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Friday, 08 July 2011 11:27

Gareth Emery

Gareth Emery is one of electronic music’s most influential and innovative DJ producers, voted no.7 in DJ Mag’s ‘Top 100 DJs’ poll making him the UK’s highest ranked DJ, and one of the youngest DJs ever to crack the top ten.

In 2010, he released his debut artist album ‘Northern Lights’ on his own label Garuda to stunning reactions from fans and critics alike, hitting no.1 on the US iTunes dance chart within hours of release.

He also celebrated 100 episodes and four years of his award winning podcast, collaborated with Above & Beyond for the crossover internationalradio hit ‘On A Good Day (Metropolis)’, and penned the theme tune to the Global Gathering festival - whilst also finding time to play 130 shows, selling out clubs and rocking festivals in 40 countries to over 2 million people.

For more information: www.garethemery.com

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Friday, 08 July 2011 10:37

Blake Jarrel

The past two years have brought this extraordinary young artist a plethora of serious achievements. From his ongoing summer residency at the legendary Amnesia club in Ibiza, to a 40 country world tour to complement his successful 2-disc DJ mixed compilation for the Armada Dancefloor Sessions series. Blake Jarrell is one of the fastest rising stars in the dance music industry today.

It is hard to believe that just a few years ago Blake's fortunes we're anything but good. Blake arrived in his adopted hometown of Chicago in 2005 shortly after packing up all his belongings and fleeing the Mississippi Delta from the menace of Hurricane Katrina. The Windy City's vibrant electronic music community embraced Blake's natural fan making ability and he was making waves in no time.

Blake quickly rose through the ranks of local jocks and a big break was just ahead. Some high profilebookings brought on a chance meeting with Armada Music's head aficionado Armin Van Buuren. After listening to a few of his original productions, Armin contacted Blake and soon after he joined the Armada artist roster. Since that time Armin has invited Blake on several of his world tours as an exclusive special guest performer. Finally, Blake cemented his relationship with Armada Music when he joined a select group of international stars for full summer residencies at Armada's weekly shindig at Amnesia in Ibiza in 2007 and 2008.

Battle tested indeed, after traveling to over 90 cities, the New Orleans kid turned Chicago hometown heavyweight remains busy and is looking to climb further up the DJ charts with an intense schedule of original productions and remixes. Blake's studio skills are what earned him an undisputed reputation and his creativity is enjoyed and heavily supported by Markus Schulz, Tiesto, Ferry Corsten, Paul van Dyk, Pete Tong, Matthew Dekay, John Digweed, Paul Oakenfold and of course Armin Van Buuren.

Blake recalls his 2008 hit Punta del Este and his remix of Moussa Clark's She Wants Him as just some of the highlights of his young career. The former was featured on Armin Van Buuren's acclaimed A State of Trance 2008 compilation, and the latter held the #1 position on Beatport's trance charts for several weeks.

It is this blistering pace of success that has kept Blake grounded which explains his dedication to expanding his monthly radio show Concentrate. The show continues to evolve and reach new audiences by featuringsignature mix sets from Blake Jarrell and special international guests. He believes in his fans immensely and works tirelessly to give back to the people that have supported him and his records.

Blake is set to kick off 2009 with an international tour in the better part of February in support of his upcoming project for Armada Music. A unique compilation that will feature some of Blake's original work as well as high profile remixes. The album will debut at the Winter Music Conference in Miami at the end of March with a CD release on Armada Music scheduled shortly after. The tour will see Blake off to Riga, Stockholm, Helsinki, Vancouver, Toronto, Miami, Boracay, and San Francisco, among others.

Blake Jarrell sets the bar awfully high for aspiring young artists from Chicago, New Orleans and beyond, but it is his perseverance, dedication, hard work, and most of all passion for his craft that sees him through to the top and across the world.

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Friday, 08 July 2011 09:59

Ashley Wallbridge

Ashley Wallbridge is undoubtedly one of the most prolific prospects on the progressive production scene in 2010, named by industry leaders such as Andy Moor and Gareth Emery as one of the hottest break-through DJ talents in the game. At just 23 years of age, his discography reads like the ‘who’s who’ list of EDM with releases of originals and remixes featuring names like Armin Van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Andy Moor, Markus Schulz and many others.
There isn’t a global syndicated dance radio show denying regular homage to Ashley’s unique sound of progressive elements with his titles found on playlists, compilations and DJ sets. The future is bright for this rising star and he is just getting started...

Ashley Wallbridge resides in the Midlands of England in Stoke of Trent. DJ-ing as an early teenager Ashley’s focus has always been firmly set on production, tinkering with digital software after school hours, honing his skills for the future. The result; a unique sound that rivals the best progressive producers in the game, a thought A-list artists and labels share. In the early days it was DJ competitions that would demand the attention of the local scene and give him his start in the networking world.

