We Are FSTVL announces phase 2 line-up including Annie Mac, Knife Party, Steve Lawler, Guy Gerber- live, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Tensnake & more

<div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">We Are FSTVL</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">Upminster, Essex</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span>24^th – 25^th May 2014<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://wearefstvl.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">http://wearefstvl.com/</span></b></a></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7vIsm25Tvo" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?<wbr></wbr>v=a7vIsm25Tvo</span></b></a></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><b></b><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><b></b><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">We Are FSTVL announces Phase 2 of 2014 line up</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">Another 50 artists and 6 stages added </span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"><b>24^th– 25^th</b><b> </b><b>May Bank Holiday 2014 from <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_801273062" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-width: 1px; position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9am – Midnight</span></span> (no camping)</b></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">Returning to the Airfield of Dreams, Damyn’s Hall Aerodrome in Upminster, Essex</span></b></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqL5XeZqHs3o0H23hvc7pZTDyr6qSs_9wslPxQUBFmpLzdDmD49OX1Q775JUlyTCArHofF-YIWXRPq7Yk4n0w8I7K_qF7hREhJRBaAEdz1uE57uoisOU50bfN3u4iYxjCzMo90O5xXkk/s1600/We+Are+FSTVL+2013+%C2%A9+Paul+Underhill.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqL5XeZqHs3o0H23hvc7pZTDyr6qSs_9wslPxQUBFmpLzdDmD49OX1Q775JUlyTCArHofF-YIWXRPq7Yk4n0w8I7K_qF7hREhJRBaAEdz1uE57uoisOU50bfN3u4iYxjCzMo90O5xXkk/s1600-rw/We+Are+FSTVL+2013+%C2%A9+Paul+Underhill.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin: 0px 0px 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Essex festival </span><b style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">We Are FSTVL</b><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"> is proud to announce Phase 2 of the line up for this year’s two-day event in May. Following a momentous launch back in November and a big win at the </span><b style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">UK Festival Awards</b><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"> scooping the prestigious </span><b style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Best New Festival</b><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"> gong, We Are FSTVL continues to grow from strength to strength in its second year.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"> </span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Newly announced are six new stages from <b>Connected, secretsundaze, Toolroom Knights, We Are WHSE,</b> <b>Fortay</b> and <b>Paravana</b> and over 50 new artists including <b>Annie Mac, Knife Party, Steve Lawler, Ellen Allien, Guy Gerber Live, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (DJ set), Hector Couto, Tensnake, Derrick Carter, Noisia, Sub Focus DJ Set</b> and a special appearance by <b>Pleasure State (Anabel Englund, Lee Foss & MK.)</b> and many more. The new additions are:</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JVEF6kyHlsyA_VlbgYuJflHE-wmrFB6VGbIJrZ45TcctEQYCO8rfIVPPBplHP62rFahEXpVwq5dL9F8RHKSPOuYhbuFElWzcc_YaimB1ii74FPJZZknxjDb8ZBflthDoc363_6Gu0CM/s1600/we+are+festival.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-JVEF6kyHlsyA_VlbgYuJflHE-wmrFB6VGbIJrZ45TcctEQYCO8rfIVPPBplHP62rFahEXpVwq5dL9F8RHKSPOuYhbuFElWzcc_YaimB1ii74FPJZZknxjDb8ZBflthDoc363_6Gu0CM/s1600-rw/we+are+festival.jpg" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Saturday 24^th</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">May 2014</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Main Stage – We Are FSTVL</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Matador Live</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Previously announced: Richie Hawtin, Disclosure (DJ Set), Maya Jane Coles, The Martinez Brothers, Hot Since 82, Maribou State</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Big Outdoors – We Are ELCTRNC</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Knife Party, Hard Rock Sofa, Thomas Gold, Michael Woods, Syn Cole</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Previously announced: Chuckie, Eddie Halliwell, Cazzette, Kryder</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Hospitality</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Shy FX</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Previously announced: High Contrast, Camo & Krooked, London Elektricity, Fred V & Grafix, Danny Byrd, Spy, Metrik, Nu:Tone, Logistics, Etherwood. </span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">VIP Village – MK Area 10 </span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Special appearance by Pleasure State (Anabel Englund, Lee Foss and MK)</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Previously announced: MK, Amine Edge & Dance, Beckwith, Detroit Swindle, Kevin Saunderson, Lee Foss, Ninetoes, Route 94, Shadow Child</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Defected in the House</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Guti</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Previously announced: Kenny Dope, Nick Curly, Huxley, Copyright, Sam Divine, Copyright, GotSome, Sonny Fodera, Franky Rizardo More TBA</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Connected</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Hector Couto, Terry Farley, Jesse James, Tim Sheridan, Shane Watcha, Martin Ikin, Electronic Youth</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Secret Sundaze</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">BLM, Brawther, October, Giles Smith, James