Para is the South West's answer to Cut Chemist!! Known for his underground Mix CD's, scratch tools and battle weapons, he's now taking things to the next level with his own productions. After a number of well received 7" singles he's finally got round to finishing his debut album.

It's not wonky, its not dubstep, its not grimey, its more right than left. Just funky beats, soulful vocals and nice vibes. That's almost old school these days!

The album is a nice bouncy ride thru Soul, Hip Hop, Funky breaks and Cut and Paste. Perfect for Breakin Bread the label that continues to raise the bar in hybrid soul/funk/hip hop styles. Beats to make you dance, hooks galore, vocals courtesy of Caitlin and some samples and some cutting and scratching. You don't hear this sort of stuff on the radio or in the charts but it rules dancefloors all over!

Background:
Para, a DJ and producer from Swindon, was introduced to hip-hop around 1988, having a local scene that was active in all elements of Hip Hop Para quickly learnt about the history and was instantly hooked. After experimenting with all elements he decided to focus on Djing.
Para began by making a series of Mix -tapes which he would hand out locally. These developed into a series of cut and paste mixes that took the idea of cut and paste to the next level.
One of Para's releases "The Saxton Collection" (put out in 2005) received great reviews in this country and across the pond and even earned the tag of "mix of the year" in some media. This was followed by "Feats per Minute" feat DJ Yoda, another cut and paste style mix that fuses snippets of records from many musical genres in an innovative and original style. His skills didn't go unnoticed ,one of his scratch tracks was released on "The Return of the Bomb DJ" which over the years has featured the worlds greatest Hip-Hop DJs. His love for digging breaks also led to the realms of production.



Para fits nicely into the Breakin Bread stable as another purveyor of quality, breakbeat tinged, funky as hell, dancefloor music. He surprised all his fans by joining the label in late 2007 to release his first production on 7". "You Never Change" turned heads worldwide with its sheer funkiness, dancefloor focus and mysteriously familiar vocal. He followed that up with "It's the Hornet" a beats heavy ride backed with "Hideaway" a festival favourite in 2008. In early 2009 he released his first single featuring the vocals of Caitlin, "Rescue Me" quickly became Para's bestselling single with its catchy hook and infectious beats. Making sure to keep his hip hop fanbase happy the mix CD "Smack My Pitch Up" came out at the same time. The mix is a fast and furious ride thru some of the best hip hop tracks of all time, deftly mixed, scratched, blended and remixed by a master of the game.



You can check Para at www.myspace.com/djpara