Mixmag is a British dance music and clubbing magazine. It styles itself as "the world's biggest selling dance music magazine", Later Mixmag, in association with their original publishing company, DMC Publishing, released a series of CDs under the "Mixmag Live" heading.

Mixmag was sold to EMAP Ltd. in the mid-1990s before being bought by Development Hell, the company that also owns The Word music magazine, in 2005. Development Hell relaunched Mixmag in May 2006 with a revamped design. Editor Andrew Harrison told the Press Gazette that staff had previously "focused the magazine very tightly on a young clubber, a very committed hardcore nutter clubber and we thought that wasn't necessarily the right way to go. Mixmag is now a magazine for the entire world of dance music, whether you like hard boshing music that's quite druggy, or chill out music, or you're someone like me who likes to keep in touch with the music but has grown out of clubbing. This idea that dance music is a kind of minority interest, a bit like ska, is wrong."

In 2001, the magazine teamed up with Virgin Records to release a double album titled B!g Tunes. In the album were forty two dance songs selected "the best" by Mixmag themselves.

Current content

In addition to the change in editorial tone, the relaunched Mixmag features a fashion section, larger size and, according to Mixmag, improved production values.

Mixmag carries a covermount mix CD each month by a different DJ or artist. These have included Richie Hawtin, Sven Vath, Erol Alkan, Tom Neville, Smokin' Jo, Ferry Corsten and DJ Touche.

External links

Mixmag website

References

Category:Publications established in 1982 Category:British music magazines Category:Dance music magazines Category:Monthly magazines

Name	Sven Väth
Background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Alias	Astral Pilot, Barbarella
Born	October 26, 1964Obertshausen, Germany
Genre	ElectronicaTechnoTranceHouseAmbient techno
Occupation	Disc jockeyRecord producer
Years active	1982-Present
Label	Cocoon RecordingsWarner Bros. Records(1993–1996)Virgin/EMI Records
Url	http://www.cocoon.net/

Sven Väth (born 26 October 1964, Obertshausen, Germany) is a Frankfurt based DJ who has produced an extensive range of work since his career began in 1982. From 1985, he was part of the band OFF (acronym for Organization for Fun) which released the hit "Electrica Salsa" in 1986. He was also one of the founders of trance music labels Harthouse and the now-defunct Eye Q, as well as being among the first DJs to play trance records. In 1995 Mixmag rated his album Accident in Paradise one of the top-50 dance albums of all time; although the title track is a fast techno piece, the rest is far more sedate, such as the track "Coda," which features merely a flute and a harpsichord.

Väth is also known as "RU Ready" and "Sam Vision". He has been a member of the groups 16 Bit, Astral Pilot, Barbarella, the Essence of Nature, Metal Master, Metal Masters, Mosaic, and Off. Today he is the owner of the Cocoon Music Event GmbH, which contains his Label, Cocoon Recordings. He is also a shareholder of the Cocoon Club in Frankfurt.

Sven Väth is mentioned in the song Hyper Hyper by German hard dance band Scooter.

Discography

Albums

Accident in Paradise (Eye Q, 1992) (Warner Bros. Records, 1993, U.S.)

The Harlequin, the Robot, and the Ballet Dancer (Eye Q, 1994) (Warner Bros. Records, 1995, U.S.)

Der Kalte Finger (Eye Q, 1996; collaboration with B-Zet)

Fusion (Virgin Records, 1998)

Six in the Mix (The Fusion Remix Collection '99) (Virgin Records, 1999)

Contact (Ultra Records, 2000) (also released on Virgin Records)

Retrospective 1990-1997 (single disc version) (WEA Records, 2000)

Retrospective 1990-1997 (two disc version) (Club Culture, 2000) (also released on Warner Music in Japan)

Fire (Virgin Records, 2002)

Allan Gauch (Virgin Records 1997-2002)

DC's Hand Picked Mix Tape

Fire Works (remixes of tracks from Fire) (Virgin Records, 2003)

Sound of The First Season (One Disc Version 2000)

Sound of The Second Season (Two Disc Version 2001)

Sound of The Third Season (One Disc Version 2002)

Sound of The Fourth Season (Two Disc Version 2003)

Sound of The Fifth Season (One Disc Version 2004)

Sound of The Sixth Season (Two Disc Version 2005)

Sound Of The Seventh Season (Two Disc Version 2006)

Sound Of The Eighth Season (Two Disc Version 2007)

Sound of the Ninth Season (Two Disk Version 2008)

Sound of the Tenth Season (Two Disc Version 2009)

``Sound Of The Eleventh Season(Two Disc Version 2010)

Singles

"L'Esperanza" #5 Hot Dance Club Play; #63 UK (1993)

