STEVE SMART KISS 100 "FLOORFILLERS" STYLES: HOUSE, PROG
HOUSE, BREAKS, UPLIFTING TRANCE
Steve Smart makes a welcome
return to the Sparkle roster, still riding high in the radios
stakes as host of the flagship KISS 100 Saturday Night show "FLOORFILLERS"
- the coveted slot previously held by Tall Paul. Just as
on his previous KISS Friday night prime time show "KISS
PRESENTS" he has already stamped his own style on the show
and interviewees continue to "cue" up to join him -
previous guests have included such notables as NORMAN COOK, KEVIN
SAUNDERSON, JUNKIE XL, ROGER SANCHEZ, THE SCUMFROG, JAMES HOLDEN
and SASHA.
Production
work both solo, and alongside Nick Woolfson under the artist
name CARBON, has already notched up support from plenty of the
big guns. Solo projects have included remixes for BT and WAY
OUT WEST with debut track 'Ascender - Altitudes' making many
credible compilations including BEDROCK BEATS.
Steve's
live DJ performances continue to excite many corners of the globe....
Recent events/venues have included EXCEL
ARENA LONDON DOCKLANDS, FLOORFILLERS WKD TOUR @ PURPLE - E LONDON,
STEVE SMART/KISS 100 @ THE WORKS - KINGSTON, SATURDAY SESSIONS
@ MINISTRY OF SOUND LONDON, LOVESTRUK @ BAR RUMBA LONDON, LOOP
- CROYDON, THE CROSS - LONDON, REVOLUTION - MILTON KEYNES, THE
MANOR - LOWESTOFT, EGG LONDON - PRIVATE FASHION SHOW as well
as no less than three tours in RUSSIA summer appearances in IBIZAN
clubs ES PARADIS, EDEN and PLAY 2, and a string of dates in GREECE,
as well as KISS 100 parties galore, and spinning the music for
the Coca Cola sponsored Athens Olympic Torch Parade leading the
procession through the heart of London entertaining hundreds
of thousands of spectators.
Steve has an
original style which he has heard described as "House with
a blend of progressive melodies and techno, with a twist of breaks"
certain to stir, and then stimulate the floor. With Steve's show
huge radio profile expect the very hottest promo cuts on the
decks months before their release. Get Smart!
DJ/Producer
Miss Behavin’ is one of the UKs most successful female DJs
- not just by industry reputation (IDJ "Top 50 DJs To Watch")
but by popularity too demonstrated by her continued presence
in the "Worlds Top 100 Female DJs" poll. Miss Behavin'
continues to make a lasting impression on fans worldwide with
her talents taking her many times around the globe and touring
major cities across UK, Ireland, Asia, USA, South Africa, Canada,
New Zealand, Australia and all over Europe, including the highest
profile promotions, superclubs and festivals such as Es Paradis,
Charlys Angelz, Godskitchen, Passion and Goodgreef.
Over
the last 8 years Miss Behavin' has worked alongside many other
top DJs including Judge Jules, Sonique, Tall Paul, Eddie Halliwell,
Fergie and Lisa Lashes and earlier on in her career she worked
closely with Tidy Records and toured many countries as part of
the Tidy Girls. She also spent 5 crazy summer seasons DJ'ing
in Ibiza, one of which she was followed by camera crews filming
her DJ sets and Ibiza antics for documentaries for SKY ONE, Channel
4 and VH1 Music Channel including the cult "Ibiza Uncovered"
series...
Achieving
impressive success as a producer as well as a DJ, Miss Behavin's
massively euphoric ‘Shine On Me’ feat Gemma James is
currently being supported by top DJ's across the globe. ‘Shine
On Me’ is the follow up to her monster club anthem ‘Such
a Good Feelin’, that shot straight to number 6 in the UK
dance charts and was selected for the BRIT Awards nominations
in 2004. Such a Good Feelin is featured on 8 massive selling
dance compilations including ‘Extreme Euphoria’, Dance
Anthems on Nukleuz and '10 years of Tidy'. This year
Miss Behavin' is back in the studio working on a remix of ‘Sweet
Harmony’ and on various house productions under the name
of Kid Funk.
Miss
Behavin' currently holds residencies for the crazy Casualty Tour,
a Doctors and Nurses themed night (ooh Matron) and the glamourous
Charlys Angelz Ibiza international tours. Niki is officially
sponsored by Sennheiser and has been the global face of the advertising
campaign for their HD25 Headphones.
Miss
Behavin' regularly appears in music, lifestyle and industry magazines
and press including IDJ, Night, Maxim, and Mixmag, who decribed
her recently as "a fantastic DJ and producer" - we
couldn't agree more!
Rich Evans Manager
'BJ's 'Bahrain
"The
best guest DJ we've ever had"
Well
what can we say about this man that hasn't already been said
a million times before other than we are very proud to have a
true dance music legend aboard. Nicky, along with Paul Oakenfold
and Pete Tong was one of the founding fathers of the UK dance
scene, and exporter of the new Ibiza sound to an unsuspecting
and mainly grateful world. 15 years on and most of what we know
as the dance scene today has been built on the foundations of
the vision, perspiration and liberty-taking of these few. Rumour
has it they had quite a good time in the process too!
