Jake Ayres is making big waves within the dance music scene, smashing the South Coast one show at a time with his unique blend of slammin tech & trance, already holding residencies for Audio Surgery, Country Club & Persistent Soundz, and with new productions on the horizon, he is the resident to watch and follow right now. 
Stay tuned here for all the latest news, mixes & more. For more information and bookings please contact: ayresjake92@live.com

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Masterstepz is a true master of adapting with the times. The East London DJ has stayed prominent over the years in the game by exercising his versatility across genres, starting within soundsystem culture and jungle, expanding out to dominate in garage, bassline, funky, Hip Hop & R&B and so much more - becoming one of the most important selectors in each genre he operated in. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Taking his sound worldwide throughout his career, Masterstepz has always stayed true to his roots, with his 1998 track “Melody” defined as a garage classic in the UK. Since then, the man himself has continued his legacy as a dance music legend with sold out club shows across the globe and a slew of popular radio appearances. 
 Today Masterstepz plays an eclectic mix of House and Garage, Hip Hop and R&B UK / Old Skool Garage, Bassline, Funky House … essentially anything that gets the party started; which he consistently does.  His knowledge and infectious passion for music have ensured that he has strived to become the complete entertainment package, whether it's DJ'ing, Presenting or Producing he puts in nothing less than 100% and what you get out is an unforgettable performance.

 His global success has gained him residencies that span different time zones! Regular sets in the dance capital of the world, Ibiza rocking one of the fastest growing parties, Disturbing Ibiza which sees the likes of Tinnie Tempa, Jillionaire and Giggs, pass through the doors.  

Continues to dominate Plays in Marbella, Ibiza, Croatia, Cyprus, New york, Jamaica Miami, Atlanta, Dubai, Jamaica, Ibiza, Marbella, Ayia Napa. Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, Holland and more.  Masterstepz was a long standing and respected member of the Choice FM London team (10 yrs) where he was the ambassador of youth urban music. He previously had his own daily show meeting and interviewing the likes from the world of music and sports. Mariah Carey (who personally presented Stepz with a Triple Platinum Disc for her “Emancipation of Mimi” album), Alicia Keys, Jay Z, 50 Cent, Mary J Blige,  Ne-Yo, Destiny’s Child, Rihanna, TI, Chris Brown, Pharell, Keri Hilson, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Ashley Cole, Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney to name a few!!   Stepz's celebrity associations do not stop at his radio shows – he boasts a coveted personal address book of Premiership Footballers, Models and other celebrities and is naturally the DJ of choice at the various celebrity parties, concerts and other events throughout the year.

Garage Classics has been set up to let you acquire those 'hard to find' classic garage tracks. We will be uploading Classic Garage tracks on a weekly basis, giving away free downloads and mixes each week.

Feel free to contact us if you are after a GARAGE track and cant find it anywhere, we will do our best to track it down and upload for you.

All tracks are ripped from the original vinyl's so you may hear some cracks and pops in some really old tracks, but all have been re-mastered, and we have tried to get them to the best standard possible.

Tracks that were released on labels that are still in function wont be downloadable, and if you are an artist, and we have uploaded your track please contact us should you want it removed and we will do so immediately.

This page is here so we can enjoy (and not forget) some old GARAGE CLASSICS! We do not intend to cause offence or loss of earnings for artists.

We will not be using a 'follow to download' gate, no catch, no gimmick, just classic garage sounds. If you do like what we post, please show appreciation by following, but you will not be forced into it! We want this page to be as organic as possible.

Thanks for visiting

OK, so here’s me ... 
Started  my love of UK Garage from 1997 when flipping burgers at Mac Donald’s.  My pals at the time introduced me to a Sun City tape tape - Booker T and MC Creed and I was hooked from the first track. 

