Hey Folks,
In a week that has seen us immerse ourselves into music in more ways than one, the low points have ended with real high notes, especially with some of the latest offerings from the scene’s D.J.’s. So, we take a close look at a man that is making waves not just as a D.J., but in the club promoting game as well as in journalism, while our other focus goes to a man whose name is synonymous with the D.J. glitterati, finally giving a big shout to a latest compilation that has left us gasping for more.
First up is young talent Jonny Marsh (known as Jonny M behind the decks), a multi talented Londoner that has made Brighton his home and from this base has added a number of strings to his career bow, not least D.J.’ing, this south coast city, allowing him to stretch his disc spinning legs. Jonny quickly made a big name for himself at the iconic Wild Fruit, which not only has seen him play regularly at their Sunday evening meets, but travels across Britain with the brand, touching on Manchester, Birmingham & beyond as well as featuring in all the major events hosted by this massive club name throughout the year. However, it would be fair to say that Jonny is also considered as one of the bright starts of the Brighton scene, having graced the D.J. decks of an long list of clubs & venue’s that include The Honey Club, Cash Queen, Monkey, Revenge, The Koo Club, Rebel & Digital, so much so that he was crowned as the best D.J. of 2008 at the infamous Golden Handbag awards making him one of the city’s hottest properties. But he often stretches those legs we were talking about and has played in the bright spots of London on many occasions, an absolutely scintillating set at Trade’s first outing at Ministry Of Sound last July and some sparkling appearances for Matinee at their previous home Cable, being highlights in a string of appearances in the capital. However, he remains most fond of his time behind the decks at Brighton’s Rebel, remarking that “...Rebel is where my heart is...the crowd is always up for it...there is something really special about it...” and he always speaks very highly of Wild Fruit and the team behind the brand, explaining that “...For me, Wild Fruit & the plethora of events run by Aeon Events make the Brighton scene what it is. The different club nights and the huge monthly parties ensure that everything stays fresh & exciting...” And Jonny’s passion for the scene in the biggest gay scene outside of London was channelled into a position as nightlife editor for the scene’s 3Sixty magazine, where he superbly applied his journalistic skills in compiling stories & features on promoters, D.J.’s clubs, & club owners, as well as posting a monthly house music column. This opened further doors for him at both QX magazine & also for GaydarNation, for whom Jonny continues to write for to this day, a recent series of interviews with prominent scene faces & D.J.’s featuring big on this online gay lifestyle site. So balancing both his daytime job as a journalist & his night-time D.J.’ing exploits would seem to be plenty for most to cope with, but Jonny’s appetite for challenges in his life are now seeing him take on responsibilities for event co-ordination & related communications, not only for one of the London scene’s big club promoter players, but has now also taken on promotion of prolific Friday night club “Onyx” and there is no doubt that he is immensely passionate about this new addition to his portfolio of activities and should ensure that the club which was the wow of the scene in 2009 will be back where it belongs in 2010. But back to the music and Jonny M as a D.J. and his roots as a firm drum & base addict were delightfully transformed into house genres that include progressive & tech with more than a hint to uplifting & chunky tunes, his new style certainly having gone down a storm in Brighton & impressed us at Trade & Matinee, his sound choices showing through in his compilation mixes (yes he gets into the recording studio too!), his latest entitled “Spring Session” out now to play & download at http://jonny_m.podomatic.com/. 2010 has been a great year already for Jonny and “Onyx” is becoming a real passion, he riding high on a brilliant party just last night, but he continues to play for Wild Fruit & for Rebel as well as balancing all that with his work for GaydarNation & other projects, he very much evoking that phrase “here comes Jonny”.
