We have been revamping our blog for the last couple of months and besides the new look we also wanted to focus more on showcasing our talented labels, their artists and music.
Every Wednesday we add new music to our Spotify Playlist and every Friday we feature our favorite music of the week in our “Label Engine Music Recommendations” series.
We will also be selecting 4 deserving artists and labels (2 and 2) to be featured in our blog’s side bar for the entire month. The month of September, we bring to you: The Funk Hunters, Nick Thayer, Kannibalen Records and Lucky Records.
Get to know them a little bit better!
THE FUNK HUNTERS
> Hometown: Vancouver, Canada
> Members: Nick Middleton, Duncan Smith
> Label(s): Westwood Recordings, KIDinaKORNER/Interscope, Adapted Records
> Main Genre(s): Glitch Hop, Bass
> Where To Buy/Stream: Beatport – Spotify
> Social Media: Facebook – Twitter
> Social Media Reach: 98.6K
Short Bio:
Borrowing inspiration from classic funk and hip hop, The Funk Hunters are putting the soul back into electronic dance music. Having honed their craft at over 450 performances in 16 countries, the DJ duo’s show is a brilliant technical display of creative collaboration between 4 turntables. But words can’t do justice to two friends whose passion is dance floor mastery – breathless audiences at global festivals including Wakarusa, Burning Man, Rhythm & Vines, Shambhala, Ottawa Bluesfest, and Envision are the ultimate testament.
NICK THAYER
> Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
> Members: Solo Artist
> Label(s): Nick Thayer Music, OWSLA, Disciple Recordings
> Main Genre(s): Breaks, Glitch Hop, Bass
> Where To Buy/Stream: Beatport – Spotify
> Social Media: Facebook – Twitter
> Social Media Reach: 93.8K
Short Bio:
Nick Thayer is known in the industry as a “DJ’s DJ”. Hand-picked by Skrillex to join OWLSA whilst the label was still in its infancy, Thayer’s ‘Like Boom’ EP showcased his ability to draw disparate genres together seamlessly. He soon followed this up with the equally supercharged ‘Worlds Collide’ EP. Thayer’s constantly smashing it out at global festivals like Shambhala, Creamfields, Stereosonic & HARD Summer. He’s also joined friends Zedd & Porter Robinson on the Poseidon tour as well as a full European tour with Skrillex and an Australian tour with Mat Zo.
KANNIBALEN RECORDS
> Hometown: Montreal, Canada
> Notable Artists: Black Tiger Sex Machine, Apashe, Snails, Dabin, Kai Wachi
> First Official Release: November 29, 2011
> Main Genre(s): Electro House, Dubstep, Trap, Bass
> Where To Buy: Beatport
> Social Media: Facebook – Twitter
> Social Media Reach: 104K
LUCKY RECORDS
> Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
> Notable Artists: Slice N Dice, Joe Ghost, Jimmy Clash, MorganJ, Chris Royal
> First Official Release: June 19, 2015
> Main Genre(s): Electro House, Melbourne Bounce
> Where To Buy: Beatport
> Social Media: Facebook – Twitter
> Social Media Reach: 53.9K