Tristan Garner has been putting himself on the world dance map as one of the most talented DJ/producers of the NEW French generation to follow in the footsteps of Cerrone, Daft Punk and Cassius.
The Parisian resident has risen to the forefront of the scene and received international recognition by having a string of hits including; “Give Love”, “Freedom”, “Caribe”, the international smash “Last Forever” with Norman Doray ft. Errol Reid and last year’s House anthem “Fuckin Down” with Gregori Klosman.
Due to Tristan’s release success and support coming from some of the world’s biggest DJs such as Swedish House Mafia, Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, David Guetta, Dirty South and Roger Sanchez the Nice born jock has had the pleasure of playing all over the globe at some of the world’s best clubs and events including; Amnesia, Ibiza, Pop Plage, Noumea, Goa Beach and for We Are Family, Moscow.
Fast-forward to the present, Tristan has been working hard on developing his newly launched Xtra Life Records imprint (a subdivision of Strictly Rhythm) and in the studio creating future floor fillers such as “Fallin” Feat. Polina on Xtra Life/AATW/3Beat with heavy support coming from Tiesto and his remixes of Redroche Vs Armstrong “Make Your Move 2011” on Ministry Of Sound and Eyezcream and Nadia Ali’s “Rapture” which has had Support from Swedish House Mafia, Armin Van Buuren, Above & Beyond and Cosmic Gate.
When Rolling Stone’s Tim Duggan proclaimed The Potbelleez to be “the fastest rising stars of the dance scene” in 2006, he foresaw what would be almost unanimously obvious to the wider industry and music fans alike only 18 months later. Their first single ‘Don’t Hold Back’ brought Aussie audiences to their knees. Their second ‘Are You With Me’ is currently riding high in the charts and the band is up for three ARIA awards in October. Couple this with a non-stop touring schedule across Australia and Europe and a gargantuan debut album due for imminent release - The Potbelleez are on the success super highway with not a break-light in sight!
The Potbelleez are DJ-producers Dave Goode and Jonny Sonic, sassy singer & MC Blue and vocalist Ilan Kidron. Both Irish, Dave and Jonny landed as backpackers in Sydney in 2002 and met shortly after to form the original dynamic duo. Blue joined the pair in 2005, having previously dropped rhymes for legendary UK act Hexstatic, whilst living in London and Ilan made his entrance in 2006 as the band took about a legendary 2 year Saturday night residency at Moulin Rouge in Sydney’s red light district, Kings Cross. In 2006 the band made their first momentous strike with the dancefloor killers ‘Junkyard’ and ‘Duuurty Dreemz’. ‘Junkyard’ stormed to No.2 on the Australian ARIA club charts. Both tracks feature on the debut EP ‘In the Junkyard’ which was released in April 2007. The Limited edition sold out in 6 weeks.
In October 2007 things took another massive step forward, when the band dropped ‘Don’t Hold Back’. Combining Dave & Jonny’s punchy electro-laced beats, guitar-licked sonics and Ilan’s captivating vocals, the track was the kind of unique offering that demanded people sit up and take notice. It spent an incredible 17 weeks at No.1 in the ARIA dance charts and 29 weeks in the ARIA Top 40 singles chart. The single also went platinum selling over 100,000 units – gaining them three ARIA nominations for the 2008 award, in the category of ‘Highest Selling Single’, ‘Breakthrough Artist – Single’ and ‘Best Dance Release’.
With The Potbelleez’s reputation spreading like a bush fire, so it was no surprise (but indeed a privilege) when Channel Ten requested the band open the world famous Sydney Harbour New Years Eve celebrations - the performance being watched by over 2.2 million viewers nationally. A recent show stopping performance on the Australian MTV awards and the band taking out 5 position in the National inthemix50 DJ poll again reinforce the high-demand for the band.
