KNIGHT, MARK / NAVAS, JULIO / MAJESTIC - [V4] TOOLROOM SAMPLER VOL 4

Not to be confused with, the similarly named, video games and Chiptune composer - Mark 'TDK' Knight. 1) Mark Knight is head of Toolroom Records & a UK DJ / producer. He has stamped his impression on the scene of electronic dance music - through a string of releases & parties - highlighting his label. Often collaborating with fellow British DJ Funkagenda, Mark has been at the forefront of commercial house, techno & tech house. Some of his most successful releases are Man With The Red Face (with Funkagenda), Downpipe (with Underworld & D. Ramirez) & an Underworld rework - Beautiful Burnout (Mark Knight Remix). 2) LA Guitarist Mark Knight's first band was this band called Krude Witch and at sixteen or seventeen played The Troubadour and all the major clubs in Hollywood. Opened up for W.A.S.P. and Ratt. Then that band disbanded, and he put this band together Mickey Knight. It was right around ’84-’85 and the scene was pulsing, all the hair bands. So, Poison, Ratt, all those bands were selling out and the whole scene was starting — and really the Sunset Strip scene was starting to happen. Mickey Knight never got a record deal, but he went on to do City Slick, and then eventually Bang Tango. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Julio Navas career began at as early as at the age of 16. Since then he has worked hard to learn his profession and to keep growing professionally – something which has turned him into meticulous and respected DJ and Music producer. As Owner and Head Manager of the successful record label Fresco Records, he has also pulled through big projects with artists such as John Acquaviva, Manuel De La Mare or D-Nox & Beckers, Victor Ruiz and remixes for Trentemoller, David Guetta, Rinocerose, Olivier Giacomotto, Marco Lys, Tom Hades or Tocadisco to name a few, with productions licensed by Universal Music, EMI, Ministry Of Sound, Armada, Tronic, Skint, Toolroom, Ultra, Kontor, Yoshitoshi, Definitive, Great Stuff, Black Hole, , 1605, Urbana, F*** Me I’m Famous, Starlight, 303 lovers, Hotfingers, Spinnin, etc…, reaching several #1s. Julio has also participated in more than a few Ibiza nights, and has also been headhunted by some of the most important clubs on the white island: Amnesia, Space, Privilege and Bora Bora proving his skills, as always, to the most demanding audiences. Endorsed artist / Collaborator by important technology trademarks as Native Instruments / Adagio, Presonus, Reactable, Conductr. Thanks to long-term residences at some of the most prestigious clubs, as well as uncountable sets as guest artist at international events such as Creamfields, Rock in Rio (Madrid), Sonar Pro (Barcelona), Sunrise Festival / House Event (Poland), Moots Festival (Mexico), Fineplay (Japan) and Kaballah, XXXPerience, Flowers 3D, Green Valley (Brazil). or the infamous D- Edge (Brasil). Over the last 20 years Julio have gained all the experience on the turntables needed in order to create something truly magic in clubs and at festivals all over the globe (Germany,Bulgaria, Brazil, Columbia, Korea, United Arab Emirates,France, Netherlands, Italy, Japan, China, Morocco, Mexico, Poland,Russia, Ukraine, USA and naturally all of Spain). Playing in NYE2010 on Rio de Janeiro Beach for one million people Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

There are at least 5 bands named Majestic. 1. A United States indie pop band (formerly knowns as Majestic 12) who play lush, sunny, feel-good music with organs, synthesizers, and trumpets augmenting the usual indie rock guitar/bass/drums set-up. Lead singer Scott Schultz uses the theremin to interlace the music with soaring noises. Influencers Include Galaxie 500, and Mazzy Star Discography: Live it Up! (Shelflife Records 1999) Wake Up, Come Out and Play! (Shelflife Records 2001) 2. Swedish Progressive/Power/Neo-classical Metal band. The group was formed by virtuoso keyboardist Richard Andersson. There are lot of neo-classical parts in it. People who like Rising Force, Stratovarius, Symphony X should listen to this stuff. Band: Richard Andersson - keyboards Magnus Nordh - guitars Peter Wildoer - drums Apollo - vocals Martin Wezowski - bass Discography: Abstract Symphony - 1999 Trinity Overture - 2000 ---------------------------------------- 3. Polish Reggae from tricity. Source: metal-archives.com wikipedia.org ______________________ 4. MAJESTIC Neo-Prog • United