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BPM features an eclectic line-up of DJ sets and performances from big names and new talent. Every style of music is covered, with the emphasis on fresh ideas and innovative performance techniques. BPM also incorporates an interesting and engaging programme of educational seminars and panels from a variety of industry professionals. The following DJs, artistes and industry professionals will be involved in BPM 2009:
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Jaguar Skills
With the likes of Mark Ronson, Lupe Fiasco, Trevor Nelson and Chris Moyles unable to get enough of the original ninja - Mr Jaguar Skills - the rise (and rise) of this ground-breaking artist has been well documented. Honing his craft and love of music for the last 15 years Jag has remained true to his school and kept a slightly mysterious edge to his character; with details such as his real name, age and home town left largely unconfirmed... |
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Kutski
Kutski is Hard Dance & Hardcore’s newest superstar & people’s favourite - a DJ on the rise. 2008 was his busiest year so far which included a show-stopping tour of Australia for leading Hardstyle organization Q Dance, an awesome performance at Tidy Weekender 15 supported by a mixed CD release as well as Slammin Vinyl shows Westfest & NEC Arena NYE. On top of this he rocked the nation’s club dance-floors weekly at leading brands such as Goodgreef, Tidy, Polysexual, Inside Out, Planet Love, Bionic, Escape & many more. |
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James Zabiela
The “glistening sonics” of electronic music enticed a grunge loving 16 year old James Zabiela to his first set of belt drive turntables some years ago, fast forward to 2009 and James is one of the most prolific DJs and producers on the planet. Over the last 10 years he has played endless gigs the world over, some era defining like his ongoing (8 years and counting) residency at Space in Ibiza to one off shows like Exit Festival 2006 where Goldie MC’d over his set. |
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NOVAK 3D Disco™
Taking their name from one of Alfred Hitchcock’s leading ladies, NOVAK is an innovative production house based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. NOVAK is made up of five professional and diversely skilled digital artists. They have an extensive client base working on a wide range of projects, from corporate design, installations and events, motion graphics, videography, photography and live Audio Visual performance. NOVAK produce music promos, video art,
corporate idents, live visuals for national music events and festivals, video documentation, education projects, graphic print design and multi-art major festivals including their very own VAMOS Festival in Newcastle. |
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Cutmaster Swift
Encouraged by his father to explore music to the full, Cutmaster Swift (CMS) began his close association with Hip Hop as a B-Boy initially for fun, later forming the Crash Crew. Gathering at London’s regular hang out in Covent Garden, he became notorious on the UK underground through breaking as he would dance regularly and win competitions at Tim Westwood’s afternoon Spat’s jams whilst secretly honing his DJ skills on a very basic home assembled system. |
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Dan Tait and Oli Sorenson
Dan Tait and Oli Sorenson bring their new cutting-edge THX1138 show to the Panda Hire Silent Arena at BPM on Saturday 3rd October. As two of the world’s most forward-thinking VJs, both Dan and Oli (VJ Anyone / Ne1co) have made frequent appearances in DJ Mag’s Top 20 VJ poll and featured in Mixmag’s 10 Best DVJs – two of the world’s leading authorities on dance music. |
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Carl Kennedy
In October 2003 when Pete Tong, of BBC’s Radio 1, proclaimed Carl Kennedy as ‘one of the world’s best undiscovered DJs’, he clearly was able to see what vast numbers of club goers were soon to discover; that Carl was destined to become a big name in dance music. |
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David Dunne
David Dunne’s DJ career spans over twenty years behind the decks and more than 17 years of playing dance music on the Radio. In 1989 he found himself on Manchester’s Piccadilly Radio during the heady days of “Madchester” presenting “The Isometric Dance Class” - the only radio show playing the huge tunes clubbers were experiencing at legendary Manchester venues such as the Hacienda, Legends and Konspiracy. At that time he gave DJs such as Justin Robertson, Mike Pickering and Jon Da Silva their first radio exposure. |
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Mark Luvdup
Mark ‘Luvdup’ van den Berg has been entertaining clubbers the world over for over twenty-seven years. With his unbridled sense of humour, notorious clubbing antics and brilliant selection of energetic and funky party music, Mark is one of the most instantly recognisable characters in worldwide clubbing. Mark has played in every major club in the land as well as throughout Europe and beyond. Canada, Australia, the USA, Russia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong and South Africa are all visited regularly - as well as Ibiza's massive Sundance parties (made infamous by the 'Ibiza Uncovered' series), Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria, Latvia and the Netherlands. |
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Vincent di Pasquale
