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about the dj's
Dave Preston
Born, raised and currently living in Miami, Florida
Resident: Gainesville Florida's Vibe Nightclub
Resident: www.ProtonRadio.com ('Rhythmaculture' 2nd and 4th Saturday 2-6pm EDT)
Former Resident of Florida's Legendary Simons Nightclub
Has played along side dj's such as Deep Dish, Danny Howells, Phil K, James Zabiela, Steve Porter, Infusion, and PQM with upcoming gigs in Lima Peru with Quiver and Slacker.
Co-founder of www.Forwardthinkingmusic.com, devoted to promoting artists that are pushing the boundaries of dance music.
Production work:
Not satisfied with merely playing other people's music, Dave has flexed his creative muscles with numerous production projects over the past year, working with highly regarded producers such as Sphere, Phil K and Habersham (The Operators), Darkarma (Velvet Couch), Joe Amoros, Hisham Samawi and Relisys, and Marcus from Digital Witchcraft (Slimer). His collaboration with Sphere was included on disc 2 of Phil K's Balance CD, released in October of 2002, and his other projects have received support from DJ's around the world.
Fusing breaks, techno and house, Dave Preston is one to watch.
Jason Jollins
Born and raised in New Jersey, currently living in NYC
Resident: Centro Fly, NYC
Resident: Sullivan Room, NYC
Former Resident @ Filter 14, NYC
Former Resident on www.ProtonRadio.com
Has played along side dj's such as Hybrid, Chris Fortier, Trendroid, Max Graham, Ferry Corsten, Armin Van Buuren, Guy Ornadel, and Halo Varga.
Jason's record label (Acute Recordings) is one of the hottest new labels coming out of the United States. In January of 2003, Acute Recordings was the featured progressive house record label of the month on Groovetech.com while the past few months have seen reviews in magazines such as Lotus and Mixer. Every release on Acute Recordings has been charted on the prestigious Balance record label charts which is compiled from many of the top dj's around the world.
Those who have heard Jason Jollins know him for his highly technical sets consisting of flawless mixing and programming while displaying a great sound of diversity though genre's of house, techno, trance, and breaks. Find out more about Jason Jollins by visiting his website at www.JasonJollins.com
Native Theory / Dirty Gringos
Hisham Sawami
Born in Tripoli, Libya; raised in Switzerland, currently living in NYC
Resident: Subliminal Sessions @ Discothèque, nyc
Has played along side dj's such as Erick Morillo, Luis Diaz, Paolo Mojo, and Phil K
Production work:
remix and production work for Astralwerks Records and Plastic Fantastic Records. Slated for release this summer, his remix of the classic track "Atlas & Compass error" is already being played by the likes of Danny Howells, John Digweed and Phil K. His recent breakbeat remix of Placebo's ‘Passive Aggressive’ has received accolades from many of the industry's biggest names, and Randall Jones recently opened up his set on John Digweed's KISS 100 show with Kakon, an early original track.
Hisham is also part of the production trio, Dirty Gringos, along with Brendan Benke and Dennis Rodgers (112 Crew). Their debut production, "Cowbell" is spreading to charts at an impressive pace, having reached the influential hands and playlists of Danny Tenaglia, Danny Howells, Lee Burridge, Saeed & Palash, and Tyler Stadius. For their June issue, Urb Magazine has selected "Cowbell" as one of the top tracks of Winter Music Conference 2003. This promises to be a breakout year for the blond-hair blue-eyed Arab.
Brendan Benke
Born and raised in Washington, DC, currently living in NYC
Resident: Subliminal Sessions @ Discothèque, NYC
Has played along side djs such as Erick Morillo, Tedd Patterson, Pete Moss, and Mr. C
Production work:
In addition to being a DJ, Brendan is a member of the production trio, Dirty Gringos, along with Dennis Rodgers and Hisham Samawi. The three are quickly establishing themselves as respected producers on the electronic music circuit. Their debut production, "Cowbell," is spreading to charts at an impressive pace, having reached the influential hands and playlists of Danny Tenaglia, Danny Howells, John Digweed, Lee Burridge, Saeed & Palash, and Tyler Stadius. In their June issue, Urb Magazine selected the track as one of 'The Very Best of Miami '03'. People are taking notice of his talent as Brendan continues to make an impact both locally and around the country.
Find out more about Hisham and Brendan by visiting www.NativeTheory.com
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