RALPH GOOD
Until 2010, Ralph Good was one part of "The Good Guys", a DJ- and Producerteam located in Zurich (Switzerland), gaining support of the industrys tastemakers: Fedde Le Grand, Dubfire, David Guetta, Chuckie, Tiesto, Axwell, Bob Sinclar, Erick Morillo, Pete Tong, Armin van Buuren, Miguel Migs and lots more.
Currently, he's focusing on his solo project - as DJ, Producer and Remixer for industry's heayweights such as Ian Carey, Snoop Dogg, Avicii, Yves Larock, JCA, Sam Obernik and more!
Most of his (and The Good Guys') productions gained Top20 status at Beatport, the worlds leading download store for Housemusic. As well as the tracks and remixes can be found on various Compilations such as Pacha, Hed Kandi, Kinky Malinki or Ministry of Sound.
Thanks to his productions and dj skills, Ralph Good is now headlining the most prestigious clubs all around the world from L.A. to Miami, from Stockholm to Moscow, from Bogota to Sao Paolo, from Gold Coast to Auckland and beyond alongside with some of the greatest house artists.
And this is how it all started: As a part of "The Good Guys", Ralph released his first production called "Give Up The Funk" in 2005 on Elan Records (USA/NL) in collaboration with Ian Carey. It kick-started the career and gained huge support by the likes of Axwell or Shapeshifters and achieved different hype chartings and all over Europe. The follow up single "Lose Control" boosted The Good Guys on the next level not only by having regular plays by Erick Morillo at Pacha Ibiza and Pete Tong it also has been suppoted by all the other big jocks such as Michael Gray, Stonebridge, Timmy Vegas, Kid Creme, Richard Earnshaw, Warren Clarke or Hardsoul. While getting licensed all over the world, from Australia to Spain, from Italy to Germany to the UK, it went into the Top40 charts in several countries. International tours came up in countries like Russia, USA, Ukraine, Sweden, Spain, Austria, Germany and countless others.
JOLYON PETCH
New Zealand's premier International Touring DJ, Producer, Remixer & owner of Club Luxury Records...
Jolyon Petch is without doubt one of New Zealand's hottest exports, having performed all over the globe from Miami (USA), London, Ibiza, Cyprus, Dubai, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Sweden, Czech Rep, Poland, Germany, Bali & Australia. He has held an international superclub residency at 'The Castle Club' in Ayia Napa (Cyprus) for over 3 years and in 2010 he secured two more international Club Residencies at two of the top clubs on the Gold Coast - Platinum & now his main home at East Nightclub.
Having played in some of the most exclusive & prestigious clubs around the world, 2008 has seen Jolyon's international career shift into top gear. From his late 90's beginnings in New Zealand, he quickly elevated himself to the top of his game in the local scene, garnering much respected residencies & touring the country. Playing support slots for some of the world's largest party brands & super-clubs, it wasn't long until international DJ's & producers began to notice his skills & Jolyon began to look beyond local borders. With his international contacts, remix work for some of the biggest house producers started to come in, & in 2006 he picked up his first European residency in the main room at Ayia Napa's Castle Club - the largest club in Cyprus with a 3000+ capacity. With a northern hemisphere base, Petch then set about exposing himself to some of Europe's premier cities, clubs & producers. His appearances to date have included Berlin, Prague, Warsaw, Ibiza, Limmasol, London, Birmingham, Hastings & Leicester at some of the world's top clubs such as Pacha, Turnmills, Koko, Utopia, Baangalu, AIR & Mecca. Other notable performances have included; GodsKitchen, Slinky, Ministry of Sound, Hed Kandi, Gatecrasher, Funky4Love, Funkinyou, Miss Moneypennys & The Gallery. Jolyon's touring brand & record label, Club Luxury, has followed his successes, further building his profile & now has an impressive array of releases ready to launch in late 2008. These include his own productions working with respected artists such as Stonebridge, Soul Avengerz, Katherine Ellis, Abigail Bailey, Merenia Gillies, Moscomusic, Darwin & Backwall, Greg Stainer & more, as well as his own projects Elektrik Disko & Sound Conducterz.
