Micha Moor

To have the world’s best DJs and producers play your record is no mean feat. How’s this for an impressive fan base? Moby, Armand, Tiesto and Guetta. Just to name a few of the mixmeisters who have played Micha Moor’s electro house single 'Space'. Indeed the track shot into the stratosphere of club culture, reaching number one on all the relevant international dance charts and topping Germany's Beatport listing for weeks running.

Micha Moor’s followup singles 'Close Your Eyes', 'Tonight' and 'Learn To Fly' were also chart favourites, each nestling nicely in the German top ten and burning dancefloors the globe over.

Not only with his singles, but also with his remixes Moor keeps the banging house coming, such as his remix of The Beat thiefs & Suzee X featuring Peyton’s 'Feeling Nina', quickly tagged 'hot download' in Roger Sanchez’s weekly radio show 'Release Yourself'.

Other remixes you're bound to have heard in clubland include Culcha Candela´s 'Ey DJ', MYPD's 'You're Not Alone', and Niels van Gogh's ethereal 'Dreamer'. Moor's latest strike 'Break My World', for Israel-based outfit, Epiphony, is going to be a big one for the dancefloors again. Early support comes along from well known names like Bob Sinclar, Mischa Daniels, Patric La Funk, EDX and Jean Elan.

Furthermore, Micha Moor is an internationally renowned DJ, forever choosing new courses in his DJ sets, and boasting a technique not two, but three CD decks. During the past years he has toured Australia, Brazil, Portugal, Russia, Croatia, Indonesia, Israel, Columbia, Tunesia, France and Greece several times over. And he's set to do them all again soon.

We can expect to hear a lot from this talented guy and are looking forward to his upcoming releases. Watch this, yes, Space.


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DEADMAU5

Joel Zimmerman doesn’t like being called a DJ. The dance music phenomenon from Toronto, better known as deadmau5, rolls his eyes at the description which he sees as a hopelessly outdated way of describing what he does. His sets are closer to live performances as he assembles tracks on the fly using cutting edge computer technology including software that he’s helped to write himself. “There are no CDs involved,” he explains. “It’s a technological orgy up there and I try and keep it more my music than anyone else’s. If people come out to see deadmau5 I want them to hear deadmau5 music.”

Now firmly established as one of the most innovative and popular electronic live acts globally, Deadmau5 has had an outstanding year. His driving foresight is constantly pushing the technological boundaries of his stage show. In May 2010 he unveiled the visual orgy of the cube stage and his highly anticipated L.E.D ‘mau5ehead’. The year climaxed with a 17,000 capacity sell out show at London’s Earls Court. He is the first ever electronic artist to headline the legendary venue. Additionally the dancefloor icon’s multi award winning albums have seen him achieve that rare balance, appealing to both the clubbing cognoscenti and musical masses.

Zimmerman grew up in Niagara Falls, Ontario, near Toronto. As a kid he was obsessed with computers and started making chip tunes as a teenager. “They’re musical compositions made using the chips from old computers,” he explains. Soon, his chip tunes attracted the attention of the Los Angeles nu metal community which resulted in him contributing to Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee’s 1999 album Methods Of Mayhem. The unlikely duo remain friends as well as collaborators; in 2009 they released two electro house singles — Chicken and Redic — under the name W.T.F.?, while they also reunited to play at Miami’s Ultra Music Festival in 2010.

It was around this time that Zimmerman became involved with a low-budget dance music radio show in Niagara Falls called The Party Revolution. “Back then, cutting edge dance music in Niagara Falls meant Babylon Zoo,” he laughs. His job was “technical whizz kid”. In other words, he was the one who knew how to use a computer. “All those guys were interested in was recording two turntables onto a computer and burning off a CD so they could send it the radio station,” he explains. “I learnt about digital audio and making music on computers and new editing techniques. Every new bit of technology that was released to do with making music, I was on top of it. They were still dinosauring it out playing on turntables.”

When he tried to convince local recording studios that they needed to embrace computers at the turn of the millennium, no-one was interested. “They had an old school approach to recording music. They were really in denial about that kind of thing. It was rocket science to them. They didn’t get it.” Zimmerman did. Eventually he managed to convince a small studio in Toronto to let him install new technology and he helped to record numerous local bands.

While earning his dance music stripes, Zimmerman worked as a web developer. Together with long-term collaborator Steve Duda, Zimmerman writes music making software, including one of the programmes he uses in his live show which he describes it as “like a drum sequencer and sample player on crack”. Evolving music technology’s cutting edge, deadmau5 worked for FL Studios, the company behind Fruity Loops, and contributed to the development of an iPhone app called Touch Mix, which allows you to mix tracks on your mobile.

Zimmerman says that his dream at the time was to be a producer, working on other people’s music. He wrote his own material as a hobby. “IDM (intelligent dance music) like Aphex Twin,” he says. “Nothing to do with the kind of thing I make now.”

His first proper release started out as a joke. It was called This Is The Hook, written together with Duda under the name B.S.O.D. (which stands for ‘blue screen of death’, jargon for the dreaded Windows error message). They took a house beat and added a digitised voice explaining what was happening. They considered it to be a hilarious parody of the formulaic extreme of dance music; what they hadn’t counted on was it going to #1 on the Beatport chart in 2006.

B.S.O.D. crafted an entire album and remixed Hurt by Christina Aguilera, but the money ran out and Duda had to return to L.A. “We may do some more B.S.O.D. stuff in the future,” says Zimmerman. “And we’re still working on software together.”

One of the first things Zimmerman wrote after Duda’s departure was Faxing Berlin. He released it under the moniker deadmau5, using the same name as his one-man web developing business, which itself was named after a dead mouse he found in his computer (the unusual alphanumeric spelling is so it can function as a user name for online chat-rooms). He sent Faxing Berlin to Chris Lake, who passed it to Pete Tong, who played it on his Radio 1 show. The subsequent exposure turned it into one of the biggest records of 2007. The fusion of trance chords and house beats spawned a series of imitators. “It was quite a buzz to know that I’d influenced the course of dance music,” says Zimmerman with a smile. In 2008, deadmau5 was the biggest selling artist on Beatport.

Zimmerman’s next masterstroke was to rework his image. Part of the deadmau5 logo was a grinning mouse head with oversized ears, which he decided to turn into a mask. The first time he wore it at a club, the audience were stunned. “I remember putting it on and looking out of the visor and seeing everyone in utter bewilderment,” he says. “They were like, ‘Who is this guy? Is he for real?’ But they warmed up to it real fast. When the lights came on in the helmet and they started blinking to the beat, the place went crazy.”

He wore a crystal encrusted variant of the mouse head to the Grammy Awards, where he was nominated for Best Remixed Recording for his take on The Longest Road by Californian house producer Morgan Page. “Even though no one knew who I was, as I was walking up the red carpet, all these reporters and TV crews were stopping me. In the end I actually missed the award because it took so long.”

In 2009, he cracked the UK single chart when I Remember hit #14. This was followed by his second artist compilation album, For Lack Of A Better Name, which compiled the best of his single releases from the previous twelve months. The first single to be taken from the album was a new version of his underground hit Ghosts N Stuff, featuring vocals from Pendulum’s Rob Swire, which reached #12.

2010 saw his relentless work schedule continue unabated. In February he performed at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver during the medal presentations. In March, he won three International Dance Music Awards including Best Artist (Solo) and Best American DJ. In April he won Dance Recording of the Year for For Lack of a Better Name at the Juno Awards

In May, his sold out UK tour included three consecutive nights at the Brixton O2 Academy as he continued to redefine dance music in the live arena. Fans were treated to the visual orgy of his new stage show, and of course, the unveiling of his highly anticipated L.E.D ‘mau5ehead’. Like a mutant rodent Frankenstein, it had finally been given life!

