Animal
Animal's skills and talents as a DJ/Producer immediately began to shine through with his emergence as a serious presence on the Dance Music scene over 10 years ago. His calling card is his ability to blend genres seamlessly and take dance floors by storm and provide his listeners with an evening that will not soon be forgotten.
Animal has racked up tens of thousands of performances and appearances and has held residencies at some of the hottest venues. Playboy Events, The Winter Music Conference, Tongue & Groove, Eleven50, The Office, Cosmpolitan, Fluid, The Lions Den, Aura, Oxygen, and The Living Room have all been rocked by Animals' beats. He has performed along side such renowned artists as: Charles Feelgood, Icey, BabyAnne, DJ Dan, Huda Hudia, Faust and Shortee, and Doc Martin to name a few.
Animal has been involved with music since the age of 6 years old and is proficient on several instruments (vocals, piano, drums and percussion). Having originally majored in music education, his main focus has been on DJ'ing and working tirelessly on his music productions and attaining his Audio Engineering Diploma from The School of Audio Engineering and Institute of Technology in NYC. While enrollled, he had the opportunity to learn mixing, recording, and production techniques from some incredible audio engineers, including, Danny Wyatt (Curtis Mayfield, Mos Def, Norah Jones) John Sickett (Dave Matthews Band, Phish) and Mike White (Whitney Houston, James Taylor).
Bam Bam Buddha
Starting to learn to the drums at age 3 (self taught himself the Indian Drums – Tabla), Bam Bam Buddha has progressed into one of the top nightclub percussionists in the nation.
Bam Bams "Drums In The Club" show has been rocking nightclubs in Chicago and the U.S. for over 9 years. He brings a unique element with his sound, style and energy to the club. His percussion skills and performances are breath-taking and nirvana inducing.
Some of the renown DJs Bam Bam has performed with include: Fedde Le Grande, Donald Glaude, DJ Dan, Scotty Boy, JJ Flores, Steve Smooth, Scooter and Lavelle, Alex Peace, Louis Dee, Tony Arzadon, DJ Mikey Swift, Dino G, Lego, Mark Farina, BT and Gene Farris.
Bam Bam has held residencies at many of Chicago's top nightclubs. This is one experience you do not want to miss as you will be begging for more with his amazing Drum/DJ Show!
Trent Cantrelle
When, New Orleans-born, L.A.-based producer, Trent Cantrelle's smash rock hybrid hit "Runaway" got essential new tune and scored as one of the top tunes at WMC 2005 he was clocked by Pete Tong as "One of the hottest dance talents from the US".
For those who had seen him spin or heard his tracks, this was old news. Since then he has more than lived up to the billing, constantly one-upping himself. He plays some of the biggest clubs such as Space Terrace Miami, Beta Denver, Ruby Sky San Fran, Pacha and Crobar Nyc, Mansion Miami and New York, and his residency Avalon in Los Angeles from 2005-2009. Not to mention touring alongside Pete Tong, Sandra Collins and Sander Kleinenberg.
Sydney Blu
Since we last saw Sydney Blu on Groove Cruise Miami 2010 she has traveled the world, performing in Africa, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico in addition to her nation-wide tour of the states!
She has obtained a residency at Mansion (Miami) and is a regular at Pacha NYC. One of the leading female DJ's/Producers on the planet, she's super stoked to be on board with you all again in a couple of months!
After the considerable successes of her productions on Mau5trap Recordings (Give it Up For Me, being one of Beatport's highest selling songs, making Sydney the only female electronic producer to have a top 10 hit.
Oscar P
With his blend of Deep House fueled, Ibiza flavored tracks he has rocked crowds for famed brands like Sundae (Philadelphia), Bargrooves (London), Cafe Mambo (Ibiza), Water Taxi Beach (New York), Soulgasm (New York), Ibiza Underground (London) and in venues such as Club Velvet (Frankfurt, Germany), Prozak (Poland), White House (London), KM8 (Singapore), Water Club (Puerto Rico), Club UN (Montreal), and Sho-Cho (Dubai).
Producing records for 25 years he has produced and remixed projects for Beyonce, Marvin Gaye, Cabin Fever, John Legend, Physics, Maurice Joshua, Sabrina Johnston, George Krantz, and The Peech Boys.
He has releases on Stealth Records, Still Cookin, Skilled Records, EMI , Manifesto, Seamless, Ultra Records, Rise, Sony-BMG, Virgin, Strictly Rytyhm, West End, Clubstar, Junior Boys Own, and FFRR.
Recent albums include: "New York 2 Ibiza", a double CD mixed by Davidson Ospina and Oscar P. "Time Machine", his critically aclaimed album, and single and "Remixed & Reconstructed", which hit #1 on Traxsource's Top 50 Albums February 2010.
Oscar G
An award-winning songwriter, producer, and DJ, Oscar is one of dance music's brightest and most enduring stars. As part of seminal production teams Liberty City, Murk, and Funky Green Dogs, he boasts hits – Billboard chart-toppers as well as underground smashes – in every decade, every trend, and every market. "Some Lovin'," "Fired Up," and "Dark Beat" are more than just tracks: They are moments, shared by clubbers worldwide.