With
roots in the mid 80's soul and warehouse scene Nicky's incredible
DJ journey from the DOO AT THE ZOO'S and SPECIAL BRANCH parties
to the championing of the Balearic sound and Ibiza scene through
to the opening of his legendary parties and clubs THE MILK BAR,
TRIP, SIN, MARS, VELVET UNDERGROUND in London and Ibiza and involvement
in all manner of apects of the scene and industry over the years
have been well documented in the many books on the history of
house...
These days Nicky
Holloway may be wiser, more reflective and more vertical than
back in the heady days of Ibiza superclubbing and UK Acid House,
but the hunger for playing great dance music is still there,
along with the performance talent that has headlined thousands
of events over the years and that amazing record collection stretching
across 25 years of dance music. This is the man that turned EuroDisney
into rave central in 1993, toured Spain, Australia, New Zealand,
France, Holland, Belgium, Ireland, America, Argentina, Russia,
Egypt, Greece, The Philippines, Hong Kong, Japan, Germany, China,
Dubai, Bahrain, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Portugal, Turkey, Malaysia,
Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Brazil, Denmark, Czech Republic,
Switzerland, Italy, Scotland & Kosovo while most of us were
still trying to find a party somewhere off the M25!
The
first BBC Radio 1 Ibiza Essential Mix came from none other than
- yep you guessed it (1995 Privilege) - click HERE for the Radio
1 Ibiza story
Nickys'
early production credits include Beats Workin - Everyway But
Loose, Titty Twister - Pussy Blowout, Holloway & Co.- Voyager,
Holloway & Co.- I'll Do Anything To Make You Mine (Incredible),
Sir Real - Spirits High (White Label),NWA vs. Oasis - Wonderwall
(White Label), Beats Workin - Don't Keep Me Waiting (White Label),
Velvet Underpants - Where Is My Man (SL2), Beats Workin - Burn
Out Don't Fade Away (FFRR), Beats Workin - Sure Beats Workin
(FFRR). Nicky freely admits his increasing passion for his writing,
producing and remixing, with several projects always on the go
(recent customers include Jon Legend, Carl Cox and Gilles Peterson),
is now taking up valuable DJ time. Nevertheless he still finds
time for a London residency at the immense GUILTY PLEASURES events
at KOKO (Camden Palace), celebrity parties (including recently
for for Jack & Kelly Osborne) and his regulr international
forays always generate the same buzz and fab welcome from fans
the world over each time he rekindles the legend that is Nicky
Holloway!
MISS KELLY MARIE HED KANDI RESIDENT STYLES:ELECTRO, FUNKY AFRO & DISCO HOUSE
Since
1997 Kelly Marie has been recognized internationally for her
Soulful, Funky and Uplifting House sets with a blend of Latin,
Afro and Disco Influences and expressive Energy and Funky uplifting
vibe she transmits. Today she rocks crowds in some of the
top venues and club promotions in and around London and guests
abroad regularly. With current residency's in the UK and in Italy
for So Delicious Milan, Hed Kandi, Trade (Light lounge|),and
Casa Latino Tour. Kelly Marie is also the resident DJ and music
director for the IT GIRLS and plays regularly for All About Soul,
Floridita London, Detox at the Ghetto, Pin Up at Egg London,
Clandistino, Café Real Milan, Hennessey Turino, Club Real
in Slovenia.
Her
vibe is "funky versatile" and with inspiration drawn
from her favorite artist producers and love of boogie, soul and
Latin grooves Kelly's own productions were always going to emerge,
teaming up with partner Danny Keith and other talented individuals
alike under the Soul 8 banner to capture the uplifting vibe her
fans are so accustomed to. The release of Supa Bad has had great
support and continues to....
...bring
joy to dance floors worldwide and the It Girls have choreographed
a complete show around her productions performing Supa Bad, Cloud
9 and Dance live. These are just a fraction of the UK's Clubs
and Promotions Kelly has played... Gatecrasher Sheffield, Paha
London, Coc Co club Regent Street London, Bamboo Birmingham,
Liquid, Movida London, Bar Beyond Newcastle, Lucorum Barnsley.
