Saxtys DJs

Kris Manning & Friction
Our Friction club nights are the brainchild of DJ Kris Manning. Kris is our Saturday night resident and main promoter and has been working with Saxtys to secure some of the world’s biggest DJs to play here, taking the DJs and nights Saxtys hosts to a whole new level, especially on our Featured Bank Holiday Sunday Nights. Look out for all the upcoming DJs and club events on our Club what’s on page. Saturday nights are focused on good funky uplifting house music – however,  Kris is also a very good party DJ – book him exclusively for your event at Saxtys and he will definitely get your party going!

Andrew Mawdsley
Hereford born and bred, Andrew Mawdsley has been DJing for the last 15 years.  Starting out with organising village hall discos and private parties, then DJing at various pubs across Hereford he really is a true local favourite!  His main DJ influences are the early pioneers of dance music, Carl Cox, Tony De Vit, Seb Fontaine to name but a few. We are proud to have him as our resident Friday night Floorfiller with his fantastic sets from the 90s and early noughties – all your dancefloor favourites and classic Old Skool anthems.

Guest DJs for 2012...
Keep watching this space for more info on this year’s line up – our club is now licensed until 4am every Bank Holiday Sunday! Or Join us on Twitter: @frictionevents @saxtys or Facebook: SaxtysBar for all the latest news!

Guest DJs for 2011...
It was always going to be a tough one to beat after the sell out success of Annie Nightingale on New Year’s Eve, but if starting the New Year like that was a taste of things to come then things could only get bigger and better again! We mixed things up on Saturdays at Saxtys – bringing you lots of local DJ favourites such as Gary Newman, Guy Davies, Andrew Mawdsley, Rob Sidwell and Jordan Prew amongst others plus more of our celebrity DJ guests.... Well known favourites such as Marc Vedo and K-klass made return visits (and we always look forward to welcoming them back) and new for Saxtys in January 2011 was the E4 Skins Party - a major event for us, with DJs Nicola Bear from Ibiza Rocks and Radio 1’s Kissy Sellout!  The year culminated in the return of Marc Vedo once more, bringing with him his Koolwaters Brand 365 International tour party - a first for Hereford!

New Year’s Eve Koolwaters 365 Tour Party with Marc Vedo
Once again Marc took time out from his Globehopping international DJ schedule to bring us a fully branded New Year’s Eve Koolwaters extravaganza.  Marc's DJ profile goes from strength to strength. Having garnered a musical presence and maturity that can rival many of the worl'd leading names, it has actually been the past few years which has borne witness to the bulf of his career's bigges milestones.  This together with his past achievements puts him in a position as arguably one of the scene's most impressive international DJ talents and creatively consistent young producers. His diary in recent times has seen him appear at many of the world's leading super venues whilst also being a regular feature for the world's finest events in Cream, The Gallery, God's Kitchen, Gatecrasher, Elle Style Awards party 2011 and Amsterdam Dance Event.   His bursting repetoire of clubs has led to festival appearances for the likes of Glastonbury, Global Gathering & Homelands - to name a few.  As a producer, Marc has found similar success with his studio output and claiming wide reaching support for his productions over the past 24 months. Many of his recent productions, such as "Only Love", "Get it Out", "String Circus" and "Liquid Spirit" have picked up support in DJs as wide reaching as Tiësto, Erick Morillo, James Zabiela, Axwell and Roger Sanchez whilst radio support has included Radio 1 veterans Pete Tong, Judge Jules and Annie Nightingale.

