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Mixmag is a British electronic dance music and clubbing magazine. It styles itself as "the world's biggest selling dance music magazine",^[2] with an Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK) audited circulation of approximately 21,250 (01 Jan 2010 - 31 Dec 2010).^[3] Launched in 1982 in the United Kingdom, Mixmag covers dance events, and reviews music and club nights.

History[link]

The first issue was printed on February 1, 1983 as a 16-page black and white magazine published by Disco Mix Club — the DJ mailout service. The first cover was Shalamar, the first editor DMC’s Tony Prince and the first advertiser was a company called Technics Panasonic.

When house music began, editor and DJ Dave Seaman turned the magazine from a newsletter for DJs to a magazine covering all dance music and club culture. Mixmag covered acid house, the subsequent rave era, the rise of superstar DJs and Ibiza^{[clarification needed]}. The magazine claims to have coined the terms superclub and trip hop and to have launched the first legal DJ mix tapes, the Mixmag Live series.^[2] Later Mixmag, in association with their original publishing company, DMC Publishing, released a series of CDs under the "Mixmag Live" heading.

Mixmag reached a circulation of up to 70,000 copies during the height of the popularity of acid house, was later sold to EMAP Ltd. in the mid-1990s, and then bought by Development Hell, the company that also owns The Word music magazine, in 2005.^[4] Development Hell relaunched Mixmag in May 2006 with a revamped design. Editor Andrew Harrison told the Press Gazette^{[citation needed]} 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 2007, Nick DeCosemo became editor.^[4]

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[link]

In addition to the change in editorial tone, the relaunched Mixmag features a fashion section, larger size and, according to Mixmag,^[2] improved production values.

Mixmag carries a covermount mix CD each month by a different DJ or artist. These have included Richie Hawtin, Sven Väth, Erol Alkan, Tom Neville, Smokin' Jo, Ferry Corsten and DJ Touche. Soulwax released This Is Radio Soulwax into the magazine in 2006.

Mixmag Brazil[link]

Since 2009 the magazine have a Brazilian version, as a result of South American's dance music market growth. The launch party was held in Pacha São Paulo (September 2009) for 4000 people with DJ Gui Boratto, after the last minute cancellation of Deadmau5 for the night. So far, the magazine have worked with Brazilian clubs and dance events such as Planeta Atlantida Festival, Ultra Music Festival Brazil, Reveillon Boutique Florianopolis, Warung Beach Club, XXXperience Festival, MOB Festival, Green Valley, D-Edge, Blue Coast, Anzuclub, Creamfields Brazil, Tribe Festival, Pacha and many others.

The tropical edition of Mixmag has also organized promotional events for the music industry with artists such as James Zabiela and The Vagabundos (Cadenza). It was the official media partner for Creamfields Brazil (2011) and Armin van Buuren's Brazilian 2011 Carnaval Tour with 10 sold out events. The Brazilian issue is published bimonthly with a mix of South American and international content and have extended distribution to main venues and events.

External links[link]

• Mixmag website
• Mixmag Brazil website
• Mixmag discography at Discogs
• Mixmag celebrates 25 years of clubbing BBC, 18 April 2008

References[link]

1. ^ http://www.abc.org.uk/Data/ProductPage.aspx?tid=6901
2. ^ ^{a b c} Welcome to Mixmag Accessed August 18, 2008
3. ^ http://www.abc.org.uk/Data/ProductPage.aspx?tid=6901
4. ^ ^{a b} Walker, Tim (14 April 2008). "Mixmag - It's not just about drugs and bikini-clad women". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/mixmag--its-not-just-about-drugs-and-bikiniclad-women-808598.html. Retrieved 2 June 2011. 

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DJ Sneak (born Carlos Sosa, 1969) is a Puerto Rican born American house music DJ and producer raised in Chicago, Illinois. He is noted as being one of the second wave of Chicago house producers^[1], (alongside Derrick Carter, Cajmere/Green Velvet, Gemini, and Paul Johnson) as well as a member of the vanguard of late-1990s United States house producers.

