FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2011 LINEUP

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Future Music Festival 2011 – Hit the festival Jackpot!
Punters … lady luck is on your side! Future Entertainment’s award-winning musical spectacular, the Future Music Festival, is back in March 2011 for another dazzling roll of the electric loaded dice. Featuring a blue ribbon field flush with a selection of the world’s finest Bands and DJs, the Future Music Festival has more bright lights and neon action than Vegas. This legendary festival experience is your safest bet and odds-on favourite for party of the year. So, get ready as the Future Music Festival deals another winning hand! Forget the Jokers, cos’ its straight Aces with the Future Music Festival 2011 … let’s roll!

Ensuring that Future Music Festival 2011 is a winner from start to finish, Future Entertainment has pulled out all stops and is pleased to give music fans across the country a festival Trifecta: the best DJs and bands, the best production, and the very best major event venues. Here’s the deal …

Featuring an all-star cast of glittering international music heavyweights, Future Music Festival 2011 has truly got something for everybody! Rocking their notoriously epic LIVE festival shows, The Chemical Brothers and Pendulum are set to blow minds with their stunning audio-visual spectaculars. Grime king Dizzee Rascal will be in the house getting his freak on, Mark Ronson and The Business Intl are guaranteed to get the crowd funked up, and US super band MGMT will send “kids” of all ages crazy with their fully fledged psychedelic experience. Not to mention kick-ass rapper-meets-party-girl extraordinaire, Ke$ha, who will no doubt strut her stuff with some serious style in Australia for the very first time.

As if that wasn’t enough, Aussie icons The Presets will lift the lid on their hotly anticipated all-new LIVE show, and audacious electro-experimental hit makers and all round local favourites Art vs Science are sure to have you jumping!

Meanwhile, for dance music fans, luck’s a fortune because Techno demi-gods Richie Hawtin (touring Australia for the first time ever with his awe inspiring Plastikman show) and Sven Vath are gearing up to take things deep underground. Then the legendary Leftfield, also on their maiden Australian voyage, will remind one and all why they’re known and loved as one of Electronica’s greatest acts of all time.

To complement this hands-down winner of a lineup, Future Music Festival 2011 will also combine state of the art, crystal clear sound with cutting-edge multimedia, lighting and staging technologies to deliver what promises to be a new benchmark in major festival event production standards. Crisp sound, dazzling effects and more LED video and lights than Vegas’ golden mile … get ready to hit the jackpot!

And last, but certainly not least, Future Music Festival 2011’s premium quality venues are guaranteed to make this national sonic juggernaut a clean sweep for punters. Boasting first-class facilities, accessible locations and impressive amenities, all of the festival’s sites have been carefully hand-selected to create an experience like no other …

Nestled in the heart of the lavish surrounds of Rundle and Rymill Parks in the East End (an infamous Fringe Festival haunt and home to the beloved Garden of Earthly Delights), Adelaide party-goers will enjoy one of the cities most beautiful and well-appointed spaces.

Set in the world-famous surrounds of Flemington Racecourse’s spacious and glamorous Nursery and Bird Cage, Melbourne’s lucky festival-goers will be treated once again to what is undoubtedly one of the city’s premier entertainment precinct and home to the famous Spring Racing Carnival.

Assuming prime position in the heart of the harbour city’s most prestigious venue, the Royal Randwick Racecourse, Sydney music fans will revel in all of the comfort, splendour and lavish surrounds that this truly iconic, historic and premium facility boasts.

The Jewel in the crown when it comes to Brisbane festival venues, Doomben Racecourse is part of the illustrious Brisbane Turf Club and over the last 4 years earnt its place as the festival favourite venue for party goers. Boasting grandstands for a birds eye view of the festival, to wide open spaces and easy access with a train line on its door step, Doomben is making itself home to Future Music festival for the 4th time and offering even more of its grounds for an extended capacity so the event can grow to one of the biggest in Queensland.

