NOTE: Fixate Records previews can only be streamed on YouTube.
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Supported by: Max Cooper, Frenkie V,Los Updates, Da Lukas, Miniminds, Swallen, Vandal, Suspect Delivery, Odessa Soundfreaks, Flash Brothers, K-Hand, Hugo Rizzo, Kingpin Cartel, & Mark Gwinnett + many more
	
fix•ate
v. fix•at•ed, fix•at•ing, fix•ates

• To focus one's eyes or attention on

...Psychology
• A. To attach (oneself) to a person or thing in an immature or neurotic fashion.

Fixate was founded in Edinburgh, Scotland and is the brainchild of Michael McLeod (aka Jakal, Mr. Mike Holyrood).

Fixate is not only about the music but the whole package within music from the artist to the business management, booking, the extensive and hard working marketing team, fashion, video team etc.

The Fixate Team does not intend to sign artists, the team will release tracks by specific projects but is also a supporting tool for young artists in electronic music to help them be heard with the possibility of getting their work out into the real world without having to depend on major labels.

The main musical style on Fixate is electronic music but focuses mainly on techno and its sub-genres. The name of the game is dancing, whether it is grooving in the backroom or going for it in the main room.

FUNKNDY AKA DENNIS HERCULES 
THE SOUL SHAKER!!

Dennis Hercules was introduced to House music by his brothers and sisters, going to House parties all over Holland. He got hooked on the groove and the vibe only to discover he could be a house producer. Always reaching for higher ground, Hercules graduated from SEA. Before he could frame his diploma, he started organizing events, producing different styles of music and performing as a DJ at various parties, which led him to find his own music  style. 

Funky house with a soulful twist. The Soulshaker is here!!!

Dennis Hercules, born 1981 in Amsterdam, started playing the piano at the age of seven and soon he performed at Church recitals, musicals and school performances.

During his first years of dj-ing he got involved with other young dj's, like Daniel Sanches. They used to live in the same city, were skating in the streets, and made music. Daniel had a good career in the minimal industry with his parties Rotzooii and record label BlahBlahBlah. After a while Dennis Hercules bought a Roland Keyboard and started to make his own productions. At first it was just to experiment with different sounds, which he used to take his music to another level... 

In 1999 he formed a DJ group called the Hillywood Brothers. Together with Lorerzo Kurizu, he played at different parties in Hilversum. Their style was funky, jazzy and soulful. After a while Lorenzo went his own way, and made some nice productions for different record labels.
After Lorenzo left, Dennis got involved with Mike Lano - aka Black Motif - who had great DJ skills and a good taste in electronic music. At parties around the country Dennis got involved with Mc Brown who had a lot of vocal experience in English and American productions, as well as live on stage. For six months they played every Friday night at BoomBoom breaking beats on 77.8 FM radio. 

The first 12 inches Dennis bought where from Jeff Mills, Derrick May, Carl Cox, Juan Atkins,
Kevin Saunderson, Stacy Pullen, Joey Beltram. Detroit Techno is a big influence at him.

In 2004 Dennis Hercules began working at a DJ record store in Hilversum. He was responsible for the distribution of records and started knowing the industry. Working out of the store he started organizing and playing at a party called NOT (Night Of Techno) with national and international DJ’s. Every other month he launched a Minimal party which people are still talking about today because it was so fresh. He brought DJ’s like Daniel Dreier, Bart Skills, Shinedoe, Jerome, Jason and the Argonauts, Lauhaus, Daniel and Juan Sanches to...the attention of others /promotors, people around town...?!

In Coupers Cafe in Hilversum  he started a weekly night event called ‘minimal-X-press’ for local DJ talent who wanted to perform and learn in front of an audience. This was one of the first Minimal parties in the Netherlands. Even in Amsterdam it was hard to find this new scene.

In 2006 Dennis started a course at the SAE Institute in Amsterdam. He graduated together with Tim Wolf, a big DJ in the dance scene nowadays. For two years in a row Dennis arranged the music for a two-day beach volleyball tournament with DJ’s like Skizofrenix, Decane and Cruz, Florian Rath.

In 2008 Dennis played in Czech Republik three times, together with his good friends The Skills Brotherz. He played on Pigfest 14, wich was a highlight of his career. Playing a set of his own tracks on a major stage made him realize it was time to release his own music. During the summer he played at Loveland Festival where he started to focus on house music.

His interpretation is hard driving and funky, filled with soul.
Adding melodic strings with a clear focus on the dance floor.

Nowadays he is a DJ-in-residence at Panama Night club in Amsterdam. Together with Bart Bass he played big gigs like Defected in the House, Turn up The Bass, Madhouse and many more. They decided to team up and create their own style. They were so driven by passion that dates were booked to work in the studio, so they could improve their DJ skills and produce massive tracks. Nowadays the critics are very enthusiastic about their style of music, which is a combination of Latin / Soulful / Tech-House. The renowned nightclub Panama has hired Dennis Hercules and Bart Bass as resident DJ’s because of the wide range of people they entertain with their sound. During their shows the crowd often goes raving mad.
 
Every two months he also plays at a party in Amsterdam called ´House Generation or What is on your Mind’, which is held weekly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. It is organized by Dexon who owns a record shop called In Deep‘n’Dance, in Amsterdam.

Dennis is also working a lot with Oz Romita. He is a good friend and comes over every week to make great tracks.  Oz Romita Knowing from party's like Chicks with Skills and Boys with Skills, playing on Stripes to Invite with National and International dj's.


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