Regarded by many of his peers as a technical genius on the wheels of steel, beatmaster Ben has become one of the most in-demand hard house DJs in Britain, with regular slots at high-profile events such as Frantic, Storm, Creamfields and the Tidy Weekenders.

Ben has enjoyed many bookings in Ireland and Europe, including arguably the best festival on the continent – Dance Valley in Amsterdam.

The Mixmag Future Hero winner has tackled tours of Australia (Adelaide, Perth & Brisbane), Canada (Edmonton, Calgary & Winnipeg) and New Zealand (Auckland and Christchurch) and the acclaimed DJ’s international profile is consistently growing.

There are two superb albums which best illustrate the talented mix maestro’s skills. In 2005 he effectively filled Andy Farley’s shoes on the seminal I Love VC set, and from his awesome Fireball Recordings their first compilation Firebox – Volume 1. Other compilations include the Hardbox Strikes Back series from Vicious Circle and the Tidy Music Library from Tidy Trax.

Djing is just a small part of Ben’s repertoire and with over 100 tracks now commercially released he is one of hard dance’s leading producers.. Spending most of the week in the studio engineering music for other artists and writing his own blend of high energy dance music Ben is a one stop shop for all things hard.

Some of the UK’s other leading labels have also secured his services: Tidy, Toolbox, Flashpoint & Tripoli Trax but to name a few as well as being the label manager for Vicious Circle & his own Fireball Recordings imprint Ben also runs the Toolbox Digital download site so constantly has his finger on the pulse of the hard dance scene

Ben spent much of 2007 laying the foundations for the next phase of his career – his own Fireball Recordings and by 2010 the label has become one of the biggest players with huge releases each week. Merging releases from the superstars and up and coming artists Fireball has gained an awesome reputation for quality hard dance music from across the genre.

If that wasn’t enough Ben and Rodi Style have paired up to unleash the awesome ‘Chaos Theory’ project on clubland utilizing 8 virtual decks from Traktor pro and various midi controllers to offer an awesome show. Tracks, vocals, loops and effects are all layered over each other to create an amazing audio experience that sets any dancefloor alight!

The abilities and talents of Ben Stevens are without question: whether producing tunes or playing them, he knows exactly how to work a dancefloor and raise the roof off a club.

For bookings please contact Lisa @ Allsound Artists
lisa@allsoundartists.com

Worldwide bookings & management contact:
lee@locusmanagement.co

Everybody should know who Ben Stevens & Adam M are by now. They have both established themselves in Hardhouse scene over the last decade as 2 of the Hardest solo acts on the circuit.

But then 1 cold winters day in Manchester 2009....

Adam & Ben spent a day in the studio together, some sort of chemical reaction or phenomenon must have happened in there that day (investigations are still on-going) The outcome of their studio collaboration together was the massive track "BAD MAN" This was the start of a very special studio relationship that continued to create various modern day Hardhouse anthems such Why Can't You See/ Mind Bender/ My F-Ing House/ Massiveness/ It Began In Rotherham & Covonia (Winner of 2011 Hardhouse Awards Best Track) They have also done some huge remix projects since 2009, Their massive remix of Chris C - Freefall for Tidy Trax & Their updates of the 2 rave anthems N-Trance - Set You Free & Cenith X - Feel.

What next... An idea sparked for a new LIVE show & the name A vs B was born. They decided that the best possible way for them both to showcase their music & to take things to the next level would be to do a LIVE show. This would not only give them total control over every element in each set but also the ability to add almost anything they wanted, including the ability to do live editing & remixing on the fly. The possibilities are endless....

Now in 2012 with the release of the 1st A vs B Album around the corner, every A vs B set is jam packed full of brand new & unheard music, these guys are most definitely the hottest thing on the Hardhouse scene right now!

For DJ Bookings please contact Sam @ IDEAL Artists:
bookings@idealartists.co.uk
+44 (0)7950 383 528
www.idealartists.co.uk 


Born in London in 1994 at the iconic Pure Groove Records, Tripoli Trax went on to define a sound, a scene and a lifestyle that continues to this day.