Rulin @ Ministry of Sound, Detox @ Heaven, Ruby @ Canvas, Trade
VIP @ Gay Pride, Kinky Trade@ Turnmills, Trade pre parties @
Escape, Clandistino @ The AKA Bar, Hype @ AKA Bar, Nightlife
@ Club Aquarium, Cocolate-Escape Brighton, Liv House @ club Herbal
WhatsOn @ Club Rouge, The Gate- Notting hill, Bar, Just for the
cheek of it @ prodigal, Rude Reality @ Tokyo Joes, Browns Night
Club, Spot Bar- Covent Garden, Halo Promotions @ Bar Evissa,
Detox @ Ghetto, Strictly Garage Aylesbury, Slippery Sessions
@ The Egg, , Nightshift @ The Rhythm Factory, The Freedom Bar,
Lets get it on @ Club Coliseum and the Rhythm Factory, ItÕs
a soul thing @ The Velvet Rooms, Bar Roca- House FM nights crouch
end, The Beach Bar Brighton, The Escape club Brighton, Love and
Lust @ Club Tropicana, UCP @ The Studio, Two Thirty Bar- Soho,
The Jet lounge- Soho, Vision @ Zenith- Park Royal, Soft and smooth
@ Club 1- High Wycombe, Heart and Soul @ Aztec- Stevenage. Legends
Northampton. Ice Cream Fridays @ Vivid & Elite- Romford,
Suss 5th Birthday @ The Rex- Stratford
Intrernational
Highlights Virgin - staff parties- Shanghai, Sydney and Brisbane,
Hed Kandi - Greece, El Divino - Ibiza, The Annual Music Festival
@ The Lions Garden - Cyprus, Fashion TV Event @ Café Real
- Milan, Ministry of Sound Bacardi tour @ BCM Magaluf, Majorca,
The Angels of Funk @ BCM - Magaluf, Majorca, The Mix - Chang
Du, China, Heineken Tour - Shanghai, The Tube @ Seven Apples
- Italy, Jubilee Beach Club - Italy, Club Fluid - Italy, Café
Real - Italy, Club Real - Slovenia, Hennessey Club - Italy, Evita
- Italy, Kinky Trade Amnesia - Ibiza, Charlys Angelz @ Club Summon
- Ibiza , The Outback Bar - Thailand, The Orchid - Thailand,
The Astro - Reykjavik Iceland, Bobbys Bar - Tenerife, The ARK
- Australia, Stonewall - Australia, V Bar - Australia
Mix Superclub - Dubai, BJ's - Bahrain
Quote
from Trade"Kelly
Marie made Trade resident in Easter of 2002. Since then she has
become a key member of the lite lounge crew, playing regularly
at both our special Trade parties at Turnmills, other Trade events
further a field and also at Trade promoter Laurence Malice's
brand new state of the art club Egg in King's Cross. She is an
essential cog in keeping the wheels turning and regularly wows
the crowd with her sets. Our clubbers have come to recognize
her unique groove and style. Kelly is a very welcome member of
the Trade collective"
When
Kelly Marie is not rocking dance floors, hosting radio shows
or tinkling in the studio, she is training as a third Dan martial
artist for the Tang So Do UK Team. She has won two world
championships and has recently come back from Malaysia after
winning three gold medals at the 11th Martial Arts World Championships.
So better not mess with this Miss!
DJ LUCCI 6-YEARS
MANUMISSION REZ STYLES:DEEP HOUSE,
FUNKY / ELECTRO, TOUGH HOUSE
One of the hottest properties
in IBIZA in recent years, Lucci - 6 years resident at MANUMISSION
@ PRIVILEGE, the worlds biggest club, as well as fave San An
pre party venue BAR M for whom he has also mixed their globally
released club branded albums. Despite years of spinning
at the most hedonistic club nights in the world quietly spoken
Lucci is suprisingly understated and can easily decieve until
the needle slams onto the vinyl and the party starts to rock
- then expect no quarter on the dance floor.
LUCCI has also
guested at just about every major name club night and superclub
venue on the Island bringing his mature blend of . Deep Soulful
House, through Funky House, to House and Tec-House and expect
some classics thrown in for good measure.
A versatile DJ
with a wide musical knowledge, his Ibizan dedication has previously
resulted in him being very difficult to book during the summer
season but good news! - LUCCI is now based in the UK making him
more accessible to a wider audience in the UK and worldwide......
.He is a great favourite in the Middle
East with his last apearances in Dubai there caused a two mile
traffic jam with hundreds of dance fans locked out of full to
capacity superclub MIX where he rang in the 2005 New Year.
LUCCI is also
founder of the successful PLANET LOVE RECORDS label and produces/remixes
under the names of COSMIC LOVE, FEEL GOOD FACTOR, CELESTIAL,
and TRUSTED, and has had productions with GRAMMA FUNK "I
See You Baby Shakin dat Ass" and Ibiza legend Nicky Holloway.
An interesting
first for DJ Lucci occurred in 2005 as he bacame the wotrlds
very first professional name artist to be bookable though eBay
JUDGE JULES: "Already an Ibiza
veteran, which is no surprise since LUCCI has cut his teeth at
arguably the island's most influential dance music bar, Bar M
Manumission."
DANNY TENAGLIA: "When at Manumission,
I really enjoy dancing to DJ LUCCI's sets and doing a bit of
train spotting."
DAWN MANUMISSION declared on BBC RADIO
ONE: "My favorite Manumission moment was DJ LUCCI's sunset
set of the millennium in Ibiza."
