Bristol based singer songwriter Cecily Pearce met guitarist and fellow wanderer Tom Grundman in a hostel down a dusty alleyway in the ancient city of Cadiz, They formed a flamenco/jazz busking duo and very nearly made their fortunes in euro change.

Jordi Slate, with over 17 years of experience at the decks, is considered one of the best DJs in the country.  Resident DJ at PALLADIUM, Torremolinos, he has performed in all the biggest Spanish festivals ( SONAR twice in Barcelona, FESTIMAD, LIVE DANCE FESTIVAL, FIMES, ESPARRAGO ROCK, BREAK NATION) as well as in Balearic clubs  PRIVILEGE, Ibiza, MISSISIPI WILLOW and OH!MARBELLA and in Germany, the Czech Republic, etc.  At the legendary TRESOR club in Berlin, he has shared the lineup with Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Jeff Mills, Laurent Garnier, Ralph Lawson et al.  He is without doubt the personification of elegance and perfection in the DJ booth.

This four-piece band from Bishops Castle, Shropshire fuse together a modern stomping approach on the Ska, Rock, Punk and Indy genres. Fight The Bear's sound is centered on infectious grooves with cheeky and colourful riffs alongside unique singing styles ranging from catchy shout along vocals to complex vocal harmonies.

The Barbass Sound live show is all hustle and bustle, with DJ KADERAS and JOWEN SELEKTAH going from decks to mike and from mike to decks in what people are calling "a full-on stage party".  Live Tunes, Toasting and songs, remixes, Dubplates, total audience participation and a real visual spectacle.  We have before us one of the best-known reggae Soundsystems in the area and that's why they've been appearing on the front cover of so many magazines recently - Mondosonoro, Yerba, etc.

D-VICE is a drum n bass, breakbeat, electro, hip-hop band.  After two hard years of  digital music creation, they finally started playing and practising in 2007, giving analogue life to the digital pre-project.  Though the backbone of the band is formed by MC MANTISSE (production and vocals) and ERIK FREAK (production and drums), they've been joined upto now by scratches, bass, brass section and guitar.  The Rocket Festival 2008 will be the venue for the official presentation of D-VICE live.  This is not to be missed.

After 4 years of work, Malaga producer Ras Jouqmahi now has his first work ready to be downloaded and form part of the Spanish Reggae panorama. 

His Professional career begins at 2000 playing in small clubs and raves from the northwest of Madrid. Soon he started to play in some clubs from the capital like Knowsy Club, La Palma 3, Zenith Club, Ananda, Pacha Madrid… In 2002’s summer he creates the company Diamods Planet, dedicated to event promotion, dj management and music production. This company soon would become in the perfect launcher to Europe.

Ruben Herran, alias DJ BENAS, was born in Nerjamaica City - otherwise known as Nerja, Malaga - in the heart of a family of immigrant artists.  He was reborn seven years ago in the marvellous city of Granada, where he has grown musically to the point where he is now seen as a key piece in the musical puzzle of the city of the Alhambra.  DJ, promoter, producer, programmer and more, he is well-known for his great range of skills within the musical scene and industry. Since October 2007, he has been in charge of Thursday nights at the Sala Plantabaja, with his special Club Mestizo, so if you've loved his music there, don't miss him at the Rocket.

Starting off in numerous private parties in 1992/93, this Malagueño made a name for himself a couple of years later in the famous after hours parties in La Mansion, going on to be resident DJ at the Pincho Luna club, leading to gigs all over Andalucia.  He currently has his own record label, Minimusik, and 2008 sees the unveiling of new projects of electronic sounds wrapped in an electro-minimal-techno atmosphere.

Born in Tokyo, Tetsuya Ura consolidates as an international DJ and Producer since more than 10 years.

His style starts from Deep-Funky moving to Elektro House and Minimal tech during his underground sets. Tetsuya started early 90's in San Francisco where he started sharing decks with artist like John Howard, Jay Valencia, DJ Garth y DJ Simon.