"Ritual of Life" (Eye Q, 1993)

"Ballet-Fusion" (Eye Q, 1994)

"Fusion - Scorpio's Movement" (Virgin Records, 1997)

"Breakthrough" (Virgin Records, 1998)

"Face It" (Virgin Records, 1998)

"Omen A.M." (Virgin Records, 1998)

"Schubdüse" (Virgin Records, 1998)

"Sounds Control Your Mind" (Virgin Records, 1998)

"Augenblick" (Virgin Records, 1999)

"Dein Schweiss" (Virgin Records, 1999)

"Discophon" (Virgin Records, 1999)

"Barbarella" (remix) (Club Culture, 2000)

"L'Esperanza" (remix) (Club Culture, 2000)

"My Name is Barbarella" (Code Blue, 2000)

"Je t'aime... moi non plus" (featuring Miss Kittin) / Design Music (Virgin Records, 2001)

"Strahlemann Und Söhne" (remix) (Virgin Records, 2001)

"Mind Games" (Virgin Records, 2002)

"Set My Heart on Fire" (Virgin Records, 2002)

"Komm" (Cocoon Recordings, 2005)

"Spring Love" (Datapunk, 2006)

"The Beauty and The Beast" (Cocoon Records 2008)

References

External links

Official Website

Biography of Sven Väth at DJguide.nl

Category:German DJs Category:1964 births Category:Living people Category:German trance musicians

Name	The Prodigy
Landscape	yes
Background	group_or_band
Origin	Braintree, Essex
Genre	Big beat, breakbeat, rave, dance-punk, electronic rock, industrial
Years active	1990–present
Label	Take Me to the Hospital, Ragged Flag, Cooking Vinyl, XL, Beggars Banquet, Mute, Maverick, Warner Bros., Elektra, Shock
Url	www.the prodigy.com
Current members	Liam HowlettKeith FlintMaxim
Past members	Leeroy ThornhillSharky

The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group established by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers and The Crystal Method, as well as other acts, members of the Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s. They have sold over 25 million records worldwide.

The group's brand of big beat music makes use of various styles ranging from rave, hardcore techno, industrial and breakbeat in the early 1990s to electronic rock with punk vocal elements in later times. The current band members include Liam Howlett (composer/keyboards), Keith Flint (dancer/vocalist) and Maxim (MC/vocalist). Leeroy Thornhill (dancer/very occasional live keyboards) was a member of the band from 1990 to 2000, as was a female dancer/vocalist called Sharky who left the band during their early period. The Prodigy first emerged on the underground rave scene in the early 1990s, and have since then achieved immense popularity and worldwide renown. Some of their most popular songs include "Charly", "Out of Space", "No Good (Start the Dance)", "Voodoo People", "Poison", "Firestarter", "Breathe", "Smack My Bitch Up", "Omen", "Spitfire", "Invaders Must Die" and "Warrior's Dance."

The name displayed on album covers changed from "The Prodigy" to "Prodigy" between Music for the Jilted Generation and The Fat of the Land in 1997 and back again with the release of Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned in 2004. However, Howlett has stated that the title has always been "The Prodigy." The change was made only to fit within the displayed logo, according to Howlett.

History

Beginning, early years and debut album (1990–1993)

synthesizer.]] Liam Howlett created an initial 10-track demo, put together on a Roland W-30 music workstation in Essex, England. XL Recordings picked up the demo after Howlett played several tracks to XL boss Nick Halkes in a meeting and an initial 12" pressing of "What Evil Lurks" was released in February 1991. There are some few thousand bootlegs of this release; the original should have "the exchange" carved in the vinyl around the centre of the single (the matrix). The Prodigy's name was a moniker Liam had chosen as a tribute to his first analogue synthesiser, the Moog Prodigy.

The Prodigy's first public performance, with Howlett augmented by dancers Keith Flint and Leeroy Thornhill, was at the Four Aces in Dalston, London, then home to "Club Labyrinth". "Charly," released six months later, became a huge hit in the rave scene at the time. The release reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart, catapulting the band into the wider public attention. The Kaos Theory compilation series featured "G Force (Energy Flow)" from their third single "Everybody in the Place."

After the release of the successful single "Charly", the charts contained various "hardcore" rave tracks to which speed and ecstasy-fuelled clubbers had danced all night, but which did not appeal to critics in the music press. Examples were tracks such as Urban Hype's "Trip to Trumpton", and Smart E's (as in Ecstasy) "Sesame's Treet," instigating death-by-publicity to the underground "hardcore rave" scene according to many critics, ravers and followers of the scene. As a result "Charly" (a contemporary reference to cocaine), with its memorable sample of the "Charley Says" children's Public information films and The Prodigy were briefly identified by critics as "kiddie rave" or "Toytown Techno." Critical reception to the single was generally mixed.

