C.O.U. Muzik
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C.O.U. Muzik are an electronic collective from the United Kingdom (based in Jersey, C.I.) who recently formed in May 2005, comprising of long time friends Stevie Fitz (producer/writer/DJ) Sasha Le Monnier (DJ/writer/promoter) and James Leaman (DJ/writer/musician). Between them, they have a combined total of 30 years of DJing and musical experience. Their influences range from a broad spectrum of musical tastes that paves the way for C.O.U. Muziks eclectic mix of sounds. Their aim is to push the boundaries within electronic music and are definitely an exciting act to look out for.
All from Jersey (Channel Islands), just 14 miles off the coast of France. We have joined this site, because we would like to share our music with everybody around the globe. Sasha, James and Stephen have been a massive fan of rave/ dance music since 1990.
Sasha Le Monnier......Sasha,s love of house muzik was first discovered in 1989, at the 'Inn On The Park (Jersey). At the time the park was rated as one of the top 10 raves in Europe during the late 80's to early 90' hosting nights with the best names in dance music such as Sasha, Carl Cox and many other pioneering DJ's from back in the day. Having been caught by the mixing bug Sasha has enjoyed mixing all styles of house , breaks and trance over the last 10 years, whilst playing along side many jocks such as, Mistress Mo (Gift from the Gods) and Stuart King (Sunday Club), including her own successful residencies @ The Red Light Sessions, Out Of This World and The Top floor Ware House as well as internet radio residencies, such as Scratch n Spin,Danceradio.gr and most recently DI.FM (Digitally Inported) Championing up a coming new jocks with the likes of Chris Lake, Paolo Mojo, J&S project and Parallel Sound, along with the tried and tested , King Unique, Tom Stephan (Superchumbo),Ricky Stone and 16Bit Lolitas to name but a few. She is ever busy with her work for the label Source of Gravity/Gravitation, as part of there in house team as there UK based Promotions rep. Sasha has also collaborated with long time friend from the park days Stevie Fitz DJ,producer (Bolt/Toryumon) and Partner James Leaman DJ musician (The Red Light Sessions / Minty) To form Collective Organized Undergound Muzik (C.O.U Muzik) with subsequent releases and licensing on Toryumon U.K / Fiberlineaudio with ‘Charly Wobblers Day out and‘ Matt Rowans ‘Foresight’ **C.O.U Muziks Submerged mix**, also signings to Source Of Gravity / Gravitation, Tim Mills presents ‘The Muse‘ **C.O.U Muziks Sleeping Satellite mix** and ‘The 9.30 Express‘ with more releases on these labels in the next few months to follow, look out for Sasha Le Monnier’s outstanding mixing skills, and artistic prowess in forthcoming mixes and C.O.U Muzik releases.
James Leaman........ has been an avid fan of good music for as long as he can remember, and has written and composed muzik for the last eighteen years, writing remains a life long passion, and since collaborating with C.O.U. Muzik, firm friend Stevie Fitz, and partner Sasha Le Monnier, has since cut his teeth in the house muzik industry. As a musician and DJ, he has drawn upon his promoting, performing and social experiences, {hazy as they may be}, striving to bring a cutting edge style and approach to the ever moving boundries, within the electronic underground dance scene.
Stevie Fitz........... was blessed with the ability to appreciate the many different varieties of music available to the ear. From classical to rock, from pop to jazz, if he liked a tune, he would listen to it and appreciate it for what it was, no matter the genre, a policy he still adopts to this day. In the Beginning of the nineties, Stevie invested in a pair of turntables, spending all of his spare cash on new vinyl and spending all of his spare time improving his DJing skills. It was not long before he was playing in various clubs around the island, including Raffles Dance City and The Venue, warming up for various guest DJs including Mike Cosford, Tom Wainwright and Trevor Rockliffe. A trip to Thailand at the end of 1996 for two months saw him land a residency at “Sante Fe” on the beautiful island of Koh Samui, DJ’ing four times a week. Also, whilst in Thailand, he was fortunate enough to play at one of the infamous Full Moon Parties on Koh Phangan to a crowd of approximately 5000 people, which is an experience he will never forget.
Already, the idea of writing and producing tunes was firmly embedded in his mind and it was not long after returning from Thailand that he began investing in equipment for his home based studio. Stevie soon began writing music, lyrics and poetry and learning about the various ins and outs of production.
In November 2001, he secured his first exclusive licencing agreement with Japanese publishers Toryumon under the alias B.O.L.T. Since then, he has secured many more licencing agreements with Toryumon under various different solo and DJ collaborative aliases including Tech House Project, The Loop Rebels, Ear 4 Vision, Stefano Kerami and of course C.O.U. Muzik, all of which have had their music licenced either for download, ringtones, website promotion or corporate advertising.
With top labels now signing up Stevie's production work, BBC Radio projects underway and new collaborations and remix projects already in the pipeline for 2008, keep your ears honed in to those airwaves because it will not be long before you hear one of his productions, whether you like it or not!
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