Amidst the excitement the band managed to produce an exceptional follow up single ‘Are You With Me’ which hit the ground running as Australian radio’s 1 Most Added Song to national playlists. This track was an instant hit on the ARIA Charts. Out of 16 weeks of ARIA airplay, 15 of those weeks were spent in the top 40, peaking at 15. It was also heavily featured during Channel 7’s broadcast of the Beijing Olympics. Ministry of Sound Australia also snapped them up to mix the latest platinum selling ‘Sessions 5’ which was released on 31st May 2008. Seemingly everything The Potbelleez touch turns to platinum.
Today, The Potbelleez unquestionably stand as one of Australia’s most in-demand acts, having performed over 250 gigs in 2007 alone. The band may have set the benchmark high but it seems that in 2008 they may top it, having played Future Music Festival, Good Vibrations, We Love Sounds, MTV Snow Jam in NZ and huge gigs at the Electric Picnic Festival in Ireland. Upcoming performances at Global Gathering Australia, Homebake in Sydney and Southern Amp in New Zealand will ensure the year ends with a bang and that 2009 starts with an even bigger bang with live performances at headline slots at The Good Vibrations National tour.
The Potbelleez live show is excitement plus, with Dave and Jonny displaying their breathtaking skills over four CDJ’s, two mixers and two FX units, while Blue and Ilan weave their magic up front. The set-up is a proven winner for music fans and promoters alike, with the band having played in front of 35,000 people at the opening of the A League Soccer Grand Final at Sydney Football Stadium plus a host of festival appearances including Global Gathering & Godskitchen (UK) and the Jim Beam Mix it Up Tour in China in 2005.
It’s a daunting thought to imagine where The Potbelleez will be a year from now. In November their self-titled debut album is set for release through Vicious. A recent tour throughout Germany and upcoming tours in the UK and Ireland will also further boost The Potbelleez profile. And if they have a few spare hours, Dave, Jonny, Blue and Ilan may just fit in a few hours of sleep, but there are no guarantees of that when you’re one of the hottest damn dance acts on the planet. .
THE POTBELLEEZ are managed by PHAT PLANET MUSIC MEDIA
Of all the exciting new house sounds coming out of the East these days, Swanky Tunes ranks among the most noteworthy.
The group formed in 1998, experimenting with different electronic styles in pursuit of their own sound. At first, there were techno sounds mixed with vintage synthesizers. Then the group moved into a distinctly big-beat influenced sound. These days, hints of the techno, electro-80's, and the contemporary progressive house movements are all finding their way into the mix.
Swanky Tunes were named ‘Best Musical Group’ in 2006 and 2007 at the Russian Dance Music Awards and they are currently ranked #14 among the Top 100 DJs of Russia.
Internationally, their tracks and remixes have been issued on Mixmash, Spinnin' Records, Refune, Size Records and Cr2 Records.
Swanky Tunes last releases have been heavily supported by: Tiesto, David Guetta, Sandern Van Doorn, Swedish House Mafia (Axwell, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso), Laidback Luke and Dirty South.
Based on this past success, rumors abound that Swanky Tunes may soon emerge on the top of the dance club charts worldwide.
One of Miami’s leading DJs, Erok rose to prominence on the south beach club circuit at a time when hip hop began gaining momentum, soon taking over the beach. His unique talent of merging throwback joints from all genres with the hottest new singles on the airwaves left club goers and music enthusiasts’ yearning for more. His smooth mixes and up-tempo blends keep this DJ sensation in high demand.
All hands on deck, with a solid reputation established, Erok continuously evolves musically. With his diverse interest in music, he is able to rok audiences all over the world; from Shanghai to Barcelona, South America to The Bahamas, and any given city in the USA, Erok has become well known for blending an eclectic mix of soul, funk, Brasilian beats, reggae, house, rock and hip-hop. “The energy a clever DJ generates has always intrigued me. We can translate our love for music to good vibes in any part of the world!” Erok exclaims.
And it’s this energy and love of music that has kept Erok in the hottest clubs and spinning at the most exclusive parties around the country and beyond. Whether it’s on a private yacht with Eva Longoria celebrating her, Jennifer Aniston’s wrap up party that caught national, Red Bull Racing’s Formula 1 events held in sexy spots around the world like Pacha São Paulo and Monte Carlo, or the Red Bull after-ride party at South America’s premier ski resort, Valle Nevado. Furthermore, Erok has become the official DJ to the world’s top polo events. Reaching from snow polo in the Austrian Alps in Kitzbuehel, all the way to the beautiful beaches of Cap Cana, Dominican Republic; there is one constant, Erok is going to captivate the crowd and give them what they want!