Further afield Jolyon makes regular appearances in Dubai, bringing Club Luxury to Zinc in the middle-east, where he has also featured on Radio 1 UAE, & is presently working on another exciting project which will see his profile raise to the next level in this dynamic & rapidly growing region. Not forgetting home, he continues to headline New Zealand's largest New Year's event every year in Auckland, a privilege he has held since 2000. With his midnight set's having such a formidable reputation, it's the only dance-floor to be on to see in the New Year down-under! Production-wise, his discography to date is more impressive than you might realise & includes artists; Soul Avengerz, Beatfreakz, Agnelli & Nelson, Jason Herd, Ben Macklin, Paul Gardner, Deepswing, Jon Fitz, Steve Edwards, Peyton, Minimal Youth, Greg Stainer & more. As a DJ, he has played alongside the likes of; Groove Armada (live) , Freemasons, Boy George, X-Press 2, Armand van Helden, Judge Jules, Norman Jay, Mauro Picotto, Soul Avengerz, Felix da Housecat, Stonebridge, Carl Cox, Ian Carey, Junior Sanchez, Grand Master Flash, Armin van Buuren, Soul Central, Syke n' Sugarstarr, Bobby & Steve, Lucien Foort, ATFC, Grant Nelson & the Shapeshifters, among others.
Jolyon's passion for music & trademark professionalism have also seen him involved in other aspects of the industry, including launching New Zealand's premier nationwide entertainment & events guide 'Infusion Magazine', which has gone on to be even bigger through it's licensing to the United Arab Emirates. Prior to departing New Zealand he was also one of the country's most respected event promoter's, seeing him play in every significant centre in the country & bring a number of international artists to local shores. 2007 also saw Petch visit & perform at the Miami Winter Music Conference, further strengthening his international ties.
Looking to the future, Jolyon's energy is firmly focused on his international production projects, Elektrik Disko & the Sound Conducterz, having already featured on Ministry of Sound's 'Housexy' in 2007 & securing bookings across the globe. Keep your ears tuned for both their original productions & remixes on Hed Kandi radio, Passion FM, Radio 1 UAE, 91ZM, Kiss FM (Melb), Radio Metro (Gold Coast), The Edge, George FM (NZ), & many more frequencies worldwide, including Club Luxury TV.
2009 saw Jolyon headline the main stage dance tent at the Highlife Matakana event. Playing the midnight set after Moto Blanco. His remix for the Freemasons latest single sat at #1 on the Xpressbeats.com 50 most wanted chart for 2 weeks with his own Luxury Records releasing their first single at the end of March. His sub label Little Love Records, released the Auckland House Authority "The Music 2009" which charted #1 on the Xpressbeats.com 50 most wanted charts for over 2 months. with many other remixes and originals charting on many top dance sites. Jolyon also hosted his record label Club Luxury in Cyprus for his international residency at The Castle Club and also co-managed new superclub Babylon in Ayia Napa with acts coming through like Tiesto, Above & Beyond, Mauro Picotto, Ras Kwame, Crazy Cousinz & more..
2010 has so far seen Jolyon with 2 international Club Residencies in Australia performing alongside countless international and Australian DJ's & acts.. His record label 'Club Luxury' also released it's first single for the year - 'Jolyon Petch & Sam Hill vs Th'dudes - Bliss 2010' and it went straight to #2 on itunes NZ Dance singles and #3 on Dance albums and then enjoyed chart success at #1 on Audiojelly.com and on Armadadownloads.com (Owned by Armin Van Buuren). The instant hit anthem Bliss 2010 also charted #32 on the prestigious Aria Club Charts with support from all the big plaayers in the Australian dance scene.. Their single also was performed live by the original singer from Th'Dudes - Peter Urlich, which was broadcast on the Maori TV network for a FREE to air Boxing match by NZ's greatest boxer David Tua. The single was performed live before the main event to an estimated 1 million viewers worldwide. The song has also attracted great reviews on TVNZ's breakfast show getting a 4 star review..
