Vik Vixon's Radio Shows, GuestMixes&Interviews
Ena Smajic is originally from Bosnia but currently living and studying in Dublin’s Griffith College. She has deep love for music all her life but has taking up Djing in the last couple of years and has been received well by clubbers and DJ’s
INTERESTING FACTS * Ena is a classically trained pianist and she also won second place in the US European Golf Juniors Championship back in 2009 over in Scotland when she was just 11 *.
She has a passion for Techno. Enjoy.
Joining the BUA lads for the last 1.5 hour of this mix is long time Izakaya resident Thibault Montagne from France.
Based in Dublin but originally from all corners of the country, the BUA boys have been rapidly making a name for themselves with their high energy b2b2b sets spanning multiple genres. Making regular appearances in venues such as Yamamori Tengu and Yamamori Izakaya & Sake Bar , the lads have brought their signature brand of messing to Body&Soul and Electric Picnic in the last year and have played with Shit Robot and local sensations Jimmy Rouge and Vladimir Miler Jr.. Ones to watch for 2018 and we hear they’ll happily play tunes for a few cold cans!
On January the 26th, Dublin’s Melodic are celebrating their 6th Birthday with Lindstrøm [Live] & Luca Bacchetti at Yamamori Tengu. That was reason enough to invite Melodic residents Ste Flynn and Carl Dunne to join us in our 11th Living Room Session next Monday.
From humble beginnings come great things. Melodic is 6. It has grown from a one-off party in a 150 capacity basement into one of Dublin’s most respected clubbing brands.Melodic has thrown parties in practically every club in the city, brought their sound around Europe – from London to Ibiza and Berlin. More recently, they have settled comfortably into a monthly residency in the intimate surrounds of Yamamori Tengu.
Founders Mulljoy have carefully curated their events from the beginning. They have had the pleasure of debuting many acts and welcoming some of their own heroes into the booth for some hugely memorable nights. Stand out acts over the years include Guy J, Nick Warren, François K, Ian Pooley, Patrice Baumel, Aril Brikha, Kenny Larkin, Ripperton, Marc Romboy, Kölsch, Sebo K … to name a few.
“Given the occasion, we felt it appropriate to celebrate it properly and have enlisted the help of two of our very favourite DJ / Producers in Lindstrom and Luca Bacchetti. Two very different acts but two very much at the top of their game in each of their respected musical fields. One is the undisputed Space-Disco King. The other a master of deep, rhythmic melody.”
“We urge you to join us in celebrating 6 years on January 26th across two floors in Yamamori Tengu. It will be house, techno, disco, deep, emotive – but always Melodic.”
His mixes are truly mesmerising. His musical journeys have gained huge fun base accross the globe and you’ll see why everyone calls him a ‘Day Dreamer’. After chasing him for few months, he finally found some time to do a mix for our International Series. Ladies and gents…our dear friend from sunny Portugal, M Bryan. Enjoy!
Antonio is a DJ/Producer/Promoter born in Caracas, Venezuela. When young Mr Rincon was 15 years old he started to attend to his first events and get more and more involved in the techno movement. This is how his passion to DJ’ing began. In 2003 he start to create and mix his first set’s and mainly develop his own musical style. Being unique was always something that he really wanted to achieve. That’s why his mixes are distinguish for being energetic, powerful and without leaving behind that “groove” for which Latin’s are better known. In 2013 Antonio has moved to Ireland, and got involved in the local Techno scene leading him to expand his career as a DJ in the heart of Irish capital. He was a creator and resident DJ at his “Deep Forest Night” which took place every week in the famous Turks Head Club. Antonio had the opportunity to share the decks with many internationals and locals as Redd, Siasia, Jurek Przezdziecki, Arte Artur, Klaudia Gawlas, Egbert, Marcel Reix, and many more.
Declan fell in love with dance music at an early age, he grew up listening to mix tapes handed down from his cousin who went to the Asylum/Sides and the Olympic ball room which was where the dublin /irish dance scene emerged. He didn’t realise he wanted to be a DJ until he attended his first rave in the legendary Ormond multi media centre. It was an under 18s dance event with DJs Orbit, Keno Flanagan,DJ Pressure and MC Danny Kearns.. “ It is what he had been looking for and finally he was in a place were he felt he belonged” From that night on he knew what his calling in life was.
Aquiring a set of Decks became Dec’s top priority, so he landed his first summer job and started saving. Buying records became an addiction, he would race in on Thursday evening to Abbey Discs to get his hands on the newest releases, Music Power, Tag and HMV were also on his hit list for new music and he didn’t stop there, Friday Saturday & Sunday were also record days.
He spent most of his youth perfecting the art of mixing and playing at house parties or anywhere the opportunity came about to play and share new music. Dec was asked to come on as a guest DJ on Nova Fm’s DJ Tempo’s show, from that experience Dec got the radio bug and decided he wanted his own show. Kiss Fm, Dublin was where he began his first radio show. He hosted this show Every Thursday night and was privy to a lot of exclusive music kept by especially for him by his close friend who worked in Abbey Discs.. He felt great pride at the fact that he managed to play a lot of promos test pressings and white labels first on the scene.
