The United States' capital has featured in so many Hollywood pictures that the city itself, along with its numerous monuments, has become an icon of popular culture. Washington's image coined by its clean high-security government district is however far removed from the city's actual living conditions, where a high crime, poverty and illiteracy rate provide a high potential for social conflict. Washington is famous for its underground music, both in the punk and hardcore scene - being home to legendary Bad Brains and Ian MacKaye's Dischord label - as well as for club music, where Washington's 'go-go' style competes with neighbouring Baltimore's 'B-more' sound for popularity and international attention.
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Dubfire (a.k.a. Ali Shirazinia) from Washington D.C. is one half of the Grammy Award winning and four-time nominated electronic music duo Deep Dish. He has a worldwide reputation as a DJ and remixer with a string of bookings a lot of electronic music producers would kill for.
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T & A Records |
Rising the ranks from local underground act to global headliner in just a few years, DC native Tittsworth champions an eclectic mixture of breaks, rave, baile funk, electro and house, both as a DJ and as a producer. He runs the T & A label together with...
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Crossing over synth-pop and modern techno flavours, Washington-based tech-pop duo Benoit & Sergio are on the fast lane to the top. Having debuted on Bruno Pronsato's Thesongsays label in 2009, they signed to Spectral Sound for their 'Midnight People' single, and shortly after landed on DFA with 'Boy Trouble'.
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