Priestley</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paravana </span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">No Artifical Colours, Max Chapman, Paravana Residents</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Paradise</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Derrick Carter</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Previously announced: Jamie Jones, Cassy, Deetron, Infinity Ink, Richy Ahmed, Robert James, Waff, Russ Yallop</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Sunday 25^th</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">May 2014</span></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Main Stage East – Eat Sleep Rave Repeat</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Annie<b> </b>Mac</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Previously announced: Fatboy Slim, Solomun, Doorly, Duke Dumont, Friend Within, Riva Starr, Tiga, Tom Staar</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; min-height: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Big Outdoors – Cocoon</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Raresh</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Previously announced: Sven Väth, Ricardo Villalobos, Adam Beyer, Ilario Alicante, Julien Bracht (Live), Andrea Oliva</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">RAM</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Sub Focus, Noisia</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Previously announced: Andy C, Loadstar, Calyx & Teebee, Delta Heavy, DC Breaks, Hamilton, Mind Vortex, Frankee B2B Chords. Hosted by: GQ, 2Shy, AD, Visoinobi</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Kehakuma</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">ZIP</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Previously announced: Nina Kraviz, DJ Koze, Levon Vincent, Jus Ed. Plus support from: Javi Bora, The Organ Grinder, Prince Club, Marino Canal, Johnny Bloomfield </span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">We Are WHSE</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Steve Lawler, plus in alphabetical order: dOP Live, Ellen Allien, Guy Gerber Live, Laura Jones, Miss Kittin, Nikos, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (DJ Set), Tube & Berger</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Toolroom Knights</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Mark Knight, Tensnake, Jaymo & Andy George, Weiss, Tough Love, Mark Storie, Pete Griffiths, LongPlay</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Previously announced:</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Luciano & Friends</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Luciano, Carl Craig, Guillame & The Courtu Dumonts, Mirko Loko, Cesar Merveille, Gianni Callipari</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; min-height: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Main Stage VIP – Circo Loco</span></b></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Apollonia (Dyed Soundorom, Dan Ghenacia & Shonky), Black Coffee, Clive Henry, Davide Squillace, Kerri Chandler, Matthias Tanzmann, Tania Vulcano, Timo Maas</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Not content with taking the line up to a whole new level, the site itself will also be transformed next May. New for 2014 are exciting new production concepts, including the Flower of Light, Confetti Island, The Tunnel and more to be revealed very soon.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">Having carefully gathered and paid close attention to customer feedback, We Are FSTVL are also proud to announce a whole host of technical site improvements including: an expanded site over 2 fields; a new and improved fast-scan entry queue system; 12 brand new bars across the site (compared with 4 this year); a new drinks token system previously used at Tomorrowland and Mysteryland, never before seen in the UK; a dedicated transport hub with extra buses, taxis & coaches, further car parking for 3,500 cars and a dedicated C2C Trains timetable transporting guests throughout the day and long after the show has closed.</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: inherit;">This is just the beginning. With the event just over 4 months away, expect more huge artists, cutting-edge infrastructures and lots more to be revealed…</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.wearefstvl.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">www.wearefstvl.com</span></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/wearefstvl" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">www.facebook.com/wearefstvl</span></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/wearefstvl" target="_blank"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">www.twitter.com/wearefstvl</span></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">Tickets:</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;"> Go to <a href="http://www.wearefstvl.com/2014" target="_blank">www.wearefstvl.com/2014</a> for tickets</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">Saturday / Sunday Day Ticket - £77.00</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">VIP Saturday / Sunday Day Ticket - £105.00</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">VIP PLUS Saturday / Sunday Day Ticket - £175.00</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">Weekend Ticket - £132.50</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">VIP Weekend Ticket - £199.00</span></div> <div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 12px; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: #f1c232; font-family: inherit;">VIP PLUS Weekend Ticket - £300.00</span></div>

We Are FSTVL announces phase 2 line-up including Annie Mac, Knife Party, Steve Lawler, Guy Gerber- live, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Tensnake & more

We Are FSTVL Upminster, Essex 24 th  – 25 th  May 2014 http://wearefstvl.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=a7vIsm25Tvo W...

