My support set from the Stanton Warriors & A.Skillz gig at Railway Hotel on Dec 28th.

I was on in the side-room along with some of Melbourne's original prog-breaks inceptors such as Luke Chable, Dan Mangan, Keltec, Phil K and Sean Quinn. I tried to capture an oldschool vibe without playing any of the classics as I knew the guys would have that well and truly covered. Hopefully it shows!

Please note that this isn't a live recording from the night, it was re-recorded after the event.

TRACK LIST:
01: Dofamine - Neptune (Aquastic Remix)
02: Andy Weed - Lowe Earth Orbit (Breaks Mix)
03: Phrakture - The Last Red Velvet Kiss (Breaks Mix)
04: Fourthstate - Concord (Original Mix)
05: Mikas - Spirit Emotion (Mikas Flying Break Remix)
06: Nikolay Mikryukov - Orbit (Original Mix)
07: DJ PartyZan - Dying City (Original Mix)
08: Stardesign - Vertical Surface (TeeEx Remix)
09: Platunoff - Winter Come Back (Original Mix)
10: Raggapop Inc & Elevate 0 Interconnected (Atrium Sun Remix)
12: MDK - Waves (Dan K Remix)
13: Colombo - Sodium (Original Mix)
14: Colombo - Enjoy This Trip (Original Mix)

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Stanton Warriors & A Skillz Support Set - Dec 28th 2015

Versatile audio selector.

Bookings: jslyde@substancesounds.net

James Brooke’s interest in dance music was spiked at the mere age of 12. Previously immersed in more alternative sounds, his older sister exposed him to a different style of music. BT ‘Movement in Still Life”, Prodigy “Fat of the Land”, and Paul Oakenfold’s Perfecto were on constant rotation at home. Once hearing this, James was hooked. 

At age 16 he sold his bass guitar, left the band he was involved in and went out and purchased some decks and a mixer and taught himself how to mix. Inspired by local gun’s Phil K and Nubreed, James initial genre of choice was breaks. However, feeling the urge to take his tastes and sets further, he started exploring many other genres and styles. He discovered he loved them all. Not content to pigeonhole himself into one box, James is now a very versatile DJ. Progressive, trance, breaks and techno are mixed seamlessly together, making sure even the most fickle crowds are kept entertained and rocking. 

The last four years have seen James arrival into the Melbourne dance scene. Rocking many of Melbourne’s top nightclubs such as Room680, Brown Alley, My Aeon, Miss Libertines, Wah Wah Lounge and many more. He has supported international DJ’s BT, Tiesto, Agnelli & Nelson, Sander Van Doorn, Matt Darey, Marco V, Sean Tyas, Roger Shah, Simon Patterson, Richard Durand, Leon Bolier, Sied Van Riel & many more. He has played at Trance Energy & Earthcore. With residencies at White Sands, Nexus and Loose, this young talent has successfully established himself as one of the local scene’s gems. 

James Brooke is without a doubt a crowd pleaser, intuitively understanding and reading the crowd is his specialty - He always seems to know what tracks to play that will keep the dance floor in motion. Smiling faces, dancing feet and head’s bumping, no chin strokers to be seen. It’s this impressive set of skills that have seen James chosen to compile discs on CD’s such as Godskitchen, In Trance We Trust Australia, and the official Sensation Australia compilation as well. Feat’s normally achieved by only the most established internationals – or their equal. 

The start of 2008 saw James launch his own record label, 405 Recordings. Already gaining the support of countless local and international dj’s, label features such names as, Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, BT, Cosmic Gate, alongside local guns, Aaron Camz, Trent McDermott, Brendan B and many others. 405 Recordings has grown to be Australia’s biggest and best Trance label, with countless CD releases and an even bigger digital stable of tracks and releases.

Toward the end of 2010 James launched his very own radio show called ‘Elements’ on Melbourne’s dance music radio station Kiss FM, which airs Saturday nights from 9 – 10:30pm. Featuring weekly guest DJ’s, interviews and exclusive new tunes. He has already had names such as Ferry Corsten, Richard Durand, Mark Sherry, Timo Maas, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Aly & Fila and many more.
Make sure you tune in as it’s quite an impressive show.

Keep an eye on James as this is only just the beginning of things to come.

GabiM is a Hungarian-born Dj/producer and event host based in Malta.
Completely fascinated by electronic music from a young age he absorbed himself around some of the biggest live events in Europe and Australia, and experienced some of the best global DJs and live acts to grace our planet. In 2011 whilst residing in Melbourne he decided to test himself from spectator to participant on the other side of the DJ booth. 
Whilst progressing with his long life desire to start DJ'ing and producing, since 2012 he’s been developing his own signature sound of emotional Deep, Progressive House & Techno influenced music. He’s had the privilege to support acts like: Henry Saiz, Nick Warren, Dave Seaman, Hot Since 82' , Blond:Ish, Hunter&Game, Finnebassen, M.A.N.D.Y, Mariano Mellino, Jozif, Jamie Stevens, Phil K, King Unique, Luis Junior, D-Nox and continues to be an active presence in the DJ world.
His productions have seen him outputted on labels such as Beatfreak, Kitchen Recordings, Manual Music/MNL, Asymmetric Recordings, A Rec, Stellar Fountain, Modern Agenda, BC2 Records, Massive Harmony Records, 3rd Avenue, D&R Digital, Pro-B-Tech Records, Hot Cue Music, Perfect Session Records, Soulfire Downloads and 7 Seas Records.

"I just do what feels right, I hope you feel it too." - GabiM

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Stanton Warriors & A Skillz Support Set - Dec 28th 2015

J-Slyde