Lyrics Born

Tom Shimura aka Lyrics Born has been making music since his college days. A Bay Area-native Lyrics Born's raw, authentic talent has been polished to a gleaming beacon of originality in a time when it's needed most. One defining characteristic of his sound has been that it can be described as unequivocally fun however, LB does routinely peel back the gregarious exterior to reveal a contemplative everyman, and it's times like this that his true artistry is apparent. Lyrics Born had been a music obsessive since his youth, and in 1993 freestyles among a group of UC Davis classmates. From these humble beginnings he evolved his sound and delivered his most realized project to date, 2003's Later That Day. The album yielded his biggest commercial success to date, "Callin' Out". He followed up in 2008 with Everywhere At Once, that signaled a departure from the sample-based pieces he had become known for, supplementing the sound with a full band and a healthy dose of synthesizers.

Yacht Club DJs

This Ballarat duo have undoubtedly cemented their status as one of the biggest DJ acts in Australia. With the ability to turn even the best-dressed crowd into sexy, sweaty gutter trash, Yacht Club DJs have garnered a reputation for their amazing live shows. Their sold out national tours, festival appearances, even impromptu parties held at airports, ensured underground mixtapes Kleptomania and Demons of Gymnastics became a downloader's wetdream, as rare as they were popular. The Ballarat act live to get wild and messy and nothing can hold them back - not broken legs, glasses smashed or stolen right off their faces nor the loss of a little bit of dignity. During a recent hiatus, the lads have been busy with side projects including punk thrash duo Rick Moranis Overdrive and Disney horror offering Paradise. Their erratic live shows are not to be missed.

Sampology

Sampology is a DJ. And we're not talking your steak and three-veggie solid club set here. Cutting his teeth in the early days as turntablist for a number of live bands and doing festivals like the Big Day Out in Australia at the tender young age of 17. Not old enough to swig a beer, but seasoned enough to rock crowds of thousands at Australia's granddaddy of summer festivals. He's also one of the most consistently brilliant and versatile club DJs who's not shy of mixing up his styles to suit the show. Sampology is also an AVDJ. Without a doubt Australia's leading Audio Visual DJ his "Super Visual" performances have garnered much attention from around the world and from esteemed colleagues and excited punters alike. Stimulating our eyes and our ears while never failing to get our feet moving, Sampology continues to creep into the hearts of music lovers around the world as an all time favourite.

Brow Horn Orchestra

Multi-Award Winning The Brow Horn Orchestra play pop music, laced with dub, ska, hip-hop, electronica, African rhythms & beyond. A dish best served live, the Triple J Unearthed Feature Artists captivate audiences with their inimitable live energy, cheeky swagger and universal spin on music. With more nominations than toes can count on, the band have picked up a few awards along the way being heralded Best Live and Hip Hop outfits at the Perth Dance Music Awards, best funk act / best music video at the infamous WAMi Awards and have been marked as 'the next big thing' by Drum Media before winning the high stakes band competition of the same name.

Audageous

Audageous aka Ben Robinson, known werewolf, has risen up through the Perth club party scene to take his seat amongst the premium musical talent this town has to offer. His life was believed to have started in the arms of the late Micheal Jackson. Although this had its obvious downsides, it also blessed him with the instincts only a musical genius in the king of pop could bestow. After learning what he could in his short lived innocence of youth he launched into his musical career under the artist name Audageous describing the style of music he wished to deliver being reckless and daring without any distinct genre boundaries.

Cut & Paste Soundsystem

The Cut & Paste Soundsystem is more than just another DJ collective. Encompassing the talents of RTRFM's PDMA-nominated Craig Hollywood, Cut & Paste's main man King Jon Ill and the editor of Drum Media Aarom Wilson, the Soundsystem delivers an extensive and diverse mash of musical knowledge, charm, skills and general shenanigans. The C&PSS has established a reputation for delivering impossibly good times with their anything goes policy, helping earn them a nomination for Best DJ in 2011's WAMI Awards. Between the individuals they've represented at almost every music event on the calendar and every dependable venue and club night in Perth. Wherever the lads are in full effect, you can guarantee the party will be taken care of by the Cut & Paste Soundsystem.

Sambalicious

Sambalicious have been playing the corporate and club circuit in Perth and around Australia since the summer of 2005.They have developed a solid reputation for working crowds into a frenzy with their danceable repertoire of latin and party versions and favourites. These boys are unyielding in their commitment to blowing the roof off any live gig, whether they are performing to their home crowd at the "Latin Quarter", Australia's biggest and longest running Brazilian night, or dressed up and rocking the corporate honchos. Notable past gigs include Amberley food and wine festival, Cuban Club, many memorable corporate Christmas parties and Sydney Carnaval to name a few.