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GroovePunk is a DJ based in West London and the host of 'All About House' - a weekly show live on GrooveLondon Radio every Saturday 4pm - 6pm GMT. After falling in love with House music and buying his first pair of turntables over ten years ago, GroovePunk has played a variety of venues in and around London as well as on a number of Internet radio stations. Growing up just outside London in the mid to late 90s, GroovePunk witnessed the transition from the acid house era of the late 80s/early 90s to the UK/US garage and trance-heavy early 00s. This provided a highly eclectic and open view of electronic music which can be heard through GroovePunks’ sound that often blends all sub-genres of house. As a bit of a tech junkie, GroovePunk has DJed with just about every type of DJ kit released – starting with turntables, moving to CDJs, then MP3 decks and most recently software and a variety of controllers. But it’s not about the kit, it’s about the music. GroovePunks’ shows aim to deliver the finest selection of fresh House promos and underground tracks. It’s all about House.
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Via my vast music collection and spinning to relay positive wellness vibes. New DJ moniker is "Dali'Rollah" which based on my wellness oriented mixing and sharing of music to help motivate folks and or just give positive changes of perspective while spaning various genres of music DJ'd by me and Rex Nexus was based on my vast music collection that also features the musicianship vibes of Shoegaze and Psyche-Rock. The other reason is I studied tons of surrealism art and Salvador Dali. I have been creating large scale paintings, illustrations and commercial graphic for ages. I was unable to re-clarify and or update my profile name change to Dali~Rollah here for some reason as later intended. Thats OK. Overall background wise, Well I have been with these sounds I roll since the Dawn.. My first interactions as an "Electronic" and or "Techno-esque" DJ first started with "Industrial" (Back in the day).. I found the illest off-beat downtempo beats there.. But I have to say this.. I am sorry to say, but I think Meat Beat Manifesto were was the first productions that introduced UK styled electronic BreaK-Beats with the first Reggae samples and or dread feel came with "Radio Babylon". All the same, that is where it all happened for me.. Breaks and or ill down tempos via Skinny Puppy, 808 State, Frontline Assembly, Greater Than One (Experimental as hell for those who know). 80 to 90s shrill-noise hip hop productions as well (Public Enemy / Big Daddy Kane / Ultra-magnetic MCs).. Sticking with industrial for the break-out hyped alternatice dace sounds but weaving and digging my musicianship mind during the early Manchester-Maddness (Stone Roses / Charlatans / Blur).. Then somewhere it all blended intrinsically via the 90s era of all eras.. Bought my first Belgian trance import on R&S and Decibel Records then dived into the Rave scene that hit proper stateside...Thanks to the New York production teams that brought the Storm Raves, Sputnik, Nasa and Essence..They were rolling all the sounds in order and running "Breakbeat" / UK hardore around midnight to launch off the high-speed maddness followed by hardcore then trance into house. Euromasters "Alles naar de Klote" borught back the "Industrial" for me . I heard some ill-sound breaks at some X-mas rave in a massive wherehouse in Hoboken NJ, thanks to Alan Sanctuary.. That was the first official "Jungle-esque" intro for me.. I pretty much lost my mind on that sound on that moment.. Me being of Jamaican Descent and hearing Jamaican "Rockers" samples with Reggae bass-lines - thats when the major intrinsic transcendence for me had occurred. Nasa touched down with DJ DB - the first official Jungle/Breakbeak DJ / Mr. Kleen and Jason Jinx. Then my first team to big up through via team "U-Buzz'n" full on Jungle thrown down in a where-house in Williamsburg. This was way before the Real-estate boom.. The ultra beginning of my long standing era DJs DB, Dara, Diesel Boy, *Nitty (the under rated roller), Delmar, Panik, & Cassien.. Featuring MC Posi-D. Way before he was MC'n and he was dancing some ill-out style all the time(Really).. I heard "Krome and Time's" - "License" & that dope "Drum and Bass-wise" track by Remarc? - So "Drum & Bass" at that time was branded on the throwdowns of heavy produced Ragga Jungle back then, atmospheric stuff was called Deep and hardstep was just that with cuts with obvious kick drum / stiff break leads.. Thats it... Listen to a mix to get where I have been with the sound up to now. New mixes will be posted in time.. No worries on me.. I represent Beat Syncopation Exploration. There is more than enough space for all of us of which all of our names remain engulfed. Big UP! ~ Dali'Rollah ~ "IRONCLAD" listening Sessions...
