In the year 2000, trombonist, bassist, composer, arranger and producer Adam Theis co-founded Jazz Mafia – an eclectic artist collective of forward-thinking and accomplished players in Electro, Hip-Hop, World, Classical, and Jazz. The band seems ever-evolving, and oh-so-cool, which is why their song, “Set it Free” feat. Aima the Dreamer · Dakini Star · Adam Theis · Larissa Mcintyre is in the Hot Spot!

We loved “UH OH,” but as sometimes happens, we adored the creepy video just as much and recommend you watch it!

23 y.o Daniel Virgil Maisonneuve, known professionally as Sub Urban, is an American singer, producer and songwriter. 22 y.o Stella Rose Bennet is Benee ,a New Zealand singer and songwriter from Auckland. Said Daniel, “BENEE’s presence in UH OH! gives the song a much-needed level of enchantment. Though it’s a shame we never met in person, she nailed her parts in this project, both vocally and in the video.”

“Tennis is a paypig’s personal redemption narrative, set in “the city”, and told in two parts. twisted tale of two lovers’ back and forth, bound by cricket, bodybuilding, and money. A story as old as time. We named the song Tennis as a logical (but unrelated) sequel to our two previously released sports-related songs. To us, this felt like a natural ending to that idea. Dynamically, the second part of the song is supposed to represent a shift in tone for the character in which they realise their own worth and leave the situation that is set within the first part of the song.” – Courting 

“Brown Supremacy” is the second single from Immy Owusu and is built on samples of legendary Zamrock band Amanaz’s classic “Easy Street” (1975). Immy and Amanaz exist decades and continents apart but a shared love of Hendrix-esque fuzz guitars and deep connection to West African tradition makes it a natural combination.

Immanuel Kwabena Dreessens-Owusu grew up in two worlds: the sea bleached lifestyle of Torquay and the Surf Coast of Australia. Immy’s father Kojo is one of Australia’s best regarded West African musicians and his grandfather Koo Nimo is foundational figure of Ghanaian Highlife.

Zamrock was a 1970s movement of Zambian artists who took psychedelic rock and reframed it in an African context. Immy says, ‘When I first moved to Torquay (UK), for some kids I was the first ‘black’ person they had ever seen before, and their first experience from any other culture that wasn’t their own. In high school I pushed away from people who looked like me in an attempt to fit into the establishment. How ‘black’ I felt was compounded by how ‘white’ I was treated by my Ghanaian family (in Africa). For me this song is my story about finding a place to belong.’

Kid Kapichi are a punk band from Hastings UK, and we really like them.

How they got their name: “It actually stemmed from a record loop on repeat that sounded like it was saying ‘kid Kapichi kid Kapichi kid Kapichi’ and that was it really.”   

About the song “I.N.V.U”: This is about what social media does, everyone looking like you have an over-the-top lifestyle. “What do you want from me? Do you want me to envy you?”

New album: “Here’s What You Could Have Won” is out now.