Lex One & Mike Beatz
Miami/Los Angeles
Wizard Sleeve are rappers Lex One & Mike Beatz who originally met in Miami and
have been travelling the world, championing their blend of hip hop, dance and electro
along with their love of eclectic sampling and often playfully outrageous lyrics.
Wizard Sleeve officially broke onto the UK scene in 2009 after teaming up with breaks
super group Aquasky and releasing in August 2009, the huge underground anthem “Me
Plus You” produced by Aquasky aka Black Noise - HYPERLINK "http://youtu.be/
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It wasn’t long before the track caught the ear of Dutch DJ and producer, Sidney Samson
who heard a bootleg of his club smash “Riverside” using the hooky verse and catchy
melody of the Wizard Sleeve rap. Lex & Mike then agreed to re-record for the official
release of a new version called, “Riverside – Let’s Go” which featured the guys in full.
Released via Ministry Of Sound at the beginning of 2010, the record stormed national
and regional radio and was A listed on Radio 1, 7 weeks upfront of release whilst also
becoming a huge You Tube hit : it has since reached just under 3 million views of
the official video featuring Wizard Sleeve. It also remained in the UK Official charts
for over 11 weeks and reached no 1 at it’s highest and has sold in excess of 500,000
records.
During the success of the record they have been touring the UK extensively, having
clocked up over 100 shows and overwhelming crowds and promoters alike with their
energy fueled live performances. It’s no surprise however, that their live shows are a
roller coaster of energy and entertainment as previously under their solo guises of Lex
One & Mike Beatz, they’ve rocked stages with the likes of Wu Tang, Mos Def, Talib
Kweli, Nas, KRS One, Kool Keith, Method Man & most recently chart topping UK
acts Example & Tinie Tempah.
Whilst touring they’ve hooked up and cut records with the likes of Diplo, Deadmau5,
Mason, Nick Thayer, Blokhe4d, N’Fa,DEV, Cutfather, Ant Miles (Ram Records guru),
Calvertron, Black Noise, Jodie Connor & Dawood and have been working on a ful
length album.
Their previous release “Get Down Tonight” on Southern Fried Records, which
sampled the no 13 US 1990’s hit, Skee-lo’s “I Wish” re-ignited the successful
partnership of Black Noise and Wizard Sleeve and cemented the guys a contract with
major live bookings agency, Primary Talent International which represents the likes of
Daft Punk, Mark Ronson, Dizzee Rascal, Roots Manuva, Basement Jaxx & Gwen
Stephani.
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wearewizardsleeve
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www.wizard-sleeve.com
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