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Saturday 5th December Makin’ Moves Xmas Party @ Timber Loft

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Makin’ Moves end the year in style with their annual Xmas party this time taking place at the awesome loft space of the Timber Loft situated at the top of the Light Bar in Shoreditch! We had a fab party earlier on this year with Ash Lauryn headlining and everyone loved the venue!

It really is the perfect space for us with its stunning wooden dance floor and sound system (which has been taken from room 2 in fabric!) to 360 degree views of the city!

Full line up to come, but make sure you grab those early bird tickets now!

DJs

Matt L-S & Jamesey
+ special guests
£10 early bird tickets available via RA & Dice

Makin’ Moves Xmas Party
Saturday 5th December
The Timber Loft
Light Bar 233, Shoreditch High Street
London E1 6PJ
Doors: 7pm – 2am



Makin’ Moves & Friends Pop Up Shop In collaboration with Bread & Butter Sunday 8th November

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Come join us on Sunday 8th November as we collaborate with Bread and Butter in Hackney for our first pop up shop showcasing a whole bunch of goodies including merchandise and records from a whole host of indy brands!

Grab your latest Makin’ Moves & Soul Quest merchandise + other exclusive clothing ranges on sale! Come dig for records aswell from top selectors, including Gilles Smith, Burnin’ Music and I’ve Got Vinyl!

Vinyl DJ sets from Matt L-S, Jamesey, Max Sinal, Steve Parr + many more throughout the day!

Food & licensed bar!

Sunday 8th November
Makin’ Moves Pop Up Shop
@ Bread & Butter
3, Bohemia Place,
Hackney, E8 1DU 12-8pm
Free Entry



MAKIN248 – Jihad Muhammad & Rona Ray “Think Of Me” (Coflo Remixes Part 2)

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Makin’ Moves presents the second set of remixes by one of the finest producers ouf of the Bay Area in California. The one and only Coflo. Who has absolutely smashing it lately across the pond and beyond As always producing an encapsulating performance on the piano keys and keeping the vibe uptempo to MOVE your body.

Lyrics written and performed by Rona Ray
Remixes produced by Coflo.
Originally produced by Jihad Muhammad.
Executive Producers : Jamesey & Matt L-S

Available via all good download stores from Friday 16th October https://www.traxsource.com/title/2890646/think-of-me-coflo-remixes-pt-2



MAKIN247 – Deep Soul Syndicate & Ed Ramsey “Rhythm World”

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 Chicago duo Deep Soul Syndicate aka Sean Ali & Munk Julius are back on Makin’ Moves with a quality piece of soulful Latin-Jazz music! This track grooves with a smooth rhythmic tone elevated with rhodes and keys which brings a lush soundscape.

Ed Ramsey features on vocals yet again and certainly delivers another warm vocal about positivity in a world (very much needed today) which is encapsulated with the music produced by Munk and Sean.

Lyrics written and performed by Ed Ramsey
Produced, Arranged and Mixed by Corey Munk Julious and Sean Ali
Additional Keys by Ezel
Mastering By Mark Di Meo
Executive Producers : Jamesey & Matt LS

Available via all good digital stores from 18th September including Traxsource https://www.traxsource.com/title/2876157/rhythm-world



Makin’ Moves Live Session Friday 18th September @ 91, Brick Lane

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Friday 18th September sees the Makin’ Moves crew move back east following their epic party at the Notting Hill Carnival closing down this years Notting Hill Carnival! We take over 91, Brick Lane for our first Makin’ Moves live session event where we headline some of the amazing UK artists on our label and give them the spotlight to shine as well some great dj sets aswell from the boys Matt and Jamesey!

We’re very lucky to showcase four amazing singers Mychelle, Laville, ShezAr and Anna-Marie Johnson plus 4 piece band for this gig, flipping some of our house music styles to live.. All these tracks will dropping on an exclusive vinyl release on Makin’ Moves Records at the end of October!

Firstly joining us will be Mychelle, an amazing singer song writer from East London who’s album Good Day we’ve been playing on repeat, and this particuar song we loved so much we licensed it and had it remixed so she’ll be performing this!

Laville will also be in the house performing his new record, 10,000 miles, he’s had a great year and also had some great performances with the Soul Quest Records team featuring with Sim Sol and 2Fox.

