MOON RISE ARTISTS

LUV SHACK RECORDS

As co founder of Sass Music Club Vienna and being responsible for booking he started his own weekly Clubnight “Sophisticated” there in 2007. Soon Simonlebon joined as co resident and they developed their own mixture of Deep House vibes spiced up with Disco sounds and strong detroitish influences.

Their booking was eclectic, fresh and sometimes even oldschool. Ian Pooley, Jimpster, Deetron, Efdemin and Todd Terje are talking about good times when it comes to their nights in Vienna. In fall 2010 Steve quit his residency at Sass Music Club and focused on producing new tracks with Simon und their new moniker Burnin Tears.

In 2011 they founded Luv Shack Records together with LeSale and Jakobin & Domino to have a platform for their own music.

Bookings : nicolas@moonrise-agency.com (ww) / emeric@moonrise-agency.com (fr)

BURNIN TEARS (Lee Stevens + Simon Lebon) :

In the late 90ies, when Vienna´s music scene was boiling, Simonlebonwas just beginning to make himself a name as a DJ. Collecting all kinds of music from the very beginning by the mid 00′s he had already put a stamp on Viennas music scene, being known as a versatile and hard working DJ.

In turn Lee Stevens had just begun to bring his passion for collecting and assembling rare music to the next level, playing elusive Disco and House sets. From 2008 to 2011 he was working for two clubs in Vienna, where he and Simon met and immediately connected through their understanding of music; Disco, Dub, Italo, Afro-Funk, 80′s New Wave and of course House Music were the common denominator. Consecutively they worked together as resident Djs, bookers and promoters hosting weekly events with artists such as Todd Terje, I:Cube, Deetron, Ian Pooley, Session Victim, Jay Shepheard, Mungolian Jetset, Tyree Cooper and quite a few others.

While working for Klein Records and Tjumy Records, Simon and Stefan gained first insights into a&r work aswell as how to run a label and more and more they came in touch with the process of music production.

Their common musical background and vision as DJs and promoters lead to the formation of the project Burnin’ Tears, the name being a hommage to the legendary reggae band Burning Spear.

The duo wanted to move on as producers and began looking for like minded musical minds to build up an outlet for their own music and to exchange production skills. Stefan & Simon had found the right partners in Jakobin & Domino and LeSale and Luv Shack Records was created in summer 2011. 2012 saw three solo tracks, two remixes and a Burin Tears EP on Luv Shack.

Their trademark sound is a gentle amalgamation of classic 80′s synths, drum machines, bitter sweet vocals and swirling pads reminiscent of the glorious days of Italo-Disco. This is often backed up by a generous portion of dubby organ and piano chords. The strong musical references to 80s pop are never denied, however with the knowledge of the ‘good groove’ firmly implanted, the Burnin Tears sound never succumbs to musical clichés.

In 2013 Burnin Tears will contribute some new productions to Luv Shack, as well as a number of remixes and aditionally some of their productions are to be released on compilations by Jozif and Force Of Nature.



Bookings : nicolas@moonrise-agency.com (ww) / emeric@moonrise-agency.com (fr)