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bio: Over the last decade, Quango has developed a tastemaker brand with a cult following. Travel through Quango’s eclectic repertoire and you’ll find a living history of breakthrough artists and global-centric compilations tapping every galactic time zone, totaling more than 50 releases, including, among others, Kruder and Dorfmeister, Zero 7, Koop, Bliss, Cantoma, Bitter:Sweet, Gecko Turner, Talvin Singh, Bomb the Bass, and Alex Reece. With over 50 records released through Island Records and Palm Pictures, Quango has championed the emerging electronic sounds from around the globe with a diverse roster of artists, and a catalog of concept compilations.
"After years of enlightening the dance music scene to the global groove, Quango re-emerges to bloom into the new century" - XLR8R
"Bruno Guez and Quango have assembled a futuristic beat orgy that's out of this world!" - SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
"The re-launched Quango has the magic. The deep vibes can't be denied." - BPM CULUTRE
"Much of Quango's output was astonishingly ahead of its time and presaged today's ubiquitous and constantly mutating global ethnicities-plus-electronica groove esthetic. Now Quango is back to move the sound further into the future." - CMJ
"Quango is a guiding light for world flavored electronic music." - LOS ANGELES NEW TIMES
The story of Quango begins with a battered mix tape made by Bruno Guez that fell into the hands of Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records and Palm Pictures. The forward thinking global grooves that scratched their way through the speakers inspired an imprint deal for Quango via the Island label from 1995 through 1997, then a co-venture with Palm Pictures until 2004. The vision for Quango was created by Bruno Guez, the popular LA based DJ, producer and tastemaker. Guez was joined by Jason Bentley (KCRW/KROQ DJ) to create the Quango aesthetic via compilations and artist albums that are widely acknowledged as being ahead of their time. In all, some 28 titles were released through Island featuring early tracks by the likes of Tricky, Sneaker Pimps and Basement Jaxx amongst many others. Releases included the first Kruder and Dorfmeister G-Stoned EP and Talvin Singh's Anokha. Compilations included Abstract Vibes, World Groove and the Journey Into Ambient Groove series.
During this time, Bruno also developed the programming and musical branding of Chris Blackwell's Island Outpost chain boutique hotels in Miami, the Bahamas, and Jamaica.
A decade later, Bruno continues to work closely with Chris Blackwell, executive producing Martina Topley-Bird's debut album as well as spearheading the musical direction of a new series of quintessential world music DVD projects for Blackwell's Palm World Voices label.
More recently, Quango’s unique collaborations with innovative brands such as Cirque du Soleil, American Rag Cie, Oliver Peoples Eyewear, Da Nang Surplus, and Island Outpost Hotels, confirms Quango’s status as a virtual impresario of lifestyle integration, clocking up-to-the-minute musical stylings for a host of other coveted brands, as well.
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