‘Hard Drive Hoarders Volume 1’ (Rhythm Empire Productions)
Bringing together a powerhouse of award-winning talent together for R.E.P’s 2nd release, Eddie Craig joins forces with a whole wealth of different talent to delve in to different flavas and subgenres of underground house & garage.
Eddie Craig, Moody Mike, Jasmine Knight – Magic Feeling – Speed Garage meets Rave banger with Beatport #1 singer.
Eddie Craig, Rion S, Ant Brooks – Kinda Ravey – Organ House collaboration with Deadmau5 signed & ClapTone supported producer alongside Purple Disco machine songwriter and #1 multi-platinum, Tool Room / Defected /Sony signed Irish vocalist.
Eddie Craig, Sweet Female Attitude – Frequency – One of UKGarage’s most played Diva’s drops unique festival Bass house and Garage.
Eddie Craig, Punk Pappa – Simple – Funky Bass licks meet Swung Chunky House beats featuring Mobo Award winning Bass player.
Eddie Craig – Movement Y’all – Solid House Tech Groover with twinges of Acid
The Hard Drive Hoarders EP Volume 1, perfectly balances the forward moving energy of 2024, whilst embracing our roots and culture.
Eddie Craig has been no stranger to the Music world with multiple multi-platinum selling singles and albums, chart anthems and underground releases and remixes under multiple names for artist including John Summit, Clean Bandit, Ella Henderson, Tom Grennan, Boy Better Know, Joel Corry, Raye, Rudimental, Bruno Mars, Eric Prydz.
500 million streams later his experience and passion for creation is at its peak.
Lifelong raver, Moody Mike is the founder of some of the Uk’s biggest multi award winning festivals. Mike brings a wealth of Rave Knowledge, DJ knowledge and a knack of knowing what works on big stages to this EP, with his previous outings already receiving National Radio support from BBC Radio 1 and Kiss Fm.
Credible song writer and vocalist Jasmine Knight has been busy amassing a diverse fan base of Dj supporters over the last few years with Danny Howard, Hardwell, Annie Mac, Roger Sanchez, R3hab, Charlie Hedges, Annie Nightingale, W & W, Shosh, all supporting her distinct sound. With a vibrant multi genre selection of releases including collabs with Dope Ammo & DJ Rap, Benny Page, Alchimyst, David Novicek, Tom Brownlow, it is no surprise she has even landed genre specific Beatport 1s.
Rion S, insanely versatile Irish multi-platinum singer songwriter has been riding the waves of the music industry with an A list of dance music producer collaborators. Vintage Culture, Jess Bays, Cassim, Eli Brown, Yousef, Siege, Tom Enzy, Black Caviar, Mistajam, Thomas Newson, Purple Disco Machine have all been invited to the production party of releases. A highlight of the last 24 months has been Clocking up over 150,000,000 streams with Purple Disco Machine for his songwriting skills on the international hit record “In the Dark”. His music has graced labels including Repopulate Mars, Defected, ToolRoom , Glasgow Underground, Circus, Relief, Sony, Universal, Perfect Havoc to name but a few.
Ant Brooks is a seasoned house producer who has been releasing music for well over a decade. Recently he caught the eye of huge label bosses including DeadMau5 for a release on his Hau5trap label as well as collabing with FuturisticPolarBears. Ant has been busy running his label Frenzy which has seen house music royalty including Claptone, Dombresky, BBCR1, Kiss Fm, Sola, Insomniac, Stereohype all supporting his quality productions.
Leanne Brown aka Manchester based, Sweet Female Attitude, has been on the International Club circuit for many years, tearing up huge festivals and club nights in every major city in the Uk and beyond along the way. Responsible for one of the UK’s most Loved anthems the UK Garage hit “ Flowers” as well over 100 hundred other releases in multiple genres, Leanne has shown no signs of slowing down on the music front, dedicating her life alongside her husband DJ producer Nekxtman to uplifting ravers on dance floors around the world. Leanne’s legendary voice over the last few years has seen collabs, releases and remixes from the likes of Majestic, Sam Divine, Dj Luck & Mc Neat, Ardee, Joe Hunt, DJ EZ to name but a few.
Paul Lancaster aka PunkPappa is a one-of-a-kind musician. His impecable playing of the Bass and Guitar have seen him amass musical credits including release for artist and labels including Jocelyn Brown, Bam (Jungle Brothers), Defected Records, Connie Harvey, Shaun Escofferey, Oliver Cheatham, Beehive (MOBO Award Winners), Iain Archer (Snow Patrol), Nick Van Gelder (Jamiroquai), RAMP, Calvin Richardson (Grammy Award Winner), Darien(Reel People), Robert Plant, Gee Bello (Light Of The World) James Taylor Quartet, Mica Paris,Courtney Pine with even Bootsy Collins acknowledging the funk of his skills.
Hard Drive Hoarders Volume 1 is a 5 track EP from Eddie Craig and Friends featuring Moody Mike and Jasmine Knight, Sweet Female Attitude, Rion S & Ant Brooks, Punk Pappa.
Rhythm Empire Productions Label.
As 1/2 half of the Wideboys, Eddie has not only produced top 10 selling multi-platinum records, amassed over 500 million streams under various names, he has also A&R’d singles with companies like Ministry of Sound that have peaked as high as #2 in the UK National charts and ran labels that have been synced all over the World. Hard Drive Hoarders series is about finding amazing tunes from producers and artists around the globe that might just not of seen the light of day without heart, soul and deep Love for music that uplifts the listener.