Multi-platinum music producer & remixer, Vincent di Pasquale has quietly garnered much attention over the past several years working on projects for many artists including Madonna, Mariah Carey, Nelly Furtado, Timbaland and many others. Although classically trained on both piano and guitar, Vincent gravitated early towards the sounds of electronic music. In addition to his hectic studio schedule, Vincent is also passionate about sharing his knowledge and experience with aspiring producers and musicians. He is a guest lecturer at SAE Miami where he teaches advanced sequencing and has participated in many events for leading technology companies including Euphonix and Apple (Logic Pro). |
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Shaun 'Banger' Scott
Shaun ‘Banger’ Scott has lived and breathed DJing since he was a teenager and in his career to date has accomplished every musicians dream. He has progressed from being a successful pub DJ, to a club DJ, to building an international reputation. He has played at festivals, appeared in music videos as well as produced and released records that have smashed dance-floors all over the world. His biggest achievement to date is pioneering the Speed Garage sound that influenced and shaped the Bassline music he is globally renowned for, which has earned him the regard ‘Godfather of Bassline’. |
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DJ Flip
DJ Flip, the Larry Mullen Jr. of hip-hop, first came in the public's eye…er, no, make that, first came into the public's eye…no, rather, first came into prominence in the public eye (there, that's better) after scratching his way to the winner's seat at the International Turntable Federation's World Championship in 2003/2004. The "slash" between the years is still a mystery to everyone involved. Was it 2003 or 2004? The answer is lost to the ages. What everyone remembers is that an Irish kid touched his records while they were moving, and for some reason this was worthy of special recognition. So they called him the Scratching Champion…or something. It's not like he got a crown. Some say it's a meaningless title, like Miss Universe or Lieutenant Governor. You, gentle reader, might as well be ITF World Champion. It's just that easy! |
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Steven Lee
Steven Lee is one half of the massive Lee-Cabrera team who’s 2004 “Shake It” record garnered record of the year honors and champed a #10 national pop chart position with “Shake It” (Move a Little Closer). Signed with Ministry of Sound world-wide and a regular on Pete Tong’s Essential Selection Steven Lee has tasted all this business has to offer in the last five short years. With regular visits every weekend to Spain, Russia, Australia, China (to name a few) Mr. Lee aims high for the future. Now on his own and taking a hiatus from the Lee-Cabrera name Steven Lee is finding his own creative ear in the studio both solo and together with other top artists in the industry. “Seems like yesterday it was “Shake It”, now 5 years later and touring all over the planet it’s time to get back in the studio and achieve even bigger things on my own”, Lee explains. |
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Big Al
Big Al is one of the UK’s most respected dance music figures. From his first gig at his local youth club, to the present day he has played more than a two thousand gigs, which has earned him recognition and respect from all the scenes premier league DJ's. His faultless mixing and perfect programming has earned him plays all over the world from South America to Asia including Judgement Sunday's-Ibiza, Pacha-Buenos Aires, Babyface-China and his weekly residency at one of the UK's sexiest nightclubs, Liquid-Cardiff. |
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Martin Wright
Martin Wright has been a well-respected pioneer of the house scene for over 20 years. Since cutting his teeth on the decks in Hong Kong and Singapore, Martin’s worked with a host of global stars including StoneBridge, Danny Rampling, Lee Burridge and Sandy Rivera to name but a few. |
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Little Jo
Pioneering good music regardless of genre, Little Jo is one who doesn’t like to be pinned down. Last year she released her Debut EP, a warped 3 track release taking listeners from rock influenced guitars through to stomping breaks and minimal bleeps, getting 6/8 in M8 magazine. |
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Andy Almighty
A mainstay of the gay clubbing seen in London, Andy Almighty has graced the decks of many of the major club nights in London including the legendary Brixton based Saturday nighter Love Muscle, Anthem at Crash, XXL/Fusion at The Arches, DNA at Fire, Loverboy at the The Coliseum, G-A-Y at the Astoria and the main floor on Saturdays at Heaven, but it is his residency at the ever-popular Sunday Chill-Out at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, where Andy really made a name for himself. For the last 10 years, as both promoter and resident DJ, Andy has made the night his own, building up an incredibly loyal and devoted fan base. No visit to the gay capital would be complete without a visit to this weekly clubbing phenomenon situated in the heart of the Vauxhall gay village. |
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Missrepresent
