Cappa Regime

Cappa Regime is a DJ trio composed of Jake Kasheta, Shane Sherzai, and Rob "Electric" Enea. Originally known for their impeccably produce, hard-hitting electro, they are now endeavoring to break out of the "banger" soundscape that EDM has constructed for itself. In the studio, they aren't confined to a single genre, and channel influences as disparate as The Isley Brothers and E-40. They produce melodic, expectation-defying tracks to keep bodies moving and fresh minds blown. Cappa Regime just finished a West Coast tour culminating in a play at Coachella. Their live show is an energetic tour through many dance genres; as they integrate urban, vintage, and modern electronic dance elements throughout, it has something for everyone. Their most recent EP, The Phunk, was hailed as "flawless" by Techibeats.com, and their track Cali Girls was described as "a feel good anthem… pure joy incarnate, and [representative of] some of the best of what electro is capable of" by House.Net. Not the group to be pigeonholed, they plan on releasing collaborations with Moe Green and Del The Funky Homosapien (one of his first electronic collaborations since his work with Gorillaz). We are Jake Kasheta, Shane Sherzai and Rob Enea, collectively known as Cappa Regime. We've each done a ton of other stuff related to the music industry (Jake does festival production, Shane DJ's independently, Rob produces beats for hip-hop artists), but realized that the combined forces of our powers would be mightier than each of us on our own. We just want to make music that is different, timeless, and dance inducing. Our live show is full of energy, because if we can't make ourselves dance, how do we expect to make strangers dance? Because we are each musically proficient, we are working on turning our set into a live show, but we're the kind of guys that want to perfect it before we put it out into the world, so there's that. Check us the fuck out! Home Town: The three of us are from neighboring parts of Northern California. Pleasant Hill and Martinez, just outside of San Francisco. Currently Living: We all jump around from LA to the Bay Area depending on work, and find ourselves on the road a lot. We are becoming increasingly involved in production projects in LA, and aim to move down there permanently at some point in the near future. Origin Of Name: It’s a play on the term “caporegime,” which is a mafia term for someone who is in charge of a crew and has high social power. We figure an artist can have the same sort of influence, but in a less lethal context. Weapon of Choice: Caffeine Source of Power: Our influences are very broad. Jake loves electro and complextro; artists like Wolfgang Gartner immediately come to mind. Shane grew up on classic rock, and can always be found blasting Jimi Hendrix on the way to and from shows. Rob comes from a hip-hop production background, and has worked with some of the most well known names in the game, like E-40 and Talib Kweli. For a while, our differing influences were a hindrance, because our music would jump from genre to genre, but as of late, we’ve synthesized these influences into a common thread that runs throughout our music, and ultimately they have helped us create a sound that is unique. In the studio we sample stuff ranging from The Isley Brothers to Ke$ha. You’ll definitely pick up on our love for hip-hop with our next EP release.