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Techno Steve

Round about 2005 i bought my 1st set of decks and started mixing hard house/trance at house partys normally with my mate MARTIN BRADLEY. I then went on to set up my own club night (All mixed up) at a venue in southampton Finally 2 yrs later i got my first gig away from All mixed up,for another southampton based event called debauchery-by this time not only had my music taste changed but i was also part of a duo known as INFINITE LOOPS! alongside Justin Edwards.(Justin E) The DEBAUCHERY gig went well and although i was by now into techno i was booked as a solo to play a warm up set of hardhouse-and HARD it certainly was! Myself and Justin quickly became main residant djs for DEBAUCHERY headlining most of there events………….banging out HARD/ACID TECHNOOOOOO! We went on to play many other small events over the next couple of yrs mainly around southampton-headlining most of them-with the odd trip to portsmouth. Then in 2010 got our biggest gig to date playing for the now legendary OVERLOAD @ THE FORT for MATT HANDY. That was the highlight but also the end of INFINITE LOOPS! as Justin wanted to move into production and play out less and i just wanted bigger and better gigs! Having played twice @ the FORT i was convinced this was a turning point however this was not the case and it all went abit dead,partly due to an hectic personal life and partly due to myself not promoting myself properly,anyhow after abit of a downer and a lot of moping about i finally decided to pull my socks up and relaunch myself as a solo artist and so was born TECHNO STEVE! After throwing a few demos about i got my comeback gig at a little place in pompey called the barn for an event called TECHNO THERAPY,playing b2b with my old mate MARTIN BRADLEY in the main room with DDR on after us! I returned to the barn for various other events playing alongside the likes of CHRIS LIBERATOR,DDR & DAVE THE DRUMMER and am now the proud new residant for FECTIC MAYHEM @ THE BARN. InBetween all of this i have played for countless internet radio stations inc NARCOTIC RADIO,NTP and most recently DANCETRANSMISSION.COM often joined by housemaster JAMES PIEATERSON. however i have now quit radio to concentrate on my live gigs. Headlining for FECTIC MAYHEM 20TH APRIL 2012 and many more since feeds the hunger for more gigs! Up next in May 2012 was my debut London gig playing alongside Birinight,Acid Steve and Aaron liberator for the mighty smash Techno @ the 414 in Brixton Then a 2 page article written by myself and about my life as a dj and what it means to me was published in an online New forest arts magazine called Park Culture. Its now 2013 and although I still Dj myself I also run a dance tent for an New forest based charity music festival raising funds mainly for local youth causes and regular small dance night style events raising funds for various good causes. 31st 2013 saw the release of my first Tune!- A collab with producer/Dj and label owner Nesbit. Track-Project x avail for download here: http://audioeargasmrecords.bandcamp.com/track/project-x

Info and bookings: technostevebookings@gmail.com or message https://www.facebook.com/technostevebridges?ref=hl

Soundcloud page https://soundcloud.com/techno-stevie

Sarah F.A.B.

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Her website : http://www.sarahfab.com/

Sarah FAB has been DJing professionally since 1999 when she joined the SUF Collective based out of London. In addition to that she was also co-owner of Forever and Beyond or FAB Distribution with Justine Cullen and DDR from 1997-2002 helping to spread techno music all over the planet! 2004 saw the creation of The Vinyl Vixens, which was originally Sarah FAB’s and DJ Rackitt’s all female DJ agency in London and then later the pair of them travelled as an individual act together as the Vinyl Vixens.

Over the years, her Djing has taken her all over the planet, performing all over Europe, the States, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Japan and Australia. Her current style is a blend of house, deep house, electro house, tech-house, techno and whatever else she feels like throwing into the mix to keep the dance floor alive and kicking!

In more recent years Vegas was her home where she played for Cirque du Soleil for several years at their Revolution Lounge and also DJ’ed several private parties for Cirque. She also played such venues as Moon at the Palms, Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay, Tao Beach and other various spots on the strip and downtown such as the Downtown Cocktail Room.

This last year she has started a new collaboration called Valenka Kiss with musical partner and electric violinist Emily Holden. The duo dresses up as their alter egos to rock the dance floor playing a mix of upbeat house music blended with the electric violin creating a dynamic live set.

Sarah FAB currently performs using Serato, vinyl and Ableton with the APC40. She now calls NYC home and you can find her playing in several places in the East Village, LES and Brooklyn.

For American bookings she is currently signed with OhhGEE Management and you can reach them at OhhGEEManagement@gmail.com

Rowland The Bastard

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Rowland the Bastard who’s name comes from his straight to the jugular style of mixing and not his attitude, can be seen rocking the dance floor from free parties in the middle of a wood to headlining the G stage a Glastonbury Festival. Commonly known as the Techno terrorist he is back on the 303 after some time spent on other projects, Rowland has been performing since 1992, his style is rough, ready and straight to the point, no mess, no fuss just pure impact! Rowland plays a mixture of Acid Techno, Percussive Techno, Hard Techno and, well, anything Avin it! Using a mixture of two, three Turntables or Traktor Pro and now since 2011 he is for the first time taking his live set on the road using Ableton and a mixture of drum machines and synths.

