Poussez is the electronic bastard child of Artizan’s Jafar & Maxime Cescau. Their modern blend of deep house, techno and late night electronics, have appeared on many reputable imprints including Huddtraxx, LoudEast, Blacksoul, Universal Vibes, Berwick Street and of course Artizan. They’ve remixed Rithma, Pete Dafeet, Erafaan Pearce, Timo Garcia and Blacksoul, collaborated with Demarkus Lewis, been remixed by the esteemed Atjazz, Roberto Rodriquez, Nacho Marco and still find time to run the label, parties and laugh like the madmen they are. All in all, solid gold testament to their fond place in the hearts, minds and earlobes of DJs and clubbers alike.

For Bookings, Press and Artist Management, please contact paul@simpaticomusic.com

For further info:

www.poussez.co.uk

www.beatport.com/artist/poussez

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 the true path. Andy began his DJ career in the Drum and Bass scene, running the Odysee imprint, that played host to Source Direct and D&B pioneer Rupert Parkes (Photek). In addition to his output for Artizan, his house material has appeared on respected imprints like Hustle Music, Universal Vibes and Tonecontrol, whilst his keys skills are becoming increasingly in demand by other producers in the industry. Andy keeps his sanity by living in leafy St.Albans and digesting fantasty books by the dozen. Its secretly felt he may be a jedi knight.

For Bookings, Press and Artist Management please contact paul@simpaticomusic.com

Further info:

www.myspace.com/andytouchfingers
www.myspace.com/artizanmusicbase

Head of the Artizan Music label with production partners Maxime Cescau (together as Poussez)  and Andy Touchfingers (Jafar & Touch), long is the musical voyage of Jafar across the electronic seas. A DJ and producer since the early 1990s, Jafar cut his teeth on the UK techno circuit, spinning alongside Carl Cox, Dave Clarke and Billy Nasty at seminal nights like Final Frontier, Tribal Gathering and Eurobeat2000. Today, his releases and remixes amass over 40 on some of the industries’ most respected electronic imprints including HuddTraxx, LoudEast, Hustle Music, Hydraulix, Universal Vibes, Blacksoul and of course Artizan. He has collaborated with Demarkus Lewis, Funky Transport, Marcus Begg and Rich Medina, whilst his Poussez material with Maxime goes from strength to strength, counting Roberto Rodriquez, Nacho Marco and Atjazz amongst the artists interpreting them. Originally a funk drummer before taking to the decks, Jafar is of Polish and Scottish decent. He whole heartedly holds his dear antique-dealing parents to blame for his over-consumption of red wine. He is usually found pogoing behind the DJ booth, grinning like a cheshire cat. He lives in Sweden on a road that translates to ‘Butter Street’, wears lots of stripey jumpers and has a severe Sushi addiction.

For Bookings, Press and Artist Management please contact: paul@simpaticomusic.com

For further info:

www.poussez.co.uk

www.myspace.com/jafarshouse

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. His writer aliases include Tonrausch, Waxjackers, Ewok, Toastburglar and of course Poussez with Jafar. A dextrous and accomplished sound engineer, Maxime is allergic to peanuts, likes walking around in his underwear and has an unhealthy fear of horses. Feed him cold corona’s for maximum effect.

For further info:

www.maximecescau.com

www.poussez.co.uk

http://www.facebook.com/maximecescau

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 Coconuts/ Beverley Knight / Anna Krantz) and bassist Pete Billington (Alison Moyet/ Jamie Cullum).  Poetiquette calls upon a rich musical heritage and diversity, something that contributes greatly to both their live sets and studio works. Poetiquette are:

HANNAH KHEMOH – Lead Vocalist, Lyricist
ANDY TOUCHFINGERS – Keys, Production, Lyricist, Backing Vocals, Tour DJ
JAFAR – Turntablism / Dex n Effex, Production, Tour DJ
DEBORAH CLARKE – Vocalist
KAI ADDAMS-LAMBERT – Vocalist
EMMA BROWN – Vocalist
ADAM BUCKELL – Guitar
TOBY GOODMAN – Drums, Percussion
PETE BILLINGTON – Double & Electric Bass

With session work from:
MARCUS BEGG – Vocalist
EUAN TEES – Trumpet & Flugal Horn
ANTONI ‘ZUIT’ GRALAK – Trumpet
PRZEMEK BOROWIECKI – Percussion
ADAM STODOLSKI – Double Bass

Following the ‘Lyrically Speaking’ long player in 2008, Poetiquette will be dropping a second album on Artizan Soul, later in 2009. Lead singer Hannah Khemoh also features on Poussez’s Passin Thru’ on Tonecontrol music, in between her solo and session work for the Reel People.

Further info:

www.myspace.com/poetiquettelive
www.myspace.com/artizanmusicbase

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 collaborative projects, Jafar & Touch’s releases can be found on labels like Hustle Music, Universal Vibes and ToneControl, when they’re not busy remixing Artizan’s own output from Demarkus Lewis, Pete Dafeet or Terry Farley. Andy is a demon keys player and steadfast vinylist, he enjoys a good book and does an uncanny impression of Gollum after a few polish vodkas. Jafar is equally fond of the black stuff, goes running in stupidly tight man leggings and once sang in the sistene chapel.

For further info:

www.myspace.com/jafarshouse
www.myspace.com/andytouchfingers

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 instant favour with Gilles Peterson, Carl Cox and Laurent Garnier. Andreas was soon signed to key imprints such as Compost, Exceptional, Undercover, INFRAcom, Flower, Slip N Slide, G.A.M.M and of course Freerange. Jimpster’s ever-popular label released both Swell Session’s pivotal ‘Art of No-State’ Album and a string of singles, including remixes from Charles Webster and Jamie himself. A true pro.

CLICK HERE FOR ANDREAS SAAG ‘WORLD OF DEEPNESS’ BLOG

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 with over sixty quality releases over the last seven years and it becomes clear why he is so in demand globally today. His trademark chord structures, pads and tracky grooves ranging from deep and soulful to techy and electronic, have found their way on to labels such as Moods and Grooves, BlueM, Roam, Alluv, Nightshift, Vista, Brique Rouge, Grab, Nordic Trax, Lowdown, Freaked, Guesthouse, Shack, Flat n Round and of course Artizan. Demarkus recently collaborated with Jafar and Maxime on the ‘Passin thru’ project for the Tonecontrol label. He is currently residing in London and is prone to beatboxing on his answer machine. Officially the tallest man in deep house.

Further info:

www.myspace.com/demarkus

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 excellent. After his ace remix job on Artizan’s own Poussez for Croatia’s Blacksoul Music, we just had to have him join the family.  A true pro.

Further info:
http://www.myspace.com/nachomarco
http://www.myspace.com/loudeast

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 is now label manager at Prolifica Recordings based in the W10 area of West London (hence the production alias) and is well renowned in the Neapolitan club scene for his techy / minimal meanderings as ‘Jeko’ – a collaborative project with singer Simone Frendo, former vocalist with the Italian group Balarpadida.
Following his excellent remix on Eightbitrate’s ‘Yes Weekend E.P (ARTMD012) we were keen to see what else he had up his sleeves, the results did not disappoint. Check out W10′s ‘Night Lights E.p’ on Artizan Music

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