To listen to Billy Gillies is to capture true joy, because every song he produces and DJ set he performs radiates pure passion and vibrant spirit.

 

The Northern Irishman’s blend of quirky Eurodance synths, uplifting trance grandeur and hard-hitting bass rhythms goes beyond catchy melodies and expert timing, as breakout hits “Lagoon” and “Youth” tap into the very essence of what makes a night spent on the dancefloor with your best mates such a special experience.

 

That’s why he’s earned more than 145 million views on TikTok, filled a Creamfields tent with thousands of ravers at 1 p.m. on a Sunday, and why he’s managed to get an official remix of Madison Avenue’s 1999 hit “Don’t Call Me Baby” after ripping the iconic vocal off the internet.

 

Crowds chant his name from Taiwan to Texas because Billy Gillies dares to do something different; something unique to himself. Now, Billy Gillies is the next superstar-DJ-in-the-making, poised to take over the world.

 

Billy’s musical obsession started in the 2000s when his older sister started buying Clubland compilation CDs and dating a local DJ. One night, the boyfriend came over and brought his decks, but when the couple left to go dancing, 11-year-old Billy snuck into his sister’s room and started playing with the turntables.

 

“I was like, ‘what is this music? I love this,’” he laughs. “On the Christmas list for that year was a set of decks.”

 

His mom delivered with his first set of Kam belt drives, and Billy’s been mad for mixing ever since. Each Saturday, he’d head out of the house with a five Pound note and spend it on a new record (Tiesto’s Traffic being particularly influential). In turn, he’d spend the next week learning to mix that record in and out of his steadily growing collection.

 

When he was 17, he got his first taste of true Clubland. A year underaged, he caught an hour-long bus from Belfast to Banbridge and talked his way into a club called Coach. Japanese DJ Yoji Biomehanika and the UK’s own Lisa Lashes dropped heavy hard-house records all night, and Billy started dreaming of his own chance to rock a crowd, proper.

 

He knew that if he wanted to be an in-demand DJ, he’d have to come up with some original songs. In 2011, he locked himself in his bedroom with a copy of Ableton Live and didn’t come out until he’d mastered the basic trance sound.

 

He fell in love with music production and started sending his tracks to BBC Radio 1 DJ Judge Jules, who played them on his show every Friday night. For 19-year-old Billy, there was nothing better.

 

After spending much of his 20s as a self-described “party animal,” 28-year-old Billy once again locked himself inside his bedroom and churned out a ton of original tunes. The result? A spot on the lineup of Luminosity 2019 alongside major trance legends Paul Van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Gareth Emery and more. He played a set of all-original material, and when a recording was posted to Soundcloud, it earned more plays than any of the headliners.

 

“I’d brung a fresh sound into the trance scene,” Gillies says. “Everyone was making the same type of thing, where I just look back at my influences growing up and crammed it into the main trance style.”

 

International booking requests flooded in, sending him to Argentina to Australia—and then COVID struck. Many of his peers saw no point releasing music to a locked-down crowd, but Billy saw a chance to experiment.

 

“People need music in hard times, not just for clubs,” he says. “The music I was making around that time was proper emotional melodies, and it was resonating with everyone.”

 

He’d share each tune in a rough clip to Facebook or TikTok, and every post brought shares in the thousands. His fan base wasn’t just growing, it was ballooning, due in part not only to his masterful skills in the studio but also his effervescent personality that spills into each tune.

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Da Boyze is a professional producer and  has been DJ'ing 
since the tender age of 16, 21 years in total. Starting off 
as a aspiring bedroom DJ, influenced by seminal club 
nights like The Orbit, Morley, Love To Be,Leeds,The 
Ark, Leeds Uni,Hard Times, Huddersfeild, Bowlers, 
Manchester and Retro, Tall Tress. He has DJ'ed in 
prestigious clubs such as The Rhythm Rooms, 
Hull,Gatecrasher, Sheffield and Deja Vu,Hull,  alongside
the likes of K Klass and Graeme Park to name a few. 
From here, he hosted nights at It Bar & bar Pm under the
'House proud' moniker building up a strong following and
gaining bookings by Steve Mason of Love To Be,Leeds 
where Da Boyze would DJ alongside Steve Mason, John
Rush, Ben Taylor, Steve Luigi, Jason Herd(Herd & Fitz)
& Howard Donald(Take That), All this plus winning the 
award for best independent record store in 2002 music 
magazines for his Tune Inn store.

From his professional studio, Times Are Hard, Da Boyze
has been putting out quality piano house classics such as
Ibiza anthem 'Da Bizznizz' released on Bad Habit Muzik 
and a string of remixes for the likes of Pianoman, 
Rachel Wallace, DJ Mayor & Nicky Allen which have
featured on labels such as Bad Habit, Rave Stylee & 
Attrakt. These tracks have gained support on stations
such as Nu Rave Radio from Tariq Ziyad & Exit Point,
Steve Altman's 1 love Show, Ibiza,Passion FM, The Bad
Habit Muzik Podcast and from DJs and producers like 
Nicky Allen, Pianoman,Sterling Void, Last Rhythm and
David Morales.His remix of DJ Mayor & Nicky 
Allen-Feel The Power(Rave Stylee) was a True Vibes 
FM(Leeds) tune of the week. 

His influences can be heard in his production, think Todd 
Terry, David Morales, Masters At Work, K Klass and 
other producers of the classic 90's house music sound. 
Soulful grooves with big piano leads and tight percussion, 
the sound of the terraces on a warm sunset in the 
Balaeric Islands. Deep but dancefloor driven, uplifting 
and funky. Many of the most reputable names in the 
scene are supporting his quality productions.

You can hear clips of his productions on his soundcloud 
page: http://soundcloud.com/daboyze

For bookings you can contact Da Boyze via: 07594 
339659 or by sending an email to: 

daboyze76@hotmail.com

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