Astraglide - On & On - AMBS016

A selection of my own productions over the past few years. I hope you enjoy them.

UK based underground dance music label since 1999.
We like the warmer and groovier facets of quality house music including soulful house, deep house, tech house, tribal house and progressive house and even a little techno and minimal.
Label artists over the years include Yann Solo, The Producers, Tony Thomas, Alan Barratt, DJ Hal, Jak Jaxon, Astraglide, Lunacy Sound Division, Laurent Warin, Freaky Disco, Viloxysound, Cactus Twisters, 
Girandon and many many more quality established international dance music producers.
The label has been supported over the years by all the top players including Danny Tenaglia, DJ Chus, John Acquaviva, Mastik Soul, Slam, Erick Morillo, Mark and Nic Fanciulli, Carl Cox, Axwell, Alex Tepper, Tim Andresen, DJ Lion, Nelski, Deepgroove, Nathan Coles, Terry Francis, Pete Tong, Giorgio B, DJ Double D, Carlos Francisco, Rob Pearson and the list goes on !

PROGRESS RECORDINGS :
Established in 2005, we specialize in quality underground progressive house and tech house grooves.

SHIVA RECORDS:
underground UK dance music label since 2006, specialising in quality tech house, progressive house, trance, techno and minimal grooves.

Passion filled music lover who appreciates the DJ art form and its roots, yet embraces technology and its benefits. 

Decks:

&lt;a href="http://www.pioneerdj.com/en/product/player/cdj-900nxs/black/overview w/">CDJ 900 Nexus</a>

Cans: 

&lt;a href="http://v-moda.com/crossfade-lp/">VModa </a>

Laptop:

Macbook Pro 15.4 512 GB SSD 8 GB Ram


PA:

<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mackie - SRM450 </a> 

Studio Monitors:

<a href="http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/StudiophileBX5a.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> M-Audio Studiophile BX5A Deluxe</a>

Favorite Quotes:

-"Please understand that just because you have a program that automatically beatmatches, it doesn’t make you a DJ" - http://www.digitaldjtips.com

-There’s good DJs and there’s bad DJs" - http://www.digitaldjtips.com
 Smooth or creative blends, volume level balance and management of EQ's require skill. 

-"The point is, if you’re a DJ who really loves your art, you’ll love everything it has to offer."- http://www.digitaldjtips.com

-"At the end of the day no matter what technology you have at your disposal, you can’t turn a bunch of shit tracks into a renaissance mix and to my current knowledge there isn’t a program that can substitute good music TASTE, TIMING and SELECTION"- http://www.digitaldjtips.com

-"There is so much to learn from understanding where the music and style came from" - http://www.digitaldjtips.com

-"The dancefloor doesn’t think in terms of beat matching, BPMs, or “what kind of equipment you’re running”; only DJs think about these things. Yet some DJs, it seems, are so fixated on the medium that they forget the two most important things about it all: the music and the experience."- http://www.digitaldjtips.com

-"It takes education and practice to become skilled at any craft. DJing is no different" - Me

-"Make music not war!  - Me and probably a million others



Freaky Frank Clementi aka DJ FiCo

Strong Island Underground/Smoovegroove Productions/Neon East/Caffeine Entertainment/Caffeine DJ Academy/Get Down Productions/Nocturnal Creatures/Euphoric Rush Entertainment   
http://www.discogs.com/seller/DJFICO

A longtime pioneer in the local nightlife industry of New York since the early 90's. Caught his first big break from age 11 at his elementary school talent fair where he dropped he threw down his band instrument and challenged the hired DJ to learn how to mix where he was offered the stage. Challenge accepted and this 11 year old asked for a couple instrumentals to rock with (MicMac Freestyle at 45 rpm to produce breaks) and a DJ was born. Nowadays, always with an ear for the dance floor has developed an original sound one can call his own, keeping him at the top of his game. Selflessly nurturing up and coming talent or sharing the limelight with past time influential artists, such as Moby & Frankie Bones, he consistently puts the vibe of the party first. Freaky Frank Clementi, a true vibe sculptor at the helm, pushing the boundaries 4 decks at a time crafting  moments of frisson as the basis in his aural art.