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Sydney-based, British born DJ, D-Funk has amassed a fair few achievements in his 25-years on the decks. Making his club debut at The Depot in Bristol in 1995, he’s gone on to DJ all over the world, playing notable sets at Space Ibiza and Ministry Of Sound and released on labels including Sunday Best and Bombstrikes. 

Getting his first set of decks at 14, Doug initially fell for the sounds of jungle and techno before a night dancing to house icon Tony De Vit in 1997 turned him towards the slinkier sounds of house music. 

His DJ career began to take off during his time at university in Wolverhampton where he started to pick up gigs at the Canal Club and Mezzanine, playing alongside DJs including Joey Negro, Mr Fingers, Scott Bond and Lisa Lashes, before a move to the South-Coast town of Bournemouth led him to eventually start his own night ‘Break Da House’ in 2004. 

The night took off, attracting big names including The Stanton Warriors and Plump DJs and eventually led to D-Funk’s first release, the ‘Electrotek’ EP after Dub Pistols headlined one night and Barry Ashworth from the band decided to release Doug’s music on his Westway label. The track found its way onto a TV ad in Portugal, as well as becoming a mainstay on Kiss FM’s breakbeat chart and gave Doug the confidence to pursue a career as a producer as well as a DJ, eventually leading to releases on Adapted Records and Ghetto Funk among countless other labels over the next 15 years. 

Moving to Sydney Australia in 2009, Doug started his label Upstart Music, releasing his own productions alongside tracks from the likes of Crackerz & Jam, Niko & Lyall and Rogue Robot and later started the funk label Grits N Gravy alongside friend and funk producer Philly Blunt, with the label winning the ‘Best Label’ award at Perth Dance Music Awards in 2010. 

Since living in Sydney, Doug has held down residencies at The World Bar and The Standard/Middlebar for the best part of a decade, as well as regular slots at Sash, Ivy, Goros, Hugos and many others. He’s played events for high profile companies such as Blackberry, Telstra, Jagermeister,  Sydney Cricket Ground & Saatchi & Saatchi. But there was still demand for him back on the side of the world and he regularly returned to Europe to play at Space Ibiza (including a set at the penultimate night of Carl Cox’s Revolution party) as well as touring in the UK, Europe, Asia and Canada. 

Now 25 years into his career, Doug is about to mark the 10th anniversary of his label Grits ‘N’ Gravy, with a compilation due this year mixed by himself and Philly Blunt, and has been busy producing house, hip hop and nu-disco with his current production partner Mr Doris.

Website: http://www.dfunk.com.au
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dfunkbreaks
Insta: https://www.instagram/dfunkbreaks
Bandcamp: https://d-funk.bandcamp.com/music
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A Music Style is not enough !!!
a Mixture from 
Reggae, Breaks, Mash ups, Ragga,
Afrobeats, Uptempo Irie, Balkanbeats, Latinbeats, Drumm & Bass, Dubstep, Swing….
and other Worldgrooves.

DANCE !!!  That is what it is !!!


VTB - The next level for live Dance Music

A fusion of live drums, percussion, guitar & a scratch DJ all come together with devastating effects.
 
For the last few years VTB have been touring, playing at festivals & clubs in the UK, whilst venturing further afield in the winter months rocking ski resorts in the Alps.

Our scratch DJ has been spinning decks for over 15 years and our percussion guys run their own drum shop…. enough said!

With a mashup of Drum & Bass, Breaks, hip hop & Dubstep, this all comes together to create a unique sound and visual performance that will blow your mind!
We certainly know how to get a venue jumping so break out those dancing shoes & get ready to do some serious dancing!

When Mista Twitch steps behind the decks, “cool” takes a back seat. He understands you’re here to love, sing, dance and connect. The party isn’t about him; it’s about the people. From Bristol in the UK, he crafts genre-blending sets inspired by house, soul, disco, bass, and golden era hip-hop. 

Be Excellent To Each Other!

Mista Twitch has performed at multiple festivals including Burning Man, Shambhala, Wicked Woods Motion Notion and Burn in the Forest.

Twitch has opened for The Funk Hunters, Skiitour, Slynk and K+Lab and has held residencies in surf and ski towns all over the world including Japan, Canada, Australia, France and New Zealand.

A versatile DJ with 20 years in the game, you never know what style of music Twitch is going to drop but you know it will have 3 things...
1.The funk
2 Basslines for days
3.Uplifting vibes to get you smiling and jiggling around like a cat in a tumble dryer.

Also a solid MC/Rapper, Mista Twitch hosted Riddim Fernandez’s set on the prestigious Living Room stage at Shambhala.

When not performing you can find him surfing, skating and snowboarding his way around the planet.

Only a handful of people in the world know the real identity of Pirate Jams; their mums, girlfriends, a couple of mates. That's it. Not even the record label know their true identity.

But that's just what they wanted. They're not in this for the fame or the glory, they're in this for the music. Plain and simple, they want the music to do the talking.

So there you go. If you're in the crowd at some festival or warehouse all-nighter, those men you've never, ever, ever seen before standing next to you could well be Pirate Jams.

Unless you're watching Pirate Jams, of course. They may be a bit of an enigma but they can't be in two places at once. Or can they?

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