20 artists who will make your year in 2017

Any music that comes via Theo Parrish’s Sound Signature label is going to bear a certain sound. Usually a deep, Detroit house sound that’s laden with intricate instrumentals, astonishing groove and a whole lot of swagger. For Byron The Aquarius, everything he’s released so far includes those traits. The Alabama-born producer and instrumentalist puts emphasis on the live aspects of his tracks and remixes and the results speak for themselves. His EPs on Wild Oats and Sampling As An Art Records are house delights, enough to soothe and seduce while being great dancefloor cuts. Byron has an album on the way and with plenty of gigs with Parrish and the Detroit royalty under his belt, it shouldn’t be long before his music reaches the masses, to a regal reception. Funster