Blu Bizness

Blu Bizness is composed of three native Californians, all sharing a genuine love for music. Original members Trefford Marien and Curt Barlage met while working at Off Beat, a record shop in Redondo Beach. As the primary vinyl buyer for the shop, Trefford was able to learn about new music. Both he and Curt picked up on innovative sounds, while developing similar tastes based on what passed through the shop. Eventually, the duo attempted production and found that in the studio, they clicked. “Trefford brought the hip hop influence and I brought the in the old, rootsy type soul stuff,” says Curt. “But, we both had a love for jazz and we tried to incorporate many of the instruments used in that type of music. We combined those three elements – hip hop, soul, jazz – to create what we do now.” In addition to Curt and Trefford, there was another mind behind the production of this initial track and all after; that man is Bobby Matus. His love for reggae, dancehall and other rooted music inevitably carried those sounds into Blu Bizness. The result was an eccentric piece of music, but one that almost perfectly balanced the house tracks on the record. “The flavor of ‘A Love Supreme’ was a bit of an offset house track,” says Trefford. “Now the sound has evolved; it’s all part of a forward progression.” Though their combined efforts in the studio have constructed encouraging results that are continuously evolving, the components of Blu Bizness have other artistic outlets, which only seem to add to their creatively diverse sound.