Franca. DJ.Yoga and music have so much in common for me. The difference between my work moving people on the dancefloor or helping people to move on their yoga mat is simply a technical detail. What binds both together, and what lies at the heart of my motivation, is the movement and transformation of energy. In this regard, both music and yoga are endless and magical. When we bring music and yoga together, the possibilties for even deeper experiences arise.
Cologne, Germany is my musical home, where I collaborate with Agentur WIR Network, and play as a regular artist at Feines Tier and WIR Schwestern. I discovered a love of yoga 10 years ago, and after completeling a teacher training at Lord Vishnus Couch, I also now teach regularly. www.francaplays.com Beatrix Obrecht. Singer.{ coming soon }
Daphne Tse. Musician.Daphne is a spirited, soulful artist and teacher originally from Texas. Her passion for music started from a young age and took her west to Los Angeles after university. Since her initial yoga class 20 years ago, she has explored merging her spiritual practice with her contemporary folk singer/songwriter style. She studied music at The University of Texas at Austin, Berklee College of Music, The Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago and Kirtan with Kirtan master, Jai Uttal. She has travelled extensively sharing her music in Europe, North America, South America, Asia and beyond. Her music has been featured on yoga music compilations with Shiva Rea and she recently released her 2nd solo album,Finding Water.
www.daphnetse.com DJ DREz.DJ Drez blends yesterday's roots with the innovative urban beats of today. His accomplishments during his gradual evolution from hip-hop DJ to world music tastemaker have made him one of the top DJs and producers in LA's underground music scene.
When he isn't in the studio producing, spinning at an underground hip-hop club or jamming with local artists in impromptu late night sessions, you'll find him at yoga festivals and studios, spinning the perfect flow to accompany classes and workshops before lighting up the dancefloor by night with his eclectic, organic mixes. He is the musical director of the Wanderlust Spectacular, performs regularly with MC Yogi and Kirtaniyas and has appeared at Lightning In a Bottle, Symbiosis, Hanuman Festival and dozens of other high-profile events. www.djdrez.com DAVID LUREY. MUSician.As a musician, David weaves mantra and heart songs into classes supporting the opening and he also leads Kirtan chanting with an open and energetic feel awakening positive vibrations with a playful and loving connection.
www.findbalance.net Marti Nikko. Singer.
The daughter of a jazz pianist, Marti Nikko spent her childhood in nightclubs, absorbing the art and wisdom of many great musicians. Enthralled by what she heard, she began to sing and perform her own music, infusing her innate grasp of jazz and soul into a warm, natural voice.
Marti met DJ Drez shortly after high school, when they began performing and recording together. Over nearly two decades, their collaboration has become an intimate musical language that effortlessly translates into and between many styles of music, including hip hop, reggae, kirtan, jazz and soul. Listen to any of DJ Drez’s albums and you'll hear Marti Nikko’s unmistakably rich and nuanced voice. Her first full-length album — Dreaming In Sanskrit (released by Black Swan Sounds) — combines her instinctive musicality with deeply devoted mantra practice. www.martinikko.com |