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Discoteca

Discoteca Music is a digital label established with the intention of showcasing the best in house music. Spanning the globe, it comprises a collective of DJs and producers who share a similar vision: Luke Fair, Dana Bergquist, balErik, Tom Morgan and Somnus Corp.

With an unrestricted music policy , and quality the only focus, Discoteca releases are aimed at a cross-section of DJs and dancefloors worldwide. The first few have already received the support of a wide variety of A-listers, with a few major compilation licenses following.

Luke Fair

At the forefront of Canada's growing dance scene is Luke Fair. He's performed at some of the most prestigious venues and events in the world, offering club goers a taste of his funky - techy eclectic house sound each and every weekend. His sets include everything from groovy house and techno to funky progressive and electro. Constantly re-editing tracks to customize his sets, Luke's ongoing desire to make every set stand out from the others is very evident.

Luke has pushed his sound the world over, headlining at world renowned clubs like Pacha (Buenos Aires), Bedrock (London), Red Light (Paris), Space (Miami), 'Zouk' club (Singapore) and The Womb (Tokyo). He headlined the 8000 person 'Moonpark' party in Argentina this past June and Luke's recent Eastern European tour with John Digweed ended at Godskitchen's massive Global Gathering festival.

Luke's skills have won the praise of some of the industry's biggest players. He was chosen by Danny Howells and Deep Dish as their 'future hero' in DJ Mag's Top 100 issue and, most recently, Luke was selected by none other than Sasha to open up for him in every US city on the Involver CD release tour.

Over the past few years, Luke has garnered attention for his extremely diverse and genre-crossing studio efforts. From dubbed-out house to melodic progressive, his tracks have been played by djs from all across the dance music spectrum. Everyone from Sasha to David Morales to The Plump DJs have all included Luke's production in their sets. As well, Pete Tong has featured numerous Luke Fair productions on his world famous BBC Radio 1 'Essential Selection' show

http://www.lukefair.com/

Tom Morgan

Twenty two year old Tom Morgan has been immersed in music ever since he can remember. From an early age he was influenced by a broad spectrum of music, which would help to form the forward-thinking, diverse sound he employs now. After buying his first set of decks as the age of fourteen, he surrounded himself completely with dance music, taking the inevitable step from clubbing to DJing and onwards. Being a part of the scene from such an early age allows him to DJ from a clubber's perspective, forming sets dedicated to his particular audience and granting him the knowledge of exactly what a crowd is looking for.

His influences traverse the length of house music, from Danny Howells and Ralph Lawson to Francois Kevorkian and Danny Tenaglia. Playing a funk fuelled mix of disco, deep, tech and progressive house, he is as happy warming up as banging it out towards the end of the night. He constantly strives to give his sets a personal touch; editing tracks so they sound exactly as he wants them to and using acappellas to make his music stand out. Tom's talent has not gone unnoticed, earning praise from some of the industry's biggest names. Desyn Masiello tipped him as 'a DJ who'll break through in 2006' in a DJ Mag poll.

His ear for a tune was recognised further as Desyn employed him in an A&R capacity for his prestigious Alternative Route label. The job entails using his network of contacts to unearth the best house music around, giving him access to a huge number of tracks and ensuring that practically his every waking minute is spent listening to music.

Following on from this, 2006 saw Tom play all over the globe; in a host of South American countries (Mexico, Argentina and Brazil) as well as all over Europe (Bulgaria, Norway, Italy, Scotland and England), both headlining and sharing the booth with DJs like Nick Warren, Jimmy Van M, Omid 16B, Jody Wisternoff, Spirit Catcher, Ricky Ryan, Hernan Cerbello, balErik, Nick DK and Gabriel Sordo. As well as this, he spent some time in the studio, collaborating on tracks with Somnus Corp and Phunktastike.

http://www.myspace.com/djtommorgan

Dana Bergquist

Recently the largest daily newspaper in Sweden, Dagens Nyheter, invented the phrase "Dana House". The expression applies to the seamless blend of the different styles Dana plays. During his dj-sets musical elementrange from Rimini flavoured italo, funk and glimmering 80s to jerky electro, polished techno and ultrafresh disco. Everything closely connected with house - the genre where his musical roots belongs to.

Dana Bergquist is undoubtedly one of Swedens most diligent and reliable dj's. Playing alongside people like Steve Lawler, Deep Dish, Sander Kleinenberg, Roger Sanchez, DJ Hell and Tiga he can be seen every weekend dj'ing at one of Stockholms best clubs. Furthermore, Dana has at repeatedly occasions been given the honourable task to represent Sweden when superclubs like Renaissance, Ministry of Sound and Cream visit Sweden.

The past three years Dana also has been holding a residency at the now defunct world famous and renowned Grodan Cocktail Club and this last fall saw the launch of his own monthly night, Oh!, at the stockholm venue Esque. The night was rapidly crowned one of the best nights out in Stockholm and so far the guests slots at the club has been filled with a variety of DJ's and friends ranging from Tom Middleton & Nic Fanciulli to Luke Fair.

