Bluevibe studio is a collaborative studio and record label based in Auckland, New Zealand producing music influenced by dirty beats and future funk. J Bluevibe runs the studio and label and collaborates with a fine array of creative souls.

"Growing up in and around Manchester in the north west of England really shaped my musical influences and my love of fusion and collaboration. Funk, soul, hiphop, electrofunk, rare groove, techno, electro, jazz etc have all had and continue to have an impact on my musical taste and direction." - J Bluevibe

Bluevibe studio presents: This life Volume.1

Bluevibe studio is pleased to announce that the first in a series of new EP’s - This life volume.1 - will be available in New Zealand on October 15th and worldwide by early November.

With influences from Talkin Louds UK soul through the beats of Dilla to the futuristic essence of Spacek and Marc de Clive-Lowe - Bluevibe studio mashes up some beautiful vocal performances from Lisa Preston and Lesley Paton to bring you This life volume.1 , the first in a series of EP releases from the heart and soul of the Bluevibe studio. This life volume.1 also features the keyboard skills of Lewis McCallum on the track High times plus 2 bonus Bluevibe studio remixes previously only available in demo form.

For volume 1. of the series Bluevibe called in remix support spanning genres through dubstep to vintage funk from an eclectic blend of international producers including magOwl (Sweden), Soliloquy (Sweden) and Adi Dick (NZ).

Track list:
1. Holdin on featuring Lesley Patton
2. High times featuring Lisa Preston and Lewis Macallum
3. Holdin on - Magowl remix
4. High times - Adi Dick remix
5. Holdin on - Soliloquy remix
6. Ambitions end - Skahlah - Bluevibe studio remix
7. Wait a minute - The shades - Bluevibe studio remix

The Ghostfaders

The Ghostfaders first e.p "The Archives vol.1" is currently available as a free download from the Bluevibe studio website. The Ghostfaders project was all written, played, programmed and produced by J Bluevibe and has a more live feel to it than any if the other Bluevibe studio projects. "This will be an ongoing project and I've already started a new batch of Ghostfaders tracks, although I won't be writting them all in one weekend this time!"

BVX

"BVX is an ongoing project which I hope to release some tracks from in late 2008. Based on heavy beats and synths these tracks will be a much more upbeat sound than previous Bluevibe studio projects. I'll be posting some of the BVX demo's over the next couple of months as I'm looking for vocalists and synth players to collaborate on the tracks."

Skyman

Skyman was a live / electronic collective of musicians and producers from Auckland who formed in 2002. Skyman's music was a blend of dirty beats and tape saturation. Skyman performed un-scripted, 're-mix' style shows that gave the crowd a unique experience every time. This 'dub plate' style of performance is derived from a UK influenced passion for live samplers combined with a local style of musical improvisation.
'Fallin' the 2003 Skyman release featured on the LOOP Recordings compilation 'Green Room .002 Wahine'. Skyman have played shows with many of NZ's leading live acts including Open Souls, Rhian Sheehan, The Nomad, Minuit, 50HZ, and Dejusa. "The Skyman project is currently on hold as I'm working on a few different projects which are more studio based projects. I'd love to get out playing live again but need to focus more on working on my productions skills and working on a wider range of of collaborations and remix's."