Duane Franklin

DJ From Amsterdam 
R&B HIP HOP DANCEHALL TRAP AFROHOUSE CARIBBEAN 

for bookings:
djduanefranklin@gmail.com

Born and raised in East London, Anthony James has developed his sound with influences from the gritty city and the percussive and soulful world music introduced to him through his culturally diverse heritage. Learning to play music from the age of 7, producing since 16 and DJing since 18 has led him to play a mix of Afro House & Afro Tech adorned with hints of Deep, Soulful, Latin and Tech house.

His productions are built around dramatic ambient soundscapes, discerning arpeggiated synths, emotive piano chords & riffs and distinct percussion from around the world. His passion as a classically trained pianist and a fascination with fine art and psychology fuel intricate and intentionally experimental compositions.

Anthony's DJ Career started around 2013 with sets in Shoreditch, not far from where he grew up, to Brixton when he re-located to the heart of South London. Exploring his love for deep house, he went on to play at venues such as Studio338, Egg Ldn, Tape (Members), The Steelyard, Ministry of Sound and overseas in Spain, Netherlands and Greece. His residencies in Londons nightlife circuit and around Mayfair gave him the opportunity to further diversify his musical palate at venues such as Tape, MNKY HSE, Aqua, W Hotel, Raffles and many more.

in 2020, he delved into the world of radio broadcasting, joining the Select Radio team. His weekly show, Audiotherapy, has garnered support from some of the biggest names across the Afro House & Electronic Music scene - such as Themba, Kasango, Atmos Blaq, Enoo Napa, Aluku Rebels, John Summit and Karyendasoul. a behind-the-scenes view implies that there are plenty of big things on the horizon for the 29-year-old.

SCHEDULE: VISIT WWW.MCOBOOKINGS.COM

MUSIC GENRE: R&B / HIP HOP / ECLECTIC / URBAN / DISCO / POP / LATIN HOUSE / MOOMBATHON / ZOUK / TRAP

Marvin Arthur Braafheid a.k.a. DJ Superior was born in Rotterdam the Netherlands on April 30th of 1977. Together with his older sister and parents he moved to Surinam at the age of 5 and spent most of his childhood there. He got in touch with music because of his father. Every Sunday afternoon while his father listened to music he would put a headphone on his head and make him listen to music. His mother says she noticed his affection for music as early as a baby boy because he would use pens or sticks and hit with them on the heater creating drumming sounds. While he was drumming, his sister would stand on the table singing with a hairbrush in her hand using it as a microphone.

 

In 1987 he returned to Rotterdam which has become his hometown ever since. He started taking drumming classes every Wednesday afternoon and continued doing so for five years. At the age of 12 he became a volunteer at a Community Center called 'De Boeg' for their weekly teen disco nights. They had two separate nights, one for children between the age of 12 and 14 and the other one between 15 and 18. This is where he first got introduced to turntablilism. Little did he know then, that that would be the beginning of his career as a successful DJ. He fell in love with the turntables and entertaining people through music. It didn’t take people very long to notice his affection and musical talents and while other boys his age would be out playing soccer, he would spend most of his free time practicing turntabilism with the Technics SL 1200.

Shortly after his kick off as DJ, he ran into another young man that seemed to share the same passion as he did. They joined together as a DJ team and named themselves “The Coversquad”. Individually they were known by the name DJ Deepcover (his partner) and DJ Undercover (himself). His first official gig in a club was at the age of 14. At that time he was the youngest DJ to have ever performed in a club. He began experimenting how to make music with the Amiga 500, which was actually a computer. The results of that experiment were his first bubbling based beat sample. It was at that time that the ‘Bubbling’ era began. Bubbling back then was known as today’s dancehall from Jamaica played up-tempo. It became extremely popular in the Netherlands and the Coversquad released 8 mixtapes that became a major hype throughout the country. The Coversquad grew to become the most popular and wanted DJ team, ruling the R&B scene of the Netherlands between 1993 and 2003.

