INSTEAD OF A TRACK LIST MY IN DEAPTH DJ DISCRIPTION WILL TRAVEL INTO THE PAST, TELLING THE STORY BEHIND THE MUSIC & MY MOTIVATION FOR GIVING BIRTH TO IT, WITH OPINIONS BASED ON WHAT I THINK TRAVELING FORWARD, MY EXPERIMENT TO TRY & CREATE THOUGHTS OR DISCUSSION - IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE, PUSHING A PROCESS, DJ TO DJ OR CLUBBER TO CLUBBER, I WANT TO GIVE MORE THAN A MIX I RECORDED 5 YEARS AGO, LIKE ALL MY STUDIO MIXES - EACH HAS A STORY, UNIQUE TO THEIR SELF.........

FIRST OFF, THIS FOR ME ANYWAY, IS TRULY CLASSIC HARD HOUSE NRG FROM BACK IN THE DAY - ALL TUNES THAT I MISSED FIRST TIME ROUND, IN THE VERY LATE 1990s EARLY 2000s!!

GOING BACK YEARS LATER WITH A WANT LIST OF BIG TUNES THAT GAVE ME AN UNDERSTANDING OF HARD HOUSE ALMOST FULL CIRCLE, IT WAS A REAL EDUCATION TO GET AN ARCHIVE OF EARLY ACID SYNTHS, HOOVERS & PURE STRIPPED BACK BUT SOLID UNDERGROUND HARD HOUSE SLAMMERS, NOT ALL OBVIOUS OR INDEED OFTEN DROPPED BUT STILL HAVING A NOSTALGIC EDGE WITH TRACKS KNOWN TO MOST WHO KNOW THEIR HISTORY OF NRG.

FIRST BEGAN TO MIX IN 1998 AT AGE 15, I CERTAINLY HAD NO HOPE OF GETTING INTO A NIGHT CLUB WITHOUT ID BEFORE I WAS 18 SO HAD TO SIT IT OUT BED ROOM DJING MY HEART OUT - CLUB MIXING REALLY WAS LIKE A DREAM. 

I HAD BUILT A PASSIONATE LOVE FOR TRANCE, WITH NO CLUE WHAT THE UNDERGROUND PARTY VIBE STOOD FOR, I WAS WELL AWARE OF FOR YEARS & YEARS BUT LOOKING FROM OUTSIDE, DESPERATE TO BE A PART, DID NOT FIT IN WITH POPULAR CULTURE AT SCHOOL, BRIT POP ERA WAS THE BIG THING BUT FOR ME IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE HARDCORE - BASS GENERATOR FROM 11 YEARS OLD, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A TUNE HEAD & PROUD OF IT!!! 

TRANCE TUNES CAME ALONG AT A TIME WHEN MY HARDCORE FLAME BURNED OUT, JUST BEFORE I STARTED DJING FOR VARIOUS REASONS BUT I STILL WOULD BUY HARDER VINYLS NOT REALISING THE DIFFERENT SCENES THAT TRANCE & OTHERS HAD FROM EACH OTHER, 2001 I TURNED 18 SO THAT WAS BIG FOR ME - MY CLUBBING ADVENTURES HAD KICKED OFF, WITH MY OLDER FREINDS RUNNING A NIGHT ALREADY, THAT WAS WHERE MY BOUNCE BEGAN. FRESHED FACED & CLUELESS, THEY REALLY LAID A FOUNDATION WARMING UP WITH HOUSE, PROGRESSIVE, TRANCE THEN ENDING WITH PICOTTO STYLE COMMERCIAL ANTHEMS - LEARNED LOADS, REALLY INSPIRED ME & IT WAS GREAT FUN!!

I WENT TO A CLUB CALLED DRUM IN ABEREDEEN WHICH WAS FAMOUS UP HERE FOR BEING A SPIRITUAL HOME FOR THIS HARD AS NAILS, BANGING JOURNEY THAT I WAS REALLY UNAWARE WOULD CHANGE MY LIFE FOREVER, IT JUST FELT RIGHT & STOOD OUT BIG TIME!!!! 

THE UNDERGROUND SCENE I WOULD BECOME ONE WITH WAS GOING THROUGH CHANGE WHEN I ARRIVED, HARD TRANCE BURST INTO MY LIFE - FRANTIC, Y2K, SUNDISSENTIAL, IMPACT, BXR, HONEY POT, FLASH POINT RECORDS BLEW MY MIND, IT WAS PERFECT WITH A HARD EDGE & TRANCE EDGE TOGETHER IN HARMONIOUS WONDER, THEN TIDY 2 & GOODGRIEF TO NAME A FEW BIG PLAYERS, KNID OF PUT THE HARDHOUSE NRG/HEAVIER STYLE O THE BACK BURNER FOR A WHILE, THERE FOR I MISSED OUT ON THIS OLD SKOOL NRG TUNES UNTIL I STARTED DIGGING THE HOOVER SOUNDS & BECAME AN NRG FULL ON FAN!!! 

