Music : House and Hard Dance
For our Xmas Special we bring you two huge International Superstar DJs to the Cotton Club's first ALLNIGHTER. We present to you, Sebastien Leger & Fred Baker. For the event we have a special 6am license so you guys can stay partying until the sun comes up. We also have back with us our much acclaimed wonder resident Jordan Suckley and 3 of your favourite guests of the year, Estee, Hightower & Stretch who have all absolutely ripped up the club at some point throughout the year. As if all this was not enough, we are also extremely excited to bring on board Crumlin's STIMULATED who will be organising our new third room. No one will argue that they share a likeminded passion for the music and an unrivaled following of trouble free loyal supporters. More details to follow. This event will push our boundaries further so miss it at your peril!!
Fred Baker website
Born and bred in the north of Belgium, Producer/DJ Fredric De Backer aka FRED BAKER has been carefully developing his original, melodic and soulful music signature that's deeper than the Atlantic Ocean since he was just a teenager. But it all started for Fredric De Backer in a big way when he produced in 1996, the Ibiza's classic Balearic trance anthem called Y-TRAXX ' Mystery Land'. The track was played and caned to death by the non Trance Master Paul Oakenfold among many others during the summer 1996 in Club such as Pacha, Space, and Cream. The next integral step in Fredric De Backer's voyage came when he produced the legendary club anthem GROOVEZONE ' Eisbaer ' released on 1997 on Positiva Records. Massive for the likes of Judge Jules, Pete Tong, Seb Fontaine to name a few, the track fastly became a classic in the UK.
Fred Baker was also the producer of many remixes for the likes of Sinead O'Connor, Corvin Dalek, Praga Khan, Circuit Boy, Tony Hadley (ex Spandau Ballet), Todd Terry, Kay Cee, Miro, Niels Van Gogh, Lotus, D-Note, Lost Witness, Amber, Laysia, Dj One Finger, Jaimy & Kenny D, Timo Maas, Dillinger & Capone, Urban Electro Squad, A Split Second, Zippora, Blank & Jones, to name of few. Inevitably with time, his sound will continue to evolve... It's for that he's just signed with three of the biggest trance labels in the world like Magik Muzik (with Dj Tiesto!), Armada (with Armin Van Buuren!) and Vandit (with Paul Van Dyk!)
He says in his own words.....
‘My sound and the music that I produce all comes from my roots and history'
Sebastien Leger website
One of the most outstanding artists in the recent electronic music business, an exceptionally gifted producer who is operating far beyond all the French filter house clichés. Being born as the son of two professional musicians Sébastien attended the academy of music from the age of five to 15, integrating technique and musical theory on piano and drums. But soon Sébastien Léger began visiting record stores, being impressed by the likes of Ian Pooley, Daft Punk and Sneak, diving into a complete new world. Consequently Sébastien stepped behind the turntables. Training his DJ-skills was not that difficult for the talented percussionist he was.
In 1999 Sébastien and his partner Jimmy van de Velde established the house and tech-house labels Cyclik, Subkroniq and recently BITS music for more Electro/Floating House. That year saw Sébastien Léger´s first album “Atomic Pop” coming out including a great appearance of Junior Sanchez. Parallel to building his international DJ career Sébastien Léger is becoming of the world´s most demanded remixers, working for artists like Armand Van Helden, Kevin saunderson, Ron Carroll, Jakatta feat Seal or Paul Johnson, or labels like Defected or Intec just to name a few!
Consequent progression in his production work, the great variety of house music colours in his tracks, the construction and arrangement of its electro and funky rhythms, all these ingredients helped to establish his position at the forefront of reconstructing contemporary electronic music. As a result of this you can find Sébastien Léger´s releases on world famous imprints such as Carl Cox´ Intec, Defected or Josh Wink´s Ovum just to give a brief summary. After gaining a lot of success and appreciation in Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan, the US and the Netherlands Sébastien Léger is only at the beginning of conquering the electronic music world, giving his audience the great chance to dive into the electro bath.
FULL LINE UP
Room 1
Fred Baker
Jordan Suckley
Plus Residents - Steve Hampton, Mark Collard, James Clark
Room 2
Sebastien Leger
Estee
Hightower Vs Stretch
Plus Residents - Paul Hicks, DJ Bradz, Jamie Bell, Vito
Room 3
In association with STIMULATE
TwoTwisted
Pagey
Gav-N
Andy-R
Pinky Vs The Brain
The Cotton Club, Newport, 54 Cambrian Road, 9pm until 6am
£10 on the door, £8 Advance Tickets
Tickets Available From
Mark Collard 07817413431 m.collard@yahoo.com
Steve Hampton 07752554116
Paul Hicks 07866787747 phicks1980@hotmail.com
The Cotton Club
Nick/Dai - TwoTwisted
Estee
Diverse Music - Newport
Zaks - Cwmbran & Blackwood