Body Language, POWERS, Collaj

Fresh off the success of last year's Social Studies LP—which earned the approval of everyone from NPR to The New York Times to The Guardian, who compared the breakout release to early Madonna, the indie disco of Prelude Records and "CSS doing an impression of Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band"— Body Language is ready to release their sophomore album, "The Grammar LP". Like Social Studies, this sophomore release embodies the band's restless pop experiments with a future-shocked blend of soul and R&B.

Or as multi-instrumentalist/producer Grant Wheeler puts it, "Our world still exists in an indie-disco bubble; we're just pushing the limits of every genre to a point where the bubble's about to pop." As evidenced in "Lose My Head"—a floor-filler that's driven by late '70s funk licks and diamond-encrusted keys to the wobbly synth lines and Motown inspired chorus of "I'm a Mess", versatility and collaboration is the core of Body Language's creative process, which often starts in the home studio Grant shares with singer/fellow producer Matt Young, only to be fleshed out even further with drummer Ian Young and singer/glockenspiel player Angelica Bess.

"Everyone has their part," insists Matt. "In fact, certain people come to our shows to see different performers. I kinda like to think of it as a circus." Body Language's outside projects make that circus even more interesting, from Ian's live drumming for Matthew Dear and Angelica's vocals on Sepalcure's "Outside the Lines", which was featured in the critically acclaimed film 'Black Swan' to Grant and Matt's co-production/writing credits for such rising artists as Passion Pit, Machinedrum and Vacationer; a recurring collaborator Matt Young describes as "like Body Language if you stripped the R&B and soul parts out, took it down 30 BPM, and gave it a Mai Tai on the beach."

Body Language has long proven they are more than just a synth dance band. Live they keep you on the dancefloor and word of mouth spreads fast as they are now known to sell out most NYC venues. They have played shows with Sia, Janelle Monae and The Hood Internet. Their most recent tour with Vacationer was a blow out that included a sell out performance at New York's Brooklyn Bowl. With spring and summer dates lined up and numerous DJ sets sprinkled in the pipeline the band is sure to turn it up in 2013.


COLLAJ (formerly 8th Grader), born Jay Martinovich, is a vocalist and producer out of San Francisco, CA.
Martinovich spent his youth contemplating every sound and human in the universe. From the phonemes of the Japanese & Danish language to the clave of the Afro-Cuban rhythms...Jay imbibed voraciously. He traveled, he sang, he connected. Ever curious and ever grounded in humanity, he lent his unique sense of empathy to social work, advocating for the disenfranchised.
In the hour of leisure, Jay's passion for the idiosyncrasies of life was poured into late-night songwriting and lyrical harangues in his tiny apartment near Haight street in San Francisco. When melodies woke him every night and the project grew beyond the bedroom, COLLAJ became a full-time endeavor.
Since then Martinovich has churned out soulful pop hooks with syncopated grooves. His sensuous danceable productions are influenced by 70's tropical-disco and electro-funk, yet are rounded out by sultry pop R&B vocals. In the live show, COLLAJ electrifies the stage with sharp dance moves and a full band at his back.
COLLAJ has collaborated with pop and dance music producers like Capital Cities, Spencer Ludwig (HISTORY) and Le Youth. He was an official performer at SXSW 2015, TBD, CMJ, and Sundance. COLLAJ has garnered the attention of industry DJ's like Jason Kramer of KCRW and Grant Owens of We Found New Music. He has played clubs along the West coast in support of artists like Giraffage, Penguin Prison, Tribe Society and Magic Giant and has performed at taste-maker parties and venues like Blind Date, Woodshoppe, Dance yourself Clean, Spare Room, and Sayers Club.