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Taken from the current dance chart, Cipher by Dujat (an artist who we have featured previously) is a somewhat abstract piece of electronica that combines intricate layers of metallic melody with contrasting texture and smatterings of synth bass, whilst the fragmented percussion adds a certain dynamism to proceedings. 

Artist: Dujat Track: ColiderWolf

Artist: Priit A Track: Escape Taken from one of the recent Dance charts, 'Escape' comes courtesy of Estonian producer Priit Aavik, who has featured on the Chartburst blog in the past. Layers of celestial synth, subtle vocal, and blissful piano melody are juxtaposed with the warm bassline, whilst the  percussion is delicate yet dynamic. 

Artist: Charlie Leavy Track: The Way Life Is 'The Way Life Is' is a brilliantly moving piece created by the socially aware and intellectually charged teenager Charlie Leavy. Treading the boards laid down by the likes of Ed Sheeran, Charlie showcases her raw thoughts on life - of how actions lead to consequence and how socially we focus on our own small worlds instead of the bigger picture"...If you wake up every day and you've already closed your mind...stop pretending everything is fine" words that echo true to many both young and old. I love Charlie's clever pop at both the media and her peers in the line "...We should care about the things people need instead of who's best dressed and having sex" subjects that are usually hot topics among friends and teen magazines. If ever teenagers were in need of a jolt to get them thinking about life, they need only to listen to the lyrics of this talented up and coming female. 'The Way Life Is' shows Charlie's excellent writing ability in addition to her voice and guitar skills - which are impressively self taught. With this much talent just waiting to be unleashed onto the world Charlie Leavy is certainly one to keep your eye on.

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Artist: Miro Gee & Jacob Crichlow Track: Green Light A standout track from the current pop chart; 'Green Light' is the product of a collaboration between Bulgarian producer Miro Gee and young London singer/songwriter Jacob Crichlow. The result is a compelling piece of soulful pop-electronica, which blends layers of textured synths with Jacob's emotive vocals to create depth and atmosphere, whilst the powerful percussion has an almost industrial quality. Check the track out here. Check them on Chartburst here.

As a DJ, Producer and part-time promoter, I've always known that music is what I wanted to spend all my waking hours doing! Getting signed was something that I never thought about properly until I took music seriously enough to try and get my music out there. As soon as I did I realised that it may well turn into a seriously boring and soul destroying process of knockbacks, ignored emails and dead-ends. This horrible realisation and the fact that I've been involved with the running of a residential recording studio for 15 years where I've seen countless talented artists come and go, never to hear from them again made me think long and hard about what is still a serious problem...