Graeme Park: 15 years on the radio, 25 years on the decks, One Night in Saxtys
The story of DJ Graeme Park really mirrors the story of the evolution of dance music and club culture itself, Graeme found himself working in a Nottingham record shop called Selectadisc in the early 1980s, when the very first house records began to filter through from Chicago, Detroit and New York. When the shop’s owner also opened a nightclub, it was only natural he should turn to Graeme to select the discs. Determined to showcase this new style of music, his reputation as a house pioneer soon brought him to the attention of Mike Pickering at the Haçienda in Manchester, who asked him to cover for him whilst he went on holiday in 1988. Simply put, there was no-one else in the country who could do the job. The Summer of Love followed, and Parky quickly became one of the biggest names on the emerging dance scene. Aside from his eight-year residency at The Haçienda, he was the first British DJ to play places like Australia, South America, the USA, Asia and beyond as well as producing and remixing tracks for the dancefloor. He was there before it all started, he was at the forefront of the dance scene when it was at its zenith and he’s still there, still rocking it, years later- longer than some of the people on the dancefloor have been on the planet! And the best thing is he still loves it, still loves the music and still loves to play it for people to dance to...

Alex P
DJ, party man(iac), legend. One of the ‘old school’ of DJs, there during the early days of house music, he has become somewhat of an elder statesman of the scene – been most places, done most things, just about survived to tell the tale. Early gigs came at the almighty Sunrise raves in the U.K., some of the notorious, infamous raves that attracted major press headlines at the end of the 80s. After playing to thousands at such an early point in his career, the next point for a young DJ at that time was Ibiza, a place that helped shape the reputation of Alex in several ways. After holding a residency at Amnesia, he then became the resident at the newly opened Space. After working there for a few months, a moment of inspiration changed the clubbing world. Alex decided to put some decks behind the bar of the Space chill-out area and to call it ‘The Full Moon Terrace Bar’. You know the rest from there. Alex began to get worldwide bookings, and soon became one of the headliners for most of the major house nights in and around the U.K. He is still to be found DJing all over the world, recent gigs including Dubai, Tokyo, Singapore, Las Vegas, and Koh Samui.

Rob Tissera
Rob Tissera is one of dance music's most prolific stars. A top-selling producer and versatile DJ that still loves Dance Music like it’s his first night out and whose technical brilliance and effervescent sets have seen him pack out parties across the globe, Tissera's experience and ability to thrill audiences playing any genre is something only a handful of DJs can match. Famed for his hi-energy hard trance and hard house sets, he's also rocked audiences playing dirty funk, uplifting house or big room trance. He has an exhaustive CV of international bookings that has seen him conquer clubs across the globe yet despite all his success Rob remains one of the most approachable and friendly DJ’s on the scene. He can always be found mixing with the clubbers who have come to see him play, rather than propping up the bar in the VIP Area! Rob is quite simply a 21st Century DJ that can take any crowd and any club and rock it right through to its foundations!

Kissy Sell Out @ the E4 Skins Party January 2011
Normally strictly over 21s, for one night only Saxtys opened the doors to the new generation of over 18s for the E4 Skins Party and what a night it was! We welcomed to the decks for the first time ever Misfit Essex boy and superstar rock'n'rave DJ of the new generation, Kissy Sell Out. Kissy quickly gained notability in 2006 for his eccentric electro productions and energetic DJ style, building his career on furiously complex remixes of All Saints, Mark Ronson, Sugababes, Chromeo and The Human League amongst others. In 2009 Mixmag described him as "one of the most exciting, charismatic and entertaining DJs of the decade. Whilst not in the studio or touring the world he hosts a weekly show on Thursday nights midnight - 2am on BBC Radio 1.

Annie Nightingale at the New Year’s Eve “Snow Ball”
Annie Nightingale, Radio 1's first female DJ, is now its longest serving DJ and is described by others as legendary. She is nowadays known as 'Queen of Breaks'. She has pioneered breakbeat music for the past eight years, her show becoming one of Radio 1's biggest on-line successes, attracting a growing international audience via the 'Listen Again' radio iplayer. In 2009 Annie won the International Breakspoll Award for Best Radio show for the fourth time, and picked up a second and most cherished award for 'Outstanding Contribution to Breaks'. She also embarked on a series of festivals including Snowbombing in Austria, other festivals in Holland, and the UK including Glastonbury, The Big Chill, Jersey Live, and Bestival. In December 2008 Annie was presented with the John Peel Award for outstanding contribution to music radio by the Radio Academy. This award was first given in 1987, and re named after John Peel in 2005. Annie is the first woman ever to win this award. Also in 2008 she won the International Breakspoll Award for Best Radio show for the third year running, was nominated in the 2007 Sony Radio Awards' Broadcasters' Broadcaster Award, and in the same year has was nominated for an Outstanding Contribution Award in DJ Magazine's Best Of British Awards. We are, quite simply, honoured that she came and played for us on New Year’s Eve 2010!

