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.

Phone: 01707 337 4678
Email: dj_saintjames@hotmail.com
  
Biography

Started DJing in Napa, CA. Learned by playing along side great Trance DJ's, like Milo... partnered with DJ Astro, and even spun among great hiphop DJ's such as Shabu. Now playing up and down California, from Long Beach to the San Francisco.
 
Music Policy

I tend to be a trance kid, but also enjoy the hard hitting beats aswell. I like the music to be a sort of adventure for the party goers, making 'em feel the emotions I do as I spin. DJing is a very spiritual experience for me. The sound of the bass, the lights spelling out the song, and the crowd... oh the crowd.

Q&A
 
From: Napa, CA, USA
Date of Birth: 24.8.1975
Bookings Contact: 01 707 337 4678
No. Records: oh wow.. alot
Started playing:1999
All time top 3 tunes: Underworld - Born Slippy (THE song that got me into the electronic world)
Faithless - Insomniac
Rank 1 - Airwave
Worst DJing moment: Drunk partyer knocking over my tables, breaking one of the tone arms.
Would most like to play: Twilo
Most enjoyable set you've ever played: Boiler Room
When you're not DJing you're: Coaching (or playing) Volleyball
Favourite DJ: Michael Anthony
Favourite Venue: 1015 Fulsom, San Francisco
Favourite Producer: BT
Biggest Influence: Workin with Astro & Shabu
Non-music past time: Reading
Words of wisdom: Someone told me once, that we continually crucify ourselves betweens two thieves. Regret for what happened yesterday, and the hope of what tomorrow will bring. Don't miss out on now.
 
Venues Played

• Boiler Room
• Swift Kick
• InTranced,
• Milo's House

Biography:  ColTheMedik used to go to clubs like Tin Tins and Sundissential years ago and was always making a nuisance of himself in the DJ booth.  He made a point of watching and learning from all the great djs of that time i.e.  Andy Farley, Tony De Vit and Paul Kershaw and tried to learn as much as possible about djing before he took to the turntables himself. 

He took up his quest to become a hardhouse DJ around 3 1/2 years ago.  He got his first set of decks in September 1999 as a present from his brother and it wasn't long till he was playing for mates at party's and the like.  Infact!  Believe it or not, he played his first gig 3 months after first starting to a crowd of 500 at a rave in a skatepark in Birmingham on millenium night. 

He has to say that after having played to a crowd of 500 at such an early stage of his djing career, he was well and truly hooked and decided then to make it one of his goals to play at both his two favourite clubs. (Sundissential and Tin Tins)  He is happy to say he has played at both those clubs now. 

His first big break came in 2000 when he was intoduced to the promoter of CRUNCH.  The guy had never heard him play before, never mind not having met him before.  He took a risk on him and gave him residency playing warm up sets.  Thanks to him Col was able to get himself recognised in Birmingham.  He was soon playing at alot of the hardhouse clubs in the midlands and now has residencies at SHAFT, Saturday SHAFT, AFTERSSENTIAL and held a residency at CRUNCH.

About a year ago he was given the opportunity to run his own night called SHAFT  in Birmingham at Decades Musik Bar. He was totally new to the whole promotion side of things so it was definately an up hill struggle for him, especially doing it on his own with no promotional experience.  Luckily he was introduced to the lads from REAL FM (Toni De Leon, Projek K, Padge and CID) They jumped onboard and gave him much needed help and advice.  Thanks to the help of them and his co-promoter Mark H. Shaft has now moved on to bigger and better things and is without a doubt a name that people in Birmingham and all over clubland associate with the hardhouse scene.

Music Policy:   He would describe his style as tough chunky hard trance and hard house with a bit of acid techno thrown in at the end of his sets every now and then.  He has got to say that his mixing style is never the same week in week out.  He is a great believer in always trying to better himself and try new techniques and styles.  His sets do vary enormously. However!  The majority of the time he starts of trancey and proggresively get faster and harder as the minutes tick away and finds this works wonders with the crowd. 

He has a unique and natural ability to interact with the clubbers.  It's important as a  DJ to get the vibe and atmosphere right in a club.

Played Alongside

Andy Farley, Charlotte Birch, Nick Rafferty, Justin Bourne, KARIM, Rob Tissera, Mark H, Ian M, Paul Kershaw, Gaz James, Strange Dave, Mick Cree, Chad lewis, James Birch, Steve Thomas and Paul Glazby but to name a few.

Venues Played

•       SUNDISSENTIAL HQ Main Room
•       SUNDISSENTIAL Members Suite
•       Tramps Nightclub(Tenerife),
•       AFTERSSENTIAL @ Subway City
•       CRUNCH @ Premonition
•       SCRUNCH @ Dance Factory
•       BOO! @ Decades
•       Frazzle @ Dot Com Bar
•       SHAFT @ Decades
•       Saturday SHAFT @ Radius
•       SHAFT @ RADIUS
•       Hard House Heaven @ The Sanctuary
•       INUKSHUK @ The Sanctuary
•       AFTERSHUK @ Radius
•       CHEYENNE @ Decades
•       AURA ORANGE and ATOMIC JAM
•       Tin Tins @ Subway City
•       IMMORTAL @ XL's
•       FIDGET @ Platform5
•       Friday FIDGET @ Platform5
•       SPONGEY @ Decades
•       SENTENCED @ Jailhouse
•       Birmingham Pride Festival 2001 at The VILLAGE
•       SPOOFERS BAR
•       WARPED ROADSHOW
•       BIG 50 @ The Village
•       The Jam @ Subway City

Radio Stations

• BPM Radio  www.bpmradio.co.uk
• Castle Vale Radio
• WCR Radio

Future Dates:

•       SHAFT @ Radius
•       AFTERSSENTIAL @ Subway City
•       Saturday SHAFT @ Radius
•       RESIDENCY @ NICHE
•       INUKSHUK @ Sanctuary
•       AFTERSHUK @ Radius
•       DAMNATION @ H20
•       The JAM @ Subway City
•       BREEZE
•       Delicious/Furious @ Victoria Rooms
•       WARPED ROADSHOW
•       BPM RADIO www.bpmradio.co.uk
•       WCR Radio
•       MEGGAHERTZ @ The City Bar
•       RUSH V SHAFT(North V South) @ The Mass
•       Birmingham Pride Festival
•       InfusionFM

Biography Both Dave Moore and Phil Benson (@Phil B) have been DJing for around 8 years. They have

both seen a lot of changes to the clubbing world and their styles through the years have changed accordingly. Whilst DJing separately they have both had some success gaining work on the club circuit.

