MEYER, MATTHIAS / DAVIS, RYAN - CRYING JUNO / CAFUNÉ

Dj, Producer and artist Matthias Meyer hails from the quiet town of Lueneberg, Germany (near Hamburg). As a young, excited music lover, the hi-tech sounds of Detroit and Chicago spoke to Matthias, and encouraged him to seek the excitement and hustle of nearby Hamburg's diverse club scene. From here he let music take control, actively promoting this newfound scene in his local towns with the Sfunkt DJ collective, organising parties that would bring the electronic message to an otherwise dance-less area. Together with the sFunkt crew and his close friend and future production partner Patlac, Matthias began to play bigger and better venues, to more and more acclaim. His horizons began to broaden, and his production skills sharpened, seeing the release of his debut track, Reichenbach, on Hamburg's much-loved label in 2006. A tough and powerful, big-room bomb, Reichenbach summed up the Meyer's broad mixture of influences, from Detroit's technical wizardry to the musicality and experimentation of Germany's fresh faced electronic movement. Voltage, his second release was to follow with yet more hit potential, carrying a beautiful, resonating melody across a positively uplifting techno backdrop, but it was his release in the summer of 2008, Tout Va Bien that really defined Matthias Meyer's current musical direction. A long, meandering, deeply spaced percussive journey, full of intricate detail and raw, organic textures, the track received huge support and quickly brought the young musician's name even more into the light. As the winter months of 2008 approached, and the buzz from 'Tout Va Bien' still worked its magic, Matthias collaborated with long-time friend and producer Patlac, creating another huge club moment entitled Skipper. This was released on 'Spezial' offshoot label, along with the equally moving track Salt City, to yet more praise. It seems these two projects really summed up Matthias' inner love not only for serious grooves, but real drama in his music. These are tracks full of uplifting, positive sentiments, painstakingly designed so that their sound and message comes through as clear as possible. Matthias has broken through into spotlight thanks to his uniquely passionate take on the house and techno genres. His love of rich, energetic club music full of texture, life and heart propels him to work more and more. His work as a Dj allows him to bring this very human, endearing quality to an increasingly large audience. In his eyes, the great joy of Djing house music is that, unlike in so many other scenes, he doesn't need to play pop hits to get dancefloor recognition. Instead, he can spin a long tale of rolling grooves and evolving, emotive musical stories that provoke a different, inner relationship between DJ and dancer. As requests for original tracks and remixes flood in, Matthias remains grounded. For him the groove is the most important thing. He doesn't rush his music, rather he spends as much time as is needed perfecting his art. For this reason he will remain a very special commodity, a true artist and true creator, so that when his music is experienced it will never fail to pass you by. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Soundscapes which carry their listeners through a journey full of emotions, dreams and desires shape Ryan Davis’s sound. 
For him music should not only fill the dance floors but also the hearts of people. 
In 2006 he released his first single “Transformer” with which he managed to make himself a name in the music scene. Since then he has released on labels such as Archipel and Manual and was on compilations from Ivan Smagghe and John Digweed. His releases get regular feedback from artists like DJ Sasha, John Digweed, Stephan Bodzin and Hernan Cattaneo. 
  
In 2011 he become a core part of the Traum family through his two EP’s Routes of Life” (Traum 133) and “Light & Shadow” (Traum138) these created an exceptional wave of euphoric responses by the likes of Max Cooper, Coyu, Henry Salz, Dj Sascha and was supported by Tsugi, Popmatters, Half Stereo and top radio stations. 

He is now also a part of the TRAUM booking agency and has released his debut album on Traum "Particles Of Bliss" which had a great feedback especially in Japan. For this album a fine selection of videos were produced by artsist related to Traum which show for the first time a strong going together of sound and visuals. He will release an 4-track Ep on Traum in 2013 together with Electric Rescue. Next to this he has recently remixed tracks for DJ Sasha, Dominik Eulberg, Pig & Dan and Luis Junior and works together the the label Areal in Berlin and has also started two own labels with releases from well know artist next to newcomers.  
Through this a world wide collective out of different labels and artist has developed which manages to push idea boarders constantly. 

Who wants to get a greater picture of Ryan Davis’s sound and the way he manages to fill the clubs not only with beats but more should come and have a look at him playing live or Djing. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.