My DJ life - behind the scenes at Hacienda 40th
(Bookings: chadjacksonstudio@gmail.com)
....At the end of 2022, I was honoured to be booked to play at The Warehouse Project in Manchester for the Hacienda 40th birthday party with a host of fellow previous Hacienda residents, legendary DJs, acts and a crowd of 10,000 people!
One of the best DJ sets I have done for a while, I feel. 
I literally felt 'on fire', playing to my home crowd! xxx

Tracklist
1	Underworld - Born Slippy
2	Gat Decors - Passion
3	Leftfield - Song Of Life
4	808 State - In Yer Face
5	XPress 2 - Ultra Flava 
6	Everything But The Girl - Missing
7	Charles B and Adonis - Lack Of Love
8	Talking Heads - Once In A Lifetime (Gigamesh Remix)
9	Carlos Curmi & Roland Clark - Higher Place
10	Red Lab - Donna's Dirty Disco
11	Felix Da Housecat - Silver Screen
12	Floorjam - Stoneage
13	Bicep/ Ursula Rucker - Supernatural Glue (Chad Jackson mashup)

Chad Jackson Live At Hacienda 40th @ The Warehouse Project, Manchester 12 - 11 - 2022

“You can teach someone how to mix, but you can’t teach them how to be a DJ.”

In an era of pre-recorded sets and prima donnas who are more in love with the spotlight than they are the music, it’s words like these that solidify Ian’s reputation as a premier house DJ. A rōnin who’s traded swords for turntables, Ian’s been a veteran of the U.K. music scene since 1989. From Spain to Holland, from Hawaii and beyond, Ian’s sought-after skills have landed him gigs in cities around the world. And now as a resident of Victoria, B.C., Ian brings his hard-hitting beats to venues across Canada. One simple rule guides him and the party-goers in attendance: if you come out soaking wet, then you know you had a good night.
Music has always been in Ian’s blood. A classic rock father and a pianist mother ignited the flame that he carries with him today, a pedigree that his daughters now share. For Ian, music isn’t something for your ears to enjoy; it’s a way of life—something that you live and breathe. As Ian states, “I can’t relate to people who say, ‘I used to be a DJ.’” 
For more than 20 years, Ian has been revitalizing dance floors.  Along with his own label (Keep Warm Recordings) and shows around the world, his decisive passion for the industry shows no sign of slowing down. What keeps him invigorated is that rapport with the crowd. Whether a state-of-the-art venue or a 300-person room, everything hinges on that connection.  
“Get them up there and keep them up there. At the end of the day, it’s entertainment and not education; if people aren’t dancing then you’re not doing your job.”—Ian Devlin

A rolling mix of tracks that I am listening to at the moment. I've found records through the nooks and crannies of my collections that make it onto the mix and cool tracks that bump into me as I live my life in music.

"..without Music, life would be really, really hard !"
Late Starter, Love House Music, love mixing, DJ'ing for fun not Stadiums !!

Disco, Edits and feel good House music. 

Shared with love and admiration. Mixed on vinyl.

After finding the rave scene in 1990, Lee bought his first set of decks a year or two later. Initially influenced by the music in the North West and clubs like Legends (Warrington), The Quad, Cream, The Hacienda he started his music collection and would play at parties, the odd bar gig and create mixtapes for friends.

Fast forward to the turn of the decade (and century!), now living in London, Lee was part of an underground party collective called Most Excellent, putting on parties at various South London venues such as Brockwell Park Lido and The Telegraph (Brixton), playing classic, funky and soulful house music playing alongside a few notable guests like Trevor Fung and Stuart Patterson. 

After a break of about 10 years to get married and start a family, he started listening to the likes of Fingerman, LNTG, The Reflex and was hooked on the underground edits and disco scene. The decks were dusted off and he started to buy music again…

Lee is now proud to be part of the #DiscoWaltons family, a DJ, Producer and music fan collective who frequent the chatrooms of some of the best music shows and livestreams available to humankind!

https://www.facebook.com/discowaltons/

Manchester born Red Lab's array of musical DJ talents have taken him all over the UK and parts of europe during his now 22 year career.