Biography[link]

In 1983, Sneak moved to the city of from Puerto Rico, where his early musical experiences and influences were rooted in salsa, meringue and Latin orchestras. In Chicago, Sneak found inspiration in underground house music, warehouse parties and "old school" mix tapes from the early pioneers, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Ralphi Rosario, Steve Hurley and local radio station shows played on WBMX.

Sneak earned his nickname rocking graffiti-tags and began working at retail stores as an airbrush artist. Development as a DJ came while working regular mobile DJ jobs and local nightclub. Sneak focused on his music production and started his independent label - Defiant Records.

In 1994, while still working at local store Gramophone Records, Sneak met Cajmere (Green Velvet) owner of Cajual and Relief Records. Cajmere released three of Sneak's catalyst tracks, which helped to bring Sneak international recognition.

In Ibiza, Sneak has participated in several events with Ministry of Sound, Cream, Manumission, and Miss Moneypenny's.

Lyrics by DJ Sneak are featured in the Daft Punk song, "Digital Love", from their 2001 album, Discovery.^[2] In 2001, Sneak launched a new record label Magnetic Recordings, where he has been releasing new music, with compilations to come, along with the introduction of new musical talent.

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

• Kinky Trax Collection (1996)
• Blue Funk Files (1997)
• Buggin' Da Beats (1997)
• Sneak's Ju Ju Beats (2001)
• Housekeepin' (2004)
• House of Om, Vol. 2 (2005)
• Thefunkrockdiscopartything (2006)
• Special House Blend (2008)
• The House Of House (2009)

See also[link]

• Disc jockey
• House music

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• DJ Sneak discography at Discogs
• DJ Sneak Mixtapes
• Dj Sneak live @ London (video)

Alix Perez is the stage name of Alix Depauw, a drum and bass DJ and producer originally from Charleroi, Belgium. Currently based in North London, his music is sometimes characterised as liquid funk amongst other labels, and released on labels such as Liquid V, Bassbin, Creative Source, Horizons, Progress, Brigand, Shogun Audio, Fokuz and Soul:R.

Biography[link]

Starting to DJ at the age of 14 and producing at 17, he has collaborated with other artists such as Jenna G, Redeyes, Sabre and Specific, and his inspirations include artists such as Calibre, Marcus Intalex, Ill logic and Raf, Artificial Intelligence and D Bridge.

Now represented by Coda, he regularly plays out in London and around Europe. He describes his DJ style as, "eclectic. I play generally deep but dip into various aspects of drum & bass. I like to read the crowd and let the music breathe. I find mixing in the right musical keys essential. I basically see it as a journey."

Alix Perez's tunes are played regularly on radio shows such as BBC 1Xtra and he has been doing many mixes for radio and podcast. He receives support from respected DJs and producers such as Bailey, Fabio and Bryan Gee. On one of his BBC shows, Fabio called the song "Forsaken" by Perez, the best drum and bass track of 2010.

Alix has been featured in popular drum and bass magazines and has recently been on the cover of ATM Magazine in a feature on the "Leaders of the Nu Skool" in the drum and bass genre. He has had coverage in Knowledge Magazine, London-based dance music magazine One Week To Live, and regularly has his releases reviewed by DJ, Mixmag, Knowledge and ATM.

In 2009 he released the album 1984 on drum and bass label Shogun Audio and has been met with positive response. Perez's album includes the track "Calm of Cast" which features young London hip-hop artist Yungun.

