CFA-Sound | the sound of tomorrow

Kamui \| myspace.com/kamui The Germany based duo Kamui aka Dominik Felsmann and Patrick Scheidt can look back on their remarkable success with over 30 releases on several renowned record labels over the past six years. Their very own sound, "Hardfunk", has conquered the world of electronic dance music by storm, proving that harder-edged music can be fresh and funky, yet tough and credible. They constantly deliver the freshest goods for the whole DJ range from electro-trance hero to hard dance gladiator, while their peers are still trying to recreate the past. As a result of their sweat, blood, and hard work in the studio, they are now regular guests at clubs and festivals all over Europe, the UK, Asia, Australia and North America. 2009 will see them play at the biggest stages of massive events including DefQon.1, Dance Valley, InQontrol and many more. With their club smasher and BBC Radio 1 favourite 'Electro Slut', the Beatport award winning “Toolbox E.P.”, the recently released 'Exceed' which has gained the DJ support from the likes of Sander van Doorn and Markus Schulz, and a banging remix for the almighty Scot Project they kept and keep setting the benchmark for the harder edged scene. Further productions already await in the pipeline - you better get your water buckets ready because Kamui are on fire! About the Prototype soundset: "I was pleasantly surprised to hear how powerful the es2 can sound! There are a lot of presets that just inspired me right away and I'm sure that I'll be touching this baby more often in the future :)"

Tom Colontonio \| tomcolontonio.com Recently being dubbed as “the man of the moment” by Armin Van Buuren proves Tom Colontonio's music once more unforgettable. Tom has released a number of tracks on Discover, Vandit, Conspiracy and Armada. He regularly appears on major radio shows such as PVD’s VONYC Sessions, Tiesto’s Club Life, Armin’s A State of Trance and others. As releases, remixes, collaborations and support from some of the biggest names in the electronic music industry continue to mount up, Tom Colontonio is beginning to see the world through the eyes of an international DJ. Make sure to catch Tom every month on his exclusive “Omega” show on Afterhours.FM once a month which can also be subscribed via Itunes. About the Synergy Vol.1 & 2, and Prototype soundsets: "These are some of the best soundsets around. From soaring pads to lush leads they never dissapoint. I've tried out many of these in the past but few come close to the quality and power of this series. They will be a staple in my production for years to come!"

Dominik de Leon \| myspace.com/dominikdeleon This man needs no introduction - Dominik de Leon, part of the worldwide-known projects "DuMonde" & "JamX & DeLeon". Cooperations with Talla2XLC, Sash and Cosmic Gate. Gum Me, CZR, Cyrus, Jay Frog, Markus Kaes and Manuel Schleis. One of the founders of the respected "F8T Recordings" label. Teaching regularly on audio-workshops.com. Any questions? About the CableDance, CableForce & CableSphere soundsets: "I was just amazed as i heard the demo of the first sound set for the ACE, "Cable Dance". I got this synth brandnew so this soundset showed me how powerful this crazy thing can be. Never faced so many useful sounds in one set before. Meanwhile I own all the Soundset, "CableDance", "CableForce" and "CableSphere" and I use them almost daily in my prodcutions. You don't need anything else to create a cool club track!"

Airbase \| airbasemusic.com Since he started his career, he’s been signed to labels such as Black Hole, Platipus, Armada, Gesture Music, Fundamental, Intuition, Alphabet City, Afterglow and many more. He’s released over 20 records and made over 50 remixes and has had great success with constant support from the absolute elite of todays trance Djs. He co-wrote the Sensation Anthem Belgium 2004 together with his brother André (First & Andre – Widescreen). With all the success as a producer, DJ bookings started to drop in. Luckily Jezper was prepared after spending 4 years as a pub/bar DJ. Getting bookings related to his releases gave Jezper the opportunity to play the music he really loves instead of serving old 70'ies disco hits. He’s had the pleasure of playing in places like America, England, Israel, Ibiza, Finland, Poland, Holland, Scotland, Rumania, Latvia, Estonia, Norway, Denmark, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary, Switzerland and many other places. He's been playing great venues and parties like Trance Energy, Mysteryland, Privilege Ibiza, Passion UK and O2 Arena London among others and many more to come - pooled, definitely one of the most-known trance-artists. *About the 2 Synergy and the 3 Futured soundsets:* "I've tried out the soundsets extensively right now and I must say I'm very impressed. They suit the sound of today's dance music very well and even opens up for creative work to sculpture the sound of the dance music to come. Diverse and well made patches that should be a part of every dance music producer out there. I'm especially impressed with the bass patches."

