Joe Longbottom
A seasoned name in the UK hard dance and underground scene, Joe Longbottom has built a reputation for high-energy sets, flawless technical ability, and an unmistakable stage presence. A regular at Tidy events, including a highlight performance on the main stage at Tidy Weekender. Joe has played at venues and festivals up and down the UK, earning residencies with iconic brands such as Rave On! and Cheeky Tracks.

Not just a DJ, Joe also heads up his own imprint Pumped, pushing forward-thinking sounds across multiple genres. Under his Joe Switch alias, he’s explored the deeper side of UK music, releasing a full speed garage album that showcases his versatility and production skill.

Whether dropping relentless hard dance bangers or rolling underground grooves, Joe’s sets guarantee one thing, energy, precision, and pure dancefloor power.

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With roots being sown as early as 7 - by listening to tracks by The Prodigy and Rotterdam Termination Source on The Top 40 - Bishop has always had an soft spot for rave music.

Purchasing his first set of decks at 15, he set about honing his skills by listening to tapes of Hardcore greats like Brisk, Sy and Hixxy. 

With huge influence from the local Hardcore legend Kickback and events like GBH, Bishop had great exposure to what it took to be a great DJ. 

Gaining early bookings in Weston at nights like D-Tox and Conspiracy, Bishop played regularly on the Weston scene up until 2005 where he played his first main room set at Lakota and also entered the coveted Weston Wheels DJ competition. 

Out of hundreds of entry’s, Bishop made the finals  and won the competition, which included other talented competitors such as Hex and Miss Special K. Bishop then went on to perform to a tent of 5000 people the following afternoon (before Mark EG) which really put him on the map. 

Bishop then gained a residency at the legendary event Q-Bic. Sets then followed with top MCs such as Storm, Whizzkid, Wotsee and Fugitive and allowed Bishop to play to some great crowds and build a decent following. 

Whilst clocking up some big bookings at Uproar and Firewall in 2007, Bishop started to produce Hardcore.

Bishops first track produced was a bootleg of Vinylgroovers “Virtual Dreams” and was played by Hixxy! 

Many tracks followed after this with Bishop working with a wealth of producers such as Al Storm, Chaos, Orbit 1 (aka Bioweapon and Audiofreq), Fracus, Joey Riot and Stabilize. 

This saw signings on labels such as Raverbaby, Evolution Records, Junkbox, 24/7, Warped Science, Lethal Theory, ROTC, Electrik Euphoria and Notorious Vinyl. 

This also saw Bishop feature on many albums such as Hardcore Nation (Nukleuz), Hardcore Underground, Hardcore Heaven, Hardcore Addiction and The Dark Shadows. 

DJs such as Darren Styles, Headhunterz, Scott Brown, Sy, Brisk, Unknown, Gammer, Re-Con (Camelphat), Joey Riot, Squad-e, Hixxy, Breeze, Dougal, Marc Smith, Seduction, Billy Bunter, Ramos, Supreme, Stu Allen, Al Storm and Kurt all played tunes produced by Bishop. 

Getting signed to 24/7 Hardcore, Bishop struck up a successful production partnership with Al Storm (Black and White). Their biggest release saw them teaming up with Angie Brown (Bizarre Inc) to produce “Get your Hands Up”. This was signed and remixed  by Darren Styles for his label and was featured on his mix for Clubland Extreme Hardcore 8. It was also signed to the big Dutch label Fusion and remixed by Code Black which featured on albums all over the world. 

Kutski was a massive supporter of Bishop, featuring many of his productions on his BBC Radio 1 show. One of the highlights was having “Attack the Dancefloor” used on the show 3 weeks in a row. 

Whilst the producing achievements shone through, Bishop is also known as one of the finest DJs In the South West. His bouncy, uplifting style, crisp mixing, great scratching and ability to read the crowd, has pleased many ravers all over the UK and made him a popular choice at events. This has seen Bishop featured at large UK and overseas events such as Hardcore Heaven, HTID, Raverbaby, Uproar, HTID in the Sun, Hardcore Paradise, Hardcore Evolution, Fusion, Totally ‘Ardcore, Delerium, Hindsight, We are Hardcore, Oxygen and held residencies at the infamous Firewall, Atmosphere and Ravers Are: and saw him feature on the nominatees list three years in a row for the Best Breakthrough DJ at the Hardcore Heaven Awards. 

