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My first demo (with Adam Routh) got signed to Virgin 10 records. The record got a good reaction but it took months to actually get it released so in 1991 I started my own labels to get tracks out from studio, to 12" and onto the street in 7 days.

It was a great time for 12" white labels. Totally different to the free download situation now. The first releases got great reaction; Edge Records *1 (compnded) just kept on selling and selling!! It's still getting played and licensed to compilations (M.O.S. etc) now and is an official 'Rave' anthem!

I continued producing tracks on the Rabbit City, Edge and XVX labels releasing records every 2 weeks for about 7 years. In total I released over 170 x 12" records (selling close to a million records). At that time I started getting asked to DJ at some of the biggest party's & clubs in Germany.

Playing at these opened a lot of doors. I played at parties with DJs like Westbam, Marc Spoon, Timo Mass, Tanith,Dag, Hooligan, MissDjax ...

In 1996 I wanted a break from studio life and started racing Moto X which took over from the music for a while! Then in 1998 I went to Ibiza and back to the music. A 2 week holiday turned into the whole season. and then every summer till now! The 3rd day I was in Ibiza I played Space Terrace and that opened so many doors! The same summer I went on to play at all the biggest clubs playing at Pacha, Manumission, Space, Amnesia, Es Paradis etc .. It was then that I went into the studio with Adam Routh and made 'Itza Trumpet Thing & had it pressed up and with DJs in just 7 days. Everyone started playing it and it got to be one of that summers 'records'.

While DJing one day I met the owner of a new club in south beach Miami; 'Bar Room' He invited me to be a resident there for the season. So I was all set; Summer; Ibiza, winter; Miami! (....get a proper job lad!)

Another highlight was on millennium new year when I got to play for Madonna. She then invited me to play for her again in New York at one of her private party's. It was about that time I started adding the trumpet into my DJ sets.

I then went on to play sets all over the globe with tours of China, Australia, Russia etc.

In 2005 I got a call from Erick Morillo and a few months later 'Set Your Body Free' was released on Subliminal records. He also invited me to be one of the residents at Subliminal @ Pacha Ibiza which was a great experience!

Summer 2006 I was invited to be one of the resident at Bora Bora, Ibiza! Another great experience sometimes playing up to 5 - 8 hr sets to great people 5/6 days a week! I've been back as resident there each summer since...

Recent winters have turned into a new obsession in between djing; Snowboarding!!

For full biog see below...

BIOGRAPHY:

> DJ, Producer & Musician:

** Resident of Bora Bora, Ibiza & Kinky Malinki UK/Ibiza

Probably the most under-rated DJ/Producer of the last 15 years. Gordon Edge is a truly exceptional talent, combining the totally unique DJ experience of 3 deck mixing while adding his own personal “edge” playing Live Trumpet, he offers a versatile style and sound that is equally at home when played at the biggest clubs in the world, as it is at the most intimate private parties.

Whether it’s a dark dingy underground club in deepest darkest Siberia, or dancing on the tables in the sunshine at Bora Bora, Ibiza, if you’re lucky enough to catch Gordon in action it will be always be an unforgettable experience that you will remember forever.

Gordons unique notoriety has kept him in continual high demand, as a DJ Gordon has appeared in practically every country throughout the world with 2008 being no exception. In this year alone he has rocked the crowds in Lithuania, Spain, Germany, Kazakhstan, Bahrain, Dubai, Egypt, Austria, Switzerland plus grand tours of Russia, India and South America, including appearances at Pacha, Sirena & El Divino in Brazil. After the success of this years India tour Gordon was honoured to be asked to return to India for the Launch of GQ Magazine in Mumbai amongst a whole host of ‘A list’ celebrities from the world of Bollywood.

Ibiza, is Gordons second and spiritual home, after arriving on the island in 1998 a 2 week holiday turned into a whole summer, and he fell in love with the island so much he bought a home there! He quickly became widely known as the DJ with the trumpet, and tagged the “trumpet man” alias. He went on to become a regular feature at all the major venues on the island, including Pacha, Space, Amnesia, Privilege & El Divino and was soon snapped up for a coveted residency for the infamous Bora Bora, where in season you can catch him playing his marathon 5-8 hour sets at the worlds most renowned beach venue.

With such international demand it’s a wonder the Gordon ever gets time to come home, but not forgetting his roots, back on UK terra firma he holds a residency for Kinki Malinki, and is a regular feature for Mynt in Belfast & The Gallery at Ministry of Sound.

As a trumpet player he not only played for Sade on her world tour but also for Madonna at private parties she hosted in Miami & New York.

** Producer

Gordon has released over 170 12" records under such names as DJ Edge, Trumpetman, Edge Test, Trumpet Thing, Digital Domain, Gordon Matthewman & Gordon Edge, many of these on his own labels EDGE Records, Rabbit City Records and XVX Records selling well over half million world wide. True highlights have included legendary hardcore classic: ‘Edge *1 – Compnded’ (1992), enormous Ibiza anthem: ‘Gordon Matthewman – Itza Trumpet Thing’ (1998) & the Colossal ‘Gordon Edge - Set Your Body Free / Trumpet Funk’, released on Eric Morillo’s award winning Subliminal Label (2005). Gordon’s tracks have also featured on countless compilations over the years, including Café Del Mar, Real Ibiza, Budda Bar and many Ministry of Sound compilations. Now hard at work in the studio again watch this space for the next exciting instalment from the legend that is…GORDON EDGE

For more info go to www.gordonedge.com


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