Charlie Dark loves playing records, it’s been in his blood since he was a kid and from the age of 13 he knew that the turntables were one of his callings. 80’s pirate radio was his teacher and as a teenager he spent hours in his bedroom taping shows off the radio and trying to replicate what he had heard on his mums stereo. Luckily for him, one of his friends somehow managed to convince his parents to buy him decks and sixth from was spent playing at birthday parties of friends and at their own events across South London. From his time on Mo Wax records with Attica Blues in the 90’s, the subsequent major label deal on Sony and the plethora of remixes and productions, Deejaying has been at the heart of everything he does. These days most people know Charlie as the running guy, the founder of the Urban run collective "Run Dem Crew" and an advocate of mental health and wellness alongside all of his community work. If you attended or heard about his  Blacktronica parties or sets at the legendary Plastic People then you’ll know that 'all forms of music in one room the way it used to be’ has always been his motto and his record collection spans various genres and the crates are deep. He grew up as a hardcore hip hop kid with a love of all music but Jazz, Funk, Soul ,Reggae, House and Disco are his first loves. Uplifting energy filled genre jumping sets, rotary mixers, quality sound, dusty vinyl, hosted by a true selector who is not afraid of the mic. Since lockdown Charlie has pivoted into radio with his weekly Friday morning show on Worldwide FM and the creation of his own internet station Run Dem Radio. A platform for unheard voices, untold stories and music to uplift the soul and a homage to the pirate stations that set him on his path all those years ago.

DJ // Producer // Music Curator
Everything phunky and groovy
 
 ✘  TRAXSOURCE TOP 50 NU-DISCO ARTIST 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 ✘ 

Bookings & Contact :
https://www.ziggyphunk.com/contact-booking
Bookings in Italy: 
pierpaola@wisdomusic.net

Promos : ziggyphunkmusic@gmail.com

Copenhagen based Disco & House adventurer
◊ Ziggy Phunk clearly stands out from today’s crowd of Producers and DJs who narrowly specialize on one and only genre and sound – he instead takes the road less travelled, diggin deep in the crates,  playing and producing everything good for the soul within Disco, Nu Disco, Indie Dance and House with elements from Afro, Latin, Funk, Soul & Jazz to The Far East. 
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Ziggy Phunk is a familiar and respected name because of his continiously feel-good, dancefloor oriented productions of both original work, remixes and quality edits & reworks of late 70s & early 80s disco, funk & soul, which is all made to fit a modern dancefloor. 
     His diverse sets, commitment and his incredible contagious energy behind the decks will make sure you can't stand still on the dance floor...  
Ziggy is also known for his love and burning passion for quality house music, especially Soulful House & Afro House. House Music don't have a big scene in Copenhagen where his from, but Ziggy is still determined and inspired to share top quality house music with people and to take them on a journey, with his diverse dj sets and let them feel, that real heartfelt uplifting vibe, that house music brings. ◊

Ziggy have seen the likes and support from artists such as Dave Lee (Joey Negro), Purple Disco Machine, Mousse T, Folamour, Soulmagic and more. His releases have seen several TOP 100 and TOP 10 chartings both on Traxsource and Junodownload.


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Andrew Emil // Change Request 

A preeminent artist of Chicago's 3rd wave, Andrew Emil is one of house music’s most staunch stalwarts. A concert-trained percussionist since age 11, he earned a chair in his native Kansas City Symphony before eventually moving to Chicago. 

As a traditional musician, Andrew Emil has worked as a keyboardist, arranger, and an orchestrator on recording sessions and productions, cutting his teeth at the former Chicago Trax Recording Studios. 

Credited on over 200+ recordings, his composition and studio productions have ranged from concert works and sound design to film scoring stages and hundreds of releases of electronic music productions. 

After a life in live music performance, from orchestra percussion sections to punk rock ensembles, he crafted a reputation for House Music productions in Chicago under his own name, as well as Broadway & Wilson, and Uptown Tones. 

One of the earlier innovators of the “Jackin House” genre under the Broadway & Wilson moniker with Jeff Bloom, Andrew is never content to stay in one place or style of musical thought for very long. 

He is the only recording artist to do production work simultaneously for Derrick Carter’s Classic Music Company, Mark Farina’s Great Lakes Audio, Gene Farris’ Farris Wheel Recordings, and four-time GRAMMY nominee Steve “Silk” Hurley’s S&S Records.

A string of double-digit singles for prominent labels, including remixes for artists such as Common, Kanye West, Little Louie Vega, Jamie Principle, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Iz & Diz, Fast Eddie, Shalamar, Roland Clark, David Morales, Colette, Amp Fiddler, JT Donaldson, and Gene Farris, to name a few. 

2012 saw the emergence of his epithet, Change Request, with the Change Theory EP on four play music. This new persona allowed the freedom to explore hybrids of mid-tempo live instrument focused jazz-dance-fusion. 

Following this release was “After All” on Seasons Recordings, with another single thereafter featuring house music icon, Chez Damier, “I Wanna Go Back”, including a remarkable rework from Glenn Underground, on Glenview Records. 

The ever-growing collection of songs and musical dialogue eventually led to the conceptual album series from Change Request. Each full-length effort containing a completely separate story and scored via its own unique incidental subtext. 

Emil created AstraVox Music with the award-winning Los Angeles-based composer, Mr. Nathaniel, as a home for his increasing catalog of incidental dramatic musical compositions. 

www.andrewemil.com

Renegade Brother From The 6th Borough! One half of 6th Borough Project / The Soul Renegdes / Sound Signals.

Mesmerizing grooves straight from Antwerp✨🪩🇧🇪
Bookings: vanderoost.rob@gmail.com or DM

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