Thirdly we have the amazing ShezAr, she’s worked with us on a number of singles through the years and will be performing her latest tracks Natural High and Rounding things off we have, Anna Marie Johnson, following her amazing performance at our summer party at Set List, she will be performing her current hit Shivers and new material.

All of this for a mere, £8 so grab your tickets right now via RA.co, more on the door!

https://ra.co/events/2517574

Makin’ Moves Live Session
Friday 18th September
@ 91, Brick Lane
London E1 6QL

Live performances

Mychelle
Laville
ShezAr
Anna-Marie Johnson

DJs

Matt L-S & Jamesey
Joe Cox

Doors: 8pm-1am

Early bird tickets: £8 from RA.co / More on the door



MAKINEP021 – Kid Sublime x Lady Alma “Love Notes EP”

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Dutch producer Kid Sublime presents his first EP on Makin’ Moves, here he teams up with Philly singer/song writer Lady Alma exploring elements of soul, broken beat and house.

The EP kicks off with The Grind a super smooth soulful house track, that catches your attention straight away with its groovy baseline that remains throughout adding to that Alma’s meaningful lyrics demonstrating the power of the music as she uses it as to get herself through the day.

The positivity continues on ‘Can You Feel It’ another quality piece of soulful house as the action moves to the dance floor as the beat and grove winds you in as once again Alma’s lyrics drop perfectly on the track.

The B side shows Kid switch it up on the broken beat production wiith ‘Ready To Meet You’ a touching song about two individuals excited to meet each other for the first time, a sure shot hit for the ‘bruk’ beat and dance heads alike!

Available exclusively via our Bandcamp page from Friday 21st August.



Makin’ Moves Carnival After Party @ Notting Hill Arts Club – Mon 31st August – Tickets on Sale!

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Notting Hill Carnival celebrates its 60th year anniversary this year, a huge landmark for this iconic London festival. In that time it has become one of the integral parts of UK culture so we thought we need to be a part of it this year! We’ve had a great relationship with the Notting Hill Arts Club through the years as our favourite spot in West London and some of you might even remember our road block party back there in 2022! We head back there for a bank holiday after party on Monday 31st as we plan to bring the carnival to a crescendo.

Residents Matt and Jamesey London’s deep house pace setters will be in the house playing their unique brand of deep and soulful house. Also, joining us will be DJ Dubois who has been a long term regular at our events and has recently been making a big noise in the scene with regular spots at Deep Into Soul and Giles Smith & Friends. Her sound fuses elements of afro, deep and soulful house and can’t wait to welcome her! We also welcome Tre Hunter someone who we’ve wanted to book for sometime but is often travelling the world, expect a variety of house music sounds across the dance music diaspora.

Limited £8 tickets are available via RA and Dice.

For more info check nottinghillartsclub.com

Monday 31st August
Makin’ Moves Carnival After Party
Notting Hill Arts Club
21 Notting Hill Gate
London, W11 3JQ

DJs

Matt L-S & Jamesey
DJ Dubois
Tre Hunter

Doors: 4pm-2am
Tickets: £8 advanced early bird tickets available from RA.co http://ra.co/ & Dice
Nearest tube: Notting Hill Gate



MAKIN246 – Anna-Marie Johnson & Mark Francis “Shivers”

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UK vocalist Anna-Marie Johnson makes her debut on Makin’ Moves, joining producer Mark Francis for the uplifting new single “Shivers”—a soulful house anthem set to soundtrack the summer.

Blending infectious grooves with heartfelt songwriting, Shivers is an empowering record about
reconnecting with yourself, embracing healing energy, and completely letting go.

Mark Francis once again demonstrates his ability to craft timeless records. Having collaborated with an impressive roster of outstanding vocalists throughout his career, he delivers another impeccably produced release, pairing slick, driving rhythms with elegant piano arrangements that provide the perfect backdrop for Anna-Marie Johnson’s rich, emotive vocal performance to take centre stage.

Shivers is poised to become an essential addition to summer playlists and dancefloors alike and is available now from all good digital stores from Friday 7th August 2026.

Now Available on our Bandcamp store https://makinmoves2.bandcamp.com/album/shivers