 

After many successful years as the Coversquad they decided to go separate ways in 2003. He changed his name from DJ Undercover to DJ Superior. From there on new doors opened up allowing him to grow into a multi-talented music artist. He is booked for his outstanding performances behind the turntables, playing a wide range of various types of music such as R&B, Hip Hop, Latin House, Dub Step, Zouk, Funana, Reggaeton, Salsa, Bachata, Merengue, Soul, Pop & Disco Classics. During his sets he has a strong infinity with the crowd and is therefore able to play exactly what the crowd wants to hear at that moment. Unlike most DJ’s in the Netherlands he MC’s during his own gigs. People recognize him through his great talent and technical skills behind the turntables, capability of playing a wide range of different types of music, and his professional and impressive performance. 

IT'S RUGGED BABY

RUGGED performed at e.g.:
Mysteryland, Extrema Outdoor, Solar Festival, Stereo Sunday, Latin Village Festival, Red Bull Red Monday XXL, Holi Fusion Festival, Nouveau Rave, Urban Music Festival, Dirty House, Crazy Sexy Cool, Matrixx At The Park, TIKTAK, Bavaria Zo Festival, MegaPark Mallorca, Please Don't Tell,  When Summer Ends, Offcourse, Pardie Marathon and many more! 

https://youtu.be/SCSv3_OsbhY

Supported by:

-Major Lazer/Diplo
-Hardwell
-Munchi
-The Partysquad
-Vato Gonzalez
-Chuckie
-Mightyfools
-G-Buck
-Fight Clvb
-FS GREEN
-Hasse De Moor
-Ape Drums
-Happy Colors
-Dirtcaps
-JSTJR
-Showtek
-Oliver Heldens
-Oliver Twizt
-Quintino
-Freddy Moreira
-Skitzofrenix
-Wideawake
-D-Rashid
-2Deep
-Godwonder
-Childsplay
-Johnny 500 and more!

You heard our tracks on: 

-BBC Radio 1 Xtra
-Sirius.FM
-Slam FM
-FunX
-Glow FM and more! 

***FOLLOW OUR REMIX ACCOUNT***
www.soundcloud.com/ruggedremix

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Management:

jerry@f-n-l.com

For worldwide bookings:

yossi@dedicatedbookings.com

Contact us via:

info@officialrugged.com
www.officialrugged.com

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Previously known as RGGD
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Müziğe olan ilgim 12 yaşındayken başladı . O dönemdeki Remix cd’lerini çok dinliyordum ve o şarkılar sayesinde kendimi bir anda mix programlarının içinde buldum. Artık herşey müzikti benim için.

Önceleri sadece remix yapmakla meşkuldum. O dönemde arkadaş çevrem eğlence düzenlemeye başlamıştı ve benim mixlerimi dinledikten sonra, düzenledikleri eğlencelerde dj’lik yapmamı teklif ettiler. 14 yaşında ilk defa bir Club’de sahne aldım ve artık bu yolun dönüşü yoktu. O günden sonra halen her türlü eğlencelerde sahne alıyorum.

Genelde Türkçe Club, House ve R&B çalıyorum. Genç yaşıma ragmen bir çok eğlencede sahne aldım ve ortamın enerjisine gore eğlenceyi rahatlıkla yönlendirebiliyorum.

Önceleri daha çok doğu Hollanda’da Bodrum Night, Turkish Dance Festival ve Altın Gece gibi eğlencelerde boy gosteren Mustafa K, son zamanlarda bütün  Hollanda, Almanya, Belcika ve Turkiye nin önde gelen kulüp lerinde faaliyetlerini sürdürmektedir.

Lisbon was the city that saw DJEFF born in 1984 and where paternal Cape Verde and maternal Angola came together. DJEFF brings us a sound often defined as “Afro Tech”. In 1999, he began to attend the matinees at Bauhaus, Estoril's historic club in Lisbon, while friends dance, DJEFF observes the DJ and the fascination is born. From here a journey begins - buy a mixer to mix with two Discmans; collects dance music and investigates styles and DJs - until he discovers Erick Morillo, that global reference of the art of mixing that would serve as an inspiration to DJEFF until today.

VIOLATORZ MUZIQ;

r&b # hip hop # dancehall # eclectic # house # azonto # caribbean # kuduro # afro and more...

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