In June, deadmau5 won Best Electro House Artist, Best Progressive House Artist, and “most influential, relevant and forward-thinking person in electronic music over the past twelve months” at the Beatport Music Awards. He also performed live at the Electric Daisy Carnival’s Kinetic Fields section in Los Angeles, made his main stage UK festival debut at Creamfields and also embarked upon an exclusive weekly resident for Cream @ Amnesia in Ibiza.

Ever expanding his horizons, deadmau5 also became a playable avatar within the DJ Hero 2 video game, which prompted MTV to commission him as the house artist for the 2010 Video Music Awards. Everything aligned to make 2010 an outstanding year for Zimmerman and it climaxed with a 17,000 capacity sell-out show at London’s Earls Court – making him the first ever electronic artist to headline the legendary venue.

deadmau5’s dizzying upward trajectory continues in 2011 with the news that he will headline his first ever outdoor UK show at London’s Victoria Park in June. A dancefloor icon, deadmau5 has made dance music exciting again.

Beatport Music Awards
2008
Best Electro House Artist
Best Progressive House Artist
Best Single

2009
Best Electro House Artist
Best Progressive House Artist

2010
Best Electro House Artist,
Best Progressive House Artist,
Most influential, relevant and forward-thinking person in electronic music over the past twelve months.

International Dance Music Awards
2010
Best American DJ
Best Artist
Best Electro Track – “Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff” (feat. Rob Swire)

Juno Awards
2008 “All You Ever Want” (with Billy Newton-Davies) – Dance Recording of the Year
2009 Random Album Title- Dance Recording of the Year
2010 For Lack of a Better Name – Dance Recording of the Year

DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs
2008 – 11th Place
2009 – 6th Place
2010 – 4th Place

Grammy Awards Nominations
2009
Nominated for Grammy Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical (“The Longest Road” [deadmau5 Remix] by Morgan Page featuring Lissie).

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LAIDBACK LUKE

Laidback Luke (a.k.a Luke van Scheppingen) is laidback about everything except music. Named best producer of 2008 by such qualified house maestros as David Guetta, Martin Solveig and Roger Sanchez, and landing an impressive #17 – in DJ magazine’s Top 100 DJs Poll, it’s clear that Holland’s homeboy is on the rise like never before. It’s why he’s been bustin’ up bassbins from the Americas to Ibiza. Why he was selected to ignite the Stealth Live! CD series with a perfect club mix. Why his party, Super You&Me, is such a winner. Why he was snapped up for a weekly mix show by French station Radio FG. And why he was invited by the UK’s Pete Tong to complete an Essential Mix on BBC Radio 1. Sure it’s been a long time coming (over a decade now) but Luke’s stratospheric success befits his world-beating talents and is ripe to reach new levels of hotness in 2011!

Laidback Luke (Luke van Scheppingen) was born in Manila, Philippines, but grew up in the Netherlands. He loved guitars, graffiti, hip-hop and house, and soon found a mentor in DJ/producer Dobre (The Good Men, Chocolate Puma). Luke was just a teenager when he began producing music, taking the ‘laid back’ tag from Snoop Dogg’s ‘Gin & Juice’. Yet by 1995 he was putting out tracks; and from 96 he was remixing for established artists like Green Velvet, Victor Calderone and Junior Sanchez, in addition to DJing professionally. The thriller from Manila proved to be a natural born killer behind the decks. Once beating a Dutch DMC champ in battle, Luke got to show the world how he rolls with CDJs 'n' EFX: rinsing every mix, building energy, skilfully fusing an array of old + new skool flavours, edits, bootlegs and acappellas into a slick signature style.

He even released an album, Psyched U, in 1999. But it wasn’t until Virgin signed Luke’s seminal single 'Rocking With The Best' and released his 2002 album, Electronic Satisfaction, that his profile really soared. Luke’s Dance Valley anthem, 'We Can Not Get Enough', then blew up as a chart hit. He also mixed his first compilation album, 'Windmill Skill'. His discography was therefore looking seriously prolific as he remixed Daft Punk (who were a huge early influence), Murk, Oliver Lieb and Tom Stephan. And to up the output in 2004, Luke introduced his own label, Mixmash Records.

After forming an alliance with the Swedish House Mafia, Luke remixed 'Sexy F**k' for Steve Angello’s label Size in 2006, and with Angello produced 'Otherwize Then' for Sebastian Ingrosso’s label Refune. These were massive, marking the start of what would become an annual tradition of working with the Swedes. In 2007 Luke also joined Axwell, Ingrosso & Angello for the super-sized club banger 'Get Dumb', while his other tracks exploded on Size and Stealth. Turning back to Mixmash, he then revitalised his label with ‘Rocking With The Best 2007’, before showcasing a deeper sound on the Afterdark Vol. 3 mix for Stealth alongside label honcho Roger Sanchez. He was really throwing it down, plus his new residency at Amsterdam’s club Paradiso – Laidback Luke presents Super You&Me – was well ‘n’ truly poppin’.

Luke continued to rise up in 2008, releasing five tracks, 18 remixes and spinning almost 200 DJ sets in less than 12 months. Going all out for his Essential Mix, he reworked, using his own vocals, a Daft Punk classic, resulting in a personal homage to ‘Teachers’. He sampled his vocals on ‘Break Down The House’, too. This was unleashed on Mixmash, as was Steve Angello & Luke’s ‘Be’ and Luke & Roman Salzger’s ‘Generation Noise’. Another big Mixmash smash came from Luke working with Kanye West’s tour DJ A-Trak for ‘Shake It Down’, which was earmarked as an Essential New Tune by Pete Tong. Others making the Essential New Tune grade this year included Luke’s remix of Underworld’s ‘Ring Road’ and his Chromeo ‘Fancy Footwork’ remix. This was a year that also saw Luke make an enormous impact on the party island of Ibiza. After playing at Amnesia, Pacha and Eden, he produced/remixed every track on his Ibiza Closing Party cover-mount mix for Mixmag. He then ended the year with the mash-up anthem ‘Show Me Love’/‘Be’ by Steve Angello & Luke featuring Robin S, which entered the Buzz Chart at # 1 and Cool Cuts Chart at # 2.

More club-shaking times lie ahead for Luke with his non-stop DJ schedule, studio collaborations including David Guetta, and that all-important third solo album on the horizon… At this point, scrolling through his achievements may be exhausting enough, but imagine living that diary/discography. His secret? Well, besides being a nighttime superhero, a clue is in the martial arts that he practises. Yes, Luke has good ‘kung fu’, always keeping an ear to the ground while his music surges skywards!

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CHRIS LAKE

For the past five years, Chris Lake has been living the dream. As a DJ he’s travelled the globe. As a producer, he’s topped industry charts over and over again. As a lover of music, he continues to chase down the freshest beats around. Simply put, he’s become one of the great DJ/ Producers of the modern world.

In 2009 Chris turned to the Americas with the intention of winning over two of 'the' musically cultured continents. Two Billboard Dance chart airplay number 1’s and multiple tours, have ensured that from Vancouver to Rio, NYC to Miami… the sound of Chris Lake has travelled far and wide, and is now embraced with loving arms, no matter what the city.