Now Jolyon is working on a collaboration project with the singer from Kosheen on many new originals.. 2010 is going to be a very BIG year indeed..
ELEKTRIK DISKO
Elektrik Disko brings together a killer combination of musical experience and dance-floor destruction with the UKs Steve Richards and New Zealands Jolyon Petch. Each highly successful in their respective hemispheres, they have become a legendary duo on the decks and are now establishing themselves to an equal standard in the studio.
Having played in some of the most exclusive & prestigious clubs around the world, 2008 has seen Jolyon's international career shift into top gear. From his late 90's beginnings in New Zealand, he quickly elevated himself to the top of his game, garnering much-respected residencies & touring the country. Playing for some of the world's largest party brands & super-clubs, it wasn't long until international DJ's & producers began to notice his skills & Jolyon began to look beyond local borders. With his international contacts, remix work for some of the biggest house producers started to come in, & in 2006 he picked up his first European residency in the main room at Ayia Napa's Castle Club - the largest club in Cyprus.
It was here that the partnership with Steve Richards was cemented and their two styles combined to create the formidable dance-floor force - Elektrik Disko.
Steve is one of the most talented and versatile artists in the house and electronic dance music scene. His DJ profile has seen him tour the globe and perform at some of the worlds most prestigious clubs alongside A-list artists including Tiësto, Paul van Dyk, Judge Jules, Freemasons, Stonebridge, Soul Avengerz, Ferry Corsten and many more. Born in London and exposed to music from an early age, Steves sound has developed and evolved over the years to encompass all styles of House. His talent derives from 15 years mastering the art of mixing, the last 7 as a professional DJ, giving him vast experience in the global scene. It is these skills that have taken him from London to his first international residencies in Cyprus, before touring to New Zealand, South America and around Europe.
The Elektrik Disko live performance sets a new standard in energy and crowd interaction, featuring live effects, tricks and an unparalleled vibe. The duo has so far spread their style and sound to some of Europe's premier cities, clubs & events. Headline appearances to date have included Bangaluu Berlin; Turnmills, Koko, The Box, Warehouse & Pacha London; AIR Birmingham; Waves Limassol; and their summer residency at the Castle Club Ayia Napa. Further afield the duo have also performed in New Zealand at Spy Bar, Stonyridge, Space & Code Auckland; and Base - Christchurch.
Elektrik Disko also regularly feature on their own brands Club Luxury, Another Wild Night and Fight Night, as well as international brands Funkinyou and Funky4love.
Production-wise, Elektrik Disko have been remixing for; Agnelli & Nelson with a release on Deep Blue records, Soul Avengerz for Soda records, Jamie Wamie, Paul Gardner & Darwin & Backwall.
Bursting onto the scene, their first single featuring Katherine Ellis, entitled Nothing but Love, is a funk-fuelled big room summer, house anthem and due for official release on Luxury Records in late 2008. The track debuted with a live performance by Katherine Ellis to a full house at the Castle Club on August 12th, 2008. The Elektrik Disko live PA featuring Katherine Ellis is set to take bookings around the globe in support of this exciting release.
The duo are also working with other well respected artists including; Merenia Gillies, Moscomusic, Darwin & Backwall, Jojo Da Silva & more to be announced, in addition to their own projects, as well as working with and supporting the following artists: Stonebridge, ATFC, Mauro Picotto, Marco V, M.I.K.E PUSH, Soul Avengerz, Freemasons, Abigail Bailey, Bobby & Steve, Maximus, Hagennar & Albrecht, Mike Moscow, Jon Fitz, Jason Herd, Grant Nelson, Mr Arkoss, Katherine Ellis, Gavyn Mytchel, Super 8, Darwin & Backwall.
Keep an ear out for forthcoming Castle Club House Sessions compilation due to hit the shops winter 2008, mixed by the guys and featuring some of their very own originals and remixes.
2008 has been the most successful year to date for the Elektrik Disko boys, playing to sell-out 4000+ crowds in Ayia Napa every week, with appearances still to come this year at Pacha, Koko, Ministry of Sound, with more to be confirmed.