Our other focus goes to scene D.J. star Jon Dennis, whose name is one of those that truly emulates the D.J.’ing art and it comes as no surprise as he has one of the impressive pedigree’s we have come across in a long time, being right in the thick of some of the biggest movers & shakers in the gAylist clubbing scene in the 90’s. Jon, despite the pressures from his mother, decided that D.J’ing was what he wanted to do having received the backing of his bank to invest in his first set of decks, the bold gamble paid off when he landed a gig at The Roof Gardens in Kensington, partly with the help of Heaven’s Colin Holsgrove, his performance turning plenty of heads, not least that of club impresario David Inches, saw Jon’s career in the D.J.’ing game well & truly confirmed. Rubbing shoulders with both Daz Saund & George Mitchell at the evolutionary afterhours club The Opera On The Green, the forerunner to Trade, then saw him play at this legendary club at Turnmills, as well as at Heaven’s Garage, opening further doors across Europe with appearances at Le Palace in Paris & being part of the React tour of Ibiza. Back in London and by now Jon was Heaven’s biggest main floor resident, having followed in the footsteps of the likes of Ian Levine & Marc Andrews, although the more mainstream sound was not really his style, Jon more akin to the harder edged tech, electro & minimal style that was characteristic of his performances that secured slots at Trade & Garage. So, giving way to spurning inbound talents Brent Nicholls & Wayne G, Jon was free exercise his love for the harder sound, landing a residency back at Turnmills for Sunday nighter Melt, although with the music scene on a big change but his name still very much in the frame, connections with the infamous Coco Latte followed & through his longstanding friendship with John Truelove, he continued to be involved with Heaven & plenty of overseas projects. Indeed, Mr Dennis has played right across the globe, as near as France & Spain or as far as Australia & South Africa, Jon loving to return to Pretoria, Cape Town and particularly Johannesburg, playing at uber cool club Therapy on many occasions. To say that he has rubbed shoulders with the industry’s biggest names is an understatement & the list of peers within his preferred genre of music he has been involved with is endless & has included Rachel Auburn, James Horrocks, Jon The Dentist, Paul Young & Sam Hunwicke, also forming solid friendships with Mark Bambach, Luigi Rosi, Kris de Angelis and of course with Wayne G over the years. Away from the D.J. booth and Jon is an accomplished computer programmer & through his skills now devotes much of his time to designing adverts & flyers for a significant amount of the big & famous clubs in London and whilst he occasionally dips into the recording studio, full compilations are very few & far between. However, when they come round they are real gems and this can definitely be said for his latest, a unique multi layered house soundtrack, which was commissioned for the Rootstein New York Native American show, which you can grab at http://download.yousendit.com/S1VEYURPZ2pTSURIRGc9PQ, a mix Jon describes as being “...perfect for getting ready to go out, chilling out or clearing your mind...” In terms of current D.J. activity, Jon concentrates his efforts playing occasionally overseas, his sets still full of seriously funky dirty house with the latest electro, minimal & tech sounds, he throwing in smatterings of classic tunes & soaring vocals, so watch this space for more studio work from this scene legend.
Now, talking of legend’s, having sadly missed out on his return appearance at Beyond, playing out for the combined party with Italian club Pervert at Area last Sunday, we have been able to delight ourselves with Brent Nicholls’ full on compilation, released as part of his “Download” series, aptly entitled “The Pervert Mix” which we simply cannot put down. Right from the opening & amazing track, Sirusmo’s “All The Girls”, through some pumping, as Brent calls them, “Nu Funk House” tracks, then taking you on a delightful journey through a whole host of genres, latin meeting electro, progressive blending into tech & funky fronting out amazing classic tune undertones, recognisable in an instant, this is an impressive collection of sounds that rival any of his previous compilation works. He goes on to explain that “...you may not take to all of them at first, but give this mix up to three listens & I guarantee you will be hooked...” Well, we were hooked within minutes and continue to find real gems in the mix that keep us smiling like a cheshire cat (78 minutes in is mind-blowingly fantastic) and are sure you will too. So, to stream/ listen this impeccable mix, go to http://djbrentnicholls.com/music & click on the relevant album cover or keep your eyes peeled for free download options via Facebook or his other online groups.
Now, just time to mention http://seenqueen.com/music, which continues to keep you bang up to date with the latest offerings from the scene’s best gAylist D.J’s, but also serves up their own “Spring Sampler” mix which is a definite must to your collection, so grab the free download there while you can.
