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Guesthouse Music Drops 100^th Digital Release

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J Paul Getto’s “3000” Pays Homage to House Label in Lush, Layered Grooves

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OAKLAND—Oakland-based house label, Guesthouse Music, continues its evolution on electronic music’s dynamic landscape with its 100^th digital release, “3000.” Here, production duo J Paul Getto (Tony Saputo and Maurice Tamraz) crafts a sultry blend of haunting horns, smoldering melodies, and gauzy, intoxicating grooves.

Since its inception in 2004, Guesthouse Music and label owner Jason Sutton (DJ Mes) have consistently released an eclectic catalogue of tracks that have jacked up dance floors with boompty beats, quirky sampling, and Oakland’s own deep sound. The label’s 100^th release melds classic elements of disco with forward, intelligent beat sampling to create the same musical dichotomy that has kept the label thriving for six years.

“Releasing the 100^th digital EP is a huge milestone for Guesthouse Music,” says Sutton, who introduced internationally successful house acts, including Cosy Creatures, The Sound Republic, and Gramophonedzie, to audiences since 2004. “I’m always working to sign new or undiscovered music and talent to the label, and maybe even throw a curve ball to startle people with a new, unexpected style or sound.”

On “3000,” Guesthouse delves deep into speakers with the house atmospherics orchestrated by 2011 break-out production stars, J Paul Getto. Here, Saputo (formerly of Swivel Hips) and Tamraz channel their disco house roots into a sultry studio session that swirls with smoky irreverence before settling into a dark, pulsing beat that chugs just enough to make crowds move in one collective groove.

Saputo hails from Palermo, Italy while Tamraz grew up in central California; the duo is now based in Boston, where they have been creatively collaborating since 2010.

“3000” is poised to join the ranks of other classic Guesthouse cuts, including Cosy Creature’s “Show U the Way,”(2004), DJ Sneak’s “Did it at the Disco” (2008), and the infectious “Why Don’t You” by Gramophonedzie (2009). Sutton, whose own production work on “Oklandish” (Cajual Recordings) earned the number one spot on Traxsource’s Top 100 List of 2011, says the key to the label’s longevity is its ability to startle listeners with an unexpected but infectious twist each time a new track drops.

“3000” does its duty.

“Guesthouse is my baby, and I never stop taking care of her,” Sutton says. “I keep on it 24/7, and hopefully that is reflected in the constant quality of releases coming from our stable.”

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