It was time to expand his passion & talent & soon Dec co -founded MDJ Entertainments with some friends. They began hosting their own parties in small clubs and Venues in Dublin and Kildare. MDJ became many different things associated with Djing in general. They took over a premises and created MDJ Studios, a place for DJ’s to come and network, share music and Ideas. Before social media arrived,this was a real network of like minded people who shared a love for Djing and Music. MDJ wasn’t only about Dance Music it also welcomed Hip Hop Dj’s and Mc’s to do their thing. It became a popular hang out and caught the attention of the film makers within RTE, Ireland’s national broadcaster. They wanted to shoot a day in the life of Dec and MDJ Studios. Dec thought it would be great to showcase some of the DJ’s and Mc’s who came to the studio and to promote these alternative music styles. The documentary was aired on RTE the countries national broadcaster on one of their shows about different topics / projects and alternative lifestyles called Capital D.
The years to come saw Dec back doing what he loved, playing music to people who really appreciated it. This journey lead him to conquer most of the top venues & clubs nationwide including Pygmalion, Radio City, SFX Theatre: Dublin,Temple Theatre Main room & The Crypt,Temple Bar Music Centre ,The Academy ,The Cave ,The Vaults ,The Pint ,Twisted Pepper ,Traffic ,The Bernard Shaw ,Room 19 ,The Lost Society Main room & Basement ,The Mezz ,The Hub ,Tivoli Theatre Dublin – Area 51 Festival – Mystic Festival Ireland,Ballinamore Fringe Festival; Letrim ,Eclipse Festival, Life Festival.
Dec has an infectious energy & skill when in action behind the decks, his ability to fully immerse & connect with his crowd while delivering accurately timed displays of beat juggling, scratching & a multitude of subtle Dj effects ,is inspiring.
Is it any wonder that Djing became his chosen profession with his birth name being Declan Joseph Coleman… DJ is in the name..
It is our great pleasure and honour to announce our next guest DJ Zarko Rebac who will be joining us for his Irish debut this Monday. Although he is new to Dublin we are sure you will be seeing more of him over the coming months.
He has released EPs on Mihaia Popoviciu’s Cyclic Records but also on Monocord Records, Kina Music, and Family Grooves.
Names like Nick Curly, Andrey Pushkarev, Blondish, Mario Aureo, and so on love to play his tracks in their sets.
With an eclectic mix of tunes which encompass the darker spheres of minimalist techno and house, his sets push boundaries, they’re spontaneous, they’re unpredictable.
We owe you this one from few weeks ago. Krissky is a Polish artist and performer based in Ireland.The inspiration for his unique blend of sound comes from genres as diverse as house and techno – Always on a lookout to experiment with different sounds and ideas. Krissky allows diverse influences to help him shape up his tracks, from the deep underground electronic music to the free-form freedom of jazz.
His sound is cinematic and textural, yet extremely direct and relatable, bridging the gaps between dance-friendly tunes and his more experimental side.
Starting out as a Bass player in the mid 90’s Beta-D played with a number of bands as a session player in his hometown Dublin and also toured in Europe, the U.S. and the Middle East. Always having an interest in electronic music he got his first copy of Reason in 2001 and started experimenting. ‘It was probably due to the fact that I bought The Chemical Brothers – Surrender in 1999 and listened to it on repeat while on tour that year’ that his path to Producing and then DJ’ing was sown. One of the last bands he played live with was the Beat Vultures. “I was playing Bass and running all the sequences from a Powerbook. We had great fun and had a year long Residency with plenty of other gigs in the centre of Dublin but I guess it felt too restrictive for me at the time. I still get asked if I’ve plans to do something similar”
These days Beta-D regularly DJ’s in Dublin with resident gigs every weekend under his own name. He also hosts his ‘Resonate Radio Show’ every Friday on Phever.ie which very recently hit number 5 in Phever’s top 10 most listened to shows of the year. Preferred genre’s are Deep House, Afro House, Tech House, Chill and more.
Tweeter: @Beta_D1
Bookings and info: djbetad@gmail.com
Every once and a while I come back to the place where it all began; my homeland of Bosnia & Herzegovina.
This time I bring you a real rising talent from the capital of Sarajevo: DJ/Producer Edib D
DJing for the last 12+ years and playing Deep/Tech/Progressive House & Techno. Resident of Silver & Smoke, one of the best underground club in Bosnia, where he hosts two club nights Moovin’ & Groovin’ and Extravaganza Nights. By the end of 2017, he will have his first two tracks released by Hydrogen Inc and ANTE Records.
Having DJed alongside international stars such as Patrice Baumel, Traumer, Cid Inc, YokoO, Petar Dundov, Quivver, Eelke Kleijn, Dubfire, Carlo Lio, Third Son, Javier Portilla, and with many local and regional DJ’s this will be one you will enjoy