*ASYS* \| myspace.com/asys** ASYS aka Frank Ellrich has been an icon of the hard edged music scene, however it is his ability to evolve and remain at the very cutting edge that has seen him rise above many of his contemporaries - Frank is unquestionably hard dance royalty. Although cutting his teeth alongside Kai Tracid as part of the Tracid Traxxx mafia, Frank has spread his wings aligning himself with the Straight On Black crew from Holland. Across his countless productions, Frank has assumed a war chest full of guises including Plasmatics, Riddler & Headcrusher, Naiche & Steve K, X-frame plus of course the hugely successful Future Tribes. Since late 2007, a next major step was made by with establishing a new label called “Fe Records”. Mainly as a new platform for ASYS productions, the label claims to give the harder genres new & fresh impulses! About the Synergy Vol.1 Soundset:* "One of my favorite virtual synths is the Sylenth 1 from Lennard Digital. Amongst a lot of different soundbanks I truely prefer the "Synergy Vol. 1 Soundset". Not only that you can choose from a broad range of styles - the sounds use the whole power the Sylenth 1 is able to supply. Stabs & basslines are punchy and crisp, pads are smooth and spread a nice, warm and mystic atmosphere. The sounds are also ideal if you like to use them as a basis and give them own charakter."

Alive&Silent \| aliveandsilent.com Free from bound to any style, combining various genres in music, relaxing or moving with groovy beats - this is Alive&Silent. Lovely synth sounds and real guitars are rocking alongside, spreading into diverse directions of electronic dance music. Expect rocky basses, fat drums, dreamy and wonderful melodies - or monotonous floorfillers. Emotion's on! *About the Analog Device Soundset:* "Since producing music I've been in love with the KLC. I know what it can do: fat basses, subtile pads, powerful leads, warm plucks. "Analog Device" is a soundset full of carefully selected sounds demonstrating how warm, harsh, subtile or brutal KLC bass may sound. Remarkably, the designer takes care of equal volume among all patches so that you can easily try several of them without getting your ears blasted. Makes the search for the right sound even more comfortable... About the Futured Episodes soundsets: "Massive is an amazing, "futured" synth, just because it doesn't sound like all those standard VSTs. CFA-Sound demonstrates once more amazing creativity, the intention to create some new, never-heard sounds. Crazy basses and stabs, powerful pads, gooseflesh screamers - that guy thought of everything. I especially love FE2 which reveals the soft side of Massive. Although the sound is still... massive..."

Kamui \| myspace.com/kamui The Germany based duo Kamui aka Dominik Felsmann and Patrick Scheidt can look back on their remarkable success with over 30 releases on several renowned record labels over the past six years. Their very own sound, "Hardfunk", has conquered the world of electronic dance music by storm, proving that harder-edged music can be fresh and funky, yet tough and credible. They constantly deliver the freshest goods for the whole DJ range from electro-trance hero to hard dance gladiator, while their peers are still trying to recreate the past. As a result of their sweat, blood, and hard work in the studio, they are now regular guests at clubs and festivals all over Europe, the UK, Asia, Australia and North America. 2009 will see them play at the biggest stages of massive events including DefQon.1, Dance Valley, InQontrol and many more. With their club smasher and BBC Radio 1 favourite 'Electro Slut', the Beatport award winning “Toolbox E.P.”, the recently released 'Exceed' which has gained the DJ support from the likes of Sander van Doorn and Markus Schulz, and a banging remix for the almighty Scot Project they kept and keep setting the benchmark for the harder edged scene. Further productions already await in the pipeline - you better get your water buckets ready because Kamui are on fire! About the Prototype soundset: "I was pleasantly surprised to hear how powerful the es2 can sound! There are a lot of presets that just inspired me right away and I'm sure that I'll be touching this baby more often in the future :)"

Tom Colontonio \| tomcolontonio.com Recently being dubbed as “the man of the moment” by Armin Van Buuren proves Tom Colontonio's music once more unforgettable. Tom has released a number of tracks on Discover, Vandit, Conspiracy and Armada. He regularly appears on major radio shows such as PVD’s VONYC Sessions, Tiesto’s Club Life, Armin’s A State of Trance and others. As releases, remixes, collaborations and support from some of the biggest names in the electronic music industry continue to mount up, Tom Colontonio is beginning to see the world through the eyes of an international DJ. Make sure to catch Tom every month on his exclusive “Omega” show on Afterhours.FM once a month which can also be subscribed via Itunes. About the Synergy Vol.1 & 2, and Prototype soundsets: "These are some of the best soundsets around. From soaring pads to lush leads they never dissapoint. I've tried out many of these in the past but few come close to the quality and power of this series. They will be a staple in my production for years to come!"