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DJ STUDIO : 2 x Technics 1200's (as owned as a young un!) - chrome deck plates : 2 x Pioneer CDJ800's : Pioneer DJM600S : Alesis M1 Active 520 Monitors : Serato & PC & of course Ortofon Concordes... :) MUSIC STUDIO : Water Cooled Beast of a PC : M-Audio Soundcard : Yamaha HS80M Monitors : Yamaha NS10M Studio Monitors : Access Virus C : Evolution MK125 Keyboard : Numark PPD01 Mixer : 1 x Technics 1200 : Technics Power Amp : Loads of VST's & Samples Records of course :) erm... and some cds, some flyers, bit of old chewing gum (still wrapped if your interested!) some manky phono leads - just in case.... oh yeah.. & a picture of your mum :) At the tender age of 10 I began taking an interest in underground dance music from the Blackpool area. Listening to mix tapes from the likes of Neuro, Jooce, Danza, Zone and Fever, ultimately inspired me to become a DJ. I began buying records, even though I had no turntables, and began itchin’ it up on my mum’s hi-fi turntable…. Soon I was “king of the one deck mix” and thought it time to further my DJ skills. At 13 I grafted all summer holidays to get myself some decks… belt drives…Aaargh!!! As you can imagine my skills didn’t improve much until I got my first pair of Technics. Some practice later I began Djing at friends parties etc. In 1998 (aged 17) I entered an advertised competition for bedroom DJ's on a local dance radio station called Splash FM. Play-offs were held with a total of 30 DJ's in all. Each set played was to be an hour long live on radio! I came 1st and won the title of “Best Bedroom DJ in the Fylde Coast”, which soon led to a residency at Zone in 1999. A rapid interest was shown in my abilites and began playing in venues all over the UK. Soon I was to join forces with 3 of the North West's greatest DJ’s Andy Pendle, Rikkee & Steven Jay. We began to promote our own night called FOREPLAY (2000- present). Definately the most innovative Hard House & Trance night around, and proudly pioneers of the underground “bounce” scene which is prominent today. Aswell as promting our FOREPLAY nights around the UK we started to produce our own tunes (FOREPLAYERS - CHEMICAL CREW - CODE 3) which achieved recognition in the bounce scene with plays all over clubland. Currently we are working on all genres of dance music, bounce, hardhouse, hardcore, breaks & electro house + some random stuff! Im especially devoted to Rave Breaks at the moment - dj'ing & producing - can't get enough of it! Total oldskool roots combined with modern production - pianos - breakbeats & rave style vocals - awesome! Check out my stuff - AKA- WHY?TEE - WHO?DLUM RECORDINGS (myspace.com/whyteeproductions) ; THE PRODIGY - SL2 - 2 BAD MICE - SLY T & OLLIE J - DJ SS - GROOVERIDER - ACEN - THE TIME FREQUENCY - Q-TEX - CARL COX - TOM WILSON - ULTRA SONIC - MOBY - LIQUID - CUBIC 22 - BASS RATE - DREAM FREQUENCY - RAMOS - SUPREME - SUNSET RAGIME - JOHN J - MATT BELL - CHRIS BAKER - ANDY PENDLE - LIQUID CRYSTAL - SY-KICK - PETE MONSOON & GARY DREAMWURX - STEVE MURANO - FAR TOO LOUD - SLIPMATT - JUNKI MUNKI - RECKLESS - ROBBIE LONG - STORMTROOPER - SY - UNKNOWN - CUT & RUN - CRISP BISCUIT - MC IRIE - ROXANNE SHANTE - SALT N PEPA - NWA - ICE T - PLAN B - REBEL MC - YOUNG MC - DJ TRIX - Q-BERT - NENEH CHERRY
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