SOUND CONDUCTERZ
Sound Conducterz are Jolyon Petch & Luke Tomes.
The two of them have been producing House music together for since 2004, always staying true to providing Peak Time Party Anthems. 2005 saw them producing mashup's & assorted Bootlegs under their other project "Bootleg Kingz". This got the attention of Judge Jules who dropped their first ever production on the main stage _ The Homelands Festival UK, plus playing it live on BBC Radio 1.
After that most of Auckland's favourite party DJ's then started playing their various productions most notably Peter Urlich, Dick Johnson, Sample Gee, General Lee, Sam Hill, Bevan Keys & many more. Their first originals "Can't stop the funk" & "Summer Anthem" appeared on the Glamour Mix CD (Mixed by Jolyon Petch & Tim Richards)
Plus they hooked up with NZ Rn'B Diva - Nat Rose to record "Always There" which has been a party favourite in the Auckland clubs, followed up by the summery hit "Feelin' Me which featured Nat Rose & MC Bling.
The lads also found time to remix Tru Real's songs "Let it go" & L.O.V.E for their upcoming collaboration album.
In 2006 the boys recruited the talents of NZ born singer Merenia (Now living in Sydney), to record the Summer hit "Hold Ya Head Up". This track has been receiving lots of airplay on Peter Urlich's breakfast show on George FM. Plus it has been played in the top clubs & Bars in Cyprus. It has also been playlisted by the likes of Wawa, Stonebridge, Raul Rincon, Timmy Vegas and many more..
DJ/Producer/Remixer Stonebridge enlisted Jolyon & Luke to remix a single for his record label "Stoneyboy". Here they served up a slice of Peak time party mayhem with their take on "Third Member's - Tidal Flow"
The end of 2006 saw the boys head across the ditch to record some of Sydney's most talented musicans & again Mereniz for their 2 next singles "Sunset to Sunrise" & "That Monsta Latin Track" (Now named "Things are gonna change").
2007 saw the Sound Conducterz finish a remix for Soul Avengerz's latest single "One Luv" Feat. Katherine Ellis, which has been released on Milk & Sugar Recordings in Europe and ONE LOVE in Australasia.
Watch out in 2009 for their first Release - SOUND CONDUCTERZ Feat. Merenia - Hold your head up [LUXURY RECORDS]. Ft. remixes from Stonebridge, Elektrik Disko & Jolyon Petch.
DJ FAVORITE
Successful moscow DJ, remixer and producer, owner of russian-european record-label Fashion Music Records, resident & remixer for record labels such as: S2G Productions, Club Luxury Records.
Collaboration & partnership with producers Chris Montana, Ruben Alvarez, ESquire, Jolyon Petch, Criminal Vibes, BK Duke, Movetown, Dave Ramone.
He works with such singers as Jamie Sparks, Theory, Mr. Freeman, Paula P'Cay & more. with his releases being supported by Dj luminaires such as Paul Van Dyk, David Vendetta, Markus Schulz, Jaytech, Nick Fiorucci, Phillipo Blake.
Plus support on European Radio Stations: Max FM, Radio Metro, Red Sea Dance Radio, Club Stule FM etc. Russian FM-Stations: Energy FM, Megapolis FM, DFM, UFM etc.
He also teams up with famous progressive house producer Incognet to make massive Big room Anthems..
www.djfavorite.ru
LITTLE JUNKIES (RUSSIA)
Little Junkies is a young ambitious Moscow project of two sound producers – Tim Caustic & Vee Wildy.
After releasing bootleg mixes of Madonna (Frozen) and Roger Sanchez (Lost) that literally exploded Moscow night clubs in 2010, the project started being widely discussed.
After that Little Junkies never stopped surprising the audience with their many-sides, releasing different types of music from rhythmic electro house to solid melodious Progressive House and sometimes even Progressive Trance.
The project divides their musical material into two directions – sprightly club promo-remixes of legendary House music hits in a free access and authorial music and official remixes for European market.