LISA UNIQUE FANTAZIA & HOUSONIC REZ STYLES:HOUSE & ELECTRO
Lisa
Unique has had a phenomenal career to date spanning over nearly
a decade, beginning her career as a House DJ, it all started
opening nights for club nights such as Fantazia back in 1997,
at the time not knowing the popularity and impact she would have
on the music scene. Lisa has always had a musical ear from an
early age, her ability to read music coupled with her heightened
sense of timing and beat matching has now meant she is widely
recognised as one of clublands top flight DJs. Lisa's DJing soon
progressed into the UK Garage scene and it was then when her
career really took off, taking her to a host of venues around
the globe playing some breathtaking performances in Russia, Beirut,
Dubia, Shanghai, India and America, not forgetting a huge presence
in the UK and Europe. Lisa Unique has definitely stamped her
mark on the music industry and cemented her position as one of
the leading djs in the UK.
Lisa
Unique was never going to be just a DJ, in the initial stages
of her career she soon advanced into producing her own tracks
and remixes. Lisa also went on to form the first ever all-girl
garage group - LONDON'S MOST WANTED....
Her
natural talent, guts and determination brought her many successes
over the years, starting with the boundary-breaking house driven
garage track "UNIQUE", put out on Sony's INCredible
label.
This track gained much recognition
from the likes of Seb Fontaine, Tall Paul and Jeremy Healey.
The track "UNIQUE" was hugely received by garage and
house fans across the UK, USA and Japan. Lisa Unique also gained
massive acclaim for her remix of Aaliyah's "Try Again",
this was one of Virgin's top remixes for several weeks and gained
five star ratings in many music publications ( Update, Mixmag,
DJ and Muzik ). Lisa Unique also released several bootlegs and
other tracks with a host of top name artists which gained large
recognition in the music industry.
Discography:
Releases: Lisa Unique Unique Sony Music/Inc, Lisa Unique
vs Aswad Do That Thing Unique Kutz, Da Funky Bitz The Vibe Nice
n Ripe, Lisa Unique Feat Valerie Mc Navigator Reputation Middle
Row, Linx Recordings Old Skool ( feat: Kano & Clarkie ) Linx
Recordings. Remixes: Aaliyah (R.I.P) Try again Virgin, Compilations: Sweet n Sexy - Lisa Unique vs Aswad ( Do
That Thing ) Norway, Ibiza Annual - mixed by Jeremy Healey (Unique)
Sony Inc UK, Circuit Party vol 4 - mixed by Peter Rauhofer (
Unique ) Club 69 USA
Lisa Unique continues to stay
at the forefront of the music scene, over the last couple of
years Lisa has gone back to her musical roots and developed her
own style of House performance, which has caused quite a stir
in the industry. After completing an extensive national tour
with NIKE to promote their Women's campaign in 2004, this gave
her the platform to re-launch herself, since then its been business
as usual playing for a host of clubs and promoters up and down
the UK and around the globe.
As always Lisa's diary is crammed full of domestic and internationl
pleasures - from monthly residencies at the Corn Exchange in
Cambourne Cornwall one mibute to jetting around the globe, next
stop Hong Kong, Shanghai, etc to being back in the studio making
new tracks with an undiscovered talent - Si Tech ( watch this
space ).
Lisa Unique is also collaborating
with Public Demand on several projects including a remix with
the Artful Dodger and is also be working closely with the promoters
Fantazia on numerous events. For the second year running Lisa
and her Urban Deck Divas tour headlined the Professional Footballers
Awards after party at Paper in Londons Regent Street for Ian
Wrights' Wright Wright Wright promotions. Lisa could not be happier
at the moment after years of hard work she has gained the respect
and popularity she deserves, Lisa Unique is undoubtably going
to be a face of the future.