THE IMPACT HARD HOUSE & IT'S SUBGENRE BRANCHES HAD ON ME WAS SO IMPORTANT, ALTHOUGH I STILL LOVE TRANCE, TECHNO, EVEN FREEFORM & LOADS OF GENRES BETWEEN, THE VALUE OF BEING PART OF A COLLECTIVE GROUP AT THAT TIME IS SOMETHING I AM THANKFULL FOR & IT LAID A REALLY SOLID FOUNDATION, GAVE ME TRUE UNDERSTANDING OF THE FUNDAMENTALS & ALLOWED ME TO PUT MY OWN SPIN ON IT WITH REAL CONVICTION THAT HAS MADE ME NOT JUST THE DJ BUT AS A PERSON ALSO.

JUST WANT TO ADD THIS TO MY STORY, I STRONGLY BELIEVE IN KEEPING THE VIBE ALIVE & HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHAMPION FOR FUTURE PROGRESS - 

I HAVE JUST WROTE A PURE FROM THE HEART STORY HERE, WHICH IS THERAPY TO GET IT OUT OF MY HEAD, I WOULD LOVE IT IF SOMEONE READ THIS & GAVE ME YOUR THOUGHTS ON MY DJ TALE,

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Introduction
my passion in life is music as it nourishes my soul. I have been on the dance scene since 1989 and it is in my blood. I have an open heart and mind to various genres which allows more freedom to explore and experience new concepts and appreciate individual styles and abilities of those taking centre stage. I love to dance as it  takes me on various musical journeys, feeling the music to me is audio therapy and has opened so many channels on so many levels to my own personal healing and ongoing development as an individual. music to me is a universal language, it lives through me and reminds me that all is okay in my world, especially through tough times. It Brings a feeling of connection, an outlet for expression of the self  :)  I am a people person and do various alternative therapies. my job as a mental health nurse has been a very interesting journey and feel is my calling, it has taught me so much over the years and has played a huge part in my ongoing growth and strength of character. I recently begun the task of playing on a practical level to further enhance my experience. I love nothing more than losing myself in music. Buying new tunes and spending long hours in doing so, is a passion that will always play a huge part in my life.  
 


Tekata is a Scottish Producer. He began Djing in 2007 which led him to start producing in 2011. He Produces a variety in styles but mainly UK Hardcore & Powerstomp. Keep your eyes peeled for new tracks in 2015  

https://twitter.com/Tekata_Music

At 15 years old his DJ journey had began although his love for dance music was born years before, at the age of 11 he found Hardcore & never looked back. His passion for dance music grew & before  long he saved up himself for a set of Numark decks & a cheap mixer, going on to teach himself how to play & dedicated his time & money to his art, it was clear by age 18 it was a matter of time before a night club came calling.

Trance music was the biggest influence & is still such an important part of his sound - the foundations were laid!! 

After playing a few gigs at a local club in a town outside Aberdeen, The Craigmile hotel was the first venue he played at. At age 21, DJ EGG had now found Hard house & quickly became part of the scene. Meeting influential people who would go on to give him a residency, 

He became a regular at Taste night club then went on to run nights every weekend. Taste was a real learning curve & a baptism of fire. 

Setting out to bring cutting edge music & DJs to Aberdeen has been his mission & still is - he introduced Technikal, Barry Diston, Paul Glazby, Ilogik - & many others. With a mind set that is all about the music, he continues to seek out the sound that will change & evolve Aberdeen's clubbing mantra - not always easy but it is a worthy cause.
 
vinyl collector amassing an arsenal of tunes - old skool to nu skool in each style from trance, techno, hard house, freeform, hard core & loads of sub-genres to bridge those gaps. !!!!!! 

Sticking to a mantra - proudly recording over 60 different mixes with different tracks making sure each is unique to itself  TUNES ARE A DJ'S LIFE BLOOD!!!!

With many tough, heartbreaking & difficult times along side amazing dream come true happy moments, his DJ path has been testing & really defined him as a person in so many ways, a fresh outlook was required to inject new life into those creative attributes, after a year or so away from it, he is ready rock!!!

The dawn of a new era with more cool grooves, nicely formed beats, melodic breakdowns, chunky vibes, cutting edge bass lines, uplifting energy, slamming power mixes, cuts, fx, spin backs & digging into more styles, tring new things but with a different outlook & healthier state of mind, his musical journey is now going down a different path.





Pretty much been raving, mixing and partying to Hard House & NRG, for approximately the last 18yrs, I absolutely eat sleep and breathe it, I just love anything quality, my profile has a very large extensive list of literally thousands of top notch quality mixes from a variety of different DJ's, mainly Hard House & NRG, but also some other gems in different genre's, I also have a mixcloud profile so please feel free to check it out! Hard House Assassin the NRG Foot Soldier!

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