Ben is known for his ability to play a wide range of music genres covering Trance, House, Hard House & Hard Dance. He is a current resident for Manchester-based brand 'Resurrection' and has played at events such as Tidyland Weekender, Kiddstock Festival, Feersum, Goodgreef Xtra Hard, Bring The Noise & Twist to name a few, playing alongside the likes of The Tidyboys, Lisa Lashes, Kutski, Andy Farley & K90 along the way

Production-wise, Ben has had releases on pretty much all the big labels in the Hard House scene including Tidy Trax, Vicious Circle, Overdose, Feersum, Toolbox Recordings & Shock Records as well as his label Hi-Five Digital gaining several number-one releases on the Toolbox Digital Chart. 

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Digital Mafia - Fresh Just Got A New Flavour. Best Hard House Newcomer HDM awards 2014. Residencies at Rave On, E:Volve, Devious, Parlez-Vous?  Hard House King of all things funk

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Darren Afrika
http://mixcloud.com/darrenafrika
http://mixcloud.com/darrenafrika1
Backzide Records(partner)

DISCOGRAPHY:

DARREN AFRIKA/FOREIGN INDULGENCE
LICENSED DJ MIXED CD:
CLUB PURE AND OH YES MIXED BY DARREN AFRIKA - SOUTH AFRICA 1999

LICENSED TRACKS ON COMPILATION:
FUTURE SOUNDS OF CAPE TOWN - WORLDWIDE RELEASE 1998

UPCOMING RELEASES:
FIERCE VOL 1(12 TRACK ELECTRO COMPILATION) -BACKZIDE RECORDS
DJ Z - CURSES (DARREN AFRIKA MIX)

RELEASES:
E.R.G - FEEL THE MOVEMENT EP
E.R.G- TECH STAR(DARREN AFRIKA MIX) - BACKZIDE REC

DARREN AFRIKA - PSYBER ZULU
ORIG/FID &GET/DJ NEO/REEPR/ATOM WEST/CHEEKY D/E.R.G MIXES- BACKZIDE REC

DARREN AFRIKA - EARTH- BACKZIDE REC
MATT DIVINE/MATTIS &LUBEAR/PERFECT CELL MIXES

DARREN AFRIKA - SATURN-BACKZIDE REC
MOTEZ/MANGLED BASS/SPEAKER NOISE/DAN OH/STEREO KILLAZ/FOREIGN INDULGENCEMIXES

DARREN AFRIKA - MOON-BACKZIDE REC
R!M!E/FILTRONIKS/FOREIGN INDULGENCE/LS MITCHEL MIXES

DARREN AFRIKA - PLANET AFRIKA EP-BACKZIDE REC
EARTH/MOON/SATURN/DYLAN H/LEDOOM/FRENZ E/MULLET MAFIA/MIKE MUVMENTMIXES

DARREN AFRIKA - HER LIGHT SHINES-INRICHMENT REC

MULLET MAFIA - DISCO HOE-DAM GOOD RECORDINGS

THE WOBBLESKANKZ/DARREN AFRIKA/E.R.G./KING JACKAL MIXES
STEVE OMEN- ROC DA HOUSE - DAM GOOD RECORDINGS

DARREN AFRIKA/MULLET MAFIA/MINI K MIXE
JASON WILLIAMS - BAD MOFO- FLEXUAL RECORDS
FILTHY REHAB/DARREN AFRIKA/CHRIS SEN/ THE AMP JACKERS

FIDGET FINLE-LA LA LAND- STARBLOCKS MUSIC
HUNTER VAUGHAN/DARREN AFRIKA/ELECTRIC SOULSIDE/PERFECTCELL/MASTERTRONS MIXES
FRANK-E - SCIENTIFIC- DAM GOOD RECORDINGS TERRENCE DISKO/FRENZ E/DARREN AFRIKA/ROBERT S MIXES

FLEXUAL LUCKY PACKET VOL 1- FLEXUAL RECORDS
FOREIGN INDULGENCE/FIDGET THUGS/EDBASEWAX/DYLAN HOLSHAUZEN MIXES

TASTE SELECTION VOLUME 3- MUSIC TASTE RECORDS
4 TRIBAL HOUSE TRACKS

THE BULGARIAN VS DARREN AFRIKA- RUNT RECORDS
ROUND AND ROUND/FIERCE

TERRY VERNIXX-AUTOMATIC SKY- MOVER MUSIC DIGITAL
DARREN AFRIKA REMIX

DARREN AFRIKA - EP- RETICENT RECORDINGS
3 ORIGINALS/GUTMER/CARDONA &amp; BALZAN MIXES
ROCKSTAH - THE REBEL- RETICENT RECORDINGS

DARREN AFRIKA MIX/ORIG/ROCKSTAH MIXES
GREEN WAVE - COSMIC PARADISE/MERIDIAN(vinyl)MONOCEROS REC
1997FUTURE SOUNDS OF CAPE TOWN VOL 2(cd compilation- Darren Afrika - Lightbabe)UNIVERSAL

BOOTLEGS:
BUCK ROGERS THEME(DARREN AFRIKA'S BUCK GOT ROGERED MIX)

