THE CHEEKY BOYS
Music: All aspects of Hard House, Trance & Funky House
Residencies: Parlez-Vous, Housewives Choice
Greatest Achievement: Holding long-term residencies at 2 major nights
Andy Shimeld & Ian Dewhurst are rapidly becoming a twosome of great repute. Their intrinsic ability to commandeer the old ones and twos and engage a crowd with their quirky, bouncy, hard beats has caused their name to be respectably bantered around the hard house music scene. Their reputation is infallible and with a following of devoted hard head clubbers they must be doing something right! The twosome have residencies at Mixmag's club of the month Parlez-vous?, Housewives choice, Glasshouse, Fluffin Mental and Sin:ergy. You will often find them playing alongside Paul Glazby, Lisa Lashes and BK at far flung venues like Sundissential or Emphatic.
After several releases by the boys they have launched their own label called Twice as Cheeky.
CHEADLE & HUBBY
Music: All aspects of Hard House & Trance
Residencies: Dimension FM, Invasion
Greatest Achievement: Playing at Sundissential and Hard House Heaven
These boys are renowned for their energetic and bouncy sets, and on occasion their utter record smashing madness. With regular shows on dimension FM, sets at Sundissential and Hard House Heaven, they really have made a name for themselves in the Midlands. Michael Hubbard & Karl Cheadle have also played at Invasion, The Academy, Remedy, Distort and Friction, where their true talent has been well and truly proven.
LIZ WIGLEY
Music: Progressive House & Trance, Big Beat & Break beat
Residencies: Domain, Religion.
Greatest Achievement: Playing at Mainframe 2002, billed as most promising up & coming DJ in England
Liz's musical knowledge is second to none, as is her flair for mixing. With a B.A. in music and the ability to play several musical instruments, she really has a good understanding of music. This genre-busting DJ incorporates a mixture of progressive House & Trance with Big Beat & Break beat into her sets, which will make any crowd stand back in amazement. To date she has played alongside Matt Hardwick, Eddie Halliwell, Nick Rafferty and Daniel Soto, to mention but a few.
TONY DE LEON
Music: All aspects of Hard House & Trance
Residencies: Psychosis, Recycle, Damnation, and Fluential
Greatest Achievements: Track released on Tidy Trax, Main room set at Sundissential HQ
Tony's career has been greatly enhanced by his recent releases on Tidy Trax and 12 inch Thumpers. The now legendary Black is Black has had huge acclaim, along with a remix of Roll the Drums for the Thumpers label, showing his real understanding for good music. He has a total of 4 residencies and has played on Groove FM, Real FM and Dimension FM. Phew! It is fair to say this is a DJ who really knows how to work a crowd, and that is exactly what he has done at Sundissential, The Mezzanine and Premonition. With backing from Andy Farley, we reckon this is definitely a name to watch out for.
DJ BUTCH D
Music: All aspects of Hard House, Trance & Funky House
Residencies: Base & Glamourpuss
Greatest Achievements: 4 sets at Sundissential, and a set in Amsterdam
As well as running the agency, Butch can be seen all over the country playing at many different styles of events. Not only is he a regular at Base but he also runs the pre-bar at the now legendary Bar Fibre. With sets at Sundissential, BPM Radio, Glamourpuss, Glasshouse and Damnation, he really is a force to be reckoned with. Although Hard House is his main style he has played funky house sets alongside the likes of Brandon Block & Alex P to great acclaim. He can be seen right across the UK in places like Oblivion in Leicester, Fevah in London, and Wired at the room in Hull. This summer you will also see him playing In Ibiza at the now famous Radio 1 haunt, Cafe Mambo and the West End's Play 2. Closer to home he will be making appearances at Parlez-Vous, Civil Service, Emphatic and Base. During autumn 2002 he has also been to Phreak beatz in Amsterdam playing to a sell-out hard trance crowd. This man really is a larger than life character who brings plenty of entertainment into his crowd-pleasing sets.
DJ GILLY
Music: Hard House & Nu NRG. Funky House
Residencies: Damnation, Phat, The Howard, Emphatic and Cyberdog
Greatest Achievements: Sets at El Divino, Ibiza & Cyberdog, London
Gilly He has spent his first few years as a DJ playing in clubs across the UK & Europe. This included sets in Ibiza, playing Hardhouse and Balearic Beats at El Divino and Unity In 1999. He is current weekly resident, or plays regularly at, the renowned Cyberdog (Leeds & London), Damnation and The Howard. He is also monthly resident for The Breakfast club, Emphatic and Base @ Space. Gilly also plays such acclaimed nights as Housewives Choice, Phat and The Edge. As one of the leading lights in the Cyberdog line up, Gilly has plans to tour the UK and Europe this year. Recently he has moved back into the Funky house scene and has quickly picked up a residency at Fibre, Leeds�s leading Funky house bar and several other sets. He plays a hard style and has the talent of really being able to read the crowd, creating an atmosphere, which any promoter would be proud of. As anyone who has seen him DJ will testify, Gilly�s ultimate blend of flawless mixing and an energetic style will soon make him a household name. He is also the founder of the Spinback agency.
