'GHETTO BLAST YA!' ON MENU NOMINATED BEST SINGLE AT BREAKSPOLL 2007.BOTCHIT & SCARPER NOMINATED BEST LABEL.
2008 BREAKSPOLL BOTCHIT WINS BEST ALBUM - ILs Paranoid Prophets / BEST LIVE ACT - Act Atomic Hooligan
NEW SOTO releases: Ils 'No Money On Trees / SOTO remix and new SOTO single, late Summer 2008
SOTO is the combined talents of Sonia and Toby. They have been Dj'ing for about ten years and producing for six.
Sonia has been the label manager at the worlds leading breaks label
BOTCHIT & SCARPER , for the last 9 years. Botchit & Scarper is one of the original Breaks labels started in the early 90s. Previously home to the likes of
MJ COLE, SHY FX, FREQ NASTY, BLIM and
T.POWER the original wave of breaks producers and now home to
ATOMIC HOOLIGAN, DEEKLINE & WIZARD, LAWGIVERZ, JASON SPARKS, LBJ, BACKDRAFT and of course
SOTO. Toby is a sound designer/engineer and continues to write music for museums, TV, as well as fulfilling his SOTO recording commitments. He also supplied the music and sound design for
URBIS, a 30 million pound interactive museum in the centre of Manchester.
2001 - 2005 saw them undertaking various World Tours .. The States, Canada, Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Germany, Italy, Poland, Hungary (and SOTO were the
1ST BREAKS ARTISTS TO PLAY IN THE UKRAINE).
They have appeared on
MIX MASTERS on ITV 1. They have also featured in magazine articles worldwide.
GHETTO BLAST YA! on
ATOMIC HOOLIGAN and JAY CUNNING's label
MENU MUSIC has genuinely been creating a stir with its unusual triplet time signature and fresh approach....
AND WAS NOMINATED BEST SINGLE AT 2007 INTERNATIONAL BREAKBEAT AWARDS!
As featured on
'BEATZ & BOBZ VOL 5'on FUN, 'MAXIMUM BASS 2' on MINISTRY OF SOUND...and is set to feature on
'DEEKLINE & WIZARD LIVE' on RAT.
PRESS SUPPORT:-
IDJ Magazine - SINGLE OF THE MONTH,
DMC Update - 5/5,
Dj Magazine - 5/5,
M8 - 'Fell off my chair, Ghetto Blast Ya! is a TTTUUUUNNNEEEE!'
Tom Real,
ATM 10/10,
Music Week - Taste Makers Tips
Big Up to everyone who gave their support:-
Deekline & Wizard, Soul Of Man, SOT, FFS, General Midi, FreQ, Freddy Fresh, Plump DJs, Krafty Kuts, Rennie Pilgrem,Bobby Friction (Radio 1), Jim MOFO,Anne Savage, Aquasky, Hyper, DJ Icey, Drumattic Twins, James Zabiela, Nick Thair, Paul Thomas (Radio 1), Barry Ashwoth, Prince Charles, The Moomins & ET.
Discography
Strung Out 2001 Botchit & Scarper,
Hold On 2001 Botchit & Scarper,
Monkey / Pigsy 2001 Botchit,
I Cant stand it (SOTO rmx) 2002 Collision,
R U Here? 2002 Botchit & Scarper,
Urban Funk Breaks 3 (SOTO mix compilation) 2002 Botchit & Scarper,
Confusin ft Becki 2002 Botchit & Scarper,
Hootenanny/True ft Becki 2003 Botchit Breaks/Ministry,
Manic (SOTO rmx) 2003 Botchit Breaks,
Dont I Feel (SOTO rmx) 2004 Botchit & Scarper,
Ghetto Blast Ya! 2006 Menu Music,
SOTO Vs Deekline & Wizard 'Ghetto Blast Ya! VIP Ft Top Cat 2007 Rat Records
OUT NOW!! - SOTO VS DEEKLINE & WIZARD 'GHETTO BLAST YA!' VIP FEAT TOP CAT ON RAT RECORDS.
The VIP edit of ‘Ghetto Blast Ya! on Rat Records feat Dance Hall legend
Top Cat has been getting props from
Metalheadz D N' B legend
Goldie, DJ Food, Soul Of Man, XFM, Annie Nightingale (Radio 1), BBC Radio 5, BBC Asian Network, Aquasky, Shut Up and Dance.
SOTO affiliations:
Label: Botchit & Scarper (label manager) www.botchit.com/
Menu/ www.menumusic.com
Rat Records /www.ratrecords.info
Press: Breaks contributors for
M8, DMC Update &
ATM magazine
Club: Residents at
Raindance (Breaks Arch)
Bookings: [email protected] [email protected]
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