Over the last seven years, Missrepresent has become a household name in the UK drum 'n bass scene, playing some of the nation's biggest club nights, including Valve (Brunel Rooms), Herbal (London), EQ Stratford (London), SE1 (London), Scala (London), Cornhall (Cirencester), and Raveology (Air Birmingham) to name a few. She has been featured on the MC Convention tape pack alongside Skibadee and Shabba D. Her presence has been featured in many publications, including EGG, Hardstep Sistaz, Dogsonacid, The BBC and various newspapers. |
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2 Of A Kind
2 Of A Kind are a very unique double act bringing a new lease of life to Funky House and Electro music. The brothers are well known for thier ability to inject sudden life into their dance-floors and keep people shaking their ass into the small hours. |
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Guenter Loibl (REBEAT)
Guenter Loibl, born on July 6th 1969, became interested in music at an early age. During school he played in several bands and started writing and producing his own songs at the age of 15. Not very long after his graduation, Guenter made his passion a career and joined Yamaha where he worked as a representative for more than eleven years. In 2001, Guenter founded his own distribution company “REBEAT” to release both his own music and the albums of other creative musicians he met through his former job. Soon “REBEAT” earned an excellent reputation and achieved its first successes on the market and in the charts. |
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Davey Asprey
Davey Asprey is a young, refreshing and enthusiastic DJ who has appeared on the trance scene of late. He showed a great interest in music from a very young age, listening to New Wave & Acid House in the early 90s. His passion for EDM evolved, luring him to the white isle of Ibiza in 2004 and back again in 2005. |
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Sam Townend
Sam Townend is Head of Music for world renowned Hard Dance label Tidy Trax.
As well as running all aspects of the multi award winning label, Sam has been a key member of the team responsible for the promotion and organisation of Tidy’s sell out events across the World. Sam is also a well renowned DJ and Producer on the Hard Dance circuit with regular appearances at some of the biggest events across the globe.
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DJ Dan
DJ Dan is the UK’s biggest alternative DJ, playing to around 10000 people every week. He is also the creator of Propaganda, the UK’s largest indie night with regular club nights in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester and across the UK. Propaganda has been featured in Heat Magazine, The Independent, The Daily Mirror & NME, while the audio visual extravaganza regularly features guest DJs including Lily Allen, Zane Lowe & The Kaiser Chiefs. |
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Richard Lee
Richard Lee started his music career as a mobile DJ at the age of 15. He joined a local DJ agency at 18 and worked all over the UK as a professional DJ for 10 years. In 1999 he joined The Music Factory Entertainment Group and quickly worked his way to the position of Group Label Manager. This includes heading up the hugely successful Mastermix label. In 2006 Richard joined the local radio station, Rother FM, to host their breakfast show and weekend sports show. This was his first experience at radio and has led to a number of opportunities that he hopes to pursue in 2010. Richard returned to the Music Factory in 2008 and has been using his radio experience to work on a brand new digital site aimed at radio presenters all over the world. He has made many friends in the radio industry and believes that this will assist him in future ventures. |
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David Hoffman
David Hoffman’s first encounter with radio was at Junior School when the Headmaster, Mr Oldfield, asked him to organise a school radio station, to read stories, poetry and anything else that could be conjured up as educational entertainment. Some ten years later, he went on to be the founder of radio Nightingale, the hospital radio service for Rotherham in South Yorkshire. |
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Sonny Wharton
Never was a statement truer then when DJ Mag declared, “What makes Sonny stand out from the pack is his combination of talent and determination.” An innovator and workaholic Sonny has developed, tweaked and honed his legendary deck wizardry across 3 CDJs over the years leading to Industry leaders Ecler and Ortofon signing him up as an Ambassador to head up their UK Pro Team and showcase just what their technology is capable of in the right hands. |
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DJ Friction
Brighton raised, multi-award winning DJ Friction is a member of an exclusive club. He is one of a handful of DJs to have smashed through the ranks and become a superstar in his genre simply through an unbelievable talent behind the decks. This year has seen him add more accolades to his ever increasing CV, he is regarded by many as not only the most skilled but the most diverse DJ in drum & bass. |
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Cassey Doreen
The story began several years ago when Cassey travelled with her twin sister through Germany and inspired party people with her extreme dance performances. The crowds were swept along by her energy and charisma. In the course of time, after long lasting work and many discarded but numerous good ideas, Doreen toyed for a long time with the idea to stand behind the turntables. The long desired dream came true. Now the turntables are rotating for the new deejay starlet due to support by the American Audio company. |