Right, that’s it for another week, but coming up next week we look at two scene biggie’s, Guy Williams & Hi-Fi Sean, then give space to two great female talents, Mis-White & D.J. Minx, dates also penned for Terry Bryan & J.C. Christopher, Paul Coals & D.J. Saki, so some great music choices still to come. However, for now, there’s not much more to say apart from “select those sounds, turn up the volume & let the music play”.
xDM
In a week that has seen us immerse ourselves into music in more ways than one, the low points have ended with real high notes, especially with some of the latest offerings from the scene’s D.J.’s. So, we take a close look at a man that is making waves not just as a D.J., but in the club promoting game as well as in journalism, while our other focus goes to a man whose name is synonymous with the D.J. glitterati, finally giving a big shout to a latest compilation that has left us gasping for more.
First up is young talent Jonny Marsh (known as Jonny M behind the decks), a multi talented Londoner that has made Brighton his home and from this base has added a number of strings to his career bow, not least D.J.’ing, this south coast city, allowing him to stretch his disc spinning legs. Jonny quickly made a big name for himself at the iconic Wild Fruit, which not only has seen him play regularly at their Sunday evening meets, but travels across Britain with the brand, touching on Manchester, Birmingham & beyond as well as featuring in all the major events hosted by this massive club name throughout the year. However, it would be fair to say that Jonny is also considered as one of the bright starts of the Brighton scene, having graced the D.J. decks of an long list of clubs & venue’s that include The Honey Club, Cash Queen, Monkey, Revenge, The Koo Club, Rebel & Digital, so much so that he was crowned as the best D.J. of 2008 at the infamous Golden Handbag awards making him one of the city’s hottest properties. But he often stretches those legs we were talking about and has played in the bright spots of London on many occasions, an absolutely scintillating set at Trade’s first outing at Ministry Of Sound last July and some sparkling appearances for Matinee at their previous home Cable, being highlights in a string of appearances in the capital. However, he remains most fond of his time behind the decks at Brighton’s Rebel, remarking that “...Rebel is where my heart is...the crowd is always up for it...there is something really special about it...” and he always speaks very highly of Wild Fruit and the team behind the brand, explaining that “...For me, Wild Fruit & the plethora of events run by Aeon Events make the Brighton scene what it is. The different club nights and the huge monthly parties ensure that everything stays fresh & exciting...” And Jonny’s passion for the scene in the biggest gay scene outside of London was channelled into a position as nightlife editor for the scene’s 3Sixty magazine, where he superbly applied his journalistic skills in compiling stories & features on promoters, D.J.’s clubs, & club owners, as well as posting a monthly house music column. This opened further doors for him at both QX magazine & also for GaydarNation, for whom Jonny continues to write for to this day, a recent series of interviews with prominent scene faces & D.J.’s featuring big on this online gay lifestyle site. So balancing both his daytime job as a journalist & his night-time D.J.’ing exploits would seem to be plenty for most to cope with, but Jonny’s appetite for challenges in his life are now seeing him take on responsibilities for event co-ordination & related communications, not only for one of the London scene’s big club promoter players, but has now also taken on promotion of prolific Friday night club “Onyx” and there is no doubt that he is immensely passionate about this new addition to his portfolio of activities and should ensure that the club which was the wow of the scene in 2009 will be back where it belongs in 2010. But back to the music and Jonny M as a D.J. and his roots as a firm drum & base addict were delightfully transformed into house genres that include progressive & tech with more than a hint to uplifting & chunky tunes, his new style certainly having gone down a storm in Brighton & impressed us at Trade & Matinee, his sound choices showing through in his compilation mixes (yes he gets into the recording studio too!), his latest entitled “Spring Session” out now to play & download at http://jonny_m.podomatic.com/. 2010 has been a great year already for Jonny and “Onyx” is becoming a real passion, he riding high on a brilliant party just last night, but he continues to play for Wild Fruit & for Rebel as well as balancing all that with his work for GaydarNation & other projects, he very much evoking that phrase “here comes Jonny”.
