Misha Laurent aka "Barkin'Soul", shares his passion for the soul of black music... from Dub and moody Jazz, Funk, to the raw sounds of deep funk and Afrobeat. His shows mix pumping rhythm and horn lines of the 60s and 70s, revisiting the disco electro party grooves of the 80's and cuts them with 'old school' Hip Hop and dance floor fillers... shuffle creates a 'buzzing vibe' and vitality throughout his set. Born in 1973 in Cannes, on the French Riviera, he discovered his passion for music within hip hop genre and, quickly immersed himself in the culture of graffiti artists', break dancers and MC's. "It all started in the late 80's when he went to an amphitheatre in Munich to check out the show of my life, Run DMC, Public Enemy, DJ Scratch and Derrick B...†This inspired him on a quest for music..." Traveling the world gave him a deeper understanding into the roots of black music. This musical journey led to a move to Australia where he formed a partnership with “Ariroze †to continue the creation of their independent record label, Mighty Highness Records. Barkin'Soul holds a residency since 2003 at the award winning venue," The Bowery ", located in the heart of Bribane's Fortitude Valley. LalaLand, Great Northern, Beach Hotel, C-Moog, Play Nightclub, The Buddha Bar, Liquid and Cocomangas lounge in Byron Bay are some of he's regular spots. Barkin'Soul is also behind the very successful "Deep Funk in the Forest" event, located in upper Main Arm where a regular 350 punters see him spin with the likes of Keb Darge.He also performed at The 2006 Big Day Out. Barkin'Soul also used to host a radio show on Bay FM 99.9 (www.bayfm.org) called "Funkyard", dedicated to rare 7" Funk, Soul, Disco and Afrobeat, on air every Friday between 4 and 6 pm AEST. Not being able to sit still, he's continually creating projects; finishing he's own album release, "Barkin'Soul Project" and producing the Brisbane act "Kafka". Misha used to also promote international acts such as "The Quantic Soul Orchestra" and "Alice Russell", "The Breakestra","jazzanova" and "Keb Darge" and has opened shows for touring International DJ's such as "Young Einstein from Ugly Ducklings", Quantic, Russ Dewbury and Alex Bark from Jazzanova. This profile was tweaked at MyspaceGeeks.com
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