Venues Played

Dave Moore

• Strangeways @ Manchester
• Danceteria @ Manchester 1995 - 1997 
• Time @ Time, Manchester 1996 - 1997
• Fired Up @ Maximes, Wigan 2002

Phil Benson

• Xstream, Preston 2000
• The Mill, Preston 2000
• Heavens Gate, Preston 2000
• Sundissential Members Suite, Leeds 2001
• Fired Up @ Maximes, Wigan 2002
• BPM Radio, Birmingham 2003

After playing at Fired Up in Wigan, Dave and Phil played regularly together as friends. Over Christmas 2002 a back-to-back session was played at a house party. From this The Toxic Twins came into being and the search for work as a duo started as well as continuing with their own DJ careers.

The Toxic Twins

• Sinergy Testlab, Manchester 2003
• BPM Radio, Birmingham 2003

Future Plans

After a successful debut at BPM Radio a return booking has been received for April. Other spots are in the process of being confirmed.

Both DJs are very committed to obtaining work and after the success of the dates played so far feel that they have something to offer the clubbing world.

Jana only Started DJ'ing about a year ago, however as most things in life, being a girl she kept at it and picked it up in no time (unlike most of us lads who give up!).  As a clubber she had always admired DJ's and become addicted to the music, the natural progression was to get a set of decks! Jana's inspiration and biggest influence came first from Lisa Pin-up and then the likes of Nick Sentience and BK.

Music Style: Hard House/Hard Trance/Hard Dance
From: Sturovo - Slovakia
Date of Birth: 30 July 
Residencies: Rush
Bookings Contact: Myself on 0788 4067951 - 01628 773584
No. of records: 500+
Started playing: September 2001
All time top 3 tunes: It's hard to pick!
Website: http://www.rush-ap.20m.com/
Signed to: No one as yet
Worst DJing moment: Monitor speaker wasn't working at all so just had to guess...nightmare!
Would most like to play: Camden Palace, Code, Brixton Academy
Most enjoyable set you've played: Rush@414
When you're not DJing you're: Going mental on the dancefloor
Favourite DJ: Nick Sentience, BK, Andy Farley
Favourite Venue: 414, Fridge, Camden Palace
Favourite Promotion: Rush, Endorphin
Favourite Producer: Nick Sentience, Paul Glazby, Lee Haslam
Favourite Label: Tripoli Trax, Vicious Circle, Honeypot, Tidy Trax
Biggest Influence: Nick Sentience, Lisa Pin-up
Drink: Vodka Neat
Non-music pastime: Shopping, travelling & cinema
Words of wisdom: Harder the better 
 
DJ Competition

• Windmill @ Brixton - for Plasma @ The Soundshaft Wednesday 8 May 2002 at 7 pm
• Result - 2nd out of 11 contestants

Radio

• Youth FM on Sky Digital - 8-10 pm Friday (Guest  Slot)

Venues Played

• 30/03/03 4Some @ Club 414, London 
• 23/03/03 Rush @ Club 414, London 
• 01/03/03 Fahrenhite @ The Soundshaft, London     
• 23/02/03  Rush @ Club 414, London
• 22/02/03  FlirtyMinx's Birthday Bash @ Bondi Bar, London
• 16/02/03  CTW Casualty @ Coburg , Leeds
• 16/02/03  Prime Time @ Club 414, London
• 15/02/03  U4RIA @ The Cook, London
• 01/02/03  Trancefusion @ Pacific Rim, Leamington Spa
• 19/01/03  Prime Time @ Club 414, London
• 29/12/02  4Some @ Club 414, London
• 22/12/02  Rush @ Club 414, London
• 24/11/02  Rush @ Club 414, London
• 08/11/02  U4RIA @ The Cook, London
• 02/11/02  Level 13 @ Zeros Top Bar, Hertford
• 27/10/02  Rush @ Club 414, London
• 03/10/02  Cupid @ The Square, Stevenage  
• 26/09/02  Cupid @ The Square, Stevenage
• 22/09/02  Rush @ Club 414, London
• 01/09/02  Rush @ Club 414, London
• 25/08/02  Rush @ Club 414, London
• 28/07/02  Rush @ Club 414, London
• 30/06/02  Rush @ Club 414, London
• 27/04/03 Rush @ Club 414, London 
• 26/04/03 Rush @ Mass, London 
• 25/04/03 Obliteration @ The Rocket Complex, London 
• 24/04/03 Point Blank DJ Competition @ Turnmills, London 
• 12/04/03 Re Generate vs Rush @ Fridge Bar, London 
• 09/04/03 Warped @ Spotted Dog, London

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U.K.

• ColourScape Festival. March.

• Mission Bar/Club. (Resident) Peterborough.

• Caf En Seine-Bar/Club. Peterborough.

• West Side Bar. Peterborough.

• The Royal Bar. Peterborough.

IBIZA

• Garden Of Eden. (Resident) Gods Kitchen after party 2002.

• Sunsea Bar.

• Beach Comber Bar.

• Zest Bar.

BELGIUM

• N-Joy Club, Arlon.

NETHERLANDS

• Buya, Roosendaal.

FRANCE

• Secret location parties around Paris.

GERMANY

• Nature One Festival 2004-

• (Partybus.be).

• Nature One Festival 2003- 

• (Luxembourg Tent, Party.de/Liquid-Affairs Tent). 

• Walderdorff Night Club, Trier.

• Zapotex Bar, Trier.

LUXEMBOURG

• The Pulp Club. (Resident).

• Peche Mignon. (Resident).

• Delux Film Studios.

• Abraxas Festival. (Main Stage).

• Manhattan Club.

• The Elevator. 

• Club Luv.

• Abstract Bar.

• Atmosphere Bar. 

• Marx Bar.

• Yesterdays Bar.

• Steiler Bar.

• The CrossFire Bar.

• Scotts Bar.

RADIO WORK

• Guest mixes for Ministry of Sound Internet Radio. (UK).

• Guest mixes for Lazer Hot Hits Internet Radio. (Belgium).

• WAKY Radio, dance show presenter. (Luxembourg).

• ARA City Radio, daytime presenter. (Luxembourg).

WORKED WITH

• DJ Taucher, Toni Rios, DJ Fergie, Nick Slater, Carl Sayers, Rayan Gee (Shades of Rhythm),

• St John Da Silva, Marino Berardi (Subliminal).