The only thing is permanent – stable high sound quality of tracks due to laborious lead-up and availability of well-equipped production-studio.
Apart from working with their own material, Little Junkies are sound producers of several well-known Moscow DJs. They create on their own and render support in sound quality improvement to musicians.
Within the joint project Little Junkies & Barannicoff, in 2011 they produced a release with a famous house-diva Polina Griffith. Since 2011 they have been residents of Moscow label Fashion Music Records and remix artists of Club Luxury Records. Little Junkies are the participants of Love Is 2011 festival.
EAST & YOUNG
The Far East has always been legendary for the mystique, the ambient and the traditions. However, in the far east of the lowlands a new legend has arrived.
East & Young is a collaboration between Dutch producers Marc Vano and Ivo de Jong. Marc & Ivo met each other at the Conservatory in Enschede, Netherlands, where their careers began under the guidance of world famous producer Junkie XL.
East & Young burst onto the scene with the internationally acclaimed club track Reveal, supported by the likes of Pete Tong (Essential Mix), Tiesto, Laidback Luke, David Guetta, Sander van Doorn, Above and Beyond, Bob Sinclar and the Swedish House Mafia to name a few. Reveal launched Marc & Ivo onto the global dance scene and singlehandedly created a new genre-breaking style of electronic music, a style which defines East & Young.
Their spherical and melodic big-room anthems have won them fans in every corner of the globe, whilst firmly placing the Dutch duo on the international clubbing radar. East & Young followed up their smash hit with another bag of highly creative cuts entitled Lifelike, Beautiful Evening and Open Sesame, gaining them further support and recognition for their unique production style.
With acclaimed remixes for the likes of Kings of Tomorrow on Finally, Nadia Ali, Starkillers and Alex Kenji on Pressure, Jolyon Petch & Sandro Silva, including releases on imprints such as True House Music, Defected, Club Luxury Records, Strictly Rhythm, Hed Kandi and Spinnin, East & Young have hit a winning streak that has brought them to unimaginable heights, and they are still rising.
STAFFORD BROTHERS
The Stafford Brothers are sure sell-out headliners in every state around Australia They headline festivals in Australia, Their own productions and remixes peak at the top end of the club and dance charts and are hot request favourites throughout the Southern Hemisphere!
Proud Gold Coasters, Matt & Chris Stafford have been steadily rising to the top of Australias elite DJ forces since 1999, the year the brothers decided to shelve their solo DJing and pair up fulltime. Both standout DJs, Chris is an old hat at producing and a natural lyricist on the mic, while Matt is known for his lead guitar solos over sets and possesses business acumen to boot. All this adds up to the blood brothers combining as a powerful force in both the production and DJ realms and whether theyll admit it or not, as one of the main drivers of the Australian dance music scene. The nationwide fame of the Stafford Brothers seems to know
no limit. The brothers soared from a number 27 ranking in the Technics inthemix Australian Top 50 in 2005, to number six in 2006, to 2007 being ranked as the number one DJs in Queensland & number three in the country. With both boys possessing a natural drive to always reach the top of whatever they set their minds to, it shouldnt be long until the boys are claiming pole position. In 2007 The Staffords were signed to international dance identity Ministry of Sound, - Electro House Sessions. Their mix CD has since gone Gold & was sitting
pretty at #1in the country for three weeks running.
Multiple tours to Ibiza & main room club sets in venues across Miami, Las Vegas, London, Manchester, Dubai and Spains Malaga and Marbella have meant the Stafford sound has already successfully infiltrated overseas markets. When playing abroad, the boys are conscious to play plenty of Aussie productions, their own tracks, remixes and mash-ups as well as the latest floor- rocking tracks from around the world.
STONEBRIDGE
StoneBridge is an artist that needs little introduction. If youve danced in a club, the chances are youve danced to a StoneBridge production. His unique brand of sexy house music has ruled dancefloors for 20 years, regularly crashing into the charts across the world. As a DJ his ability to move a dancefloor has seen him travel the globe, rocking parties everywhere from Sydney to San Francisco to Seoul to Sao Paolo.
