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With his incredible versatility and constant innovation, Technikal (Alf Bamford) is one of the most respected and successful producers in the hard dance world. His extensive back catalogue of produced records are viewed by his fans and peers as some of the very foundations of hard dance music today. Yet still, Technikal strives to push the boundaries of what is expected from a dance floor hit. Incorporating influences from far flung places whilst combining them with the conventional, he has created a unique and club destroying sound of his very own, and is responsible for some of the biggest hard dance records of recent years.

With an amassing interest in dance music, Alf began dabbling in the world of music production at a very early age. He had his first record signed at the age of seventeen and has gone on to sell hundreds of thousands of records across the world. Still in his early twenties now, it is fair to say that Alf has written more records and has experienced more success than most other music producers would in a life time.

Having worked with some of the biggest and best names in the business such as Lisa Lashes, BK, Rob Tissera, Lost Witness, and many, many more; it is fair to say that Alf’s production talents and ideas are some of the most sought after in the industry.

Since 2005, Technikal has also established himself as an internationally performing DJ. Kicking off his DJ career at Heat’s Evolution Birthday event (The Fridg, London, UK) he has since been around the world numerous times, performing as far and wide as Australia, South Africa, North America, Sweden, Norway, The Netherlands, and many more. This goes hand in hand with having performed at the biggest and best festivals the world has to offer, including Dance Valley, Impulz, Global Gathering, Creamfields, Planet Love and many more.

A favourite amongst the pages of high end music publications, Mixmag have given Technikal numerous full page features in the previous years, mentioning him in the same breath as artists such as Deadmau5, sean Tyas and Chase & Status; whilst also deeming him one of the ‘Best of 2008′.

It’s unheard of for someone so young to conquer a dance music scene in such a short space of time, but Technikal’s production and DJ prowess is too mighty for the outcome to be anything less than this.

STEVE HILL (UK)

This pint sized kiwi, nicknamed the King Of Euphoric Hard Dance, has performed over 1500 shows in more than 50 cities worldwide, having visited more than 15 countries along the way.

Since 1997, Hill has played to a combined total of 800,000 people, travelled over 600,000km, flown on over 300 planes, and spent over 365days staying in hotels!

Production wise, Steve Hill is one of the biggest in Hard Dance. His 200+ productions have appeared on over 500,000 singles, 2,000,000compilation units, and entered the UK Top 75 Single Chart over 9 times.

He has remixed 5 UK Top 40 Singles, appeared on over 12 record labels, recorded under more than 10 aliases (Mr. Bishi, Kumara, Neon Lights, Masif DJ’s to name a few), and collaborated with over 15 of the scene’s premier league artists including Technikal, Dark By Design, Rob Tissera, K-Series, MDA & Spherical, Luca Antolini, Cally & Juice, Vandall, Guyver, Paul Maddox.

2009 will be one of the busiest years for Steve Hill. Having celebrated over 10 years in the Hard Dance scene, he will play over 100 gigs, in 12countries, travel over 150,000km and perform to over 125,000 people! He’ll spend over 12,000 minutes performing and spin over 2,500records. Nearly 30 Steve Hill productions will be released in 2009 which will appear on over 10 labels, 75,000 singles, 500,000 compilation units. and downloaded thousands of times. He’ll spend over 800 hours working in the studio.

2009 will also be the year releases one of the biggest artist albums in Dance Music history, “HTML”. “Hard Trance is My Life” will feature 100Steve Hill productions on 4 CD’s which is no mean feat considering each track will have been released commercially as a single previously or in the near future! Steve Hill will also mix 4 compilations Worldwide during 2009 an achievement he has matched for the past few years!

Listen to his latest mix, see him perform live, visit his myspace site to see why.

Main Room:

Steve Hill vs Technikal (UK)
Hektic
Hazzard
Kazuki
Keni

Outside:

