It's been three years since the release of Nosaj Thing's highly acclaimed debut album, Drift, which topped countless Best Of Year Lists, but 2013 will mark a new chapter for the 27-year-old producer, musician and DJ from Los Angeles.

With a new album, label and imprint for Innovative Leisure, Home marks the first time Nosaj has incorporated guest vocalists. Having remixed and worked with the likes of The XX, Flying Lotus, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Beck & Kendrick Lamar, it was time to incorporate a few collaborations of his own with Toro y Moi and Kazu Makino (Blonde Redhead) providing ethereal vocals for two of the tracks on Home. The rest of the album is rounded with Nosaj's signature cinematic soundscapes that explore the space from where Drift left off.

Founding member of international music group Thievery Corporation, Rob Garza's career includes decades-worth of accolades as a pioneer of a flourishing electronic music movement. Originally hailing from Washington, DC, Garza's legacy includes a timeless music catalog that's still in rotation today. His infusion of electronic music with the international flavors of dub, trip hop, reggae, and bossa nova gave birth to a new era of sound that has attracted a cult following across the decades. Since relocating to San Francisco, Garza's latest experimentations take him to the far corners of the globe with solo DJ sets showcasing the best of Deep House and Nu-Disco. Ever the entrepreneur, Rob has multiple restaurants and clubs in Playa del Carmen, Mexico as well as Papa Diablo, a hand-crafted, top-shelf Mezcal made in Oaxaca, Mexico. Keep an eye out for his upcoming release this March 2015 of his debut EP " Palace of Mirrors" releasing on his own label, Magnetic Moon Records. 2015 will be an exciting year to come!

For Garza - who's devoted much of his life to creating a richly-textured foundation that's defined Thievery Corporation - solo appearances for more intimate audiences inspires new creations based off the culture and styles encountered during his travels. Whether opening for Paul McCartney with Thievery, DJing in Nepal for climbers tackling Mt. Everest, or in more obscure clubs in remote corners of the world, an impeccable taste in music style resonates through the foundation of every show.
For inspiration, Garza continues to mine the sounds he's discovered through traveling the global dance scene. "When I first came to San Francisco, I returned to my electronic roots in the dance community while also spending a great amount of time in Mexico, where there is a great dance music scene" says Garza. "There's so much going on in terms of people taking influences from all these different genres—like house and dub and new wave and disco—and putting it all together in a way that's very new and original and inspiring to my own music."

His 2013 "Remixes" album presents a kaleidoscope of his past work with artists like Tycho, Gogol Bordello, Afrolicious, and Federico Aubelle and marked the start of a new chapter in his eternal music odyssey. Later in 2013, Garza teamed up with Canadian deep house producer Neighbour to release "Calle del Espirtu Santo." Inspired by the spirit of his travels in Madrid, Spain, the EP is the first in a series of releases that recount the memories only an international music explorer can tell.

Range, appeal and a massive dose of nasty, gritty bass are the three chief weapons every Dirtybird artist has in his quiver, but Ardalan seems to be the peak culmination of all those assets in one wieldy point. This young archer has had the incomprehensible luck to fall into crew with his idols, be reared by their best and given some of their most guarded musical secrets, then hoisted to a platform to blare his prodigious beats from places where most creators can only dream of being.

Born in Tehran, Iran, Ardalan Noghre-Kar possesses a peculiar, fresh perspective on music genesis without even trying. His mixes, remixes and dubs are known for their sass, energy and wickedly wry samples that snap like a wet towel to the face, but his original tracks are where his efforts shine, like those released with Justin Martin-"Mr. Spock," a 2010 party anthem charted by Diplo and Jesse Rose, and "Lezgo," charted by Dog Blood (Skrillex and Boyz Noise)-and those soon-to-be-released on his own EP with Dirtybird. It's no wonder he's been given the nod by everyone from Papa Dirtybird himself (Claude Von Stroke) and A-Trak to those who are charting his remixes, like Maya Jane Coles, Audiojack, and Riva Starr, the last of whom he has an upcoming remix for to be released on Snatch.

The greatest strength in Ardy's music is his ability to whip out hits that work equally well from the dankest basements to the most opulent dancefloors; sounds that satisfy those with diverse tastes who can unite under his single agenda of having a good time.

To crack Kevin Durante's code, authenticity is the key. A 23-year-old Italian-born, Florida-bred, LA-based artist forever in pursuit of realness: Everything he writes, designs, learns, cooks, explores is another footnote in his endless quest for genuineness in every aspect of his life.

His timeless, soul-spirited house music is proof. Groove constructions where every element is deeply considered, nothing is left to spare and everything has its place. Just like his father's traditional Italian cooking, which he cites as one of his biggest influences: the fullest flavours don't come from over-cooked complexities, they come from timing and attention to the most miniscule details.

His own details speak volumes, too: playing the piano since aged six and a passionate student of all forms of electronica since his teens (he co-signs everyone from New Order to Frankie Knuckles to Tiefschwarz to Kerri Chandler as influences), Durante studied production and house music dynamics for years before delivering his debut release. Making the 2,500 mile leap from Fort Myers to LA in 2014, he worked within the industry as a product manager/creative engineer at Skrillex's OWSLA imprint (including the design of Jack U's Grammy-winning eponymous album) and watched the industry from the inside before making his own debut move…
That move happened in September 2014 on NEST HQ. Durante's life changed in an instant. Embraced by key tastemaker curator brand TheSoundYouNeed and recognised as an exciting prospect in house music's next generation, 'Slow Burn' amassed millions of views in a matter of months, as did its predecessor 'Full Moon' five months later. Both tracks swiftly secured Durante as one of TheSoundYouNeed's most popular artists. He's since honed his polished sexy-but-solid selector signature at some of their most illustrious sell-out shows from Paris to LA and this summer he'll be headlining the brand's first ever stand-alone festival in Malta and joining the brand on an exciting new adventure: TheSoundYouNeed will also releasing his 'Goddess' EP in June 2016. A first for both Durante (his discography is only two originals and four remixes deep to date) and TheSoundYouNeed themselves: it's the debut single release on their own label.

Both 'Goddess' and 'Cold' showcase where Durante is at right now, creatively, spiritually and technically. Both organic compositions created through social interactions and connections with friends and peers such as Tuff Ghosts and former Hundred Waters member Paul Giese, both tracks were founded through chance encounters, impromptu moments recorded spontaneously, cinematic stories inside Durante's head and a strong homage to femininity brought together by his velvet-touched production technique. Persistent, dynamic, rolling and gilded in soul, they're the type of tracks that could work anywhere from late night Panoramabar to sunset at Sea Dance and compound the young artist's skills-so-far into a future promise.

Capturing the moment where hype is translated into reality, 'Goddess' has been a long time coming but is yet another sign of Durante's refusal to wildly leap without consideration to detail. A brand new chapter in Durante's never-ending desire for realness and authenticity, the quest continues…