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Kevin Blair
A DJ for 22 years, Kevin has built FLAME Discos into a quality business by providing his client base with the service they require within the budgets they set. Kevin started like others in the industry, in clubs with Vinyl, moved to CD and now runs a mix of MP3 and CDs. Up until 2007, Kevin also ran a National Entertainment Agency with 600 acts and numerous DJs. He now utilises the experience gained to develop and assist new upcoming businesses and hopes that through this panel and with the help of great shows like BPM we can help each other learn, grow and maintain a presence in the entertainment market. |
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Barney Grossman
Barney started his mobile DJ career at the tender age of 11, like many of us, doing parties for family members which led to bookings from guests who attended these events. As time progressed so did Barney’s business and at the age of 16 he was booked most Friday and Saturday nights for months in advance, mainly doing birthday parties coming from referrals. |
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Jimmy Kennedy
Gatecrasher resident Jimmy Kennedy has been at the forefront of the Birmingham clubbing scene for the past 10 years and has DJed at some of the biggest club brands throughout the UK as well as Europe and America. After a six month spell living in New York with his brother (Carl Kennedy) and playing regular slots at GBH (Centro-fly) and Pangaea with names such as Sandy Rivera, DJ Disciple, Benji Candelero and the Chemical Brothers, Jimmy returned to Birmingham to start his own brand ‘Strawberry Funk’ and booked DJs such as Jeremy Healy and Norman Jay. |
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David Mitchell
Before his involvement in the music industry, David Mitchell spent six years as Sales Director of Turning Point Technology, providing high end server and workflow solutions to some of the major publishing companies in the UK including IPC Media, EMAP, and Haymarket. His next role saw him as the Fresh Media Group’s Sales Director where David and his team launched the first online magazine 'turn page' digital solution. |
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DJ Andy Clayton & DJ Mark Bryan
Andy and Mark are purveyors of the finest Underground House music playing vinyl only sets to deliver their unique sound, best described as Rumbling Atmospherica. Their style encompasses deep progressive beats, dirty baseline hooks and haunting melodies sure to entrance their audiences. With their reputation for producing long seamless mixes and intricate blends of beats and percussion they are at the forefront of their genre and guaranteed to rock dance floors wherever they play. |
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Edele Andaya
Edele is a female DJ who specialises in playing Progressive House, and is best known for delighting the crowd with her wide musical taste. One thing is certain; she has a knack for keeping the crowd on high energy. |
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Steve White
Steve White began his career with the Lincs Group. He was the first voice to be heard on Dearne FM when it was launched in 2003. He hosted the highly successful breakfast show for three years before moving to Hallam FM & Magic AM in 2006. His career continued to move in the right direction when he joined BBC Radio Sheffield in 2007. He currently presents their early morning breakfast show as well as being a key figure in producing the overall station sound. To add to that, Steve has been presenting his Soul show for a number of months and it has quickly become one of the most popular shows within the entire BBC network. |
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Des Paul
Des Paul has been working in the music and broadcast media industry for 15 years. From his roots in South London cable radio, he joined Capital Radio in 1996 and spent 8 years presenting award-winning shows for Power FM and the Capital Network. Des also produced and developed specialist dance music shows ranging from house to UK Garage. |
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Urban Nerds
Since March 2007, Urban Nerds has provided a new home for genres spanning grime, dubstep, hip-hop, drum 'n' bass, reggae and beyond at Brick Lane's 93 Feet East; now very much their spiritual home! They pride themselves on providing DJs who know their way around a needle and who love their sound. Anyone that's been down to Urban Nerds will tell you the best thing going is the atmosphere, which is always full of the party spirit. A mixture of great punters and great music means that the so-called aggressive nature of underground genres such as grime is broken down to produce good vibes and a crazy, far from hostile crowd who love good music. The Urban Nerds clothing label supports this ethos! |
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Paul Forsyth
Paul Forsyth has built-up his business – Storm Mobile Disco - from a love of music combined with a passion for customer service. Buying his first kit (a FAL console) at the age of 17, he later hung up his headphones (OK telephone) to concentrate on developing his main career in field sales within the sports and fashion industry. |
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Charles Ward