So, get ready to play hard and go for gold as Future Music Festival 2011 deals a hand full of aces and delivers a breathtaking musical experience to remember. It’s rolling into a city near you in March, 2011, so take our tip and back a winner …

ARTIST LINEUP
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS
DIZZEE RASCAL
PENDULUM
MGMT
MARK RONSON & THE BUSINESS INTL
KE$HA
THE PRESETS
LEFTFIELD
ART vs SCIENCE*
RICHIE HAWTIN PRES. PLASTIKMAN
STEVE ANGELLO (SWEDISH HOUSE MAFIA)
SVEN VATH
SANDER VAN DOORN
STEVE AOKI
LOCO DICE
DON DIABLO
ETIENNE DE CRECY
ZANE LOWE
COSMIC GATE
THE SUBS
SOUND OF STEREO
JAMES HOLROYD
& MANY MORE
*No Perth
Tickets on sale 9am Thursday October 28 through Ticketmaster

www.futuremusicfestival.com.au


Tickets on sale 9am Thursday October 28 through Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster Ph. 136 100 www.ticketmaster.com.au

First release tickets – $135 plus booking fee and service charges
Second release tickets – $150 plus booking fees and service charges
VIP tickets – $190 plus booking fee and service charges
First Class ticket – $290 plus booking fee and service charges*
*Melb & Syd Only

National Tour Dates 2011
Brisbane – Saturday March 5, DOOMBEN RACECOURSE*
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Perth – Sunday March 6, (Labour Day Long Weekend), ARENA JOONDALUP

Sydney – Saturday March 12, RANDWICK RACECOURSE
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Melbourne – Sunday March 13 (Labour Day Long Weekend), FLEMINGTON RACECOURSE
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Adelaide – Monday March 14 (Adelaide Cup Long Weekend) GARDEN OF UNEARTHLY DELIGHTS, RUNDLE & RYMILL PARK
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*Subject to approval

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ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

The Chemical Brothers (UK)
Renowned for their ubiquitous, explosive big beat electronic sounds and epic live shows, there are few bigger acts in the world today than UK pioneers, The Chemical Brothers. Featuring the sublime talents of Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands, this legendary dance music duo have been driving dancefloors, festival main stages and stadium crowds crazy for the best part of 20 years. The masterminds behind an iconic list of anthems including “Hey Boy, Hey Girl”, “Galvanize”, “Push The Button”, “Block Rockin’ Beats”, “Salmon Dance”, “Come With Us” and “Do It Again”, ‘The Chems’ (as their known and loved by fans) have released no less than seven best-selling artist albums – the most recent of which, ‘Further’, dropped in mid-2010 to rave reviews worldwide. Arguably the planet’s most spectacular live electronic act, their sold-out shows are the stuff of legend and see Ed and Tom lay down a no holds barred sonic onslaught to a custom-designed backdrop of cutting-edge multimedia visuals, mind-blowing graphics and epic cinematography. Every industry has a benchmark, and in the world of live electronic music events, it’s The Chemical Brothers – no ifs, no buts. Get set to push the button all over again …

Dizzee Rascal (UK)
Every genre has its legends and in the world of Grime, names don’t come any bigger than UK superstar, Dizzee Rascal. A veteran of four top selling artist albums (‘Boy in da Corner’, Showtime’, Maths + English’ and ‘Tongue N’ Cheek’) and countless barnstorming singles (including the likes of “Bonkers”, “Holiday”, “I Luv U”, “Fix Up, Look Sharp”, “Stand Up Tall”, “Dream” and “Sirens”), Dizzee’s eclectic sampling, infectious beats and trademark, in your face ‘machine gun’ vocal style have seen him take the world by storm. A rare talent who has managed to maintain his underground iconic status in the midst of global superstardom and platinum record sales success, Dizzee Rascal takes rocking the world his stride, one dirty rhyme at a time.