DJ Billy Gonzalez is known for his tight technical ability as well as breadth and variety of tune selection. Being an open-minded and true lover of the various genres of dance music, he has mastered the art of Balearic DJing, that is to say he will play whatever best suits the mood or will best take the party in the direction he wants it to go. Whether warming the crowd up early on or rocking the place late into the night he has something special to offer and always responds to the club's atmosphere and the crowd itself..

Having started out as a trance DJ under the guise of MrE, he started by making mix cds for friends and playing at parties, learning what keeps a crowd going, builds them up, breaks them down and getting feedback all the while. Having enjoyed clubbing for many years, his social group consisted of many Djs/producers and clubbers all sharing a passion for the music whom have all influenced the artist- none more so than his brother Kristian, also known as The Road Runner.

While at university he joined the LSE's Underground Dance Music Society and was given the opportunity to play at a number of events held in the Underground Bar. Rather than playing to trance fans, regulars at nights like Serious at the Cross he experienced a new target audience of students and post-grad students from all over the world who wanted to hear more of the breaks and house records hed been collecting all the while. One night he played breaks for the first set and then dropped some DnB for the final set of the night, much to the surprise of those lasting all the way through!

His performances there attracted a lot of attention, earning him recommendations to promoters and soon enough the sets were coming in thick and fast. While based in Shoreditch he played at nights held in The Charterhouse Bar, Parker's Place, Fluid, Bar 1920, Bed, The Bear, Ember and all the while continued to rock the party scene gaining a reputation for his special blending of house, breaks, electro, techno and trance.

His prime-time club debut came in March 2003 when asked to play a set in The Quad, the hour just before Judge Jules. Bridging from funky house before him, he kept the rhythm going adding techier sounds through the set climaxing to a Trance finale ready for the Judge to take over. He remembers asking Jules if ready to take over to which he replied "No Im enjoying this. Do you want to stay on for a bit more?" This led to him being booked the following September for Party Like Theres No Tomorrow once again playing with Judge Jules, this time for 2 hours in the main room of Turnmills.

In 2004 two of his mixes, Ethereal Trance 1 & 2 were selected to be showcased on chemical-records and he was invited to play live on Pulse FM radio station. Getting on well with producers of the show he was invited back to host his own show "An Education in Dance" which can be heard Thursdays 1230-1400 on Pulse FM on the radio-waves and also live on the internet. At the Pulse FM Awards in April he won the "Best DJ" category, adding another feather to his cap.

Always responding to changes in tastes and shifts in the club scene, his second trip to Ibiza showed him a new sound coming out from DJs such as Felix the Housecat, Danny Ghenacia & Benny Benassi, whom he met with and discussed the new electro-funk genre. He returned to London with an aim to champion this new sound, dropping it into his regular sets at the Masque Bar, Kings Cross.

2005 will see the release of 4 bootleg titles and a remix on the newly formed Looney Tunes record label as well as the release of his compilation series' entitled Funct House & Breaks Electro. He was voted in as new president of the UDMS and has taken this organization in new directions, organizing a DJ competition and putting on some wild parties at Play, 93 Feet East and Plastic People.

Past Events

• 08/06/05 Milkshake @ Ministry Of Sound.

  • UDMS Hosting the Babybox room, this is the final Milkshake of the year!

• 06/05/05 Tanya's 30th @ Amber.

  • I resigned to play funky funky house for the 90 minute warm-up set and got the joint rammed by the end. The management were so impressed that I've been invited back and offered a paid residency on Fridays or Saturdays. As the night went on Ian Cashman invited me to join him b2b for the final Trance set.

• 04/05/05 Artificial IntElectrogence @ 93 Feet East.

  • With the usual UDMS suspects and a live band in the main room, I played some retro Electro for the final set of the night. The reaction was good and the promoter gave us a nice bonus for our efforts

• 23/04/05 Russ' 32nd @ 1920.

  • What a night! I played 11-12.30 building the BPMs up slowly and was then joined for a final 30 minute b2b with the Dust man himself!

• 16/04/05 Tongue In Cheek @ Masque bar, guest DJ: Frankie Tiago.

  • A special night with 2 good friends playing over at Serious. First airing of many of the tunes I bought in Paris.

• 19/03/05 Tongue In Cheek @ Masque bar, guest DJ: Fyrbeat.

  • This girl did well, one week after competing in the national final of the Telegraph DJ Competition where she was 3rd placed.

• 16/03/05 The Funky Finale @ Plastic People

  • Played from 7-2am. Check out the website at www.plasticpeople.co.uk

• 19/02/05 Tongue In Cheek @ Masque bar, guest DJ: Liquideyes

  • Liquideyes played the best warm-up so far IMO! I was glad to let him carry on a bit later, joining in with me b2b.

• 04/02/05 UDMS People's Choice Crush @ The Quad.

  • I opened up with some funk and non-commercial Hip-Hop till 8pm and then got back on at 10pm to get those students raving to their choice of music as voted for in the Crush music survey (NO RnB allowed!) ie House, Breaks & Electro.

• 20/01/05 Tsunami Fundraiser @ The Quad

  • 11-1am just after The London School of Samba I played a special 'Latin' set.

• 15/01/05 Tongue In Cheek @ Masque bar

  • Official launch with guest DJ: Oliver Wilson. Runner-up in this year's Daily Telegraph DJ Competition and fellow UDMS comittee member.

• 25/11/04 Winter Vibes @ 333

  • The pictures say it all: here I got the 1-3am set and set the place on fire- I even got the bouncers dancing!!!!

• 10/09/04 Kristian, Stuart & Mihir's joint birthday @ Bar 1920

• 10/04/04 3 x Andys' party in Golder's Green

• 18/03/04 Judge Jules @ LSE in The Quad, Holborn

• 18/03/04 Billy Gonzalez's Pre-Party @ Parker's Place, Kingsway

• 04/03/04 D&B Soundclash @ Undeground Bar, Strand

• 19/02/04 D&B Set "Battle of the Beats" on Pulse FM

• 05/02/04 Funky House to Trance set "Crossing Over with Billy Gonzalez" on Pulse FM

• 15/10/04 Party Like There's No Tomorrow! @ Turnmills 

  • played 9-11 in the main room with Jules on at 12

• 30/01/04 Joel's leaving party round at Joel's, Fulham

• 08/01/04 Colette's party at Scott's, Bayswater

• 21/11/03 UDMS Allstars @ Underground Bar, Strand

• 23/10/03 PAKUME @ Charterhouse Bar, Farringdon.

