SIDEPIECE, the brainchild of Ricky Mears (Nitti) and Dylan Ragland (Party Favor), has racked up some of the most prestigious awards in dance music; nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance Recording in 2021 as well as having the #1 most supported dance record in the world in 2020. The duo has rapidly become one of the most sought after house acts around the world, receiving over half a billion streams on their catalogue, selling out multiple nationwide tours, and commanding the stage of many of the industry's elite festivals and venues worldwide.

Highly esteemed producers in their own right, Party Favor and Nitti came together in 2019 to form SIDEPIECE. Nitti is a Latin Grammy Award and a Latin Billboard Music Award winning producer for his work on Bad Bunny's album x100pre' and the song "200MPH"; and took the #14 spot in the '2020 Best Producers' ranking. Party Favor's catalogue counts well over 400 million streams with multiple chart toppers to his name globally, having collaborated with the likes of Sean Kingston, Gucci Mane, Baauer, Dillon Francis, ASAP Ferg, and more.

With his releases, 2AR pays forward the sounds that made him who he is. Drawn initially to the rawness of grunge, the urgency of rap, and the energy of house, he put all the pieces together.

2AR cut his teeth in Denver's scene, headlining at legendary nightclub Beta and playing large-scale events like Decadence, Global Dance Festival, Mile High Spirits Block Party, and Corona Electric Beach.

His move to Miami has immersed him into one of the world's most thriving music cultures and is proving to be the perfect place to spread his sound. He has has hit the club and festival scene playing EDC Orlando, Okeechobee, Vibra Urbana, Fuel Fest, Countdown Orlando Invasion and Forbidden Kingdom.

His Tik Tok live-streaming has built an undeniable world-wide fan base that continues to grow each day.

https://www.tiktok.com/@2ar_music

Miami based DJ/Producers Ricky Remedy and Penguin Suit Lu are no strangers to the music scene. At the height of the 2013 electronic trap craze, Ricky Remedy found himself as one of the most sought after producers in the game. Making music for Flosstradamus, Diplo and Steve Aoki just to name a few. He started producing hip hop music from a young age and found early success placing records for artists like Wale, Tory Lanez and Yelawolf before transitioning to electronic music. Penguin was by Remedy’s side from the beginning helping co-manage his career, as well as creating content and consulting as an A&R.

Having been already seasoned in the new emerging EDM movement at the the time filming for the likes of Swedish House Mafia and David Guetta, Penguin became a vital asset to Remedy specially since he also came from a background of music and music production. The two continued to build a strong friendship over the years as they focused on their own careers in music and film, respectively. Now they are teaming up for their new project together under the name “Tastemakers” with which the duo aims to bring refreshing art to the urban and dance music scene.

A navigator through deep connected dance grooves in an open and intimate atmosphere.

That's how Evan would describe himself as a DJ. Never afraid to go too deep, with a motive to free everyone through what he calls Music Therapy. His style and sounds are inspired by a spectrum of musical influences. Having grown up on his parents' classic CD's of freestyle music (Take me away by mix factory, TKA, joyce Sims, Jenny Burton, C Bank) and synth driven 80's music (Depeche mode and New Order) all of which he continues to infuse with todav's new sounds

Fast-forwarding years later, here HEATT is opening for artists such as EDX, Hot since 82, Ben stirling, Sonny Fodera, and many more, and included a residency at Celine in Orlando. This is more than a hobby to him, it's what he loves as an artist and will continue to evolve his Music Therapy.