The question is, what is the sound of Chris Lake? Yes, he is known for his musical crossovers, and based on the success of 'Changes', ‘La Tromba’, ‘Only One’ and ‘If You Knew’, why not? The latter, taking the number one spot in the Music Week, Buzz and Cool Cuts charts, while the accompanying music video was praised by MTV and broke into its Top 5 weekly chart.

As a DJ his vibe is very different, always enjoying the darker and deeper side of electronic music, yet still fusing in cheeky edits and homemade tracks, just so the dance floor knows it’s the Chris Lake experience and one to be savored.

2010 kicked off with a Michael Woods remix of his collaboration with good friend Deadmau5 ‘I Said’ taking Pete Tong’s first ‘Essential New Tune of the decade.’ That was to be just the beginning… further works with Michael Woods on Dominos and another BBC Radio 1 hit, this time with Nelski on Minimal Life - all peaking with his Lake & Lys album 'Cross the Line', launched mid way through his residency at Cream Ibiza with Deadmau5 and Friends. The year ended in fine style, Chris and Marco, once again ripping up a re-edit, this time Nightrider's 'Hey' got the treatment - another Buzz Chart No.1 for the guys.

The year to come promises a massive America tour, an excited move to LA and much much more music!

Chris Lake is….? The word ‘accomplished’ springs to mind. Now it’s up to us to sit back and enjoy the pleasure of watching as his attitude towards music matures and develops… who knows what’s yet to come…

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JUDGE JULES

Jules began playing in 1987, launching a career that has easily notched up hundreds of thousands of miles, millions of spins of the decks and countless gigs in far-flung destinations, as well as the odd dirty warehouse thrown in for good measure.

Jules' DJ sets are the epitome of what DJing is about - passion, amazing tunes and a pair of hands capable of the most nimble of mixing.

With a list of awards that would make the American Olympic team blush, Jules has earned his place amongst the DJ aristocracy.

Rarely out of DJ Mag's top 10 in the annual Top 100 DJs poll, Jules has won such accolades as - "Best DJ" (Muzik Awards), No.1 DJ (Mixmag reader's poll), "Best International DJ" (Dancestar), and "Best Radio DJ" at the Smirnoff Dancestars.

Awards aside, there is no doubt that Jules remains one of the most popular figures in dance music, both home and abroad.

Jules' ability to pull a crowd, swirl them round and leave them wanting more makes him a promoter's dream. Jules regularly plays at all the top club nights in the UK: Cream, Godskitchen, Gatecrasher, Progress, Garlands, Goodgreef, Slinky, Passion @ Emporium, Serious @ The Cross, Slinky, Lush (Northern Ireland), Inside Out @ Arches (Glasgow), Promise and the Honeyclub. Plus he packs out fields at the UK's best festivals and weekenders including Homelands, Creamfields and Global Gathering.

Jules' deck skills are consistently in demand in Western and Eastern Europe (incl. Czech Rep., Russia, Romania, Hungary, Spain and Germany) , the US, the southern hemisphere (Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and India) and on the African continent (The Pyramids, Egypt) and also U.A.E.

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NORMAN DORAY

Thanks to his parents, Norman Doray grew up listening to music. Deeply influenced by the likes of Bob Sinclar; Daft Punk, Norman was quickly attracted to turntables and Djing. He started spinning in 2002 in several clubs near his hometown in the west of France, and quickly earned residency in 2003, in a club in Lille.

A year and a half later Norman was on the move, playing in clubs throughout France and abroad, while making his first steps production-wise. His first track was released in the spring of 2006 'In The Name Of Love', a collab with friend Pierre De La Touche, on the German label 'Starfunk Records'. Norman added Arno Cost to the production team and formed the trio 'The Freshmakers'.


Under that name, Norman’s second track 'Let You Go' was released in 2006 on Serial Records. 'Let You Go' was considered as THE track of Summer 2006 in France, not only highly charted on radios such as Radio FG, Fun Radio, Contact FM, but also quickly reached No.1 in the club charts, and camped there for 6 weeks.

On the tail of that success, The Freshmakers were asked to remix 3 tracks: Da Sushiman - 'In & Out' (Ledge Music); Serial Crew - 'Make Your Own Kind Of Music' (Serial Records); Rilod - 'Thriller' (Nice Music), and at the beginning of 2007 went on to remix the huge hit Sunfreakz 'Counting Down The Days' and Antoine Clamaran’s blockbuster track 'Give Some Love'. Norman then solo remixed 'Soul Heaven' by Henrik B, for Joia Records.

Norman Doray's first solo production and summer sounding "Jetlag" was not far behind. Released in May 2007 on Serial Records. Radio FG wanted Norman as DJ resident in September '07 and he has had his slot there ever since, a one hour floor stompin' mix show every week. Before 2007 ended, Norman teamed up again with Arno Cost and produced the now legendary 'Apocalypse'. This track put both Norman and Arno on the Worldwide dance map, and gave to Norman his first Essential New Tune on Pete Tong's show.

Thanks to the success of this anthem, Norman moved on to remix tracks such as 'Humanoidz' by Tom de Neef & Laidback Luke (Jsquad), 'Delirious' by David Guetta (Virgin), 'Baba O Riley' by Cube Guys (Ministry Of Sound), '24H' by Seamus Haji (Big Love) and 'Kalle' by Zoo Brazil (Joia), all played by the biggest names on the scene. Along with these projects, 'The Freshmakers' trio produced their second single 'Miracle', with a massive remix by Mischa Daniels.

In the summer of 2008, Norman Doray was chosen by David Guetta to play 'F*** Me I'm Famous' in Ibiza. Peaktime summer clubbing frenzy. Norman Doray's second solo single 'Krystal' was released at the end of September '08, directly on CR2, Serial Records and We Play, directly followed by a massive collaboration with Tristan Garner called 'Last Forever', which was his second Essential New Tune. Pete played it more than 10 times in his show. This track was one of the biggest club tracks of 2009.

Always spinning, always producing, Norman never stops. 2009 was a big year for him, he remixed; Those Usual Suspects – 'Shadows' (Ministry Of Sound), David Guetta Ft. Kelly Rowland – 'When Love takes Over' and above all Mark Brown Vs The Face – 'Needin u'. This track became one of Ibiza's most spun tracks of 2009. End of April saw Norman collaborate with the talented Swedish producer Albin Myers to create the track 'Drink N' Dial'.

During the summer of '09 Norman played 'F*** Me I'm Famous', 'The Dark Forest' (with the Swedish House Mafia), Papaya club (Croatia), Warehouse Tokyo, Set Club Miami and Sankeys Manchester, to name just a few.


2010 was a big year for Norman, we've seen him release the massive dance floor bombs 'Tobita' which was Essential New Tune in Pete Tong Show, followed by 'Chase The Sun' with David Tort, which reached No.2 on Beatport for 3 weeks. He also did his own remix of Dirty South's 'Phazing' and was asked by Atlantic records to remix Toni Braxton's 'Make My Heart'. He is also on fire with some forthcoming tracks: 'Home' on Defected and 'Tweet it' on Size (Steve Angello's Label).

Outside of the studio, Norman's also had a very busy year touring the globe, highlights including: Miami WMC (10 gigs in one week!), playing Pacha Ibiza for both David Guetta and The Swedish House Mafia, a Brazilian, Indian, Australian and a Japanese tour, gigs at the World's No1 club Sankeys in Manchester and festival sets at: Sunburn Festival (Goa), The Sunset Festival (UK) and Tomorrowland (BE).

Norman is also resident at David Guetta's night: F*** Me I'm Famous all over the world and performed in venues like Mansion in Miami or Zenith concert hall in Paris.