Dominik de Leon \| myspace.com/dominikdeleon This man needs no introduction - Dominik de Leon, part of the worldwide-known projects "DuMonde" & "JamX & DeLeon". Cooperations with Talla2XLC, Sash and Cosmic Gate. Gum Me, CZR, Cyrus, Jay Frog, Markus Kaes and Manuel Schleis. One of the founders of the respected "F8T Recordings" label. Teaching regularly on audio-workshops.com. Any questions? About the CableDance, CableForce & CableSphere soundsets: "I was just amazed as i heard the demo of the first sound set for the ACE, "Cable Dance". I got this synth brandnew so this soundset showed me how powerful this crazy thing can be. Never faced so many useful sounds in one set before. Meanwhile I own all the Soundset, "CableDance", "CableForce" and "CableSphere" and I use them almost daily in my prodcutions. You don't need anything else to create a cool club track!"

Airbase \| airbasemusic.com Since he started his career, he’s been signed to labels such as Black Hole, Platipus, Armada, Gesture Music, Fundamental, Intuition, Alphabet City, Afterglow and many more. He’s released over 20 records and made over 50 remixes and has had great success with constant support from the absolute elite of todays trance Djs. He co-wrote the Sensation Anthem Belgium 2004 together with his brother André (First & Andre – Widescreen). With all the success as a producer, DJ bookings started to drop in. Luckily Jezper was prepared after spending 4 years as a pub/bar DJ. Getting bookings related to his releases gave Jezper the opportunity to play the music he really loves instead of serving old 70'ies disco hits. He’s had the pleasure of playing in places like America, England, Israel, Ibiza, Finland, Poland, Holland, Scotland, Rumania, Latvia, Estonia, Norway, Denmark, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Hungary, Switzerland and many other places. He's been playing great venues and parties like Trance Energy, Mysteryland, Privilege Ibiza, Passion UK and O2 Arena London among others and many more to come - pooled, definitely one of the most-known trance-artists. *About the 2 Synergy and the 3 Futured soundsets:* "I've tried out the soundsets extensively right now and I must say I'm very impressed. They suit the sound of today's dance music very well and even opens up for creative work to sculpture the sound of the dance music to come. Diverse and well made patches that should be a part of every dance music producer out there. I'm especially impressed with the bass patches."

*ASYS* \| myspace.com/asys** ASYS aka Frank Ellrich has been an icon of the hard edged music scene, however it is his ability to evolve and remain at the very cutting edge that has seen him rise above many of his contemporaries - Frank is unquestionably hard dance royalty. Although cutting his teeth alongside Kai Tracid as part of the Tracid Traxxx mafia, Frank has spread his wings aligning himself with the Straight On Black crew from Holland. Across his countless productions, Frank has assumed a war chest full of guises including Plasmatics, Riddler & Headcrusher, Naiche & Steve K, X-frame plus of course the hugely successful Future Tribes. Since late 2007, a next major step was made by with establishing a new label called “Fe Records”. Mainly as a new platform for ASYS productions, the label claims to give the harder genres new & fresh impulses! About the Synergy Vol.1 Soundset:* "One of my favorite virtual synths is the Sylenth 1 from Lennard Digital. Amongst a lot of different soundbanks I truely prefer the "Synergy Vol. 1 Soundset". Not only that you can choose from a broad range of styles - the sounds use the whole power the Sylenth 1 is able to supply. Stabs & basslines are punchy and crisp, pads are smooth and spread a nice, warm and mystic atmosphere. The sounds are also ideal if you like to use them as a basis and give them own charakter."

Alive&Silent \| aliveandsilent.com Free from bound to any style, combining various genres in music, relaxing or moving with groovy beats - this is Alive&Silent. Lovely synth sounds and real guitars are rocking alongside, spreading into diverse directions of electronic dance music. Expect rocky basses, fat drums, dreamy and wonderful melodies - or monotonous floorfillers. Emotion's on! *About the Analog Device Soundset:* "Since producing music I've been in love with the KLC. I know what it can do: fat basses, subtile pads, powerful leads, warm plucks. "Analog Device" is a soundset full of carefully selected sounds demonstrating how warm, harsh, subtile or brutal KLC bass may sound. Remarkably, the designer takes care of equal volume among all patches so that you can easily try several of them without getting your ears blasted. Makes the search for the right sound even more comfortable... About the Futured Episodes soundsets: "Massive is an amazing, "futured" synth, just because it doesn't sound like all those standard VSTs. CFA-Sound demonstrates once more amazing creativity, the intention to create some new, never-heard sounds. Crazy basses and stabs, powerful pads, gooseflesh screamers - that guy thought of everything. I especially love FE2 which reveals the soft side of Massive. Although the sound is still... massive..."