Indiefferential Artists

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Rebecca Downes

Birmingham-based Rebecca is a fully independent artist creating original blues/rock music with her co-songwriter Steve Birkett and releasing it on her own label, Mad Hat Records. She and Steve usually play live within a 5-piece band, performing tracks mainly from the stunning album More Sinner Than Saint (2019) and the superb second album Believe(2016), along with new material and one or two classic covers. Rebecca has also released an EP, Real Life (2013), another studio album, Back to The Start (2013) a live album, BeLive (2017) and in 2021 she released Stripped Back, re-presenting ten classic Birkett/Downes tracks along with two new ones, delivered in a laid-back style. Rebecca was voted Female Vocalist and Emerging Artist of the Year at the British Blues Awards 2016, Female Blues Vocalist of the Year in the FORM UK Blues Awards 2018 and Best Blues Band in the Black Country Music Awards 2019.

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SHANLYNN

ShanLynn is an electronica producer and composer originally from Texas, now based in Los Angeles. She creates a genre-bending blend of melodic house, deep house, chill-out, dub, and down-tempo, influenced by her early exposure to Detroit techno and Chicago house, discovered during her summer visits to Michigan where her family is from. ShanLynn's unique sound is a combination of her classical music training as a pianist and drummer, her past experiences as a professional dancer, her love of analog synthesizers and drum machines, and incorporating sounds from nature into her productions.

MISS JOY

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An internationally known DJ, Miss Joy debuted in 2002 at the world-famous Rain Nightclub at Palms Hotel & Casino. City Life Magazine introduced her as Las Vegas' #1 Female DJ. Miss Joy gained national exposure when she performed in a Pepsi Commercial with the world-renowned hip-hop group "The Black-Eyed Peas." There was no doubt about her talents as a DJ and her ability to hold her own in the competitive club scene of Las Vegas after she took 1st place in an all Female DJ Competition and 1st Place in one of the largest DJ competitions in Las Vegas - the $10,000 National Lampoon Tours DJ Battle at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino.

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Delta Ondine

Delta Ondine is a modern rock singer-songwriter living in Memphis, Tennessee. In a sound she half-jokingly calls “Grunge-Angel Blues,” Ondine mixes the concert piano training she had as a child with the Hill Country/Clarksdale area electric guitar style that has moved her deeply as an adult. Her name comes from Ravel’s piano prelude, which Ondine first heard at Oxford’s historic Hollywell Music Room. Every week, she manages, hosts, and opens the weekly “Saturday Blues Brunch,” a Memphis event Ondine conceived to foster community and showcase the outstanding blues and blues-based artists who live in, and frequent, Memphis--the Home of the Blues. The show is also instacast for viewers worldwide. Find her music and schedule at deltaondine.com, and on all the streaming platforms. Delta Ondine is playing “booze and blues” webcast show on Sep 17 at 8 pm CST.

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ODAKAI

Odakai picked up the Trumpet in his school band at age 11, which he played for 8 years, including giving younger musicians lessons until the demands of University pushed music to the side. However, that love of music, and love of sharing it with others, never left. Today Odakai has a unique taste in music varying from classical symphonies, melodic and intricate electronic music, to his recent inspiration from tropical house, tech house and future bass, to even country music.

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Treefingers

Treefingers is the stage name for Nick Pike, an electronic indie multi-instrumentalist originally from Blackpool, now living in Warrington. Having played in bands from the age of 13, he found local success with a Blackpool-based band, The Streetlight. He also attended the University of Chester to study Commercial Music Production, before playing guitar for Chester-based singer-songwriter Emma Wells and accompanying her on a UK-wide tour in partnership with Caffe Nero. In recent years he returned to the music production skills he learned at university and set out to produce solo material as Treefingers, culminating in the album 'loss', released in July 2021.

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LA SAM

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Essex based DJ/Producer LA SAM (Samuel Webb) is an artist whose love for underground dance spurred from exposure to some of London’s most iconic venues and parties, along with frequently being on the receiving end of performances from some of the industry’s most revered artists. In the eight years that Sam has been playing, he has been lucky enough to play at venues in London, Maidstone, Brighton, Hungary, Malta (Gozo) and Croatia such as 93 feet east, Lightbox, Ministry of Sound, Egg, Source, The Arch, Kalypso and many more. Sam also currently held a residency with London based events brand ‘Dysfunctional & Loki’ and has had a number of prior residencies including ‘Sugar’, 'East Project' & ‘Riddled’. As well as his budding career behind the decks, Sam has seen commendable releases against his name (including a Beatport Top 10) with tracks on Techords, Observatory Music, East Project, New Violence, Shanghaied, Kritical records, Code2Records, Crossworld Academy and Maintain Replay. He has gained support from his peers along with feedback & support from the likes of Jamie Jones, Richy Ahmed, Paco Osuna, Joseph Capriati, Steve Lawler, Sam Divine, Pawsa, Detlef, Mat.Joe, and many more. LA SAM is not only a name you are likely to hear on the dancefloor, but he has also held an industry role of A&R for Play Nice Collective taking his understanding of and passion for great new music to a whole new level. Sam has had a whirlwind couple of years with big bookings, admirable levels of support for his music and industry experience; constantly rubbing shoulders with some of the biggest names in the game and attending pivotal events. With a solid foundation now beneath him he looks to the future with more releases and gigs on the horizon, as he continues to grow and mature as an artist.

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Samantha Fierke

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Samantha Fierke is not only a highly skilled jazz vocalist, but is also pioneering their own distinctive sound in true jazz fashion - a blend of jazz, fusion, world folk music, funk, and more. They studyjazz composition at Berklee College of Music while performing regularly around Boston and their hometown Columbia, MO. Sam has worked with and learned from many big names such as Gretchen Parlato, Jane Monheit, Taylor Eigsti, and Oleta Adams, despite being rather early on in her journey. Their most recent original work, "Mirage," is a full length original album which perfectly captures a new fusion sound and lyrical passion.