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FUNKAGENDA

From the early roots of his West Midland's studio, to pioneering releases through reputed major labels, Funkagenda's stamp on dance music can be felt across Europe, North, Central & South America, the Middle East, Australia, Russia and Japan. A devoted passion for music, alongside an embrace of technology, has fortified Funkagenda as a vanguard of the 'tough but melodic big room house sound (DJ Mag).

Originally championed by Positiva, Subliminal, Defected, Azuli and Big Love, Funkagenda is now creative commander of Funk Farm, as well as being a key member of the iconic Toolroom Records. The Funkagenda/Mark Knight partnership has become a formidable force across international territories.

Winning both the Ibiza DJ 'Best Ibiza Track 2008' and the Beatport 'Best Tech House Track 2008' award for his 'Man With The Red Face' collaboration with Mark Knight, Funkagenda was also presented with the Ibiza DJ 'Best Newcomer 2008' and Dj Mag best break through artist 2009 awards for his solo achievements. Authenticity and originality are his trademark, establishing Funkagenda a solid reputation as a innovative DJ/producer.

Funkagenda’s sound attracts musical partnerships a spectrum of genres, remixing artists including Basement Jaxx, Moby, Fat Boy Slim and Dirty Vegas. His production contributions to the Black Eyed Peas album 'The E.N.D.' were further recognised by an 'Album of the Year' nomination and a 'Best Pop Vocal Album' award at the 52nd Annual Grammy's.

Funkagenda's first solo album was released on Toolroom Records in October '09 under the Toolroom Knights banner, consolidating a growing portfolio of success. Since the dominoes started to fall, Funkagenda has been a firmly fixed name across global music charts, regularly achieving Beatport No.1 and Top 10 positions.

But in essence, Funkagenda's deeply personal DJ sets and production have built the boy from the Black Country a rising international fan base.
Accumulating fierce support both on and off the dance floor, from industry to individuals, Funkagenda continues to charge across the battlefields of dance; as a DJ, a producer and a fervent contributor to the world of music.

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MICHAEL WOODS

Ability, originality and accomplishment. In Michael Woods' short career he has managed to touch on every cornerstone, leaving proof of his musical competence at producing big room, progressive and tech-house tracks, along with a discernible motivation to better the quality of music being distributed. This has not gone unnoticed with DJs like Pete Tong consistently throwing props his way.

From Argentinean & Guyanese decent, he was born and raised in Hackney London which he still calls home and runs his studio from there. Classically trained in a range of instruments at an early age provided Michael with a catalogue of creative skills including the keys (which he learned to play at the tender age of 3), guitar, drums and trumpet, practically making him a one man band. When not in the studio messing around with Logic, developing his craft, he would be found at Pimlico’s Trinity Music College where he contracted a love for musicality, often using his spare time orchestrating with the percussion section of the London Symphony Orchestra.

Earlier achievements include his debut single, "Warrior" released in 2000 and the critically acclaimed remix of Energy 52’s "Café Del Mar", both of which are still considered as classic’s among DJs and fans alike. But today’s finished products could not sound more different. They carry a deep, driving and delectable collection of electronic sounds, with melodious, cascading synths and hands-in-the-air rush-inducing drops. This is what Michael Woods is renowned for, and has created an individual sound that he is pioneering, making him a stunning example of an artist that flows with, as well as initiates, music’s changes.

Collaborations with the likes of Chris Lake, Funkagenda & Mark Knight conclude as featured tracks on various compilations and act as proof of his skillful production abilities. It’s alliances like these that excite the growing fan base, but are not the sole examples of his talent, as original tracks such as "Nitro", "Midnight Run", "Dynamik", “No Access” and "First Aid" are continually supported.

Alongside an impressive catalogue of tracks on numerous labels including Mau5trap, and Toolroom Records, many established artists such as Underworld, Martin Sloveig and Moguai have hired Michael Woods to renovate their sound into a style which emulates his musical vision, including the Deadmau5 & Chris Lake’s “I Said”, which became the only remixed track featured on the 2010 album, “4x4=12”. In addition, mainstream artists such as Kylie, Estelle, The Ting Tings, The Temper Trap, P Diddy and Ginuwine ft Timbaland & Missy Elliot have all borrowed his insatiable remixing skills, leaving his studio rarely empty. His ability to rework music with an exceptionally sharp ear for quality production has left him in high regard with many artists and labels across the industry, leading to a nomination for ‘Best Remixer’ at this year’s 2011 IDMA's (International Dance Music Awards).

Michael Woods now borrows some of this growing respect offering it to his label, Diffused Music, which houses applauded tracks from him self and others. The rapidly growing label is another imperative ingredient in furthering the exhilarating Michael Woods history book.

As well as the continuous success of his music, his dexterity as a DJ completes Michael Woods as a dynamic and credible artist. In demand across the globe he plays everywhere from Europe to USA, ending 2010 with a successful USA Tour. Other accomplishments to-date includes a summer residency for Cream at Amnesia in Ibiza (2010), while Deadmau5 invited him on his infamous 2010 UK tour. The latest addition to Michael's ever increasing list of successes is being crowned the new global resident at one of dance music’s biggest super brands: Ministry of Sound. With industry heavyweights like Fedde Le Grand, Benny Benassi and Mark Knight as his peers, this is yet another triumph for Michael Woods and marks his growing importance in dance music today. After a year of unprecedented success, this residency is another milestone in his career, which sees Michael Woods playing as the face of the Ministry worldwide for a whole host of events, adding his name to the array of esteemed DJ’s that already accompany the Ministry brand and reputation.

For 2011, Michael Woods continues his relationship with Ministry and kick starts a new series of mix compilations for the brand, aptly entitled Ministry of Sound – Residents. Not a first for the artist, after the infamous Amnesia dance-house honoured Michael by asking him to mix one side of the “Amnesia Ibiza Deejay Sessions vol.6” compilation to accompany the Cream summer residency. All are prime examples of the ever growing popularity of Michael Woods, where his presence is always well received by fans and top clubs alike. It is clear that his creativity knows no bounds, and each attainment is just another chapter of this musical characters story.

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THE SQUATTERS

A couple of DJ producers, making tracks and remixing audio fodder, for DJs and their dance floors.They were quickly picked up on by Radio One DJ, Kissy Sell Out; noticing the unexploded duo, he signed The Squatters, not just to his Label (San City High) but invited them on tour with him in 2010

The game plan was created by Oliver Portamento and Alex Powell, who have been working together for many years, not just as DJs but also as successful Promoters, Event Organisers and Producers. Taking influences from Oldskool, Hip Hop and Rave, then fusing it with today’s modern House, Electro and more experimental genres such as Dub Step, Drum n’ Bass and even Trance. By cut n’ pasting these together, adding chopped vocals and colossal breakdowns, they have created a unique big room sound that has closed the ranks between the genres ensuring a heavyweight impact on the dance floor.

Their productions and remixes have received consistent airing by BBC Radio One, Kiss100 & Galaxy, as well as support from a countless list of elite radio and club DJs. Having remixed and produced for some of the worlds’ finest Labels... Universal, Champion, San City High and many more...

They have both graced some of the worlds, rarest clubs, events, warehouses and festivals such as Global Underground, Ministry Of Sound (London), Mixmag Warehouse, Privilege (Ibiza) and Reclaim The Dance Floor (Voted Mixmag’s 1 Night Worldwide) at Eden (Ibiza) alongside some of the worlds’ biggest artists including Tiesto, 2ManyDJs, Annie Mac, The Scratch Perverts, Utah Saints, Fake Blood, Jack Beats.... the list is endless.