Taking out first place in numerous competitions with fake ID, Ashley went on to play venues in which he wasn’t even old enough to enjoy a beverage! Still finding his feet with his productions skills, Ashley was immersed in music surrounding himself with all the tools that would produce quality work. As it all started to come together in the studio, Ashley was offered his first record deal, which would produce a series of single releases.

It wasn’t long before Ashley began work with some of the best talent in the game. Spotting the hypnotic vocals of now very recognizable Meighan Nealon, the two teamed up to work on a series of releases together of which the stand out title ‘My Blood’ would leave a mark on the industry. The track was very successful with trance and progressive DJ’s summoning support from artists like Armin Van Buuren and attracting attention from the Armada stable and fellow UK producer and #15 DJ (DJ Mag Top 100) Andy Moor. Shortly after Andy and Ashley began work on the collaboration Faces’ again acquiring the skills of Meighan Nealon on vocals. The track was released on AVA Recordings, a sub label of Armada, and fast became one of the biggest titles of 2009. Accompanied by a cutting edge film clip, the youtube version alone received over 300,000 views and ‘Faces’ dominated download charts worldwide.

Ashley’s follow up single was a dub, club title called ‘Chimera’ which went straight to the #1 spot onBeatport after only a few days, staying strong holding the top spot for three weeks. Ashley’s production is also appreciated as a remixing artist. With personal requests from artists like Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, Gareth Emery and the #1 DJ Armin Van Buuren, he has delivered remix releases for Armada, Black Hole, High Contrast & Flashover Recordings. Now boasting of over 50 titles including originals and remixes, Ashley Wallbridge is enjoying the fruits of his labour with a hectic worldwide touring schedule.

From London to Los Angeles, Argentina to Australia, Ashley is an in demand DJ headlining at events such as A State of Trance, Creamfields , Sunrise Festival and many more, touring countries worldwide Now looking forward to a debut artist album release at the close of 2011, the world awaits the unleashing of his true production potential. Watch this space, as Ashley Wallbridge becomes a name in bright lights on billboards across the globe.

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Friday, 08 July 2011 09:28

Alex M.O.R.P.H

A l e x M . O . R . P . H . Is not only one of Germanyʻs most prominent Trance DJs & producers, but he has grown to a stand-out personality in the global dance music business.

From a small independent artist with various producer aliases, Alex M.O.R.P.H. was able to establish and redefine himself and his sound again and again, delivering a big palette of highly respected quality productions and remixes over the years - for and with worldwide top artists like Armin van Buuren, Paul van Dyk, Faithless, Markus Schulz, Rank 1 and others.

His biggest impact on the dancefloors to date was the 2007 megasmasher „Life Less Ordinary“together with the famous dutch duo Rank 1, which resulted in a tremendous hype all over the world and burned the name Alex M.O.R.P.H. into the Trance world map once and for all. Reason enough for Paul van Dyk to lock up Alex in his studio, producing 2 van Dyk/M.O.R.P.H.collaborations for PvDʻs 2007 hit album „In Between“!

Other successful releases like „Turn it on“ (on VANDIT Records), „Unification“, „New Harvest“, „I Love Trance“ (all on Fenology Records) and others underline the always rising carreer of this exceptional artist.As a DJ, Alex M.O.R.P.H. exactly knows how to keep the crowd going and how to interact with his fans. His experience is truly impressive, with past and upcoming gigs at all major club events and world leading festivals like Trance Energy, Mayday, Gatecrasher, Nature One, Soundtropolis, Cream Ibiza, A State of Trance, Stadium of Sound, and many many more...

Alex is also the co-founder & co-host of the global radio & event concept HeavensGate. Together with his longtime partner Woody van Eyden (as a B2B DJ team they were voted into the DJ Mag Top100 of 2008!), they present their weekly radioshow on a network of high profile radiostations around the world (over 30 countries at the moment) and gain more and more fans rapidly.

The own HeavensGate events (Boat Party, Loveparade float + official afterparty, HeavensGate happenings in Scotland, Mallorca, Ibiza and others) are an important indicator of the growing popularity and fanbase. In 2009 he entered the DJ Mag Top100 again and it was finally time to unleash his highly awaited debut artist album “Purple Audio” which included club smashers like “Sunset Boulevard”, “Photograph” and “Purple Audio”. The album resulted in an overwhelming success and the “Purple Audio Worldtour” went really fantastic. The remixed version of this album, called “Purple Audio Reloaded”, featured remixes of the original album tracks by high profile artists like Menno de Jong, Estiva, Signum, Woody van Eyden and many more, and found its way to the record stores in the mid of 2010.

With a massive production list and an amount of more than 150 remixes, Mr. M.O.R.P.H. is in demand more than ever and after releasing his phenomenal „Hands on Armada“ remix album with completely renewed Trance classics, heʻs back in the studio once again, which proves that Alex M.O.R.P.H. needs sleepless nights and rushfull days to fulfill his engagement to the scene.

