'A lot can happen in a year', a cliché yes, but nothing else could be said that would be more fitting for Melbourne born Dj Alex Mckenzie. At the end of 2006 Alex took what he would describe as 'uncertain' steps towards a new career, a new life and with that, a new outlook by packing all his stuff into the boot of his car and moving to the festival capital Adelaide. This was an audacious move that has truly paid off.
Since the move, Alex has been working hard to 'reestablish' himself to be at the forefront of the new house movement in Adelaide, unleashing his own brand of 'future funk house' on the city of churches with great success.
Influenced early on by the deeper more 'progressive' sounds of the late 90's, Alex has been able to bring on board similar traits &amp; sounds of these prominent years, but at the same time allowed his own personality &amp; tone to shine through. More recently however, his influences have also stemmed from a broad range of artists &amp; styles encompassing house, techno &amp; everything in between. It is because of this broad taste &amp; musical diversity that any typical set can swing between leftfield &amp; qwerky house, deep driving tech to 'hypnotic' progressive.
Since moving to Adelaide and continuing to develop what he started back home, Alex now boasts a roster of International support slots, and it is quickly growing. The last twelve months alone has seen Alex share the stage with the likes of Anthony Pappa [Aust], Paolo Mojo [UK], Shlomi Aber [ISE], Silicone Soul [UK], Luke Fair [Can], Steve Porter [US] and Morgan Page [US] with more booked in for the coming months. Alex has continued to develop his club brand 'Neon Elektrik' which has now run a string of successful events in Adelaide and he also hosts a weekly radio show called SHIFT airing saturday nights at 8pm on Adelaides Fresh 92.7FM.
Now also rapidly gaining an appetite for production and live performance, It shouldn't be to long before 'Alex Mckenzie' is a name hot on every bodies lips


Rich Curtis is an Australian house/techno DJ with tracks on Plastic Fantastic, Balance, Mango Alley, Sudbeat and Meanwhile. He hosts Resolutions on friskyRadio and has been warm-up DJ for Sasha, Dubfire, Hernan, Guy J, Henry Saiz

Your thoughts pause as your attention draws to this moment. You begin to wonder... 'where am I, what was I doing?'.

A sense of frustration passes as a wave of tranquillity washes over you. Riding this feeling, you begin to drift into a state of intense thought. Places, faces and emotions surround you, passing by at the speed of light. It's as if your entire existence was inhaled by the vacuum of your focus. There is now little but a presence of darkness, yet somehow you feel at peace.

Suddenly, your mind blossoms like a flower and a rush of energy passes through you. It pulsates your very being, at a rate that feels so right, so content. Messages sing themselves into your imagination painting pictures of beauty. You're surrounded by lifeforms that creep closer with playfulness. You descend deeper, in awe of all that is before you.

The thought arises, is this real? And suddenly, all of what you have just experienced begins to float, just out of reach. A snapshot of this very instance is stored in your conscience forever. It is this moment that you will ponder for the rest of your waking life.

Groov Mekanik aims to seize these moments and store them as vibrational data that evoke wonder. Breathe deep, move fast and enjoy the ride.

Each week Alex Mckenzie host's SHIFT_ a radio show dedicated to those listeners frustrated with the generic, the stale and the plain. No matter what sounds your into it’s all covered on SHIFT_. Be it house, tech, electro, progressive and everything in between be sure to tune in for your fix of the good stuff!

Guests over the journey so far have included: Tocadisco, Lutzenkirchen, Style Of Eye, Nick Warren, Thomas Gold, Booka Shade, Umek, Mashtronic, Alterbreed, Neuroxyde, Audiojack, Rene Amesz, Alex Kenji and heaps more. 

SHIFT_
Saturdays 23:00 to 02:00 [Aust.Central Time] on Fresh 92.7 FM Adelaide or stream online @ http://www.fresh927.com.au 

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