Poussez
Poussez is the electronic bastard child of Artizan Music’s Jafar & Maxime Cescau. Their modern DeepTech sound, has appeared on many reputable imprints including Toolroom, Neurotraxx Deluxe, 3AM, Huddtraxx, LoudEast, Blacksoul, Universal Vibes, Pins&Needles, Berwick Street and of course Artizan. They’ve remixed peeps like Rithma, Pete Dafeet, Erafaan Pearce, Terry Farley and Blacksoul, collaborated with [...]
Andy Touchfingers
Head of the Artizan Music label with production partners Jafar (Jafar & Touch) and Maxime Cescau, Andy Touchfingers has an extremely rich musical heritage. A veteran turntablist, keys player and tutor, he heads up both the Artizan Soul offshoot and directs the musical vision for Poetiquette, when he’s not mentoring the next musical generation along [...]
Jafar
The zeroes continue to be a curious and morphing time for music and DJ culture. There is no denying computers have blown the gates wide open to new talent, and we are naturally all for that, but dear readers, if your humble author has but one minor gripe, she can’t help but notice that so [...]
Maxime Cescau
Head of the Artizan Music label with production partners Jafar & Andy Touchfingers, Maxime Cescau has been DJ’ing and producing since the early 90s. Of French / German decent, he moved around a lot in his youth, cutting his Djing teeth on both the Chicago and San Francisco circuits before setting up home in London. [...]
Poetiquette
Formerly ‘Rare Unit’, the 8 piece live outfit Poetiquette have been synonymous with Artizan’s bosses Jafar and Andy ‘Touch’fingers, since Rare Unit’s first three releases on the Kwaito Recordings imprint back in 2003. Since then, the group has developed considerably into a collective of seasoned musicians now boasting drummer Toby Goodman (Kid Creole & The [...]
Jafar & Touch
Jafar and Andy ‘Touch’fingers met over a mutual love of fantasy novels, electronic beats and endless rounds of blackjack one rainy Saturday afternoon. The original men behind the Kwaito Recordings imprint, started Artizan Music in 2005, soon welcoming production partner Maxime Cescau into the fold the following year. Alongside their various solo doodlings and additional [...]
Andreas Saag (Swell Session)
Alongside the likes of Adam Bayer, Cari Lekebusch, Lindströmm, Samuel L. Session and Style of Eye, Göteborgs infamous Andreas Saag, AKA Swell Session ranks as one of the most prolific producers to come out of Scandanavia this last decade. His remixes on artists as varied as Ennio Morricone, Jimpster, London Elektricity and Susumu Yokota, found [...]
EZLV
EZLV, aka French-Canadian DJ/producer duo Ezekiel and Louis Vee met, whilst furiously working the DJ circuit in the blossoming 1990′s rave scene, back in their native Montreal. Almost two decades later and they are producing sweet, sumptious deep and tech-house, inspired by the likes of Anja Schneider, Matthew Dear and Ricardo Villalobos. With a few [...]
Demarkus Lewis
Demarkus Lewis is a driving force behind todays deep house sound and a key player in the evolution of its future. From his beginnings as a dj in 1990 to the commencement of his production career in 2000, he had already established himself as a favourite in his home town of Dallas, Texas. Couple that [...]
Nacho Marco
Head of the LoudEast records label, our good friend Nacho Marco is behind a slew of superb releases and remixes for the likes of Freerange, Plastic City, Odori, Teardrop, Om, WasNotWas and of course Artizan Music. A pioneering DJ in his native Spain since the late 80s, his studio work is consistently, nothing short of [...]
W10
Born and raised in Napoli under the shade of the ominous Mount Vesuvius, Sergio Liguori aka W10 took his very first musical steps some years ago, under the guidance of indie-electro outfit S.U.D. He soon went on to become programmer and sound engineer for ‘Bustin Loose’ the record label run by international chart-toppers Planet Funk. He [...]
