CHARLES TREES | Producer
Raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Charles Trees was exposed to a wide variety of music growing up.
In 2009 Charles Trees released his first solo project, "Accepted Truth", as well as a split with beat maker Mux Mool and a techno release as Mingus Rude, all on the Moodgadget label. In 2010, Paris imprint Musique Large released his second EP, "The Dream", after which Charles turned his attention to remixing, contributing to Shigeto's "Full Circle Remixes", work with Madrid based label Lovemonk and Detroit's Waajeed. In 2014, Lovemonk released Trees’ "Rootwork" 12”, a hybrid of experimental improvisations, tribal rhythms and acid synths.
YOGGYONE | Producer
Yoggy One, Eklektic label forefront, began his career in the offbeat scene in 2008 with his « Preparation » EP and his collaborations released with international beatmakers : Devonwho (US), Ichiro (JP), Bourke (It).
2014 everything speed up with the creation of the band Cotton Claw. Very busy but volunteer YoggyOne shares is time off between D.Lights and the venues with Cotton Claw or under his name. A strong passion for synthesizers has kept him busy in the workshop, whether repairing or customizing his collection of analog and digital machine. He sets the foundation for his second album.
FINALE | MC
Finale, part of the new vanguard of Detroit emcees. He used to be a battle-tested emcee with the electronic music that’s made Motown famous in the last decade.
At a time when chasing money supersedes chasing dreams, Detroit’s Finale has proudly done the opposite.
Finale bridges the gap between the street rappers of his region and the abstract luminaries of the underground with a universal tour guide of Michigan, its betters and blemishes. The conviction in Finale’s lyrical delivery is as abrasive as any Detroit gangster rapper’s bars.
MIZ KORONA | MC
Detroit Emcee Miz Korona had followed the rigid rules she’s been given since her childhood, she would have never opened up for Hip-Hop icons like Scarface and Run-DMC, or free-styled alongside Eminem and Xzibit in the blockbuster film “8 Mile”--a moment that would prove to be monumental for her city, as well as for the genre of Hip-Hop.
She releases her official debut "The Injection" in 2010, she is recently working to finish up her newest project ,release in 2015.
INTRICATE DIALECT | MC
Intricate Dialect, Intellectual Disciple, I.D., or simply Id is a rapper, a poet but also...Egyptologist. Meshing early influences as wide ranging as spoken word poetry, the programming of Detroit radio personality Electrifying Mojo, and the iconic Twin Peaks television series.
Id teamed up with producer and longtime friend Fahrenheit Temperature 2040 to create his debut album, the lo-fi boom-bap Life of Id: Basement Up. He joined forces with Abolitionists. This collective would be the soil from which lasting relationships with co-conspirators Sun Hammer, Charles Trees, Shigeto, Tenacity and Kadence would grow.
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