After achieving more than what he’d set out to do, Bishop took a step back from the UK Hardcore scene in 2011 due to his career in IT. 

In recent years, Bishop has returned at some events, such as Bodstock, which have been well received. 

You can listen to Bishops sets and productions below:

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::: THE FACTS :::
Career statistics:-
Number of shows: 2000+
Number of countries played: 15
People played to: 1,500,000+
Biggest attendance: 60,000
Productions: 500+
Compilations: 30+
Compilation sales: 2,500,000+
Artist Albums: 5
UK Top 40 remixes: 6
Record labels appeared on: 16
Production aliases: 14

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For over 20 years, Steve Hill has been dedicated to the Harder Styles movement. In that time he has become one of the biggest selling acts in Hard Dance….worldwide! Having amassed over 500 productions in his discography, notching up appearances on nearly one million physical singles sales and over two million compilation units, the aptly nicknamed “pint sized juggernaut”, head honcho of The Masif Organisation, and co-owner of the internationally acclaimed Masif nightclub in Sydney, Australia, he is certainly a force in the Harder Styles scene.

Production credits for Hill include 5 UK Top 40 remixes, 4 singles in the UK Top 75 plus he co-penned the hit performed by Example “All The Wrong Places” which went to #12 in the UK charts in 2013. He has remixed everyone from Kylie Minogue to Lock’n’Load to Art Of Trance to Signum; while also collaborating with some of the scenes biggest names including BK, Technikal, Rob Tissera, Dark By Design, Alex Kidd, Organ Donors, Francesco Zeta, Luca Antolini, Activator, Guyver and many more.

Alongside his studio work, DJing has been a main focus for Steve. In the past 20 years he has performed over 2,000 shows in more than 50 cities globally, having visited more than 15 countries along the way. With tours each year regularly including Australia, New Zealand, UK, Italy, South Korea, Japan, South Africa and Canada, Hill lives up to his name, the “King of Euphoric Hard Dance” wherever he goes.

Steve Hill has performed on many of the globes biggest stages including Defqon 1 Festival, Qlimax, Creamfields, Ultra Music Festival, Stereosonic, Knockout Outdoor and Dance Valley as well as for club brands including Frantic, God’s Kitchen, Slinky, Gatecrasher, Tidy, Transmission, Goodgreef, HQ, Hard Kandy, PHD, HSU events amongst many others. As a promoter, Steve is not only involved being behind Masif events around the globe, and the weekly Masif club in Sydney, he also helps with other one off events such as the annual London Hard House Reunion in New Zealand.

With three successful and critically acclaimed artist albums under his belt, “My Past, Your Present, Our Future” (2005), “Hard Trance is My Life” (2010), and “#mdma (Masif Dance Music Anthems)” (2016); Steve Hill also has released a Limited Edition collectors USB encompassing all of his productions. His fourth studio album "R8TR0" comes out in late 2023.

More productions, tours and shows are on the horizon for Steve Hill…watch this space for more details!

DJ Chris Fear 

UK Hardcore/Hardstyle Producer and DJ 

Featured On: (UK Labels)

24/7
Essential Platinum 
Futureworld 
Klubbed Up
Notorious Vinyl 
RSR Recordings

Featured On: (Global Albums)

Happy Hardcore Underground 
Klubbed Up Summer Anthems
Clubland X-Treme 5,6,7 
Hardcore Heaven Summer Madness 
True Hardcore 2
Hardcore Euphoria 
Future World Summer Anthems
Tidy Live 15

Mixed Album Compilations: 

Hardcore Underground HU7
Hardcore Underground Live
Hardcore Underground Presents 2013

Record Label Owner: (UK)

Core Fever Records

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