Just little me! But giving me a helping hand in the background (and lots of it) are Lee Hallett (Leeroy;Producer), Marc Vedo (Koolwaters) and Marcus (bobkat, Housework) All 3 have had a hand in helping me achieve the success I'm very proud of so far! Aaah!
My biggest and main influence has been without a shadow of a doubt Lee Hallett (Leeroy) who has spent many hours working with me on my mixing skills! Not only did he help me to understand the importance of attention to detail (;-D) but he also built up my self confidence which gave me the platform to achieve so much in such a short space of time. So a very BIG THANKYOU to him - I couldn't have done it without him! xxx
Steve Angello. Mark Knight. Shapeshifters. Martijn Ten Velden. Lottie. MYNC project.
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Electro has definitely got me hooked...anything with a fat base line and a kickarse vocal does it every time!
Sugarshaker – The story so far…
The beginning... 2006-2007
Sugarshaker’s first attempt at mixing was approximately 2 years ago and although initially she was quite apprehensive it very quickly became her goal to win over the decks, before setting out to win over the clubbers!
It seems that fate has played a big part in Sugarshaker’s journey to become a successful DJ; having worked for a radio station running the on-air club promotions meant she made many contacts in the industry, including Bobkat duo Marcus and Matt Thorne (L n’ M Projekt – Everywhere chart position number 35) and producer Leeroy (also of L n’ M Projekt fame) who guided her along the right path towards her first gig at Housework (www.myspace.com/welovehousework) on NYE 2004! Since that first NYE set nothing can stop the girl; her determination to get her self known by all in the industry through networking has become a full time job-and if she can get a promoter to listen to her mix, you can guarantee Sugarshaker will get her set!
During 2005/2006 she regularly played alongside Marc Vedo (Slinky/Koolwaters) in London (Beduin bar) and Bristol (Fez Club); as well as warming up for Pete Tong (Radio 1) at Koolwaters 5th Birthday party alongside Deepgroove and Bobkat. More recently she will be been found filling the dance floor every month at Housework (‘best club night in the South West’ DJ Mag) for DJ’s including Fergie (Radio 1), Oliver Lang (Dusted) and James Algate (Godskitchen). In October 2006, due to the demand from clubbers for her bouncy and uplifting sets, Sugarshaker was officially awarded a residency at Housework (www.houseworksucks.co.uk) and plans to help the promoters to grow the success of the night outside of the South West.
2006 also saw Sugarshaker win the opportunity to play at the extremely popular ‘Plastic’ @ Dragon Eye in Birmingham (www.myspace.com/plasticbirmingham) and has since been invited to play there regularly in 2007 as well as at the new ‘PlasticSelect’ in Sutton Coldfield. To add to this success Sugarshaker is working closely with an agency in France, Redlight Productions (www.redlightproductions.fr) to secure regular gigs there and already has 2 confirmed bookings…it’s all go, go, go!
Although Sugarshaker only has a relatively short history in the music industry she realised the importance of producing her own stuff very quickly, so has already turned her hand to production. Working closely alongside producer Leeroy they have completed 4 Electro House tracks that have had some amazing feedback from labels including Azuli and Toolroom:
‘This is good! Very well produced’ Nick Crombie (Azuli) – Track 1 ‘Come to me’
‘Really like the track but unfortunately its not quite right for the label at the moment, good luck with the project I am sure it will do well for you, please keep us updated with future projects’ Stuart Knight (Toolroom) – ‘Come to me’
‘Just keep on sending the bits through the talent is definitely there!!’ Stuart Knight (Toolroom) – Track 3 ‘Dysfunktional’
The interest that Sugarshaker and Leeroy have had from the record labels mentioned, has given them a huge amount of confidence and since the initial feedback, they now have 3/4 labels interested in their tracks and are currently reviewing contracts. They are looking for the tracks to be signed and ready for release by the spring; in the meantime they continue to work on new tracks with number 5 about to be completed!
and then.... 2007-2008
2007 is definitely proving itself to be a busy year so far for Sugarshaker. She is seeing a huge increase in the number of confirmed bookings made and mainly due to the professional service provided by her agency, Breed management.
tbc....
Sugarshaker’s determination to succeed is highlighted by the fact that she even co-writes her lyrics with Leeroy and she sings all of her own vocals – pretty impressive for a starter!
Sugarshaker’s passion for music has been life-long and with her business acumen and determination it won’t be long before she is in high demand as a DJ and Producer; her style is diverse from progressive to dirty electro but spinning anything chunky, fat and uplifting to get those bods a movin' on the dancefloor, is what gets Sugarshaker her reputation as a clubber's DJ!!
One of the biggest releases from Slavic this year. This collaborative work consists of 10 remixes on original "New High" (Nikolai Stepan). Styles vary from house / electro / tech / electronica / breaks / minimal ... Enjoy this collection of very talanted artists.
First exclusive from 99ers studios in Moscow. The history of this project is short but very sweet and full of solid and slamming club tracks. CLICK TO LISTEN
ALOHAA!HOW ARE YOU!?Im FINE!MY NEW SINGLE "TOO WRONG TO BE RIGHT" ITS OUT NOW!IF U WANT LISTEN TO ON MY SPACE! other version on myspace.com/templeofselfica Phat Pixel from BlissCorporation
Thanks for the add. merci pour l'ajout. Good continuation. Bonne continuation à vous. N'hesitez pas à laisser un com. Do not hesitate to leave a com. A bientot Musicallement Silver & Natural Spleen
Hey hope all is well, been really busy of late with studio projects etc, so I have cut my gigs back, if your in town you can catch me at RADUNO (next to Fabric), where I will be playing a few of trax from our Radikal Groove project. Also check the line up!!!!!!!
