My first time playing at this perfectly formed boutique festival in Bulgaria was an unforgettable experience. Deep in the heart of the Rhodopes mountains surrounded by ancient forests and lush meadows blooming with spring flowers I played on Saturday night in a colourful moroccan tent once owned by Naomi Campbell (!) on a DJ booth we built out of scrap wood… and what a jam it was!! By midnight the tent was packed with the most colourful and sparkly happy dancing souls and what was supposed to be a 2 hour set was just too good to end and I end up playing 6+ hours until we literally ran out of diesel for the generator… 
Warming up with some soulful disco edits to soundtrack the gorgeous misty sunset and get the dancefloor grooving we then took a meander through some classic vocal house anthems before firing off some bass heavy bouncy garage bangers at which point the entire dancefloor literally exploded into squidgy fireworks of joy (or at least that’s what I remember).. Now that we were in full flow it was time to unleash some uplifting progressive techno and go full power into twisted bass and soaring synths, touching into some nudisco and deep house before touching down into my favourite genre, Island Bass..  
I’m sure I will be back at this amazing event next year.. but until then, enjoy this set which I think is one the best I’ve ever played.. and if this doesn’t get you dancing by the end then you need to check your pulse because you may be clinically dead!!!

Meadows In The Mountains

An artist with a difference, Stevie Keys is an accomplished DJ who draws on his classical background to perform live piano over his sets, as well as a renowned producer with a history of releasing house music going back 20 years. You might not realise it but if you’ve been on a dancefloor in recent years you’re likely to be familiar with Stevie’s production as his original tracks have been released on some of the hottest labels around, licensed to over 100 compilations worldwide and supported by the world’s biggest DJ’s, such as Carl Cox, Pete Tong and Armin Van Buuren.

Born in Australia and always obsessed with music, Stevie Keys first trained as a classical pianist, before moving on to study sound engineering and completing a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. By the age of 18 he had a record deal as a solo artist and had performed all over Australia, supporting artists such as Bjork and The Prodigy on their tours of the Southern Hemisphere.

Moving to London at the age of 19 he went on to record under various artist names including Antartica (for seminal UK dance label React), Altitude (Bonzai Records/ Sony), Sound of Soho (with Eye Industries/ Universal) and Tremor (for the influential Progressive House imprint Platipus).

Some career highlights include cowriting songs with legendary artists such as Nile Rodgers & Bernard Summers, remixing for the likes of Sia, R Kelly and James Holden, hosting a weekly radio show on DI.FM (one of the pioneering internet stations for electronic music) compiling and mixing compilation albums such as The Art of Chill (Sony) and producing several underground club hits that broke into the UK singles chart and were subsequently licensed to major labels such as Sony and Universal.

Now resident in Koh Phangan, Thailand which is famous for the Full Moon Party but is also becoming a popular destination on the international DJ circuit. In 2015 he created the now legendary Why Nam day party, before moving on to found Bambu Huts, which is fast becoming one of the most popular music venues in Thailand. 

Finally settled in this tropical island paradise after years of travelling the world, Stevie Keys is the resident DJ/ musical director of Bambu Huts, where he created The Sunday Session in 2023. This weekly event quickly established itself as the premier party on the island and is famous for having a distinct & sophisticated sound focused on afro, organic & deep house. Here Stevie plays extended sets with live musicians every week alongside illustrious guests such as Chus & La Santa (Redolent/ Stereo Productions), Djuma Soundsystem (Iziki Global), Igor Marijuan (Akasha Ibiza), DJ Ino (Cafe de Anatolia), Rezident (Anjunadeep) and many others.

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