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BIO (català) The Gramophone Allstars neix la primavera de 2008 amb la ciutat de Barcelona com a centre neuràlgic però amb membres de diverses parts del territori català. El grup ofereix principalment un repertori dominat per les sonoritats que fusionen ska i jazz , però interessant-se també per estils com el boogaloo, el rocksteady, el soul o la bossa nova. Així presenten tan composicions pròpies fidels al seu estil com arranjaments de clàssics del jazz en clau ska-jazz. The Gramophone Allstars és un projecte que neix obert a la col•laboració amb altres artistes i a l’experimentació amb diferents formats i...

Gramophonedzie (born Marko Milicevic) is a Serbian DJ from where he also studied Sound Design at the Belgrade University. His passion for funky music, live instruments and intensive vocals has resulted in a couple of songs released under the name “Gramophonedzie”. He started his career in the year 2000 as participant at the Irish RedBull Music Academy. In 2006 he composed the theme tune for Veliki Brat, Serbian version of popular TV reality show Big Brother. His biggest success is a track called “Why Don’t You” where he has sampled an old swing track (the Peggy Lee 1942 lounge banger...

Based in Birmingham in the UK, Gramophone came into being when past collaborators producer/arranger Jon Cotton and instrumentalist David Picking began work with New Zealand-born vocalist/lyricist Penny McConnell. The band signed to EMI Music Publishing in 1997 and subsequently have garnered a growing following in the film industry; their darkly beautiful songs have appeared in two recent feature films - Iain Banks' Complicity and Fast Food. A growing following of listeners have come across Gramophone, mainly by word of mouth. Despite the simplicity of this 'promotion', it would seem from the current volume of sales it is achieving without help...