Rowland has had much acclaim for releasing on labels such as: Stay up Forever, Smitten, Routemaster, Pounding Grooves, Planet Rhythm, Subvert, Projex, Aciieeed, Raw plus his own imprints Bionic Orange and Infected Recordings and many many more…. Working on solo projects and many collaborations under the guises of: Rowland the Bastard,Mc Dead Mic, Dirtie Kache, Roland Deem, Rowland, Clive, Killa Watts, Money Shot, Permanent Damage, Sid’s Attic and last and definitely not least the legendary Tarball & Lungbutter, with other artists like: Dj Ant, Guy “The Geezer” Mcaffer, Chris Liberator, Lawrie Immersion, Pounding Grooves, The Rockhopper, Lucinda, Giselle to name a few. Remixed artists include: Frankie Bones, Steve Stoll, Lawrie Immersion, Guy “The Geezer” Mcaffer.

This hardworking artist has been seen all over the world by adoring fans in such countries as: Great Britain, Canada, United States of America, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Australia, Poland, Italy, France, Portugal, Finland, Netherlands, Japan and Spain pulling crowds reaching 10,000 strong getting down with his rocking grooves.

The Geezer aka Guy McAffer

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Guy “Geezer” McAffer has been writing and producing his own brand of avin’ it dance music for the past 15 years, and alongside Chris Liberator, DDR, Ant, Rackitt, D.A.V.E. The Drummer and the rest of the SUF crew, has been instrumental in the birth and development of the underground Acid Techno sound that is unique to London. Geezer’s recordings ( and his many collaborations ) have appeared on labels as diverse as Stay Up Forever, Tortured, Smitten, Eukatech, Routemaster, Intensive, Cluster, Infected, Boscaland and Bionic Orange.

He is the mastermind behind the R.A.W.(Ripe Analogue Waveforms) label, as well as running the acid label WAH WAH with Chris and Aaron Liberator . His awesome live sets have been ecstatically received across the world from Japan to Venezuela.

STYLE : plays LIVE SETS of his own TECHNO and/or ACID TECHNO. Also plays DJ sets of 70’s Funk, and late 70’s punk and reggae classics.

Darc Marc

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After more than two decades of rocking dance floors and over fifty releases and remixes on a plethora of labels, Darc Marc has carved an indelible name for himself as a DJ and producer of some of the finest techno to come from the UK. But his appeal isn’t limited to his domestic audience; by releasing on labels Stay Up Forever, Cluster, Maximum Minimum, Working Vinyl, Carnage, Technik, Gazole, Highway 46, Lifeform Recordings, Subvert, Rough Diamond, R.A.W. BR 909, Wemoodswing and Beetroot Records among others, Marc has established a fan base of listeners worldwide.

As well as his work with techno as a solo artist, Marc has produced releases for other artists including Anderson Noise, Julian Liberator and Chris Spero and also works regularly on projects with Lenny Dee and Chris Liberator. Marc has also revealed a more eclectic side in some of his collaborative efforts, including blending elements of ska and dub into his music, which has been released under the pseudonyms Nu Fast Agents, Rebel Shaker Gang, Nexus Twins and X-dB.

In 1991 Marc picked up the headphones and began his DJ career, inspired by the rave explosion in the UK at the time, before going on to create his own club night called Impact that ran for the next three years. As well as throwing his own parties he was also a frequent guest at Rowland the Bastard’s The Fun Factory and could even be found behind the decks in fields and forests playing for legendary southwest free party crew, The Lazy House.

London called in 1998 and after relocating to the capital, Marc started playing for free party stalwarts, Underground Sound, Manic, Malafaiteurs, Sonic and Everyone Sound. After establishing himself on the squat party scene, at the turn of the millennium he went on to create a dedicated techno record label called Purenoise. Early releases on the label unleashed Marc’s own brand of hard edged techno with groove, a style which hinted at his pre-techno love of thrash metal, rock and punk.

As well as producing techno, Marc has continually worked outside the genre, notably when he played synths, guitar and provided vocals for the live electronic dance band, Def By Disco. This project, which he spearheaded with singer and musician, Francesca Lombardo, toured the UK extensively between 2004 and 2008. More recently, Marc has set up the label Wemoodswing records to release electronic dub and ska, which he has written in collaboration with French musician, Matteo Boyero.

Nevertheless, it is Marc’s skill with techno that has taken him all over the world to perform. From the UK to France, Italy, Poland, Germany, Canada, Venezuela and even Brazil, once playing a gig there to mark the country’s triumphant appearance in the football World Cup Final in 2002.

2012 has found Marc as busy as ever with him starting work on a new live project called Smash The Box with a singer/songwriter Arianne and and Oly one half of the electronic group Motor, a project that will see releases and live shows in 2013. Always wanting to push his own performance boundaries, Marc’s DJ sets have also recently evolved with him now combining vinyl turntables and CDJs with a Roland TR-909.

As well as performing, Marc has also had new techno releases featuring most notably on Stay Up Forever 99 and 100. The pioneering acid techno label is celebrating the immense landmark of a hundred releases by issuing four records over the course of 2012 and part 3 will see a another pounding collaboration between Marc and Chris Liberator.

The end of 2012 saw Marc going strong with especially rocking sets in Nottingham at Dagobah Sound System’s Pure Filth fifteenth birthday party and the Stay Up Forever party, London Largin’ It at The Jamm in Brixton. With new releases coming soon on Polish label Scythe Squadron, Acid Resistance from Barcelona, a new collaboration with Sterling Moss and a techno remix for spanish hardcore producer Richie Gee, Darc Marc doesn’t look like he’ll be slowing down any time soon.