Dutch Electronic Glory since 2004

With it’s origins in Ancient Greek Mythology Jason and the Argonauts came to life about 5000 years ago. A man with a mission, steered by the Gods, got together with all the hero’s of his time went on a life’s adventure to forfill his destiny. The myth is symbolic for brotherhood and cherishing a life’s dream in an eternal existence.

With this in mind four friends decided to honour this symbolic value and bring it back to life in the summer of 2004. A second Jason and the Argonauts (J&A) spawned for a shared pupose: creating a live-act en letting everyone know they’re there.

In 2005 they renewed their setup and changed this again and again many times. From playing with 3 laptops, a Machinedrum and FX for vocals they’ve now found themselves in a setup combining 4 laptops and a mic. Throughout the whole Holland they’ve played many and very diverse venues & locations. Abroad partypeople in Belgium, (Northern) Ireland and Germany have danced to their grooves at different clubs & festivals.

Production wise this project brings out the best in all of the bandmembers. Both soloreleases aswell as elaborate collaborations have brought some fine releases. As J&A you will find several netreleases en two nice rmx’s which have been received very well by both dutch and international artists.

To get a good understanding of what they sound like during a performance the guys recommend yu to come and see for yourself: “Our live-act is best experienced live. It combines sounds and some showelements with live interaction with the crowd, thriving it to a peak with loads of energy. Not to vague of a concept like you see a lot these days but concrete deep-going beats brought with a lot of fun/pleasure. Entertainment, if you will.”

One thing’s for certain: Jason and the Argonauts is an act that guarantees an energyboost for everybody, stimulating both visual and auditory senses!!

Jason and the Argonauts consists of:
Jason Shae, Pete Bandit, Newton da Costa and William Kouam Djoko

Collaborations formed in J&A:
Bandit&Shae (DJ)
Le Chien Perdu (Live) [Karat, CATWASH)
William Kouam Djoko (Live&DJ) [ThirtyOneTwenty, Quagmire]