About Hocus Pocus

Various artists named Hocus Pocus. 1. Hocus Pocus is a Hip Hop band from Nantes, France. Formed in 1995, their music is a mix of all hip-hop true elements with live instrumentation influenced by jazz, soul & funk music. This band gives positive vibrations, stepping outside the French rap box. The alchemy between the intruments and the main rapper/DJ/band leader 20syl, results in a appreciable coherence. The lineup includes muscians Matthieu Lelièvre (on fender rhodes) Hevré Gogard (on bass), and Antoine Saint-Jean (on drums) with Dj Greem and 20syl (MC), both members of C2C, the DJ crew, 2003-to-2006 DMC World DJ Team Championships winner. Often compared with The Roots, Their live performance are often showy, mostly when the standard live instruments communicate with the turntables. Discography - 18/10/2007 : 15 tilte CD/12" "Place 54" - 26/12/2006 : "73 Touches", La Réédition - February 2005 : 13-title CD/12" "73 Touches" - December 2004 : Maxi Single "On And On part.2" - June 2002 : 8-title CD "Acoustic Hip Hop Quintet" - January 2003: Maxi single "Conscient" - October 2001 : Maxi single "On and on" - 1998 : Mixtape album "Seconde Formule" They created On and On Label (ex-Coups2Cross), under wich one you can find C2C (DMC world chmpions in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006), The Procussions. For more informations please go to http://www.onandon-records.com/hocuspocus.php 2. Real Name: Ferry Ridderhof & Peter Garnefski A duo that produces hardcore music. Aliases: Boobytrax, Doop, Ferry & Garnefski, Headcracker, Krimson, Madam, Mandroid, Rare Candy, Sebastian Blender, Sponk, Sugar 'N' Spice, Thick Red Spot, Vicious Delicious, Waxattack, X-Orgasmic Most famous for their Here's Johnny record. 3. Real Name:Dirk Nuttelmann Aliases: Dirk Nuttelmann, Penny Lane, Sandy Releases:Vibrator (12", Maxi, Cle)