Oscar still creates at Space Miami, his hometown superclub, where he's been a resident DJ for a staggering eight years – coming full circle after a globetrotting career. Oscar and longtime friend and production partner Ralph Falcon grew up in a Miami enlivened by the fresh spirit of hip-hop. "Break dancing, graffiti and the music that went along with it: That's really what got me into DJ-ing in the first place," he says. By the age of 12, he was already spinning at school dances. Oscar and Ralph started working together at the end of high school, blending the sounds of their youth with the beginnings of house.
MindControl
"To control mind, body and soul through music" is what DJ/producers Peter Bailey and Richie Santana set out to do every time they perform, whether it's solo, or together as seamlessly as if they were one.
Named after their peak-hour Stereo Productions smash of the same name, the duo's Mind Control residency started in late 2006 at world-famous nightclub Pacha New York. The party takes a bit of a unique approach in the club world, letting the two DJs tag-team track-for-track as their set progresses.
"It allows us to really work off each other, and work off the crowd as well," says Bailey. "Sometimes Richie will play a song, and it will remind me or inspire me to throw up a track that I didn't even expect to play. It has a nice spontaneity to it, and the crowd really seems to appreciate that."
Funkagenda
Funkagenda's stamp on dance music can be felt on across Europe, North, Central and S. America, Middle East, Australia, Russia and Japan. But now, Funkagenda's infectious beats will be bumping in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean on The Groove Cruise.
Funkagenda won both the Ibiza DJ 'Best Ibiza Track 2008' and the Beatport 'Best Tech House Track 2008' award for his Man With The Red Face collaboration with Mark Knight.
He was also earned the Ibiza DJ 'Best Newcomer 2008' and DJ Mag best break-through artist 2009 awards for his solo achievements.
Doc Brown
One of Miami's newest rising stars, Doc Brown is no stranger to electronic music. Having experimented with programming and sequencing dance tracks as early as the mid-90s, it wasn't until moving to Miami and getting his hands on his first set of 1200s that he started to link his passion for rocking parties with his natural ability to create and program electronic music both in the studio and live in the club.
In the past year, his productions have been spun by countless worldwide DJs, including Tiesto, Matisse & Sadko, Ben Lb and Alex Gaudino, among others, and his take on creating an anthem for the world-renowned Club Space was selected as a top-10 finalist in their Take Me To Space production contest. Also chosen as the winner of the Groove Cruise's Who's Spinning on Deck 10? DJ mix competition, Doc will be lining up alongside some of the biggest names in the business early this year, including grammy-nomintated artist Dirty South.
Dirty South
Born in Belgrade, Serbia and relocating to Melbourne, Australia when he was 13. This is when his musical journey began mixing with tape decks. The first official production was released in 2004 and Dirty South was born! In 2005 and 2006, Dirty South was nominated for the renowned Australian Music Industry's top accolade, the ARIA awards and in 2007 he took home the "Best Producer" trophy at the inthemix top 50 awards. He did that again the following year and added best local DJ to his awards list. In 2008, Dirty South was voted No.74 in the DJ MAG Top 100 competition.
Dirty South has joined forces with some of best producers in the world and created anthems such as "Open Your Heart" with Axwell and "How Soon Is Now" with David Guetta and Sebastian Ingrosso.
Darude
Multi-platinum award winning producer and international artist Darude, has to date sold over 5 million records worldwide and is recognised by many as one of the most influential artists to emerge from the dance scene in the past decade.
Hailing from a small village called Hinnerjoki in Finland the patriotic Finn now resides with his family in his second home Atlanta (America), a move that compliments his ever growing popularity in the US. A seasoned professional in his own right, through travelling the globe he has been fortunate to experience many cultures and see some of the worlds most beautiful and awe-inspiring destinations; believing this education of life has been a catalyst for much of his recent music.
Although famed for the global smash 'Sandstorm', which became the world's best selling 12″ vinyl of 2000, Ville Virtanen aka Darude has had a long and successful career as both a live performer and club DJ, banking an average of 140, 000 air miles per year. Alongside 10 years working as a producer and engineer with nothing but achievement to look back on.
Having released numerous chart topping hits, three artist albums and through his remix work he has brought singles such as ATB feat. York – 'The Fields of Love and The Thrillseekers – 'Synaesthesia to a mainstream audience, gaining him undiminished support from industry leaders such as Radio 1′s Pete Tong, Judge Jules, Ferry Corsten and Paul Oakenfold.
Boris
Fresh off an amazing summer closing parties at Wet Republic in Las Vegas, Main stage at Electric Zoo festival, SPACE Miami closing party, and closing out the Hamptons @ Tavern strong.
Boris has been on a non-stop tear this year that has included one of his most popular tracks "THE DRUMS" released along with countless others, a record breaking Double CD on Nervous Records called "BELIEVE IN THE MUSIC".
With all that madness and his hectic schedule, we're very fortunate to have a superstar like Boris back on Deck in the middle of the ocean.
Boris started moonlighting as a DJ while taking classes at the Institute Of Audio Research in New York. With a metronomic mixing ability and a penchant for expansive, groove-based power-house music, Boris quickly found work both in DJ and production booths, playing at clubs like Exit, and Roxy, and remixing artists like Janet Jackson, Jewel and Gloria Estefan.
Boris has since been rewarded with ClubWorld Award "Best Resident DJ" nominations (one while at Crobar, and one while at Pacha), a DJ Times cover story, a top 5 finish in the national America’s Best DJ fan poll, and residency at super club Space in Miami. Adding to the already accomplished residencies he holds at Rise in Boston, Therapy in Rhode Island.
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