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DJ ProfilesAbove & Beyond are without doubt one of the most exciting talents in the global dance music scene today.Their genre-defining productions - often released on their own Anjunabeats label - have become an essential tool for the world's leading DJ's and have set the benchmark for the new generation of trance producers. Although Chris Agnelli and Robbie Nelson produce under three other pseudonyms their passion lies in the music that Agnelli & Nelson are re-knowned for – Trance. After a string of top 20 hits in the UK their calling sign usually comes in the form of up lifting pumping trance and often carries a vocal that is just pure heaven. ‘There are people who play records and there are DJ’s who blow minds, Eddie Halliwell is the latter…who makes every set, no matter how small the club or how big the festival, feel like the closing party of the end of the world’ - Mixmag, 2003. A pioneer and a dynamic force in the electronic dance music industry, Ferry Corsten never ceases to amaze, awe and even challenge his music contemporaries with the zest and talent he has in his productions and musical sets. Music has always been the biggest passion in Tiësto's life and he felt the need to share that passion with other people. Between 1985 and 1993 he performed as a resident at several clubs in holland and in these years he developed an important foundation. Matt Hardwick needs no introduction on these pages. He has rocked the Gatecrasher dance floors as a resident for ten years and played along side some of the biggest names in this place we like to call Club Land. Matt has now been invited once again to host his mix on the counties most respected Radio Station, Radio One. Radio One's Judge Jules has continued his ascension to world domination into the 21st century and has a view to continue to cover the globe with his DJing, productions and presenting over the forthcoming years. It’s been nearly three years since New York natives Domenick Filopei and Bo Pericic got together in the studio after a mutual friend introduced the two. Since then, their chemistry has been undeniable. Filthy Rich – a wealth of high-octane house music! Stevie is a local up and coming Trance DJ who has a great ability to diversify his style to suite any crowd. His DJ Career took off since moving to Sheffield in 2001 through entering and winning various local and regional competitions. He soon developed a strong style and reputation which soon generated a lot of interest from many promoters. Riley & Durrant It’s often said that writing an artist album in dance music is one of the hardest things to do. As a producer of club music do you make ten bangers or do you drift into the ‘artist’ realm and make album tracks that bear little relationship to what you’re initially known for? Aled Mann is one of the most exciting Trance DJs currently emerging from the UK's dance scene. Born in Bangor in 1979, Aled grew up on the stunning Penninsula of North Wales. Andy Farley is the uncrowned King of Hard Dance. Resident at the world famous Sundissential, Frantic, Storm and Progress, Andy is currently guesting all over the UK and abroad. 2001 saw Andy headlining the summer’s 3 biggest dance festivals. How do you measure a DJ's popularity? By club bookings, remix credits, solo releases, and mix CDs? By branding, sponsorship and endorsements? Through glamour quota and celebrity status? Or by radio, television and movie appearances? Guy Ornadel is renowned as one of the premier DJs on the UK circuit. He’s a regular at the nations super clubs and is becoming a mainstay on the international circuit, taking in all the top clubs across the globe. He is described as ‘one of the leading Trance DJs’. Boasting regular appearances at Gods Kitchen and The Gallery, John 00 Fleming has long been injecting his blend of hard-edged progressive trance into the UK’s top clubs. With a career spanning nearly twenty years, his unique character and impeccable talent have seen Fleming become the face of his genre. A lot can happen in 12 months, for Jon O’Bir, 2002 started off with him mixing in his bedroom like thousands of others dreaming of the big time, but as the hours counted down to 2003 his dream had come true and he was warming up the Godskitchen crowd for Fergie. Les Hemstock forms one vital half of the production duo Hemstock and Jennings and has firmly established himself as an integral part of the worlds trance scene with his tracks and DJ sets rocking the best International dance floors. Marco V is a definitive DJ and producer who has devoted his life to creating a sound easily recognisable by its constant drive and uplifting melodies. The ‘V’ Sound - People love him for it, and he never leaves a dancefloor empty. Marcos Euphonic is the 21 year old future Trance star exploding onto the UK scene. Having produced and remixed over 40 club anthems under the guises of Marcos and Euphonic its no wonder he is getting the full support of all the A-list trance DJs. Crossing the boundaries of musical styles is normally the kiss of death for most artists. Only the talented few can survive the typecasting that global success has brought them and Mauro Picotto is the leader of the pack. Mauro Picotto, Judge Jules, Pete Tong and Fergie all love Nick Sentience! At 23 Nick’s electrifying brand of uptempo, driving, pumping, dirty tech-trance and the hardest house is twisting dancefloors worldwide. Paul Oakenfold’s musical career started from admirably humble beginnings, playing soul and rare groove cuts in a Covent Garden wine bar in the late ‘seventies with mate Trevor Fung. Paul van Dyk began the new century with accolades under his belt fresh from the last one: Best Music Maker (DJ Magazine), Best International DJ (Muzik, Ministry), 2nd and 5th respectively in the Mixmag and DJ top 100 DJ polls. Number 1 in his native Germany. He doesn't need an award to prove his popularity and he won't act cool to keep his credibility. The host of Radio 1's groundbreaking Essential Selection show for a staggering 10 years, he works within the mainstream, but is respected by the underground. Sasha, a musician in every sense of the word, may have fallen into that media led trap in the past, but now at 30 years young he forges ahead with projects that will finally allow people to understand who the man behind the myth really is. The 1998 "Muzik" DJ of the Year, Tall Paul, began his DJing career in 1987 at the tender age of 16, playing for office parties at his dad's nightclub Turnmills. At the same time Paul started to run his own pirate radio station called Touchdown FM. If one word can describe Corey's sets it is unpredictable. He has successfully had the masses at the palm of his hand. Corey Mahoney is one of the northern house scene's best kept secrets. John Kelly John Kelly has been DJ’ing since1985 and has been acclaimed as one of the top 30 DJ’s in the world every year since 1995. Based in Liverpool, John has played an integral role in the growth of dance scene from its early years, playing the first illegal raves and then owning his own club in 1989 with James Barton, later of Cream fame. 2004 proved to be an impressive year for Paul Kershaw. After playing all of Cream’s UK dates at Nation as well as rocking both Amnesia in Ibiza and Creamfields UK last year, he has again been confirmed on the line up for their first trance-orientated event of the year. He played the last set at the Come Together New Year celebration at the Tuxedo Princess in Newcastle where he went down a storm to an electric crowd. Talla 2XLC is credited for being one of the pioneers of the global Techno scene. From being the founding father of the legendary Technoclub @ Dorian Gray (est. 1984), to becoming the most loved Trance DJ in Germany, |
