Jeff Automatic + his Apple Macbook Pro + his NI Audio 8 soundcard + his Korg Nano controller
Influences
Mainly the Pixies, Kraftwerk & quality vodka...
Sounds Like
...a DJ you want to book for your club!
The 9th best International DJ playing in Spain in 2008, according to the readers of ROCKDELUX magazine:
OK, seriously... if pressed, amongst many other things I've been playing recently:
ELECTRO/CROSSOVER:
Ladyhawke, Fake Blood, Little Boots, Alex Metric, Glass Shark, Tronik Youth, Metal On Metal, Riot In Belgium, Kiko, Dave Nada, Sebastian, Curses!, Danger Seekers, Nightmoves, Crystal Castles, Slyde, Calvin Harris, Alex Gopher, Klaxons, Van She, Franz & Shape, Yuksek, Jori Hulkkonen, MSTRKRFT, Tiga, Boys Noize, Peaches vs Simian Mobile Disco, Futureheads vs Digitalism, Goose, CSS, Mendetz, Robocop Kraus, Rex The Dog, the Backstage Sluts' & Dirty Funker's bootlegs, Chromeo, Geiger, The Pinker Tones, Ladytron, LCD Soundsystem, Vitalic, Tiga and some other very alarming 12" electro records whose names I can never remember, doubtless made by earnest producers in Berlin lofts...
GUITAR (@ CLUB NME):
White Lies, Dan Black, VV Brown, The Kills, MGMT, Vampire Weekend, Black Kids, James Yuill, Kaiser Chiefs, The Rakes, Ida Maria, The Teenagers, Whitest Boy Alive, The Layabouts, Foals, Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong, The Wombats, Kate Nash, Those Dancing Days, Operator Please, Malcolm Middleton, Los Campesinos, Maximo Park, Arcade Fire, Jamie T, Example, Joy Division, Talking Heads, The Holloways, Bloc Party, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!, Editors, The Ramones, The Go! Team, The Postal Service and loads more...
The brief version goes: "In the UK, Jeff Automatic runs his own Transmission club night (various venues) and is a monthly resident/regular DJ in London at Club NME (at london’s 2,000-capacity Koko) and One Party State (Barfly).
"In Spain, he's a bi-monthly resident DJ at the Razzmatazz (Barcelona) and at Low (Madrid).
"In Germany, he's now a regular/resident DJ at Club NME Germany (various cities) and Atomic Cafe (Munich).
He's also DJed at Festivals including Reading (Dance Stage), V2008 (Shockwaves/Dance Stage), Snowbombing, Great Escape, Get Loaded In The Park, Secret Garden Party, TDK Cross Central and Benicassim, as well as clubs/events in London such as Insomiac's Ball (SeOne), Kill All Hippies (Scala), Electrogogo / The Glitz (Madame Jo Jo's), Together (Turnmills), NME Big Gig Aftershow (Matter), in Ibiza at the legendary Manumission (Privilege)...
...and at clubs/events in New York, Paris, Berlin, Valencia, Alicante, Genoa, Bilbao, Bratislava, Prague, Essen, Asturias, Pontevedra, Palma de Mallorca, Murcia, Hamburg, Dublin, Edinburgh, Plymouth, Lleida, Manchester, Turin, Wolverhampton, Tenerife, Padua, Verona, Bassano di Grappa, Birmingham, Belfast, Nottingham...
...not to mention being sole support for Lenny Kravitz at a recent London show, playing the MTV Europe Xmas staff party and the FIB Directors' party after this year's Benicassim Festival...
"London's Time Out magazine said "Yes, he really is excellent" and no, he didn't ask them to!"
BOOKING INFO:
For SPANISH BOOKINGS, please contact Cristina at LOW CLUB DJ BOOKING: cristina[at]intromusica.com
For ITALIAN BOOKINGS, please contact Gian Maria at FOREIGN AFFAIRS: gm[at]martinibros.it
For UK (& REST OF THE WORLD) BOOKINGS, please contact ME! (via MySpace):
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FRI 13: [guitar/electro crossover set] Friday I'm In Rock @ Urban Club, Perugia, ITALY
NEXT WEEK:
FRI 20: [guitar set] Club NME @ Koko, London, UK
RECENT HIGHLIGHTS:
Club NME @ Rivermead Centre, Reading (Festival) - 27 08 09
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Reading Festival (Dance Stage) - 30 08 09
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NME Awards Official Aftershow @ Dex, London, UK NME Big Gig (Cure, Franz Ferdinand, etc.) Aftershow - w/ Filthy Dukes + Mikey Four @ Matter / 02, London, UK
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Transmission - various venues across Europe - Apr 09
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NOTE TO BANDS: Before you ask to be added, take a look at the clubs I DJ at & the music I play. You might be better off getting in touch with the booker at my club's live wing, Corrupt Events.
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