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DOING GOOD WITH GOOD MUSIC.

Gravitas is record label and creative collective that serves as a platform for international artists to showcase their work. Founded in Austin, Texas by Jesse Brede, our mission is to bring people together through music and raise money and awareness for causes we believe in.

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OUR HISTORY

SOME MILESTONES OF OUR JOURNEY.

April 2011

LAUNCH OF GRAVITAS

SEPTEMPER 2012

Neurovation

MARCH 2013

GRAVITAS DISCOVERS CLOZEE

AUGUST 2013

DEFCON and EFF

DECEMBER 2014

Psymbionic – One Thing feat. Cristina Soto

JANUARY 2015

PIVOTAL AGENCY is Born

JULY 2015

Illenium, Said The Sky, & Cristina Soto – Painted White

DECEMBER 2015

Let me see your INNER G!

FEBRUARY 2017

CloZee is in complete HARMONY!

AUGUST 2017

BASKing in it with Edamame

OCTOBER 2018

CloZee’s first album, EVASION

September 2020

Savej’s Solstice with TAS visuals

February 2021

EMERGENCE: Curated by CloZee

THE TEAM

JESSE BREDE

Chief Awesomer

Alicia Joy

Label Manager

Maya Nauriyal

Project Manager and Release Coordinator

Nick Neuman

Marketing Manager

Nick Wolfe

Video and Mastering

Christian Brooks

Chief Ambassador

PRESS

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DJ MAG

12 emerging artists you need to hear: December 2022

Melbourne’s John Chamberlain melds the best of glitch-hop, hip-hop, and experimental bass into one “berserk” sound. Though he started playing piano at just six years old, 2017 marked the Aussie producer’s deep dive into electronic territory, wherein he joined the Adapted Records family and played at major festivals across his home continent.

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VICE

Every90Minutes and Gravitas Recordings Want To Beat ALS With Music

With sixteen tracks ranging from the likes of Machinedrum, to Bassnectar, Richie Hawtin, BT and Tritonal, Beat ALS Vol.1 is looking to raise awareness and money through a carefully curated selection of tunes, many of which Smith tells us “have very personal and touching stories behind them, and are completely original for the compilation.” According to Jay, acquring this much stellar music was easier that he thought and after emails to friends within the industry he had countless people who wanted to help. He also credited Gravitas label figures Jesse Brede and John Burcham (also known as bass producer Psymbionic) for “pouring their heart and soul into this project.”

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DJ MAG

12 emerging artists you need to hear this July 2022

Let’s set the record straight — there’s nothing little about Lil Fish. Since releasing his debut LP ‘Fusion’ back in 2016, the French producer has pushed the boundaries of bass music big time, with bold productions that integrate elements of trip-hop, dubstep, jungle, hip-hop, and the occasional Bollywood sitar. That last feature encapsulates what Lil Fish does best, as there’s no denying his ability to pair fresh global accents with low rumbling vibrations, and always with propulsive results. His new ‘Wild’ EP arrived via Gravitas Recordings in May, and it’s as adventurous as the title implies. Atmospheric and packed with ethereal strings and ecstatic chants, the six-track collection also boasts an invigorating bit of bounce. Listen to the second cut, ‘Arawana’, and be transported to a primal place where dancing is an involuntary and joyous response. Such qualities are common in the music Lil Fish listens to on his own time. He counts himself inspired by names like Amon Tobin, Flying Lotus and Boards Of Canada, and we won’t be surprised when Lil Fish in turn lends influence to the next generation of bass beat-makers. Megan Venzin

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12 emerging artists you need to hear: September 2022

Hailing from southeast Louisiana, world bass producer Savej spent a good portion of his life nestled between swamplands and the musical city of New Orleans. As such, he always felt a deep connection to nature and art, something that later led him to study guitar, as well as plant medicine and neurochemistry in his teenage years. At the heart of his mind-bending works, which integrate elements of hip-hop, heavy vibration, and ethereal strings, is a keen desire to forge bonds between the ancient world and modern cultures. Earlier this summer, he released ‘Ka’ via the Austin-based imprint Gravitas Recordings, and it does the trick. “‘Ka’ is intended to be a groovy, mystical journey of remembrance of the ancient celebration of life,” Savej explains of the immersive cut. “Crafting a certain sacred vibe and combining it with ecstatic and danceable rhythms serves as a bridge for people to enter a special state of consciousness on the dancefloor, as they move what is essentially a linguistic pattern of sound through their bodies and remember our primal connectedness.” In other words, it cuts to the core of our basic essence with a progression that’s complex, wonky, and a little weird — just like humans, come to think of it. Megan Venzin

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