"Charly" was soon followed by the band's first full length album, Experience, a landmark release in the history of British rave music. After Experience, and the run of singles that accompanied it, the Prodigy moved to distance themselves from the "kiddie rave" reputation that now dogged them. The rave scene was beginning to move on from its hardcore phase, with the Criminal Justice Act's "anti-rave" legislation on the horizon.

Music for the Jilted Generation (1993–1995)

In 1993, Howlett released an anonymous white label, bearing only the title "Earthbound I." Its hypnotic, hard-edged sound won wide underground approval. Many former critics of the band were astounded when Howlett finally acknowledged responsibility for the record. It was officially released as "One Love" later that year, and went on to chart at #8 in the UK. The following year, the Prodigy's second album, Music for the Jilted Generation, was released entering the UK album charts at #1. The album expressed a wider spectrum of musical style with heavy techno and breakbeat-based tracks complemented by the concept sequence The Narcotic Suite, and a rock-oriented inclination; "Their Law", featuring Pop Will Eat Itself.

The album was nominated for a Mercury Music Prize although Howlet had reaffirmed his dedication to making The Prodigy a 'hard dance band', commercially successful but without compromise. The band managed to continue to prevent over-exposure in the media by refusing to appear on Top of the Pops or other TV shows in the UK. To date, their only studio appearance on British television came when they appeared on the BBC2 series Dance Energy in 1991 performing "Everybody in the Place." In the ensuing years their videos received a strong level of support by MTV Europe which boosted their popularity across the continent. Keith Flint himself hosted an episode of the MTV show 120 Minutes in 1995.

Following the international success of Music for the Jilted Generation the band augmented their line-up with guitarist Jim Davies, who later joined the group Pitchshifter, in 1995 for tracks such as "Their Law," "Break and Enter 95," and various live-only interludes and versions. He was soon to be replaced by Gizz Butt of the band Janus Stark who remained with the band for the next three years.

The Fat of the Land and controversies (1996–2002)

The release of "Firestarter" in 1996, featuring vocals for the first time courtesy of a new-look Keith Flint, helped the band break into the U.S. and other overseas markets, and reached number one in the UK. In this year the Prodigy also headlined the prestigious Lollapalooza festival. The long-awaited third Prodigy album, The Fat of the Land, was released in 1997 just as the band headlined the Glastonbury festival on its opening night. Like its predecessors, the album represented a milestone in the development of both the band and the wider mainstream dance scene. Featuring simplified melodies, sparser sampling, and more sneering, punk-like vocals supplied by a shockingly madeover Flint, the album nevertheless retained the bone-jarring breaks and buzzsaw synths so idiomatic of the band. The album cemented the band's position as one of the most internationally successful acts in the dance genre, entering the British and American charts at number one.

The Prodigy were getting considerable airplay on rock stations with their controversial track "Smack My Bitch Up" — and also a negative backlash for the song. The National Organization for Women (NOW) criticized the song and its music video. Although the song's lyrics in its entirety are few but repetitive "Change my pitch up, smack my bitch up", NOW stated that the lyrics are a "...dangerous and offensive message advocating violence against women." Howlett responded to the attacks by claiming that the meaning of the song and its lyrics are being misinterpreted, and are meant to be interpreted as "...doing anything intensely, like being on stage – going for extreme manic energy." The band did not write the lyric, but rather sampled it from the hip hop Ultramagnetic MCs' track "Give The Drummer Some" which also appears on the Dirtchamber Sessions; They had also sampled another Ultramagnetic MCs song "Critical Beatdown" on their earlier "Out of Space" single.

The National Organization for Women also believed that the lyrics are in reference to administering heroin (smack) to another person. Several radio stations defended the song, yet only played the track at night. The music video (directed by Jonas Åkerlund) featured a first-person point of view of someone going clubbing, indulging in large amounts of drugs and alcohol, getting into fist fights with men, abusing women and picking up a lap dancer and having sex with her as well, all of which is depicted explicitly. At the end of the video the camera pans over to a mirror, revealing the subject to be a woman. MTV only aired the video between 1 and 5 a.m. The director got the inspiration for the contents of the video after a night of drinking and partying in Copenhagen.

During a performance at the Reading Festival on 29 August 1998, The Prodigy and the Beastie Boys had an onstage disagreement over the track, with the Beastie Boys requesting the song should be pulled from their set as it could be considered offensive to those who had suffered domestic abuse. Choosing to ignore the Beastie Boys plea, Maxim introduced "Smack My Bitch Up" with the declaration "They didn’t want us to play this fucking tune. But the way things go, I do what the fuck I want".