  • I had a flu and fever on the night yet started on time, nursing a cup of Lemsip! I soon recovered my health (after a few beers) and mixed it up with resident DJ Aught Kelly.

• 26/04/03 WiLDCHiLD After-party @ Shillabeer's.

  • Unplanned first public performance, I replaced the fading DJs on rotation- borrowing Reece Elliott's box of vinyl and firing it off again!

Future Events

JULY 2005

• Saturday 9th July - Futuregroove @ Meet, Farringdon

• Saturday 16th July - Richard & Aruna's wedding @ Chateaux Lagorce, Bordeaux, France

• Saturday 23rd July - Katka's Birthday @ Club Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 2005

• Friday 2nd September - Defected with Sandy Rivera in Qult, Warsaw, Poland

OCTOBER 2005:

• Saturday 29th October - WiLDCHiLD present The 3rd Birthday @ The Awesome - With all our friends from Slinky, Sundissential, Passion, Storm, Trance Generation & more!!!

REGULAR SETS & RESIDENCIES

Catch me every Thursday on www.pulsefm.co.uk from 12.30-2pm with my show "An Education In Dance"

Come to our free pre-party Tongue In Cheek every 3rd Saturday at Masque, King's Cross 7-2am

LINKS

• https://storm-djs.com/djs/billy-gonzalez/

Ryan Blair hails from the Port of Larne, home to international DJ sensations Fergie, Robbie Nelson and Gleave Dobbin.

From humble beginnings as a light jock in a local nightclub, Ryans career has progressed steadily and he can be spotted on the weekly bills for some of Northern Irelands top night spots. His versatility scores him highly with clubbers as he knocks out sets comprising funky grooves, chunky house and tech-edged trance.

Breaking his DJing teeth in 92 playing to capacity crowds at Rafters in Larne, Ryans early ventures seen him spin records up and down the North Coast with his residency at Club Fiction in Ballymena, where he played alongside Lush resident DJ Col Hamilton and the legendary Matthew Roberts. 

He has went on to play regularly at High on Life events in Dundalk and leading clubs such as Clublands in Cookstown, Coach in Banbridge, Thompsons Garage and Club Matrix in Dungannon. As well as holding down a residency at the ever-popular Soi in Portrush and the flourishing new club-night Sin at Laverys in Belfast, Ryan continues to travel across the Irish Sea on a regular basis to entertain hordes of Scottish clubbers in Club Teaze just outside Glasgow. 

In 2002 Ryan hit the airwaves as part of a heavy-weight DJ line-up at Fergies Homecoming Bash which was broadcast live on BBC Radio One. His accessible sound has continued to reach the masses via Clubtrax and Credo on Citybeat 96.7fm, Pete Snoddens Eupho on Cool fm and Dublins finest 2fm. On tranceairwaves.com and trancesend.com his mixes have been aired alongside the very best including Armin Van Burren, Paul Van Dyk and Tiesto. Also his mixes have been getting exposure on Brazil radio (www.danceparadiseradio.co..br) 

Since August, Ryan has been boxed up in the studio working on original material to launch in 2006. The first production he completed was a remix of Poltergeist Vicious Circles  the track is already getting the thumbs up from the likes of Anne Savage, Rob Tissera, Mark Sherry (Public Domain), Agnelli & Nelson, Gleave Dobbin, Jay Pigeon. The Ryan Blair remix features on the forthcoming Ministry of Sound Frantic Euphoria 2005 compilation, (dec 05) mixed by the leading lady of hard dance, Anne Savage. What an achievement in so little time. The future is looking very bright for this lad. definitely one to watch in 2006 website - www.djryanblair.co.uk 

Comments on Ryan Blair Production...................................... 

CD3 is given over to Anne Savage again...who goes into Slinky mode. This is where it gets interesting. Future tracks are showcased here. The likes of Gleave, Anne Savage, Ben Stevens & Abandon, Marcel Woods and Vicious Circles are all present and correct. This is probably the best CD of the lot, in my view (Frantic Euphoria) 

"Northern Irish nu-breed dj/producer Ryan Blair kicks ass with his first (highly illegal and very cheeky) solo venture !!" 
And vicious being my fave ! clear production ! (Mark Sherry) 

Played Ryans new track across the Slinky Australia tour and it ripped up festivals across the country, great track... (Dave Lee @ Slinky) 

Wow!! What a fantastic re-work we have here and Ryan Blair does it total justice, not once but two awsome re-works! 10/10 on 'This is Vicious' and 09/10 on 'Natural Born Groovin'! Keep up the outstanding work! (Tom @ tek-dj management) 

I like Naturally Born Groovin..the original became too poppy..but I like this tougher edged ..Ill play it out..6/10 though I really like the Vicious Circles re..nice and edgy and tekky...the way tomorrows trance should be..Ill be playing for sure mate 9/10 well done. (Les Hemstock) 

Bookings now being taken. Contact Tom @ TEK 

Bookings@tek-djs.com 
+44(0)1246 210832 / 07904 388675

An incredible energy, spirit and passion behind the decks...

Clare Large is one of the UKs most hardworking, dedicated and exciting DJs. She was introduced to music aged 8 when she started playing the harp. She's taken it busking all around her home of Cornwall, provided entertainment at weddings, given lessons, recorded a session improvised for Opus 3, played in orchestras and still plays today.

Going to raves many years ago inspired her to start DJing and create her own style. She's played at all kinds of clubs, bars, radio shows, afterhours, free parties, festivals and unusual parties around the world, and lined up with the best in the business. She's played on and organised many extensive tours of America, Bulgaria, Canada, Mexico and India, and has also undertaken sponsored tours, day events and promotions in addition to occasional own nights and her residencies.

Clare's open minded attitude embracing all styles of music makes her incredibly versatile. She can play a huge variety of sets; from a 10+ hour chill out set to peak time hard techno, and pretty much anything in between...she welcomes the variety and has the record collection to back it up! She's best known for relentless, slamming and quirky techno, and also plays tech, deep and funky house, progressive, breaks and electro. In addition to this, she also plays deep, jazzy and soulful house, and really loves eclectic broken beat and nu-jazz sets, with downtempo, lounge and ambient/chill out. Occasional drum and bass sets are not out of the question either!