In October 2004, StoneBridge released a long awaited debut artist album Cant Get Enough. The album received overwhelming international acclaim, selling huge amounts and spawning the massive hit singles Put Em High and Take Me Away. Both tracks hit the UK Top 10 and to date have been released in 24 countries. With fans around the world desperate for more, in 2007 StoneBridge released his follow up artist album Music Takes Me to similar ecstatic reaction. The singles from the album SOS, You Dont Know and Close To Heaven have continued the StoneBridge success story, blasting out of radios everywhere and charting highly across the world.
Born in Stockholm, StoneBridge began DJing in the early eighties, spinning funk and disco at his own night, Fellini. After hearing the innovative sound of house music coming from Chicago in the mid 80s, StoneBridge immediately knew where his future lay and made an official switch to house, starting to remix tracks with a crew of other local DJs under the name SweMix. Their reputation grew and soon StoneBridge began remixing international acts like De La Soul, Titiyo and Rebel MC. However, it was with his remix of Robin S Show Me Love in 1993, that StoneBridge established himself as a world class remixer and producer. The record went on to become one of the biggest selling house records of all time and before long some of the worlds biggest names in music were looking for the magical StoneBridge touch to remix their records. The list of artists StoneBridge has remixed reads like a whos who of music; artists such as Lenny Kravitz, Missy Elliott, Robbie Williams, Simple Minds, Will Smith, Texas, Patti Labelle and Debbie Harry. Most recently it was StoneBridge who was asked to remix Gimme More the comeback single from Britney Spears connecting Britney to the dancefloors once again as only he knows how and more recently Usher 'Love In This Club', Natasha Bedingfield 'Pocketful of Sunshine' and Ne-Yo 'Closer'.
As head of his own highly successful label Stoney Boy Music, StoneBridge continues to release club anthems with his special brand of peak time house. Alongside his own album and singles, new singles Fudge Fruitcake and the collaboration StoneBridge & Wawa Let It Go are also set for release on this respected dance label.
StoneBridge's most recent mix album The Flavour, The Vibe was released worldwide in summer 2006 following the Dance Valley Sunrise double album in 2005. The album was well received, ending up as the soundtrack to house parties everywhere, leading to the second installment of The Flavour The Vibe scheduled for August 2008 release as well as a Best of Stoney Boy mix by StoneBridge that is out in July.
Aside from guest appearances on various radio mix shows in Europe, StoneBridge is also hosting a two-hour mix show for Sirius Satellite in the US (www.sirius.com) on the first Saturday of every month on Area 38, ten to midnight ET.
So, with a career that has already spanned two decades, StoneBridge shows no signs of slowing down, or losing the passion for house music that has given us so many great tunes. The StoneBridge story still has a long way to go...
SOLITAIRE
Lewis Denes Solitaire alias has already enjoyed a trio of chart topping and dancefloors filling hits with versions of You Got The Love, Thinking Of You, and - I Like Love (I Love Love). The latter a huge international hit, that spent 15-weeks in top 40 of the Australian sales chart, ending the year as the third biggest club record of 2003 in both DJ magazine and the Music Week club charts (it spent more weeks on the latter chart than any other).
Now joining forces with Albert Castillo (a Houston-based producer whos enjoyed crossover success in America as both Mynt and Al Be Rich), the two are currently reworking r&b hits into dancefloor club fillers withy much acclaim for the likes of Justin Timberlake, Diddy, Danity Kane, Musiq Soulchild and Ciara, that look set to dominate in the coming months.
Add recent remixes for Jocelyn Brown, Pianoman, and the #1 club topping Audio Fraud with their version of Ride Like The Wind into the equation and Solitaire are on a roll. Not least as his upcoming collaboration, When You Love Someone, with Davidson Ospina and songstress Kate Smith under the guise of NY-Lon, is already being tipped for crossover acceptance.
