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Ben Metcalf started djing in 1996 when he shared a flat with a mate who had a pair of decks. He started by playing house but was always looking for something a bit harder to sink his teeth into. It wasn't long before he heard a certain D.J called Carl Cox whose style of mixing up house, techno and hard trance blew him away. From then on he purchased more and more techno and in November 98 he promoted his first club night to celebrate his 21st b'day. The night was called Eden and it was such a success it became a monthly night in feb 99. In April 99 under the name dj Elite he won the Muzik magazine bedroom bedlam competition and was compared to the man who got him into techno Carl Cox. Eden soon became known nationwide and ran for two successful years in which time Ben played alongside Trevor Rockcliffe, C1, Fergie, Jim Masters and Rob da Bank to name a few. In 2000 he tried his hand at producing and the first thing he attempted to do was a bootleg of DJ Dan's Zipper Track. He had an acetate made and sent it to Carl Cox who charted it in his top 10 and while in America on tour played it to DJ Dan who loved it. This resulted in it being signed and released in America and then in the UK on Duty Free records. A string of remixes for major labels followed and although not his best work they were a very good learning curve. In 2003 he set up Quaquaversal Records and released his own style of techno with remixes from the likes of Stanny Franssen, Tom Hades, Ignition Technician, and Trevor Rockcliffe. In 2005 he set up his current label Indecent Grooves. This label has had releases from Trevor Rockcliffe, Ignition Technician, Brian Sanhaji, Cassilla twins and Ben himself. These releases have been supported by Dave Clarke, Carl Cox, Umek, Marco Bailey, Cave and many more. Three years on and Ben has now taken a different path in his musical career under the guise of Mac 2wo which explores his love of tech-house music and the slower, but more atmospheric, side of techno. In conjunction with his best friend and DJ, Leigh Curtis, Mac 2wo have already started their production line with Splinters, Dead Poets Society and Salamander showcasing their efforts from the studio. Even though he is only 29, Leigh Curtis' love of house and techno stems back way to the early 1990s, but it wasn't until meeting Ben at his legendary night Eden that he was able to take his love that one step further. Having joined forces with Ben under the guise of the Cassila Twins five years ago, they released "Hydragroove" a track that gained support with many techno jocks with Fergie hammering the promo live from Creamfields on Radio One. DJ bookings followed and he was regular behind the decks at now defunct night Digital, playing house in the back room. Now, having been inspired by the likes of Matthias Tanzmann, Anja Schneider, and as part of the newly-formed, Mac 2wo, Leigh is hoping for a big, but deep, 2009.

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