Clare has a degree (BSc), an HND in Music Technology and Sound Engineering, and she engineers and produces every sort of music. Her diverse tastes make her adaptable, very open minded and extremely versatile. She is always smiling behind the decks! She is approachable, friendly, amiable and enthusiastic. If you book her, your crowds WILL WANT MORE!!!

Clare absolutely loves DJing and is passionate about music. She writes her own material and intends to use her musical background to innovate and challenge not just the sounds we hear but HOW we hear them. She's very involved in surround sound mixing and binaural possibilities. Look around the site for more details...she is developing a 5.1 live show.

Television

• MTV CanadaInterview and music filmed 5th July 2002, aired 6th July.

• Zee TVInterview in New Delhi, filmed 20th December 2003, unsure when aired.

Radio

• BCFM(Bedford College Radio) (1999) Twice weekly show, for a month, with a weekly countdown from local record shop, and local prizes

• Burn FM(Birmingham University) (1999) Weekly show

• Bedlam FM(Derby University) (2000) Weekly show for 2 weeks

• BPM Radio.com(Birmingham UK) Archived internet radio set

• The Fire(Bournemouth)(2001/2) Pre-recorded guest mix, and live guest DJ spot

• Amplified Radio(Guelph, Canada) (2001) Guest DJ

• Kosmik Grooves(Guelph, Canada) (2001) Pre-recorded mix played and on another occasion live, as a guest DJ, with interview

• livedjs.com(San Francisco) (2001-2) Guest DJ several times

• Groovetech(San Francisco) (2001) Guest DJ, archived set

• Global Grooves(Toronto) (2001) Guest DJ, and interview

• 1groove.com(Toronto) (2001) Guest DJ, archived set

• LUFM(Loughborough University) (2002) Guest DJ

• Unique FM(Nottingham) DJ Cas Roc Deep House Show, Guest Mix

• Technostate(San Francisco) 2 guest mixes

• Syndicate Recordings(Seattle) Guest archived mix for internet station

• creativeradio.co.uk (UK)22.00-00.00 Wednesdays, 18.00-21.00 Fridays GMT.

• azunderground.org (AZ, USA)22.00-01.00 Tuesday/Wednesdays GMT

• afterhoursdjs.org (USA)random timeslots, live

• friskyradio.com (USA)mixes played at random timeslots

• swissdeejays.info (Switzerland)mixes played at random timeslots

• sobroken.com mixes (USA)aired Mondays, 20.00-22.00 PST

• djsets.gr (Greece)No.1 overall download, over 4000 so far

• interface.com (UK)Long Running high traffic internet radio station out of Brighton UK

• thumpradio.com (San Francisco)Forthcoming radio broadcast

• Proton RadioLive set from Qool LA, aired October 2005

• KSCRLA based radio station, 2hr live set, archived

• KNRKPortland based, airing my mixes regularly

• Bedford:Enigma, and Exodus Free Parties, McLuski's, The Club, The Bull Nose Bat

• Birmingham:Immortal(XL's & Club Millenium), Ouch (The Steering Wheel), Medicine Bar, University Ball, The Bar (formerly MoS bar), CO2 bar (Bobby Browns), Harleys, Mr Q's

• Bournemouth:Wax Club, Cheeky Little Monkey (The Showbar), Off the Edge and many others at Millenium Club, resident at Eclat (The Firestation), Mischief Promotions (Route 42), Club X, The Country Club, Charlie Parkers, Fushi (Bar Tonka), Camel Club (res), Clear (res), Bar Med, Bar Tonka, resident in Bar So? every Saturday

• Brighton:Dolly Mixers (The Escape Club)

• Bristol Esoterica (The Depot), The Maze, Ripsnorter(res), Pachanga!, Steart free party,

• Bury St Edmonds:Plastic Surgery Free Parties

• Cardiff:City Bar

• Derby:Spin Out (The Courtyard), Soda Bar, Progress, Perfect Motion (Boom), Revolution, Soda Bar, The Late Bar, Moov, The Courtyard

• London:Bagleys Warehouse (Freedom), Plastic Surgery Boat Party, Technosis at The Fridge, Brixton, Revitalise at The Dogstar, Brixton, The Gallery at Turnmills

• Nottingham:Edge Club, Pure Filth (Techno at Bluprint), Market Bar, M.O.Tion (Rain), Loughborough student Uni, Brownes

• Plymouth:The Underground

• Salisbury:Rhythmicon, SundaysCool, neighbouring bar, Sunnyside Up (Enzo's), Discowhip

• Torquay:The Monastery, Route 66, Exposure

• Weymouth:Club 101

• Yeovil:Affluence

Clubs International

• Ottawa:Chicks with Decks (2),

• Quebec City:Strategy 2.0 (Quebec), Kool Kats (March 2002)

• Montreal:The Beach Club, La Station Supperclub, Gloom @ MP3, Jello Bar

• Toronto:Nation, Revolution(Cambridge), Van Goghs(Guelph), Atmosphere, Vault Lounge

• Calgary:The Grey Goose

• Sasketchewan:Connect Festival

• Edmonton:Lost Tribe

• Vancouver:9.23AM Productions,One Summer Night, The World afterhours, Club Viva, Heaven on Pender, Wicked House Party, The One Lounge (Van Island), Clark St Afterhours

• San Francisco: FunkyCozy, Vivid, The Bubble Lounge, Fahrenheit, Huggermugger, Sister SF, Pixie, FeelGood Entertainment, The End Up, SooperQool, Qool, Gaarden, The Lo-Rise Motel, Elysium Music, Drop Culture, Minimal Mondays, Butter, Goodbeats- House of Shields, The Bambuddha Lounge, Tech-On, Qool, Vivid, Bubble Lounge, Sub Lounge, Lucid, Funky Cozy, Anu, Spin This!