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Friday, 08 July 2011 11:15

EDX

Productive and successful for more than a decade, Italian native artist, producer, DJ and multi-talent EDX first hit people's radars in 1994 with various mix tapes that within weeks had circulated around the globe. With his new found fame EDX quickly climbed up the ladder of recognition with labels and producers asking him to sprinkle his remix magic touch onto their releases.

EDX's remix CV is impressive to say the least with remixes on the likes of Deadmau5, Mary J Blige, Bob Sinclar, Axwell, Armand van Helden, Steve Angello, Roger Sanchez, Laidback Luke, Armin van Buuren, Kool & The Gang, Kaskade, Funkagenda, Lauryn Hill, to name but a few. 2009 saw his remixes consistantly feature in the various charts such as the DMC Buzz, Cool Cuts and Beatport charts which culminated in him featuring the TOP 3 for Beatport’s Best Progressive House Artist of 2009 alongside Deadmau5 and Eric Prydz.

EDX’s crazy DJ schedule has taken him around the World and back again playing to crowds in excess of 60,000 where you would hear his remixes/productions also being played by the likes of of David Guetta, Armand Van Helden, Erick Morillo, Armin van Buuren, Swedish House Mafia, Roger, Sanchez, Axwell, Deep Dish, Michael Gray, Alex Gaudino, Tiesto Etc..

In 2010, EDX released hit after hit, continuously topping the Beatport charts. From original productions to remixes to massive collaborations, this past year might have been one of his most successful years yet.

With a highly anticipated album on the horizon as well as many more surprises to come including a weekly radioshow, EDX will be taking 2011 by storm.

Is it any wonder dance music bible Mixmag hailed him as a “GENIUS”

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Wednesday, 22 June 2011 07:00

Frank Morin

Frank Morin debuts as Café Olé resident every Saturday @ Space Ibiza. He is one of the most emergent talents in the Spanish musical scene, but his foreign incursions are granting him an international reputation as a polifacetic artist. Frank Morin began his career in Barcelona, with regular sets in local clubs, when he was only 14 years old. He showed a confidence at the turntables very unusual for someone his age, giving his sessions a very personal imprint.
Nowadays Frank is considered as one of the main references in the electronic music scene, mastering all styles. He shows a special ability to select the most vanguard and underground sounds and knows how to connect with the people, something that has granted him a firm position as one of the most demanded DJs in the Barcelona scene, a demand that has expanded the city limits to the rest of the world.
Frank Morin is not just a DJ, he is also a producer. With his releases “To the top” and “Feelling don't stop” Frank has reached top 5 in the UK progressive house charts. “To the Top” has proved to be one of the season’s revelations and stars the size of Cristian Varela, John Acquaviva, Marco Bailey, Guti, Loco Dice, Cassy and Wally López include it in their sets.
FRANK MORIN has shared decks with: Nic Fanciulli, Luciano, Loco Dice, Guti, Tini, Tiefshwarz, Uner, Steve Lawler, Reboot, Felipe Valenzuela, Cassy, Sven Vath, Ricardo Villalobos, Davide Squillace and many more.

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Thursday, 28 May 2009 09:23

Elio Riso

Space-Who is Elio Riso?
ELIO RISO - An Italian-argentine DJ, producer and re-mixer, who has been working in the music industry now for the past 20 years, ten of them in Space. For the past six years I have been a Space resident DJ, playing at Carl Cox’s parties, We Love, Be, opening fiesta and closing fiesta.

How would you define your musical style?
House, tech house, electronic.

What DJ do you admire/like, or has been influential in your career?
Carl Cox and Steve Lawler. I’m so happy to share the line-up with them in several parties. But there are many more artists I like and enjoy listening too.

How did you get into DJing-electronic music?
It was many years ago when electronic music was house music.

What´s your relationship with Space?
I played for the first time in 99, starting my relation with the Club.

What are you doing now? Tell us about your current projects or your most recent achievements?
As a DJ I’ve been playing at Ultrafest with Carl Cox, Moby, Eric Morillo and Pete Tong. I’ve been in Cameo too, with Chus & Ceballos, Matthew Dekay, Patrick M and David Penn. As a producer I’m really happy. My tracks are working very well!

What else do you like apart from music? Share your interests with us.
Have a healthy life, do some sport, enjoy the beach and all the gorgeous places that an Ibiza summer offers you.

The best musical moment in your life was…
There are so many: Listen ‘To be or not to be’ by Groove Armada at Sunset Terrace in We love, in June 2005. Groove Armada, again, in Pete Tong’s charts at BBC Radio 1. Carl Cox playing some tracks at Ultrafest - Ego vs Ego/Power & Music/Fury/Messed up /Space pianist/ “Trombone in Ibiza” - tracks to remember that I wish become summer’s 2009 hits. Steve Lawler in love with all my productions and asking for some for his label. There are many more. We will speak more about it another day. I don’t want to bore you.
See you in Ibiza and at Space! Elio.

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