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Brian Kage is the label owner of Beretta Music and a Deep Techno Producer & DJ from Detroit, Michigan. Together with Luke Hess, he forms half of the duo known as, 'Reference.' Brian's music has had an impact on dancefloors globally. His solo and collaboration records have been charted and played by many top DJs from all genres including Laurent Garnier, Richie Hawtin, Ricardo Villalobos, Danny Howells, Vince Watson, Fabrice Lig, Derrick May, Sasha, Greg Gow and more. In 2002, Brian Kage and good friend Ryan Sadorus began a new label called, 'Beretta Music' Beretta Music along with sub-labels 'Beretta Grey' and 'Beretta Red' have continued to feature sought-after quality dance music releases that focus on soul, not hype. Apart from his work on Beretta, Kage has gone on to release big time records for labels such as Planet-E, Echospace, Thinner, Lumina, Monoid, Restructured, and DLuv. Brian's latest solo record, 'Bear Trax Volume 2' received a 4 out of 5 star rating on Resident Advisor and has garnered great support from DJs such as Seth Troxler, Alland Byallo, Dave Angel, Ryan Crosson and many many more. Ever a perfectionist, Brian Kage's releases are not 'churned out' every other month, but instead are carefully crafted for maximum impact and exceptional quality. Brian Kage is a deep tech-house Producer/DJ from Detroit. Deep, mellow, funky, driving, and passionate are all words that describe the sound of Kage. Brian’s music has had an impact on dancefloors globally. His records have been charted and played by top DJs from all genres such as Danny Howells, Fabrice Lig, Vince Watson, Richie Hawtin, Ricardo Villallobos, Sasha, Adam Jay, Philip Braunstein, Greg Gow, Oakenfold, and many more. In 2002, Kage signed his first vinyl release to Adam Jay’s Azure record label. He's went on to record for numerous labels such as Thinner, Lumina, Monoid, Restructured, Flumo, Less is More, D Records, and many more. In May 2005, Kage released one of his biggest EPs called the 'Cloned EP' on DLuv recordings which proved to crossover to many genres of Electronic Dance Music. It was played on BBC's Essential Mix by Richie Hawtin & Ricardo Villalobos. Ever a perfectionist, Kage's releases are not 'churned out' every other month, but instead crafted slowly and efficently for maximum impact and quality.Looking for more creative output, Kage and good friend Ryan Sadorus (a.k.a. Ryski) created a new label based in Detroit called ‘Beretta Music’. In 2003, they released their first various artist EP on the Beretta Music label. Since then, Beretta has become a successful Detroit-based techno record label in a sea of techno labels trying to stay afloat. In 2006, Kage and Ryski introduced the sub-label "Beretta Grey." This label has generated quite a buzz around the world with it's unique sound. 'Grey' has helped expose talented new minimal-minded Detroit artists to the world. In 2007, Kage created another sub-label called "Beretta Red" to focus on more ‘big-room,’ Detroit-inspired releases. In 2010, Kage along with his writing partner Luke Hess signed to Carl Craig's Planet-E label with their hit track, 'The Best Day In Detroit.' As a DJ, Kage has notable appearances across the North America & the World. His skills behind the decks are highly regarded, and his mixes are crafted with the funkyness and soul you’d expect from a true Detroit artist. Selected discography of Brian Kage Brian Kage - Eight Ways - Thinner (2004) Kage - The Days of Us Two - Lumina (2004) Kage - Estrella De La Plata - Azure (2005) Brian Kage - Cloned EP - Dluv Recordings (2005) Brian Kage - Passage EP - Lumina (2005) Brian Kage - Interstellar Agent - Berettamusic (2006) Brian Kage - Scape EP - Lumina (2006) Brian Kage - Attractive Force - Restructured (2007) Reference - Reference EP - Beretta Grey (200
V/A - Bear Trax Vol. 1 - Beretta Red (2009) Reference - Aeonian EP - Planet-E (2010) Reference Vs EP 2 - Beretta Grey (2010) Brian Kage - Bear Trax Vol. 2 - Beretta Red (2011)Podcast home: http://techno-minimal.podomatic.com/
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