Last fall also saw Dana making a big name for himself as an opening act to Eric Prydz on his first ever US tour, over 40 gigs spread out over 2 months time across all over US/Canada. Reactions from the tour has been great and a revisit to North america is already beeing planned.

And finally, the production of hot tracks has really started to kick off. The music production is something that Dana has been doing more like a spare time thing. But now labels and people are starting to pick up his music. The spring of 2006 saw his first release, McEnroe, out on Desyn Masiello's fantastic label Symphonic Vibes and featured on John Digweed's latest mix cd, Transitions, for Renaissance. It's been supported by John Digweed (of course), Francois K, Laurent Garnier, Dave Seaman, Sharam & Ali (Deepdish), Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren, Desyn Masiello, Danny Howells, Luke Fair, Demi (Deeper Substance) and many many more. With several original tracks waiting in the pipeline and a bunch of own upcoming remixes Dana Bergquist is definitely a name heading for the international scene. Make sure to experience the soul of Dana House before everyone else does it.

http://www.myspace.com/danabergquist2

Gabriel Sordo

DJ and producer from Guadalajara, Mexico, Gabriel started his career in 1999 when he was 18 years old. Now at 24, he has already shared decks with a host of A listers; John digweed, Sasha, Danny Howells, Sander Kleinenberg, Nick Warren, Anthony Pappa, Luke Fair, Chris Fortier, Hernan Cattaneo and Randall Jones to name but a few.

Gabriel's passion for creating music really blossomed after meeting Jorge and Beto, who are his partners in Somnus Corp. Their productions have created a constantly growing and successful discography. Most recently this includes their work with Kosmas Epsilon, a highpoint of their career which produced a smash hit that has been played for thousands of people by Sasha and Digweed on their latest tour. Other notable successes include two tracks which have been picked up by Nick Warren for his upcoming Global Underground compilation.

He plays on a frequent basis all across his native Mexico and has also been booked to play in a host of South American countries; El Salvador, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica and Argentina for instance, with recent gigs taking him as far afield as China. Gabriel's style is based in House music, blending funk, disco, deep, progressive and tech to get a unique sound that sets him apart from the crowd.

He is also part of Somnus alongside partners and friends Jorge and Beto. As a trio, they have defined the house sound of Mexico and their music has received the support of Demi, Desyn Masiello, Luke Fair, Sasha, Hernan Cattaneo, Nick Warren, Rowan Blades and Omid 16B among others.

http://www.myspace.com/gabrielsordo

http://www.myspace.com/somnuscorp

balErik

balErik began djing late 2001, realising the music he liked listening to online was not being played out, that maybe there was a gap he could plug. Things were pretty healthy back then but since, the scene has deflated, like an old birthday balloon. "It's all about the love for it", sais Erik, "its not about the money, for sure. It's hard work. Sometimes you wonder if it's really worth it." Everyone has that moment in this business, hits that nadir and then – just at the lowest ebb – you'll hear that certain record… and all of a sudden: it's worth it all over again. balErik is one of the rebels on the Scandinavian outskirts of the European continent; fighting the fight against evil and chaos. Again it has opened doors for him – gigs in Poland, Russia, San Francisco, Miami, London, Bulgaria, Croatia and A&R work for Rowan Blades' best pal Desyn Masiello. And the pay-off is the respect in which he is held by these DJs, for the efforts he's putting in, against seemingly insurmountable odds. Read the rest: Around the world in 80 clubs NO.29, DJMAG, Simon A. Morrison -

"A deejay to watch out for in 2006, Desyn masiello." Source Dj Mag Oct. 2005

"One the most entertaining and quality up and coming djs around. Knows how to move a floor and doesnt try to be to cool. Also good with the ladies so i've heard. Not bad for an ex reindeer driver" Rowan Blades.

http://www.myspace.com/balerik

Giorgio Roma

Giorgio Roma was born and currently lives in Ciociaria, a land rich of nature and tranquillity. He begins to devote himself to music from 1993, experimenting new genres of electronic music and focusing on the pursuit of sound, earning today the results that distinguish his style. Usually appear on the best dj booth, where Giorgio show-off his djing skills, at moment he's resident too in one of the best party in Italy "Fiesta Privada" where he feels like at home and a regular guest d.j. in the one-night event "Neutra". Giorgio Roma, in collaboration with his friend and studio partner Santos, in 2004 celebrated the entry into the music scene, where catching soon the attention of professional manager and promoter. In 2009 with the songs: "BUZZING JAZZ" & "EVERY POSSIBLE MISTAKE" and the follow up "BLOND RACE" & "2COLORS", Giorgio develop his distinctive and quality sound, and them become "secret little tune" by some d.j's like: John Digweed, Danny Howells, Hernan Cattaneo, Danny Tenaglia, Tedd Patterson, Steve Lawler, Thomas Schumacher, CircoLoco D.J's, Raresh, Sossa, Renč, Kreon, Florian Meindl… and many others!

http://www.myspace.com/giorgioroma

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