Simon Patterson the DJ.... is one of the hottest properties in dance music. From being a cog inthe engine rooms of two of the biggest shows on Radio 1, he utilised his finely tuned earworking as one of the tastemakers behind Seb Fontaine and Judge Jules’ peak-time Saturdaynighters. Drawing on all the knowledge gained, and an unparalleled passion for music, he held aresidency at Serious at the Cross until it closed. He has now thrust himself firmly at the forefront, and is forging his own career as an in-demand DJ, producer and remixer.His style can only be described as cutting edge, dark, driving, pulsating, and he one of the mostfinely tuned mixers on the planet! If you’re stood on a dance floor when Patterson’s behind the decks you know who’s in control, and the only thing you’re likely to do is to dance and dancehard. In the past five years Simon has really clocked up the air miles, rocking some of the biggestparties on offer. His highlights are vast, and too lengthy to list in full, but here are a few. In Rotterdam, crowds of up to 500,000 witnessed the might of Simon Patterson, revellers thatflock to the sun drenched dance Mecca that is Ibiza have experienced his sound year in, year out, a huge tour of the far-east and an indoor festival in Russia where he gave 20,000 Muscovites a musical masterclass.Last summer Patterson graced the world stage at Dance Valley, Sunrise, HI-FI, Planet Love,Mexico Stadium, plus various dates in Ibiza, Dubai, Malta, Netherlands, Canada, Germany andCyprus. We haven’t even mentioned the countless UK dates in between, where he has leftpretty much every major club’s foundations shaking.Patterson the producer.… His debut track in 2006 entitled ‘F-16’ was massive, ‘StripSearch’/’Panic Attack’ is the follow up, and judging by reactions looks set to replicate the success of F-16. With a further 3 tracks already complete and lined up for release over the forthcoming months, Patterson the producer is here to stay! Simon’s alter ego is one half of the massive Dogzilla with Richard Kayvan, which with just onetune shook up trance land and spawned countless imitators. ‘Without You’ was made... and rock trance was born. It went down as one of the precious few trance records in recent years thatcan claim anthem status, and if you mention classic in the same sentence, few will disagree.Countless remixes followed and their next single ‘Frozen’ looks set to be one of this year’s finestcuts.There is no doubt that Simon Patterson has ‘big hitter’ in his blood. With his foot firmly to the pedal as a producer, boasting a diary that reeks of big things, coupled with a desire to succeedthat is second to none, world…..you’d better look out!