Performance Highlights: NIKE WOMENS TOUR 2004, PFA AWARDS AFTER
PARTY PENTHOUSE LONDON
MINISTRY OF SOUND 2004/05, SLINKY, TWICE AS NICE 1999/2002, GATECRASHER,
FREEDOM 1999/2000, COSMOPOLITAN SHOW 2003, CLOTHES SHOW 2003/04,
SPICE GIRLS CONCERT 1999, PRINCE NASEEM HAMED AFTER SHOW PARTY
1998, GLASTONBURY 2002, V FESTIVALS 2000, FANTAZIA EVENTS 1996-1999/2006,
MOSCOW DANCE AWARDS 2004, FORMULA 1 CHRISTMAS PARTY 2004, WORLD
RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP XMAS PARTY 2004, SENSATION 7 MOSCOW, EDEN
IBIZA 2004, GATHERING FESTIVAL TEXAS USA 2003, GARAGE NATION
1999, SANCTUARY OKLAHOMA USA, THE MIX DUBAI 2004, BEACH FESTIVAL
MIX FM LEBANON BEIRUT 2003, PURE SILK IN ASSOC WITH LISA UNIQUE
& THE DAILY STAR 1999, EL DIVINO IBIZA 2004/2005, SOUL TRAIN
PRAGUE 2003, BOOTYLICIOUS GREECE 2004/2005, LEGACY @ THE MANOR
BOURNEMOUTH 2000, MIAMI MUSIC CONFERENCE 2002, TALLINN ESTONIA
2001
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE NORWAY 2000, LONDON'S MOST WANTED EVENTS UK
1999-2001, URBAN DECK DIVA'S EVENTS UK 2003-2005, COSMOPOLITAN
ST PETERSBURG 2003, THE ZAP CLUB BRIGHTON 2002, DOLLY MIXTURE
LONDON 1999-2000, LA COSA NOSTRA CAMDEN PALACE LONDON 2000, FREEDOM
BAGLEY'S LONDON 2000/01, AQUARIUM LONDON 2000/01, THE END LONDON
2000/01, SINTILLATE LONDON 2002, PENTHOUSE LONDON 2005
TV / Radio; BBC RADIO 1 XTRA - LIVE MIXES, KISS FM - LIVE MIXES,
JAMES WHALE SHOW, BBC RADIO 2 - WOMEN'S HOUR, MTV - INTERVIEWS,
ITV - DOCUMENTARY ON FEMALE DJS 2000,
Media Features: LOADED, MAXIM,
THE SUN, THE DAILY STAR, THE GUARDIAN, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH, TIME
OUT, EVENING STANDARD, DEUCE, MIXMAG
MUZIK
PAUL DAKEYNE DJ/PRODUCER/REMIXER STYLES: HOUSE/ELECTRO WITH AN INDIE
RAVE FLAVOUR
Paul
Dakeyne started his professional DJ career in the City of Hull,
playing for 4 years, establishing as then unknown levels of music
mixing skills and setting his crowd appreciative ability to play
cross-genre dance music with seemingly effortless ease. His residency
at the 'Romeo and Juliet's' night-club saw Paul transferring
his vision to tape and sending the product to Radio 1 and the
fast growing DMC (DJ Mix) organization.
Paul's
ability for innovative DJing styles and production, led him to
the offices of DMC as 'in-house producer'. Between 1988 and 1992,
Paul submerged himself in the murky world of the studio, coming
up for air only at weekends, where he would perform his magic
on the wheels of steel. This diligence certainly paid off and
he was rewarded with remix and production credits with such artists
as Erasure, Boy George, James Brown, Yazoo, Yello and Grace Jones.
However, 1994 was
Paul's 'annus optimus', so to speak. He laid down one of dance
music's seminal moments, in the classic '18 Strings' by Tinman...
..proving, at last,
that guitar power chords and house music could gel. This one
record projected Paul into heights unknown as he was courted
by the likes of Paul McCartney and U2, playing a weekly resident
set at the latter's Dublin hangout 'Kitchen' alongside trancemeister,
Paul Oakenfold.
Paul
moved over to the then embryonic 'Manifesto' (Mercury Records)
imprint, where he headed up the A&R Department until 1997
when he set up his own recording studio and production company.
It was around this time that he entered the Ministry of Sound
and quickly established himself onto the International A-list
of tour DJs, touring all over Europe as well as the Middle and
Far East. According to the man himself, his greatest night was
playing alongside Josh Wink to over 3,000 people dancing under
monsoon rain in Kuala Lumpar on New Year's Eve 1998.
The
new millennium showed no indication of slowing down as far as
Paul was concerned. With a new production guise, Terpsichord,
Paul released the much-vaunted 'Bells' on Cream and also remixed
Darude's seminal 'Sandstorm'. The close of 2000 saw Paul DJing
for Ministry magazine's 'University Masterclass' and for the
club's 'Pan-European' tour in Poland, Denmark, Norway and Hungary.
Back in the studio, Paul has created music for BBC Television's
'Watchdog', soundtrack and themes for Sony Playstation 2 games
and numerous tracks for the MoS compilation series 'Clubbers
Guide'. In 2003, one of Paul's most innovative of studio exploits
has been in the field of mixing dance music in Surround Sound
(with D.T.S.) joining other pioneering DJ's on the world's first
5.1 dance music DVD release called 'Planet Dance'
Into
2005, Paul has lectured in 'Music Technology and DJ Culture'
at top UK colleges and academies, mixed live with the new Technics
DZ-1200 CD decks at London's Hammersmith Palais, written and
produced the new BBC 'Crimewatch' theme, and DJ'd for even Kraftwerk
themselves in Eastern Europe on their recent world tour!
Into
2005, re-locating to his home county of Yorkshire after 17 years
in the south of England, Paul continues DJ'ing into '06 as Friday
night resident at Hull's famous Welly Club. His main room gig
called the 'Electric Ballroom' (playing 'indie-rave/elektro-clash)
is the flagship event for "Friday's @ Welly". Paul
has expressed that this gig is his "most musically challenging,
having tremendous potential to breathe life back into Friday
night clubbing in the City".