Chiari has the fresh house energy and balearic bigroom beats guaranteed take you to a better place. His flawless technique in his seamless sets is complimented by a fresh new style and displaying an attitude and maturity far beyond his years, he is one of the most popular acts amongst dance music fans in the West.
"If im not behind the decks ill be on the dance floor!"
It is this love for dancing that originally drove XDream to perfect the art of a DJ.
XDREAM - THE COMPLETE X- FACTOR
Her intense energy is amazing to watch, originally a dancer, her passion for dance is unmistakable, On stage she is dancing just as hard as anyone out there! Besides her obvious skills as a mixer and turntablist, her stage presence and intense energy keeps the crowd pumped and the floors filled. XDream plays anything from uplifting trance right up to hard trance/hardstyle, but you'll mostly hear her playing her unique, intense sound of uplifting, banging energy, hard trance, with sexy twisted girl vocals, whilst she is scratching, cutting, sampling, using acapella’s and singing/speaking her own vocals live! so she brings her own spice to every track.. there is never a dull moment!
Celebrities like to have his name on their lips, models cling to his designer jeans like limpets and guys stare in envy at his completely spotless shoes. But these are all just side-effects: all of the fame which Hands Solo has experienced for years at home and abroad, and which has made him Switzerland's most sought-after open format DJ, stems from his unique flair for music. For dance music, that is.
Genre : Tech House, House Music Members : Alessandro Bacci Hometown : Pisa - Italy Record Label : Hotfingers, 303Lovers
Biography Alessandro Bacci (30), aka Alex Kenji, is an internationally renowned and respected DJ/producer with over 10 years experience of producing, DJ’ing, and performing. As well as ‘Alex Kenji’, he has released records under host of pseudonyms including: Yoshie Chandler, Combo, Green Sugar, HouseLovers, D.L.D., Orange Love, Kaiko, Itchy Bit and many others.
Ricardo has traveled multiple times, playing at some of the most important clubs in the country has also gone abroad in locations across the south of France, Russia (Moscow, Volgograd, Perm, kastrama, etc ...) Germany (Berlin, Cologne) Poland (Warsaw, Lodz, Krakow) Miami (WMC) Ukrania (Kiev, Odessa) Croatia (Zagreb, Dubrovnik), England (New Castle) New York City (Manhattan), Italy (Riccione), Serbia ( Novi Sad) Bulgaria, Tunisia, Brazil, China, Korea, Thailand, Indonesia (Jogjakarta, Bali).
He began his career in the music world at the end of the 80 (1988), in its beginnings as a DJ funk and prune after the House were the basis of their sessions. His talent and exquisite musical selection made made a leap to what was your first macro, Sliding room, shortly after work at venues such as the mythical Comics and Verdi, combining the night with some of the best afters in Barcelona, as Db or Kodigo etc. A year after leaving his role as DJ booth He shared afters Melero Cesar in the ON-OFF club (the club of the Spanish people) where for the first time in Barcelona began to have internationally renowned DJs, Ibiza, etc.
Patrick Oliver began DJing in Miami Beach in 2000’s, spinning at some of the hottest venues including Opium Garden, Tantra, The Living Room Downtown, Crobar and Space. His intuition coupled with raw talent quickly gained him recognition in the United States. In 2006, Patrick became the resident DJ and musical director at Kuru & Y in Downtown Miami. His sound soon flooded the air of Italy, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Malaysia. Opening, performing and playing alongside such accomplished artists such as Louie Vega, Kenny Carpenter, DJ Disciple, Armand Van Heldan, Kaskade, Vandalism and Andy Duguid, his contemporaries are sitting up and taking notice...and with good reason.
