Dreaming of #bEtTeRdAYs via euphoric recall.

Mikel Curcio is a Toronto-born electronic music producer and DJ known for his groovy, melodic fusion of house. Inspired by the underground scene in the mid-90s, he began producing in 2001 and has since released music on top labels like Toolroom, Ultra, Nervous, Griffintown, Stereo Productions, and Fade. His sound blends infectious basslines, deep textures, and emotional energy—crafted for dancefloors worldwide.
Mikel’s standout tracks include “Weightless” (feat. Sound Garden), and “Ball So Hard” (with Jerome Robins), all supported by top Producers, His 2021 release “Juggernaut” on Toolroom Trax remains a tech-house favorite.
On the global stage, Mikel has lit up venues and festivals including BPM Festival, Circa (Toronto), Circus (Montreal), and Nectar (Cancún). With performances across North and South America and Europe, he continues to evolve as a dynamic force in the electronic scene, delivering both powerful originals and peak-time DJ sets.

BIOGRAPHY:
Record Label for Melodic Techno/Progressive/Deep House.
SEND YOUR DEMOS TO: info@melodiclabrecords.com (only private Soundcloud links). We will contact you when we like what we hear.

Tickets for the Cellar Door - ReUnion @ The Vaults Cardiff on March 7th 2026.

https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Cardiff/Vaults-Cardiff/Cellar-Door---the-reunion/41388109/

Email: info@cellardoorcardiff.com

Linktree - > https://linktr.ee/dj_jimpy

Jimpy – DJ, Producer, Promoter

Jimpy’s journey began in 1993 as one of the original resident DJs at the legendary Hippo Club, a venue widely regarded as one of Wales’ most iconic and influential nightspots. During his tenure, he performed alongside some of the most revered names in electronic music, including Sasha, John Digweed, Nick Warren, Paul Oakenfold, Sven Väth, Sister Bliss, John Kelly, and Laurent Garnier. He was also a core figure at Timeflies in Cardiff, one of the UK’s longest-running and most respected club brands.

Riding the wave of early acclaim, Jimpy soon took his sound global—playing to packed dancefloors across Europe, Asia, and North America. In 1997, he earned national recognition by securing second place in the UK Ministry of Sound Mixing Championship—a major accolade in the height of the vinyl era. By 2000, his rising profile saw him ranked #54 in DJ Magazine’s Top 100 DJs, cementing his place among the world’s elite.

That same year, Jimpy launched his own legendary club nights, most notably Enter the Dragon at Vision 2K—where he was joined by Paul Oakenfold—followed by the infamous ROAR. His dynamic and forward-thinking sets led to appearances at renowned clubbing institutions such as Slinky, Cream, Back to Basics, Renaissance, Miss Moneypenny’s, Godskitchen, Gatecrasher, and Good Greef. His international highlights include shows at The Escape Club, Republica @ Bakers, Labyrinth (Zurich), Queens (Hong Kong), Club Quality (Helsinki), Club SOI (Northern Ireland), The Government (Toronto), Zouk (Singapore), and the Watapalava Tour across the USA.

Following an eight-year hiatus to focus on a successful career in iGaming development, Jimpy returned to the scene in 2012 with the launch of Cellar Door, a series of underground raves held in a converted bank vault in Cardiff. The events quickly became a cult favourite, consistently showcasing South Wales’ finest DJ talent until 2019.

In 2023, Jimpy reignited his legendary brand with a sold-out Enter the Dragon reunion, attracting over 1,000 clubbers. He delivered a standout 2.5-hour vinyl set of trance classics alongside Mauro Picotto and Fergie. The brand continues to grow into 2024 and 2025, with major events at District Nightclub featuring heavyweights such as Ferry Corsten, Giuseppe Ottaviani, NIFRA, Ruben De Ronde, Factor B, Rob Tissera, Lisa Pin-Up, and many more.

In parallel, Jimpy has re-ignited his production career. After releasing a three-track EP on Shodan Records in 2022/23, he followed up with “Real DJs” on Rhythm Cult in 2024, including remixes by Aubrey Fry and Pico Boulevard. The track received early support from legends such as Sasha, Hernan Cattaneo, and Anthony Pappa. Now in 2025, Jimpy has already released five new tracks and remixes, with his version of “Supersonic Velvet” on Stripped Recordings climbing to #4 on the Beatport Progressive Chart.