Wal-Mart and Kmart later announced they would pull The Fat of the Land off their shelves. Despite the fact that the LP had resided on their store shelves for over 20 weeks, and the fact that they had sold 150,000 copies of the album in total, the two stores found the marketing campaign for the new single release "offensive".

In mid-2002, the complete, unedited video was aired on MTV2 as part of a special countdown showing the most controversial videos ever to air on MTV. This countdown was only shown late at night because of the graphic imagery of "Smack My Bitch Up" and several other videos on the countdown. This video in particular was deemed the "Most Controversial Video" by MTV and showed at the #1 spot on the countdown.

1999 saw the release of The Prodigy's The Dirtchamber Sessions Volume One, a DJ mix album by Howlett, produced as an official record of a successful guest appearance on the British Radio 1. In June of this year when the band had questionably reached their commercial peak they parted company with guitarist Gizz Butt.

In 2002, after a break from touring and recording, the single "Baby's Got a Temper" was released to critical disappointment. The song was written by Keith Flint's sideband, Flint, and also featured Jim Davies. Howlett produced it. Once again, the band courted controversy by including references to the so-called "date rape" drug Rohypnol in the song lyrics, although it is unclear whether or not the band "glorifies" or presents the drug in a negative light. In the same year, however, Q magazine named The Prodigy as one of the "50 Bands To See Before You Die."

Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (2004–2008)

live in August 2005.]] The Prodigy's fourth studio album, Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned was released on 23 August 2004, and 14 September 2004 in the USA. A precursory and experimental single, "Memphis Bells", was released in very limited numbers, followed by the traditional release of the single "Girls". The U.S. version of the studio album contained a bonus track; a remix of "Girls", entitled "More Girls". The album was promoted by a tour, which lasted over 2 years.

5,000 digital copies of "Memphis Bells" were sold over the Internet. Each copy was a combination of customer-chosen instrumental, rhythmic, and melodic options, of which 39,600 choices were available. Five mixes were sold in three file formats, WAV, two audio mixes in MP3, and a 5.1 DTS surround sound mix and all were free of Digital rights management. The experiment was a success, with the 5,000 copies being sold in just over 36 hours in spite of server problems from the demand.

In 2005, they released a compilation, , which spawned a single containing new remixes of the songs "Out of Space" (the "Audio Bullys Remix") and "Voodoo People" (the "Pendulum Remix"). The latter was also followed by a music video filmed in Romford Market, Essex, which featured on the DVD release of the compilation. Sharky, the group's only female member, is shown running and winning the race depicted in the video.

The Prodigy's first two albums, 1992's Experience and 1994's Music for the Jilted Generation, were re-released in expanded, deluxe editions on 4 August 2008. As well as being remastered, the new packages featured a bonus disc including mixes, rarities and live tracks. The two albums also featured expanded artwork in addition to the new musical content.

Invaders Must Die and current events (2008–present)

The Prodigy showcased 4 new songs at the Oxegen Festival in the early hours of 13 July; among the tracks previewed were "Worlds on Fire", "Warriors Dance", "Mescaline" and "First Warning", which recently featured in the gangster movie "Smokin' Aces" and as soundtrack in game .

and live member, Rob Holliday.]]

On 5 November 2008, it was announced that the band's fifth studio album would be called Invaders Must Die and would be released on the band's new label, Take Me to the Hospital. It was the first studio album released by the band since 2004's Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned and the first Prodigy album since 1997's The Fat of the Land to feature all three members of the band. in the USA on 3 March 2009

The album featured drummer Dave Grohl on drums for "Run with the Wolves". The top five hit "Omen" and the "Invaders Must Die" tracks were co-produced with Does It Offend You, Yeah? frontman James Rushent. Sleeve notes show an A&R; credit for Nick Halkes who signed the act to XL, thus possibly linking with the clear references on the album to rave culture and the presence of the 'classic' Prodigy sound that seemed less present on the Always Outnumbered album. The band said that the album would go back to their "old-school but cutting edge" roots. The album was released as a CD, CD/DVD set, double vinyl, digital download and a luxury 7-inch vinyl box set including: five 7-inches, CD/DVD, bonus CD, poster, stickers and stencils.

Invaders Must Die was released on 21 February 2009 in Australia and in Europe on 23 February 2009 charting at number one in the UK with week one sales of over 97,000 – a higher figure than for either Always Outnumbered... or their singles collection. The album also charted top 5 in Germany and Australia and top 10 in Norway and several other European countries. To coincide with the release of the album, the band embarked on a nine date, UK arena tour, with support from Dizzee Rascal, Noisia, Herve and DJ Kissy Sell Out. The single "Omen" debuted at #1 on the Canadian Singles Chart the week of 25 February 2009 and later became the band's most popular song. Initial critical response to Invaders Must Die was somewhat mixed. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 60, based on 20 reviews. However, the album was well received by the fans who welcomed it in a positive light compared to Always Outnumbered....