There are few boxes left for TV ROCK to tick. Double ARIA Award winners, the duo, comprised of GQ DJ of the Year Grant Smillie and Ivan Gough have been dominating the charts for the past 5 years. TV ROCK has spent the longest time in ARIA history inside the top 10 for their debut single ‘Flaunt It’ and have had no less than 11 number 1 positions on the ARIA Club chart for their remixes and originals. If that wasn’t enough, they also own and run Neon Records – a highly successful dance imprint which has already cracked a 1 on the internationally renowned digital download site Beatport.
The TV ROCKers regularly play the Australian, Asian, European and American circuit and have played to millions closing the MTV music awards, provided the pre-game beats for the Australian Open Men’s Tennis finals and featured as the pre-game entertainment at the AFL Grand Final!
TV ROCK were listed by IDJ and Mixmag in 2008 as the ones to watch and with no wonder- their single ‘Been A Long Time’ was picked up by Axwell’s label ‘Axtone’ and remixed by Laidback Luke and Axwell- getting spins on Pete Tong’s ‘Essential Selection’ on Radio 1 and rocketing to the 1 position on the Oz charts. This follows on the success of ‘The Others’ with The Dukes Of Windsor and more recently ‘Happiness’, which they collaborated with Luke Chable.
Last year saw another monster year for the TV ROCK lads – in addition to launching their own record label, they produced 3 hit singles for Melbourne singer Zoe Badwi - their first track together ‘Release Me’ spent 7 weeks at 1 on the ARIA charts and was nominated for an ARIA Award for BEST DANCE SINGLE OF 2009.
In the second half of the year, they unleased the massive ‘In The Air’, a collaboration with vocalist Rudy which dominated the 1 spot on the ARIA Club Chart for 10 weeks and was signed to Ministry Of Sound for the UK and Axtone throughout Europe with label don Axwell providing an epic mix. Throughout Europe, Pete Tong and Judge Jules have already given the thumbs up with support also coming from Radio 1’s daytime shows. Championed by Kiss and Galaxy’s leading specialist shows, ‘In The Air’ recently entered the Cool Cuts chart at No.4 and has already clocked up over an astonishing 150 million views on Youtube. The HUGE reactions in commercial clubland have already heralded ‘In The Air’ as one of the first anthems of 2010!
In addition to TV ROCK’s impressive production pedigree, they’ve remixed a who’s who of dance music, with rerubs of Groove Armada, Sander Kleinenberg, Axwell, Armand Van Helden, Tiesto, Dirty South, Calvin Harris, Paul Van Dyk, and many more.
Look up 'Hard Working' in the dictionary and sitting next to the honey bee, and the wheelbarrow you will find a picture of Nukewood.
Considered to be one of the most diligent and passionate DJ's from peers and punters alike, Matt has transformed over the last 3 years into one of the most respected and in demand DJ's on the Australian circuit.
You don't have to just take our word for it, the accolades speak for themselves with Matt taking home 3D World's (Sydney's premier street press) DJ of the year, A current In The Mix Top 50 ranking of #23 in Australia, a regular staple of the Sydney festival circuit performing at Stereosonic, Good Vibrations, Parklife, Future Music Festival, Global Gathering, Space and more.
Audiokillers blasted onto the scene less than 2 years ago but have already established themselves in the electronic music scene as crowd party rockers. A DJ duo producing team from Orange County, CA, their passion for unique electronic music keeps their set list fresh and exciting but they have a core following of hard electro fans. Eric Larson aka “Dirty Larson” and Chris Paul from Audiokillers are known for their massive amounts of energy and unique blend of electronic flavor. They have performed at some of America’s top venues and opened for performers such as Steve Aoki, Designer Drugs, Felix Cartal and Harvard Bass just to name a few.
Countless accolades, awards, records, and firsts have been the hallmark of Kid Kenobi’s illustrious 13-year DJing career. Indeed it’s an impossible task trying to resist running them off. From being named Australia’s favourite DJ for a record number 3 years from 2003 – 2005, receiving an award for his first remix ever (of Green Velvet’s “La La Land’ ), to an ARIA nomination for ‘The Bump’ with Hook N Sling, knocking up over 20 remixes for some of the world’s biggest names in dance, pop and rock, being the first DJ ever to have a CD series named after him by Ministry of Sound, to having an itinerary that reads like a Lonely Planet guidebook to the best nightclubs around the world, Kid Kenobi has just about done it all.
