Big congrats to Monto who won 5000 Euros worth of music equipment in a recent competition organized by Coca Cola. The task was set for local producers to remix Coke’s Olympic anthem “Anywhere in the world” by Mark Ronson and Katy B.  Entrants were asked to get people to vote on Soundcloud and then after the top 5 songs were selected, the winner would be picked by judges.  After coming up with this little beauty below, Monto’s track was today chosen as the winner!

Fair play to him and we can’t wait to hear what new sounds he can bring to the table with his new equipment!
Monto’s EP is due to be released next month on Melted Music, keep an eye out!

After numerous hours in the studio ‘Darwin’ is nearing completion and we’re glad to announce the mix-tape will be available for free download on Monday the 21st of May.  To celebrate we’ll also be having a launch party at Belfast’s The Menagerie on Thursday the 24th.

If you can’t wait that long for some new sketch.  Here’s a little preview of what to expect.  ‘Check It Out’ features Jee4ce.

Also if you didn’t see our tweets earlier in the week, Sketch Nine’s DJ has changed his name so make sure to give DJ Blasé a ‘like’ on Facebook

We’re chuffed to announce that Monto will be performing at this years Castlepalooza festival in Tullamore.  Announced today on the Nialler9 website, he’ll be performing alongside some awesome acts and friends, including Young Wonder, Reid, Toby Kaar, Mmoths and Solar Bears.  This one is not to be missed and if you buy your tickets before tomorrow, its only 50e for the three day pass.

Record Store Day is a great event to celebrate local independent music retailers and records. On Saturday the 21st of April, The Oh Yeah Centre will be the host for this years FREE EVENT. There will be live music and some record stalls for all the music lovers. A number of artists, labels, and retailers have been invited along to this event and we’re glad to say that Melted was one of those labels invited.

To give local music fans something special for Record Store Day, we’ll be allowing advanced listens of our brand new releases, way before they’re due to be released and before anyone else has heard them! Not only that but Sketch Nine will also be performing.

Here’s the releases that you will be able to listen to and a release date to give you an idea of how far ahead you will get to hear them!

SertOne & Monto – 7inch Vinyl Split (ETA May 2012)
Sketch Nine – Darwin Mixtape (ETA May 2012)
SertOne – Shapes in the Sky EP (ETA May 2012)
Monto – Untitled EP (ETA June 2012)

Available to purchase on the day (CD Format)
Sketch Nine – The Expenses of Living Free
SertOne – The View From Above

This Free event kicks of at 12pm and finishes at 8pm, Sketch will be performing early in the day so make sure to get down in time for that as well as some great local music and a ton of banter.
Here’s the Facebook Event page for more details. http://www.facebook.com/events/102453953222346/

Darwin mixtape coming next month!