The single that followed, "Warrior's Dance", was released on 11 May 2009. The track's chorus is a sample of "Take Me Away" by Final Cut with True Faith. It also contains beat samples from "Let The Warriors Dance" by Addis Posse. The digital single was released on 17 April 2009 in Australia, exclusively on iTunes, although the "Edit" version with none of the remixes is also available. When released on iTunes Australia, the song was titled incorrectly and the download was actually a song from Placebo, this issue was fixed later on. Three remix versions of "Warrior's Dance" were sold via the Prodigy's website, as digital downloads in MP3 format. An extra remix was exclusive to iTunes. The song peaked at #9 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Take Me to the Hospital", released on 31 August 2009, includes the Sub Focus Remix and the 12" single also includes a Rusko Remix. Howlett also collaborated with Josh Homme to create the "Wreckage" mix of the song. The song shares its name with the band's record label. The track features samples from "Salami Fever" by Pepe Deluxe and "Ragamuffin Duo Take Charge" by Asher D & Daddy Freddy. The music video for "Take Me to the Hospital" was completed and the music video became available to view exclusively on the VidZone application for PlayStation 3 on 4 August. The video was also posted on the official website and Youtube channel on 5 August. It was filmed onto VHS rather than digital recording equipment to obtain an old school 90's look.

European release includes 11 tracks audio CD and a DVD disc with the videos "Invaders Must Die," "Omen" and live video versions of "World's on Fire" and "Warrior's Dance" plus computer readable (HD data for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X) HD version of the video "Invaders Must Die". There is a fourth single from the album on its Special Edition, "Invaders Must Die (Liam H Reamped Version)," which includes a new track titled "Mescaline," and some remixes.

In an interview with Rob Swire of Pendulum, he revealed that the Prodigy were collaborating on Pendulum's third album, Immersion. Howlett was a co-producer of the song Immunize.

On November 16th, Liam Howlett announced that after their American tour with Linkin Park, The Prodigy are going back to the studio to record their next album.

Members

;Current members

Keith Flint – vocals, songwriting (1990–present)

Liam Howlett – programming, keyboards, songwriting (1990–present)

Maxim – vocals, beatbox, songwriting (1990–present)

;Live members

Leo Crabtree – drums, percussion (2008–present)

Rob Holliday – guitar (2005–2006, 2008–present)

;Former members

Leeroy Thornhill – dancing, occasional live keyboards (1990–2000)

Sharky – dancing, vocals (1990)

;Former live members

Kieron Pepper  – drums, occasional guitar (1997–2007)

"The Rev" – guitar (2007)

"Snell" – drums (July 2007)

Brian Fairbairn – drums (2007)

Jim Davies – guitar (1995–1996, 2002–2004)

Alli MacInnes – guitar (2001, 2002)

Gizz Butt – guitar (1996–1999)

Discography

;Studio albums

Experience (1992)

Music for the Jilted Generation (1994)

The Fat of the Land (1997)

Always Outnumbered, Never Outgunned (2004)

Invaders Must Die (2009)

References

External links

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Name	Professor Green
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Stephen Paul Manderson
Born	November 27, 1983
Origin	Hackney, London, England
Instrument	Vocals
Genre	Grime, Hip Hop
Occupation	Rapper, Songwriter
Years active	2006–present
Label	Virgin
Associated acts	Ed Drewett, Lily Allen, Example, The Streets, Game, Labrinth, Emeli Sandé, Johnny Truant, Adam Deacon, Tinchy Stryder, Tinie Tempah, Devlin, Giggs, Chipmunk, The Saturdays, Fink, The ThundaCatz
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Stephen Paul Manderson (born 27 November 1983, Hackney, London, England), better known by his stage name Professor Green is a British rapper. He was signed to The Beats, a record label run by Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem, until 12 February 2008, as the label went under. He won the inaugural JumpOff MySpace £50,000 battle rap tournament in July 2008. In 2009, Manderson worked with Lily Allen on her 2009 concert tour.

In 2006, at the age of 23, he released his first mixtape, Lecture #1. After his first record label, The Beats went under he produced on his own an EP called The Green EP. But after he toured with Lily Allen he was signed to Virgin Records and released "I Need You Tonight", based around INXS's "Need You Tonight" through the label. He also joined up with Lily Allen in "Just Be Good To Green" which is based around The SOS Band's "Just Be Good to Me".

Green released his debut album, Alive Till I'm Dead, on 19 July 2010, which features guest vocals from Lily Allen, Emeli Sandé, Fink and Labrinth.