• Las Vegas:Soul Kitchen, Blank Canvas, 1st Friday, Pacific Soul Collective rooftop party

• Los Angeles:Qool, Burning Man Decompression

• Seattle:Seesound Lounge, Contour, LoveTribe Productions, Syndicate Recordings

• Reno:The Stock Exchange Afterhours, The Blue Lamp, Metropolis, Club Underground, Shooters

• Burning Man: Solarium, House of Lotus, Friends and Family, Operation, Illuminaughty, The Basswave Marina, Magic Glasses, Disorient

• Washington DC:Shortbus Raves, Innuendo

• Mexico:Goagoa (San Luis Potosi) and local large club in San Luis

• Bulgaria:Ice Dreams beach bar, Chervilo (Sofia), Planet Club (Varna)

• Calcutta:Showhouse Entertainment

• India Tour:Dublin, 10 Downing St, T2, Poolside (Hyderabad), Velocity (Bombay), 32nd Milehouse, Taskers (Delhi), The Saturday Club (Calcutta), Paradiso (3) (Anjuna, Goa)

Kool Kats (Quebec), Hurricane Katrina Benefit (SF), Big Issue Free Party (The Country Club, Bournemouth), Various Clothes shops in Bedford, Mixa-ma-tosis Records Opening (Bournemouth), 'The Blue Room' (a drama production detailing peoples minds opening to music, Birmingham), World DJ day at Loughborough University, promotions for Phones 4U and Halfords all over the UK, 9/11 benefit, SF, Hurricane Katrina benefit, SF

Fashion Shows etc

Press Cuttings

Venue Magazine (Bristol), Diane Sidik (Toronto), Calcutta Times (India), Prime (Perth Australia), The Bournemouth Echo, DV8 (Bournemouth), The Torquay local paper, 12am.com.au, shejay.com (London), RNR Reno News & Review, Hyderabad Times, The Times of India ....copies supplied on request.

Musical Styles

Melodic, funky and hard TECHNO, tech, deep and funky house, twisted progressive, breaks, funky and intelligent drum and bass, groovy mellow jazzy house, nu-jazz, broken beat, downtempo, ambient, chillout, world music, jazz.

Musical Background

Grade 8 Harp, Grade 5 Music Theory, Grade 4 Flute, also to a lesser standard, clarinet and piano.

Education

• BSc(Hons) Music Technology & Audio Systems Design from Derby University (2.1)

• HND Sound Engineering and Music Technology from Confetti (Nottingham)

• BTEC National Diploma in Sound Engineering and Music Technology from Confetti

• Previously did a year of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science in Birmingham

Alongside his partner Chris Jennings, they are the most revered and successful trance producers in Britain. Their productions are played by the worlds top DJ's including Tiesto, Armin, PVD, Ferry, Ornadel, Gielen - the list is truly endless!

After joining forces a few years ago, Hemstock & Jennings had a string of massive anthems as Sagitaire, Merge and Hemstock & Jennings, lining the UKs record shops, resulting in them being one of the most in demand remix and production teams in the UK. Les has remixed for the likes of Ian Van Dahl, Warp Brothers and Joshua Ryan and his winning collaboration with PAUL VAN DYK is certainly a major highlight. Their record Nothing But You sold tens of thousands worldwide charting in every Top 20 national chart.

As an international DJ, Les has entertained crowds all around the world. Whether it be playing in front of 60,000 clubbers at the huge Dance Valley festival in Holland, rocking the BBC Radio one soundstage in Ibiza or touring Asia with Gatecrasher. In England Les regularly appears at all the major trance clubs including Gatecrasher, Slinky, Goodgreef, Promise, and Escape.

2004 saw Hemstock & Jennings hit the worlds clubs with yet more huge trance hits including Reverance signed to Mondo Records and Magenta which has featured on Gatecrashers compilation and Paul Van Dyks Mixmag covermount compilation CD. Not only did Judge Jules and ArminVan Buuren make Reverance their radio shows tune of the week and Tried and Tested accolade, but world number one DJ Tiesto used it to open his live gigs!

2005 saw the release of "The Passion" on Mondo records and Hemstock and Jennings make another global advance by signing to fellow trance producer and top DJj Armin Van Buuren's label for future H&J releases, beginning with their widely supported "Babylon" tune.

With DJ dates around globe, and a production schedule as long as his career, 2005 is going to be yet another very busy year for Les Hemstock. You have to see Les DJ live to understand what his magic is all about - catch him at some of the biggest and best International events!

Recent gigs include

Gatecrasher Tours
BBC Radio One - Ibiza & London
Dance Valley, Holland
Planet Love Festival - Ireland
Stargate Event - Vancouver
Escape - Swansea
Promise - Newcastle
Slinky - Bournemouth
Gatecrasher - Sheffield
Goodgreef - Yarm
Frisky - Northampton
Hotdog - Notts
Golden - Stoke
Impulz Festival - Holland
Koolwaters - Taunton
Stargate - Canada
Slinky - Bristol
Dance Academy - Plymouth
Room at the Top - Scotland
Planet Love Festival - Ireland
Wakestock Festival, Wales

JIVE BUNNY

The story of Les pop success begins during his 3 years residency at a hotel club in the sleepy town of Sandefjord in Norway. He had been living in Norway for almost 1 year when he began creating disco mixes for Djs at the local radio studio. This involved editing various parts of recording tape together to create one long running mix.

He was sending these mixes to a UK company called Music Factory run by John Pickles and his son Andy. They would press them to vinyl and sell them to DJs all over the world. Eventually Les would get to know these guys during his frequent visits home to the UK and would call in at their studio and personalise their dealings to that of an eventual close friendship with both Andy and his father.

As Les was playing a variety of swing and rock and roll records to the Hotel punters in Norway it seemed only wise to make a mix of that style that he could get good use out of. He purchased an old Glen Miller medley record for 50 pence from a used record shop in London and based his swing mix around the drum beats from that record which was recorded on tape and edited over and again to create a backing track of percussion to base his final mix upon.

Les recorded Swing the Mood [so called because of the use of Glen Millers In the Mood tune as main lead] in a collective 7 hour session at the radio studio on a material cost of around 3 of old audio tape over night.

On his next trip to England he took the mix with me to the Pickles and they bought it for 100. The mix was pressed, distributed to the various territories and the reaction over the next 18 months was phenomenal  just the reaction the company had been waiting for to enable them to have a commercial release with a fairly calculated success possibility.

This mix became the million selling Jive Bunny and the Master Mixers
As you would expect  Les life turned upside down  he was travelling all over the place being treated like a pop star and paid lots of money for DJ performances that he had never enjoyed the likes of before.

He purchased a nice house on a beach front in Sandefjord and had quite an enjoyable lifestyle over the following 2 years until the performance money and the relationship dried up leaving him in the terrible situation of being a house owner in the worlds second most expensive country with virtually no income.

He was expecting some money from record sales by now to help support his new production career but as he trusted the Pickles he didnt tie them to a contract, and because of this he never received any further monies from the Jive Bunny project. (3 #1's in the UK, a #2 Album, #11 in the USA, #1 in Germany, Italy, Spain etc, worldwide #1's and a huge album]

Les got legal advice but lawyers only advised without a contract he wouldnt win the case even though he has BPI awards for sales of over 900,000 albums!
His name is on the 3 singles and album  a full credit but no royalty.