ANDY JAMES
Music: Funky soul driven & vocal House, Hard House, Trance & Techno
Greatest Achievement: Being involved in the famous Bradford radio station Paradise City Radio
Andy's talents are quite unbelievable, His favourite style is funky, soulful and vocal house, but he can play so much more. After having his own Friday night show on Paradise city radio he soon realised he could play a hefty mixture of Trance, Techno and early Hard House to a very receptive audience. After 10 years in the trade he has settled his music down to play more soulful house in way you have never seen before.
This has been proven after a yearlong Friday and Saturday night residency at Cafe Inseine in Leeds. To back up his DJ work he is now attending Leeds College of music and gaining himself a HND. At the same time he is also producing his own music and making a name for himself through remixing and production. His own projects have seen him start an Old School night at Elemental in Leeds and make regular Visits to Paul Taylor's Retro nights.
The Funky Fellas
Music: Tough, Funky, Progressive, Filtered Disco, Uplifting House & Club Classics
Residencies: Soundtraxx (Derby)
Greatest Achievements: Several sets in Greece & Majorca, and playing alongside Christiaan at One Love
These guys have had a great deal of exposure in Majorca and Greece including BCM and a residency at Pacha (Greece). Now they have returned to this country with a great deal of energy and excitement in an attempt to crack the UK scene. Already they have secured residencies at One Love in Leeds and Huddersfield, as well as Blend and Susumi in Derby. Places to note are Evolution, Oslo, Revolution and Tokyo Joe's were they have performed to an already increasing following. In what spare time they have, you can see them on Vibe FM, and Essex FM, showing off there magical Funky House skills. After settling back in to Leeds they have found themselves playing at large university gigs and gained a new residency at Gladrags and One love (Leeds). If you want vibrant and Colourful music in your club then these boys will show you how it's done.
JANET JINX
Music: Hard Trance, Hard NRG & Hard House
Residencies: Omen, Riff-Raff and Planet Zogg
Greatest Achievements: Playing alongside Mark EG, Scott Brown and Aaron Liberator
Janet's style is definitely a more Techno sound but still keeps her well within the Hard Dance boundary. You can see her seamlessly blend a mixture of Trance into Techno and then in to a banging Hard House tune, which has delighted many a crowd. She has successfully played all over the country making a real name for herself with her no holes barred approach to euphoric, main room sets. Her greatest strength comes in the form of her own production material, which shows her true understanding and love for hard dance music. Miss Jinx is also well known around Yorkshire for organising huge free outdoor parties, which she has done with great success and notoriety.
DJ GRH
Music: Hard House, Trance, Techno, Nu-NRG, Funky House and so much more!
Residencies: Base, Housewives choice, Fluffy, HQ Amsterdam and many more
Greatest Achievements: Playing at Mainframe, Trade, Storm and Sundissential
DJ GRH, aka Gary Holden, is without a doubt one of the fastest rising stars on the club circuit right now. His versatility and tenacity makes him stand out from the rest, as he incorporates a heady blend of styles like Deep House, Hardcore & Techno into his Hard House sets. Gary does not like to be pigeonholed into a particular genre because he sees music as a universal language that needs to shown to everyone.
He has travelled all over the world and played in Australia, Canada, America, Ibiza and Scotland. His work has seen him play at Storm, Mainframe, HQ, Goodgreef, Garlands, Embrace, One Love, Nuklear Puppy and Hard Boiled to name but a few. He has won several DJ competitions, which helped kick-start, his career, and has been awarded Energy UK's DJ of the month. GRH has also found himself 3rd in the
4 Clubbers.net DJ of the year awards after Eddie Halliwell and James Zabiela.
This ability to read a crowd and make them listen is phenomenal, which is why he is in such great demand. He can even turn his skills to funky house for the more discerning crowd. Most recently Gary has teamed up with Paul Maddox from Tidy Trax and produced his first track called New York, New York which is a dark Techno tinged affair. This is due for release on Tidy's label this year. No doubt this will push his name further into the limelight and start to give more of the credit he deserves. If you want a big name to impress you crowd then DJ GRH will not disappoint you!
STE COOGAN & TERSER
Music: Funk Bass driven House & U.S. Garage
Residencies: Garlands, Peach and Cookie Dough
Greatest Achievements: Sets at Garlands and Peach
With influences from DJs like Erick Morillo & Yousef, and a background of 70s and 80s Funk and Disco, this duo have carved themselves a unique sound for all to enjoy.
After teaming up a few years ago they started their own night called Cookie Dough at the Lemon Lounge in Liverpool. After creating a name for themselves and gathering a large following they have realised the potential they have to bring a crowd to its knees every time they get on the decks. Having played at Garlands and Peach on a regular basis they have now gained the knowledge they need to take on the rest of the world, which is what they will do for anyone that likes the real sound of House music.