He toured with the American rapper, The Game in London.

Early life

Manderson was born and raised in Hackney, East London, in a tower block in a rough area which he often talks about.

He was raised by his grandmother Patricia, from the age of one until around 15 years of age.

At the age of 15 he moved in with one of his aunts in central London. He stayed with her for two years along with his cousins Amy Shirley and Jack Shirley and he has said before how they are the only family he has left. His father, Peter, committed suicide in 2008 in Brentwood, Essex. Green has stated before though how he feels his father's death has made him a better person, saying: "I'd had a turbulent relationship with my dad. He was always in and out of my life and I was raised by my grandmother Patricia. Mum, who had me at 16, was there for the most part but my grandmother was the most influential. I last saw my dad alive on my 18th birthday. He came over to see me but after that we just stopped talking. There was no real reason. He hanged himself and I had to go and identify the body in the morgue."

Manderson said he "fell in to rapping accidentally" as he was at a party at a friends house, where everyone was free-styling, and he got put on the spot and he said it worked for him. He then started battling in competitions.He started off at lyric pad, and then moved on to JumpOff.

2010-present: Alive Till I'm Dead

He confirmed his debut album's title was "Alive Till I'm Dead" on his official MySpace. The first single off the album is produced by The ThundaCatz and called "I Need You Tonight", which was released on 12 April 2010. It samples the 1987 hit from INXS 'Need You Tonight'. It peaked at #3 in the UK, and #15 in Ireland. The single was also certificated silver status in the United Kingdom as well. He released his second single 'Just Be Good to Green', on 11 July 2010 in the UK. The single features british singer Lily Allen. It became a top 5 hit in the UK, a top 20 hit in Ireland and on the European Hot 100 Singles. It also peaked at #32 in New Zealand and #49 in Australia. The song samples 'Just Be Good To Me' by the SOS Band.

His album was released a week later, and peaked at #2 in the United Kingdom and #18 in Ireland. He released 'Monster' as the third single from the album. The track features UK rapper Example. Released on October 3, 2010 the single became a top 30 hit on the UK Singles Chart. His album has been certificated Gold with sales of over 100,000 in the United Kingdom.

On 10th September 2010, Professor Green joined Lily Allen on stage at Wembley Stadium whilst supporting Muse, to perform her number one hit 'Smile', and 'Just Be Good To Green'.

On 19 October 2010 Manderson released the video for his next single 'Jungle' which features Maverick Sabre. It was released on January 3 2011 and reached #33 in the UK Singles Chart.

Oh My God, featuring Labrinth is said to be the next single from the album.

Professor Green confirmed his 2nd album would be called The Myth, and said the album's first single is to be titled "Read All About It", a song of which that he is currently performing during his tour. He confirmed in an interview on December 15 that his second album will be released in August 2011. Green also confirmed that he will be touring with N-Dubz in 2011.

Twitter feud with Wiley

On 8 December 2010, a feud erupted on social networking site Twitter between Green and fellow grime artist Wiley. The argument arose when Wiley said that Green would not exist if it weren't for the success of American rapper Eminem, adding that he himself was a superior artist to Green. In retribution Green responded by saying '"I will always be a fan, but that's not to say I won't s**t all over you. It's not a problem for me." This then escalated into a larger argument before Green attempted to defuse the situation, to little avail.

Discography

Albums

EPs

The Green EP (2008)

Mixtapes

Lecture #1 (2006)

Singles

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As a featured guest

Music videos

Awards and nominations

'''BT Digital Music Awards 2010

* Breakthrough Artist of the Year – Won

* Best Newcomer – Nominated

'''MTV Europe Music Awards 2010

* Best Push Act – Nominated

'''MOBO Awards 2010

* Best Newcomer – Nominated

* Best Song - I Need You Tonight - Nominated

* Best Hip Hop/Grime Act - Won

'''MP3 Awards 2010

* Radio/ Charts/ Downloads - Just Be Good To Green – Pending

'''Urban Music Awards 2010

* Best Newcomer – Nominated

* Best Hip-Hop Act – Nominated

* Best Song - I Need You Tonight – Nominated

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Name	Judge Jules
Background	non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth name	Julius O'Riordan
Born	October 26, 1966
Origin	London, United Kingdom
Instrument	DJ
Genre	Trance
Occupation	Club DJ, radio DJ
Associated acts	Hi-Gate, Angelic, VPL and several other (see below)
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Judge Jules (born Julius O'Riordan, 26 October 1966, London, United Kingdom) is a British dance music DJ and producer, known for his DJ activities and popular radio show which achieved global success. He speaks near fluent Spanish.

