Meet the A&R Team

D.J. Dano

Dutch Hardcore-/Techno-DJ & Producer. Born on the 28th of January 1970 in Amsterdam.
Daniel Leeflang has been DJing since about 1989. He played in the old club Multigroove and on the first Hellraiser parties. In the Multigroove he, The Prophet, and Fred Berkhout also got the idea for Mokum Records. He says he made hardcore-like tracks, even when the name hardcore wasn't invented yet. Some of his tracks are "Terror is Timeless", "Parade of Love" and "Jam on". He is seen as a cult-artist, because of his cross-overs and trips with people like Fear Factory and Herman Brood. He has proven to be a good terror-DJ too.
He produced on labels Mokum and Fukem (sublabel of Mokum). Together with Gizmo, Buzz Fuzz and The Prophet he was part of The Dreamteam and started producing on the Dreamteam Productions Label from ID&T. Nowadays Dano plays & produces Techno.

D.J. Jaimy

Back in 1990, Jaimy was one of the first producers who succeeded in making a living with house music. He obtained his first record deal at the age of 19 and being adopted by Amsterdam’s Outland Records, just before their period of grandeur, Jaimy was responsible for a lot of the music coming out of the Outland studios. He collaborated with many Dutch DJs, and produced most of the other dance floor smashes. Few of these successes are the house classic ‘On The Discotrain’, his remix of ‘I Gotta Let You Go’ by Dominica and his ‘Keep on Pumpin’ under the ‘Thyone Girls’ moniker, which was licensed to the legendary Tribal America and reached 6 on Billboard.

Around 1998 he met his musical partner Kenny D. Production wise, Jaimy & Kenny D released most of their stuff with Black Hole Recordings, but also signed tracks and projects to United Recordings, Combined Forces and Paul Oakenfold’s Perfecto label. Their smash hit ‘Keep On Touchin Me’, got picked up and reworked by Erick Morillo’s Subliminal, and has been signed to Skint Records/Loaded for a UK re-release. They’ve remixed projects as Halo Varga ‘Future’ on Hooj Tunes, DJ Taucher ‘Science Fiction’ on Additive Records, DJ Tiësto ‘Flight 643’ and Way Out West ‘Mind Circus’ on Black Hole Recordings.

2001 saw the birth of Jaimy & Kenny D’s own label, Fatal Tracks, administered and distributed by Black Hole Recordings for 2 years. Among notable single releases like ‘Time’ and ‘Music=Our Future’, Jaimy has put out the single CD compilation ‘Fatal Tracks vol1’ and double CD compilation ‘Fatal Tracks vol2’, plus the Jaimy & Kenny D album ‘Is There Any Other Way?’.

In 2004 Jaimy took the independent route and set up his label Fatal Music. A year later, Drum Mode followed. Both labels represent the sounds of House that one can expect to hear when Jaimy steps behind the decks: soulful, vocal, funk, disco, dark, deep and dirty.
For his labels he has collaborated with a diverse range of artists like Mario Calegari, Tedd Patterson, Peter Presta, Glen Friscia & Lamboy, Noa Tylo, Barton, Victoria Wilson James, Stephan K, Luca Ricci, Alan T and this list goes on and on.
In 2006 and 2007 he remixed Roc & Presta ‘You’, Barton ‘Don’t Stop’, Louie Balo ‘These Days’, Danny Tenaglia ‘Dibiza’, Stephan K & Creamer ‘I Wish’, That Kid Chris ‘Didn’t I Show You Love?’, Angel Morales ‘What I’m Saying’ and Patrick Dream ft Roy Davis JR ‘Real Deal’.

Jaimy's style as a dj, is as diverse as his productions. He loves to combine all kinds of house genres. His sets are uplifting, pumping, sexy and funky. His weaponry of 100% exclusive tracks, unique sound and ability to blend all kinds of styles, distinguishes him of others. He is able to create unbelievable energy onto any dancefloor. Jaimy is an artist who lives to make people dance. A job he does very well: producing and dj-ing!