Angus Gibbins
DJ Fez
Tech:One

April 09th 2010

Blackout Fridays @ The Planet

27 Warner Street Fortitude Valley

Dj Chris Unknown started producing Hardcore in 1993 under the artist name “DJ’s Unknown”, a pseudonym chosen mainly because the recordings contained numerous samples, thus allowing him a certain degree of anonymity! He retained this producing artist name as his performance name for dj-ing, which he has been doing very successfully since 1993. He has dj’d at all the big rave parrties in the UK including Slammin Vinyl, Hardcore Heaven, HTID, Uproar & Fusion, and regularly djs to massive audiences all over the World, particularly in Australia. Chris Unknown first met Dj Sy thirteen years ago when they were both djing at the same rave in 1994. They decided to team up and make a couple of tracks in a local studio (which was the first ever “Sy & Unknown” release, on Hectic Records – “Are You Ready” & “Moments In Time”); the results were so good that the partnership has been a very successful one ever since. Out of this partnership, the label Quosh Records was born later that same year, and now boasts an impressive discography of over 90 releases. As well as his work on Quosh Records, DJ Unknown has produced numerous tracks for other labels together with countless remixes for other artists and record labels. He also delves heavily into other genres within the “dance music” spectrum, most notably his work in the Breaks scene. The latest outlet for the boys’ talents is “Hardcore Euphoria”, released by Ministry Of Sound, available now from HMV & all good music retailers, featuring several recent & forthcoming Quosh Records releases. They also have a good few of their tracks featured on the latest Clubland X-Treme Hardcore 4 compilation, released by Universal Music. Sy & Unknown have again teamed up with Dougal & Gammer and also Supreme & Sunset Regime to bring you a new concept in hardcore cd’s. “True Hardcore” is hosted by MC’s Storm & Whizzkid and offers some of the freshest hardcore tracks to hit the streets. Volume 1 & 2 are available now!

Main Room event only!!

DJ Unknown (UK)
Hazzard
S3RL
Kazuki
Deeplex
Khanage
Rushnosh
ryCore
Footsie

$20 entry all night

Blackout @ Planet Night Club

27 Warner St Fortitude Valley

WE PLAY BETTER MUSIC!

P.S. All Blackout events are rave friendly! So don’t be afraid to come out in your rave gear guys!

Main Room event only!

12:00 – 01:00 Kazuki vs Billy The Kid
01:00 – 02:00 Demize vs Dark Optics
02:00 – 03:00 Tech:One vs Julianu
03:00 – 05:00 S3RL vs Hazzard

Doors open from Midnight til 5AM

Blackout @ The Planet

27 Warner St Fortitude Valley

Bioweapon has now joined the Scantraxx team with their first release coming out on Scantraxx Silver 006 Bioweapon – Move Your Body/ In Sound. Scantraxx Recordz is pleased to announce that the dynamic duo are the first Australian act to be signed to the Scantraxx Recordz label.

Bioweapon have injected new life into the Australian hardstyle scene and are fast turning ears and eyes towards themselves. Their fearless live shows combined with dirty beats have put them on a spiraling path to success.

This Innovative team has placed themselves on a ladder of success and is climbing further and further up it each day. With mesmerizing sets that leave clubbers’ wanting more; it was just a matter of time that these two wonderboys from down under would sign at Scantraxx recordz.

There has been strong support from a cluster of leading hardstyle artists on the Scantraxx team; Bioweapon have shattered all expectations placed on them and have been releasing hit after hit . Their latest tracks Music is Life, The Weapon, Bounce, La vengaza, Ghosts and Cosmic Destination have been filling dance floors across the globe.

Bioweapon has risen from the depths of Sydney’s underground prepared to challenge the hardstyle world as we know it. This innovative hardstyle duo consists of Sydney locals Corey Soljan and Sam Gonzalez. With both members of this dynamic duo being influenced in dance music from an early age, their dedication to be amongst the best of the industry is certainly paying off.

NitrouZ

NitrouZ, aka JP Pirrello, is considered to be one of the biggest Hardstyle Talents in Australia. At a young age he was surrounded by music; learning to play the piano and singing in the school choir and other youth choirs. His singing was quite successful, Performing at the openings of some of Sydney’s most prestigious events as well as singing on albums.

Dance music had always been a part of his life as his older siblings passed down the music that they so passionately listened to, the music that was heard throughout the clubs at the time. This was also the music that was played at the “all age” events that he attended. When he turned 18 he began to develop his skills as a DJ and became attracted to the pulsing beat of the Harder styles of Dance music. Overwhelmed with his passion for dance music JP decided to follow his dream of becoming a DJ and Producer. He built his own recording studio and is now on the path to his dream.

After a number of years of traveling and learning his craft JP is now set to release on Dutch Master Works, one of the World’s Number 1 Hardstyle Labels, home to Showtek, Dutch Master and many more great talents. His first release is a collaboration with his good mate DJ Duro, “Crazy Muzic” and “Distorted Noize”, both tracks are sought after to be played by DJ’s at the highest levels, throughout the world.