Pendulum (AUS)
Hailing from the unassuming suburbs of Perth, Pendulum are one of Australian electronic music’s biggest exports, brightest lights and favourite sons. Featuring the skills of Rob Swire, Gareth McGrillen and Paul Harding, this explosive trio’s blend of soaring Rock, electrifying Heavy Metal and hard-edged Drum and Bass has seen them captivate the planet’s hearts and minds for the best part of the last ten years. With three critically acclaimed artist albums to their name (‘Hold Your Colour’, ‘In Silico’ and 2010’s ‘Immersion’ which peaked at #3 on the local ARIA charts) and countless dance floor weapons in their arsenal (including bombs like “Masochist”, “Vault”, “Back 2 You”, “Watercolour” and “Voyager”), they’ve rocked every major festival main stage in the world, have recently sold out Wembley Stadium twice, and are renowned for their high impact, high octane live shows – where their music collides with a blistering array of stunning visuals and jaw-dropping multimedia cuts.

MGMT (USA)
Breaking onto the global scene out of Brooklyn, New York back in 2005, in just a few short years MGMT have firmly established themselves as one of the planet’s most sought-after, captivating and innovative bands. Comprising the rare musical talents of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden, MGMT’s debut album ‘Oracular Spectacular’ in 2008 spawned a string of chart-topping hits including the likes of “Kids”, “Electric Feel” and “Time To Pretend” – all of which quickly became anthems and forged the soundtrack for an entire generation of music lovers, worldwide. Released in early 2010 to critical acclaim, their follow-up album ‘Congratulations’ featured tracks like “Flash Delerium”, “It’s Working” and Siberian Breaks” and effortlessly topped today’s most coveted chart, the iTunes Top Ten Best Album list. Blending the eclectic sounds of psychedelic pop, synthpop and alternative rock to create a fresh new sound all of their own; this barnstorming pair of shape-shifting sonic wizards are at the very forefront of the new wave of musical legends in the making.

Mark Ronson and The Business Intl (USA)
Musician, DJ and infamous record producer, Mark Ronson, is a consummate musical professional whose talents simply know no bounds. Making his name as an A-list New York party DJ in the early 1990s, Ronson quickly moved on to music production and, well, the rest is history! As one of the planet’s hottest producers, his seemingly magical studio touch has helped shape best-selling albums for superstar artists the ilk of Lilly Allen, Christina Aguilera, Robbie Williams, Amy Winehouse, Kaiser Chiefs, Nas and, most recently, The Like. Meanwhile, as a musician, he’s released no less than three artist albums since 2003 (‘Here Comes The Fuzz’, ‘Version’ and, most recently, ‘Record Collection’), has topped the world’s charts with tunes like “Ooh Wee”, “Stop Me”, “Valerie”, “The Bike Song” and “Bang Bang Bang”, and is regularly called upon to play the planet’s biggest venues, festivals, stadiums and everything in between. His latest evolution sees him gigging under the alias of ‘Mark Ronson and The Business’, an apt name which clearly sums things up: because there ain’t not doubt that Mark Ronson is ‘the business’.

Kesha (USA)
With in excess of two million album sales to her name already, US singer, rapper and songwriter, Ke$ha’s career is off to a momentous start. Hailing from LA, this dynamic and prodigious young talent topped the planet’s charts with her debut single “Tik Tok” in 2009 before following up with an artist album ‘Animal’ in 2010 that has set a prodigious pace for things to come (achieving platinum status and reaching Top 5 our local ARIA charts, alone). Having already featured on singles with superstar rappers Flo Rida and Pitbull, supported Rhianna on her ‘Last Girl On Earth’ tour and graced Lollapalooza’s hallowed stage, Ke$ha is a 23-year old party-girl pop phenomenon whose well on her way to global dominance.

