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Once you are over thirty years deep into rave culture, it becomes hard to not want a slice of the action yourself. For Bring The Beat Mack, his recent immersion into the world of drum and bass is the culmination of decades of living and breathing all forms of dance music.

After diving into the world of raving thanks to tapes from icons including DJ Rap, Sasha, and Andy Weatherall in the early ‘90s, Mack was instantly hooked on anything intended for transmission through a sound system at high volume. It didn’t matter if it was house, jungle, or hardcore; the irresistible grooves of golden-age raves captured the heart and ears of the young soul.

With good fortune, Mack was able to attend parties pushing house and hardcore thrown by the legendary Midlands-based DiY and Smokescreen crews and Techno-fueled squat raves organised by friends in London. As the decade progressed, his interest in the burgeoning Trance scene grew; one pair of Technics later, he was on his way to honing his mixing style and fashioning himself as a DJ. Around the turn of the millennium, breaks tracks from artists such as Deekline, Ed Solo, and The Freestylers further expanded Mack’s musical vocabulary. 

As fate would have it, a chance to catch a drum and bass set from WheelUp Sound System resident Dubroot at a rave in a brewery in 2017. Mack was instantly inspired to pursue this sound and its unmatched intensity, becoming a WheelUp resident shortly after this encounter. A 2021 multigenre set at Sounds Good Festival (run by Mack himself) sealed the deal; after a self-described epiphany during the performance, it became apparent that the only way forwards was drum and bass. Following this, he immersed himself on the East London drum and bass circuit as a DJ with WheelUp, threw himself into production, continues to run Sounds Good Festival, and founded the Upgraded label.

Whilst the rich tapestry of his musical upbringing continues to inform his sound, drum and bass remains at the core of the Bring The Beat Mack project. Releases on labels including Jungle Cakes, Propa Talent, and Original Key Records have firmly positioned Bring The Beat Mack as a recognised talent in the scene. When your remix is hand-picked for release by DJ Rap herself, there can be no doubt about this. Bring The Beat Mack has also received recognition behind the wheels of steel; as both a solo artist and as part of WheelUp, he has landed himself on lineups alongside legends including Ragga Twins, Fabio, A Guy Called Gerald, The Freestylers, and Dub Pistols.

Bookings: mack@bringthebeatmack.com 

Releases on:

@basstar-sf
@junglecakes
@junglistsoldieruk
@original-key-records
@upgraded_dnb

Norty Morty’s passion for music, dance and community began when he discovered bboying in his teens. A few years later, on his first big travel to Asia, his desire to Dj was birthed. Inspired by djs such as Dj Surgeon, Will White, Sabrina, Deon, and Koh Kayne. The journey into collecting music began. He has been playing in all sorts of environments around the world from a residency in Sri Lanka to the dusty planes of burning man black rock city, festivals in Thailand to a Brazilian tour. His first few gigs though where in the muddy fields of england playing at Glastonbury, boom town, secret garden party and many more. He has warmed up for DJ’s such as Fat Boy Slim, Dusky and Marten Horger. With tunes covering many different genres his style is Techy, Bassy, Groovy and Psychedelic with a healthy sprinkling of fun on top.

DJ/Chief Man at Paradise Productions DJ Agency
Promoter of Flash at Pikes Ibiza 
Paradise 45 with Cagedbaby
The Shack with Dan Williams


For DJ Bookings please contact
Paradiseproductionsinfo@gmail.com
Cover image by 'CJGODWIN'

Karl’s earliest memories of dance music take him right back to the early 80’s where his initial love for soul, funk, disco and rare groove first developed his appetite for Djing. With the arrival of hip hop and electro-funk during the mid 80’s, Karl developed his sound and began gigging at local west London parties and roller disco's whilst sharing his musical finding through his increasingly popular mix tapes.

This continued throughout the late 80 and early 90’s and with the explosion of the dance music scene, Karl was finally old enough to bring his sound to club land. Under the DJ Speedy Moniker, he embraced the early House and Drum & Bass scene performing at legendary nights and venues such as The Africa Centre, The Brain, Fantasy (Astoria) Fusion, AWOL, Desire 2000AD, Adrenalin Village whilst hosting regular shows on the London pirates.

As the 90’s drew to a close, Karl was continually captivated by New York house and the disco influenced sounds of the likes of Quentin Harris, Louie Vega, Kenny Carpenter, Joe Clausell, Greg Wilson, Danny Krivit, and Kerri Chandler. This sound took him back to his early influences and before long he was busy developing his love for the deep US House and Nu Disco.

Continuing to push boundaries and developing his unique DJ style, it wasn’t long before he was busy co-promoting his own nights across West London with regular guest appearances at Notting Hill Arts Club, Subterrania, Cherry Jam, Cobden, and the world famous Notting Hill Carnival.

Over the past 10 years Karl has continued to develop his sound, fusing a mix of deep house, retro disco, electro-funk & afro Latin and spent 4 years as a Resident at the legendary  AKA London (THE END)  for ‘The Players’ with regular guest slot and appearances at The Lodge, Mulletover, The End, East Village, Ministry of Sound, GO!Zilla, Body Talk, Cargo, Neighbourhood & Pacha (Azuli) to name but a few.

With his diverse musical sound and ability to work the crowd, Karl has developed a unique DJ style fusing his Jazz, Funk, Soul, Rare Groove and Disco roots with more contemporary dance music genres that continues to push the boundaries and never fails to entertain.

For bookings and information
Email : Karlgonzales1@googlemail.com

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/karlgonzales1

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