States Majestic biography MAJESTIC was formed as a one-man project in the US by Jeff Hamel. Hamel started playing guitar at the age of 14 and began his musical career as the guitarist for the 80's progressive metal band OSMIUM. Hamel then studied recording technology at the Record Institute of Detroit. In 2004, Hamel started his MAJESTIC project. As a multi-instrumentalist, Hamel took on the task of composing and recording all of the music himself, while occasionally seeking the vocal talents of other artists. He released the first MAJESTIC album "Descension" in 2007. He followed this up with "String Theory" in 2008, bringing in a guest vocalist on one track and a guest flautist on another. At the beginning of 2009, he released a compilation CD, "Majestic Sampler 09", which included tracks from the first two CDs as well as unreleased songs. In 2008, Hamel began performing with vocalist and lyricist Jessica Rasche, who had been singing since the age of nine. The two released the album "Arrival" in 2009. The band's influences include YES, GENESIS, DREAM THEATER, RIVERSIDE, AYREON, KING CRIMSON and DEEP PURPLE, as well as more 80's-oriented fare, such as Pat Benetar and HEART. Albums: Descension - 2007 String Theory - 2008 Arrival - 2009 V.O.Z. - 2012 source From Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website _____________________ 5. Majestic (Electronic Artist) Majestic came into existence in 1999 and produced the debut album No Moving Parts in 2000. The name was inspired by the alleged secret government agency in charge of ‘handling’ UFO reports the ‘Majestic 12’ and this first album reflected that theme. The style of music, although essentially electronic, was also intended to be experimental and avant garde. This has not essentially changed, even though Majestic now has a slightly more sophisticated sound compared to it’s very humble beginnings. The next album in 2001, Last Man on Earth, dealt with more terrestrial themes of personal emotion. Once again, very sample led but with more layering of instruments, some of them very conventional in sound. This was then closely followed in 2002 by Internet Generation, which began to form the true sound of Majestic in both musical and production style. It also had a multi meaning concept, as samples were lifted off the internet and the album had subtle references interlaced with some hidden social comment. It would be logical then to produce the album UBIK later that year. Inspired by Phillip K Dick it introduced more funky sounds and lower level tones similar to the very first album. 2003 and it was the turn of the ‘lost album’ entitled Glorious Moments, so called as all the existing recordings were lost during a studio move but it was later painfully remastered. After a 3 year break, a return with Identity which went back to a few basics, while introducing a slightly different sound but very closely followed by Fly, which was much more like the sort of material that we were introduced to from the UBIK album. Another 2 year gap and a new fresh sound with the Possession EP, which used elements of techno not previously explored. This freshness was followed by Special in 2009, which is a combination of melodic electro and the more Avant-Garde, typical of most of the music produced by Majestic. This is rapidly followed in the Loaded Gun EP, which features the more upbeat electro tracks from the album in re-mix form. I Was Majestic was the very first compilation album to kick off 2011. This primarily features a selection of hand picked tracks from the first four albums. Industry Part 1-5 released in September 2011 is the first ever music video EP from Majestic which is only available in video form with no audio EP equivalent. The concept is that the visuals belong with the music and are considered an assemble set piece. Various delays and distractions made this project nearly four years to make. October 2011 then sees the release of Gauge, the first truly ‘non-musical’ approach using a whole array of metallic sounds and heavy industrial soundscapes. This album marks the beginning of a new era, although this album is a unique set piece reflecting a brief departure from the other previous albums. ©Module 8 Music Recordings (UK) ©Remote Viewing Media ©Kevin J Hatton Source: module8 Music Recordings Remote Viewing Media: http://www.remoteviewingmedia.co.uk/Remote_Viewing_Media/Music.html Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.