The Presets (AUS)
When Sydney lads Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes met at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music back in 1995, little did they know that just ten years later they would rise to become one of the world’s freshest and most dynamic electronic combinations. Dubbing themselves The Presets, this multi-talented, award-winning pair of musical wunderkinds dropped their debut album ‘Beams’ in 2005 which not only went gold, but infamously spawned the worldwide hit ‘Are You The One?’. Their sublime 2008 triple-platinum awarded follow-up ‘Apocalypso’, featured hits like ‘My People’, ‘This Boy’s In Love’ and ‘Talk Like That’, and shot them even further into the stratosphere. Purveyors of some of the planet’s finest Synthpop and Electro sounds, The Presets have remixed the likes of Lenny Kravitz, Midnight Juggernauts and Kings Of Leon, and, with a new album ready for unveiling in early 2011, are showing no sign of returning to Earth anytime soon. The prodigious pair have also put the finishing touches to a hotly anticipated new LIVE show, which they’ll unleash for the very first time at Future Music Festival 2011 …

Leftfield (UK)
For the last 20 years, Paul Daley and Neil Barnes (aka Leftfield) have been tirelessly helping to shape electronic music as we know it today. Widely regarded as one of the most influential acts in dance music history, they’re discography features anthems like “Phat Planet”, “Open Up”, “Release The Pressure” and “Afrika Shox” and two all-time classic albums – 1995’s ‘Leftism’ which placed #34 in Q Magazine’s Top 100 British Albums Ever, and 1999’s ‘Rhythm and Stealth which enjoyed number one status in charts all over the world. Recently reforming for 2010’s Creamfields festival in the UK, Leftfield are back with a vengeance and their hallmark blend of House, Dub, Progressive and blissful Electronica is laying claim to the dancefloors and iPods of an entirely new generation of international clubbers and electronic music lovers.

Art vs Science (AUS) * Brisbane/Sydney/ Melbourne/ Adelaide Only
Literally ‘unearthed’ by Triple J back in 2008, eclectic and electric Sydney trio, Art vs. Science, have enjoyed a steady rise to prominence ever since. Comprising the talents of Jim Finn, Dan MacNamee and Dan Williams, this triple-threat of audacious Electro-Experimental boast a discography that includes a swag of alternative hits, including “Flippers”, Parlez Vous Francais?”, Friend In The Field” and “Magic Fountain”. With an AIR award for Best Independent Dance Act, three ARIA nominations and three tunes inducted into the iconic Triple J Hot 100 Countdown, the UK’s taste-making XFM show and blog named Art vs. Science as “one of the bands to watch in 2010” – how right they were. Fresh from sold-out shows in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, this gifted threesome are well and truly on their game.

Richie Hawtin Presents Plastikman (CAN)
A stalwart of the Techno scene and pioneer of the Minimal genre, Richie Hawtin has been pushing the envelope of electronic sounds for well over 20 years now. In a career littered with highlights, in 2010 this pioneering DJ and Producer holds a special place in the hearts and lives of old-skool ravers and new-school clubbers the world over. As a seminal player in the early Detroit Techno wave, his revered Plastikman moniker took abstract sounds to new heights and broke new ground with tunes like “Krakpot”, Plastique”, “Musik” and “Sickness” , while his Plus 8 label (founded in 1990) quickly rose to become one of Techno’s premier imprints. In recent times, Hawtin’s M-Nus label has picked up where Plus 8 left off, while his DJing career has reached spectacular new heights – he’s one of the most sought after acts in the world, his Cocoon residency alongside Sven Vath at Ibiza is the planet’s hottest ticket, and his M-Nus nights which use cutting-edge technology to link the crowd via a glowing ‘cube’ are often sold-out within minutes of being announced. As Plastikman, however, Hawtin arguably does what he does best – play 100% live – and having recently relaunched the iconic pseudonym for another trip around the globe for the first time since 2004, it’s time for an all new generation of club kids to witness its technological genius and mind-blowing wizardry.