My local night club was just starting to play some garage on Monday night 50p a pint “oi oi” but it t wasn’t quite what I had head on that tape pack the previous year, so I then discovered a Garage Nation flyer Easter Special at the Club Colosseum, Vauxhall. Me and a few pals went, as we were queuing in the long line I heard the bass rumble of Buddy X by the dream team, I ran up the stairs feeling a little out of my comfort zone being in South London but I was there for the music and will never forget the rush of a night full of garage music. 
Fast forward to 1999 and I hadn’t missed a single Garage Nation, going to Colly on other nights - Delight FM launch Party, Inspiration, Exposure and the weekly Liberty. Garage Nation then moved clubs in the year 2000 and it's never been the same since in my opinion!
2001 I started my pirate radio work, Temptation FM in Cambridge with about 3 listeners and swiftly moved on to London's Subjam FM where I held the Thursday 4-6PM drive time show and loved it! Subjam was a platform for people like me who wanted to show  London a different side of UK Garage, not just the commercial side that was now mainstream but keeping it underground. Subjam had some great Djs that went on to have amazing DJ and production careers. 
I had my monthly night 'Intimacy' where I booked all the big Garage acts at the time, EZ, Heartless, Norris Da Boss Windross, Da Click, it was an honour to book the likes of Martin Larner who I had met from the nights at club Colly. One of our best Night's was was myself Djing with Sparks and Kie, a recording that I have uploaded on here. Check it out. And one of my proudest nights was when I teamed up with Garage Nation for a new year special. You couldn't move that night!  Ram Jam to say the least! 
2007 saw the end of Intimacy and my career as a DJ in the club scene and Radio, my first son was on the way and I wanted to be there for and with him. I hope one day he follows my footsteps (although not with the music I hear him listening too!) Now I have 2 sons and another one the way, I have picked up the headphones again and am collecting records once more. I will every now and then drop a mix and upload here. I will also be digging out the old tapes, mini discs and Ds to upload. 
Enjoy!

Ian M is the original hard house DJ and still the best.

For eight years in the ‘90s, the Leicester prodigy played a central role in the success of the most important after-hours club in British dance music history, Trade, the most influential club in the annals of hardness.

Having cut his teeth in his hometown for several years towards the end of the 80s, the DJ world’s God of thunder got his first big break when Trade offered him a slot on a tour date in Birmingham.

The rewarding residency that followed at the London club’s homebase in London gave Ian the challenging task of playing after the lord of the dance Tony de Vit, one that he pulled off successfully week after week.

The fruitful relationship with Trade afforded the Godfather of hard house a number of memorable career highlights. These include playing to an audience of 250,000 at the Love Parade in Leeds, teaming up with Danny Tenaglia at Twilo in New York and playing Dance Valley in Amsterdam alongside Carl Cox.

The punisher’s more recent successes at the epicentre of the hard universe are as notable and widespread, as his much-admired residencies at Sundissential, Insomniacz, Storm, Twist, Sinergy, Fuel and Insekt testify.

Worldwide demand for his dynamic DJ sets has taken Ian everywhere from Ireland, France, Hong Kong, Canada, Ibiza, South Africa, New York, Washington D.C, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

As a creator of top quality tunes with high production values, Ian has never been described as prolific, but when he does deliver a new tune, it tends to be a major event rather than just another record coming out. 

Who can forget the phenomenal global hysteria surrounding his timeless masterpiece ‘Crazy Pills’ when it first appeared?

Prior to that landmark outing, a string of unforgettable classics had cemented his reputation as a most outstanding music maker. 

These include two remixes of Dyewitness for Tidy Trax, his famed ‘Black Is Black’ remake for the same label, the storming singles ‘Annihilation’ and ‘The Dreamer’ along with hard-as-nails treatments for top labels such as React, Tripoli Trax, Elasticman, OVD, Kaktai and Mohawk.

Ian compiled and mixed the biggest-selling volume of all the Trade album series, and has released a host of superb compilation mixes for Tidy Trax, Fevah N.Z and Torture Garden.

2009 saw Ian returning to the studio with Dom Sweeten (of OD404) and Karl Davis (from Ireland) to run up three tracks, of which two were released for Karl’s Pure NRG label and one (DJ Rave) ended up being used for Dom’s mix on Spinball’s “Velvet Hammer” compilation.

2010 has seen Ian going back in the studio but this time, it is with Dave Owens & Valex to co-produce “Demons”, which was exclusively featured on Valex's Toolbox album together with an exclusive "Butcher Boy" Remix. Ian finished the year going back in Dave Owens Turtledog Studio with the huge "Crank" for Tidy.

2011 has started with Ian going in with Mr Owens again for the massive "Where R Da Drums" for newly formed label Twist Trax and the Radio 1 played "Bang Yer Mind" (with Ben Stevens) for Vicious Circle. And finally finishing the year off with a new track called "Dirty GaGa", recorded at Ben Stevens all new & plush studios nr Manchester.

And 2012 is looking as busy, with another visit to Mr Owens Turtledog Studios with Ben Townsend (man about town) in January, where we knocked out "Pop Idol" on Smalltown Records. Other projects are due to follow.

2013 starts with a mix album for Razor Recordings, with the name "The Razorz Edge", which has gone straight to No.1 in the Juno Download Album Chart. Ian will be in the studio again at some point in 2013 with more new artists and will be working on a new Hard House offshoot label & signing new tracks for it sometime in 2013. Watch this space for details!! 

Originally written by Mark Kavanagh. 
Slight Update: Feb 2013

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