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We are excited to announce that The Confidence Emperors will be presenting a triple bill at The Garrison in Toronto on October 13th featuring John Orpheus, Sam Casey and Alex Exists. John combines hip-hop swagger, Afrobeat energy and dancehall rhythms to create a sound built on big catchy hooks. His rabble-rousing live shows are filled with audience participation, chanting and impromptu dance-offs. Sam Casey’s starkly honest music demonstrates that, as an artist, she is incredibly confident in articulating her personal life experiences through songwriting. Her “goosebumps” voice will send shivers down your spine. Alex Exists is fascinated by pop culture and his music is inspired by hyper surrealism with an acid tongue planted firmly in his cheek. His musical signature is his unique sonic touches, drum heavy rhythms and classic “pop through a blender” melodies. How can this live show be anything other than a can’t miss event?!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/415128278857

New John Orpheus Single & Video Available On All Platforms Today!

July 9, 2021

John Orpheus, Popguru Sound & Vision, The Confidence Emperors

Afrobeat, Caribbean Pop, Funky, RnB, Saucy, Soul

It’s been an interesting journey. We started off representing John Orpheus for sync. We enjoyed working with him and were blown away by his collaboration with Chemical Dreams on their track, Look To The Moon. Then, we placed his song Stay Woke in the Netflix series Tiny Pretty Things. Over time and as we began to hear the new songs that John was working on with producer/songwriter Mike Schlosser, it made sense to become more involved with both John and Mike. Today sees the release of IG, the first single and video from John’s forthcoming album Saga King. It’s SAUCY, FUNKY and maximum Caribbean pop! The summer starts today! You need it in your life.

https://smarturl.it/johnorpheusIGsingle

Penguin Random House Launches John Orpheus Book Today

January 19, 2021

John Orpheus, Popguru Sound & Vision, SyncGuru, The Confidence Emperors

Afro Pop, Afrobeat, Pop, Singer Songwriter

Under his real name Antonio Michael Downing, Penguin Random House is launching John Orpheus’ book Saga Boy today in Canada. Stay tuned for his new single scheduled for release on February 4th.

Popguru Lands Syncs For Odario, John Orpheus & Grand Analog

January 19, 2021

Grand Analog, John Orpheus, Odario, Popguru Sound & Vision, The Confidence Emperors, The Shadow Cabinet Music Group

Afro Pop, Afrobeat, Hip Hop

Recent syncs include the Odario song Good Morning Hunter in NCIS: L.A., the John Orpheus song Stay Woke in Tiny Pretty Things and the Grand Analog song Quiet Life in Private Eyes. Popguru looks forward to more of our music being used in film, television and commercials in 2021.

Chemical Dreams Single And Video Featuring John Orpheus Now Available On All Platforms

July 29, 2020

Chemical Dreams, John Orpheus, Martha and the Muffins, Popguru Sound & Vision, SyncGuru, The Confidence Emperors

Afrobeat, Funky, Pop

Look To The Moon has been described by the collaborators as the ultimate “pan-cultural summer driving song”! It is a song that never could have been written by the various parties on their own. Martha Johnson and Mark Gane of Chemical Dreams (and Martha and the Muffins) saw John Orpheus perform at the Confidence Emperors album launch for The International Sound System Party, Volume 1 compilation at The Drake Underground in June 2019. Says Johnson, “His dynamic stage presence made an impression on us and we thought he was an interesting guy that we could work with someday.” Adds Gane, ““Several months later we were pitching a track for a car commercial which called for a dance/club feel. Martha made some beats with a hip hop feel and I added some rhythm guitar, but we needed another element and John immediately came to mind.” The single and video are now available on all platforms.

Link: https://smarturl.it/looktothemoon

Pre-Save New Chemical Dreams Single Featuring John Orpheus

July 15, 2020

Chemical Dreams, John Orpheus, Martha and the Muffins, Martha Johnson, The Confidence Emperors

Afro Pop, Afrobeat, Pop, Soul

You can pre-save or pre-order the new Chemical Dreams single today! Chemical Dreams is produced, co-written and performed by the team of Martha Johnson and Mark Gane of Martha and the Muffins. The project is as unpredictable as your dreams will be tonight. There is no set theme or style. One minute it could be a sultry love song and the next you might be hearing a rhythm Grace Jones would be happy to hula-hoop to all night long. And like dreams, a song sometimes comes out of the blue from somewhere beyond your imagination. Such a song is Look To The Moon, a collaboration with John Orpheus that they collectively describe as “a pan-cultural summer driving song”! It will be available on all platforms starting July 29th.

You can pre-save or pre-order the single here:

https://sym.ffm.to/qvxkvjp

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Triple Bill Featuring John Orpheus, Sam Casey And Alex Exists

New John Orpheus Single & Video Available On All Platforms Today!

Penguin Random House Launches John Orpheus Book Today

Popguru Lands Syncs For Odario, John Orpheus & Grand Analog

Chemical Dreams Single And Video Featuring John Orpheus Now Available On All Platforms

Pre-Save New Chemical Dreams Single Featuring John Orpheus