Alix also produces other veins of electronic music under the alias ARP 101. ^[1]

Discography[link]

• Triple Soul - Dub Focus - Touchin Down production 003 (2005)
• Alix Perez + Physics - Sound For The Masses - Fokuz 19 (2005)
• Alix Perez + FX909 - Get It On - Strictly Digital (2005)
• Triple Soul - Jazz Lick - Liquid V Club Sessions Vol 1 (2005)
• Alix Perez- Sorrow - Shogun Audio (2006)
• Alix Perez- All Alone - Spearhead Records (2006)
• Alix Perez- Calypso - Horizons Music (2006)
• Alix Perez feat. MC Fats - Down The Line - Shogun Audio (2006)
• Alix Perez + Sabre - Recession - Progress (2006)
• Alix Perez - Dubrock - Horizons Music 007 (2006)
• Alix Perez + Specific - Love Bug - Horizons Music 007 (2006)
• Alix Perez + Specific - Drive By - Progress (2006)
• Alix Perez - Leave The Dread - Progress (2006)
• Alix Perez + Specific - Just Memories - Horizons Music 012 (2006)
• Alix Perez - Under My Skin - Horizons Music 012 (2006)
• Alix Perez - Illusions - Lucky Devil Music (2006)
• Alix Perez - Magnolias - Bassbin (2006)
• Alix Perez - Backlash - Bassbin (2006)
• Alix Perez + Specific - Side to Side - Brigand (2006)
• Alix Perez + Sabre - Solitary Native - Shogun Ltd (2007)
• Alix Perez + Redeyes - Watching You - Prestige Music (2007)
• Alix Perez + Redeyes - Clone 1001 - Bingo Beats (2007)
• Alix Perez + Youthman - Promise Land - Step Express Recordings (2007)
• Alix Perez - Morning Sun - Creative Source (2007)
• Alix Perez - 1984 (2007)
• Alix Perez - Playing Tricks - Creative Source (2007)
• Alix Perez - Allegiance EP - Soul:r (2008)
• Alix Perez + Icicle + Switch - This Is How / Lovechat - SGN:LTD (2008)
• Alix Perez + Sabre - Everglade / God Fearing - Metalheadz (2009)
• Alix Perez - I’m Free / Melanie - Shogun Audio (2009)
• Alix Perez + Survival - Storm Chaser - Audio Tactics (2009)
• Alix Perez + Noisia + Stray + Joe Seven - Invisible 002 EP - Invisible Recordings (2010)
• Alix Perez + Foreign Beggars + Noisia - Dark Days EP (2010) - Shogun Audio

References[link]

http://www.factmag.com/2012/03/01/arp-101-mystery-man/

External links[link]

• Alix Perez on Myspace
• The End Interview
• Alix Perez's discography
• Short interview on Drum & Bass Arena about one of his biggest tunes to date

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Laurent Garnier
Garnier in 2006
Background information
Also known as	Choice, DJ Pedro
Origin	Boulogne-sur-Seine, France

Laurent Garnier (also known as Choice), (born 1 February 1966, Boulogne-sur-Seine, France) is a French techno music producer and DJ. Garnier began DJ-ing in Manchester during the late 1980s. By the following decade, he had a broad stylistic range, able to span deep house, Detroit techno, trance and jazz. He added production work to his schedule in the early 1990s, and recorded several albums.

Early influences[link]

During the late 1970s, Garnier discovered clubbing with his brother in Paris, where his family lived. He loved disco but also listened to all other contemporary musical genres including reggae, funk, and punk. At the age of 16, Garnier had started recording and mixing music on tape recorders.

In 1984, Garnier started working as a waiter for the French Embassy in London.^[1] He stayed there for a year and a half before moving to Manchester in 1986. Living in England he discovered the booming UK house scene and started DJing.^[2]

Career[link]

In 1987, he discovered the The Haçienda in Manchester, and met Mike Pickering the resident DJ. Chicago house and Detroit techno became popular, and Garnier started mixing there under the name of DJ Pedro.^[1]

In 1988, he went back to France to fulfill his military obligations.^[1] He also spent some time in New York where he met Frankie Knuckles.^[1] Garnier shifted his attention back to France in the early 1990s, running the Wake Up parties at the Rex Club in Paris for three years,^[1] while in 1992 he played a three-night long Weekender set at the Cork venue, Sir Henry's. He also mixed in clubs such as le Palace or le Boy, DJing in rave parties and gradually moving into recording as well. For the FNAC label, Garnier released "French Connection" and the A Bout de Souffle EP. After that label went out of business, he formed the F Communications label with Eric Morand (a friend who had also worked for FNAC).^[1][3] He often also DJed at "Open all hours" at London's Ministry of Sound on Friday nights, in the early and mid 1990s, and was a resident at The End before its closure in January 2009.

