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Skinner & Hoopz deliver powerful, uplifting, and euphoric Hard Dance that ignites dancefloors across the UK and beyond. Friends since 2002, their shared passion for Hard Dance began with humble SoundLab belt-drive turntables, sparking a journey that has taken them from underground clubs to the biggest stages in the scene.

Skinner was first drawn into dance music in 1994, discovering The Prodigy, Chemical Brothers, Josh Wink, CJ Bolland, and Orbital through his sister. Immersed in rave culture, he explored Hardcore, Drum & Bass, House, and Trance before going on to promote his own legendary events, Summit and Summit Above 160, which showcased Hard Trance, Hard House, and Hardcore at venues such as Soundshaft, Hidden, The Mass, and The Lightbox.

Hoopz’s rise began in 2006, when his energetic style quickly made him a crowd favourite. After connecting with Hard Dance pioneer Kevin Energy, he was invited into the Nu Energy Collective and held a four-year residency at the iconic Freeformation events. Hoopz went on to perform nationwide, from Brighton to Liverpool, and made his mark in the studio with tracks such as Definitions, Live For The Moment (with K Complex), and the anthem Illuzionise.

Together, Skinner & Hoopz have played nearly every major Hard Dance event in the UK, including Global Gathering, Frantic, Polysexual, Heat, Hard South and more, earning a reputation for high-energy performances and euphoric storytelling behind the decks. Their productions have continued that legacy, with standout releases like Whatever and Try, alongside remixes of Malice in Wonderland and Push’s classic Strange World, which shook Frantic’s 26th Birthday. Their productions are continuing that legacy with Try and Whatever released on Emanating Records, alongside remixes of Malice in Wonderland and Push’s classic Strange World, which shook Frantic’s 26th Birthday.  They are really burning it up in the studio. They also have 2 forthcoming releases to note their remix of Yellow Six – Forest Fire on Positive State, and the release of Touch Me on Tidy Two.

2025 has already been a standout year, with the duo rocking stages across the country smashing Weekend in the Woods, and being announced as residents for Hard Hush in Brighton. They are supported by scene legends including Rob Tissera, Kevin Energy, Lisa Pin Up, and the Tidy Boys.

Skinner & Hoopz are pushing forward with fresh new productions, uniting powerful basslines, euphoric breakdowns, and unforgettable vocals that guarantee to fill the floor — the duo are ready to bring a fresh wave of energy to the Hard Trance scene.

Phil Wale aka Mobi-D started his career by writing his own style of bouncy hard house and got two tracks signed to the mighty 12inch Thumpers. From there he befriended Jason Nawty and they both went on to become the face and DJ’s of 12inch Thumpers, writing many more tracks for the label and performing sets around the country and overseas to crowds of over 2000 people at events and clubs like Frantic, Sunnyside Up, Camden Palace, Slinky, Heat, The Fridge, Riot, Ministry of Sound and many more. Mobi also set up his own label in 2000 with Daniel Ro called Peroxide Records, which later became one of the biggest selling labels of 2001 to 2003. This created even more gigs for Mobi and took them both over to Australia for a 3 week crazy debauchery tour. Mobi-D has been a big name in the hard dance scene for many years and he is no stranger to a big crowd. He has countless releases and remixes under his belt from back in the day which have featured on many mixed compilations like Lisa Lashes Hard House Euphoria, Cyberdog to name a few and his music has been played out by some of the biggest names in the hard dance scene over the last 22 years.
Fast forward to 2020 and after a break from producing hard dance he is back with new material now signed to Tidy Trax, Shock Records, Frantic, Defiant, Bring the Noise and more. And his new track “Higher Level” written in collaboration with Jason Nawty will feature on the new Lisa Pin Up Tidy Girls Annual out end of April 2021.
His DJ’ing style is a mixture of hard dance infusing Hard House and Hard trance, one minute making you wanna stomp your ass off and the next reaching for the sexy laser beams in the sky.

Impact Recordings was originally launched in 2002 by the very successful musicians, Phil Reynolds and Steve Blake. With the ever increasing digital presence in the music scene, Ben Bennett later joined the team to continued pushing the great music that Impact had become well renowned for across the digital landscape. 

After a two year hiatus, the team are bringing Impact Recordings back with one simple aim; to release the very best in electronic music with a 4:4 beat. The label will not be limited to pushing the big names, but encourage those looking to make their music accessible to the wider dance community.

With strong brand legacy and regular support from DJMag, iDJ Magazine and Mixmag along with BBC Radio1 and Kiss FM; Impact Recordings is where electronic music thrives.

If you think you have what it takes to produce our next digital masterpiece, please send your tracks to: demo@synedrionmusicgroup.com

For all licencing, remixing and general inquiries please contact: info@synedrionmusicgroup.com

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