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Name:
Danny Clark
Genre: Soulful US House
Age: 27
Location: Essex, UK
Inspiration: Danny Rampling,
Joey Negro, Roger Sanchez and Paul Trouble Anderson |
Email:
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Website: TBA |
Current
Residencies: Epitomy (Clacton), Flava (Clacton)
and Rave (Bury St Edmunds)
Future Dates: 29th apr
- Flava @ Rocking Horse, Clacton, 30th apr - Flava
@ Rocking Horse, Clacton,
1st may - Essence @ Distinction, Ipswich, 2nd may-
Epitomy @ Lighthouse, Clacton, 2nd may- EFEX 105.6
FM, 2-4pm, Essex/Kent, 5th may - Rave @ LF1, Bury
St Edmunds,
Passed Gigs: Highlights
so far include Miss Moneypennies Tour, Clockwork
Orange Tour, Pams House, Oscars and Lakotta playing
alongside the likes of Danny Rampling, Brandon Block,
Andy Manston, Terry Francis, Norman Jay and Moose-T.
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Bio: Danny's
interest in the dance music scence developed in
the late eighties when the whole "Acid"
evolution broke through. For the next few years
Danny spent many hours waiting patiently in service
stations around the M25 for the convoy to pass by
and lead him to some desserted warehouse or muddy
field. Danny was totally taken in by the atmosphere
and spirit of those early years, espically by Dj's
who created so much unity, passion and sweat!!.
With this inspiration, Danny purchased his first
set of 1210's at the tender age of 15 and has never
looked back since. He started off playing to friends
at house parties, and as his skills and confidence
grew, so did his desires and ambitions for bigger
and better things.
Danny was a regular clubber at the legendary Oscars
on Clacton Pier (once voted the 3rd best club in
the country by Radio 1) where he met the resident
DJ Force (Pretty Green Eyes). This is where Danny
got his first big break, playing warm up sets for
the likes of Slipmatt, Grooverider, DJ Seduction,
Fabio and Micky Finn. The success of those early
sets led to an influx of other regular bookings
around East Anglia, at clubs such as Tiffany's,
Club Art, Ikon, Tu-Tu's and Hollywoods. Danny's
tastes in music gradually began to change in the
early to mid nineties, as the hardcore scene became
to dark, twisted and fast. Danny was revelling in
the delightful soulful sounds of the US House scene.
Danny was a keen listener of Kiss 100 FM, espically
the shows of Danny Rampling and Paul Trouble Anderson,
and with the inspiration they gave, Danny had finally
found his sound and his audience.
Danny moved to Bristol and continued DJ-ing and
soon found himself to be a regular on the local
club and bar circuit. He then decided to start to
promote his own nights in a disused function room
above a pub in the city centre. Danny realised he
was taking a financial risk by promoting a soulful
house night in an area that was predominately into
a more urban sound. However, due to Danny's persistance,
enthusiasm and determination the risk turned out
to be a massive success, and within a matter of
a few months, people were being turned away due
to capacity crowds. The success of these nights
was soon the talk of the town, which in turn led
Danny to further DJ-ing work at clubs like Lakotta,
Oddyssey, Porthouse, The Thekla and Cafe Blue.
After a couple of years Danny returned to Essex
and continued where he had led off, receiving offers
for his services from a number of promoters, including
work on 3 seperate radio stations - Switch FM, Renegade
FM and Feelings FM. Danny's streamless, soulful
mixes have been used on a number of occassions by
Ministry radio and received superb feedback from
leading industry magazines. Danny's love of music
led him to opening up his own record shop and online
sales service (currently under reconstruction) in
Ipswich which is currently going fom strength to
strength.
With his vast knowledge of music and all his experience
as a professional DJ, Danny has begun to produce
his own material (first release out in summer of
2004) and is seriously considering starting up his
own record label. The style of music being created
out of Danny's studio is very in-keeping with what
you would expect to hear on the likes of Soulfuric,
Swing City, Defected and Refunkt. Danny's aims for
the future is to obtain more work in and around
the capital to heighten his profile and to receieve
more media attention both as a DJ and producer.
His efforts have allready rewarded him with confirmed
bookings in the summer in Tenerife and Ibiza and
his first apperance at the infamous Turnmills.
Danny is currently looking to start promoting his
own events again, but within the South East, so
with that, his production work, his radio work,
his web site, his 3 weekly residencies and the constant
demand by promoters for his talents, it looks as
if Danny is quite a busy boy. |
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