Who is Black Coffee ?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWhDwPT-RuKK-l7bl9aTesPGSdPSc6SIizHY-DrDcHvzrvT4HKQZl4epsCkP3iApoiOg635Au04ES8SMAJQB-hjomAbCH244up5LhV0_at4oXUC0XGPUiZlukUdvZCKT09UUUgn5ZySw/s1600/blackcoffee-new.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" loading="lazy" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWhDwPT-RuKK-l7bl9aTesPGSdPSc6SIizHY-DrDcHvzrvT4HKQZl4epsCkP3iApoiOg635Au04ES8SMAJQB-hjomAbCH244up5LhV0_at4oXUC0XGPUiZlukUdvZCKT09UUUgn5ZySw/s1600-rw/blackcoffee-new.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 14px;">Considering his meteoric rise to fame, it would be easy to stereotype Black Coffee as just another black diamond, a BEE beat magnet out to mine the insatiable upwardly mobile urban house-party market. But as he proved on his South African Music Award-winning album Home Brewed, this DJ and producer defies convention. Sidestepping Afro-house clichés and stage-managed highs in favour of restrained so</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; display: inline; line-height: 14px;"><span style="color: #333333;">phistication, Black Coffee's penchant is for true Afropolitan house: home-brewed but trendsetting, fashion-conscious and future-focused. Expect almost sculptural balance and beauty.</span><br /><br /><b><span style="color: #f1c232;">--------------------------------------------------------------“Black Coffee” </span></b><br /><span style="color: #333333;">If one heard a clamour and ululating emanating from the eastern provinces of South Africa, Kwazula Natal and the Eastern Cape, announcing the recognition of a cultural phenomenon……and their role in the development of this cultural phenomenon…one could not argue were that clamour and ululating to be in respect of one……that is the soul, spirit, talent and vision of Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo, one who most know as “Black Coffee”.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">Black Coffee was born in Durban in KwaZulu Natal and grew up in the Eastern Cape in Mthatha, before moving back to Durban to study music at Natal Tech where he majored in Jazz. His reason for studying music was because he felt that as a producer, he had to deepen his overall musical knowledge, develop his listening skills and advance his knowledge of music theory. Leaving Tech prior to completion of his studies, Black Coffee with two friends Thandukwazi “Demor” Sikhosana and Mnqobi “Shota” Mdabe worked as backup vocalists for the renowned Madala Kunene. Deciding then to form an urban soul trio “Shana” the three moved to Johannesburg to make their way.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">Keeping ‘Simply hot and naturally African’ (the meaning of ‘Shana’) together as an ongoing project, the three have also pursued their individual visions, collaborating on the way.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">Black Coffee was chosen as one of two South African participants in the Red Bull Music Academy in 2003 jump-starting him into the South African DJ scene – a decision he says he has never looked back. His first big break was when his song “Happiness” was featured on the DJs at Work album.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">2005, the same year as the release of Black Coffee’s powerful debut album ‘Black Coffee’ saw the birth and formation of Soulistic Music (PTY) Ltd, Black Coffee’s wholly owned 360° corporate structure, his team’s home base and the jump-off point for himself, and as time has evidenced for many others to.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">Black Coffee revealed that his first album was created using very basic music-making software. “I don't know how to explain the production stages of my album because all I did was put down the basic ideas that I had, I didn't use any MIDI controllers everything was played with a computer mouse. He added that the use of live instruments in a song is also very important, giving a track that final magic touch and bringing it to life.