Looking ahead, Jimpy is collaborating with the acclaimed Aubrey Fry—renowned for his releases on Bedrock and Last Night on Earth—on a joint album project, set to deliver a bold and forward-thinking contribution to the future of progressive and trance music.
Releases: 

1. **2024:**
   - Real DJs (On Rhythm Cult, due end summer)

2. **2023:**
   - 3 Track e.p on Shodan Records

3. **2004:**
   - The Politics Of Dancing (2xCD) Feeling Good Sum Records (2)
   - Whoop Classics Pt. 1 (File, MP3) Talkin' (Tarrentella vs. Redanka Mix) Whoop! Records

4. **2002:**
   - Global Underground #013: Ibiza (2xCD) Talkin' (Tarantella vs. Redanka Mix) Global Underground Ltd.
   - Global Underground 013: Ibiza (3x12", Ltd, Comp) Talkin' (Tarrantella vs. Redanka Mix) Boxed
   - Progressive Development (CD) Talkin' (Tarrentella vs. Redanka Mix) Whoop! Records
   - Progressive Development 01 (CD) Talkin' (Tarrentella vs. Redanka Mix) Nettwerk America

5. **2001:**
   - Infectious N (12") Dorigen Music
   - Southeast Recordings Presents Soundworx (CD) M8 Magazine
   - Talkin (CD, Maxi) Star 69 Records
   - Talkin' (12") Star 69 Records
   - The Politics Of Dancing (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Feeling Good Ministry Of Sound
   - The Politics Of Dancing (2xCD) Feeling Good Ministry Of Sound (Germany)
   - The Politics Of Dancing (2xCD) Feeling Good ID&T
   - The Politics Of Dancing (2xCD) Feeling Good Ministry Of Sound (Australia)
   - The Politics of Dancing (2xCass) Feeling Good Record Express
   - The Politics Of Dancing (2xCD) Feeling Good Ministry Of Sound Nordic
   - The Politics Of Dancing (2xCD) Feeling Good Magic Records
   - The Politics Of Dancing (2xCD) Feeling Good Nettwerk
   - The Politics Of Dancing (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Feeling Good Ministry Of Sound
   - The Politics Of Dancing (2xCD) Feeling Good Wild! Entertainment
   - The Politics Of Dancing (2xCD, Com) Feeling Good Vale Music

6. **2000:**
   - Valley Of The Kings (12") Southeast
   - The Moove (12") The Moove (Jimpy Mix) Southeast
   - The Moove (12", W/Lbl) The Moove (Jimpy Mix) Southeast
   - The Move (12") The Move (Remoove Mix) Tetsuo
   - Just Around The Hill (2x12", Promo) Just Around The Hill (Sash! vs. Jimpy Mix) Multiply Records

7. **1999:**
   - Heat Wave (12") Fahrenheit
   - Talkin' (12", W/Lbl, Ltd) Whoop! Records
   - Talkin' / Amber (12") Global Underground Vinyl
   - Global Underground 013: Ibiza (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Talkin' (Tarrantella vs. Redanka Mix) Boxed
   - Global Underground 013: Ibiza (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Talkin' (Tarrantella vs. Redanka Mix) Boxed
   - Global Underground 013: Sasha - Ibiza (2xCD, Comp, Mixed, Car) Talkin' (Tarrantella vs. Redanka Mix) Global Underground Ltd.
   - Clubland (CD, Mixed, Comp) Infectious N (What A Day) DBN
   - Tranceglobalnation 2 - The Platinum Mix Edition (CD, Comp, Mixed) What A Day Arcade America
   - Definition Of Techno (2xCD, Comp) Talkin (Tarentella vs. Redanka Mix) Quadrophon
   - Moove (12") Moove (Jimpy's "Clock" Remix) Plastic Raygun
   - The Circle (12") The Circle (Jimpy Remix) Logic Records (UK)

