Exotic Refreshment - Independent House Label From Poland

Duo producers and DJ’s from Leszno, Poland. Mike Cortez and Poldee formed Livin’ So Fast in 2006.

Mike Cortez (http://www.myspace.com/djmikecortez) was born in 1986. He is a young, enthusiastic and talented DJ and producer who resides in Lesnzo. He defined his music preferences while he was gaining experience in performing as a DJ in Poland. Aggressive sounds and deep bass line interested Cortez and he started to develop his own electro house beats. In 2006 he independently started working on his own productions. His efforts paid off and results were achieved. In February 2007 came his first single “Electronic Trip” with Love Dealers record label. The following release was a remix of “Bax Bunny - „Funky Heroes” (also in LDR). Then came his EP “I'm Buzzed Up” and then both Cortez & Eric Pool produced “Clones Invasion” and “He Said”. This was launched with great co-operation and understanding in this new found partnership with Poldee…

Poldee (http://www.myspace.com/djpoldee) was born in 1987 in Leszno. Since a young teenager he had been interested in music. His first single, “Reconsider”, was on many DJ play lists, such as Dj Jose and Jonathan Ulysses. This particular track was released on the Dutch label MFL Recordings. The next track to come from Poldee was “Ready to Go” and was also played by many well known DJ’s. However, it was never released with any label. Poldee worked hard and concentrated on finding his own style and developing his techniques. He prefers ambitious electro with sharp sounds and a fat bass line when he is behind the decks or in the studio. In 2006 he launched his partnership with Cortez and Livin’ So Fast was born…

Producer and Dj living in the western part of Poland, in Szczecin. His tracks have been released in Record Labels such as Farbenfroh Records, Digital Noise, Exotic Refreshment and Starligt Music. The music he plays you could express as impulsive, delivering the message to people in the club to join the dance. Thanks to his determination and care for detail, tracks that he produces are being uncovered by many people on all over the world every day.

Milkwish' is a professional producer, evidence for this can be found in the glowing feedback from well known dj's such as Chloe Harris, Dimitri Andreas, Marc Romboy, Michael Burian, Moshic and many more. Milkwish has been proffessionanly producing and mixing behind the decks since 2008. He has been playing in many clubs in Poland and abroad. He's been heard everywhere from the Fritz Club in Berin to the The Point Club in Luxembrurg and the Pikenarnia Club playing along side dj stars in the same genre. He has made appearences as a guest on many radio shows in Poland and in Europe. Dj sets that he delivers are a mixture of deep techno, house and tech house.

Francesco Di Marco aka Fra'n'Kie, is a sound engineer certificated at "Saint Louis College of Music of Rome", producer, live performer and dj from Viterbo, near Rome.  His passion for music grew up during his childhood, thanks to his father's vynils collection, which includes artists like Pink Floyd, James Brown, ELP and Deep Purple. He has suddenly developed a refined artistic sensibility that permits him to appreciate many kinds of styles and influences, giving him hence a deep kaleidoscopic knowledge and an open-minded approach.
Actually his career starts at 14, buying his first record player and doing some live experiences on local clubs and in Rome.
Moreover, he's also part of an electro/rock/alternative music band, "I Narciso", in which he plays synths and digital drums, offering an electro dj set with his friend Faith as well.
In addition to this, Francesco works with the italian trance master Luigi Lusini, with whom releases some deep, tek and funky house stuff ( Style he proposes during his dj sets) under "Fra'n'Kie & Justin Late" monikers.
He has already released on Neurotraxx Deluxe, Starlight, Exotic Refreshment, Evolution, Digital Noise and others...
Actually he is part of Elegant's Bit Records roster, Matteo Matteini's Label located in Livorno and part of Mike Cortez's label "Exotic refreshment"located in Poland.
A collaboration with Buddhi Adhikhari, Funk and Soul Singer from Sri Lanka, is growing up...
To be continued...

Per Hammar, hailing from Malmoe in the south of Sweden, is one of the new breed of floor oriented tech house producers. In the past two years he has been building his reputation as an underground producer of the highest order with releases on labels such as Great Stuff, Mija, Starlight, Exotic Refreshment, Kant and SK Supreme. His track Bang on Great Stuff was a huge hit 2010 gaining attention from many of the worlds elite DJ's including Umek, Kaiserdisco, DJ Madskillz, Spektre, Saeed Younan and Wally Lopez. The track gained numerous licences and stayed on the Beatport tech house top 10 for a number of weeks. In October 2010 Mija Recordings released his ep "El Salvador/Tundra EP". Both tracks received positive feedback from trusted DJ's worldwide. With a busy schedule of DJ gigs across Sweden and Europe, Per is further cementing his reputation as a future star.