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i started djing at 16 after months of begging the parents for months to buy me some 1210s,which i still use today going strong.my passion in music has to be old school piano,retro and vocal funky house if you cant sing to it then its no good lol.in the early nineties i started going clubbing,and for me to this day was the best for music.when i first got my 1210s i had no intension of djing in clubs it was just a hobby for and for my own enjoyment.i was actually tricked by a fellow dj and good friend who was already djing in clubs,when he phoned me up one thurday night and said he was ill and needed me to help him out and play at a bar for him,to which i found out later it was actually a dj competition to which he entered me and to my surprise i won to which the prize was residency at bradfords biggest dance club which pulled 700 to 800 in every friday and saturday night,my first night djing in the club was christmas eve which was packed out and i was shitting it,it was a big difference mixing some tracks in the bedroom and then to bid audience but i absolutely loved it and was hooked,and so my djing career was born. within the first year things went from strength to strength playing in numerous clubs all over yorkshire and holding down residencys and playing alongside some of the biggest names in the country (alister whitehead,k klass,paul taylor just to name a few) i was more known as a dj for my old school sets and so i was made a resident for retro which took me to ibiza djing at eden and loved every minute. in the mid 2000s i began working with a fellow dj (adam g) at a place called bar me which was just a bar not a club,but in the first 6 months playing there the profits soared 700% and went from a free bar and having to pay in on the door,so we sat down and thought were on to a winner here and decided to brand our own night and event,and so worship was born. our brand of night went from strength to strength holding down rooms at space,gatecrasher,visage and ethios,garlands and many more,we even ended up with our own radio show on a friday night on dvm radio (dance vinyll masters). i think the reason our night worked so well was because we didnt brand it as one style of music it was straight across the board,if it was a classic then it got played. in 2008 we decided to pull the brand as we both wanted to persue over interests,i decided to take a break from djing as it got to a stage where i stopped enjoying it and felt more of a chore going to work instead of doing something i loved. so now im back,loving my music more then ever and back on the scene :-)
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A veteran of the New England dance scene Mike Manson has been playing in New England for nearly 15 years. Starting out in the rave scene in early 1996 and continuing to become one of the residents of the legendary Municipal Cafe. Mike was a resident for 6 years playing every Friday night and his selection of music had refined into a style all his own. Many opportunities arose from this residence and teaming up with Spiritual Emporium, Muck Crew, and Columns of Knowledge as a promoter and a DJ earlier on helped his DJ career move forward. Once established as a professional DJ in New England his adventure into the club scene began. Playing at night clubs and commercial events such as Sunset Session by Room 960, The Ware House, Koji Yakatori, Bocca Rossa, Sullys Pub, Club Therapy, and Room 960. A six month residence with Koji hosting an event called “ I <3 Koji “ and playing top dance tracks every Friday Night. His current residence for Bocca Rossa hosting an event called “ Go Deep “ and " Ibiza Lounge " playing every Friday and Saturday Night. Both venues are located in Downtown Hartford and Mike can be found somewhere in this little city every weekend. Hosting a podcast starting in early 2010 on podOmatic.com called " Mike Manson's The Cast ". It’s a popular podcast and is featured daily and is one of the top 200 house music podcasts on the site containing an estimated 250,000 podcast users. Mike can also be found on Itunes in the Podcast Store and all of his sets are free to download. Most noted for his " Half an Hour " episodes and " Live at the Event " pre-recorded sets. Starting a new venture with online live radio on an up and coming show called Boom-Box Radio with friends and fellow local DJs is the next step in Mikes online djing future. Although Mike has been DJing for so long he is still learning from each show and that can be seen by the technologies he has begun to utilize and how threcreativity in the music he plays now is effected. Converting to Traktor Scratch Pro and utilizing Native Instruments Kontrol X1 and Maschine to bring his creativity to new heights. With the digital age of DJing in full swing Mike has made sure to keep with the times and trends of his craft. Specializing in House, Tech House, and Minimal House He's sure to bring a great vibe to any show he's involved in.
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