Elon

In less than two years in the studio, New York ’s Elon has made the jump from DJ to producer, taking the technorati by storm with a slew of high-profile releases this year …. but don’t mistake him for some studio-monkey-come-lately. His solid instrumental background playing bass and guitar, augmented by his longtime work as a sound engineer, brings a canny sense of musicianship to the table. He continues to tickle the borders between house and techno … what Elon calls, “Post-Minimal”, splaying the wax wide open with his signature splattered reverb and juicy metallic swing.

In spring 2007, the Israeli-born producer made his debut with the two-track “Movin’ In” EP on Jesse Rose’s imprint, Made to Play. Originally self-released as a white label, “Movin’ In” impressed Rose when he heard it at the 2006 Winter Music Conference and he not only signed it, but included the track on his Body Language Vol. 3 mix on Get Physical. Since then, Elon has enjoyed a steady release schedule for 2007 on Infant Records in May, “Radio Engine” on Clink in June, as well as various remix projects. In his music, Elon focuses on making tracks dark and dance-floor ready. “My stuff is more bleepy, dark, and punchy; it’s minimal but at the same time you could play it in a house set, too,” he explains. “I’m trying to break down boundaries between styles, make it about the production. I’m inspired by details, the ways to employ effects, spending time cutting and editing, putting in little reverbs and delays from every angle. These are the things I care about!”

Elon has also spent a good portion of 2007 perfecting his live PA in addition to his already honed DJ abilities, and is performing regularly in the States and Europe.

Connie

Born and raised in Queens, New York City, Connie appeared in the electronic music scene six years ago and has become a familiar face in the NYC underground house/techno scenes. Connie has spun her eclectic mix of funky house, tech house, electro, acid, minimal and techno all over the world and alongside the most talented DJs/producers, like Trentemoller, James Holden, Italoboyz, Vincenzo, Michal Ho, Nico Purman, Guy Gerber, Davide Squillace, Alka_rex, Mark Henning, Sweet & Candy, Jeff Bennett, Konrad Black, Terry Mullan, Jesse Rose, Adultnapper, Nick Warren, Misstress Barbara, Patrick Chardronnet, Jay Tripwire, Jason Jinx, Chris Duckenfield (SWAG), Ladytron, Jimmy van M, Camea, and the Hacker. Connie spins regularly at NYC’s top venues like Crobar, Pacha, Sullivan Room, Love & Cielo, but also DJs at more underground but high-profiled events and parties, eg. Minimoo, LESS @ Annex, and Resolute, for which she is a resident of.

Jeremy Caulfield

JEREMY P CAULFIELD : DUMB-UNIT / BERLIN / TORONTO At a time when so much techno feels like endless variations on a played-out theme, it’s heartening to know that there are still a handful of artists, labels and DJs who can combine experience, skill and forward-looking ideals in style. Step forward Jeremy P. Caulfield, who amply ticks all of the above boxes.

As proprietor of leading neuro-minimal imprint Dumb-Unit, DJ of widely-acclaimed repute, and occasional producer of stripped-back, ominous dancefloor bombs, Jeremy has emerged from his early days on the Canadian techno circuit to become a leading light of today’s underground club scene. Using his fifteen years of DJing experience as a springboard, Jeremy has utilised Dumb-Unit as a pivotal platform for the blossoming careers of artists including Butane, Lee Curtiss, Sweet N’ Candy and Seph, loosely defining a hinterland micro-scene of murky, intricate sounds that play with the darkest recesses of the mind while remaining firmly attached the propulsive drive of the dance-floor.