ASTEROIDS GALAXY TOUR-GOLDEN AGE(DARREN AFRIKA'S DA BOOTY MIX)

B-52'S - MESOPOTAMIA(DARREN AFRIKA'S BOOTAMIA MIX)-CDR

BODYROX-YEAH YEAH(DARREN AFRIKA'S IN ZAIRE MIX)

DADA LIFE - LETS GET BLEEPED*
(DARREN AFRIKA'S BLEEPED DUB MIX)-CDR

DADA LIFE - BIG TIME(DARREN AFRIKA'S TRIBE OF DURBAN MIX)-CDR

JUSTICE - WATERS OF NAZARETH(DARREN AFRIKA'S BACKZIDE MIX)-CDR

SIGNUM - WHAT YA GOT FOR ME(DARREN AFRIKA'S REVOLVING MIX)-CDR

THE HORRORS - DO U REMEMBER(DARREN AFRIKA MIX)-CDR

TITS &CLITS - PILLPOPPER(DARREN AFRIKA'S REHAB MIX) -CDR

CAFE DEL MAR - ENERGY 52(DARREN AFRIKA'S TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE MIX)-CDR

MCGUYVER MEETS DARREN AFRIKA-MCGUYVER TV THEME IN A K HOLE-CDR

THE SMITHS-BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN(DARREN AFRIKA WOBBLE MIX)-CDR

MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER(DARREN AFRIKA'S MINIMALICIOUS MIX)-CDR

THE SMITHS-THERE IS A LIGHT THAT NEVER GOES OUT(DARREN AFRIKA'S RESPECT MIX)-CDR

LEE MORTIMER - THIS IS REAL SHIT(DARREN AFRIKA'S DIRTY SHIT MIX)-CDR

AC SLATER-HELLO(DARREN AFRIKA'S TURBO CHARGED REMIX)-CDR

RANK 1-SYMSONIC(DARREN AFRIKA'S ELECTRO REMIX)-CDR

MAROON 5 - IF I EVER(DARREN AFRIKA MIX)-CDR

KID CUDI VRS CROOKERS - DAY &NIGHT(DARREN AFRIKA'S LOWDOWN MIX)-CDR

MOULINEX & XINOBI - DISCO TEXAS THEME(DARREN AFRIKA'S DIRTIER THAN DISCO REMIX)-CDR

DEADMOU5-GHOSTS N STUFF(DARREN AFRIKA REMIX)-CDR

THE SMITHS-OSCILATE WILDLY(DARREN AFRIKA REMIX)-CDR

MADCON-BEGGIN-(DARREN AFRIKA REMIX)-CDR-

KRISTINE W VRS DIAMONDCROOKS - LOVED YOU MORE(DIAMONDCROOKS SPANGLED REMIX-CDR

SUNSCREEM-LOVED YOU MORE(DIAMONDCROOKS LOVED UP MIX)-CDR

FRANZ FERDINAND - ULYSEES(DIAMONDCROOKS FIERCE MIX)-CDR

KRISTINE W vrs DARREN AFRIKA -GETTING FEELED IS WHAT WE WANT-CDR

SUNSCREEM - LOVED U MORE(DARREN AFRIKA'S DRIFTING AWAY MIX)-CDR

MUSTARD PIMPS - ZOMBIES REVENGE(DARREN AFRIKAN EXPERIENCE MIX)-CDR

THE PRODIGY -GIRLS(THE DIAMONDCROOKS DIRTY DIRTY EDIT) - CDR

MOBY - GO (THE DIAMONDCROOKS REMIX) - CDR

DJ RAGE - DISCO DANCER(DARREN AFRIKA REMIX) - CDR

GREENWAVE((ex LIVE TRANCE PA)MAT CERF -EP 1 - MONOCEROS RECORDS(VINYL)

RECORDS(VINYL)


Hi my names Wayne Ewing - Dj names (Fade to Black) im 29 originally from Coventry. I now live and work in Birmingham and this has became my adopted home, i`ve lived her for nearly 10yrs now and have been involved in the music scene since before i even moved. Infact it was the music scene which pretty much dictated i moved in the first place. I`ve worked for some of the biggest brands in Birmingham including Sundissential, Gods Kitchen, Gatecrasher, B2T, Funkissential, Funk Delux, Subway City and many, many more. I started originally in the Hard House/Hard Dance scene. This later progressed onto the funkier side of life moving into funky house, electro house, organ/bassline house and now my new passion Jackin house and Tech house. I played at all the major clubs within Birmingham, Q-Club, Air, Gatecrasher, The Sanctuary (now the HMV Sanctuary) and to many other smaller clubs to name. I have also played in London at Koko club and in Norwich for Pams House.

I have held residency`s with most of the clubs i have played at and have a vast amount of experience playing to big crowds. I think one of my strong points as a Dj is putting together sets that fit together perfectly but also build the energy from start to finish. I also love engaging the clubbers and am often seen dancing in the Dj box and getting everyone up and dancing. Dj is about entertaining and not just mixing, you need to be able to read the crowd and look at your set from there point of view. They are the ones your entertaining and without them you have no gigs.