Follow me for live streams on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/historyofhappyhardcore

Oi Oi I’m Ryan (HDSN). Welcome to my page. 

Here’s a little bio. 

I bought my first set of turntables at the age of 14 when I was already collecting Happy Hardcore records. DJing was one of those things that just come naturally to me. My friends were always over at my house for mixing sessions. At 16 I started playing alongside my brother and friends every fortnight at a local bar for an under 18’s night playing Happy Hardcore. Two years later, out of a thousand entrants my mix tape came top five in the ‘Ministry Of Sound DJ Of The Year’. I played a live vinyl set in Topshop situated in London’s Oxford Street, on a busy Saturday afternoon. I continued entering DJ competitions and talent nights along with a mid-week slot at a local bar. At 20, I was given full weekend residency at my local nightclub Steam, playing Old-Skool, House and Trance. In the next two years I reached the final of the ‘Young DJ Of The Year’ competitions, which were run by the Staffordshire & Cheshire’s number one radio station, Signal 1. I came out as overall winner of the competition in 2002. My prize was my first ever pair of Technics 1210’s (which I still use), mixer, flight cases and the opportunity to play a live set at Café Mambo in Ibiza. The win also landed me a set at the opening night of the Stoke club, Lomax, for the ‘Youth Upfront Awards’. I then tried to further my career by signing onto the internet DJ agencies, 'Topjox' and 'Club Dreams', sending out demos to gain recognition. In the early summer of 2004 I decide to try my luck by booking a one way ticket to Ibiza for the season. It was tough at first, but by the end of July I had a residency at the brilliant Plastik Lounge in San Antonio. After a few weeks playing with some of San An’s finest house DJ’s, I was given the chance to warm up the decks in Es Paradis funky lounge. But best of all, after weeks of trying, Alex Ellenger, who with Judge Jules ran the funky room in Eden, give me the finest two hours of my DJ career by asking me to play a set. The next year I returned to Ibiza and became one of the residents in the swanky new Hush bar in San Antonio's west end. When I came back to England I started my own night in a local bar. I then became one of the Tech-House/Hard House residents for my brother's local club night ‘Euphonic Fuzion’. 

Even though I enjoy playing many styles of dance music, I've never lost my passion for Happy Hardcore. It will forever be the biggest part of me musically and that's why I created this page. To share the love for this incredible music. 

I seriously didn’t expect quite the following on here but you guys have been absolutely amazing and I genuinely appreciate all your support, whether it be messages, comments, likes & shares. Thank you so much! 

I play Happy Hardcore, Jungle/Drum & Bass, Trance, Hard House, House, Electro & Techno and have since 1994. Expect lots of vinyl classic mixes, live sets on Twitch, mix compilations and upfront sets from these genres. Enjoy!!! 

All my mixes and ones which I have permission are available for download.

For future bookings please inbox me for details or via Facebook messenger.

After visiting & becoming a regular at Midlands Super Club Progress in Derby from mid ’95, Kris was exposed to a wide range of House music from some of the biggest DJs in the world.  You name them & they would have played there!  In particular, Tony De Vit, Jeremy Healy, Judge Jules & Tall Paul would be early inspirations.  Kris started to learn to mix in ’96 & then in ’97 he & his friend had the opportunity playing b2b for a variety of Progress’ brand nights, “Hot To Trot” in Chesterfield & “Horny” at the Void in Stoke-on-Trent.  They both ventured over to Ibiza in ’98, ’99 & 2000, where they played b2b DJ sets at Bar M, Café Mambo & Bar Zuka playing House, including a 7 hour set at the closing party for Cream at Bar M. 

A new night would appear in Derby along with the rise in popularity of Trance & Hard House in ’99, allowing the pair to start forging their own solo careers.  Kris was able to start playing the music he really enjoyed, focusing on Hard House.  That year would see him gaining residency alongside Tony De Vits prodigy Fergie at a small Hard House night in Derby called Energy.  Shortly after, he would go on to holding residencies at Insomniacz in Sheffield, alongside Paul Glazby (given the title no.1 club in the country by Ministry Magazine) & Sunday Service in Derby, which featured in the Top 5 best new UK club nights in MixMag. 