What People Had to Say:

"I caught The Squatters on Kissy Sell Out's San City High Tour earlier this year. To go on the decks after Kissy and still keep the energy levels up is no mean feat, but these guys definitely managed it. Expect to see lots of kids jumping around to their sounds in 2011"
Nick DeCosemo (Mixmag Editor)

"In my opinion The Squatters are one of the best double acts in the UK! Their productions are top notch and just keep getting better and the energy the push out in a Dj set could power china for a week, Vote Squatters for a better world....." Micky Slim

"Im a massive fan of the Squatters, its awesome to have them on board the Simma label. These guys are destined for big big things. Big respect to them" Will Bailey (Simma Records)

"2 of the nicest and most hard working guys in the game! Don't let their physical appearances put you off booking them, its whats inside that counts!" Doorly

"It doesn't suprise me that The Squatters are quickly aquiring a loyal following of devoted fans as they reach out ever further on their travels. There's an impressively refined quality to their tracks
and watching them drop such tunes to a crowd of passionate ravers is a sight to behold". ;-) Kissy Sell Out (Radio 1 / San City High)

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MICHA MOOR

To have the world’s best DJs and producers play your record is no mean feat. How’s this for an impressive fan base? Moby, Armand, Tiesto and Guetta. Just to name a few of the mixmeisters who have played Micha Moor’s electro house single ‘Space’ in their own sets. Indeed the track shot into the stratosphere of club culture, reaching number one on all the relevant international dance charts and topping Germany’s Beatport listing for weeks running.

Micha Moor’s followup singles ‘Close Your Eyes’, ‘Tonight’ and ‘Learn To Fly’ were also chart favourites, each nestling nicely in the German top ten and burning dancefloors the globe over.

Not only with his singles, but also with his remixes Moor keeps the banging house coming, such as his remix of The Beat thiefs & Suzee X featuring Peyton’s ‘Feeling Nina’, quickly tagged ‘hot download’ in Roger Sanchez’s weekly radio show ‘Release Yourself’.

Other remixes you’re bound to have heard in clubland include Culcha Candela´s ‘Ey DJ’, MYPD’s ‘You’re Not Alone’, and Niels van Gogh’s ethereal ‘Dreamer’. Moor’s latest strike ‘Break My World’, for Israel-based outfit, Epiphony, is going to be a big one for the dancefloors again. Early support comes along from well known names like Bob Sinclar, Mischa Daniels, Patric La Funk, EDX and Jean Elan.

Furthermore, Micha Moor is an internationally renowned DJ, forever choosing new courses in his DJ sets, and boasting a technique not two, but three CD decks. During the past years he has toured Australia, Brazil, Portugal, Russia, Croatia, Indonesia, Israel, Columbia, Tunesia, France and Greece several times over. And he’s set to do them all again soon.

We can expect to hear a lot from this talented guy and are looking forward to his upcoming releases. Watch this, yes, Space.

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WILL BAILEY

Is there a CD wallet in the land which doesn't have one of Will Bailey's bullets stashed away? Some of the most influential DJ/producers around the world are currently trumpeting Will's impressive production skills, and dancefloors from London to L.A have been destroyed by his explosive sets - featuring grimy electro house, techno touches and surprise drops of cross-genre killer tracks.

Re-inventing himself more times than Madonna, Will's many aliases (including the in-your-face Twocker, techno beast Rudi Stakker and fidget force Bass Weazal) have been causing a ruckus on the airwaves with over 30 recent Radio 1 plays alone. Props have been coming in thick and fast from across the DJ spectrum: Pete Tong, Armand Van Helden, Wolfgang Gartner, Judge Jules and Fatboy Slim have all recognised Will Bailey's talents in 2009, while Galaxy Radio kingpin Andi Durrant described Will's productions as "proper get-out-of-jail tracks."

A regular player in the top of the beatport charts with over 100 releases to date, Will's recent massive 'Hit The Club' banger loomed large in all credible bassbins at the end of last year, receiving heavy radio support from Kissy Sell Out, Pete Tong and Judge Jules, while a long list of DJs including Crookers, mstrkrft and Paul Oakenfold gave it considerable club rotation.

Bass Weazel's catalogue, included 'Kill The Fox', 'Break The Bomb' and 'Loco Selector' followed suit, scoring high on the playlists for specialist shows. Bass Weazal's 'Jungle Massive' has also recently appeared on the Plump DJs' mix for Global Underground.

With a natural ear for heavy hitters, it was clear that the Birmingham-based studio whizz would find success with his own label Simma. With a collaboration between himself and Hot Mouth ('Underwear Funk') and Aniki and Bling Fingah released in the autumn of 2009 and more in the pipeline, plus a series of crazy Simma parties held in mystery locations, it looks as if Simma's already boiling over...

Recently crowned resident for the world famous clubbing institution Gatecrasher, Will has a presence that's hard to ignore. Delivering sets which get straight to the point, he has audiences eating out of his hand before the first mix. With a huge U.S fanbase, he has already conquered the Burning Man Festival in the Nevada desert, the Electric Daisy Carnival, Kosmic and Atlantis festivals in L.A plus a string of gigs in Chicago, Buffalo, Seattle, Denver, San Francisco to name a few. While In the UK, Will has smashed all the best parties: Sankeys in Manchester, G, The Gallery at Ministry of Sound and Stealth in Nottingham Matter in London are just some of the venues that have witnessed the full force of the Will Bailey experience!

Summer 2010 saw Will take to the mainstage at the Netherlands biggest day festival Dance Valley, carrying on with there ethos to give the new generation of superstar DJS a chance to shine on one of the dance music worlds biggest platforms it will be a day to remember, and with gigs as varied as Womb in Tokyo, Judgement Sundays and the world's biggest club venue, Privilege in Ibiza, plus tours of Australia, US, Canada and Brazil in the diary, his schedule remains hectic as ever. Will Bailey is in demand - and rightly so.

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ANIKI

Aniki has been into music all his life and first got into production at the early age of 13. Having dabbled with all kinds of genres from gabber to breaks, even programming some hard rock, he eventually settled on hard house in 2000. He made his first hard house track using production software Mad Tracker and had 5 releases on UK based label Shock Records. In 2004 he hooked up Kelevra (known back then as Digital Kid) and together they collaborated on Riggsy's Xtension label.

Naturally Aniki's tastes matured and he began to experiment with techno having numerous releases on minor labels before being introduced to the fidget scene after listening to Kelevras KrunKd Up mixtape. He instantly fell in love with it due to the lack of boundaries meaning he had creative freedom to do what he wanted........the resulting track was Heavy Sound. This garnered support from the scenes biggest players incl. Lee Mortimer, Kelevra and Mixin' Marc and was signed to Movement Music.

Aniki's production skills come from years of experience and his acute ear for detail. Moulding gut wrenching bass lines with big-room builds and catchy, stabby, unique vocals his tracks are always full of tension and energy.

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OLIVER TWIZT

THE STORY OF OLIVER TWIZT

1983 – Born in Bilthoven, Raised in Utrecht (the Netherlands)

1996 – Went to local record shops to just play Hardcore en Hiphop vinyls for hours, but never bought them …was pretty addicted to gangster rap but also seemed to like that “Ruffneck rules the Artcore scene” stuff..weird for a black kid..

2000 - Millennium.. the millennium infiltrated his parents ears when Oliver discovered the music making software, Fruity Loops! He was so convinced he’d become the new Timbaland… he didn’t make it further than composing a number lame-ass dutch bubbling remixes… BUT he was PROUD!

