From the beaches of Rio de Janeiro to the dancefloors of world capitals, Psydom Recordz is aiming high for Brazilian Djs, with a clear strategy – giving out free music - and one main vector: Jamendo.

With nearly 30 albums posted, Psydom Recordz has been very busy uploading its catalog on Jamendo these last few months. That’s because the Sao Paulo-based electronic music label has a specific philosophy as to how to go about getting its artists’ names out there. Its manager, Yuri, explains: « Psydom was an independent intiative of Brazilian producers. Our purpose is to propagate new artists by releasing promo recordings that are available for free download. The goal is to get positive feedback from the public. »

About 8 albums a year are released, and Psydom has worked with over 50 artists since it started, Djs who produce trance techno tracks ideal to dance to at Brazilian beach parties. It’s no wonder it was precisely at one such party that he had organized for New Year’s Eve 2005/2006 that Ramon Marques, a musician from Rio, first came up with the idea of creating Psydom Recordz. « He loves psychedelic trance and wanted to unite nature, music and spirit to start the new year with positive energy. That was the idea behind the party. »

Plenty of that positive energy fuels the team of four that runs Psydom Recordz, a not-for-profit operation that has gone from putting together rave parties to producing music, using Jamendo as its exclusive output. « Our mission is to get Brazilian artists known. Today Psydom has an important position in the Brazilian underground scene and our name is starting to be well known and respected in the whole world thanks to the success of our albums and videos on the internet. With each release, we reveal to the world more creative and innovative artists. »

Below is a video of a free party organized by Psydom at the beach of Paraty, in Rio, in 2006.

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