J Laze & Scantlebury

Rob Blazye was introduced to the Drum and Bass sound at the age of 16 and was instantly hooked. Using an Amiga500 and the sequencing program Octamed, early ideas and styles were forged. Upgrading to a PC and sampler at 19, he signed his first track ‘Lazy Dayz’ to LTJ Bukems ‘Goodlooking Records’ under the guise of J-Laze. From 1999 to 2004 Rob went on to have over 30 releases, most on Goodlooking. His biggest release came in 2002 with the track ‘Miles and Miles from Marz’ which featured on many compilation CD’s, including LTJ Bukems ‘Progression sessions 5’. His success opened the door to Dj’ing, and J-Laze travelled the world playing at many top clubs and events.Coming from Birmingham, Jodie has always been singing in bands and doing session work since moving down to London Town. With a huge love for Jazz vocalists such as Carmen McRae and Ella Fitzgerald she started learning standards and met Jazz gutarist Ping who she performs around London with. Jodie is a member of the Hip-Hop group Smooth Hound Sharks and crossed paths with J-Laze at a Sharks gig.In 2005 J-Laze and Nookie, another veteran producer and DJ, combined forces to start “Square Root Records” and their first release “Summertime ft Laydee Berry” is what came first form these two...