2003 - Succesfully finished grammar skool, after a delay of 2 years, due to the fact that his main interests were making jackin’beats, going to clubs, girls and hanging round shopping malls after closing time…

2003 – 2006 A busy period, mainly focusing on his study of Industrial Design @ the Technical University of Eindhoven (The Netherlands). After 3 years of hard work he can finally call himself a Bachelor of Science.. and has made mama proud now! He then faced the most difficult choice in his life so far: going for the title “Master of Science” or making those fidgety sounding techno shuffled ghetto beats. He decided to do both at first, but after 6 months the choice was made and it was full on Music!

2006 – 2007 Oliver got picked up by Erick E, after making a bootleg remix of Erick E’s “the beat is rockin’ (which became his first official release!). In this period Oliver was the producer of the Skitzofrenix and under this name he remixed Gregor Salto, Sidney Samson, Debonair Samir and more. Skitzofrenix’ debut EP was titled the “Damn It Ep” and was released on Sidney Samson’s Samsobeats. It became serious when 1management signed them exclusively!

2008-2009 (but mostly in 2008) After deciding to go solo and also taking over the decks, the artist known as Oliver Twizt was born. Oliver’s first solo track “Do The Monkey” (ft Roga) entered the Uk Buzz Charts at number 4 and was supported by the likes of Roger Sanchez, Sander van Doorn, Carl Cox, Judge Jules and more. Surprisingly enough, Oliver’s relatively short existence on the scene didn’t stop him from being invited to play at big events and clubs like Creamfields (UK), Junk Club (Uk), Emporium (NL), Latin Village (NL) to name but a few. After the success of “Do The Monkey” (which also had its official video broadcasted on MTV), Oliver Twizt started taking over charts with tracks like “Underground”, “Finally” (w. Bart B More, #2 Beatport Chart), “You’re Not Alone” (#1 PH chart Beatport, “Another Step” which was a top 10 best sold Hed Kandi record in 2009 and remixed Bart B More, Sander van Doorn, Erick E and more!

OLIVER TWIZT’S 2010 - New year, new beats…Oliver’s set to turn the power on full in 2010. After being fairly quiet in 2009, Oliver already has more than 10 tracks ready to hit the new year! His kick-off will be, the Dutch titled “Wil Jij Dansen” (ft Divine) on Spinnin Records! Which is madly supported by all Dutch Jocks. He’ll then hit the world with his “Gangsterdam” on Laidback Luke’s Mighty Mixmash, with full support from Luke himself, David Guetta (quote: “I love the Oliver Twizt, it’s gangster!”) Sidney Samson, Chuckie and more! He’s finishing up tracks for his smashing EP on Diplo’s Maddecent and has signed his tracks Headbanger and Bimma (ft. Bassjackers) to Sneakerz Muzik, to name just a few things of what’s coming up! Lets hope this year Oliver Twizt’s dreams will come true!

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AQUASKY

After a small sabbatical Aquasky are going back to their roots. With a history that was forged at the start of the Acid House era and a career that has followed the progression of that scene from acid, to jungle, to drum and bass, onto breakbeat and now bass music, the trio return to embrace the passions that has kept them together for so long.

It’s been 15 years since the debut release by the Bournemouth trio on the legendary Moving Shadow label. During their years of making drum and bass they recorded for a host of cult labels including Reinforced, Good Looking, Hospital and R&S. Championed for their liquid vibes by the likes of Fabio and LTJ Bukem, they were soon snapped up by major label Polydor where an album emerged titled ‘Orange Dust (1997)’. A few years later they were back with Moving Shadow and released another batch of 12” singles with the label and two albums ‘Bodyshock (1999)’ and ‘Aftershock (2000)’.

The following year they recorded a disco/latin house album as Tenth and Parker titled ‘TwentyTwelve (2001)’ for the label Mr.Bongo/Disorient which featured profile guests from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s and host of remixes including King Britt.

Over the course of the millennia Aquasky’s musical tastes and interests shifted from d&b to the fledgling Nuskool Breaks scene. Feeling the music was a little too laidback for their tastes the trio spent 1999-2001 rebranding their sound into a rawkus bass frenzy which was branded in 2002 by DJ Mag as ‘Bassline Breaks’. This sub-genre accelerated, converting many producers and saw the guys tour the world heavily, sharing their latest studio creations.

The pinnacle of this era came together in the form of the album Teamplayers (2006) where Aquasky collaborated with 30 other artists to create one of the most memorable and encompassing breakbeat albums of recent times.

During 2007-2008 the trio were heavily influenced by the electro house scene and created a sound that bridged their rowdy breakbeat vibe into 4/4 beats. In perusing this musical off-shoot a new alias was devised, ‘Black Noise’, which saw the boys signing to Fatboy Slim’s Southern Fried Records and remixing the likes of Crookers, Diplo, Sidney Samson, Don Diablo, Engine Earz and many others.

In 2010 Aquasky celebrated their 15th year as a production/DJ outfit and a decision was made to bring the Aquasky sound back to the rowdy days of old. A breakbeat mashup, twists of drum and bass and anything else that gets the ravers jumping. A celebration of the rave culture and everything that helped create the trio into what they are today.

2011 will see Aquasky continue to collaborate heavily with The Ragga Twins with an album planned and a series of singles over the next 12 months. There is even a whisper of a little bit of drum and bass too! Now onto the mission!!!

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MIGHTYFOOLS

Mightyfools, the illustrious Dutch producers recognized by making raging parties as a DJ-duo, definitely deserve some enlightenment now that they have become a worldwide phenomenon.
Amongst their supporters are quite a few of the big shots: Laidback Luke, Diplo, Don Diablo, Switch, Hardwell, Fedde Le Grand, Fake Blood and all of their dancing secretaries.
But having a long list of supporters is not the only thing they’ve accomplished. After delivering quality records on well-respected labels such as Lektroluv (their current home label), Potty Mouth, Ultra, One Love, Venga & BMKLTSCH, amongst others, their career took off like a living cannon ball. Whilst touring around the globe, bringing their energetic DJ shows, it’s almost impossible to believe that only a few years ago the Mightyfools were ‘just another DJ-duo’.

It all began as this cliché dream story. One night, these remarkable boys -Andy Samin and Jelle Keizer- somehow got lost in an empty club. Trying to break the deafening silence they started talking and it appeared they had a similar musical taste, as well as the persistence to break out. So when they combined their forces they created this foolish mash up of party sounds inspired by house, disco, electro and a dose of rock ‘n roll, all led by their notorious bass lines. They broke loose and since then never got lost in quietness again.
Within a few months they became some of the most sought after remixers and producers in the current dance scene. The two seemed to posses a crazy gift, creating instant dancefloor hits and terrifyingly thriving remixes of top class artists like Crookers and Tommie Sunshine, making even the world famous band Fall Out Boy totally rave about this new take on their song.

So what is the trademark Mightyfools-sound? It’s an earsplitting slap in the face of high quality and extremely energetic music. It landed them a top five position and each EP reaching the top 100 on Beatport.com, a number one position on Djdownload.com, number one on rcrdlbl.com, number one on hypem.com and number one on the hypem twitter charts.. We’d rather not bore you with the rest, but the international press have noticed the Fools as well, resulting in airplay, interviews and livesets on Radio 538 (NL), Studio Brussel (BE), BBC Radio 1 (UK), Radio Cafe (HU) and more leading radio stations across the world.

