James Zabiela
Nick Warren
Dave Seaman
Spooky
Sasha
Oakey
Umek
Darren Emmerson
Dave Spoon
Global Underground
Renaissance
Petrae Foy
Plump DJs
Hernan Cattaneo
Sarah Main
Danny Howells
Pierre Deutschmann
Daniel Portman
King Unique
Spektre
Claude Vonstroke
Guy J
Alan Fitzpatrick
Phil Keiran
Dubfire
Chris Liebing
Mark Knight
Steve Lawler
Booka Shade
Layo & Bushwacka!
Nic Fanciulli
Underworld
Chemical Bros
Steve Mulder
Fergie
Radiohead
Joy Division
Pink Floyd
The Smiths
Blondie
Nirvana
Muse
KIngs Of Leon to name but a few ;0)
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Sounds Like
Hopefully myself, but obviously you'll be able to here my eclectic influences ;0)
Gemma Furbank is a hot Techno & House music rising star! As a DJ, she is well-known for bringing truly sublime tracks together with flawless precision...
Gemma owned her first decks in 2003 - her beloved Technics 1210's. It wasn't until after loosing her father in 2007, she finally decided to mastered the decks, and learnt the art of DJing. In October 2008 she invested in her Pioneer CDJ1000 mk3's.
She was an early starter on the clubbing scene, starting her clubbing in 1993 and discovering Cream in 1996. It was there that she first encountered Paul Oakenfold, resident DJ at that time! " Oakey blew my mind on a regular basis, and I was mesmorised by the whole atmosphere and swiftly became hooked on the whole scene!"
Gemma takes a lot of Inspiration from her favourite DJ's and styles, and is always inspired by DJ James Zabiela and his crazy skills! She is always trying to up her game and learn new skills, to keep her mixes and sets exciting!
Gemma then entered the world of promoting and organised charity House night "Aural Pleasure" in February 09. All proceeds went to Breast Cancer Care. The night gained support from local and International DJs such as David Dunne (Galaxy Radio/Hed Kandi) who played at the event, and DJs like K-Klass and Jon Fitz who offered promo support and prizes!
In August 2009,Gemma organised the dance tent at "Mozfest" in Mossley Lancs. The event attracted over 8000 people of the course of the weekend. Gemma's headline set, had the tent crammed to the rafters, with revelers climbing on top of each other and dancing on what ever they could stand on! This was to date, the best gig Gemma had experienced from the other side of the decks, and one she hopes to replicate each time she plays.
A very special guest VJ also jumped onboard. Fresh from Global Gathering, providing the back drop fro none other than Gemma's idol, Mr James Zabiela , and Carl Cox..and then again for Sander Kleinenberg on the 9th of August - Mark Vity, of Ghost Visuals flew in from Ireland, just to provide some amazing visuals for the evenings set's!
More recently, Gemma has gained the ESSTIGE DJ OF THE MONTH crown for Aug 09. Having noticed all the hard work, determination and passion she displays!
Gemma is already receiving a lot of interest from promoters abroad for International gigs !
"I play a very eclectic mix, and basically think genres can be very stifling! If it sounds shit hot..it sounds shit hot! I play it! haha Genres create rules, and i love to break rules!"
She adores Prog house/Prog Breaks/House/Tech-House/Minimal Tech/Techno/Electro - she likes to call it 'Eclectronic music'!
A quote by Chris Massey, one half of the amazing Uberchic ;
Chris Massey wrote
at 12:01 on 04 June 2009
"Top girl, top dj and all round nice gal!
A real original sound in your sets of which i have heard 3 now and been mightly impressed each & everytime, big things ahead i dare say!!!
;-)"
International DJ/Producer Petrae Foy, championed by none other than Carl Cox, recently paid Gemma a visit. He had taken the time to go over one of her mixes with a fine tooth comb
He was impressed with how far she had come, within such a short time behind the decks, and could see she had potential. He was kind enough to give her a one on one session, to show her a few skills that will help her take it up another notch.
November promised to be an exciting month. With some amazing bookings, sharing the bill with Dave Spoon and Funkagenda, at the world famous Sankeys, playing her first ever B2B set.
Gemma has also teamed up with another hot rising star, Steff Smith! They hit the studio, to create their first of many tracks together - a grooving Tech House number, and a full on driving Techno bomb!
Phil Caine, an amazing Producer/Remixer mastered the tracks for them, in his Studio that they used.
Within 24 hours, there very first Techno track "SUB SONIC" , was signed to the MAD HATTER RECORDINGS label! Owned by Nick Hussey, and Carl Anians, and including some fantastic artsist like Petrae Foy, Gabriel Ben, Mindform ect.
Comments from 2 amazing DJ/Producer/Remixer's Phil Caine and Petrae Foy ;
•PHIL CAINE : "STEFF SMITH & GEMMA FURBANK ABSOLUTE GENIUS IN THE STUDIO !!! WATCH OUT FOR THESE 2 !!! "
•PETRAE FOY:
"Gemma is one of mine to watch mate! "
They're causing a real stir, and the booking's are starting to flow nicely for them as a twosome, with them getting ready to smash Spektrum, on Boxing Day - with none other than Roger Sanchez headlining!
Gemma is just as likely to be seen in front of the deck's as behind them. She's still an avid clubber, and love's to get in the thick of it, when dancing to her favourite DJ's and Producers!