Now Les and Chris are steadily working their way to further musical success with their new productions and only hope and pray that God gives them the strength and perseverance to succeed in what can obviously be quite a ruthless industry.

Paul Van Dyk & Hemstock & Jennings 'Nothing But You'

PRODUCTION

Dance Productions from 1993 onward regular contributor to Mix company exclusives; DMC [Disco Mix Club] and Music Factory producing over 100 mixes.

1/ GOLD N DELICIOUS - ASCENSION - SERIOUS 1998
2/ SAGITAIRE - SHOUT - NU-LIFE/BMG 1999
3/ GOLD N DELICIOUS - ANGEL CHORUS - VIRGIN/VC 1999
4/ CREATION - SHADOW MIND - SUBTERRANIA 1999
5/ TONIK - MONEY - EVE/NOVA 2000
6/ ESP - TRAVELLER - NEO 2000
7/ HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS - MIRAGE (Of Hope) - PHAZE/5AM 2001
8/ FUSION FEAT MATT HARDWICK - RESISTANCE - JOOF 2001
9/ H2J - EAST & CENTRAL - PHAZE/EXTRAVAGANZA 2001
10/ FUSION FEAT MATT HARDWICK - SPECTRUM - JOOF 2002
11/ HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS FEAT JOHN OO FLEMING - NAZAREAN - NEBULA 2002
12/ HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS FEAT JOHN OO FLEMING -ARIZONA - NEBULA 2002
13/ HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS - CRIMSON SOIL - PHAZE 2002
14/ HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS - NORTHERN LIGHTS - PHAZE 2002
15/ HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS - RENDEZVOUS - PHAZE 2003
16/ HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS - ZULU - PHAZE 2003
17/ PAUL VAN DYK FEAT HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS - NOTHING BUT YOU - VANDIT 2003
18/ MAGENTA - TWISTED SPIRIT - 23rd PRECINCT
19/ HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS VS ADAM WHITE - REVERANCE - MONDO
20/ HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS PRESENTS H2J - SANTIAGO - DANCE AREA
21/ HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS - THE PASSION - MONDO
22/ HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS - BABYLON  ARMIND

PHAZE

PHAZE RELEASES

Phaze 001 H&J 'Mirage'
Phaze 002 H2J 'East & Central'
Phaze 003 H&J 'Crimson Soil'
Phaze 004 H&J 'Arctic' [Re-titled Nothing But You + PVD]
Phaze 005 H&J 'Northern Lights'
Phaze 006 H&J 'Zulu'
Phaze 007 H&J 'Crimson Soil 2004 Re-make' 
Phaze 008 H&J 'The Passion'

REMIXES

1/ BLAG - KIDS GO FREE - THE SWAT MIX - POWER
2/ MELLOWTRAX - OUTTASPACE - SAGITAIRE REMIX - MINISTRY OF SOUND
3/ UPPER LEVEL - MISS YOU - SAGITAIRE MIX - PERCEPTIVE
4/ DARIO G - SAY WHATS.. - LES HEMSTOCK MIX - MANIFESTO
5/ JOSHUA RYAN - PISTOL WHIP - LES HEMSTOCK MIX - BMG
6/ IAN VAN DAHL - WILL I - HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS MIX - BMG
7/ CORTINA/BK - ERECTION - LES HEMSTOCK MIX - NUKLEUZ
8/ WARP BROS - BLAST THE SPEAKERS - SAGITAIRE MIX - BMG
9/ IAN VAN DAHL- REASON - HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS MIX - NULIFE/BMG
10/ SAGITAIRE- SHOUT- HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS - NULIFE/BMG
11/ OCEAN FORCE - EUPHORIC DREAM - HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS MIX - ELEVATION
12/ DIGITAL BLONDE - MOOGA - HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS MIX - TELSTAR
13/ MULA - NO SPACE - HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS MIX - MULTIPLY
14/ RADOS - UNIVERSAL SOUL - HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS MIX - TELSTAR
15/ X-BAND Feat; EMMA B - WHAT U NEED - SAGITAIRE MIX - WARNERS
16/ MERGE - ARMAGEDDON - HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS MIX - CODE BLUE
17/ NEO & FARINA - MONDIAL - HOTDECKS
18/ WATERGATE - HEART OF ASIA - POSITIVA
19/ MOOGWAI - NEON - PLATIPUS
20/ KANSAI - REMEMBER - PLATIPUS
21/ OPTIMISE - ANOTHER DAY - LIME BLUE MUSIC
22/ ICONE - SORROW
23/ SILENCER - DROWN IN ME - SONY
24/ ZIRENZ- TEARS OF AN ANGEL
25/ CAROLE POPE- TRANSCEND - PLAY RECORDS
26/ SILENT ELECTRA - POLARITY - UNITED RECORDS

LES HEMSTOCK pre HEMSTOCK & JENNINGS

PRODUCTION

1/ JIVE BUNNY AND THE MASTERMIXERS - SWING THE MOOD - MFD
2/ JIVE BUNNY AND THE MASTERMIXERS - THAT'S WHAT I LIKE - MFD
3/ JIVE BUNNY AND THE MASTERMIXERS - LETS PARTY [PRE-PRODUCTION] - MFD
4/ JIVE BUNNY AND THE MASTERMIXERS - SWING SISTERS SWING [ALBUM MIX]
5/ KOOL KAT - SWIN IT I DALOM - SLAGERFABRIKKEN
6/ KOOL KAT - SWIN IT I DALOM THE ALBUM - SLAGERFABRIKKEN
7/ DJ LES AND THE KOOL KAT - SUGAR SUGAR - OTT
8/ UXB - GIVE IT ALL YOU'VE GOT - VIRGIN/NORWAY

REMIXES

1/ KATA - LITTLE BY LITTLE MEGAMIX - FINLAND
2/ SPUTNIK - MEGAMIX - NORWAY

Bookings & Info: +44(0)1246 210832 / 07904 388675, Bookings@tek-djs.com

Soundcloud

https://soundcloud.com/hemstock

Biography

Tim has been a dj and performer since 1985 working originally with the Utah Saints, who gave him his first break. Then regularly worldwide but particularly at Back to Basics (UK), Cream (UK), Fabric (UK), AKA/The End (UK) HQ/Spirit (Dublin), Space (Ibiza) and along with Steve Lawler he was the weekly resident at Home in London's Leicester Square. He was the first dj to play officially at Glastonbury and then onto all other UK festivals and has done since at every one, every year. He is the dj of choice for industry events and his band Dope Smugglaz have been number one in the UK dance charts and one of the few acts to cross the tightly policed commercial/underground boundaries. For the UK's one and only Love Parade (the largest outdoor event attendance in the UK ) Tim played the first and last record and Dope Smugglaz were the only live act to perform, a day still held by Tim to be his best. His essential mix for Radio One during his Dope Smugglaz period gained the most enquires ever to reach essential mix producers Wise Buddah at that time.