His first album, Shot in the Dark, was released in 1995.^[4] His second, 30, appeared in 1997 and included one of Garnier's best selling singles, "Crispy Bacon". 30 was followed by the retrospective Early Works. After appearing worldwide with DJ appearances during the late 1990s, Garnier returned to production with Unreasonable Behaviour, released in early 2000, which featured one of his best known songs, "The Man with the Red Face". In 2005, The Cloud Making Machine, was released, followed the next year by Retrospective. This was a best of compilation album, which had both his original work and remixes, including some released on vinyl-only, plus rare tracks. His latest album was Tales of a Kleptomaniac (2009).

Garnier has collaborated with System 7, and played several live shows with Bugge Wesseltoft (those recordings appeared on Public Outburst and Retrospective).

Selected discography[link]

Albums[link]

• Shot In The Dark (1994), F Communications
• Raw Works (US only compilation) (1996), Never Recordings
• 30 (1997), F Communications/PIAS France
• Unreasonable Behaviour (2000), F Communications
• Early Works (compilation) (1998), Arcade
• The Cloud Making Machine (2005), F Communications/PIAS
• Retrospective 1994 - 2006 (compilation) (2006), F Communications/PIAS
• Public Outburst (live album) (2007)
• Tales of a Kleptomaniac (2009), PIAS

Singles and EPs[link]

With Ed Banger Records[link]

• "Timeless EP" -2012

With FNAC Music Dance Division[link]

• "French Connection" (with Mix Master Doody) - 'as French Connection' (1991)
• Stronger By Design EP (1992)
• "Join Hands" (remixes) - (1992)
• Paris EP - 1993 - as 'Choice' (also published by Fragile Records)
• A Bout de Souffle EP - (1993) (also published by Warp Records)
• "For House Music Lovers" - 1993
• "Lost in Alaska" - 'as Alaska' - 1993
• Planet House EP - 1993

With F Communications[link]

• Dune (with Pascal Feos) - Alliance EP - 1994
• "Astral Dreams" - 1994
• Alaska - Deuxième EP - 1995
• Club Traxx EP - 1995
• "The Hoe" - 1996
• "Crispy Bacon Part 1" - 1997 - UK #60^[5]
• "Crispy Bacon Part 2" - 1997
• "Flashback" - 1997
• "Coloured City" - 1998
• Club Traxx EP Vol 2 - 1998
• "The Sound of the Big Babou" - 1999
• "The Man with the Red Face" - 2000 - UK #65^[5]
• "Greed" / "The Man with the Red Face" - 2000 - UK #36^[5]
• "Sambou" - 2002
• "Returning Back to Sirius" - 'as Alaska' - 2003
• Marl Chingus (with Ludovic Llorca) - "6 Months Earlier" - 2004
• "The Cloud Making Machine" (reworks vol 1 & 2) - 2005

With Innervisions[link]

• Back To My Roots EP - 2008

DVDs[link]

• Greed - DVD single - F Communications, Film Office, TDK Mediactive - 2001
• Live à l'Elysée Montmartre - F communications - 2002

Compilations and DJ sessions[link]

• X-Mix - Destination Planet Dream (Studio !K7 - 1994)
• Mixmag Live Vol. 19 (1995)
• Laboratoire Mix (2xCD, React, 1996)
• Early Works (2xCD, 1998)
• Fashion TV: Spring - Summer 2001 Collection
• Classic And Rare : La Collection Chapter 3 (F Communications, 2002)
• Excess Luggage (3xCD, F Communications, 2003)
• The Kings Of Techno (Rapster Records, 2006)
• Mixmag 25 Years Anniversary (2008)
• BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix (2009)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Laurent Garnier — official site
• Laurent Garnier discography at Discogs
• Laurent Garnier profile at club The End's website
• Laurent Garnier interview on HarderFaster
• Laurent Garnier biography from RFI Musique (in French)
• Laurent Garnier Essential Mix 2009
• Laurent Garnier DJ mix

Will Saul
Background information
Origin	Glastonbury, England
Genres	Techno House
Occupations	Disc jockey Record producer Record label owner
Website	http://www.simplerecords.co.uk

Will Saul (born 1978, Glastonbury, England) is a DJ, music producer and the man behind Simple Records and Aus Music.

