The Empresarios hail from the vast multicultural melting pot that is DC. Collectively Empresarios boast a wide array of influences and achievements. Ranging in sound from deep funky house, hot latin beats, to dub, reggae, and hip hop.
Welcome to Empresarios Sound System
Line Up & Instrumentation:
Javier Miranda – Percussion, Producer
John Bowen – VJ
Paul Chaconas – Guitar/bass/keys
Sonny Cheeba – DJ
Sammy K – DJ, Producer
Biographies…
Javier Miranda: (Vocals, Congas, Producer) THE BOSS EMPRESARIO. Javier’s skills on percussion and obvious passion for music is what sets him apart from the pack and his resume speaks volumes. 1993 * Performed for Paul Newman at The Rainbow Room, New York, NY with Richard Montgomery High School Jazz Ensemble. 1999-2002 *Toured with Thievery Corporation across Europe, Iceland and the U.S. 2003 – current* Performed with Mustafa Akbar for his United States tour 2003 –*2006 musica fresca tour* Currently Javier Miranda, the percussionist and producer continues to tour with Thievery Corporation and perform weekly with See-I. as well as touring with various DJ’s across the United States. Miranda Appears on Thomas Blondet’s “Samba Soul” WITH Additional Prodution on “Walney road,” “Ritmo pa gosar” & “Dugi Otok,” ON Desmond Williams “Delights of the Garden” LP, “Late Night Earlier Flight,” “East West Highway” EP & “Um Favor,” ON Farid ALI’s “Pit Stop,” “Crowd Control” EP, “More Wax,” “Dealer’s Choice” EP, ON Thievery Corporations “Richest Man in Babylon” LP, “All That We Perceive,” “From Creation” & “Radio retaliation,” ON Federico Aubele’S “Panamericana”LP & Fort Knox 5 “Radio free DC” LP (sao funkie VOCALIST)
John Bowen aka Video Killers: (Video DJ, Producer) JB is on the forefront of the VJ revolution blending audio as well as video adding a multisensory experience to Empresarios live sets. After 16 years of holding down residencies in dc’s biggest & best clubs (Dream, Ozio, Club Five, Local 16, Science Club, Steves Bar room, Patty Boom Boom’s etc.) to doing events for Cindy Crawford in New York or spinning a movie premier in London; JB doesn’t stop pushing forward. JB is also a member of the United Content Providers, the country’s hottest selection of TOP VJs. While still rocking nightclubs & cooling down lounges, he’s at the front line of the video dj world taking over art galleries & museums. Over the past 3 years he produced the 3 volume Refresh mix dvd mix series which have sold 5,000 copies in Japan. RECENT performances include: Best of the Best festival in Miami (30k in attendance), THE Bob Marley Festival in Miami (35k in attendance), ULTRAFEST in Miami (80k in attendance). 2009 Black Caucus Event, Washington DC. He also makes up half the duo of Perpetual Sound System that released ‘Forward Selection’ in 2001 on DC’s Open Source Music label.
Paul Chaconas: (Guitar, Bass, Keys, Producer, Engineer) The Empresarios Chief Technology officer. Paul Chaconas, covers all bases be it guitar, keys, or bass acting as a sort of mucical Macgyver. Paul has performed for over a decade in DC hardcore bands Far Cry and On Edge and has studied and taught at lengendary OMEGA Studios. When not building his own custom guitars or working on his current guitar solo project, he is constantly keeping up on the latest software and hardware keeping the studio sessions running smooth.
Sonny Cheeba: (Brazilian & Latin Flavor DJ, Producer) Sonny Cheebah has been influenced by the sounds of Hip Hop and House music from an early age. 21 years later moving into sounds of Reggae and Downtempo music. A Washington D.C.-based Downtempo and Reggae DJ and producer with a driving beat and smooth mixing technique. For over Twenty years he has brought his vigorous style and enthusiastic stage presence to events throughout North America and Brazil. Sonny adds brazilian, latin, and dub textures. Sonny Cheeba co-founded OSM Records, which was formed in 2000. DJ and Musiclabel in Washington D.C. OSM first release, “Walking on Pennsylvania Avenue”, incorporated a vast sound of artist with remixed to a fine tempo defined by OSM remixes. OSM was also featured in DC ONE Magazine and The Washington Post.In Washington D.C DJ Sonny Cheeba residencies have included 18th St. Lounge, Ozio’s and Fly Lounge. Sonny Cheeba has appeared at leading venues in Washington D.C.,Denver and New York City.
Sammy Arsam Khosh: House DJ, Producer) Arsam’s passion for music began in his hometown located in Northern California just miles outside of music and art Mecca San Francisco. This inspiration developed into a full blown passion for house music. Over the last couple years Arsam has turned to producing and has been continuing to develop his production skills by spending a great deal of time in the studio. Arsam currently resides in Washington DC where he has engaged in various musical projects (including Empresarios Music) and DJ gigs all over the area. In the past year his music has been charted, played on radio stations and has received great feedback from established artists and record labels. 2009 proved to be a year full of positive production and DJ experience and Arsam hopes to continue this momentum into 2010 with even more focus on his music that will range from deep to tech to funky house. He expects the upcoming years to be full of projects and opportunities that will allow him to build upon his experience. Stay Tuned!Arsam (Sammy K) brings it all together incorporating the wide world of Deep, Funky, Tech, Electro and Progressive House.
Together Empresarios touch all the bases. Elements of of all your favorites can be heard peppered throughout Empresarios music. Collaborations with many other DC musicians sometimes lead to guest appearances in their live sets. Empresarios record and sometimes perform live with DC’s Mafu Crew, Sleepwalker, and ZEE and Rootz from See-I. This is Nu Soul/Funk/Trip-Hop/HOUSE high on sun and soul. Welcome to Empresarios Sound System.
Discography:
Empresarios Contributed 2 tracks to The New Gold Standard 2 released by Fort Knox Five Recordings in November 09.
Set List:
Original music accompanied by video projection and sometimes featuring guest vocalists.
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