Lady Dames

After a lot of practicing at home with old classics she started her career at
Mayhem and Multi Groove. She was one of the first female hardcore DJ's. After
that she traveled around the world as DJ, also through Australia together with
the Dreamteam. After 1995 she preferred to play techno at parties, starting with
Nieuw Vertier from TPF. Now she's playing more on old school parties and let the
people bounce on real raving oldschool classics. During the day the is a
system/network engineer and a mom of two kids.

Mario Calegari

There is one key word to remember while you read this biography of Mario Calegari...SIMPLICITY. He as a person and also as a pioneering Dj/Producer preaches and practices this integral part of his eccentric style and personality. However in life and as in music it's not always the complicated things that make you stop and think.

Mario was born and raised in the Ironbound section of Newark, New Jersey with his roots and surroundings drawing him towards the world of music at an early age. His mixed South American roots stemming from his stern Brazilian father, along with the Portuguese elegance of his mother was sure to make a sublime cocktail of musical passion and soul with Mario eager to share with the world.

At the tender age of 16 Mario was given his first taste of what was to be his illustrious future by his father, who was then a pub owner in his home state, Newark. Handed over to Mario was some extra Dj equipment from one of his father's venues, however eager and ready to learn, Mario quickly taught himself how to use and set up all this new gear by trial and error and of course a little bit of help from his family again through his elder cousins, passing on music from their disco collections.

The Djing equipment was obviously a major impact on Mario as he soon began to pursue more ideas and inspiration to feed this new addiction of music. He remembers pulling tricks at the doors of local nightclubs to try and get more knowledge and enjoyment from the music and the scene that surrounded it. More and more he began to attend events being held in the Hip House scene. But soon it was time to progress yet again, this time heading for the big and bright lights of the City, New York.

These were the days of the legendary Tunnel Night Club with one and only, Danny Tenaglia holding down his weekly residency with him quickly becoming Mario's biggest inspiration but not just for the time being, but for life. For the first time Mario was now finally listening to what he thought was quality house music. With this new found love of house he began to find the inspirations in the likes of DJ Vibe, Rui DaSilva, Victor Calderone and Deep Dish.

So the stage was now set and Mario decided to open his first record store, "Planet Groove" in his home state in the year 2000. The contacts quickly started to grow in the dance music industry and the store soon became the local hot spot for the freshest dance music which then could only lead to one thing- his own after hour's club in Newark, "Fuel". It was a major challenge for Mario at first however his character led him to overcome. He slowly gathered an amazing following to attend on a regular basis to enjoy house music at its finest. There is a catalogue of amazing talent that he has featured at "Fuel" with Djs such as Saeed, Boris, Chus & Ceballos, Richie Santana, Peter Bailey and AJ Crypt to name but a few, but of course never forgetting his friend and Dj Danny Way, who opened the dance floor week in and week out with great dedication "Fuel" became such a big hit that Mario would sometimes play for 15 hours straight because nobody wanted to leave! Eventually Mario's nightclub would be the key to open many different doors for people who were involved and loved house music in the area.

You would think with all this going on in Mario's life that he would have no time for anything else, but think again- Mario then realized that his next step was producing the music he loved and played, so he teamed up with Ray Briones, a fellow Brazilian from Queens, New York. They began producing a really high caliber of house music. But with so much house that had gathered throughout the years influencing is mind, Mario and Ray?s first official single "Dark Samba" was released by European label "Fatal Music" from Holland. Un-presumably it was a fantastic success for them. Renowned International Djs from around the world charted "Dark Samba" in there top ten charts with comments that production veterans would have been proud of.

Today, with all the hard work Mario Calegari has put in over the last decade he has culminated into one of the most successful Dj/Producers, and promoters in the USA. With his bass driven, drum pounding, progressive style of house music he is a sure bet for any party, big or small, in the dance industry. He takes control of the crowd in his humble ways and punishes them with his percussive sounds.

Love of house music, love of people, and love of dance with one magic ingredient added- SIMPLICITY, created one man: Mario Calegari.