Call: 08459 440 445 Text: 81869 Email: friction@bbc.co.ukFuture Friction - September 2007 24|09|07Rajiv is a smooth sounding R&B artist from Essex. His Mauritian father and West Indian mother have influenced his music, this led him to develop his own style fusing Pop, Rock and Hip Hop influences. Rajiv gained an appetite for music production whilst studying his degree, this gave him the opportunity to compose, produce and record his own songs. He is currently writing and producing his debut album and will be coming to a live venue near you soon!  17|09|07V.Naik is a hard core Hip-Hop enthusiast and cites Jay-Z as one of his biggest influences. Born and raised in North Carolina, USA, V.Naik's an experimental producer who calls his music a form of 'constructive time-wasting'. He's currently at med school in Poland and continues making music as a way to express his thoughts. His heritage has had a big influence on him too, musically this includes old Hindi film songs, which he blends with Hip Hop to create his eclectic sounds.  10|09|07Kush Arora is from San Francisco and has been on the underground scene for years. He's been producing music since the age of 15 and experiments with punjabi instrumentation and dubstep. As a sound engineer, he works in the film and sound design industry and has worked on films like 'Lord of the Rings'. Kush is part of the experimental collective Surya Dub and has performed with the Theivery Corporation and Dhamaal Soundsystem. He's working on a new project that will infuse grime styles into dancehall, watch this space.  03|09|07K-oss started performing at the age of 13 alongside artists like Mica Paris and General Levy. He's from London and attended the same school as Rishi Rich and Ameet chana. With a degree in Music Management, he used this knowledge to start experimenting with music, mainly Dancehall, R&B and Reggae Rock. he's inspired by music from legends A R Rahman, Bob Marley and Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. |
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