She is also hoping to follow many of the people she admires, into the production side this year. She puts in plenty of hard work and believes that you can get anything if you want it bad enough! "Onwards and Upwards!!! 2009 is gonna kick ass!"
Find her on Facebook under "Gemma Furbank" & "Aural Pleasure". Other websites;
www.facebook.com/gemma.furbank
www.myspace.com/auralpleasuredjs
www.house-mixes.com/artists/gemma_furbank
Thank you for stopping by xox
UPCOMING DATES;
13/06/09 BA55MENT,Stalybridge Head Linining!
04/07/09 REVIVAL SUMMER SOUND SYSTEM,Blackburn with Adam Sheridan+Micky Slim Headlining
18/07/09 RAVENSTONEDALE FESTIVAL,Cumbria
25/08/09 FULL MOON BOAT PARTY, Barca +After Party LOAF + AREA51 Manchester Headlining
01/08/09 ESSTIGE DJ OF THE MONTH AUG 09
01/08/09 CHIZWIVDEX Podcast latest Tech mix
01/08/09 RELEASE, The Attic , Manchester
08/08/09 TECH ME JACKIN',Mcr
15/08/09 MOZFEST,Mossley
16/08/09 MOZFEST,Mossley
21/08/09 PLUSH@SANKEYS's,Mcr FUNKANGENDA + JONATHAN ULYSESS Headlining
30/08/09 SUNDAY SOCIAL,Moho's Mcr
26/09/08 RENAISSANCE, Embargo, Northampton
26/09/09 Guest Mix on Me On The Dancefloor
03/10/09 RADIO INTERVIEW and Guest Mix onMANCHESTER RADIO ONLINE
06/11/09 DANCE THERAPY pres.Female Domination, Long Eaton,UK
14/11/09 GUEST MIX, WWW.DISCOVERTRANCERADIO.COM 12noon GMT - All female day/night, with the world's greatest female DJ's, incuding AMBER D, SUZY SOLAR, ANNA KISS, KRISTINA SKY
15/11/09 SUNDAY SOCIAL@Sub Space, Mcr - with JOZEF K TRIBAL SESSIONS Resident
21/11/09 STUDIO WITH PJC PROJECT/MINDFORM + STEFF SMITH
28/11/09 MONKEY FUNK@SANKEYS Mcr - B2B set with SSTEFF SMITH,DAVE SPOON + FUNKAGENDA
12/12/09 SWEET SENSATION with DAVE HASLAM, Mcr TBA
26/12/09 SPEKTRUM - SANKEYS B2B Set With STEFF SMITH - ROGER SANCHEZ
Eddie Sanchez Dj.Eddie Antonio Sanchez Pitbull - Calle Ocho (75, Brazil Streets) vs Dirty South - Dj. Eddie A. Sanchez Promo Remix 2010 free download http://lnk.ms/31hq8
1.Confronted – Pan-Pot 2.Rabid – Dubfire 3.Positive Education – Slam (Fergie’s Just For Pressure Mix) 4.To the Core – Fergie (Spektre’s Ground Zero Remix) 5.Wake Turbulence – Koen Groeneveld 6.Cala a Boca – D- Nox and Beckers (Meat Katie Remix) 7.Black Pearl – Andre Sobota (Spektre Remix) 8.Rabbithole – Spektre 9.You Might Hear Nothing – Umek (Dataworx Remix) 10.Exit People – Fergie 11.Tangent – Nick Muir and John Digweed 12.Morumbi – Tocadisco (Popof Remix) 13.Maktub – Fergie 14.Eden – Tiger Stripes 15.The Search – Trancesetters (Cristian Smith’s Tronic Treatment Remix)
Twisted Tech Beats 2
1.Worst Case Scenario – Ahmet Sendil and Ricky Stone (Ricky Stone Mix) 2.2 Many Shots of Jagermeister – Tocadisco (Koen Groeneveld Remix) 3.Static – Alan Fitzpatrick 4.S. Cream – Umek (Aneuria Remix) 5.Death By House – Len Faki (Adam Beyer and Jesper Dahlback Remix) 6.Shake Ur Tech-Ass – Secret Cinema 7.Dark Matter – Darren Emerson and Jamie McHugh (Manuel De La Mare Remix) 8.Temperamental – Mikas (Manuel De La Mare Remix) 9.Process – Mini Mode (Manuel De La Mare & Luigi Rocca Marshall Remix) 10.Tan Guapa – Citizen Kain & Phuture Traxx (Abnormal Boyz Remix) 11.Microburst – Koen Groeneveld 12.Stalled – Koen Groeneveld 13.Varience - Slam
Please also check out my video I entered in a competition to win an online music production course with Point Blank. I think it's pretty funny. Let me know what you think!
Cool Cuts Charted / No.1 DJ Mag Dancefloor Destroyers Chart - Rulers Of The Deep - Last Survivor remixes from Mark Holmes, S.I.N., Neil Quigley, Leggz & Femi B, Spin Science & ROTD remixes
RULERS OF THE DEEP 'UNTITLED SECRET' The long awaited studio album - available Digital/CD/12" Vinyl
H2 - Mexico City EP - remixes from Tempered DJs, Cylon, Mark Holmes, Curious George & The Agent
No problem at all Gemma! Been meaning to get in touch to say thanks for supporting my music, and nice one for the feedback on my recent stuff, chuffed your liking it! Hope alls well with you too! All the best... Tony xx ...d(^_^)b...
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