Andy Murphy is Australia's wild child, bringing the party to club’s all over Australia and the world. At just 26 years of age, Andy has already solidified himself as a big game player in Australia’s elite dance music scene. With a string of solo releases, a collaboration project by the name of Jam Xpress and a regular “Onelove” compilation Andy is Australia’s most prolific young DJ’s.
Touring the Country as part of Australia’s biggest Club brand “Onelove”, Andy has locked in regular appearances in main rooms all over Australia. His diverse musical talent and drive for quality music, mean that he is a regular at the countries biggest festivals including Stereosonic, Summadayze, Future Music Festival, Falls Festival, Creamfields and Betterdays.
Genre : Big Room House Music Members : StoneBridge Hometown : Stockholm Record Label : Stoney Boy Music About : Grammy nominated DJ and producer
Description One of the world's leading DJ's and Grammy nominated remixer StoneBridge holds heavy accolades across a prolific career.
Delivering the sound behind the decks and in the studio, this hit maker consistently drives the hottest house music to his fans.
Ground breaking remixes of: Robin S "Show Me Love", NeYo "Closer" and Lily Allen's "The Fear" compliment his original artist #1 Club Hit's "Put Em High" & "Take Me Away"
An artist that never stops, don't miss a beat. Saturday 8pm - 12am (EST) on the nation's dance leader BPM.
Genre : DJ / Mashup / Electro Hometown : Perth, Western Australia Record Label : AV8 Records
Biography DJ SLICK, DJ/Producer from Perth, Australia, with a passion for mashing up urban music with other genres, has a strong fan base and understands the pure exhilaration it takes to capture every listener in the crowd.
With her fiery personality and style, Tigerlily has fast become Sydney’s most exciting young DJ and one of the hottest commodities in the Australian scene.
In just over a year, Tigerlily has accomplished more than most can hope to achieve in an entire career holding down residencies at Sydney’s hottest events and supporting international and local superstars such as Avicii, Aeroplane, Art vs Science, Madeon, Tristan Garner, Tommy Trash, and many more.
After first gracing the Decks in Manchester over 10 years ago Adam Sheridan has come a long way. Climbing up through the hard house and trance ranks, Adam can now be found performing his unique Ableton live performances right across the globe. From L.A. To Ibiza, Bangkok to Melbourne and beyond, Adam is rocking the crowds on a global scale.
Spinning his unique style of house, techno and progressive house merged into one mind blowing performance that is leaving crowds and promoters in awe and gasping for more, Adam is regularly playing alongside some of the biggest DJs in the world and to being asked back time and time again. With closing sets for Tiesto at Privilige in Ibiza, main room sets alongside Paul Van Dyk at the mighty Cream Amnesia (where he’s been made resident for the 5th year running!) and requests to play at Carl Cox’s Intec parties across the world, Adam is definitely one to watch!
61 Legian Sky Garden. Bali's Premier Dining and Nightclub Super Complex. 
Tristan Garner has been putting himself on the world dance map as one of the most talented DJ/producers of the NEW French generation to follow in the footsteps of Cerrone, Daft Punk and Cassius.
Of all the exciting new house sounds coming out of the East these days, Swanky Tunes ranks among the most noteworthy.
One of Miami’s leading DJs, Erok rose to prominence on the south beach club circuit at a time when hip hop began gaining momentum, soon taking over the beach. His unique talent of merging throwback joints from all genres with the hottest new singles on the airwaves left club goers and music enthusiasts’ yearning for more. His smooth mixes and up-tempo blends keep this DJ sensation in high demand. 
Chiari has the fresh house energy and balearic bigroom beats guaranteed take you to a better place. His flawless technique in his seamless sets is complimented by a fresh new style and displaying an attitude and maturity far beyond his years, he is one of the most popular acts amongst dance music fans in the West.