Between residencies at both Insomniacz & Sunday Service, Kris featured on line ups that read like a “Who’s Who” in Hard House.  Building on his reputation he played guest spots at various clubs around the UK including Storm.  2001 saw him add another residency to his list, returning to Progress as main room resident.  He continued to feature alongside big names, as well as having the drummer who toured with the Prodigy play live over his set.  Towards the end of 2003 Kris relocated to Australia where he would mainly focus on music production.  Since then he’s had tracks & remixes signed to respectable Hard House labels including: Toolbox, Fireball, Deprivation, & Digital Cohesion, with support from big names including: Andy Farley, Justin Bourne, Paul Maddox, JP & Jukesy, Nik Denton & Ben Stevens. He’s also featured in the Top 100 Charts on toolboxdigitalshop.com & trackitdown.net along with reviews in IDJ (International DJ) Magazine, DJ Mag & MixMag.  Andy Farley & Rodi Style featured Kris' work on their Slinky FM Shows, with his remix of Future Resonance "Attention" (released on Renewable NRG) featuring on Andy Farleys “Farley Time! Future Hard House” album released on Tidy!  Kris is now involved in label management, running Hard House imprint Digital Cohesion alongside Ian Jay (Hi Freak1c).  

Digital Cohesion has made a positive impact in the short time it’s been around, including making shortlists in the Toolbox Hard House Awards. The label features some of the biggest names alongside the best emerging talent on offer.  Things are looking bright for the label as the brand continues to gain respect amongst producers, DJs & music lovers.  2013 has so far seen Kris make his debut on the legendary Tripoli Trax with his track “Ctrl Alt Groove”. This has led to him remixing the Fruitloop classic “Here Comes That Sound” for part of the new Tripoli Trax Allstars EPs.  He’s also had the opportunity to mix Tripoli Trax Vol.6, following on from: Vol.1 Steve Thomas, Vol.2 Pete Wardman, Vol.3 DJ Ziad & Vol.4 (double mix album) Knuckleheadz & Rachel Auburn.  “Ctrl Alt Groove” was featured in Andy Farleys mix on the 2013 Toolbox Hard House Awards Album & was the opening track in Nik Denton & Dave Owens b2b set at the Ideal Weekender.  He’s also recently collaborated with Paul Chambers (Flash Harry/Bulletproof) on the Disco Dub project “Get Dirty”.  On a great final note for now, Kris has been named by Tripoli Trax label manager Marc Johnson as one of the artists handpicked to be the future of the label.  He continues to DJ in Australia as well as making regular trips back to the UK, including studio collaborations & a limited amount of DJ dates while he’s there.

Demo Mixes: http://mixes.djfez.com/djs/kris-orourke/ & http://klubber.co.uk/mixes2.htm 
Digital Cohesion track submissions: kris.digitalcohesion@gmail.com


Toolbox Digital is your one stop shop for exclusive hard house, hard dance & hard trance music. We sell singles & albums as high quality MP3 & WAV downloads.



Digital Cohesion is proud to launch into the Hard House world with tracks that are set to rock the floor and lift the roof. 
Expect to hear first class production from the leading producers on the scene right now. Also appearing on Digital Cohesion over the coming releases are producers such as Defective Audio, Curve Pusher, Andy Farley, JP &amp; Jukesy, Paul Maddox, Frank Farrell, Nik Denton and a whole host more, and let's not forgetting the up and coming producers too.

If you would like to submit a tune to us here at Digital Cohesion Please drop us a link on our Digital Cohesion Group found in the link above. Or if you would like to send a link to one of us here at Digital Cohesion HQ send us an email to the following.

Track Submission, DJ Bookings email:
digi.cohesion@gmail.com
ian.digitalcohesion@gmail.com 
kris.digitalcohesion@gmail.com

Massive original Hard House, Hard Trance, Bounce, Techno, Hardcore and full on Banging label founded by Pete Pritchard, London, UK in 1996.

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