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Mason Proper is an indie rock band which formed in 2004 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. They consist of Jonathan Visger (vocals), Brian Konicek (guitar), Zac Fineberg (bass), Matt Thompson (keyboards) and Garrett Jones (drums). Their most recent album, "Olly Oxen Free" was released on September 23, 2008. Four vans destroyed and sold for scrap metal. Five guitar amps crackled, hissed, and went silent, exhaling a final puff of smoke. An irreplacable vintage keyboard face down at the bottom of a flight of stairs, 13 keys cracked and lifted, never to make a sound again. A string of misfortune...

Matt Ogborn, songwriter and vocalist of the Proper Nouns, just wasn't made for these times. Being an anachronism was also a charge leveled at the Cusacks, Phil Francis, Dave Gibson and Travis Kokas' underappreciated late-'90s answer to the Archies. Call it kismet, because the eventual marriage of these like-minded lads has resulted in one of the city's finest studies in bittersweet melody and crunchy mod workouts, the Proper Nouns' debut Birds and Butterflies (Columbus Discount). The four combine the best of both worlds. Ogborn's anglophile fetish recalls everything from the quirky turns of XTC on the regal "Shape-Shifter" to the...

Proper Filthy Naughty is a musical production duo consisting of John Ross and Joe Williams, who have also worked under the names Salamander and The Light. They have had releases on Platipus Records, FFRR, and Hooj Choons. Their single "Expand the Room" (done as The Light) was featured on several compilations such as Sasha & John Digweed's Northern Exposure: Expeditions. In the 2000s, they changed their name to Proper Filthy Naughty and have since released several singles on 10 Kilo. .

Proper Heat is without any doubt an exquisite alliance of three musicians deeply mad about jazz, disco and electronics. Karolis Ramoška has an exceptional voice and rhymes like a pro! He‘s just highly charismatic and unsurpassable at writing songs for Proper Heat. Saxtone has been following the trails of music with a saxophone in his hands from early childhood. All the way from jazz improvisations to contemporary dance music – an all-round and universal musician, instrumentalist and producer. At the moment Saxtone is enjoying working at the studio, making house music, where various musical influences and experiences of his life...