Celebrating 10 years of club hits, Lewis Dene first reached the coveted #1 slot on the Billboard Dance chart in 1997 with That Sound under his Pump Friction guise. He again topped the American Dance Charts as principle remixer on Duncan Sheiks On A High under his progressive guise of Westway, and gave the Beginerz a Hype Chart #1 with his remix of Doin Me Wrong. A respected DJ for many years, Lewis has played across three continents a mixture of chunky disco-injected house and funky tribal soundscapes spinning at Erick Morillos Subliminal night at Centro-Fly in New York, MTVs Dance Zone party in Sweden, Nervous Records 10th anniversary party at the Ministry of Sound and Australias acclaimed One Love night in Melbourne. His second Australian tour in 2005 closed spinning at the prestigious 2 Tribes dance music festival in alongside the likes of the Prodigy, Armand Van Helden and Grandmaster Flash, and was backed with the release of the mix compilation - Tinted Beats, Breaks & Melodies Mixed by Solitaire & Static Revenger. With a background in radio - Lewis produced Danny Ramplings Love Groove Dance Party on Radio 1 for five years additionally working on the stations dance output with the likes of Pete Tong (news reporter), Judge Jules (producer) and the Essential Mix Live (producer). He initially started as a presenter on the now infamous pirate station LWR in the 80s; most recently presenting shows for Ministry of Sound and Trust the DJ, and a monthly guest on The Touch, Deli Gs Vibe 101 radio show. Lewis background also includes music journalism currently he writes for DJ mag, Update, and Blues & Soul magazine, and the BBC and Beatportal websites. He has also compiled and written liner-notes on over a 170 albums encompassing everything from electro, hip-hop and rap through to disco, Philly, Salsoul and house. Currently he also acts as an A&R consultant for several international labels.
GREG STAINER
What punctuates Gregs skills as a DJ is his capacity to not only incorporate diverse genres and styles, but to transcend them by infusing his music with pure emotion. Gregs talent is matched only by his passion.
Greg currently resides at Dubai's number one multi award-winning nightclub ZINC where he organises the world famous Ministry of Sound & Housexy events and the hugely successful Kinky Malinki PEACH & Conception tours. While in the Middle East Greg has been awarded with two DJ awards.
With Gregs musical career going from strength to strength it wasnt long before the FM broadcast industry started to show an interest. Since 2001, Greg has co-produced and presented prime time radio shows on London Underground, BBC Radio 1, Kiss 100, and Passion 918. Greg currently produces and presents 2 weekly Club Anthem shows on National Radio1 UAE (104.1 & 100.5FM www.gulfnews.com)
With support on his recent productions and remixes from some of the most influential names in the business including ROGER SANCHEZ, Ali Dubfire (Deep Dish), Alex Gaudino, DJ Dove and Timmy Vegas, Greg Stainer has definitely been making a lot of noise in 2008. Three of hes remixes hit the Traxsource top 10, and hes own productions Saxy Mofoe and Long Verb have been play listed and charted by some of the big players across the globe. Greg is showing no sign of lowering the volume in 2009...
A career in DJing & production spanning over 10 years, Greg Stainer first made hes mark on the scene with the 1998 underground hit Weakness, a track which continues to be a mainstay in record boxes around the world today. Following the success of Weakness, Greg left hes home town of London and seized the opportunity to see the world through the eyes of a DJ, rocking dance floors in over 30 cities across 4 continents! Hes travels led him to Dubai where he set up base as a DJ and entertainment manager at the multi award winning Zinc now one of the most successful nightclubs in the Middle East.
Gregs nightclub performances subsequently led him to radio presenting. In the early days on the UK pirate stations London Underground Passion & Upfront FM and progressing to guest shows on BBC Radio 1, Kiss 100 and Choice FM. Greg currently presents the UAEs groundbreaking house music show Club Anthems on National Radio 1.
DARWIN & BACKWALL
In December 2006 Darwin, more or less, forced Backwall to start producing electro house music with him. So it began more like a fun thing to do before going to work at the clubs where they play records. But after lots of positive feedback for their produced songs they decided to start sending them around to various record labels. A short time after, their first song Doesn´t Matter was signed by Monad Music and since then the boys have been busy with remixing for many European artists and DJ'ing around Europe & the Middle East.