Rich Medina
The Philadelphia based Poet, Dj, Producer and musician Rich Medina’s unmistakeable tones are as deep as the spoken-word he writes and performs. From the philosophical ponderings of the Steal Vybe produced ‘Spiritual Life’ (SpaceKat Records), to his deconstruction of the state of play on Dj Spinna’s ‘Reality’ (Wonderwax) and his own powerful album ‘Connecting the [...]
Rithma
Etienne ‘Rithma’ Stehelin first joined us, spinning for our ‘Hasselhoff Scandal’ parties directly after the Hoff himself had made an appearance, back in March 2003. The Los Angeles based producer kicked off the label with his ‘Pepper Tree’ e.p and continues to tour his live stage show and unique brand of visceral deep house grooves [...]
Christoffer Falk
Swedish DJ, producer and graphic designer Christoffer Falk is a key player in Gothenborg’s small, yet lively music scene. Head of programming and resident DJ at one of the city’s best clubs – Locatelli, Christoffer has toured relentlessly over the years, joining the likes of Tiger Stripes, Jimpster, Aril Brikha, Booka Shade and fellow swede Rasmus [...]
Rhythm Plate
Rhythm Plate consists of Matt Rhythm and Ant Plate (aka YSE) who hail from the beautifully backward, peak district town of Matlock, UK. They first met at school, where it quickly became apparent that they had the same make of orthopaedic shoe, meaning, they quite literally got off on the right foot. Their recording career [...]
Pete Dafeet
Woof Woof! Our favourite Hound loving Houser Pete Dafeet, has been trying to find his missing quadruped since ‘Lost My Dog’s’ inception in 2004. 30 odd releases in, and the boys seem no nearer to finding their elusive puppy, they have however released a crate load of gorgeous electronic music from a roster boasting Jay [...]
Funky Transport
Like fine Malt Whisky, Funky Transport is without doubt one of Scotlands most prolific production exports. An experienced DJ, producer and engineer, his comprehensive discography reads like a who’s who of the industry’s most respected House labels; Farris Wheel, 20:20 Vision, Classic, Lowdown, Flat n Round, Chez, Brique Rouge, DotBleep, Tanzen, Playhouse, Wally’s Groove World, [...]
Soulstream
Deep house has always transcended boundaries, a universal language that joins like minded folks around the globe, irrespective of colour, nation or creed. Thus it has always been our mission at Artizan Music to find artists epitomising that timeless aesoteric sound we live for, wherever we may roam. Thus it was, the superbly talented Hungarian [...]
Blacksoul
Head of the popular Croatian label Blacksoul Music, Tom ‘Blacksoul’ Pasanec is behind over 70 releases and remixes for the likes of Odds and Ends, Reverberations, CR2, Milk & Sugar, DAE, Grab, Look at You, Uniform, Greenhouse, Soulstar, Deepfunk, Icon and of course Blacksoul & Artizan. His label is easily one of the best electronic [...]
Luke Sawyer
Like many, Luke Sawyer took early to House music, like a fish to water. Djing from the age of 16, he soon notched up spots at Ministry of Sound, Pacha, The Egg, The Cross and more recently, Fabric and European tours through the balearics.
Whilst still only a few releases into his production career, we like [...]
Tim Split
Tim Deal, aka Tim Split hails from the small, leafy town of St. Albans inHertfordshire, UK. At 20 he is already a highly accomplished drummer, Classical/Jazz Pianist, producer, DJ, singer and songwriter. When he’s not producing sumptuous Deep House or remixing Artizan’s tracks, he also heads up a 6-piece Funk outfit called ‘Sugar Daddy’. Check [...]
MrCenzo
British born Cenzo Scoglio (in his own words, the name is about as Italian as he gets), is behind over 20 quality releases and remixes. His trademark take on the deep house sound has appeared on the likes of Blacksoul, Guess, Nightbird, TroubleKids, Etoka, Dutchie, LoudEast, 54 Music, 303 Lovers, Shifted Music and the much [...]
Estetique
Russian DJ and Producer ‘Estetique’ is a relatively fresh face on the electronic scene, having made his first forays at the end of 2008, however, the cold, grey climate of his St. Petersburg home, with its constant, pounding rain and lack of sun have had a massive impact on his musical outings. His tracks are [...]