Our other focus goes to scene D.J. star Jon Dennis, whose name is one of those that truly emulates the D.J.’ing art and it comes as no surprise as he has one of the impressive pedigree’s we have come across in a long time, being right in the thick of some of the biggest movers & shakers in the gAylist clubbing scene in the 90’s. Jon, despite the pressures from his mother, decided that D.J’ing was what he wanted to do having received the backing of his bank to invest in his first set of decks, the bold gamble paid off when he landed a gig at The Roof Gardens in Kensington, partly with the help of Heaven’s Colin Holsgrove, his performance turning plenty of heads, not least that of club impresario David Inches, saw Jon’s career in the D.J.’ing game well & truly confirmed. Rubbing shoulders with both Daz Saund & George Mitchell at the evolutionary afterhours club The Opera On The Green, the forerunner to Trade, then saw him play at this legendary club at Turnmills, as well as at Heaven’s Garage, opening further doors across Europe with appearances at Le Palace in Paris & being part of the React tour of Ibiza. Back in London and by now Jon was Heaven’s biggest main floor resident, having followed in the footsteps of the likes of Ian Levine & Marc Andrews, although the more mainstream sound was not really his style, Jon more akin to the harder edged tech, electro & minimal style that was characteristic of his performances that secured slots at Trade & Garage. So, giving way to spurning inbound talents Brent Nicholls & Wayne G, Jon was free exercise his love for the harder sound, landing a residency back at Turnmills for Sunday nighter Melt, although with the music scene on a big change but his name still very much in the frame, connections with the infamous Coco Latte followed & through his longstanding friendship with John Truelove, he continued to be involved with Heaven & plenty of overseas projects. Indeed, Mr Dennis has played right across the globe, as near as France & Spain or as far as Australia & South Africa, Jon loving to return to Pretoria, Cape Town and particularly Johannesburg, playing at uber cool club Therapy on many occasions. To say that he has rubbed shoulders with the industry’s biggest names is an understatement & the list of peers within his preferred genre of music he has been involved with is endless & has included Rachel Auburn, James Horrocks, Jon The Dentist, Paul Young & Sam Hunwicke, also forming solid friendships with Mark Bambach, Luigi Rosi, Kris de Angelis and of course with Wayne G over the years. Away from the D.J. booth and Jon is an accomplished computer programmer & through his skills now devotes much of his time to designing adverts & flyers for a significant amount of the big & famous clubs in London and whilst he occasionally dips into the recording studio, full compilations are very few & far between. However, when they come round they are real gems and this can definitely be said for his latest, a unique multi layered house soundtrack, which was commissioned for the Rootstein New York Native American show, which you can grab at http://download.yousendit.com/S1VEYURPZ2pTSURIRGc9PQ, a mix Jon describes as being “...perfect for getting ready to go out, chilling out or clearing your mind...” In terms of current D.J. activity, Jon concentrates his efforts playing occasionally overseas, his sets still full of seriously funky dirty house with the latest electro, minimal & tech sounds, he throwing in smatterings of classic tunes & soaring vocals, so watch this space for more studio work from this scene legend.
Now, talking of legend’s, having sadly missed out on his return appearance at Beyond, playing out for the combined party with Italian club Pervert at Area last Sunday, we have been able to delight ourselves with Brent Nicholls’ full on compilation, released as part of his “Download” series, aptly entitled “The Pervert Mix” which we simply cannot put down. Right from the opening & amazing track, Sirusmo’s “All The Girls”, through some pumping, as Brent calls them, “Nu Funk House” tracks, then taking you on a delightful journey through a whole host of genres, latin meeting electro, progressive blending into tech & funky fronting out amazing classic tune undertones, recognisable in an instant, this is an impressive collection of sounds that rival any of his previous compilation works. He goes on to explain that “...you may not take to all of them at first, but give this mix up to three listens & I guarantee you will be hooked...” Well, we were hooked within minutes and continue to find real gems in the mix that keep us smiling like a cheshire cat (78 minutes in is mind-blowingly fantastic) and are sure you will too. So, to stream/ listen this impeccable mix, go to http://djbrentnicholls.com/music & click on the relevant album cover or keep your eyes peeled for free download options via Facebook or his other online groups.
Now, just time to mention http://seenqueen.com/music, which continues to keep you bang up to date with the latest offerings from the scene’s best gAylist D.J’s, but also serves up their own “Spring Sampler” mix which is a definite must to your collection, so grab the free download there while you can.
Right, that’s it for another week, but coming up next week we look at two scene biggie’s, Guy Williams & Hi-Fi Sean, then give space to two great female talents, Mis-White & D.J. Minx, dates also penned for Terry Bryan & J.C. Christopher, Paul Coals & D.J. Saki, so some great music choices still to come. However, for now, there’s not much more to say apart from “select those sounds, turn up the volume & let the music play”.
xDM
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