David Sjodin began his career at an early age. When he was 17 years old he joined two friends and started producing in their own studio. In that very building, also people like Hux-Flux, Nightfly, Probspot and Pinocchio were working. It didn´t take long before the three of them started a record label called TAP records where David produced his first single called Through my mind. Meanwhile his work as a DJ began to take more and more of his time so he produced less. But in the year of 2006 he decided to start producing again. He has played records every weekend the last 6 years at clubs around Stockholm, but even at bigger events such as ClubRed, Another Wild Night (Cyprus) & Live for NRJ Extravadance.
Andreas Backwall started his DJ career by practicing at home at the age of 14, then playing at private parties etc. At the age of 18 he began to play at nightclubs which he has done 4 nights a week until now. Now (7 years later) he has played as resident DJ on, more or less, all of the biggest nightclubs in Stockholm including Café Opera, Solidaritet, Grodan & more.
SAM HILL
Sam has dedicated his career to playing dance music and he has performed at the most prestigious events, and infamous clubs in the history of New Zealand club culture. He has earned himself a loyal following and much respect among his peers.
Sam began listening to the SugarHill Gang, Afrika Bambaataa and Parliament, then having spent a handful of formative, pre-house years, soaking up the rhythms of hip-hop funk and electro in the mid 80s, moved on to the the ever-evolving electronic music scene.
At the beginning of 1990, Sam took up his first residency at The Siren alongside Roger Perry, Simon Grigg and Jon Davis as well as opening up Auckland's first true dance music vinyl emporium, Bassline Records with Grant Kearney. Sam Hill and Grant Kearney opened up this vinyl mecca after the demise of 256 Records. Situated in O'Connell St (where Karen Walker now resides) Bassline kept Auckland's DJs sorted for top tunes as well as hosting its own nights like Headstrong and Madchester at the Box. Bassline played host to the New Zealand DJ school and with the help of Jon Davis taught a lot of young students how to DJ. With its in-store pinball machine Bassline became a hang out for raverkids, club owners, trainspotters and anyone else with a vague interest in dance culture.
After Bassline Records closed in 1996 BPM records was opened and was owned by Simon Grigg, Tom Sampson and Sam Hill. With orders arriving almost daily BPM's shelves are always filled with the latest releases from around the world. The shop was run by top Auckland DJs Greg Churchill, Geoff Wright and Dean Webb who keep customers informed of what's hot and what's not.
At the start of the new millennium Sam released some dance compilations called Back2back, Chemistry 1 and Chemistry 2 and did national tours to support their release and at the first and last NZ music awards in 2003 Sam came 2nd to Greg Churchill for the DJ of the year.
His salacious, anarchic DJing style has always inspired a keen following and he has moved into the music production field in 2006 and is non-stop in the studio producing his new fresh sound to unleash on the dancefloors in 2007. Sam Hill's DJ skills are also increasingly in demand both in NZ and Australia where his trademark sound always goes down a storm.
Sam has played alongside international DJs Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk, John Digweed, Fatboy Slim, Pete Tong, Paul Oakenfold, Armand Van Helden, Basement Jaxx, Carl Cox, DJ Sneak, Nick Warren, X-Press-2, Mauro Picottto, BT, Sander Kleinenberg, Dave Seaman, Junkie Xl, Doc Martin, Judge Jules, Tall Paul, Eric Morillo, Steve Lawler, Ritchie Hawtin, Giles Peterson, Andy Weatherall, Justin Robertson, Steve Hill, Agnelli and Nelson, Pete Wardman,Johan Gielen, DJ Jean, Barthezz, Ashley Beedle, Grooverider, Lucien Foort, Paul "Trouble" Anderson, M-People, DJ Heaven, Norman Jay, Brandon Block, Tomcraft, Jeremy Healy, Roy the Roach, Mrs Wood, PeeWee Ferris, axwell, Infusion, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso and many, many more.