8. **1998:**
   - Oblivion (12") Celsius (UK)
   - Pure / Clock (12") Celsius (UK)
   - Edam / Idea (12") Celsius (UK)

9. **1997:**
   - Darkside (12") Tide

10. **1997-1998 (unspecified):**
   - All Around (12") Blast
   - Dark Side Of Power (12") Celsius (UK)
   - Evacuation (12") Blast
   - Expressions (12", W/Lbl, Promo, Sti) Celsius (UK)
   - Inferno (12") Celsius (UK)
   - Suspension (12") Celsius (UK)

11. **Appears On:**
    - Global Underground 013: Ibiza (2xCD, Ltd, Comp) Talkin (Tarrantella vs. Redanka Mix) Boxed
    - International Club Union: Session 6 (CD) Talkin' ICU Media, Inc / ICU Records
    - Millennium Mix (CD, Mixed, Comp) Talkin' Return To The Source
    - Stereotypes - Type A (CD, Comp) Talkin' Krembo Records
    - Essential Mix (2xCD, Mixed) Talkin' (Paul Goodyear... London-Sire Records
    - Metropolis (CD, Comp, Mixed) Talkin' (Tarrentella vs. Redanka Mix) Tide
A recent quote from legend Carl Cox to Jimpy “Well what can I say but wicked tune, I loved it, I will slam it in Miami and on my radio show Global world wide. Keep it rocking”. 

I hope you like my mixes and music. x

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& Marcelo Malta @mltx

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Jay’s bio spans twenty-five plus years of DJing in dark rooms with bright lights.  Twenty or so of those years have been spent developing a hardened and very pale studio tan.  So it goes.

Jay’s early days were spent in his bedroom trying to paste together ‘pause tapes’ of new wave bands he heard on late night Toronto radio.  That would all change with the rise of house and techno music in the 1980s from the close-by cities of Detroit, Chicago and New York.

By all accounts Jay was a strange kid.  At the age of 13, Jay had already amassed a record collection envious of the most avid adult collector.  In 1987, he heard house music for the first time on the radio and it all changed.  Early acid house classics like A Guy Called Gerald’s ‘Voodoo Ray’ and LNR’s ‘Work It To The Bone’ laid down an addiction that has never been relinquished.

His early days were spent honing his skills on the job at the various events he helped throw in his native Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada area.  Dodgy raves held in loft and empty warehouse spaces, free parties down by the local river, house parties, club nights and even the odd cheesy top 40 nightclub or wedding gig helped shape his sound today.  As Jay became more involved with the thriving rave scene in his surrounding area, his love for the sounds of the underground grew.  In turn, this saw him rising up through the ranks from a local DJ to a DJ/producer with a more global outlook and reach.  

Being a DJ and producer are almost synonymous these days, but Jay's love for throbbing kick drums naturally lead to music production at a time when computers and the Internet were in their infancy.  

Jay’s tracks have been released on vinyl, CD's, mp3's and DVD/BluRay.  His tracks have been used as backing music for the movie ‘Rolling’ (2008), licenses to DJ mix compilations like UK-charting ‘Slinky Trans:Atlantik’ (2004), and even oddities like a Japanese soft-porn DVD.  His productions have had airings from many of the world's better-known DJ glitterati.  Signings and remixes for labels like Sonambulist Recordings (UK), Bellarine Recordings (Australia), L2 Music (Germany), Park Limited Muzik (Japan), Unrivaled Music (UK), Endemic Digital (UK), Stripped Digital (UK), Fullbodysoundsystem (Canada) and even his own Tortoise Shell Recordings (Canada) have helped attain recognition for Jay’s music production skills. 

His DJ mixes have aired as a featured artist all over the radio dial in places like Canada, Colombia, Germany, Panama, Northern Ireland, Russia, Peru, France, Argentina, Mexico, Australia, Aruba and as well as on various Internet radio stations and blogs.

That’s all old news though. After a lengthy hiatus from DJing, Jay Kaufman is back on the decks fusing DJing with live production.  His production has started back up as well and you should be able to find his music through all good digital download retailers like Beatport, iTunes, Amazon and many others with releases anticipated throughout the remainder of 2016 and into 2017.

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