Recently
receiving live 'on-air' props from Radio 1's Chris Moyles, Paul'
s studio sessions have continued with remixes of such seminal
tracks as Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" and current indie
faves, The Fratellis (Creeping Up The BackStairs)!
VICKY
DEVINE JUDGEMENT
SUNDAYS RES STYLES:HOUSE , TRANCE , FUNKY ELECTRO AND HARDER
Vicky Devine is ne of
the most talented female DJ/Producers within the current UK dance
scenE having been involved in music in some capacity throughout
most of her life. Reaching Grade 6 in Piano, playing classical
guitar and being a member of a singing group throughout her school
life, she was enticed into the dance music world at the age of
18 and has worked within the industry ever since!!!
Beginning as a club reviewer
and interviewer for Dream and Eternity magazines she then went
on to dance on stage and work in various promotional roles for
a number of UK based events. There was always a DJ inside though
and she was soon behind the decks spending hours after college
learning how to mix. This coupled with her passion for music,
endless enthusiasm and perseverance has helped build her career
and made her one of the most promising female DJ's and producers
in the current dance music scene.
As a result Vicky has
gone on to wow fans in the UK, and indeed around the world with
a reputation built on her...
...uplifting yet driving trance sets
- although versatile Vicky is just as recognised for her funky,
house and electro sets as well.Playing at numerous nights in
the UK including Gatecrasher, The Gallery (Turnmills), Pams House
(Norwich), Slinky (Westfest Festival), Escape (Swansea), Passion
(Coalville), Tranzaction and on a worldwide level including on
the SLINKY Asia tour in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, the SMIRNOFF
EXPERIENCE tour in India and at clubs in Canada, South America,
Dubai, Australia and New Zealand to name but a few. Vicky is
also a regular guest at many top nights in Ibiza including her
weekly main room residency at the massive JUDGEMENT SUNDAYS at
Eden where she plays alonsgide the likes of Judge Jules, Eddie
Halliwell, Lisa Lashes, Christopher Laurence, Matt Hardwick and
Ferry Corston (2005, 2006, 2007), - not to mention a weekly residency
at Majorca's superclub BCM for her own night - "Angels of
Funk" (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007). She is also one of the resident
DJ's at the most successful all female DJ event to date - "Charlys
Angelz". This has completed six successful years out in
Ibiza at which Vicky has played each and every one! The brand
has also hosted nights at numerous clubs as part of the Charlys
Angelz UK and Worldwide tour, in addition to the brand hosting
rooms at other collaborating events such as the Big Reunion in
Skegness. Charlys Angelz remains an integral part of Vicky's
career and will be back in Ibiza for summer 2007 alongside a
new UK tour.
On the production front
Vicky has also seen success. She had early productions as part
of numerous collaborations which allowed her to subsequently
move on to work on solo productions and develop her own sound.
Her first release written back in 2001 (as part of trance duo
Sweet Asylum and also called "Sweet Asylum"), was released
through Infectious Distribution, and was licensed to Pendragons
"Power Trance and Nu NRG" album mixed by Mark Sinclair.
Her second track entitled "Angelz", also produced under
the Sweet Asylum guise was signed by UK based record label Solar.
Her third track entitled "Fearing Nothing", co-written
with Sophie Sugar, was released at the beginning of 2003 on Dutch
label "F-Active Music" where the track was produced.
It is during the past year however that Vicky has come into her
own as a solo artist. Her first solo production - "Entravanse"
- was signed to Drizzly at the end of 2005 and released in March
2006 on their Illuminate sublabel along with a remix from Passion's
resident DJ Andy Bagguley. The track was licenced to four compilation
albums, received excellent reviews in IDJ, Mixmag and M8 magazines
and has also received support from some of trance's top music
jocks including Dave Pearce (plays on his Radio One Dance Anthems
Show), Paul Kershaw (plays on Galaxy FM and voted 2nd in the
Sol Selection), Adam White and Gav Mytchell (MOS Radio), Guy
Ornadel and DJ Choose. Her second track entitled "Echoed
Kisses" was also released on Drizzly's Illuminate Records
with a fantastic Paul Kershaw Remix, and achieved similar success
with plays on Dave Pearce's Dance Anthems, MOS radio, Galaxy
and Vibe FM to name but a few. Echoed Kisses was also recommended
tune of the month in IDJ and had fantastic reviews in Mixmag.
Vicky has been back working hard in the studio throughout the
winter, and her next two tracks (Silver Whispers and Eternal
Dream) will be doing the rounds very soon as well as her very
own remix of Solstice's "Edge of the Ocean".
Radio is also a massive
part of Vicky's career having provided Ibiza reports and interviews
for Paul Kershaw's Saturday night Galaxy FM show (2006), Steve
Smart's Saturday night Kiss 100 FM Floorfillers Show (2004),
Bournemouth's Fire 107.6FM (2002-2004), and having also hosted
her own show on Ibiza's main dance music station Holiday FM (2005).