Steve Angello (Swedish House Mafia) (SWE)
Swedish House Mafia’s Steve Angello is unstoppable at the moment totally destroying every gig he plays – but in truth, the momentum has been building on Steve Angello’s music for some time now. First up was arguably his globe-straddling Moby remix of ‘Raining Again.’ Then it was ‘Tell Me Why’ with Sebastian Ingrosso and ‘Be’ with Laidback Luke. And then ‘Be’ returned in spirit (and b-line) for ‘Show Me Love’ with original vocalist Robin S and Laidback Luke in tow, smashing clubs and Top Ten charts into tiny pieces everywhere it was dropped. “It’s a huge track as we all know,” says Steve Angello. “It’s just one of those tracks. It’s done a lot of good stuff for me so I do a new bootleg of it every six months. The best thing about it is everywhere I go, it’s the one track that everyone wants to hear. I may have played it 60,000 times but people still want to hear it!”. When he wakes up, Angello is still very much the A&R supremo for Size Records, wherever he lays his hat that night. The label is now firing with released by himself, Kim Fai, Funkagenda and Marcos Schauss upcoming this year alone. And what about Steve’s own album? “I’m doing the Mescalkid album which is more techno – I have a Mescalkid track coming out on Sci-Tec, a dark techno track I really love but you know, I’m still making three new tracks a week! But my album is going to be really house and techy…. I got a couple of vocals in the bag but it’s too early to say.” And then of course there’s the small matter of the Pharell Williams collaboration “One” now taking the world by storm . “We met in Sydney. We started to talk and ‘Be’ was playing in the background and Pharrell said he loved the track. We had four days off and that’s when we nailed it. I think everything is moving towards electronic dance music. Everybody is interested in what we are doing.”

Sven Vath (GER)
A veteran of over 20 years experience, Germany’s King of Techno, Sven Vath, is a cult-figure within the world’s pulsating EDM underground. As one of the genuine driving forces behind modern electronic music, his seminal albums (including ‘Accident in Paradise and ‘The Harlequin, The Robot, & The Ballet Dancer’) literally paved the way for contemporary Techno, while his Cocoon record label, events and parties are undisputed marks of uber-cool chic and premium quality worldwide. Renowned for delivering marathon sets and engaging the crowd with his off-the-wall antics, Sven is an inimitable force that continues to break musical ground and reshape EDM as we know it – long live the King!

Sander Van Doorn (NED)
Since bursting onto the scene in 2003, Dutch Tech Trance superstar, Sander Van Doorn, has developed a cult following, worldwide. Currently ranked #10 in the world, this prodigious DJ/Producer currently helms his own top-ranking Internet radio show, ‘Identity’, and runs his own highly successful digital record label, ‘Doorn’. A regular fixture on the planet’s biggest Trance stages, Sander is known and loved for his trademark blend of Tech Trance which crosses genres effortlessly and sends dance floors above and beyond. A veteran of countless top tunes (including the likes of ‘Loaded’, ‘Riff’ and ‘Grasshopper’), a stunning artist album (‘Supernaturalistic’) and remixes for artists the ilk of Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren and The Killers; this flying Dutchman is on track for total sonic domination in the years ahead.

Steve Aoki (USA)
With his trademark party antics, legendary mash-up sets and quasi celebrity status, Steve Aoki is a dominant and inimitable force in the global Electro House and Fidget House scenes. As a sought after DJ, he tours every corner of the globe annually and has attracted a cult following for his notoriously energetic, chaotic and eclectic sets which often see him masterfully fusing classic rock anthems or 80s hits with the latest and greatest big room Electro tunes. As a Producer, his remixes are the stuff of legend – from Michael Jackson and Lenny Kravitz to The Killers, Duran Duran, Chris Cornell and Good Charlotte, the list of musical royalty he’s been called upon to remix reads like a copy of Rolling Stone. While as a label boss, his iconic Dim Mak Records is one of the planet’s most revered Indie imprints and boasts the likes of MSTRKRFT, The Bloody Beetroots, Klaxons and Whitey on its star-studded roster. Masterful DJ, in-demand Producer, successful label boss and fashion aficionado … Steve Aoki is a cultural icon and cult figure whose ongoing impact upon the EDM movement cannot be denied.

