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He has one of the hottest, most in demand, individual sounds of now. An edgy take on jackin’ Tech / Electro & House that has one foot firmly in the underground, but with a pop sensibility that everyone can connect with, it's somewhere between the melodic and the raw, but it always features a cool, sexy, ‘less is more’ approach. It's that… well it's rapidly become known as that Bass Kleph sound.

2009 has been his strongest year yet. The commercial and club success of $pend My Money (feat Stellar MC) in Australia has catapulted him into the top echelons of Aussie talent (he jumped 26 places to 10 nationally in the ITM Top 50 DJ in 2009) and has firmly cemented his position as ‘one to watch’ on the international stage. His success in the ARIA Club Charts has meant that his remixes are in hot demand, but it’s his Beatport success this year that is making the international arena sit up and take notice.

Following on from the commercial success of $pend My Money with something for the underground was key positioning for Bass Kleph in the overseas market, and the release of Keyboard Cat (named after that youtube sensation) saw this killer track jump to 2 on the Beatport electro house chart and reach 17 in the overall top 100. This was quickly followed by Organ Cat, which to date is one of Bass Kleph’s most popular Beatport releases. Recent months have seen the release of further tracks; ‘Fight for You’ (Bass Kleph remix) (released through Netwerk in the US) and the Stitch (Bass Kleph remix) (out through Vacation Records). Other releases in recent years include Helium, Coup d'Etat, Bump Uglies and the huge Bass Kleph remix of ‘12 Inch Therapy’ (by Rob G), but it’s club banger ‘But Enough About Me’ released recently through Vacation Records, that is looking set to outsell the most popular Beatport tunes only one week after its release.

His music has been licensed to CDs such as Ibiza Annual, and many other Ministry Of Sound, Sony, and EMI compilations all over the world. It's also been licensed to a 3 year TVC for Toyota, and is extensively used throughout InTheMix TV. In January 2009, Bass Kleph mixed and toured the Ministry of Sound ‘Clubbers Guide to 2009’ (alongside the Aston Shuffle and The Stafford Brother’s). The release went platinum in Australia.

When it comes to remixing, the story reads the same. He’s won an international Breaks Poll award for 'Best Remix of 2005', and had music videos shot for others in New York. His remixes regularly hit the top ten on stores such as DJ Download and Beat Port, and often the number one spot too. He's remixed for Morgan Page, Sidney Samson, The Stanton Warriors, Gotye, Infusion, Sarah McLeod, Amiel, Stupid Fresh, Savage, Twocker, Swag, Claire Clarke, Mark Dynamix and many more. One of these was nominated for an ARIA award, and another was quoted as “the tune of Miami WMC”.

Whether writing bombs in the studio, or tearing apart the decks, Bass Kleph doesn't just set the bar, he breaks it in two. His DJ sets are a celebration of all his hard work in the studio and behind the scenes. He works the crowd, and the stage with everything he's got. His track selection is impeccable and being one of the few DJs that mix in key, his mixes are taken to another level. With plenty of unreleased and demo material at hand, Bass Kleph is regularly dropping the freshest taste-maker tunes before anyone out there. Yet somehow he still always manages to maintain an accessible feeling and sound. Along with his work in the studio, it's this attention to detail combined with pure performance that has spawned the demand for Bass Kleph globally. Bass Kleph has played in over thirteen countries and DJd at Fabric (London), Tunning Hall (Moscow), Baby Face (China) and Good Vibrations Festival to name but a few and this August he headed off on a massive 3 month world tour taking in shows in England, Scotland, Russia, Canada and Netherlands.

Bass Kleph is also the man behind the hot record label Vacation Records. Vacation first started releasing music in February 2007 and has fast become one of the world's favourite niche dance labels. With tracks featuring on ARIA nominated albums and charts all over the world, Vacation is one of the few independent record labels to be discussed in the same breath as big hitters One Love, and Ministry of Sound. Laden with praise from John Aquaviva, Crookers, Rene Amesz, Kissy Sell Out, DJ Dan, Micky Slim, Way Out West, Ian Pooley, Crystal Method, Jason Nevins and many more, their catalogue is in high demand, licensing their music to a long list of high profile compilations for Ministry Of Sound, Sony, EMI and others all across the globe. With a roster of artists that includes Wolfgang Gartner, Micky Slim, Hook n Sling, Stupid Fresh, Twocker, Mowgli, Tommy Trash, fRew, Dopamine, and of course, Bass Kleph, the label has a solid reputation for unearthing and building talent. This year, they also released their second in a series of mix albums entitled ‘Wish You Were Here’ (mixed by fRew).

With no signs of slowing down as 2009 draws to its end, Expect to see more originals from Bass Kleph coming out soon (the hugely anticipated ‘Sunshine feat Gotye’ is set for release in early 2010) and watch the label continue going from strength to strength. Bass Kleph’s huge success tells no lie – he is one of Australia’s brightest burning talents. Let him shine his light on you.