Music : Club Classics, Hard House, Hard Trance, Trance and Psy-Trance
Amplified v.8 @ The Royal, Derby - Friday 15th May 2009 – 10pm till 5:30am
amplifiedonline.co.uk
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Main Room (Trance & Progessive)
Judge Jules (BBC Radio 1)
Activa (Vandit/Discover)
Ben Gold (Discover/Life)
Mat Zo (Armada/Anjuna)
Alchemy (Amplified)
The Bunker (Classics)
Rob Dalby (Progress)
Davey Asprey (Judgement Sundays)
Med vs Neil Bamford (Infrasonic/Bonzai)
Willzeh (Honey Club)
Mike Beaumont b2b Hollywood Louis
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Judge Jules has been DJing longer than some clubbers have been alive, with a wealth of experience and exposure to the club scene it isn’t a surprise that he’s a household name for everyone from your younger sister to your granddad!
Jules regularly plays at all the top club nights in the UK including Cream, Godskitchen, Gatecrasher, The Gallery, Goodgreef, Slinky, Passion, Lush (Northern Ireland), Inside Out @ Arches (Glasgow), Promise and the Honey club in Brighton. As well as every major festival and weekenders including Creamfields and Global Gathering.
As well as conquering the UK he’s in demand in Western and Eastern Europe, the US, the southern hemisphere (Brazil, Argentina, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and India) and on the African continent (The Pyramids, Egypt).
From humble beginnings when Jules started radio DJing in 1987 on (the then pirate radio station) Kiss FM. In October 1997, Jules moved to BBC Radio 1 (Saturdays 7pm–9pm) and now broadcasts to over a million listeners each week.
judgejules.net
bbc.co.uk
myspace.com
Activa aka Rob Stevenson has to be one of the best producers to hit the trance scene in the last decade, recently named producer of the year by none other than Paul Van Dyk himself...2009 will undoubtedly be his biggest year yet!
Rob has appeared on record labels including Discover, Spinnin (Liquid), High Contrast, Black Hole, Enhanced, Somatic Sense and finally Paul van Dyk’s mighty Vandit Records which has enabled him to push his way into the record boxes of the biggest names in the industry and receive their continuous support.
As an engineer Rob has worked closely with Jon O’Bir to create Jon’s first artist album, ‘From Within’ and has engineered and produced, singles and remixes for Jon, Aled Mann (Discover) and David Newsum (Discover), clearly showing the range and diversity of Rob’s production skills.
Although Rob is primarily known as a producer he has now gone on to play at the biggest nights in the UK including Gatecrasher and Passion and is a bi-monthly resident at one of the UK’s fastest growing nights Digital Society.
activamusic.co.uk
myspace.com
recoverworld.com
vanditdigital.com
Ben Gold is one of the most multi talented names in the electronic dance scene. Ben combines a highly acclaimed career as a leading studio engineer with that of one of the brightest young stars in the trance scene, DJing at some of the worlds leading clubs alongside world class DJ's who all regularly fill their CD wallets with his latest
works.
Ben’s productions are played by DJs as far reaching as Armin van Buuren to Sander Van Doorn, Paul van Dyk to Marco V, leading to plaudits such as "Ben Gold is a talented young producer and definitely one to watch out for in the future", by none other than Paul Oakenfold! Recent releases such as collaboration with Senadee, 'Say the Words' picked up ASOT tune of the week, Mixmag tune of the month whilst 'Life' was picked by world number one DJ Armin van Buuren as not only Future Favourite on ASOT but also Tune of the Week.
This multi faceted DJ and producer will bring a breathe of fresh air to a scene which demands the same high quality and excellence that Ben has regularly achieved even at such a young age, the only way is to the very top.
Mat Zo taught himself to produce dance music at 13 years of age, and by 16, taught himself to DJ. By 2006, when he was only 16 years old, Matan had his first record signing, by mid-2007, Mat Zo had remixed for Andy Moor, Markus Schulz, and he became a DJ household name after Tiesto hired him to remix "Driving To Heaven".
Mat Zo has gained tremendous support by the world's top DJs, including Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, Above and Beyond, Markus Schulz, Ferry Corsten and Andy Moor. He has numerous releases out on such labels as Intuition, Armada, and Anjunabeats, and continues to produce varied electronic music, ranging from drum and bass, to trance and progressive house.
Matan has shot up the ranks to become one of the most sought after progressive dance music producers in history. He has played in such countries such as Holland, Germany, Ukraine, Ibiza, India, and various cities in England.
May will provide a rare opportunity to catch Mat Zo take to the decks in the midlands at our very own Amplified!
myspace.com
anjunabeats.com
armadamusic.com
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Tickets
Tickets available soon online at ticketweb.co.uk or call 08700 600100
Early Birds £10 / Advance Tickets £12 / MOTD
Limited tickets also available from HMV in Derby
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Finding the venue
The Royal
Victoria Street
Derby
DE1 1EQ
theroyalderby.co.uk
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Accommodation
European Inn
Midland Road
Derby
DE1 2SL
01332 292000
(£55 for 4 person room)
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Parking
Park Safe? (One of Europe’s safest car parks)
Bold Lane
Derby
DE1 3NT
Directions from parking to venue:
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