STARLIGHT BEATS & BREAKS RELEASES:
TRAXX FROM DA WAXX VOL. 1 (strcd001)
THE SWEET SPOT (strcd002)
REBEL CREW TOOLZ VOL. 1 12" (strx001)
NISTYLE (strcd003)
FIEBRE DE MANUEL MAMBO 12" (strx002)
Coming Soon! Lenky Don/Rebel Crew 12"
LISTEN & BUY StarlightBeats releases at www.starlightbeats.com
STARLIGHT BEATS & BREAKS ARTISTS:
LENKY DON - "LENKY DON ORIGINAL DON GORGON THE YOUNG VAGABOND WORLDWIDE , YOU ALREADY KNOW! LET THE MUSIC DO THE TALKING! RIGHT ! ONE! BIG UP REBEL CREW H-TOWN- PANAMA CITY - COLON, CMW, OTB, V-ROCKET AND DA WHOLE OF THE FOUNDATION MAN DEM! STRAIGHT! From Trinidad to South America and from coast to coast, recording artist/MC/Entertainer Lenky Don is deemed "One of the Top Ten Artists in New York" by Timeout Magazine. Lenky's rude bwoy stamina, wicked sense of humor and vox has taken him all over the Americas and to the finest reggae clubs throughout New York. His debut release, "Dub Organizer," caused mayhem in both the jungle and dancehall circles in the mid 90’s. After enhancing his skill-set as a singer & songwriter, Lenky scored a #1 hit in Panama featuring on Heather Headley’s bomb track "Make You Say Yo" consequently after touring the country in 2004. A co-writing credit followed for Macy Gray's song, “Come Together” and he also lended his clever vocal characterizations to Sony Playstation's platinum selling video game "PaRappa the Rapper". Lenky Don now touches down with some reggae-electro funk single releases backed by an arsenal of dynamic production talent headed by The Rebel Crew’s Joe B. With releases out on both major and independent labels, Lenky Don has achieved a cutting edge style in light of the post-dancehall explosion. Now based with Starlight Beats & Breaks Record Label, Lenky's latest projects are refined to fit more definitive underground sounds, opting to MC over U.K. dub-step, drum & Bass, party breaks, deep house and even reggaeton. Nonetheless, his style cannot be placed. His style cannot be traced. Lenky's style is homegrown in the sole experiences of this lil' Trini bwoy. RADIO SPINS: 97.9FM The Boxx(Houston), 92.9Fm (Panama), 90.1KPFT(Houston), 97.1(NYC)
105.1FM(NYC), 96.1FM(NC), 106.5FM(VA)
KARINA NISTAL - Karina Nistal shows much promise for the future of Latin and English dance music and definitely adds another hype twist to the entire global urban music scene as a whole. "She’s not M.I.A., and not trying to be, but Karina Nistal has got that whole free spirit thing going on that makes it easy to put them side by side and compare. Hailing from Houston, Texas, or H-town as she puts it, this Cuban-Mexican artist is flourishing into what could be a new sensation. With her rapidly growing popularity – she has a collection of fans throughout the South, Midwest, and even the UK – she’s spreading the new sound by coming at you with wide array of musical experimentation. On one track she’ll rap in Spanish to reggaeton backbeats, then she’ll flip it on you as she enters the electronic genre and sings over house grooves with Latin infused rhythms. Let’s give props to another fearless female who didn’t walk the pop genre path and instead created one of her own."(Joanna Munoz, URB Magazine)
"The bilingual diva's cleverly titled debut, Nistyle, was released in late 2006. But that didn't make the sound any less spectacular in '07. Nistal's music is so good, so vibrant — so fierce —that it made me wonder why she's not already a megastar. .." (Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle)Stay tuned for more on Karina!” For up to date tour information please visit www.myspace.com/karinanistal
Karina's recent awards and special features:
