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Bearface(Dj/Producer)/Beartone Records
Over the years, the cities of Bristol and London have graced us with a cultural significance that’s very much their own. How fitting then that they both played key roles in the life of DJ/producer, Raj Panasa aka Bearface. Born in Bristol, he decamped to London during his formative years in the late ‘90s, a choice that would play a profound effect both on his outlook on life as well as his musical make-up.Soon after he immersed himself in the local acid jazz scene, Bearface became a regular at clubs such as Plastic People, where his love affair with all things house music only intensified further. “I always loved the music that the DJ was playing at 3am”, he states, and a life-long infatuation with the sounds of Masters at Work, Mood 2 Swing, Ron Trent and Chez Damier would appear to cement the point.After honing his own sound over a number of years, his first release, the ‘Bare Brass’ track, became KISS FM’s ‘Track of the Week’, an accolade that eventually got the record signed to R