DJ Ari comes from the vibrant French Riviera, a place as lively and colorful as his music. From a young age, Ari was enchanted by the rhythms that define house music and its subgenres. He honed his skills playing at various local venues, quickly becoming a beloved figure on the regional DJ circuit.
After facing significant health challenges, DJ Ari made a triumphant return, not to the clubs, but to the airwaves, where his passion for music continues to flourish. Now a resident DJ at several FM and web radio stations, Ari specializes in a dynamic range of styles from classic house to progressive electro. His adaptability to audience demands makes his settings uniquely personal, deeply believing that music is a universal treasure that transcends borders.
DJ Ari now channels his infectious energy into music production, eager to create beats that uplift and energize. With each track, he aims to deliver not just music, but joy, to his listeners. In the words of DJ Ari, “As long as there is a breath of life on this earth, music will be our eternal companion. May music be our bond. "

Used to DJ, but now i'm all grown up 🤪

Back focusing on vinyl only mixes again, so expect lots of trance and hard house from 97-2004 mostly.

If you enjoy the mixes, then do me a solid and share 👊🏻

Bookings: bookings@bakhofc.com

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/bakh.ofc 🎧

South coast UK based dj Mat Lock has been establishing an extensive career in the London, UK and worldwide trance scene since 2005. Starting his playing career on the legendary web radio station Trance Airwaves in 2003. Mat Lock first made his club dj debut when he entered the Heat UK DJ Competition and beat off the competition to take 1st place and the prize to play at their Heat UK South West Four Launch Party. A successful debut set then followed with several more dj bookings from other big promotions in the UK. 20 years on Mat Lock has regularly played alongside some of the biggest rising and established stars in the UK & global trance scene at some of the best venues the world has to offer.

Mat Lock had continued to play regular radio shows on web radio over the past 20 years at ETN.FM and then on Danceradio.gr and now on Twitch. His commitment to allowing new djs to showcase their music talents on his radio show has always been important to Mat Lock and nearly all of his guest djs and producers have gone on to make their mark in the scene.

2007 also saw Mat Lock enter the world of production, working in the studio with Luke Warner who has also been a dj and producer in the UK trance and hard dance scene.

Their first production, Deep Psychosis, was signed to DJSA Records and was released on 10th December 2007. The track has seen a remix produced by several artists including the famous Daniel Kandi as part of the release. The track had been championed by the World’s number 1 dj Armin van Buuren on his A State Of Trance radio show and won the Tune Of The Week and Future Favourite in successive weeks. The track remix has now featured on Armin's ASOT Yearmix 2008 double CD Compilation and also Armin Only - Armin's DVD video of his Armin Only night from Holland in 2008.

Their second production, Catching Dreams – Timeless (CC Anthem 2007) (Luke Warner & Mat Lock Remix) was a track that was entered into a competition that was held on the website CrystalClouds.com. The remix came joint first in the competition and was signed up by the label Crystal Clouds Recordings and was released on 8th December 2007.

With these successes Mat Lock has achieved in his career there is always a massive drive and desire to succeed further and take his name, dj’ing and productions to a worldwide audience and in 2009, after taking time out from the UK and travelling the globe, Mat Lock has unleashed his uplifting trance sound to clubs in countries as far as Australia and New Zealand.

From 2012 to 2021 Mat Lock took a break from the scene to raise a family but since 2022 he has been back DJ'ing with a blockbuster booking at Frantic 25th Birthday Party held at Ministry of Sound, London. Also he has been supporting smaller parties such as Switch held in Worthing, UK. He continued to diversify with his musical choices and has been known to spin house, techno, and even trancecore as well as his forte Trance.

Speed is a US Florida native who grew up NYC tri-state area and took on a liking to Trance at an early age of his youthful years. He got his first pair of decks at 16 and would travel to Satellite records shop in Manhattan to get releases he heard on his pc. As time went on he grew a passion for his art in turntable beat matching and was inspired by the likes of the well-known big artists in the genre of Progressive, Trance, & Breaks. Later on, SpeedRising met up with Richard Sander the label boss of Saturn3 Records where Richard signed Speed's first track, Rouge City.

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