He brings a wealth of experience having played many music genres, both underground and commercial, across a large array of dancefloors ranging from house, garage, RnB, disco and tech.

Known as a crowd pleaser to many a venue 2013 has taken him into a new direction. He now brings to the table chunky, jacking, rolling deep tech house and techno sounds. His diverse choice in music along with his use of effects, sampling, looping, cutting and absolute control with his crowd makes him stand out from the average DJ. 
Close friend and techno artist, Kreso (aka Petrae Foy), once said this about him - "One to watch for the future, this guy can mix oil and milk and still make it smooth". He is also never one to follow and is always trying out new sounds to keep up with the ever changing industry.

Already he has played at venues such as Pacha in London and Sankeys Manchester on the same billing as elite DJs such as DJ Sneak and Lisa Lashes.

Going into 2017 it is set to be a very busy and exciting year for Red Lab...

For all booking enquiries please contact: 
chadjacksonstudio@gmail.com 
DJ, Producer and Songwriter. 
Technics/DMC World DJ Mixing Champion.
Resident DJ at Manchester's infamous Hacienda.
Creator of the classic 'Hear The Drummer Get Wicked'.
Chad has been a DJ, music producer and educator since the mid 1980s, having bagged the crown of Technics/DMC World DJ Mixing Champion in 1987. Resident DJ at the now legendary Hacienda club in Manchester - to a worldwide smash hit in 1990 with ‘Hear The Drummer Get Wicked’, he has gained worldwide industry respect and recognition and was recently honoured with a DJ Legend award by DMC.
Chad has been a champion of contemporary music with his journey through many different genres throughout the years, always pushing the boundaries forward.
Originally from St Helens, Chad held a residency at Manchester’s groundbreaking Haçienda club during its heyday, being one of the architects of the newly emerging House Music scene, alongside fellow legends including Mike Pickering and Graeme Park.  Chad quickly became a key global influence in the popularization of the art of DJ mixing and remixing. While at the Hacienda he started producing remixes exclusively for use on the legendary DMC DJ-only vinyl collections, showcasing his eclectic tastes from notable artists such as Grace Jones, Kraftwerk, The Beastie Boys, De la Soul, Public Enemy, Deelite, Mantronix, Norman Cook’s Beats International and some bloke called Prince! 
Chad was one of the first British DJs to start mixing and exploring turntablism in the early 1980s. 
By the mid 80s a flyer with his name on it would guarantee queues outside clubs like Manchester’s iconic Legend club and Wigan Pier, which he took over from his great friend and early mentor Greg Wilson. Along with Greg, he was one of the first to champion the newly emerged Electro Funk sound from the likes of Newcleus, Midnight Star and Man Parrish, and was an early exponent of the newly emerging Hip Hop sound. 
Chad’s regular live broadcast sessions and end of year ‘Best Of…’ mixes on Piccadilly/Key 103 radio had the North-West of England hovering their fingers over the tape-deck record button. These original cassettes are highly prized today, with fans inundating Chad’s website for copies of these infamous mixes. 
1987 was a seminal year for Chad when he took the roof off the Royal Albert Hall in London with his skilful and entertaining DJ mixing performance at the Technics/DMC World DJ Mixing competition, where he quite rightly secured his place as one of the legendary World Champions. The world really opened up for him after winning the championship when he undertook a whirlwind 2 year world tour headlining clubs in New York, Russia, Japan, Brazil and even the closing party of the Cannes Film Festival! 
By 1990 Chad’s focus had returned to studio production, remixing and re-edits. 
His first solo work followed and Chad Jackson’s ’Hear The Drummer Get Wicked’ went straight to the top of charts around the world. It is now considered a 90’s classic. 
Three decades on and there is no sign of Chad slowing down – music flows through his veins more than ever and this is evidenced by his many current gigs, radio shows and various productions for release.  Chad has graced the decks at a range of events, from Festival No6 in Wales and Secret Garden Party in Huntingdon, through to the Hacienda in Manchester, Electrospective with Greg Wilson and Colin Curtis and the House of St Barnabas in Soho. He is currently promoting his 'Journey Through My Record Collection' imprint, with a regular radio show on Music Box Radio and a DJ tour at selected venues around the country.