Dave Twomey [Mariana // aka Tr nch / Time To Express] UK

Dave's first gig was at Lakota in Bristol in 1998 a few months after being persuaded by none other than Paul Rose aka Scuba to buy his own turntables. Innumerable student club nights there interspersed with a year in Germany DJing boat parties, clubs & afterhours sessions brings us 4 years on, to 2002. In his final at Bristol studying law, Dave won Muzik magazine's monthly mixing competition Bedroom Bedlam. In the summer following graduation he once again made the decision to move, this time to Japan, falling on his feet by coming to a regular spot at Yellow within the first 3 months. During his 8 year stay he held various residencies at Yellow (now Eleven), Air, Womb, Colors Studio & Warehouse702 injecting a dose of the UK & European underground into the Tokyo club scene. A keen & prolific event organiser over the years, various projects led him to his current focus MARIANA - deep, trippy & liquid techno events inspired centrally by the Mariana trench & its fearsome creatures. Past guests include the likes of Ben Klock, Peter Van Hoesen, Mike Parker & Delta Funktionen. Dave's MARIANA DUB SESSION PODCAST, showcasing the Mariana sound, has received praise from the likes of MLZ & Peter Van Hoesen among others.

Performing as Dave Twomey what results is an organic, ever-evolving blend of steppy rhythms, tech house, techno and more, as much at ease performed on 100% vinyl as using Ableton, CDJ's or Serato. The present is everything; old, new & potential all wrapped up into one little journey. Fireworks, however you look at it.

Dave is currently back in the UK tending to his roots, focusing on production, but interspersed with regular trips to Japan to continue Mariana & tour. Dave's debut 12-inch release under his TR NCH alias was a collaboration with IORI on TIME TO EXPRESS, described in press as 'mesmerising' with support from the likes of Cio D'Or, Laurent Garnier, & Chris Liebing among others. His alter ego & production alias Tr nch takes a more purist tone,  exploring the underbelly of techno - pulsating, throbbing soundscapes that mirror & draw influence from the deepest place on earth, the Mariana trench in the Pacific Ocean. The Tr nch DJ and live set is deep, ephemeral & liquid techno, and like any Dave Twomey set draws heavily on a love of hypnotic music, a deep love of vinyl & the experience of a varied, 15 year DJ career which has already touched Russia, Argentina, China, Chile, Germany, Paraguay, Brasil and Japan … 

More production collaborations, Mariana tours & events in Japan and Europe, and a Mariana vinyl label are in the works. 

Dave continues to engage his passion despite a diagnosis of stage 4 colorectal cancer in 2010.

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