From events in the early 90’s, managing London's Uptown Records in 1995, launching the House Music Awards in 2004 to compiling, mixing and launching the first Housexy compilation for Ministry of Sound in 2005, Paul Farris has enjoyed a remarkably multi-faceted career within the music industry. 

Aside from being a world-class house music DJ, he’s also been a dance magazine contributor, promotions company owner, radio presenter, producer, event manager and label owner. He’s been a resident DJ for Defected records throughout the label’s founding years, held long term residencies at Ministry Of Sound, Kindergarten Klub and Sounds Heavenly and managed the legendary independent London record store Uptown Records during it's first 8 years.

Paul now lives in Brisbane Australia, DJ's selectively in Brisbane.

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BOOKING:
✈️ NA/SA/UK/IE/NL/SP/HR: dave@arcade-talent.com
✈️ RoW: thomas.reade@allofloride.eu
✈️ FR: quentin.schaming@allofloride.eu

Management
Management: annie@andartistmanagement.com
Bookings: simon@thefinaagency.com 
Press: rob@rotatepublicity.com 
Bookings
Crazy P DJ / Crazy P Soundsystem / Crazy P Live
Simon Morell: simon@thefinaagency.com

Rolo is a passionate and dependable DJ known for delivering high-energy sets, professional attitude, and undeniable good vibes. You’ll often find him dancing behind the decks just as much as the crowd in front of them.

Regularly booked for his distinctive and versatile sound, Rolo blends funky, soulful, bouncy, and irresistibly danceable house music. His sets cover everything from Deep, Funky, Soulful, Classic Vocal, and Piano House to underground flavours like Deep Tech, Minimal, and Tech House.
Rolo has played iconic Ibiza venues such as Itaca and Wiki Woo, and is a regular at Ivory in Harrogate with the Funk My Life brand. He’s also an active part of the northern house music scene, frequently attending open deck nights and building connections within a thriving community.

Jim’s first commercial release was “Drop the Funk” under the Primo moniker in early 2004 on the Soulfuric offshoot label deVice. Drop the Funk reached number 3 in the Hype chart, receiving support from the likes of Roger Sanchez, Miguel Migs and Copyright. On the back of this track, Primo was asked to remix Off the Cuff’s “Shake” on Soulfuric Trax by Head Honcho Brian Tappert. Following mentoring from Brian Tappert and Sam Holt (Copyright), Primo further developed his sound to create the horn-drenched "Cuban Blues” which made its first appearance on Defected in The House’s Wax Wars in 2005 before its official release on Soulfuric Deep in 2006.

It was during this time that Jim met co-producer, DJ and long-term friend Silky, forming Seminal Grooves. Thanks to Jim’s production skills and Silkys’ mentoring by close friend and House Music Legend Frankie Knuckles, Seminal Grooves enjoyed releases on labels such as Realbasic, Dae Deep, Soul Tonic, Reelgroove and Housepacific. 

Jim became a dad to 3 gorgeous girls and the Seminal Grooves project sat on the back burner for some time. Silky went on to have with releases on My Favoutite Robot and Nervus Records before forming label “Faceless Recordings” with Nelski and Climbers. In a recent blog interview in The Independent, Silky cited his formative years with Jim as helping him develop his production skills.

Jim has enjoyed collaborations with chillout artist and live sax player John McGough (Atticmonkey Recordings), releasing several tracks on the ‘Café Del Mar’ and ‘Made In Ibiza’ labels under the “New Beginning” and “Nouvell Vedette” Monikers. To date, their track “Another Day” remains Jim’s most successful commercial release selling over 250,000 copies worldwide and now with over 1.1 million hits on YouTube!

Jim is slowly starting to release tracks again. After producing the James Arthur Project’s “Superman”, last year also saw the Primo Mix of Koru’s “Hear Me” alongside remixes from others including the awesome Carl Cox. Expect more to come very soon….


Discography - 
Drop the Funk – Primo - deVice Nu Breed Vol 1 – 2004 (Also Released on 24th Street Sounds Mixed by Miguel Migs – NRK 2004)
Shake – Off the Cuff - Primo Mix – Soulfuric Trax – 2005 (Also released on Soulfuric Recordings Presents Jazzy Vibes 2009.)
Spirit - Euan Mitchel - Seminal Grooves Mix – Soultonic Recordings 2005
Penthouse Bitch  - Seminal Grooves Dust lounge Mix - Penthouse Ibiza Vol 1. Mixed by Matt Caseli 2005 (Also Released on Open Bar Music 2007.)
Cuban Blues – Primo - Soulfurix Deep – 2006 (Also released on Wax Wars - Defected in the House 2005 and The Sound Of Summer – Soulfuric Recordings in 2009)
Take Me to Heaven – Seminal Grooves - Soultonic 2006. (Noise & Kane Miami Mix also released on Realbasic 2008.)
Penthouse Bitch  - Matt Caseli & Slide – Seminal Grooves Filthy Dub – Housepacific Recordings 2007 (Also released on Fresca on New York 2 Ibiza 2007)
I Do Love – Ciappy DJ, Pablo, Savio Vurchio, The Soul Live elements – Dae Deep 2008.
Searchin  - Random Soul & Seminal Grooves - Realgroove – 2009 (also released on DZ Zone, Deep & Soulful House 17 – Time Records 2009.  +  Campari Sunset House Club – Double Power 2010 + Coffee Bar Music 2009, Ideelux 2010)
You – Art, Pleasure, Jesse Howe – Seminal Grooves Filthy Dub Mix – PINO Music 2011.
Hear Me (Remixes inc. Carl Cox Remix) – Koru – Primo Mix 2012

Chillout tracks 
Another day – New Beginning – Cafe Del Mar Vol. 12 – 2005
Dreaming (Feat. Fleur Sandison)  - N Vendette – Café Del Mar Dreams Vol. 4 – 2006
With You  - N. Vedette feat Fleur Sandison– Café Del Mar Vol 14 – 2007
Free Your Spirit - New Beginning – Beachland – Made in Ibiza 2011


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