In addition Vicky has been involved in television work with Balearic
Babes (Rapture TV 2002) and also with an Australian production
which included Vicky interviewing DJ Tiesto at Ibiza's Cream
Closing party (2005). She also recently had guest mixes and interviews
on Eddie Halliwell's BBC Radio One Show (Feb 2007), on Judge
Jules's Global Warm Up show (Dec 2006) and on Fergie's BBC Radio
One Show for his "DJ By The Sea" Feature (2005).
So at the beginning of
2007, the roller coaster ride seems set to continue for Ms Devine.
With further gigs throughout the UK, Europe and beyond already
lined up, and exciting studio collaborations in the pipeline
for yet more tracks - it seems there really is no stopping this
girl. The past year has indeed been Vicky's biggest year to date,
but sets the stall for an even bigger future.
NORMSKI DJ/MC LEGEND, TV PRESENTER STYLES:R&B &
ALL THINGS URBAN, FUNKY HOUSE , MC & COMPERE
Synonymous with energy
and life force, Normski has had a prolific career in the field
of Music, Television, Photography, Action sports, Fashion and
style.
An established
radio broadcaster, his credits include the legendary "DANCE
ENERGY RADIO SHOW on BBC Radio 1, "RAP ACADEMY" on
KISS FM, "PURE DM" online and "VIBE" on BBC
Radio 5. "VIBE" won the Sony award for racial
equalities and harmony in programming. Normski is still rocking
the airwaves on Invicibles 'STiCKY BlaCK PLaSTIC' show every
Thursday and MoS Radio's 'HOUSeXY' show with co-host Nick Bridges.
His TV career
kicked off in 1991 when he became Britain's foremost youth presenter
on 'DANCE ENERGY' for DEF II on BBC 2. The show ran for
five series and has recently been re-screened on the BBC's digital
channel BBC CHOICE. Also in the DEF ll slot Normski presented
a 50-minute documentary on the history of Rap music for...
RAPIDO TV and a 40-minute special 'DANGEROUS'
featuring MICHAEL JACKSON. In 1995 Normski moved
to Channel 4 to launch "BOARD STUPID" the first ever
Snowboard show on British TV which he not only presented, but
also directed filmed inserts with stars like GOLDIE in Austria.
Normski's TV credits also include many appearances on shows presenting
features on Break dancing, Photography, Fashion, Style and Youth
Culture.
Normski has hosted a
number of major international live events introducing some of
the biggest names in show business and sport to crowds in excess
of 80,000, including the Lovebox weekender with Groove Armada
and Mylo headlining the mainstage, Jazz cafePicnic in Kenwood
Hampstead, Jazz stage at the Phoenix festival 95/96/9, ENERGY
96 festival of dance music in Zurich Switzerland, The SONY stage
at the BBC Big Bash and The Pepsi Max Mania Extreme sports event
in Manchester. After presenting the 2000 Nottinghill carnival
gala at the Millennium Dome in the Summer, was invited to do
a mini series of Live webcasts of Music and interviews for the
Jazz Cafe in London and a DJ set for Muhammad Ali and Lennox
Lewis as well as a stint as Project Consultant with leading media
design group The Deepend on the www. Technics1210.com site which
celebrates 30 years of DJ culture, and recorded the soundtrack
for the launch of the new Smart car in the UK event October 2001
Generally considered
to be the top UK commentator on all things urban, Normski is
keeping the focus firmly on the future, internacting with and
championing Urban activity worldwide.
JOYCE
MERCEDES #1
FEMALE PROG DJ STYLES:PROGRESSIVE
HOUSE AND TRANCE
Joyce
Mercedes’ star has been rising fast the last few years.
After successful performances at Dance Valley & Impulz festivals
her musical career has lifted in the Netherlands evolving into
a DJ of great stature with a busy agenda speaks for itself, regularly
visiting several continents in one month and each weekend traveling
from her hometown of Amsterdam to the cornes of the globe, racking
up more than 20 different countries just in the first 6 months
of 2005. Joyce is exceptionally talented and is considered
possibly the best female progressive house DJ in the world -
we can't argue with that, her mixing and selection is some of
the very finest in the style we have heard here at Sparkle and
she has righly shared centre stage with the big guns; Sasha,
Anthony Pappa, James Holden, Paul van Dyk, Chris Fortier &
Derrick May.
Her flawless choice of records
shows a nose for a quality tune and her exceptional mix technique
takes the dance floor from easy and accessible vocal harmonies
through deep and funky foot food to deep, trippy and hypnotic
beats, soaring to stunning prog trance monsters - a spectacular
set that evidences a diverse musical vocabulary....
From her birthplace
in Nijmegen Joyce began work as a dancer for leading organizations
Pantera and Extension, later moving to Amsterdam and performing
with her dance colleagueon the Strycker & Holmes World Tour
a sparkling dance show in some of the most famous clubs in the
World. Her passion for music lies in her dancing as well as her
singing. In the not to distant past Joyce was part of “Centerfold”,
the group that sang in 1998 to a sold out Amsterdam Arena during
half time of the classic football game Ajax-PSV Eindhoven . “Centerfold”
also added lustre to the 15th year anniversary of Playboy anf
Joyce worked regularly as a model, featuring in campaigns for
Heineken, Campari, Gap-Star and Playboy.
