March 2022

Mr Wilkinson & Smiffy

All WAV edits available here :: https://www.patreon.com/AndyBuchan

Named a ‘stellar edits provider’ by Mixmag and the ‘nu-disco don’ by Juno, Andy Buchan has become one of the leading names in the disco and edit scene. His music and edits have been played by BBC 6 Music, Greg Wilson, Optimo, Massive Attack’s Daddy G, Horse Meat Disco and Craig Charles, while Andy holds down residencies across Leeds, Manchester, Edinburgh and Southport alongside regular club and festival bookings.

With over 200 releases across chart-topping releases on dozens of disco-fried labels, including Peppermint Jam, Hot Digits, Midnight Riot and Paper Disco, Andy launched his Hot Gorilla Records imprint in 2020 along with Conan The Selector. The label hit the ground running, with several Juno Download No.1s, multiple Traxsource Top 10s and four tracks in the Best of 2021 Beatport chart. That led to the Hot Gorilla funky monkeys becoming DJ support for The Brand New Heavies' sell-out UK tour. 

Andy’s own music has been picked up for reviews in DJ Mag and Mixmag, plus radio support from 6Music and Rinse FM and club and festival plays from big-name DJs, including Bicep, Claptone, Horse Meat Disco, Greg Wilson, Peggy Gou, Justin Robertson, Electric Chair and more. That support took an interesting turn when the British National Library Sound Archive asked him to enter his back catalogue into their music collection! 

His previous residences include Chow Down and Flight Club in Leeds, Inventery and Grosvenor in Manchester alongside regular guest slots at legendary Edinburgh club The Street and the Southport Disco Festival. Alongside that, Andy has played across the UK in recent years, warming up for Huey 6 Music, Craig Charles, Dr Packer, Groove Armada, Psychemagik, Hot Chip and headlining at gigs in Manchester, Birmingham, York, Dubai and Todmorden’s legendary Golden Lion pub. 

This is just the latest chapter in Andy’s career. After freelancing for Mixmag and training as a journalist, he moved to Dubai in 2004, working for Time Out Dubai before launching DJ Mag Middle East. He was a regular on the club and festival scene, first with his own long-running, award-winning nights and with long-term residencies at Pacha and Trilogy, alongside back-to-back bookings for Creamfields UAE. It was in Dubai that he cemented his open-genre, curveball DJ style by playing alongside a wide variety of DJs like Fatboy Slim, Mark Ronson, Basement Jaxx, Todd Terje, Norman Jay, Liam Gallagher, Feel My Bicep, Graeme Park and more.

Now back in the UK, he’s become a mainstay of the disco scene while his label Hot Gorilla Records continues to grow into one of the most exciting labels in the scene, including festival slots at Beatherder and Standon Calling.

Highlights:
						
Craig Charles plays ‘Fly Guy’ on his 6Music show Say A Prayer EP is one of the top-selling EPs on Juno Download and one of Greg Wilson’s tracks of the year
						
‘Caught in the Middle’ spends over 5 months in the Beatport Top 100 Disco charts, with support from PBR Streetgang, Danny Rampling, Rinse FM and more.
						
Named as one of the Top 60 Disco and Nu-Disco producers in the Traxsource 2018 6 releases in the Juno Download Best of 2021 round-up

3 Juno Disco No.1s in 2022

Tours with The Brand New Heavies across the UK 2021
						
‘Reasons’ is one of the best-selling disco tracks of 2022 and gets regular plays across Manchester’s Warehouse parties

2023 - 5 Tracks in Juno Downloads’s Best Disco Tracks 

Greg Wilson plays his Primal Scream edit at the sold-out Hacienda Warehouse party
						
Signed to... Hot Gorilla Records, Peppermint Jam, Hot Digits, Paper Disco, Sprechen, Disco Fruit, Midnight Riot, Alpaca Edits, Citizens of Vice, Masterworks Music, Chopshop, Rare Wiri, Editorial Records, Thunder Jam Records, Spa In Disco, Golden Soul and more.
						
Support from... Craig Charles, Mixmag, Danny Rampling, Greg Wilson, Peggy Gou, Horse Meat Disco, Claptone, Jacques Renault, PBR Streetgang, Nick Warren, Bicep, Dr Packer,
Chris Coco, Fingerman, Yam Who, Bill Brewster, Rinse FM, Wildblood & Queenie, Conan The Selector and more
						
Played alongside... Fatboy Slim, Chase & Status, Detroit Swindle, Feel My Bicep, Groove Armada, Basement Jaxx, Psychemagik, Craig Charles, Kornel Kovacs, Mark Ronson, Groove Armada, Norman Jay, Friendly Fires, Todd Terje, Ewan Pearson, Huey (6 Music), Graeme Park, Aeroplane, Dr Packer, Prins Thomas, Dr Packer, Derrick Carter, Beady Eye, Nightmares on Wax, Ian Brown, Pendulum, DJ Zinc, Calvin Harris, Ben Westbeech, The Futureheads, Kenny Dope, Jagwar Ma, Josh Wink, 2ManyDJs, Peter Hook, Stanton Warriors, Riva Starr, Franck Roger, Plump DJs, DJ Falcon, Tensnake, Sneaky Sound System, The Scratch Perverts, New Young Pony Club, Maximo Park, Greg Wilson, Darren Emerson, Lake People, Tom Middleton, Andy Smith (Portishead), Ladytron, Thomas Gandey, Mickey Slim, Belle & Sebastian, The Freestylers, The Glimmers, Cypress Hill, Chicken Lips

Dj Bookings to   Coopsy.s@hotmail.com.          DOWNUNDER DISCO (Steve Cooper)


Aside from DJ’ing for many years, a few years back, Steve  found he has a natural talent for producing which led to a string of releases on some of UK & Europe’s Leading Disco, Nu-Disco & Boogie Record Labels .

Mr Wilkinson’s recent Back to Back mixes have seen him collaborate with the likes of Graeme Park, Alfredo, James Rod, Smokin' Jo, Rayko, Tronik Youth, Peza, Alex Aguayo, Logan Fisher, Alice Palace and Duncan Gray, with a roster of amazing DJs already booked for the year ahead soon to be announced.

Drawing on both the past and present his mixes span across acid, guitar, cosmic, Italo, disco, rave and chug – all underpinned with driving basslines and a fair bit of bottom knocker.

For Bookings please mail Malx.smith@yahoo.com or call 07969 293727

Head Honcho, Promoter and Dj at Feet to The Floor.

Resident Dj and founder of the Funkjunkie Hijack Radio Show Thursdays on The Mighty Graffiti Kings Radio

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