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">A view through the Black Coffee ‘lens’, at the end of 2011, confirms a delightful, fresh and truly heart warming vista of dynamic and exciting creative production, glimpses of a genius unfolding and degree’s of difficulty, challenge and hardship.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">To many Black Coffee has led the ‘house music’ way…establishing since a global pre-eminence in vocal house music…and a business approach structured to unlock the plethora of opportunities offered by a converged digital realm driven by the songs and their performance.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">Reserved, studiously academic, inventive, imaginative, quiet, enigmatic, shy and bold are but of the few ways in which many across the world perceive and see Black Coffee. No matter how he is seen he remains one of the very few Club DJs in the country who genuinely understands the precise function of a music deejay: he does not simply re-mix songs, he re-interprets their</span><br /><span style="color: #333333;">previously unimagined musical possibilities, adapting and arranging as each work advises and quietly creating new works that give life. When he debuted with his interpretation of Hugh Masekela’s rambunctious jazz hit Stimela (2005 original South African release, 2008 UK release), Black Coffee simply demonstrated how it was possible to re-work the South African canon music vault into club music, creating works that were acceptable to both the youth and the old a feat not easily achievable. It has required a decidedly original-inclined, singular mind such as that of Black Coffee to be able to pursue such an original music trajectory and the gold and platinum awards since are testimony to his resolve .</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">2007 brought another powerful Black Coffee release “Have another one” which featured amongst others a host of great female vocalists, both young and old…with Bucie, Siphokhazi and Busi Mhlongo at the helm of an array of original works. With world demand and interest in a Black Coffee performance starting to stand up and shout so to speak, Black Coffee began a new phase of growth in 2008 with a string of new Soulistic Music signed releases from Culoe de Song, Tumelo and the great Zakes Bantwini all achieving gold and platinum sales</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">In 2009 Black Coffee dropped his third offering, titled ‘’Home Brewed’’, featuring Ringo Madlingozi, Zonke, Hugh Masekela, Zakes Bantwini and others, and at the South African Music Award 2010 he scooped two awards in the categories Best Urban Dance Album and Best Male Artist.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">Highlights during 2011 included a nomination for the 2011 MTV Europe Africa, India and Middle East Category for the “Worldwide Act”, the launch of ‘Africa Rising and its first presentation (at which included a 24 piece orchestra along with a band and featured artists performing Black Coffee’s works) at Moses Mabhida Stadium and the four releases on the Soulistic Label including Culoe de Song’s “Elevation”, Sai & Ribatones “Here and Now”, Boddhi Satva’s “Invocation” and the label’s “Soulistic Cuts”.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">Over past five years, Soulistic Music under Black Coffee’s leadership has built a worldwide network of exclusive track licenses, tours and agents giving Black Coffee and other Soulistic Music artists their real break into the international touring market where they have become regular features in cities from Sydney to New York, Sao Paulo to Luanda and Los Angeles to Athens.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #333333;">There is no question that from family, to community, to clan, to culture, to country….to the world….all are blessed by the productivity of such great creative genius as is Black Coffee</span></span></span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; 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Who is Black Coffee ?

Considering his meteoric rise to fame, it would be easy to stereotype Black Coffee as just another black diamond, a BEE beat magnet out t...