroit-based live house group "Painted Pictures" that went on to release an album not only on Truth Manifest stateside, but also on P-Vine in Japan. They played mainstage at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival in 2004 and have performed live sets with a crew of Detroiters like Amp Fiddler, Paul Randolph, Jeremy Ellis, John Arnold and Billy Love.

The newest project Exchange Bureau (which includes fellow Affiliates Program members Jared Sykes and El-Mahdi) is set to release their second album and has attracted the attention of Gilles Peterson, Jazzanova, Marc De Clive-Lowe, and Bugz in the Attic with its unique mix of live house, funk, and electronic sounds. On hand percussion, Joshua has performed from Miami to Chicago, and several years at the DEMF with Drum & Bass DJ Kruse Kontrol and Keith Worthy. He has also recorded percussion for Roy Davis Jr. and Waajeed (Platinum Pied Pipers).

As a DJ, Joshua has taken his diverse influences in hand to develop a unique DJ set drawing from many different forms of music. He has been known to do everything from obscure, quirky house and broken beat, '80s breaks, old school funk, and everything in between. He has held many residencies at various hot spots in Detroit over the years and performed at WMC in 2006 and 2007.

Sound Healing Prayerformance with Acro Yoga
Sound Healing Performance will include a group of gifted musicians and yogi's dedicated to tuning the mind and body of the individual through vibrational frequencies and movement art. Included in the performance is a Renowned Healing Drummer, Toby Christenson, Didgeradoo master Joda, Angelic Flutes by Sapo, and melodic rythms by Ramma . The music will be visually and artistically enhanced by Karmen Plasencia and Ruslan Kleytman, dedicated yogi's, performing an acrobatic yoga and flying sequence. This artistic collaboration will be an artisic expression of healing and art. So, sit back, relax and prepare yourself for a harmonious and blissful experience.

Bill Kelly (Co-Founder & Director of the Winter Music Conference)
DJ Bill Kelly is to the dance music industry what Simon Cowell is to television's American Idol. He started his music industry affiliation as a DJ at theWarehouse VIII in Miami, FL. Not only was he a regular talent behind the turntables, but a man with a vision. The birth of disco set the stage for his trend setting style. Since that time, Bill’s star intuition has helped many artists' bring their music to the masses. His roster includes: Donna Summer, KC & The Sunshine Band, Depche Mode, Madonna, Eminem, Pink, Missy Elliot, Trick Daddy, and Outkast. In the world of music created through the use of technology, he assisted in the breaking success of Danny Tenaglia, Oscar G, DJ Abel, and countless others plus the original radio mix show DJ in Miami. He is also the co-founder of the WMC.

Jesse Saunders
Using a blueprint of old school funk, disco, R&B, early pop and hip-hop, JESSE SAUNDERS is the architect of the musical style known as "House Music." He wrote, produced and released the first documented House record titled "ON & ON" through his own label Jes Say Records. His next hits "Funk U Up," "Real Love" and the platinum selling single "Love Can't Turn Around," served as the foundation for a funky and soulful new sound in electronic music. Jesse Saunders reigns as the ambassador for the global house craze through his work as a DJ, producer, filmmaker and author. After a lifetime of influential and innovative work, JESSE SAUNDERS continues to break new ground.

www.jessesaunders.com

VJ Shakinda (Dublin, Ireland)...
VJ Shakinda is a rising star in Ireland ’s hotbed of nightlife talent. Whether it’s performing with Armin van Buuren in Belfast, regular appearances on Pete Tong’s weekly video podcast, a residence at Irelands biggest dance music festival Planet Love, appearing at Ministry of Sound London, Ultra in Miami, or Drop Beats Not Bombs Birmingham, for VJ Shakinda “Hearing is Seeing”. With a background in Computer Science in image and multi-media, Shakinda has developed a style which uses complex technological systems, but still manages to keep the focus on connecting with clubbers on the dance floor. He will mash up video using Laptops and Wiimotes before dropping one of his trademark live 3D environments, which groove along to the beat, lifting his performance to the next level. Stay tuned to the vibe on:

www.shakinda.com

VJ Dubassy (Marseille, France) Visualist
VJ Dubassy (aka Dan Talson) is a video artist and live visuals performer hailing from London . Currently based in the French city of Marseille , he has spent the last 7 years creating unique and original visuals and VJing at club events and music festivals all over London, Europe and further afield.

In October 2007 Dubassy was voted no. 7 in the DJMag's top 20 World VJ competition, which runs alongside their top100 World DJs poll; this was up four places from no. 11 in 2006.

www.dubassy.com