Career[link]

Will Saul started his first record label, Simple Records in 2003, after having worked at Sony International’s A&R department for two years. It was when subsequently working for the legendary Koobla records and then Phonica that he had his eyes fully opened to the wonderful world of house and techno. Simple Records is one of the leading lights of the more melodic side of house music – releasing music from the label’s core artists (Saul, Sideshow) as well as the likes of Vector Lovers, Marc Romboy and Motorcitysoul.^[1]

February 2005 saw the release of Simple One, a compilation which encapsulates the labels sound – edgy and deep but tuneful and organic. In early summer of the same year, Will followed with the release of his debut artist album Space Between, a soulful and melodic journey geared towards home listening rather than the dancefloor.

Will started Aus Music in 2006 with Sideshow (Fink on Ninja Tune). The label explores the more leftfield and experimental side of house, techno, dub and downtempo, with releases from cutting edge artists such as Motorcitysoul, Lee Jones, Martyn, Appleblim, Ramadanman, Joy Orbison, Shur-I-Kan and Midland.^[2]

Over the last few years Will has gained an admirable reputation as not only a DJ, but also a talented A&R and producer, thus in 2009 Will released a three-disc contribution to EQ Recordings highly regarded Balance series.^[3] Will was also a resident at the legendary London club The End for many years before it closed its doors in January 2009.^[4]

External links[link]

• Soundcloud Page
• Simple Records Website
• Aus Music Website
• Will Saul Facebook Page

Discography[link]

Original Productions[link]

• Will Saul & Tam Cooper – "Hi-Lo / Room Inn Your Heart" (2011)
• Will Saul & Mike Monday – “Sequence 1” EP – Aus Music (2010)
• Will Saul Feat. Ursula Rucker – “Where Is It”’– Simple (2009)
• Will Saul & Tam Cooper – “Through The Smoke” – Systematic (2009)
• Will Saul & Tam Cooper – “In & Out/3000AD” – Simple (2009)
• Will Saul & Mike Monday – “Zippo” – Buzzin’ Fly (2009)
• Will Saul & Tam Cooper – “Teddy’s Back” – Simple (2009)
• Will Saul & Tam Cooper – “Tech Noir” – Simple (2008)
• Will Saul & Tam Cooper – “Sequential Circus” – Simple (2007)
• Will Saul – “Pause” – Simple – (2007)
• Will Saul – “Hug The Sary” – Aus (2007)
• Will Saul – “Where Is It” – Air 2006)
• Will Saul – “Jen” EP – Systematic (2006)
• Will Saul – “Animal Magic” – Simple (2005)
• Will Saul Featuring Ursula Rucker – “Tic Toc” – Simple (2005)
• Will Saul – “Mbira” – Simple (2005)
• Will Saul – “Space Between” (album) – Simple (2005)
• Will Saul – “Malfunction” – Simple (2004)
• Will Saul – “I Got Rhythm” – 10 Kilo (2004)
• Will Saul – “Digital Watch” – Simple (2004)
• Will Saul – “Cliff” – Simple (2003)
• Will Saul – “Fast Lane” – Simple (2003)

Mix Compilations[link]

• Will Saul – “Balance 015” – EQ (2009)
• Will Saul/Various Artists – “All Night Long Mix” – Aus Music (2009)
• Will Saul – “Simple One” – Simple (2005)
• Will Saul – “Simple Sounds Vol 3” – Simple (2004)
• Will Saul – “Simple Sounds Vol 2” – Simple (2003)
• Will Saul versus Sideshow– “Simple Sounds Vol 1”– Simple (2003)

References