Not
being content with success in two fields Joyces passion for music
drove her to invest in truntables and master the art of mixing.
Her first performance before an audience took place in sunny
Miami at a private party and very soon word spread and the bookings
started to roll in, culminating in a DJ residency at the well
known Amsterdam Superclub and a 2-year tour with Ibiza's Space
World Tour to crown it all off. At this moment Joyce has
performed in almost every major club in mainland Europe, North
and South America as well as many in the Far East.
Her
striving for success has naturally led her into the recording
studio to produce her own music, which will finally bear fruit
this year with a 12" erelease imminent, though Joyce admits
that she struggles to fit in production time around her busy
live schedule. If it's anywhere near as good as her
live sets it will be worth the wait!
DJ KERI USA'S
NUMBER 1 DJ/VOCALIST STYLES:HOUSE & TRANCE WITH LIVE VOCALS
A
true renaissance woman, Keri has just about done everything -
singer, songwriter, promoter, beauty queen, model, air force
medical/surgical tech, wife/mother & all around sweetheart
and now Keri’s powerful vocals & refined mixing skills
can be added to her impressive list of achievements.
Keri
majored in Vocal Music Education and Performance, performing
with bands, choirs, and in operas. She even found time to become
Ms. Louisiana and represent her state in a national pageant and
serve in the US Air Force. Got her DJ break when DJ Carlos needed
a break at a house party and she took to it like a duck to water.
After years of perfecting her skill, she incorporated her live
vocals and rarely spins a set without singing over it.Keri’s
unique style as a DJ/ vocalist has secured her multiple residences
over the years. The Masquerade & The Velvet Room in Atlanta,
GA, Havana Beach Club Discotheque in Aruba, The Kastle in St.
Louis and the most recent, The Ride in Atlanta. It is a club
that literally caters to the stars. Keri has also been the target
of many endorsement deals in the USA for an array of products
ranging from clothing lines, cosmetics, as well as DJ equipment...
Keri has been signed
on to create many projects - with one original folk-pop album
“Dreams”, released in 1999 by HTC, Keri’s newest
album “Dream Keeper” was releases in early 2003 on
Peace Continuum /MDI Distribution. With the success of her first
US hit “No Tears” on Funkwax Records behind HER she
eagerly awaits whatever new ventures lay ahead. Our very first
DJ to be featured in PLAYBOY MAGAZINE- the 50th anniversary issue no less!
DJ EVE/EVE
CAREY THE ANGEL OF
FUNK STYLES:FUNKY & ELECTROHOUSE & FUNKY CLASSICS
Part
of the glamorous A-List line-up of the legendary Charlys Angelz
Ibiza Tour, resident at Hed Kandi, and part of the UMM 2007 worldwide
tour, DJ Eve Carey is certainly no stranger to the international
scene. In her 10-year professional DJ career to date, DJ Eve
Carey has played in clubs all over the UK, Europe, the Middle
East, USA, and South America.
In
the UK she has played for events such as GODSKITCHEN, MISS MONEYPENNYS,
MINISTRY OF SOUND, FANTAZIA, PERFECTO, ULTRA VEGAS, FUEL, DECADENCE
UK TOUR and for THE WAREHOUSE Autumn/Winter 2002 Collection press
launch); and at venues like the Que Club, Code, Hidden, and Bakers
in Birmingham; the Canal Club in Wolverhampton; Rockshots in
Newcastle; the G-Mex Centre in Manchester; the Imperial Gardens,
The Cube and Metropolitan in Glasgow, Room at the Top - Bathgate,
Revolution in Milton Keynes and for bpmradio.co.uk. Outside
the UK she has played on the Miss Moneypennys Tour; Charlyz Angelz
Tour around New Zealand and Australia, ANGELZ OF FUNK at the
massive BCM Magaluf, P'ZAZZ, PAPAS BAR - Egypt, MINOS , FACES,
the BUZZ and CASTLE CLUB in Cyprus; CLUB SEASIDE and...
...REINA in Turkey;
the LEOPARD LOUNGE,Tenerife; KU CLUB - Gozo, GMD in Austria;
the DUBAI MARINA, UAE, and HOME and ENIGMA in Dublin.
Eve has also helped the female
DJ cause with an amazing debut for DJs of the fairer sex in Ecuador
leaving thousand of loved-up clubbers chanting her name and screaming
for more. She was also the first female DJ to play guest
sets at CREAM and GOA in Beirut.She has earned much respect playing
alongside DJ's such as Frankie Knuckles, Lisa Loud, Brandon Block,
Alex P, Jeremy Healy, Public Domain, Ray Roc, Farley Jackmaster
Funk and Anne Savage. She has also taught DJ courses
in her hometown Birmingham and worked alongside Pato Banton as
a studio engineer.