Thank you for taking the time to view my profile all my mixes are free to download, please feel free to leave feedback as all feedback is good feedback :) 

Please have a listen to my mixes and download for free, as i said any feedback would be much appreciated ;)

BOOKINGS / PROMOS - draxnelson@gmail.com

Drax Nelson (aka Paul Norris) is a South Yorkshire DJ/producer with 20+ years in the game and over 150 releases under more aliases than he cares to admit. Influenced by late-90s/early-00s House, Techno and Hard House, he’s released on iconic labels like Toolroom, Wh0 Plays, Tidy Trax, Tripoli Trax, Tinrib and Vicious Circle, plus his own imprints Flashbite and Slingshot.

Now producing chunky, energy fuelled, House & Techno as Drax Nelson, with his tunes somehow landing in the sets of Solomun, Peggy Gou, Maceo Plex, Gorgon City, Hannah Laing, Denis Sulta, Low Steppa, Meduza and Radio 1’s Sarah Story.

BOOKINGS: leon@thehardfiles.co.uk

General Bounce is West Yorkshire based DJ and producer Dave Gray, who has become a prominent figure in UK clubland playing hard dance, bounce and house.

Obsessed with dance music from an early age, Dave has been an active club DJ ever since he turned 18 in 2001, starting on the local club & bar circuit playing everything from house and speed garage to trance and hard dance, before finally settling into the hard dance scene in 2005 with a residency for Shock in Wakefield. He quickly became known for his widely-influenced and versatile DJ sets, combining as many elements as possible from the genres he loves. When Shock ended in 2007 Dave began making regular appearances on the Northern bounce scene, and over the next 4 years Dave was privileged to play at venues such as Wigan Pier and Doncaster Warehouse. Hard dance remained a passion of his during this time, and in 2007 he came third in the Parlez Vous DJ Competition.

Things came to a head in 2010 when he was picked up by the Cheeky Tracks brand as a resident DJ and producer. Dave held a residency in the Cheeky Tracks room at Rave On in Leeds for the next 2 years, and since then he has become a regular face behind the decks at hard dance and bounce events nationwide, performing at prestigious events and venues including the Tidy Weekender, BTID, Frantic, Storm, Rejuvenation and many more.

Since taking his first steps as a producer in 2006, Dave has had several solo and collaborative releases, collaborating with both established producers and new artists on the scene, co-producing some of his collaborators' first big hits and even being played on BBC Radio 1. To date Dave has produced over 50 tracks which been supported by some of the biggest names in hard dance, such as Hannah Laing, Kutski, BK, Rob Tissera, Technikal, Andy Whitby, Anne Savage, Amber D and Lisa Pin Up. His collaboration with fellow hard house producer Rick James “Ibuleve” was featured on Hannah Laing's exclusive DJ mix for Spotify in 2022, and his last solo release “House Trafficking” topped the Toolbox Digital Shop store chart for over a week. He has also collaborated on a UK hard trance track with his idol Rob Tissera, called “Get Up Stand Up”.

Dave is an ardent believer in playing all genres of dance music, exposing his audience to new sounds and making his sets as varied as possible. Through doing this he has developed a trademark sound of vocal, uplifting rave music that's both tough and fun. Dave's passion for all genres of music runs deep, and so does his collection. This earned him a residency at Void in Manchester's gay village - an afterhours venue where he regularly played 3 - 4 hour sets of upfront funky and vocal house, through to the lighter side of hard dance. Dave was a resident for the whole 6 years of the club’s lifetime, and played the final set there on his birthday in 2020, when Void closed its doors for good. He continues to spend most weekends DJing for various events nationwide, and since 2021 he has played annually at the Unity In The Sun festival in Corfu. He also hosts a monthly podcast showcasing his label's releases as well his versatility as a DJ. 

In 2012 Dave went from being a Cheeky Tracks artist to co-owner of the label, and took full ownership of the brand in 2015. Under his ownership, he has established the label as one of the biggest selling independent labels in the hard house scene, consistently appearing in the top 10 across several download stores. 12 Cheeky Tracks releases were rated Hard Dance Tune Of The Month in Mixmag from 2014 to its final print edition in 2020.

Over 22 years after his DJ career began, Dave is showing no sign of slowing down and continues to go from strength to strength.  Whatever path Dave's career takes, you can be sure he will continue to do play music the way he believes it should be.... happy, uplifting and stomping!

"Dave is a fantastic DJ - easy to say he's one of the best. He's a real pleasure to work with" - Rob Tissera

Music Producer from Buxton in the UK. My musical styles are influenced by many different musical genres. Currently producing Electronic Funk, House and Acidic Hard House!

My debut Hard dance track 'Keepin It Nasty' was released on the Vicious Circle record label February 27th 2015 and reached the number one spot on toolboxdigitalshop.com

Since then I have had more  music signed to some great labels Slingshot Recordings, Tempo Trax, Fireball Recordings and have had my music played at some great events

Enjoy the music peace out! ;)

Bopper by name Bopper by trade...
Positive Vibes Means Positive Lifes.

Much love 2 all that deserves it.

Keep on Bopping peeps.
xx

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