led zeppelin, the doors, velvet underground, public enemy, nwa, john peel, dead kennedys, sisters of mercy, the smiths, acid house, francois kervorkian, andrew wetherall, alfredo, the b52's, the cramps, the ramones, ur, blaze, the beatles, nirvana, prince, danny krivit, black sabbath, soundgarden, trentemoller, todd edwards, maw, todd terry,
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For many, the midlands were a barren void of musical emptiness but for the dedicated few legendary nights were had. Rococo, Willies Teapot, Cake and Breathless in Birmingham and Venus in Nottingham all provided me the soundtrack of cutting edge music and legendary atmospheres. Hearing the likes of DJ Dick, Alfredo and Laurent Garnier play and feeling the warmth of these nights really inspired me. Its not so much harping on about how it used to be it just set the benchmark for what I wanted to learn. Not just the art of DJing and mixing but that next level of crowd interaction through musical selection. Yeah inspiring times."
Armed with this inspiration and a natural talent for recognising and championing underground bomb tracks Anton was soon emulating his mentors at a variety of venues across the city.
Launching and co-promoting several nights in Birmingham, namely Fuse, Melange and Floatation broke the back of perfecting his synergy with the growing crowds. People travelled from far and wide to bars, clubs, poolroom basements, recording studio rooms, barns and boats to experience first hand the musical diversity, quality control and crowd rapport regularly offered up. Other local promoters took note and soon residencies followed at a diverse variety of nights. The infamous House of God paid dues with a regular monthly showing, Viva Havanas live Latin and Cuban collaborations followed along with regular spots at Nutrition, Almost Del Mar, Procreation, Rock-Steady, Love The Life, Sugar Lounge, The Bomb and fiftytwodegreesnorth.
"More than anything I was happy with the variety of music that I was playing from week to week. I was getting booked at a techno venue one minute then dropping Latin sets with musicians the next, which of course I loved."
But even with a diverse set list of music ranging from Disco, Soul, Hip Hop and Funk to Techno, Contemporary House, Breaks and Latin there were still tunes laying idle in Antons box. Enter a two-year stint on Birminghams Sweet Fm with his own show and finally the circle of musical diversity was completed.
"The show on Sweet was brilliant in that respect. I had an outlet for all of the music that I wanted to share that I considered to be groundbreaking. Radio was a fantastic experience and although it was different not having the crowd interaction, musically you could afford to be a little more self-indulgent. Basically if I had a track sitting there that was quality but I hadnt found a way of working it into my venue sets it got aired which was very satisfying."
Flip to the current day and the journey continues. A splash of Deansgate bars, sets in France, a visit to the 333 amongst his regular commitments and its looking rosier by the day. Finally and deservedly the word is spreading across the waters. Playing alongside the likes of Charles Webster, The Amalgamation of Soundz, Digs and Whoosh, Bougie Soliterre and Keb Dharge to name just a few is opening his talents to an ever growing and appreciative audience. Refusing to be pigeonholed and having over 13 years DJing experience his work is far from completed. Exciting times are ahead as he continues to focus on producing his own material and will hopefully soon see releases in the not so distant future.
THIS SATURDAY!!! KITSUNÉ MAISON @ THE CUSTARD FACTORY!!!
ft. AUTOKRATZ!! BENI HEARTSREVOLUTION & PUNKS JUMP UP
Presented by the amazing Chicks Dig Jerks, Kitsune Maison bring Ultra-Hip, Parisian cool to Birmingham. Always 2 steps ahead of the rest of the game, the acts on this show will put your head somewhere into the middle of next year!!
Its more than shaping up to be a wild night - if you're aware of the acts then you know what you're in for. If you're not then you're in for a real treat.
Come and shake yo asses to what is undeniably the best electronica in town.
if you don't believe me......watch this Autokratz video.
Following his recent blinding B-Bar set at the Southport Weekender, Days Like This are pleased to welcome Zed Bias ( Sick Trumpet ) alongside Carlos Vargas ( Deep and Soul Project, Portugal ) and residents Gary Ward, Charles John & DJ Euge. Its also my birthday so hope to see you there !
THE ECLECTRICITY MAY BANK HOLIDAY FESTIVAL! BANK HOLIDAY SUNDAY 25TH MAY 2008
The Lakeside Marquee: Bacardi B Live Arena hosted by SPECTRUM!! (Outside in a luxury, heated Marquee) ANNIE MAC (RADIO ONE) THE PLUMP DJS THE COUNT & SINDEN (LIVE) (Herve & Sinden plus live vocalists) THE WHIP (LIVE) PETE JORDAN (SPECTRUM)
The Warehouse: BEATDOWN RONI SIZE REPRAZENT (LIVE) (Full live band featuring Roni Size, MC Dynamite & Onalle) THE SCRATCH PERVERTS (Tony Vegas, Prime Cuts & Plus One) ANDY C & MC GQ FRICTION CASPA & RUSKO MYLZ (HEDUCATION)
The Factory Club Space STEVE LAWLER PAUL WOOLFORD REBEKAH MYKE SMITH GAZ JAMES
The Kitchen: HABIT JACK2FRONT (Andy Price & Matt Jones) NEIL NAVARRA STEVE L TOM BELTE JON GILDAY
Rootys: JACK 'vs' BUMPTY BUMPTY CAMERON (JACK) ANTON DEBIAGE (JACK/FLOATATION PATRICK CRESSWELL (BUMPTY BUMTPY) JIM HB (JACKIN OFF)
The Gallery: Unique Chill out area with comfy seating and visuals.
Eclectricity returns to the Custard Factory for another full site event utilisng many of the unique spaces on offer!
For this unique event, the whole of the Custard Factory complex is to be utilised, with Gibb Street being cordoned off, making way for an array of music areas and other activities. This will create a festival with a capacity of 3,500 with over 5 rooms of music and other activities! With two massive main arenas, expect a big room, festival feel with high levels of production that still maintains a degree of intimacy and a unique vibe….
Added to this will be plenty of seating areas, 2 outside courtyards for the smokers, food and entertainment stalls, street performers and so much more! Do not miss what is set to be one of the stand out electronic music events in Birmingham this year!
Date: Bank Holiday Sunday 25th May 2008 The Custard Factory Complex, Gibb Street, Digbeth, Birmingham B9 4AA Time: 21:00 – 06:00
Tickets: - Limited Earlybirds £15 + bf SOLD OUT! Gen
Room Of Strangers – Pete Le Freq Honey – Real Time Hand Motion Straight From The Hawt – Easily Influenced Suck That Blinky – Joey Youngman Pick Up What I’m Putting Down – James Curd Hodge Podge – The Sound Republic I Like That – Easily Influenced Sweet Sammy – James Curd Double Stacked – Joey Youngman Bonde Fumegante (John Larner Muzique Boutique Big Room) – Bonde Fumegante Let Me Show You Acid (Thomas Sah remix) – Romanthony
Catch us in Rootys, Custard Factory, Digbeth, Birmingham from 9pm til 6am next Sunday, 25th May, as part of the Bacardi B-Live 'Eclectricity Festival'
After that you can find us at Revival/Plastic in the lounge at Dragon Eye, Broad Street, Birmingham on the last Saturday of every month, starting 31st May from 12-4am
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