re recording of my closing set on Friday at tidy land weekender 2023

JON HEMMING Tidyland Weekender 2023

I love music! I can never get enough and I’ll be listening even when I’m old and grey!!

djstefangrainger@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/stefangrainger


At a very early age Stefan developed a passion for dance music but, it wasn't until he was 17 years old, and had discovered an event called Tangled in Manchester, that his passion led him down the road to the DJ booth.  After watching DJ's week in, week out, in awe of what they did and how they did it, he took the plunge and invested in a pair of inexpensive belt drive decks on which he learned the fundamentals of beat matching and mixing.  As the love for trance, house and the harder side of house grew, so did the need to upgrade his setup.  After purchasing a shiny new pair of Technics 1210 mk2's Stefan secured a spot at the School of Sound Recording in Manchester where he learned new skills, and gained valuable insight into promotional management.  After this, he then completed a Radio Production course with Mancat College to further his knowledge of the music business and was a semi-finalist in the National Superstar DJ Competition in 2004.

Soon to follow were gigs at some of the big events of that time, notably, TOAST, SIN:ERGY, PUREFILTH, AFFINITY and FUSED. Also, under the management of Logical DJ Agency, he played regular 5 hour funky house sets at Bar Ca in Manchester.

After an 8 year absence from the scene due to personal reasons, the love for dance music was still there... 2020 saw Stefan return to DJ'ing, but this time using the digital format. Posting regular trance and hard house sets to his SoundCloud, his audience began to grow at a quick rate and he has since featured on Wanted Underground Sounds birthday livestream as well as on JamJam Radio alongside the likes of Lab4 and HTE, where he reached an audience of thousands.  In 2021 he played his first gig for the new hard dance brand Meltdarn in Barnsley, with whom he then went on to secure a residency with. Stefan entered the System Damage DJ competition and came a very commendable 2nd place which secured him a gig at their event in Leicester. Most recently in 2022, Stefan has been playing at gigs up and down the country and went on to secure another residency with a new hard dance brand, Exile Events, playing his first gig for them in Weston-super-Mare along side the likes of Tom Berry, Jason Nawty, General Bounce and many others. Stefan will making his London debut for the Noise Addicts Afterparty in August 2023 and his first collab track 'Alright' with Bass Jumper has recently been signed to Hi-Five Digital due for release in late Summer.

Stefan Grainger, a DJ to keep your eyes on, is a multi genre artist of obvious talent whose sets of house, trance and hard house are bursting with the best of classic, upfront, and often unreleased tracks. 

Bio:

Jon Hemming rose to fame following the very popular shed sessions.  One of the very first live dj streams on Facebook. This brand has grown from
Strength to strength, hosting rooms at the iconic Emporium night club alongside Storm and the legendary shed sessions summer beach stage at Sundissential. This has created a strong following for the brand and for Jon.  Along side the shed sessions Jon has held residencies at stimulate, sundissential and Wax format and has had regular guest appearances at Gatecrasher, Storm, Rejuvenation and Tidy to name a few. Shed sessions also collaborated with tidy trax  to put on a vinyl only party which was a complete success. One of Jobs proudest achievements was playing along side all the legends at the Tony De it Vit 20th memorial event at the massive O2 academy in Birmingham. Jon has seen a lot of success in what appears to be a short space of time, however Jon is no newbie to the dj world. It all began in 1999 when he purchased his first set of turntables. From then the drive and ambition to succeed has never faded.  Jon’s style behind the decks is that of pure energy, he doesn’t take himself too seriously and his main goal is to deliver the best music at the right time of night. Jon is a dj that takes pride in really keeping the harder side house scene alive and he invites you to join him on a dance floor soon.

DJ of all things electronic... 

Played at the Tidyland Weekender 2022 and 2023
Played gigs up and down the country and across the world from Ibiza to Australia via Thailand, Cambodia and Laos

Resident DJ @ Avalon, Darlington, UK
Resident DJ @ Classix

Hard Trance Tuesday every Tuesday Evening UK on twitch


Hey everyone — just wanted to say a massive thank you for all the love, support, reposts, and comments ❤️

I’ve been DJing for around 10 years now, mostly as a passion project. Music has always been my world — if a track’s got a solid melody and a dirty beat, I’m all over it. I’m especially into old skool sounds: Italo Bounce, House, Bounce, Tech House, Classic Trance, and Hard House — whatever fits the mood on the night.

I’m a huge advocate for female DJs who are in it for the right reasons — not just to jump around and look good 😂 but because they love the craft. It’s amazing to see more women stepping into the scene and, more importantly, supporting each other instead of competing. That kind of energy is powerful and long overdue 🔥❤️

For me, it’s always about the music. No drama. Stay in my own lane. Help people when I can 💪🎧🔊🎶🙌

I was discovered on TikTok by Biteback Agency and have been lucky enough to work with them on some incredible gigs — closing both Glasgow Barrowlands for Pride and Fife Pride was unreal.

Recently, I’ve started diving into music production. I'm still learning, and right now I’m collaborating with other producers until my solo work hits industry standard. But make no mistake — I’m hands-on in every part of the process: picking samples, choosing remix ideas, shaping the sound. I’m learning from some of the best and loving every second of it.

Gig updates: 🎶 Spoof – A Doof Inspired Night @ The View, Oban – Sat 27th Sept
🎶 Supporting Cappella & Altern-8 @ Styx, Kirkcaldy – Fri 21st Nov
🎶 Plus supporting Ireland’s No.1 DJ & scratch master DJ Tizer, with MCDC, Jacob Callahan (QFX), William Daniel (Good Greef / Gatecrasher) & the legend DJ Maximus — it’s gonna go off 🔥

One of my proudest moments so far: Hannah Laing played my track “Cocaine” at Hi Ibiza, Serbia, and Luminosity 2025 this summer. And the legend BK dropped it at Tidy Weekender 😍 Massive shoutout to GZMO who helped bring that track to life.

Oh — and there’s another cheeky little collab in the works right now… can’t wait for you all to hear it 👀

It’s going to be a belter — hope to see you all there ❤️🔊🔥








JON HEMMING Tidyland Weekender 2023

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