DJ GRAEME ROSS
Music: Hard House, Hard Trance & Old School
Residencies: Adrenalin, Zest, After Dark and Dance Factory
Greatest Achievement: Playing and writing for M8 Magazine
Graeme first started out as a DJ at the tender age of 14 when he was introduced to the early rave scene. At the age of 16 he was given his first break at an Edinburgh club called destiny, where he played alongside such luminaries as Shades of Rhythm, Dream Frequency, Ultrasonic and DJ Easygroove. This break and a little more hard work led to a weekly residency at an established and popular club called Adrenalin in Fife. This new role gave him the chance to play alongside some of the rave scenes biggest names from both England and Scotland. From there Graeme became involved in writing event and record reviews fro M8 Magazine for around 2 to 3 years. More gigs followed and it wasn't long before he was booked to play at Dance planet in Cornwall, an 8000 capacity rave by the sea. This performance led to a second booking from the promoter and also an impromptu stand-in set a Dance planet event at the Sanctuary in Milton Keynes. Since then he has gone on to play at Dance factory in Preston and Zest at the After dark in Leeds. He has now moved on from the rave scene and found his new musical home in the form of Hard House and is settling in quite nicely. He runs his own night in Edinburgh and somehow finds time to produce his own music.
BILLY BLACK
Music: Hard House, Trance Techno, Funky/deep House, Vocal House & US House and Garage
Residencies: Cyberdog, Leeds & London
Greatest Achievement: Playing at Amnesia in Ibiza
Billy Black started DJ'ing 20 years ago. He has spent this time playing in clubs across the UK and Europe. This has included seasons in Ibiza, Greece and Holland, playing various music styles at many legendary clubs. One notable occasion was headlining at Impulz den boss in 2001 where he rocked the 40,000 strong festival crowds with his unique blend of Hardhouse and holding his own alongside such headlining acts as Yoji Biomehanika, Seb Fontaine, Yousef and Tom Harding. Billy began DJ'ing in 1982 getting his first major break at upstairs, Downstairs (Leeds) where he entertained the crowds with a mix of soul, Funk and Disco. In 1990 Billy took a chance and went to Greece and soon found himself at Zero Disco bar (Zakynthos) where he managed to retain a 3-year residency. This opportunity enabled him to develop his sets by experimenting with different music styles and techniques. Since being back in the UK Billy has established himself in the North and found himself a residency with Cyberdog. This has given him the chance to play regularly in both Leeds and London to endless crowds of hard dance lovers.
DJ KUTSKI
Music: Hard Trance & NRG
Residencies: Elevate, Base, Fluffy & Damnation
Greatest Achievement: Winning 2 DJ competitions!!
Kutski is by far a better scratch DJ/Turntablist than Eddie Halliwell. This may seem a bold statement to make, but once you have heard him no doubt you will also agree. To date he has played at Sundissential, Gatecrasher, Goodgreef, Base, Damnation, Parlez-vous and Elevate to name but a few. Wherever he goes he is guaranteed to woo the masses with his intriguing blend of hard trance and NRG topped off with a big helping of scratching and turntable tricks. His career started with sets alongside some of the most legendary hardcore dj's then progressed onto the Hardhouse/trance scene. In this time he has played alongside the great and the many, including Lisa Lashes and Rob Tissera. Alongside his mixing talents he has had time to produce his own records, whose release is imminent and will no doubt progress him further into eagerly awaited limelight. If you see Kutski's name on a flyer go check him out, if you can get pass the already feverish crowd that is!!
EL CAPTINO
Music: Hard House, Trancecore / Freeform
Residencies: Kemistry, Damnation & Cyberdog
Greatest Achievement: Playing for the Cyberdog crew
El Captino's introduction to the music scene began in 1997 with a fleeting dabble in the world of hardcore, house & trance. He soon found himself right in the middle of the Hard House scene and was soon whisked away by this bouncier sound. Since then he has incorporated trancecore and freeform into his sets along with a light sprinkle of NU NRG. This has made him stand out from the rest of his fellow DJ peers, and brought him much success by staying true to the music he loves. As well as playing at Kemistry he now co-promotes it, which in itself has brought him further notoriety. Cyberdog and Damnation have also asked him to step on board and help their already flourishing nights. Paul Glazby, Karim & Lee Haslam have all played after El Captino and have pointed out his panache for DJ'ing. This natural talent and flair will only help him create a bigger name for himself!!
DJ EASTY
Music: Trance & Hard Trance
Residencies: Cyberdog Leeds
Greatest Achievement: Winning a set at the Tidy weekender 2002
Although Easty only began experimenting behind the decks in June of 2000, the two years that have since elapsed have seen his continual rise, as both a DJ and in the dance music world. His first experience with what would soon become his art led career, was an unexpected invitation to DJ for Cyberdog in Leeds. He was not only met with growing support, but with excellent exposure, as his presence was soon brought to the attention of many promoters.
His future is brightly guided by continual and ever-more-promising engagements, such as a residency at Cyberdog and The Wednesday Wiggle, alongside DJ Chris Impact. His most recent engagement was at the Tidy weekender in Wales. After winning the 4clubbers.net DJ Competition he won over a crowd of 6000 people.
He has a magical way of incorporating many styles of dance music into one set.
He's unique, fast, uplifting and energetic, three characteristics of any performer, which distinguish his sound as an unforgettable experience.