To listen to Billy Gillies is to capture true joy, because every song he produces and DJ set he performs radiates pure passion and vibrant spirit.

 

The Northern Irishman’s blend of quirky Eurodance synths, uplifting trance grandeur and hard-hitting bass rhythms goes beyond catchy melodies and expert timing, as breakout hits “Lagoon” and “Youth” tap into the very essence of what makes a night spent on the dancefloor with your best mates such a special experience.

 

That’s why he’s earned more than 145 million views on TikTok, filled a Creamfields tent with thousands of ravers at 1 p.m. on a Sunday, and why he’s managed to get an official remix of Madison Avenue’s 1999 hit “Don’t Call Me Baby” after ripping the iconic vocal off the internet.

 

Crowds chant his name from Taiwan to Texas because Billy Gillies dares to do something different; something unique to himself. Now, Billy Gillies is the next superstar-DJ-in-the-making, poised to take over the world.

 

Billy’s musical obsession started in the 2000s when his older sister started buying Clubland compilation CDs and dating a local DJ. One night, the boyfriend came over and brought his decks, but when the couple left to go dancing, 11-year-old Billy snuck into his sister’s room and started playing with the turntables.

 

“I was like, ‘what is this music? I love this,’” he laughs. “On the Christmas list for that year was a set of decks.”

 

His mom delivered with his first set of Kam belt drives, and Billy’s been mad for mixing ever since. Each Saturday, he’d head out of the house with a five Pound note and spend it on a new record (Tiesto’s Traffic being particularly influential). In turn, he’d spend the next week learning to mix that record in and out of his steadily growing collection.

 

When he was 17, he got his first taste of true Clubland. A year underaged, he caught an hour-long bus from Belfast to Banbridge and talked his way into a club called Coach. Japanese DJ Yoji Biomehanika and the UK’s own Lisa Lashes dropped heavy hard-house records all night, and Billy started dreaming of his own chance to rock a crowd, proper.

 

He knew that if he wanted to be an in-demand DJ, he’d have to come up with some original songs. In 2011, he locked himself in his bedroom with a copy of Ableton Live and didn’t come out until he’d mastered the basic trance sound.

 

He fell in love with music production and started sending his tracks to BBC Radio 1 DJ Judge Jules, who played them on his show every Friday night. For 19-year-old Billy, there was nothing better.

 

After spending much of his 20s as a self-described “party animal,” 28-year-old Billy once again locked himself inside his bedroom and churned out a ton of original tunes. The result? A spot on the lineup of Luminosity 2019 alongside major trance legends Paul Van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Gareth Emery and more. He played a set of all-original material, and when a recording was posted to Soundcloud, it earned more plays than any of the headliners.

 

“I’d brung a fresh sound into the trance scene,” Gillies says. “Everyone was making the same type of thing, where I just look back at my influences growing up and crammed it into the main trance style.”

 

International booking requests flooded in, sending him to Argentina to Australia—and then COVID struck. Many of his peers saw no point releasing music to a locked-down crowd, but Billy saw a chance to experiment.

 

“People need music in hard times, not just for clubs,” he says. “The music I was making around that time was proper emotional melodies, and it was resonating with everyone.”

 

He’d share each tune in a rough clip to Facebook or TikTok, and every post brought shares in the thousands. His fan base wasn’t just growing, it was ballooning, due in part not only to his masterful skills in the studio but also his effervescent personality that spills into each tune.

Switch Disco

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This two man DJ / Producer team have been working alongside each other for almost 10 years, since their individual careers in the British and Greek music scene collided together, resulting in a truly unique creative partnership.  

Signed to Sony UK’s Relentless Records, the boys reached No.4 in the UK Official Chart with their platinum selling single 'REACT' alongside Ella Henderson - which also earned them a Brit Awards nomination for 'Song Of The Year'.

Their mashups are soundtracking hundreds of thousands of TikToks & Instagram reels across the world, as well as being supported by some of the best DJs in the dance music scene.

📧 Management: danstone@switchdisco.com
📧 Bookings: Max.lee@unitedtalend.com
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House Music DJ - Play all genres of music from house, EDM, techno and more...

For bookings contact paulzitkus@iamaraver.co.uk

Producer & DJ Kris Day is constantly striving to create not only an experience from his live sets but with his tracks also. With signing's to some of the most promising record labels around among these are Rockstar WreckChords (Aus) Freefall (Aus) Virus Audio White (UK) SDK Hard (Canada) , Crossing Over Records (Aus) & More.... Gaining such DJ support from the likes of Markus Shulz, Sean Tyas , Guiseppe Ottaviani , Scot Project, Mark Sherry & Ernesto vs Bastien to name a few.


Kris started gigging around 7 years ago and in that time he’s had a climatic career progression which has seen him play many of Scotland's top venues including The Arches , Room At The Top & The Soundhaus. Also we have seen Kris abroad playing in Ibiza in venues Hush & Club Tropicana. Kris also recently played his first gig in londons The Gallery (Ministry Of Sound) and from that has attracted a new residency with Boom Events gigging across London and the Uk. 


Kris has always had a keen interest in music and the dance scene beginning at just 13 years old when he was given his first set of turntables. His long standing interest has given him not only the requisite technical skill but a vast knowledge of dance music both past and present allowing him to create a magical diverse experience every time.


Kris Day is a future name making it happen today! Stay tuned....

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SDK Records (Canada)
Unitec Recordings (Netherlands)
Journees Music (USA)

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