Website: splashmusicproductions.com
Instagram.com/splashmusicproductions At Splash Music Productions our aim is simple - to bring you music that moves you on an emotional or physical level...or both. Music to soothe, music to cry to, music to make you want to kick back and express yourself on the dance floor...music to transport you to that place called joy. Julian Fontenell
Jools Fontenell start
ed collecting vinyl from the age of 14, whilst being brought up on a mix of Calypso, Rock & Roll and Country & Western he discovered a love for Soul, Jazz & Funk music whilst attending the local youth centre on Vassall Road in SW London and there was no turning back. With DJ stints in various venues in Brixton, Camberwell & The Old Kent Road he created a great network of friends and has fond memories finding new tunes at Page 43 records and rare deleted gems in Reckless Records. Whilst he has many musical influences Incognito, Loose Ends & Cameo hold treasured moments in time. Jools passion for music has seen him frequent the live music scene over the years and can be found frequently in the likes of Ronnie Scott’s, The Jazz Café, The 606 and The Hideaway amongst many other good venues. Ironically it was in 2008 when he met a group of fellow funksters including Splash co-founder David Ranalli at the Mau Mau Bar for an early Princess Freesia gig where they discovered a mirrored taste in music. Today this has evolved into Splash Music Productions a company that truly has music at heart. Coupled with his love for music is photography and Jools is building up a nice portfolio of great artists who have engaged him over the last few years such as Carl Hudson, Soulpersona, The Brand New Heavies, Imaani, Resolution 88, Afro Elements, Brandon Allen, Katie Leone, Soul Purpose, Myles Sanko, Lola’s Day Off, The Doggett Brothers, JD73 and The Fontanas. You can view some of his work at www.facebook.com/fontenellphotography and www.youtube.com/JoolsFonty
David Ranalli
David attributes his musicality to his Mother – herself a professionally trained opera singer with a penchant for Vivaldi, Doris Day, Stevie Wonder and Gladys Knight and the Pips (not necessarily in that order). This heady mix was the soundtrack to his early years and the catalyst for his passion for music that continues to burn bright within him. A brief sojourn into rock, SKA and electronica during his mid teenage years aside, his true love is funk, soul, raregroove and disco (indeed, the first record he brought was ‘Boogie Nights’ by Heatwave). As soon as age and finances permitted, David embarked on a lifelong obsession with live music and (along with Splash Co-Founder, Julian), he can often be found at a live event somewhere in London or further afield. In 2011 David became directly involved in the business of making music for the first time on the production of Afro Elements second studio album ‘Out Of The Centre’. He has subsequently built up an impressive track record of artist sponsorship, working with both new and established artists within the Soul/Jazz Funk scene. He has also diversified into the management and executive production of two artists at the cutting edge of the UK Raregroove scene, Soulpersona and Princess Freesia – both of whom are also close personal friends. A self-confessed Incognito nut, David is fortunate to have the benefit of the guidance and friendship of one of his idols, Jean-Paul ‘Bluey’ Maunick, a man who has not only had a major musical influence on his life, but whose ethos and spirituality, David strives to emulate. It was through music that David met Julian and although they did not know it at the time, that chance meeting and the realisation that they had mirrored musical tastes and shared aspirations, set in motion a chain of events that lead to the formation of Splash Music Productions – a label that was born out of a desire to promote and support the music that they love.