Loco Dice (GER)
Starting out as a Hip Hop DJ who supported the likes of Usher, Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg in his native Germany, in 2010 Loco Dice is a lauded underground Techno, Minimal and Tech House DJ and Production force to be reckoned with. An iconic fixture at Ibiza’s DC10 party night and a regular on legendary imprints like Ovum, Cadenza and Cocoon, Loco Dice is the genius behind throbbing subterranean bombs like “City Lights”, “Carthago”, “Phat Dope Shit” and “Seeing Through Shadows” – not to mention remixes for artists like Timo Maas, Mousse T and M.O.R.D. Held aloft by his peers as a “DJs DJ”, it’s little wonder that this gifted and grounded electronic music champion is a regular feature on the planet’s biggest underground lineups.

Don Diablo (NLD)
As a prolific and successful producer, insanely popular globetrotting DJ, intrepid label boss and the most Googled man in Holland in 2008; four-deck wizard and all-around dude, Don Diablo, is a gifted musician who’s clearly on the path to greatness. Renowned for writing tunes that top charts and get snaffled up by TV shows like ‘CSI: NY’ (and ad campaigns for films like ‘Snakes On A Plane’), and lauded for remixing enormous artists like Public Enemy, Kraak & Smaak and Laidback Luke; this flying Dutchman is currently producing part of UK rapper Example’s new album in between rocking gigs all over the planet and concentrating on his next album for Sony/BMG worldwide. Fresh, bold and spontaneous, Don Diablo’s DJ sets are famed for comprising a barrage of exclusive edits and bootlegs, and further championed for their frenetic energy, technical mastery and spur of the moment insanity. Keep an eye out for ‘Make You Pop’ his latest collaboration with Diplo and his hot new single ‘Animale’. One thing is for sure, its going to be a big summer for the man the call Don Diablo!

Etienne De Crecy (FRA)
From Deep house to techno DJ/producer Etienne de Crecy was a key figure behind Paris’ rise as one of the world’s dance music hubs during the 1990s. Born in Lyon, he has peddled his talent under several different guises, including Motorbass, La Chatte Rouge, and Super Discount. His first major undertaking, Motorbass, grabbed a cult following soon after its launch in 1991 and not only alerted the world to the rapidly evolving Parisian dance music scene, but also spawned underground favorites like the Motorbass EP, “Transphunk” single and Pansoul album. An irresistible talent, de Crecy has also served up the legendary Super Discount and Tempovision albums, released countless iconic tunes (including “Prix Choc” and “Am I Wrong?”) and remixed the likes of Air and Alex Gopher.

Zane Lowe (UK)
In the legendary world of UK radio, there are few bigger stars on the airwaves than DJ Zane Lowe. Presenting his own self-titled show on BBC Radio 1 four nights a week, Zane is a certified tastemaker whose reputation for breaking hot new acts, the next big single and stars of the future is second to none. His track record of awarding his ‘Fresh Meat Award’ is testament to this, with previous winners including household names like Arctic Monkeys, Bloc Party, Kasabian and Kaiser Chiefs. A DJ in his own right, Zane’s mash-up, genre-defying sound has seen him play support roles for the likes of Muse, Foo Fighters and The Prodigy at sold-out stadium gigs, and feature at club nights and special events all over the UK.

