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3 weeks ago | 
fuxwithit.com | John Donahue |Braden Green |Steph Contant |Alessio Anesi
If you’re looking for new artists to fall in love with, you’ve come to the right place. Focus Five returns with its 80th installment and as per usual we’ve got something for everyone. Looking for masterfully crafted downtempo beats? We got you. Looking for a rising star with an affinity for iconic edits and flips? Keep reading. Fancy some breathtaking wave? Scroll a little bit further. Want to learn more about a German artist mixing house and electro with DnB? Of course, you do.
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1 month ago | 
fuxwithit.com | John Donahue |Steph Contant |Braden Green |Alessio Anesi
If you’re looking for your new favourite artist, you’ve come to the right place. Focus Five is our monthly installment bringing you the latest producers catching our team’s ear.
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2 months ago | 
fuxwithit.com | Braden Green |Alessio Anesi |Steph Contant |John Donahue
Your favorite monthly music discovery feature is back. Focus Five returns for 2025 with 5 new artist projects you need on your radar. Volume 78 features a gifted young Indian producer, a Taiwanese talent with a palate for international sounds, a producer crafting dark and euphoric soundscapes, a Manchester trio killing the bass scene, and an artist capturing the nostalgia of classic video game sounds. Dive in below. 2dash On September 24, 2024, I liked ‘Memories’ from 2dash on Spotify.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
fuxwithit.com | Alessio Anesi |Steph Contant |John Donahue |Braden Green
As the year winds down, the heat keeps coming. Focus Five – Volume 77 showcases a broad range of talents that have been stealing our team’s ears as of late. Our latest installment features a UK-based producer and vocalist killing the UKG scene, an Indonesian producer taking over the bootleg space, two bass music magicians, and a creator making reflective works of art. Get familiar with all five below.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
fuxwithit.com | Alessio Anesi |John Donahue |Braden Green
If you’re looking to discover your favorite new artist, you’ve come to the right place. Focus Five Volume 76 highlights a producer blending trap and wave expertly, an evolving creator impressing with recent remixes, a Left Field bass magician, and two new aliases from seasoned veterans. Dive in below. c8o DC-based producer c8o (pronounced Cato) has been impressing us for months, becoming a regular in our FUXWITHITFRIDAYS segment.
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Oct 5, 2024 | 
delawarecurrents.org | John Donahue
This is a guest column by John Donahue, a former National Park Service superintendent for the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. The great public lands of the Eastern United States are distinguished by some of the oldest mountains on earth, covered in forest from Canada to Florida. The Appalachian Trail connects forests from Maine to Georgia. Yet very few of these exceptional and sacred places are given the highest level of protection, national park status.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
fuxwithit.com | John Donahue |Alessio Anesi |Steph Contant |Braden Green
Dropping in for our 75th installment of Focus Five comes another eclectic batch of artists you need to know. This month showcases a Texas-based producer making his mark in the underground, an Aussie edit specialist, an electric drum and bass creator, a producer fusing rap and bass perfectly, and some wonderfully summery house vibes. fluent Hailing from Houston, Texas, fluent is slowly becoming an absolute monster throughout the underground.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
fuxwithit.com | John Donahue |Alessio Anesi |Braden Green |Steph Contant
Our 74th Volume of Focus Five is here! This month features a Finish artist paving a stunning sonic path, a true “sleeper pick,” a trance-step producer, a mindblowing bass talent, and a Japanese modular synth and rhythm machine aficionado. If those samples of what to expect don’t excite or at least interest you, I’m not sure what you’re looking for. DJ Semitone Capturing elegance and pure color, DJ Semitone‘s creations are truly to behold.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
fuxwithit.com | John Donahue |Alessio Anesi |Braden Green |Steph Contant
Our 73rd Volume of Focus Five is here! As always we’re bringing five of our team’s favourite new finds. This month features two UK-based producers taking over in UKG and Trap, a Brooklyn-based artist delivering summery garage vibes, an inventive creator who falls under the broad umbrella of drum and bass, and a producer delivering uncut bass bangers. Check them all out below. eloquin What is it about Bristol that allows it to keep pumping out such insane musical talent?
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
fuxwithit.com | John Donahue
Emanating pure beauty and color, Pala Chrome‘s newest EP will put listeners into an absolute stasis! His crisp and unrelenting power through production will impress and inspire many within the music environment. Showcasing what he’s truly made of! Honoring his past, present, and coming future through poetic tones and rhythms. With only two tracks on this project, he’s delivered a fun and energy-infused experience for many to enjoy.
