Vincent Antone + Late Night Set with The Sponges Father Funk, Legally Ben, Frazer

Get ready planet Earth, The Sponges are back from Funktopia and they brought the party. Formed from the collective minds of Ryan Slepin and Nik Eaton, The Sponges guarantee to have girls and guys alike groovin' on the dancefloor. The South Florida based production duo began as great friends connecting through their passion for music, and teamed up to deliver psychedelic dance music across the nation. The Sponges signature sound fuses 70's funk, heavy bass, and nostalgic sample chops with a classic four on the floor rhythm. Support and praise quickly arose from several renowned artists in the house music scene such as Ardalan, Taiki Nulight, Back2Black, Movenchy, Haechi, Sonny Banks, and Aylen. The Sponges released their first official track, "Make It Juicy!" on Box Of Cats, a label founded by the dominant collective of Wongo, JeffDoubleu, Jak Z, Kyle Watson, Tom EQ and Marc Spence. The duo continue to evolve their sound into the 2020s, branching out of the house scene and into their own "funky electronica" style with influences from artists such as Tipper, Daft Punk, Earth, Wind & Fire, and many more.

Fusing elements of Funk, Hip Hop and Disco with floor shaking electronic beats, Father Funk, real name Will Williamson, has this unique, genre bending, party rocking style that has gained him a cult following worldwide. Always delivered with a cheeky grin and a thunderous onstage energy, his eclectic sets have torn the roof off nightclubs and festival stages across the globe. Williamson has always had eclectic taste in music. When he was a kid growing up in rural England he played guitar, bass and trombone in everything from punk groups to Samba bands. "I started making electronic music when I was 14, starting taking it more seriously at 16 and started DJing at 17," he says. "When I first heard soulful drum and bass with a jazz mix — basically when I heard electronic music that's soulful and sexy, I got into it." But it wasn't until a friend first showed him the Shambhala mix from Kelowna-based Stickybuds that the Father Funk moniker was born. "To play on that same stage (at Shambhala) four years later is pretty mind blowing," he says. "It has been quite crazy. I haven't had a moment to take it in. I've just been working my tits off since I was 17, but I'm not complaining." While his taste might seem all over the map, all those songs have one thing in common. "Music that's made for money is soulless," he says. "Anything people make because they love and believe it, I'll enjoy." To that end, he's open to remixing "anything I think is a jam," he says. "Some people might not agree, but if I put it in context, it works. (I play) tunes you could never play together in a club. That's what's exciting about it."

Paula A. Frazer is an American singer-songwriter. She grew up in Georgia and Arkansas and moved to San Francisco in 1981. Her music is frequently described as melancholic alternative country, but with an eclectic mix of folk, blues and pop, among other genres. She first came to notice by fronting the band Tarnation in the 1990s and has appeared on recordings and in concert with many bands and solo artists including Cornershop, Sean Lennon, Frightwig, Tindersticks, the Czars, and Handsome Boy Modeling School.