The Slackers sound is Jamaican rock n roll. While they have been influenced, and even personally taught by Jamaican ska/reggae originators, like the Skatalites and the Upsetters (Original backing band for the Wailers), the band sees its music through an American lens. This band is equally appreciative of old blues, 60s soul, rock, and Rnb as it is of reggae, rocksteady, dub, and Ska. It is as if the Rolling Stones or the Yardbirds had grown up on Bob Marley as well as Muddy Waters. From their 1996 release, Better Late Than Never through to 2008 with Self Medication, the NYC-based band, the Slackers have established themselves as America's premiere interpreters and innovators of Jamaican music and a pretty good rock band to boot.

R-Tronika revolutionizes the streets of the Big Apple with its new musical style. Singing in Spanish and English and integrating diverse genres such as techno, punk, ska, hip-hop, dub, reggae, rock and Andean music, multicultural collective R-Tronika is making fresh music with social content. With audiovisual artist Renzo Ortega at the helm of the group, R-Tronika is known for the charisma, enthusiasm and explosive energy it exudes on stage.

With its upbeat and electricity-filled live shows, R-Tronika has already attracted a solid fan base in New York City which is set to continue growing.

Ortega concludes saying that “R-Tronika is New York City. Listen to us and look around. We’re here representing the people. We’re not bringing anything foreign or trying to look exotic. What we do is real and was born here in the city’s streets, in the subways, at work, with all the people who came and joined New York City’s multicultural spirit. This is music without borders.”

The Hard Times are a 5-piece reggae/roots instrumental tsunami, busting out on the NYC underground in 2009 as part of a new wave of roots, reggae and soul. Their high-octane rhythm machine pumps out guitar and keys-based echoes of 60s reggae party music, skinhead-style, with a good dose of garage, surf and good old rock-n-roll explosions. They've been rocking the reggae crowds in the NYC area since their July debut and have quickly gained the attention of bands, fans and producers following the vintage reggae revival, locally and online. The Hard Times kill with their own flavor on old reggae covers, but are making noise with their own original rhythms and grooves. They are working on their first album in early 2010 and are on everyone's short list of hot NYC ska/reggae bands.

Brought up on albums dubbed by his mother from the local library, 100dBs was exposed to music before he could speak. A wealth of Romanian bootleg cassettes blaring tracks by Kraftwerk and Giorgio Moroder could also be heard throughout the house at night. This set the stage for a youth spent learning many instruments and setting up a home studio in his New Jersey basement. His vinyl collection started with Jamaican 45s imported by a friendly record store owner, and a fascination with producers quickly ensued. Taking a cue from reggae luminary Lee Perry, 100dBs saved up to buy a primitive four-track recorder and began crafting dub remixes. It was only after these experiments that he started creating more modern compositions and became interested in DJing.