Artists...
INLAND KNIGHTS...
Inland Knights duo, Laurence Ritchie and Andy Riley have become one of the most respected producers and DJs in house music. Their label, Drop Music has over 35 releases to its credit, and is renowned in the dance music community for the quality and consistency of its work.
Their blend of jazz and funk, dynamic percussion and vocal hooks has been instrumental in catapulting the Inland Knights to international popularity. Their DJ sets are a fusion encompassing all styles of house, from Salsa- and Latin-tinged tracks to dub, disco, garage and four-to-the-floor tech house.
FRANDANSKI...
Originally from Derby, now based in Nottingham England, Fran has been Djing for the best part of 20 years.
Fran joined Smokescreen Sound System in the heady days of the early 1990s and has Dj'd at clubs and festivals all over the UK and in Europe as well as organising and playing at Smokescreens now infamous free parties.
Fran enjoys many different kinds of music and lists his influences as punk , soul, ska, acid house, dub, disco.
As well as Djing and looking after Smokescreens 10K rig, Fran now produces his own music. He has produced tracks alone, with Tom from Special interest(LICENCED TO GUESTHOUSE) and with Benjamin From Brown recordings.(LICENCED TO DROP)
THE LITTLEMEN...
The Littlemen are a duo from Nottingham, England. Both have been DJing on the Uk free party scene, clubs and festivals since 1993, Steve as a part of the legendary Smokescreen SoundSystem and Gav as a member of the Giddy Fruit Collective. Whilst DJing at the same events they decided to put their heads together in the studio and around 1999, formed The Littlemen. Since then they have racked up nineteen strong releases and four remixes on respected labels such as Drop Music, Funky Piranha, Tango Recordings, Lowdown Music, Muzique Boutique, Amenti Music, Nightshift Recordings, Blockhead Recordings, Umma Recordings, Procreation Music and their own imprint, Mobile Trax, creating a reputation throughout the world for their deep, funky and contagious house music. As well as their production work together they have also released material independently, with members of Brown, To-ka Project, Inland Knights and Lo-Motion on labels such as Drop Music, Tilted Recordings, Viva Recordings, 20:20 Vision, DiY Discs, Myna Music and Aroma Recordings. The Littlemen continue to be heavily involved with Smokescreen and the local party scene, but you will also find them performing gigs as far as Asia all over Europe, USA, Australia and beyond.
TOM...
ROB...
