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THE TRANCE ARENA
- For fans of Trance music everywhere!



First off a big thanks for taking the time out to have a look at my profile.
Enjoy what you read and don't be a stranger!!!

A Long Time Ago in a Galaxy Far, Far Away.... I started mixing back in 2002 after returning from travelling overseas. A love for dance music started late in the day having come from a background of rock and goth music, listening to the likes of The Mission, Sisters of Mercy, Metallica, Anthrax and The Cult.
It was while listening to the changing sound of goth band Rosetta Stone that I was drawn to the more dance orientated tracks that they were producing. The industrial sound helped me broaden my music taste. From there it wasn't long before I became drawn to the likes of 'FatBoy Slim' 'Chemical Brothers' and 'Leftfield'.
The first big clubbing 'experience' came when myself and a group of other likeminded souls went to see the 'Chemical Brothers' @ Brixton Academy in 1999.
One of those moments you always remember happened the moment 'Hey Boy, Hey Girl' was played and was marked by the comment to my compatriots 'Why don't we do this every weekend?'
From then on it was regular visits to The Fridge in Londons Brixton for 'Escape from Samsara', 'Return to the Source & 'Pendragon'. Or journeys down to Portsmouth for 'Gueshky' at the Wedgewood rooms. The influence to begin DJing started there. Watching the likes of Billy Nasty, Dave Clarke, The Liberators, Nick Warren and any number of Trance DJs nurtured the mixing bug.
The 1210 MKIIs were purchased in 2002 on my return from travelling and after taking a month course in DJing @ Point Blank studios I've carried on and not looked back since.
I've played at various House Parties with an ever changing style that ranged from Prog House through to Breaks, Trance and Hard Dance.
The first big night out I've played was upstairs at the Japanese restaurant called Koisihi. B2B with fellow dj Ad's we played a set of Trance and Hard Dance to a banging crowd of party goers for over two hours.
As a long time member of the DJ Source forums I to the opportunity to join their online radio station, playing regulary for a year every Tuesday night 8.30-9.30PM.
In 2005 he was asked to play at an event at the Asylum bar in London for a party where my blend of Prog House, Electro and Techno went down a storm with the crowd.
Though not the most technical DJ, it's the energy, the surprises and downright pumping level of a BenJoss set that brings the real enjoyment. I like to think that I know what makes a crowd bounce, what takes them up and what takes them down again. The real love in this game comes from keeping the crowd happy and creating that journey for them.

....as always Nice Apples!