Education

Jules was educated at Doña TelmaHighgate Wood Secondary School, a state school in Highgate Wood in North London and University College School, an independent school for boys in Hampstead (also in North London), followed by the London School of Economics (LSE), where he studied law. During his time at university, Jules started hosting small parties where he was the DJ. Unsurprisingly due to his field of study, the stage name of "Judge Jules" was born. He graduated from the LSE with Lower Second Class Honours.

DJ career and radio shows

Judge Jules began DJing professionally back in 1987. He was quickly hired by the then-pirate radio station Kiss FM. He has been on Radio 1 since October 1997. When he first arrived, his show went out between 17:00 and 19:00 on Saturday evenings, ahead of Danny Rampling's show. In 2003, after the departure of Seb Fontaine from the station, his show was moved to between 19:00 and 21:00 on Saturday nights, ahead of Tim Westwood. The show was widely advertised as "The Weekend Warm-Up". The show kept this slot until September 2007.

During those four years, he played a mixture and more commercial and underground tracks. The first segment of the show were taken by the Cut-Up Boys, who did a ten-minute mix featuring several dance tracks and acappellas playing simultaneously. The rest of the first hour was generally taken up by house music and the second hour featured trance music, although if they were broadcasting the show outside the studio, the music might vary.

In September 2007, the show was moved to 01:00 to 03:00 every Saturday morning. Because of Jules' DJ commitments on Friday evenings, his show was now pre-recorded instead of being broadcast live. From September 2008, the show was moved forward by 2 hours to 23:00 to 01:00 every Friday evening. The reason for the move was the departure of Dave Pearce, whose Dance Anthems show was moved to BBC 6 Music. His show attracts a wide audience from around the world due to Radio 1's online internet connections and the Sirius Satellite Radio network out in the US and Canada. Through the radio show, he is responsible for launching many popular trance tunes and acts in the UK, and is a pioneer for commercial contemporary dance music. Many people send their unreleased tracks to him. According to his own website, he receives between 250-300 promos per week. His Radio 1 show is produced by independent production company Somethin' Else.

He also has an internationally-syndicated radio show called "The Global Warm Up" (also produced by Somethin' Else) which can be heard across the US, Russia, Europe and the Middle East.

Jules produces his own music - his wife has appeared on a few of these. She provided vocals for the group Angelic, which was a grouping between Judge Jules and Darren Tate. They had two hits, "It's My Turn" in 2000 and "Can't Keep Me Silent" in 2001. In 2005, she appeared once more on the track "Without Love", which was by Judge Jules himself. This track was eventually released, with remixes, on the Maelstrom Records label in 2007. Jules has also released two albums via this label, "Proven Worldwide" in 2006 and "Bring The Noise" in 2009. Elsewhere, he has collaborated several times with Paul Masterson under the Hi-Gate name.

Jules is a lifelong and passionate follower of football. He supports Arsenal FC and was asked to remix the Premier League's official anthem in 2005.

In January 2010 Jules played a Royal National Institute for the Deaf promotional event for M&C; Saatchi. He is set to play the South West Four Weekender on 28 August 2010 on Clapham Common, London.

Work as a journalist

Jules was a contributor to the UK-based black music magazine Soul Underground between 1988-1990. He contributed both as 'Judge Jules' and as 'The Dark Knight', using the anonymity of this identity to provide 'inside information' on the music scene.

Judgement Sundays

Judge Jules has a regular club night in Ibiza at the club Eden called Judgement Sundays, advertised as "San Antonio's busiest night". The night runs for the entire summer season, starting in June and running through mid September, and as well as DJing at this night he also promotes it. Due to the work involved, Jules has a second home in Ibiza; he used to own a share in the restaurant Kazbah on the island but has since sold his interest in this.

TV appearances

- Friday 22 September 2006]] Judge Jules has also made a couple of TV appearances. Firstly the BBC's Top Gear show, in the 1990s, road testing In-Car Entertainment (ICE) systems. He gave a short interview on Channel 4's The 11 O'Clock Show (11 April 2000) and featured on the Richard and Judy Show in 2003 with his counterpart Paul Masterson and singer/DJ Boy George promoting their Hi-Gate album, on which Boy George made a cameo singing contribution.

Judge Jules also appeared on the BBC's Top of the Pops show (2000) with Paul Masterson, to perform the single "Pitchin'", off their album Hi-Gate. Judge Jules also appeared in a UK series called Superstar DJs, and a series called Ibiza Uncovered. He had his own short series Spin Cities on Play UK.

Charity work

In 2009 Judge Jules started supporting the UK charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer joining the Breakthrough Running Club as the club DJ.

Clothing range

In 2008 Jules has worked with designers to produce his own clothing range 'Heroes and Villains'.

