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The Low End Specialists
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It was a lunch in 2000 with mutual friends that originally brought New York City's Mac Clark & Ali Geramian together. It was then that they discovered that they shared the same passion for a certain style of house music; not long after that introduction the seed for The Low End Specialists began to grow. From their humble beginnings as local New York City DJs and producers, Mac and Ali were schooled in the NYC club scene where they were influenced by legendary DJs Danny Tenaglia and Junior Vasquez.
Ali and Mac burst onto the scene in 2001 with their widely acclaimed remix of the seminal tribal house classic, “So Get Up” by Underground Sound of Lisbon. This remix which was released on Kaos Records found its way into the boxes of the industry’s best DJs, while being featured on DJ Vibe’s Global Grooves compliation and John Digweed’s Kiss 100 show. From there, The Low End Specialists signed their first single to Dirty Vegas’ Hydrogen Records which appeared on Sasha & Digweed’s WMC Essential Mix and the charts of numerous trendsetting DJs like Pete Tong & Deep Dish. This monstrous effort from them was a hit record at WMC 2002 and fully marked their arrival on the global dance scene.
In the summer of 2002, Mac and Ali accepted their first major NYC residency at the popular Centro-Fly nightclub, home to such legendary DJs such as Erick Morillo, Roger Sanchez, and The Chemical Brothers. This residency was the opportunity any DJ would relish: the chance to perform at one of North America’s most recognized nightclubs and to establish their own night in the arguably the world’s most competitive market. It was through this weekly residency where Mac and Ali developed their trademark LES sound - a journey which touched upon sexy bassline grooves, tough tribal drums, lush melodies and pumping techno. What resulted was a legendary party that featured Ali & Mac’s patented brand of house music to enthusiastic crowds every Thursday, coupled with guest appearances by the world’s finest DJs such as John Digweed, Carl Cox, Seb Fontaine, DJ Vibe, Satoshi Tomiie and countless others. This residency garnered the boys worldwide acclaim and enormous support from industry heavyweights and clubbers, establishing the Low End Specialists as one of the hottest names in the global house scene. Due in large part to their night's success, Centro-Fly was nominated for club of the year awards by both Dance Star & BPM Magazine in 2003.
Now with an extensive discography and successful residency under their belts, Mac and Ali took their show on the road, making stops in a myriad of discotheques around the world such as: Stereo, Montreal; Pacha, Portugal & Budapest; Privilege, Ibiza; Club Q, Switzerland; Ruby Skye & 1015, San Francisco; Spundae, Los Angeles & Chicago; Avalon, Los Angeles; Yellow, Tokyo; Bedrock, UK and Godskitchen in Las Vegas & Boa Redux, Toronto just to name a few. Let's also not forget possibly one of the most legendary nights at one of the most legendary club's in New York & the world Club Vinyl/Arc where they were regular guests and fill-in's of the legendary Danny Tenaglia.
Throughout their success in the DJ booth and in the studio, The Low End Specialists have shown no signs of letting up. After enjoying the commercial success of their Janet Jackson remix reaching number 1 on Billboard's Hot Dance/Club Play, they have continued their roll with new remixes of Juliet’s “Avalon” and her second single “Ride the Pain”, both due for release on Virgin Records. There is high anticipation for the summer release of their new single Power Station on one of the UK’s hottest labels at the moment, Toolroom Records. Power Station has received huge support from John Digweed & Hernan Cattaneo thus far and was used on Bedrock's OS3 compilation. They are also currently working on remixes for EMI & Atlantic artists, while working on original material to debut at the 2005 Winter Music Conference. Throughout their busy studio schedule, they have continued to maintain a rigorous tour diary, one that sees them continuing the grind throughout various North and South American cities & Europe. Now at the start of 2005, The Low End Specialists plan to continue their ascent towards the top of house music’s elite, producing quality music in the studio while entertaining clubbers and fans throughout the globe.
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Last edited by DigDeep on Jul-05-2005 at 21:38
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