As a remixer he has provided electronic revisions for Moloko, New Order, Talvin Singh, The Beach Boys, Jon Carter, the Human League, Brand New Heavies and Arthur Baker to name only a few.

His non-electronic ventures are too long to list but significantly he started Kiss FM Radio for the North of England, a box office breaking exhibition at Leeds City Art Gallery and has been a reasonably successful actor and media pundit. He has been a radio broadcaster for Kiss and Radio One and a television presenter for MTV. He recently started an anti-war campaign on the internet which spanned the music industry and beyond, gaining over a thousand participants and led to a boycott of the Miami Winter Music conference in protest. He is still politically active.

He was the first new resident for Manumission since Smokin Jo was taken on board 5 years ago and the first DJ ever they have flown in weekly. Along with Har Mar Superstar he hosted 'The Music Box' for Manumission to oversee their transformation into a modern sounding club. During that special year he played back to back with the legendary Alfredo on the Space Terrace weekly. Danny Tenaglia, Smokin Jo and Junior Sanchez also played back to back with Tim that summer. It is believed Tim is the only DJ to have played back to back with Tenaglia. New Stars like Audio Bully's, Ivan Smagghe, The Rapture, Fat Truckers, Ewan Pearson, Blackstrobe, Justin Robertson, Jaques Lu Cont and DJ's Not Rockstars also joined Tim on the decks in Ibiza and he also enjoys a great relationship with Bora Bora (Ibiza). In Partnership with GoingGreen, Pioneer, Vestax, Shure and JBL he designed and operated his 'Underground 2003' mobile sound system at various locations in Ibiza with particular emphasis on the DC10 closing after party in Can Tomas which has now passed into legend.

This year Tim has joined forces with international star Smokin' Jo to form their nastydirtysexmusic parties at various locations. From free parties on beaches, to a major residency at Ministry of Sound London and a world tour, nastydirtysexmusic has been one of the success stories of 2005. Also expect record releases and mixes under the nastydirty banner. Time Out magazine recommend nastydirtysexmusic as their Number One 'critics choice' for nightclubbing in London.

Tim is first and foremost a producer and musician and plays several instruments but finds his true home is in the studio.

He has started the label 'Saville Row' with DJs Jon Carter and Dave Chambers to critical acclaim and has many releases forthcoming as well as his recent work with Arthur Baker. Several releases are scheduled for 2005. He writes freelance for most music publications, DJ Magazine, JACK magazine and wrote every issue for 'Jockey Slut'.

Discography

• Finitribe "Mind my Make Up"

• Brand New Heavies "Apparently Nothing" (R'n'B mix)

• Fuzz Townshend "Smash it"

• Moloko "Sing it Back"

• Talvin Singh "The Beat Goes Down"

• Utah Saints "Funky Music"

• Southern Fly "Right Time"

• Electra "Jibaro"

• Ekla "Pleasure"

• New Order "Confusion"

• Beach Boys "Good Vibrations"

• Jon Carter "Closer to God"

• Essential mix November 1998

Singles

• Sunrise - Constant City

• The Word - Dope Smugglaz

• Double Double Dutch - Dope Smugglaz

• Barabajagal (with Shaun Ryder and Howard Marks) - Dope Smugglaz

• Jury's Out - Jon Carter and Tim Sheridan

• Can't Put No Price - Tim Sheridan and Arthur Baker

• Justice Is A Must - Tim Sheridan

• The Soca Trilogy parts 1and 2 - Tim Sheridan

• Stars - Tim Sheridan and Smokin Jo

• Eivissa - Tim Sheridan and Smokin Jo

• Agua - Tim Sheridan and Smokin Jo

• nastydirtysexmusic - Tim Sheridan and Smokin Jo

• Bacteriostatic - Tim Sheridan and Smokin Jo

• New Sensation - Tim Sheridan and Smokin Jo

Album

• Dope Radio - Dope Smugglaz

Ugly Dave (UK) has made an enormous impact on the Dance music scene with his infectious blend of high energy beats and soaring melodic trance. Resident and co-founder of the popular Sleaford night Ugly events @ Flicks, Dave started his club career at the infamous Baggly's, playing Break-Beat oldskool and Hardcore. Now at home with his Hard House cuts or intelligent underground trance sounds that pump and move, Dave carves out a new soundscape for his precision mixes with mucho manipulation of frequencies and kills. Don't take yer mom!!!

Currently performing residency in Club Creation/Flicks,he a true performer,Dave innovative style has won hundreds of fans across the Midlands clubland in recent months.

A great crowd pleasing DJ and extremely good value, with several Good DJ competition top placings to his credit, Ugly Dave has taken the opportunity to expand his career along the more favorable DJ environment Ugly Records/Promotions/Agency/Distribution, quickly generating guest slots in the Midlands area clubs and the coast UK circuit - Ugly Dave is also heavily involved in the promotion and development of the clubs/Music policies/Bookings/Decor and far to much to list................Deep inside the industry!!!!"

Venues Played  

• Influence
• Random
• Sundissential East Tours
• Fantasy Island
• Crazy Daisy's
• Discovery
• The Street
• Bionic
• Re-Wire
• Fidget
• Q76
• Space
• Live Sessions
• Shaft
• Lavish (Summit)
• Babilon 
• UGLY Events @Flicks, Sleaford

Future Dates

• 17th May - UGLY events @ FLICKS/SLEAFORD          
• 23rd MAY- ESCAPEinthePark
• 8th Jun - FIDGET-UGLY B-DAY BASH,
• 8th Jun - NEW NOTT'S LAUNCH NIGHT!!!,
• 27th Jun PHEMONITTION @ PLYMOUTH,
• 5th JUL - INFLUENCE @ FLICKS/SLEAFORD
• 26th JUL - FLICKS @ LINCOLNSHIRE