Basically their career kick-off promised nothing but success and, well, it simply turned out that way too. Nowadays the Mightyfools are celebrated for their unequaled tireless performances on big events such as Sensation in the Amsterdam ArenA, Dirty Dutch, Mysteryland Festival, Creamfields UK, DimMak Tuesdays in Hollywood LA, Dance Valley, WMC Miami, Amsterdam Dance Event, Noorderslag and notorious clubs and events like Social Club Paris, Gatecrasher UK, Razmatazz Barcelona, Rauw Amsterdam, Fuse Belgium, Beta Denver, Chinese Laundry Sydney, Woda Mexico City, Voyeur San Diego, events for brands such as Vice, Jägermeister and Bacardi, and hundreds of clubs worldwide. All of this without losing their breath.

After a hectic 2009 & 2010 that brought the Mightyfools all over the globe, eating and sleeping in airplanes, busting parties and bringing foolishness in many cities, from Los Angeles to Sydney and from Paris to Mexico City, jointly losing their sanity in all the clubs, 2011 promises nothing but more of their worldwide success. All we can do now is work out and try to keep up with their rhythm.

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BLACK NOISE

Black Noise was created in 2009 as an alias for Aquasky to release their 4/4 cut-up house experiments that they had been working on in their lab during 2008 onwards. A remix opportunity arose for Norman Cook and from that Black Noise ended up signing to his record label Southern Fried Records.

Work soon started on the debut EP (titled EP: 1) featuring Nick Thayer and a soon to be discovered Miami band by the name of Wizard Sleeve. Lex One from Wizard Sleeve was Aquasky’s tour manager on visits to Florida, so it was decided that a track with his band was a necessary for the first EP. The EP was a great success, featuring four tracks and a remix by Andy George. Support came from Lee Mortimer, Laidback Luke, Kissy Sellout, MSTRKRFT, A1 Bassline, Steve Aoki and many, many more. Not wanting to waste time EP: 2 was soon started featuring again Lex One and also the LA rapper Murs (Definitive Jux) recording the tracks ‘Jackin My Fresh’ and ‘Looking Fly’ respectively. ‘Jackin My Fresh’ had a video created for it, notching over 100k youtube hits within a month of it going live and also personally blogged on his site by none other than Kanye West! ‘Looking Fly’ also featured another guest on the chorus who remains top secret to this day. No more can be said for fear of a Black Eye. The sound of Black Noise was reaching far and wide!!!

Then followed the remixes for an impressive collection of artists such as Diplo, Don Diablo, The Futureheads, 2 mixes for Crookers, Laidback Luke, Sidney Sampson, Trevor Loveys & Sinden, Will Bailey, Rhythm Section, Tonka, The Young Punx, Engine Earz, Tom Piper, Tommie Sunshine, Nick Thayer, HeavyFeet and more...

Whilst all this was going on Black Noise were working behind the scenes with their mates The Cut-Up Boys (made infamous on Ministry Of Sound for their chart topping Mash Up series). Ministry had just signed Sidney Sampson’s ‘Riverside’ track to their label and needed a vocal to take it into the charts. The Cut-Up boys experimented with the Wizard Sleeve track from EP: 1 (‘Me Plus You’) and a hit was created. Over the course of the summer of 2009 the track was fine tuned between Miami and Bournemouth. A video was shot in October of that year and in January 2010 Sidney Sampson featuring Wizard Sleeve ‘Riverside (Lets Go!)’ was released and climbed to Number 2 in the UK charts, just missing Gold but collecting a Silver Disc for its troubles (385,000 sales to date and 15,000 sales short of Gold!) They also have a hand in the next Soho Spiv release on Roger Sanchez’s Stealth label and have been producing tracks for Mikill Pane alongside Jake Gosling.

Soon the country were whistling and signing the lyrics and tune and the track appeared across the TV and radio including Harry Hill, Eastenders and The X Factor!

Over the past 12 months Black Noise have been working closely with Wizard Sleeve on their debut album and also splitting their time with their Mr.Hyde counterpart Aquasky!!! Alongside that they have been busy creating their ‘Warehouse’ sample pack for the sample pack kings Loopmasters under a sub-label titled Monster Sounds. The guys have new EPs signed up with Lee Mortimer’s Wearhouse label and their own Passenger Records alongside collaborations with Lee Mortimer and Kelevra as well as DJing their unique blend of rather rowdy cut up house around the world in conjunction with their agents Ideal DJs.

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ZEBRA THIEF

Raised on a dose of kick drums and bass, the Zebra Thief was destined for one vocation.

Hailing from 'The Abyss', the Zebra Thief trekked far and wide searching for a resonance that was beyond the realm of routine.

Their manifesto? ‘Big Beats Are The Best’.

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JOSHUA ROBERTS

Joshua Roberts is undoubtedly one of the most exciting and energetic young DJ’s on the circuit. Soon after learning to mix at just 11 years of age, he was already being recognized for both his mixing ability and his capability to move the crowd. Having already graced the top radio station in his region (Kiss) with his presence at the age of 15, he then became a national champion two years later at just 17, winning the BBC Radio 1 & UKCC National Young DJ Search; a nationwide competition for 14 – 17 year olds to showcase their mixing talents. Following a summer touring the UK, he was invited to open proceedings at Radio 1’s One Big Weekend in Birmingham. Joshua did what he does best and duly delivered an unforgettable performance to over 4,000 party go-ers, setting the mood for some of the biggest names in the dance music industry.

Already at 22 years of age Josh has played across the globe, making him one of the most well traveled DJ’s for his age. He has also appeared on BBC1, MTV Dance and been featured in DJ Mag. After spending the summer of 2007 rocking some of the coolest parties at the Ministry of Sound beach club & the world’s first Hed Kandi Beach bar out in the Red Sea, he joined forces with both brands and rocked many a dance floor as a resident for some of their top UK & worldwide dates. “This was a great opportunity to take my sound & style of play to a worldwide audience” beams Josh. He also looks forward to continuing his residency with BBC Radio 1 superstars ‘The Cut up boys’, keeping their nationwide tour well and truly rocking!

Josh is renowned for his fresh and creative style of play, and best describes his style as “Funky, Uplifting, Dirty and Delightful” His energetic and charismatic presence behind the decks is something which has been noticed across the board, not to mention his unpredictable, exciting approach to mixing and phenomenal technical ability. “I love being creative with my tunes. Mixing, cutting and scratching my way through my sets whilst getting the crowd hyped up to the max”, something which has gained him major recognition and earned him bookings alongside the likes of Tiesto, David Guetta, Fatboy Slim, Judge Jules, Brandon Block, Bodyrox, Calvin Harris, Adam Sheridan & more!

2008 saw Josh solidify his standing as one of the best newcomers to the scene, spending the majority of the summer jetting back and forth to the ‘White Isle’ Ibiza to rock some of the biggest and best parties the Island has to offer! Having stunned the masses at superclubs such as Eden, El Divino and Es Paradis he was rightfully rewarded a weekly residency at Play2 in San Antonio, along with other regular slots at Ibiza Rocks and numerous boat parties across the Island. By the end of the season, Wednesday nights at Play2 were a guaranteed road block, with Josh using his incredible mixing, intertwined with impeccable cutting and scratching to mastermind an unrivaled atmosphere week in week out!

This year he’s been booked to play parties out in South Africa, Belgium, Mauritius, Egypt & Bahrain not to mention sets at world famous venues in Ibiza and a residency for the 2011 season on the white isle.