Dodge Avenger Ad/Latin Billboards
Boom Magazine Cd Compilation
Billboard Magazine, April & May Issues 2007
Winner "Best Local Rap" Houston Press Music Awards
Performing at SXSW 2008
Discography:
Goodbye (12")
Nistyle (CD)
Traxx from the Waxx, Vol 1 (CD)
Red Moon (CD)
Bass Lines in Box's Part 2 (12")
The Determination (CD)
Sabrosura (12")
2JACK4U (2xCD)
Sweet Spot (CD)
Space City Grooves (CD)
Rebel Crew Toolz, Dubz & Remixes Vol. 1 (12")
Upcoming 08' Releases:
Nistalgia CD
THE REBEL CREW - 2008 URB Mag's NEXT 100!! Joe B.(Psychedelix B-boy) and Rick Partida(Lion 808) have been backing up the Rebel Crew sound for two decades straight outta H-town, Texas. They take influences not only from the Southwest, but also West Coast and South London to give us a package of rude boy originality. Imagine sweaty revelers busting and grinding as you lay one of these treats on the turntables. Unlimited sounds from the crew of b-boy futurism that is letting us realize the true power of the funky breakbeat that is coming at us full speed in the new millennium. "(Chris Haycock, XLR8R , Issue 41)
BOOKING INFO. FOR KARINA NISTAL, LENKY DON & THE REBEL CREW
Ph: 832-642-0282 or bookings@starlightbeats.com
Starlight Beats and Breaks Record Label was formed in 2001 by members of Houston, Tx urban collective, The Rebel Crew. Joe B. (Joe Belmarez), founder of The Rebel Crew and and DJ SoulFree (Tanya Pelt), Rebel Crew dj have has showcased the Rebel Crew sound for seven years releasing fresh alternative dance, lounge music and remixes that thrive on heavy basslines, latin, reggae, organic breakbeats, hip hop, funk, soul, jazz, rock, dub and electronica. Music reviews and features in URB Mag, Spun, Mixer, The Houston Press, Philadelphia Weekly, DJ, DJ Mag, Billboard and XLR8R. StarlightBeats releases also feature a cast of super urban musicians including Gavin Hardkiss, Jake Childs, Dj Hal, Mark Sound and Wazulu the Ill Dravidian.
city
HOUSTON
state/country
TX, US
college
University of Houston '03
Business Marketing
employer
Starlight Beats & Breaks
position
Owner
description
Rebel Crew Sound
clubs
Downtown Houston/Worldwide
music
Bastard Jazz Records, Ninja Tune, Swedish Brandy, Nacional Records, Ubiquity, Blue Note, T.C. Izlam, Hip-Step, UK Garage, KRS-ONE, Heartless Crew, M.I.A., Method Man, Barrington Levy, Bob Marley, Damian Marley, Up, Bustle & Out, Om Lounge, Afro-Mystik, J-Boogie, DJ Z-Trip, Junior Reid, Culture, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Selena, Morrisey, Mantronik, RUN DMC, Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash, The Funk Brothers, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Missy Elliott, Prince, Biggie, Dr. Dre, T.I., Steel Pulse, Gypsy Kings, Ozzy, Bad Religion, The Smiths, Cocteau Twins, New Order, Sean Paul, Don Omar, Sam Cooke
artists
KARINA NISTALLENKY DONREBEL CREW
Website
www.starlightbeats.com
Band Members
The Rebel Crew, Lenky Don, Karina Nistal
Phone
832-642-0282
Email
info@starlightbeats.com
Favorite quote
"All Great Achievements Require Time."
Occupation
Label Owner/Manager
Influences
50's RNB,70's funk and rock and roll,latin rhythms, cumbias80's new wave and electronica,hip hop, mash ups and trip hop, bob marley, dub, rocksteady, roots reggae, downtempo, drum and bass and dancehall, 2Step, Garage, old school
Other Artists
supercat, mantronix, biggie & tu-pac, afrika bambaataa, tc izlam, wazulu, vp records, nerd, chris brown, culture, bob marley, run dmc, layo & bushwhacka, dj clue, madonna, jonas brothers, amy w-house, lil wayne, timbaland, method man, blackalicious, celia cruz, tito puente, gypsy kings, portishead, morrisey, the cure,
