BIOG
PRESENT
Whilst there is a lot of DJ history spanning two decades Seb’s latest involvement with the club scene kick started again in August 2008 when he started the brand known for its successful residency at Inigo; we are of course referring to LIFE. Seb has quickly become a regular on the London network and can often be seen at Pacha, MOS, The Whitehouse, Inigo and a whole host of other venues and events. With two consecutive years in Ibiza and other international gigs coming up the progression is certainly rapid.
Known best for his edgy twist of Tech House and Techno which has stayed with him since the very beginning, he looks to keep both his production and DJing aspects on the same track. All that said this is just a base from which anything can happen; never expect anything samey from this natural talent.
PAST
Seb’s introduction to the underground dance scene took place shortly after it began. Its 1986, Saturday night and at 14 he hears Charlie Says by The Prodigy, amongst others on a London pirate station; bam, that’s it, an instant love affair begins.
A few years pass by and enough money is saved for his first set of decks; nothing exciting, an all in one console system designed for nothing but the bin!
Just turned 18 and some belt drive decks finally get unveiled and thus the DJing really starts. Seven weeks later and the first opportunity to play out comes about at a Stevenage club; Mark Moore and MC Kinky are headlining and the then MOS owner is also present. Whilst they are all enjoying a carry on at the end of the main night Seb steps up to the decks to keep things going with nervous hands shaking. This is the first time on a set of Technic 1210’s and immediately he realises just how different they are to the Soundlab belt driven decks he has learnt to play on; although he’s a nervous wreck he carry’s on and all goes reasonably well. Realising this cant happen again it gets to Monday morning and with no delay he racks up his first debt, but a necessary one if he wants to carry on in the right direction. Two Technic 1210’s are in the bag and its straight home to set them up. The following Saturday he plays the warm up at the very same club and again he’s a nervous wreck but all goes fine, nothing special in his eyes but it did the job. Three weeks later he is invited back to cover for the main resident who is playing in New York ; this time its 12-2am; the middle set! To make things that little bit more special the headliner; playing the last set, is the LEGENDARY Little Louie Vega. Seb took to the later set like a duck to water and smashed it; the stage, tables and even the bar became spaces to dance on. The clubbers and the club loved it so much that right there and then he was asked to be a club resident.
After a 6 month spell and then a small period in Milan , Italy , Seb moved on to Birmingham , England where the career really took off.
First off Seb started his own bar night in the centre – remember at this time DJ bars were almost non-existent, now almost every bar has a pair of decks in a corner. This was a good move as Choice FM director of dance music Ian Wallman heard a set. As a result of this chance meeting, within a week Seb was offered a residency at the legendary Que Club, a venue like no other ever seen since; with a capacity of approx 7,000 and so much character. In the 4 years spent regularly playing at the Que Club he played at many other venues in Birmingham and elsewhere.
Due to the commercial direction House was going in around the area he was less able to play the Chicago, New York and Detroit sound, accompanied by the UK tech and techno (we know so well today) as much as he would prefer so for a few years he even started playing DnB to feed his need for a bit of grit and in some respects this was a far busier time.
After a truly memorable 6 years of DJing at some amazing events and venues with a vast number of the largest names we have ever known, sadly it all came to an abrupt end for reasons unconnected with the scene.
Some 8 years later Seb was back on the scene with a Saturday night residency on Shaftesbury Avenue , London , in 2006/2007 and then a 2 year residency at Cherry Jam in Notting Hill till the end of 2008, which brings us up to the present period listed at the top…
VENUES
The Que Club , Ministry of Sound, Pacha, Koko, The Cross, THAT, Ibiza (various), Plan B, The White House, inigo, Babalou, Herbal, Bonds, Bakers, The Venue, The Steering Wheel, The Custard Factory, Radio, Carnival and so much more.
DJ’s
Chemical Brothers, Funkagenda, Kim Fai, Pete Tong, Carl Cox, Danny Howells, Steve Lawler, Surgeon, Timo Maas, Louie Vega, Timo Garcia, Jonathan Ulysses, Trophy Twins, Judge Jules, Xpress 2, DJ Sonique, Above & Beyond, Tall Paul, Sister Bliss, Dimitri From Paris, Joey Negro, Tom Novy, Tim Sheridan, Sarah Main, Jesse James, JnrJ, Filth & Splendour, Union Djs, Lizzie Curious, Jack Michaels, Freeform Five, Ketaloco, Hoxton Whores, Al McKenzie, Rebekah, Billy Nasty, Colin Dale, DIY, Groove Rider, Fabio, Jumping Jack Frost, Slipmatt, Mickey Finn, Pied Piper, Randall, Dream Team, Ed Rush, Ratty, LTJ Bukem and many more…