“I was very impressed by Josh’s set and the energy he generated”
Judge Jules (BBC Radio 1 / Judgement Sundays Ibiza)

“Joshua Roberts is the freshest new talent we've seen bar none, this guy is sick!!”
The Cut up boys (Ministry of sound / BBC Radio 1)

“Josh is one of the most exciting talents I have seen perform in recent years. His energy, crowd interaction and technical flare are awesome. Watch him explode in 2008!”
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WIZARD SLEEVE

Wizard Sleeve are rappers Lex One & Mike Beatz who originally met in Miami and now live between the UK, Florida & New York. For the past year, they have been travelling the world, championing their blend of hip hop, dance and electro along with their love of eclectic sampling and often playfully outrageous lyrics.
Wizard Sleeve officially broke onto the UK scene in 2009 after teaming up with breaks super group Aquasky and releasing in August 2009, the huge underground anthem “Me Plus You” produced by Aquasky aka Black Noise.

It wasn’t long before the track caught the ear of Dutch DJ and producer, Sidney Samson who heard a bootleg of his club smash “Riverside” using the hooky verse and catchy melody of the Wizard Sleeve rap. Lex & Mike then agreed to re-record for the official release of a new version called, “Riverside – Let’s Go” which featured the guys in full. Released via Ministry Of Sound at the beginning of 2010, the record stormed national and regional radio and was A listed on Radio 1, 7 weeks upfront of release whilst also becoming a huge You Tube hit : it has since reached just over 2 million views of the official video featuring Wizard Sleeve. It also remained in the UK Official charts for over 11 weeks and reached no 2 at it’s highest and has sold in excess of 350,000 records.

During the success of the record and for the past 6 months, the guys have been touring the UK extensively, having clocked up over 74 shows and overwhelming crowds and promoters alike with their energy fuelled live performances. It’s no surprise however, that their live shows are a rollercoaster of energy and entertainment as previously under their solo guises of Lex One & Mike Beatz, they’ve rocked stages with the likes of Wu Tang, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Nas, KRS One, Kool Keith and Method Man.
Whilst touring the UK, they’ve also been busy writing for their 1st artist album aswell as working on collabs with other artists and the past few months has seen them hook up in the studio with the likes of Mason, Nick Thayer & N’Fa, Cutfather, Ant Miles (Ram Records guru), Calvertron, Black Noise, Jodie Connor & Dawood to work on new material.

They are also now due to release their next solo record “Get Down Tonight” on Southern Fried Records, which samples the no 13 US 1990’s hit, Skee- lo’s “I Wish” and re-ignites the successful partnership of Black Noise and Wizard Sleeve. The record is a true summer anthem and the promotional campaign will be hitting in August and sees the tune rolled out in full to all holiday destinations and UK clubs, with a strong remix package. Also having just recently signed to major live bookings agency, Primary Talent International which represents the likes of Daft Punk, Mark Ronson, Dizzee Rascal, Roots Manuva, Basement Jaxx & Chiddy Bang, the boys are looking forward to getting back on the road again in the UK and Europe in 2011.

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UDACHI

Riding a bullet out of hell on a path to nowhere, Udachi's influence lies heavily in the psychedelic and manic aspect of dance music, his music can swing from heavy bass inferno drop's to shuffly 2 step low end stormers. When he goes left you better follow!

Remixing the likes of Audio Bullies, Flinch, AC Slater, Juiceboxx and Dre Skull, Luna-C, Rico Tubbs he knows how to flex and present his ever evolving style to dance musics underground pallet. You might of heard a tune or few of his on festival circuits. Tracks like "Paypur" (collaborated with Jubilee), "P-Funk Skank" and "JellyRoll" have been played by the likes of Tommie Sunshine, AC Slater, Kissy SellOut, Terry Mullan, Star Eyes, Crookers, Franki Chan and more.

Hang tight becasue there's more madness on the way, prepare to be taken for a swim...

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ILL PHIL

Phil Dolman has many pseudonym’s. Punk Rolla, Bass Weazal, 4th Dimension & Ill Phil.

The sound of Ill Phil is a tricky one to categorise... It’s a kind cross between House, & Garage. Lets call it Utility House.

Ill Phil has been recognized all of the world for his fresh sound and has rocked dance floors and radio waves literally from Miami 2 Ibiza...

2011 is set to be a monster, remixing and bootlegging tunes from the likes of Faithless & Martin Solveig..

RIP Dubstep, bring on Utility House!

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SONNY WHARTON

“What makes Sonny stand out from the pack is his combination of talent and determination” – DJ Mag

The last 12 months for Sonny Wharton have been nothing short of phenomenal! Huge releases on Size, Toolroom, Spinnin’ and Skint have all received heavy support from the likes of Pete Tong, Steve Angello, Mark Knight and Roger Sanchez whilst his new record label Whartone continues to dominate the download charts.

As a DJ Sonny shot to fame by winning a DJ Mag mix-tape competition for Renaissance leading to sets at Amnesia, a weekly residency at Manumission and Mixmag announcing Sonny as one of their original “Future Heroes” alongside Nic Fanciulli, and Gareth Emery.

Over the last few years Sonny’s racked up slots for the who’s who of club land including sell-out shows at Space, Pacha and Ministry Of Sound. He’s held a monthly residency in Barcelona, rocked the likes of Global Gathering, Wickerman and Isle Of Wight Festivals and played to over 1 million people at The Berlin Love Parade. In addition to this Sonny has done no less than 3 guest mixes for Radio 1 as well as countless live interviews and has featured on both MTV and Channel 5’s ‘The Gadget Show’.

Renown for his technical abilities both in the studio and DJ booth, Sonny was recently invited by industry leaders Ortofon and Ecler to become UK Ambassador for their brands, showcasing just what their technology is capable of in the right pair of hands. He regularly appears for them at international trade shows and features prominently in their advertising campaigns both in press and on screen.

With Toolroom having already knighted Sonny “a certified member of the house music elite”, the launch of his own ‘Sound Of Whartone’ events in London and new releases lined up on Stereo, Nocturnal Groove, Skint and Positiva 2011 is already off to a flying start!!

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MICKY SLIM

As one of the most charismatic individuals to smash his way onto the house music scene in recent years, Micky Slim is the Birmingham-bred bad boy that has arrived and is ready to take over. With an outstanding production portfolio that has had a phenomenal success rate of being heard on BBC Radio1, an international residency that gives Micky global exposure, and a few helping hands (more later), its clear that Micky is not just one of the UKs finest up-and-coming talents, he is getting recognition the world over.

The wheels however properly turned when Mickys quickly growing fan base came to the attention of Godskitchen promoter Mark Gillespie. Gillespie was quick to install Micky as Godskitchen Electric resident, a very special moment for Micky especially considering he had been a regular at the club from its beginning at the Sanctuary and had attended every one of Godskitchens colossal Global Gathering festivals. Mickys Gods residency has seen him play regularly to a rapturous home crowd alongside the likes of Erick Morillo, Chris Lake, Richard Dinsdale, James Zabiela and Fergie, as well as debut at Global. Almost 50,000 people converged on the festival at Long Manston Airfield near Stratford Upon Avon with Micky playing in the same arena as Deep Dish, Steve Lawler and Tiesto. And with James Zabiela stuck in traffic, the BBC gave Micky the opportunity of a lifetime by recording his set for broadcast on the Essential Mix. Micky duly responded by delivering 45 minutes full of filthy acid, wonky electro and twisted tech house to a worldwide audience. This is without doubt the finest moment in Mickys career to date. Such exposure has resulted in major interest from throughout the UK and abroad -- deserved credit for such a memorable performance.

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