In 2008 it seemed JP’s dream of becoming a world renowned DJ/Producer AND VOCALIST was finally coming true. He was invited to play at X-Qlusive Showtek at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam and also the prestigious Defqon 1 Festival in Almere Holland, both of which are great honor’s to bestow on any DJ. At the end of 2008 XQ was brought to Australia and again JP was invited to play and he became the only Australian Hardstyle DJ to play at all of these parties. Q-Dance named him Australia’s number 1 Hardstyle DJ.

2009 has also proved to be a successful year. JP was again invited to play at the Q-Dance world tour. He has also been booked to play the main arena at Q-Dance’s first Australian edition of the Defqon 1 Festival. also, he was chosen to do the remix for the Defqon Anthem that DJ Zany created for this event. Nitrouz/JP played alongside and amongst the worlds best DJ’s and continually strives to better his craft.

NitrouZ (AKA JP Pirrello) plays a unique blend of Hardstyle sure to keep the crowd moving throughout his entire set. The energy and enthusiasm he brings to the stage shows his absolute suitability to DJing. A set from DJ NitrouZ is never boring. His performance behind the decks ensures his audience a show they won’t soon forget.

Supported by Hektic, Hazzard, Kazuki & Jigzie

Blackout Fridays @ The Planet

27 Warner St Fortitude Valley

$15 before 10:30pm and $20 after!!

Behind this project the Hamburg producers, composer and DJs Nils Karsten & Michael-Lee Bock. Also their first MEGARA VS DJ LEE single “The Megara” brought the two Hamburger DJs and Producers much recognition, that a little bit later they were picked up by EMI with the energy trance hymn “Full intention” – an extremely catchy dance floor fountain. “Full intention” was found in the top Five of the DJ top 40, DDC and ODC by convincing chart placings already before being released.

No wonder that the single celebrated the move into the Media Control Dance charts few weeks later. MEGARA..s next trick “Hold your hands up high” and “Human Nature” were again uncompromising celebration tracks making every Club burning. The success doesn’t stop here and the video is already being played at VIVA Club rotation and on the KING CHANNEL of Burger King.

The interest in her projects increases visibly also abroad. Publications in Japan, Australia, Spain, Italy, Switzerland and The Netherlands speak for their outstanding quality. Following MEGARA VS DJ LEE singles were: “THE MEGARA 2005“, “OUTSIDE WORLD“, “FOR A MOMENT“, “BLOW THE MIND“ & there latest track “THE GODDESS”.

X-DREAM
HARD Energy – Intense HARD trance!

“if im not behind the decks ill be on the dancefloor”

X-Dream is amazing and exciting to watch, Originally a dancer, her passion for dance is unmistakable, On stage she is dancing just as hard as anyone out there!
Besides her obvious skill as a turntablist, Her stage presence and intense energy keeps the crowd pumped and the floors filled.

X-Dream plays anything from uplifting trance right up to hard trance/hardstyle, but you’ll mostly hear her playing her unique, intense sound of uplifting, banging energy, hard trance, with sexy twisted girl vocals, Whilst she is scratching, cutting, sampling and using acapella’s so she brings her own spice to every track.. there is never a dull moment!

04 to 06 Dj X-Dream was one of the leading hard trance dj’s in Canberra.. then made the move to Sydney in 06 and has been one of the leading hard dance dj’s for the past 3 yrs.. playing at and headlining at the biggest events – clubs around the country and Internationally!

ARBEE
DJ Arbee has been DJing since 2005… long since then has he crawled up the ranks to become one of the most in demand DJ’s in Sydney. His unique blends of Hands Up, Hard Trance and Hardstyle have made crowds wanting more and more.

Its 2010 now, and Arbee now holds weekly residencies at all of Sydney’s premiere hard dance nightclubs and has played at the biggest events that Sydney have offered. He will also be playing a mainroom set at the upcoming Magic City, back to back with Pulsar and Suae.

Often referred to as ‘The Cheese King’, Arbee delivers nothing but energy, smiles and laughter during his sets and gaurantees nothing but the very best experience during his visit to Blackout!

Supported by Hektic, Hazzard & Tech:one

$15 before 10:30pm and $20 after!!

27 Warner St

Blackout Fridays @ Planet Night Club