Next up we welcome a hour of pounding techno from Joy Techno's most frequent guest and a seasoned veteran in dance music whos name wouldnt go a miss, Mike Humphries. 

Mike has been producing techno since the early nineties, and his first productions were co-written, under the name of D. Kontrol. They were released on the Belgium labels, 2 Thumbs, Mineral and Growth, the in-house labels of Frank De Wulf, Since then, remixes have been created for Glenn Wilson on Planet Rhythm, Heroes, Aphrohead (aka Felix Da House Cat) on Bush Records (Area 51 mix), Thomas Krome’s Bitches from Hell on Corb (Cold Dust mix). Mike has concentrated more on producing tracks for his own labels. Punish, the sleazy sounds of Techno, Together with co-founder Glenn Wilson, Punish was the start of a new sound in techno.

With the label Red Seal, recording under the name H, he brought you the World Downfall series (big hitters on the Fuse presents series for Dave Clarke), 2 Thieves and was responsible for live PAs as Cold Dust with Nuccle. He started Black and White records, co-ran Player Records, the in-house label of the Orbit UK (R.I.P.) bringing anonymous releases to the Player label that were also remixed by DJ Bam Bam, DJ Urban and Angel Alanis, as well as artists such as Joey Beltram, Adam Beyer, Marco Bailey and Mark Broom, Ben Simms on the Player Remixes label.

Mike left all of these projects behind him at the end of 2003 to make way for his most recent project, Mastertraxx, which began in 2004. Mike has DJ-ed and played live sets in clubs all around the world, and currently plays for Joy Techno Sessions.

Distrikt Podcast 003: Mike Humphries

In 10 years Distrikt has become one of the rising stars of the underground scene and a institution for electronic music, bringing some of the best international artists to play on free entry shows and creating some unbelievably memorable nights that cross genres and boundary.  

Previous guests include legends such as Moodyman, Kenny Dope, Juan Atkins, Dan Ghenacia, Sonja Moonear, Optimo and DJ Tennis, to local talent and rising stars, including residents and parties from the likes of Albion, Mugpie, Limit, Joy Techno Sessions, Dirty Disco & More. 

Always Free Entry. 
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Event / Mix / Booking Enquiries: matt@distrikt.co.uk

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