James Devlin - What Counts?

POCOCK, 🇮🇪
RESIDENT DJ BURNOUT EVENTS, 
DJ /MUSIC PRODUCER
ALL ROUND MUSIC LOVER OF GROOVY DARK & DIRTY MUSIC

Hard House and Techno DJ since 2009. Resident for Twist and Encoded.

From a bedroom DJ at an early age of 16 to playing at private party's etc since 2001 lead Wizard onto running his hardhouse club night Effective since 2009 featuring the biggest players in the hardhouse scene such as Andy Farley, Ian M, Steve Thomas, Mark Kavanagh to name but a few! Playing for various other club nights around Ireland, the U.K & Ibiza such as Xstatic Ibiza, The Tidy Weekender, Xstatic Summer Festival, Twist, Tripoli, Revolution, Function 1, Meltdown.

Wizard started producing from 2010 using engineers and was hooked straight away,having tracks signed to labels such as Tripoli Trax, Toolbox, Vicious Circle, Fireball, Deprivation, Devotion, Unity Recordings + more with numerous No.1s. June 2011 the UK magazine iDJ featured a write up about Wizards track “Inspiration” stating that he is making pretty big impressions as a producer. The track "Inspiration" was voted as 2nd Best Track of 2011 in the Hard House Awards! Also in February 2012 Wizard was mentioned for his track "Twisted Dimension" in the UK magazine Mixmag stating that he is a stand out producer of late.

His tracks have been played by the biggest acts in the hard house scene all over various countries such as Ireland, England, Ibiza, Australia and New Zeland and featured on compilations such as Tidy Weekender Final Chapter, Fire Drill Album, Frantic 16 Album, Vicious Circle - Return Of The Hardbox, Toolbox 10 To The Dozen, Hardhouse Awards Album + more!

Spending many hours in the studio he then decided to set up his own label Effective Recordings in 2011 for most of his own releases and also tracks from Karim, Dave Owens, Pierce Rooney Claire Browne & Jay Pepper. The label was voted through to the shortlist for Best New Label of 2011 in The Hard House Awards!

Support from 
Mark Kavanagh : The Hard-House hero known as Wizard!
Jp & Jukesy : The Irish Master Wizard

Ross Homson’s DJ career began in 2006 with a residency at the legendary, now-closed Mornin Glory in Manchester’s Gay Village. Since then, he’s become a mainstay at the village’s top house nights, including Breakfast Club, Organic, and Uni Challenge, while also performing internationally in Singapore, Ibiza, and beyond. Alongside DJing, Ross has mixed compilations for labels like Toolbox, Toolbox House, and Ideal, building an extensive production catalogue.

A key figure in the hard house scene, Ross quickly rose to prominence, performing at major events for Trade, Toolbox, Tidy, Frantic, and Xstatic. His versatile productions—ranging from techy warm-ups to peak-time anthems—earned widespread support and collaborations with DJs like Nik Denton, Andy Farley, and Ben Stevens. His tracks have been signed to influential labels such as Toolbox, Vicious Circle, and Tripoli. Ross’s accolades include a 2nd place finish in the Best Producer category at the Hard House Awards, with his Tidy producer album named Hard Dance Album of the Month by Mixmag.

In recent years, Ross has focused on his weekly residency at Aftershock in Manchester’s Gay Village, crafting extended sets that seamlessly transition from vocal and funky house to tech.

2020 reignited his passion for hard house, marking a return to the studio. His track “Spill The Tea” featured on Untidy’s Bassix album, while his collaborations with Drax Nelson, White Claw and Trash Talk, were signed to Tidy and supported by artists like Hannah Laing and the Tidy Boys.

Record spinner, promoter, producer, philanthropist, anthropologist...

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James Devlin - What Counts?

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