Cosmic Gate (GER)
Over 10 boundary-pushing years, Nic Chagall and Bossi have evolved Cosmic Gate into one of the most creative and highly sought after electronic music acts in the world. Revered uber-producers, their musical acumen has seen them become long-term favourites of the trance’s Big 5 DJs with their 4 hugely-received albums transporting anthems like ‘Body of Conflict’, ,Not Enough Time‘, ‘I Feel Wonderful’, ,F.A.V.‘, ‘Analog Feel’, or the classics ‘Exploration of Space’ and Fire Wire to the dance floor. As DJs, their kinetic, blood-pumping live performances are seen by hundreds of thousands of club and festival goers annually. Playing a 100 nights every year, it’s this ever-visible club presence that saw them reach their highest position to-date on the DJ Mag Top 100, landing as highest climbers at No.19 in 2009.

The Subs (BEL)
Rambunctious. That’s the least you can say about Belgian beat-bastards The Subs (made up of Jeroen De Pessemier aka Papillon (singer/producer), Wiebe Loccufier and Stefan Bracke). Having already released underground dance maxis, The Subs hit Europe at full-speed with ‘Kiss My Trance’ – a punk/trance-juggernaut of a single. The track started off as a joke – the band wanted to see how far they could push the limits of the trance-genre. A true jack-in-the-box, ‘Kiss My Trance’ turned out to be a massive cross-over success. In genuine guerrilla-style, ‘Kiss My Trance’ entered both commercial charts and DJ-lists – it terrorised European radio and set club dance-floors on fire. Come late 2009, and enter ‘Mitsubitchi’, a track made for the 10th anniversary of famous London club Fabric. It was picked up very quickly by The Crookers, Mixhell, Boris Dlugosh and The Bloody Beetroots who later on did a remix of the track under the Bobermann guise. ‘Mitsubitchi’ has now travelled the globe, becoming an Australian club and festival smash! So much for the joke – The Subs are in business… for real!

James Holroyd (UK)
DJ James Holroyd a.k.a. Boggy James Holroyd, started plying his trade back in 1991 in the heady days of the original Back to Basics at Leeds’ Music Factory. He was introduced to the decks playing a mixture of funk, house, disco and hip-hop, and by 1992 his unique style and cheeky personality had secured him a job as resident. In 1993 he joined forces with the Jockey Slut Magazine team to form a house and techno based club night called Bugged Out! and in 1997 this weekly night earned itself the Muzik Magazine Award for ‘Club of the Year’. James is still resident at Bugged Out! which has now moved to Cream in Liverpool and become a monthly night. Connections made in Manchester had also lead to Boggy hooking up with the Chemical Brothers. Tom and Ed were so impressed with Holroyd’s DJ style that they invited him to tour with them in England from 1995 and then America from 1997. In 1998 Basics reopened its doors at The Mint Club in Leeds and James was once again invited to spin as resident DJ alongside Ralph Lawson. After touring South America with the Chemical Brothers on their Surrender Tour in 1999, they personally requested James as their support artist for their Australian Tour this year.

Sound Of Stereo (BEL)
Until some time ago “Sound” and “Stereo” were just two words that popped up every once in a while in your hifi-installation’s manual. In 2008 those two words stopped being just random: “Sound Of Stereo” saw the light of day. In only a few months time they conquered the hearts of music lovers all over the world. In November 2008, their first EP came out on Lektroluv Records and had massive response in Belgium and abroad. The follow-up single “Heads Up!” was an instant success because of it’s track listing by the likes of MSTRKRFT, Crookers, Armand Van Helden, Bloody Beetroots and many more. In the meantime Sound of Stereo travelled abroad to dj at parties all over Europe. In Belgium they dj at large events such as I Love Techno,Pukkelpop festival, Dour festival, 10 Days off and so on. At the end of 2009 their “Zipper EP” was released on Lektroluv Records and was immediately supported by Tiga, Brodinski, Steve Aoki, Jack Beats, Djedjotronic, Riva Starr, MSTRKRFT and so on and so on. Speaking of Steve Aoki: Sound of Stereo just released their “Flatland EP” on Aoki’s Dim Mak label. In January they released the “Zipper Remix EP” on Lektroluv records with remixes by LA Riots and BeatauCue.


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