Here is my Hard House Sunday Sessions show on Flex FM where i had the legendary Steve Maynard come and feature as a guest for the whole 2 hours!! He had been a busy boy in the studio with Frank Farrell ahead of the Tuff Groove - Fuller Metal event, so it only seemed fitting to let him play the whole show...

TRACKLISTING:
1) Manyana & Vespa - Biggie Ain't Small - Tuff Groove 
2) Dan Madams - Passion Decor - TNT
3) Agent Jack & NeckBreakaz - Dance On - Feersum
4) Steve Maynard - Bust That - Deprivation
5) BIIANCO - Bassline Vandal (Steve Maynard Remix) - CDR
6) Primal Scream - Come Together (Manyana mix) - CDR
7) D.O.D - So Much In Love (Manyana bootleg) - CDR
8) Ultra High - Ready 4 Luv (Manyana remix) - Tuff Groove 
9) RK, Agent Jack & Gav Adam - So Damn Good (Original Mix) - Feersum
10) Dave Owens - State of Mind - Turtledog
11) Vespa & Manyana - Sunburn - Tuff Groove
12) Marmion - Shoenberg (Manyaya & Vespa mix) - CDR
13) Manyana - Broski's Meat - CDR
14) Frank Farrell - Lifeline - Flat 4 Audio
15) Big Tool 4 You - Bitch Trog (Manyaya 2025 Edit) - CDR
16) Weirdo - Discotek (Steve Maynard Remix) - CDR
17) T.D.V - Give Me A Reason (Manyana remix) - CDR
18) Mark Kavanagh & Bass Graffiti - Hardcore Party (Manyana 2025 edit) - CDR
19) Wippenberg - Neurodancer (Steve Maynard Remix) (Batten Edit) - CDR
20) Manyana & Vespa - Triceps - Tuff Groove 
21) RR Fierce - Banga Monica (Batten & Brow Booty) - CDR
22) Paul Hunt - Ura-Martyr - CDR
23) Tom Basquil - It's Hot - CDR
24) Steve Maynard - Bianca - Tuff Groove
25) Steve Maynard - Pull it! - Tuff Groove 
26) Manyana - Piss Off! - Tuff Groove
27) Jon Doe D6 - Red Pill (Manyana 2025 edit) - CDR
28) Paul Batten - Mindshaker (Original Mix) - CDR
29) Dustbin Barrell - Stay With Me - CDR

Flex FM - Steve Maynard

Aaron James is a household name in the world of Hard House. He is a Flex FM artist and has played all over the UK and is a regular favourite with some of the scenes' most established promotions, some of which have taken him overseas to places such as Ibiza, Kavos, Australia & New Zealand, whilst holding his residencies in the UK.

His career started within the Brixton underground circuit in 2007, and quickly acquired residencies for multiple promotions in the infamous but now closed Club 414. Off the back of these residencies he then started to get bookings further afield at promotions such as Frantic, Glow Ball & Twist which saw him journey beyond the underground Brixton & Vauxhall circuit, and lead him to playing the closing set of Judgement Sundays in Eden’s main room in Ibiza at the age of 18.

Being a massive vinyl junkie, Aaron is renowned for his abilities on the wheels of steel, even more so for some of his vinyl mixes (check out his soundcloud). 

He has had a plethora of releases on all of the industry’s top flight labels since he burst into the charts in 2013 including his own album (Toolbox Toolkit 19). He is now label manager of Toolbox Hammerheads, and has been producing under various different aliases over the last decade, including Forbidden Friends, Delinquents, JNR and BabzookaZ.

With DJ Skol, he has hosted the weekly Hard House Sunday Sessions show on Flex FM; which is London’s only legal Hard House dedicated radio show at 101.4 on the dial, with accredited listeners worldwide reaching as far as Japan, South Africa, United States and their down under crew in Australia & New Zealand. Throughout the years they have earned their personal sponsorship from Toolbox Digital Shop, the main music distributor within the Hard House scene, where they alternate a featured chart countdown of the best selling tracks from the preceding month/year within their shows on the airwaves.

Having finished his degree in sound engineering & music production at Point Blank, he is now focussing on his newest project… The Aaron James USB!!! Complete with his back catalogue of tracks and entire ‘mixography’, including all of his unreleased tunes and mixes, but also with fresh unheard material, where he puts into practice all that he has learnt in his degree and begins his journey engineering his own music.

DJ, Promoter, and Producer.

With D Concept (under our Lost Boys alias) residents at Harder..., we've also played at Hard South, Twist, Frantic Timeless, Hard Dance Showcase. Our sets covered the spectrum of hard dance, but typically built up from funky warm up material into hard trance. 

After nurturing our skills with legends of the local scene, we set up our studio turning out our first production 'Get Lost' in the summer of 2007. After creating a number of original tracks, bootlegs & remixes in our own studio, we collaborated with Technikal on 'Mass Effect'. As the ninth release on Technikal recordings it spent time in the Trackitdown Top 10 downloads chart (making us about 50p each!)

I have also promoted & played as part of the team behind:

BN Free - Monthly night of deep & progressive house at H Bar in Hove

Mashfest/Emfest - 2 festivals on private land in a secret rural woods location. We built a large decked dance floor in a clearing, hired a 9k sound rig, set up lazers, campsite, fire pit & even blagged a free set from Tinrib who smashed it out under the stars.

My ideal 5 act lineup would be:
Pixiee
Amp Attack
Steve Maynard
OD404
Lucy Fur

Favourite Labels:
Movin' House
Untidy
Deprived of Funk
Tripoli
Kaktai/Spinball

Ive been making music in Adelaide South Australia since 2006, i have played packed venues around Australia and overseas.
My sound has been described as clean, crispy hardhouse. My style is driving synths and aggressive hoovers with deep bass.

My music has hit the international stages since 2006 with 11 tracks released in my first year and countless releases since. I now co run label 'Drop Bear Digital' with Leeroy and we are always looking for the harder edge of hardhouse so send through your tracks we would love to hear them!