Charles Ward was once the co-founder of DJ Magazine UK, DJ Magazine Ibiza, and the TOP 100 DJ Poll. He now runs his own company, Concept, providing services to the media and dance music industry. One of his clients are KAM, the leading DJ Equipment manufacturers, and he is now responsible for all there branding, media buying and events. He was also responsible for the media buying for Pacha Ibiza 2008 and manages Dan Tait, the international DJ who now resides in Ibiza, and is responsible for getting Dan on the Space and Pacha rosters. |
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Paddy Freeform
After picking up the DJ bug while working in a record shop in the early 90's, Paddy Freeform has gone on to forge a career taking in several high profile residencies and playing at just about every open minded party in the North East of England, as well as promoting a good few of them. This resulted in DJ appearances and support slots alongside a whole list of great DJs, including Carl Criag, Zed Bias, Bugz in the attic, Gilles Peterson, 4 hero, DJ Bone and many more. |
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Nikhil Shah
Nikhil Shah is co-founder of Mixcloud, an online radio startup based in London. He also runs successful London club brands Man Make Music and Retro Remix and DJs under the guise Sketchy. Cambridge University Mathematics graduate and former Brand Consultant, Nikhil has always had a passion for building brands and communities, starting from his first clubnights as a teenager. Over the years he has applied these interests to numerous club and event brands - including the student union entertainments brand, an event listings site, successful club brands and a small festival. He has worked with some of the world’s leading DJs, event brands and venues, including Ministry of Sound, Glastonbury and Bestival. As a brand consultant Nikhil has worked with brands such as Sky, Sony, Unilever and Sony Ericsson on insight, positioning and strategy work. As a DJ, Nikhil is proud to have played at some of the best clubs in the world alongside some of his musical heroes. |
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Leon Alexander
Leon Alexander is co-director and owner of the Hope Music Group, which is primarily a management company looking after electronic artists, DJs, film scorers and pop producers but also a publishing company and home to three record labels: 420, Marine Parade and Hope Recordings. He is also on the board of The Bristol Music Foundation and has recently launched Music Industry Education an initiative to help skill teenagers and professionals. |
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Roger Brooks
Roger Brooks spent over 30 years in commercial radio, 19 of which were in senior management. He was worked as presenter, producer and managing director of six stations (including Hallam, Viking, Beacon and 2CR) and has served as a non-executive director for many others. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Sales and Marketing Management and has been involved extensively in training in the radio industry. |
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Jay-cee
Jay-cee has been a DJ for many years, but over the last couple has worked hard to promote himself. He has played on several online radio stations including Phatbeats and has also co-founded his own site HFM 1073. Although comfortable playing any style of music, Jay-cee has a love for the fairly new ravebreaks genre, which he is sure is set to become huge. |
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Derek Pengelly
Derek is the founder and co-owner of David Summers & Co entertainment ltd.
His company covers over 400 events a year and provides work for freelance DJs throughout the North West of England. Derek has been a mobile DJ for over thirty years and has covered just about every conceivable gig you can imagine. He is committed to raising standards of performance and professionalism within the industry and has travelled extensively throughout the UK and overseas to seek out advice, training and products which benefit both him and his clients. |
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James Rompani
James Rompani first started promoting underground dance music in 2001 at the age of 18 whilst spotting an opportunity at University. Also whilst at University he worked as the music editor for Hooker magazine, a magazine supported and part funded by Cult Clothing. After teaming up a collective of dedicated designers, producers, DJs and vocalists under the guise of STEP:ONE, he is now one of three promoters who run Urban Nerds, a successful brand and club night that has worked with some of the biggest names in the business, from Fabric and Matter, to DMC and Mixmag. |
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James Benenson
Urban Nerds was born in March 2007 when James Benenson decided it was high time the often stale and fashion focused nightlife of East London woke up to the sounds of London’s underground. Devoted to providing a platform for emerging genres such as grime and dubstep, nearly 3 years down the line James and his two partners have firmly cemented Urban Nerds on the London club scene. |
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Visitor Numbers Up 50% At BPM 2009
The 2009 BPM event at the Birmingham NEC over the weekend of the 3rd and 4th of October attracted record numbers, and has been hailed by organisers as a resounding success. Visitor numbers went up by 50% from last year, with a total of 3897 visitors attending over the weekend. Attendees came from all corners of the UK, with some making the trip from mainland Europe and even further afield!
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