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Summertime Global is proud to invite you to its 1st B’day!! We’ll be celebrating in style on BANK HOLIDAY Thursday 20th March at the New BAR 54 in MILE END – EAST LONDON, the newest and most shining pearl in the London underground clubbing scene. We launched 12 months ago a new way of partying in London, Ibiza style, with events made by people who work, play and party in the White Island, and here we are, celebrating Summertime Global 1st B’day with the best underground London-based DJs of the moment and very special guests. LUCIANO ESSE – ITALY One of the resident DJs last summer for Vitalik at We Love… in Ibiza, he’s also resident at Amnesia in Milan, playing alongside DJs such as Sven Vath and Villalobos to name the latest. Luciano is also renowned for his productions, especially for Safari Electronique, which receive wide support from the most talented names in today’s Techno scene. Luciano is also a friend, we partied together several times in Ibiza, and we’re really excited for him to join us in the celebrations. Enjoy!!! Where and when did you get your first taste of house music and who were your early musical heroes? I HAVE ALWAYS LISTENED TO EVERY KIND OF MUSIC, FROM SKA TO ROCK, FROM REGGAE TO JAZZ, FROM HOUSE TO TECHNO, FROM JUNGLE TO DRUM'N'BASS... EVERYTHING THAT GIVES ME A NICE VIBE... What was your first ever professional gig and what was the last night you played at? THE FIRST GIG I PLAYED WAS IN 2001 IN MY HOMETOWN, IN A CRAZY PLACE CALLED "NAUTILUS", IN SOUTH OF ITALY WITH A 1200 PEOPLE CROWD... THE LAST ONE WAS LAST FRIDAY IN MILAN AT AMNESIA, WITH TOBI NEUMANN FROM COCOON. What gave you the impetus to finally turn your back on ordinary employment and turn your hand at being a full time DJ and producer? I HAVE NEVER BEEN AN ORDINARY EMPLOYEE, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IN THE CLUB SCENE... I am a die-hard vinyl addict, though I appreciate times must change and life will go on with CD's, Ableton etc. What's your take on all of this; will vinyl ever finally die out or do you think there'll always be a place for it in clubland? I WILL ALWAYS BUY AND PLAY VYNIL... I REALLY DON'T CARE IF THE REST OF THE WORLD WILL GO FOR OTHER WAYS... AS LONG AS I CAN BUY VYNIL I'LL BE SUPERHAPPY... I PLAY CDS TOO, BUT VYINL COMES FIRST! You've got your home-base in London. What do you think of the London scene and the Uk dance scene at the moment? THE LONDON CLUB SCENE IS THE REASON WHY I MOVED TO THIS AMAZING CITY FROM ITALY 7 YEARS AGO... I JUST LOVE IT!!! You played a lot at Space in Ibiza last year. What was that like and how did that come about? SPACE IBIZA HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE... I WAS PLAYING FOR THE "VITALIK CREW" ALMOST EVERY SUNDAY MORNING... SPACE IS ONE OF THE BEST CLUB IN THE WORLD, IT'S SO AMAZING PLAYING FOR THAT CROWD!!! What other remixes and tracks have you planned to destroy Beatport again? NEXT RELEASE WILL BE ME AND MY PARTNER IN PRODUCTIONS TONI D, ON KAILASH RECORDS (SUBLABEL OF SAFARI ELECTRONIQUE). THE EP NAME IS "HAZARD" WITH REMIXES FROM MARC BROOM AND ARNAUD LE TEXIER. ALSO IN MAY WE WILL HAVE ONE TRACK OUT ON SPANISH LABEL "ATYPICAL FARM". STAY TUNED!!! How do you describe the music you come up with in the studio, does it fit into a particular genre? I GUESS WE COULD CALL IT "TECHNOMINIMNALGROOVY"... Which has been your favourite remix out of the tracks you've done so far? MY FAVOURITE ONE IS WITHOUT DOUBTS "PHONE BROS" OUT ON ATYPICAL FARM IN MAY... Do you have any UK residencies that people can catch you at? YES... OUR MONTHLY PARTY "MINIMAL HOSPITAL MEETS ZUM" @ UNIT 7, LONDON... NEXT PARTY WILL BE ON THE 12TH OF APRIL, WITH ALEXI DELANO, ALESSIO MEREU AND MORE GUESTS... SO FAR WE HAVE HAD DJS SUCH AS: PACO OSUNA, MARC BROOM, RYAN CROSSON, INXEC, SKOOZBOT, ANDRE CROM, ARNAUD LE TEXIER... TO CATCH LUCIANO ESSE GET YOURSELF DOWN TO 54::MILE END ON EASTER THURSDAY 20TH MARCH • SHANE WATCHA – SOUTH AFRICA Infamously known for his Zombies Ate My Brain parties and after hours. He also plays regularly for Circo Loco, when the crazy circus arrives in London. One of the kings of underground London. • SERGE SANTIAGO Here he comes once again, the mighty Hackney Warrior, in a Summertime Global event. It was a very successful year for Serge, having been resident for We Love… and mixed their first We Love Ibiza album last summer. Welcome back, neighbour… • FILTHY GORGEOUS Every Ibiza worker has enjoyed at least once one of our friend Scott Martin’s infamous parties. We are proud to have Filthy Gorgeous host Room 2 with Scott, Enzo Siragusa and Lee Rands; they really incarnate the spirit of Ibiza we want to represent here in London. Well Done! • A very warm welcome to our guests UNION DJs, performing with us for the first time. • Last but not least our travel companions, friends and loyal residents HOUSEAHOLICS, PROJECT AND MIKE KHOURY