Production aliases

290 North

Angelic

Celine Diablo

The Clergy

Dattman

Hi-Gate

Precocious Brats

Restless Rockers

Stix 'N' Stoned

VPL

Working Class Hero

JJ

Discography

Albums

2006 Proven Worldwide

2009 Bring The Noise

DJ compilations (DJ mixes of Judge Jules)

1990 The 1990 MixMag /Kiss FM Mastermixes Track 1

1993 Journeys By DJ Volume 2: In The Mix With Judge Jules

1995 Essential Mix 3 Disc 2

1995 A Retrospective Of House 91'-95' Volume 1 Disc 2

1995 A Retrospective Of House 91'-95' Volume 2 Disc 1

1995 Havin' It Dancefloor Classics Volume One

1995 The Sperm Bank

1995 Journeys By DJ Dance Wars Disc 1

1996 Manifesto Records Monster Mix (With Luke Neville)

1997 Ministry Of Sound Classics

1997 Ministry Of Sound Dance Nation 3 Disc 2

1997 Ministry Magazine Presents Hooj Choons

1998 Ministry Of Sound Clubbers Guide To. .. Ibiza Disc 2

1998 Ministry Of Sound The Ibiza Annual Disc 1

1998 Ministry Magazine Presents The Annual IV - Six Track Sampler

1998 Ministry Of Sound The Annual IV Disc 1

1999 Ministry Of Sound Clubber's Guide To. .. Ninety Nine

1999 Ministry Of Sound Clubber's Guide To. .. Ibiza - Summer Ninety Nine

1999 Ministry Of Sound The Ibiza Annual - Summer Ninety Nine Disc 1

1999 Ministry Of Sound The Annual - Millennium Edition Disc 1

2000 Ministry Of Sound Clubber's Guide To. .. 2000

2000 Ministry Of Sound The Annual 2000 Disc 1

2000 Ministry Of Sound Clubber's Guide To. .. Ibiza - Summer 2000

2000 Ministry Magazine Presents Superstar DJs Judge Jules

2000 Ministry Of Sound The Ibiza Annual - Summer 2000 Disc 1

2001 Clubbed

2002 Clubbed 2002

2002 Judge Jules Presents Tried & Tested

2003 Judgement Sundays - Ibiza 2003

2003 Ministry Of Sound Trance Nation Anthems

2003 Ministry Of Sound Trance Nation Harder

2004 Judgement Sundays 2004

2004 Ministry Of Sound Trance Nation Electric

2004 The Very Best Of Tried & Tested Euphoria

2005 Judgement Euphoria

2006 The Global Warm Up Mix CD

2006 Ministry Of Sound Judgement Sundays - The True Sound Of Ibiza

2007 Ministry Of Sound Judgement Sundays 2007

2007 Gatecrasher Immortal

2007 Pacha Sharm, Ministry Of Sound featuring Mohamed Ali Hussein aka DJ Moeali

2008 Ministry Of Sound Judgement Sundays - The Mix 2008

2009 Gatecrasher's Trance Anthems 1993-2009

2010 Judgement Sundays Presents Ibiza 2000-2010

Accolades

1998

Voted number three in the "Top 150 DJs in the World" by DJ Magazine.

1999

Voted "Best DJ" at the Muzik Awards.

Voted number one in the "Mixmag Readers' Poll".

Won "Best DJ" and "Best Radio DJ" at the Ministry Awards.

Won "Best International DJ" the "Smirnoff Dance Awards" in Ireland.

2000

Voted number six in the "Top 100 DJs in the World" by DJ Magazine.

Won "Best Radio DJ" at the Smirnoff Dance Star Awards.

Won "Best International DJ" at the BBM Awards.

2001

For the second year running, won "Best Radio DJ" at the Smirnoff Dance Star Awards.

For the second year running, won "Best International DJ" at the BBM Awards.

Won "Best Trance DJ" at the Ibiza Pacha Awards.

2006

Winner of 'Best Ibiza Trance DJ' Award at the M8 Ibiza Dance Awards on 2 September 2006 in Eden (nightclub), Ibiza

Personal life

He has lived in North London for the majority of his life, now settled in the Highgate area with his wife Amanda, their son Jake and daughter Phoebe. Jules has a villa in Ibiza and during the summer months he and his family split their time between here and North London. He met Amanda around 1992 and they married in March 1998 in Camden with much of it covered in the British press. Their son Jake was born in June 1999 and daughter Phoebe was born in September 2004.

Jules is the nephew of celebrity chef Rick Stein and the cousin of drum and bass DJ and producer Fresh.

Jules now attends the College of Law in Bloomsbury, where he is studying the LPC.

References

External links

JudgeJulesArchive.co.uk - The complete Judge Jules tracklistings archive

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