TAYLORMADE
Although considered to be one of the best up and coming DJ duos in the UK, Taylormade (Peter Dunn & Mark Kenton) have actually been playing nationwide for the past 10 years. Their reputation is continuing to grow from strength to strength – they have amazing technical ability combined with an acute ear for music, and the end result is a duo that will rival any DJ in their class.
Urban Deep
With a 2nd album on the way, and much planned for 2011 we thought it’d be a great time to give our FLY53 fans an update on our Funk/House favourites Urban Deep!
We’re always up for something a bit different here at FLY53 – and Urban Deep certainly bring that to the table. The production duo of DJ & producer Gavin Cheung aka ‘Nookie’ and vocalist / Saxophonist Ryan Daniels bring you an pioneering live edge to house music which is rarely seen on the club circuit. The live saxophone and vocals bring a refreshing depth to a genre which can often become repetitive if not produced well.
Urban Deep are currently working on two projects for 2011, including their follow up album to 2008′s ‘Soul Controlling’ as well as a remix album of their debut LP. As if this weren’t enough excitement for the near future, plans to bring a 6-man strong live act to the stage promise to break new boundaries in the house/funk genre. Here at FLY53 we can’t wait for the new year to come around so we can get out to a live venue to see this exciting two-some go from strength to strength.
Check them out HERE
They have been together for less than two years, but the twisted fusion of electro, breakbeat, house and sleazy synth-rock that Devil’s Gun produce in their underground East London lair, has already helped them secure a fierce reputation on the UK’s live circuit, as well as at national press and radio… And all this before releasing an album. Now, after a year of solid gigging and all-night studio sessions, the band is about to let fly with their debut album, backed up by tours and festival slots throughout 2009 and beyond that will see their music heard by a far larger audience. You have been warned.
The band’s life began after vocalist Jagga had been working with production cohorts Olly and Jay on separate projects, but the trio soon realised that their influences and styles would be put to better use working towards a common cause. After the introduction of drummer and Manumission resident percussionist Don Bastardo, and guitarist Adam Hyde, the set-up was complete and the tracks soon began to pile up on the hard drive. Not content with the confinements of dark studios and sweaty rehearsal rooms, they soon took their show on the road and the response they received couldn’t have been better. By the end of the summer they’d played all over the UK, their live following growing with each gig. To add to this, their demos were soon being played on national radio and the music press was comparing them to the likes of Prodigy and Basement Jaxx. Not a bad year for a band without a record deal.
In 2007 the band set up their own independent label, ‘Eat Electric Records, and their first release, ‘Raising The Beast’, sold out in weeks. Their second sinlge, ‘Gold Dust’, received support on Radio 1, Xfm, Kiss 100, Capital FM and Galaxy, and live sessions on Xfm and Kiss soon followed, all eventually culminating in a full album deal with Bodog Music, home to hip-hop legends DMX and Wu-Tang Clan amongst others. To support their following releases, the band have been touring the UK and Europe, playing at most major festivals, including Glastonbury, Isle Of Wight, V, Get Loaded In The Park and The Electric Gardens Festival, where they were hailed in the press as ‘arguably the best act of the weekend’ by the organisers. With an album due out soon, 2009 could well be the year of the Devil’s Gun…