Brandon Block
This renowned House Music DJ and club promoter is one of the most wanted DJs in the UK, He has an impressive average of six bookings per weekend, and his diary seems to always be full 6 months in advance. When house music took off in the UK, Brandon Block embraced this style. He did the usual round of parties and clubs, until landing his first resident DJ appointment at The Haven Stables in Ealing. This led to his being noticed and Brandon found himself travelling to bookings in Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool and throughout the north. Soon he also turned to promoting, running FUBAR in London at The Milk Bar.  More recently Brandon Block has expanded into music production and is assembling a full studio in his home. He has co-produced a record Don’t You Feel Like Love. For our second Saturday Friction treat, Brandon is returning to grace the decks of Saxtys once more!

Sonique
After battling breast cancer in 2009, Sonique is back with a bang!! The S Express lead Vocalist and Female DJ extraordinare joined us for a DJ and live vocal set on the last of our Bank Holiday Guest DJ nights.  Brit award winner for best Female Artist with a string of top ten chart hits including the number 1 smash 'It feels so good' and her remix of 'I put a spell on you' which reached no 8 in the UK charts, this is one top celebrity guest DJ who totally rocked the dancefloor in Saxtys.  Playing her own set and then back to back with resident Kris Manning until 4am as well as singing live, it was truly an amazing night from a genuine superstar and we’d love to have her back!

Marc Vedo
For the First time Friction brought us a Saturday party! We welcomed back Local favorite Marc Vedo, former Naughty But Nice resident for the first time in over 2 years! With his own club brand Koolwaters blowing up dance floors across the UK and gracing every corner of the globe week in week out, he is one of the world’s most sought after DJs with a soaring international career playing regularly for the biggest names in the scene. He’s been making a lasting impression on clubbers everywhere with his uplifting funky sounds and his peak time trance sets. Having played at many of the world’s leading club brands from Godskitchen and Ministry of Sound to UK festivals such as Homeland’s and Escape in the Park, he made space in his busy diary and flew back from Italy to play for us!

Rocky (from X-Press 2)
Rocky (aka DJ Darren Rock) is one of the most in demand DJs on the circuit with his unique style and a gig list that sees him flying all over the world. Either by himself or with his fellow X-Press 2 cohorts, DJs “Diesel” (Darren House) and Ashley Beedle, this veteran UK Acid House DJ has enjoyed huge success since the early 90s. In 1992, the X-Press 2 trio came up with "Muzik X-Press", which was a significant club hit and their subsequent singles were all successes at clubs and events around the world, including "London X-Press", "Say What!", "Rock 2 House" and "The Sound'. Following singles appeared on numerous superclub-branded mix compilation albums and X-Press 2 achieved a coup in 2002 by collaborating with Talking Heads' musical visionary, David Byrne to produce the hit “Lazy”.

Seb Fontaine  
Fontaine had his first DJ gig at Crazy Larry's on the Kings Road, London, but he soon progressed to residency at the Fridge in Brixton in 1989. Having worked at various other clubs in London, he eventually became a resident DJ at one of the UK's largest club nights at Cream, and also went on to feature at its Ibiza nights. In 2000, he joined BBC Radio 1 as a specialist dance DJ, hosting a weekly show, as well as broadcasts from Radio 1 outside broadcasts in Ibiza, leaving in 2003. He has also released a number of records, predominantly mix albums, and acted as a remix producer on tracks including the Outhere Brothers.  He is also associated with the brand Type which he has used for naming both club nights and album releases. His uber cool record label and Club night “Underwater” was a huge success taking in Clubs such as Pacha Ibiza for 4 years and others such as the Gallery.

Farley Jack Master Funk 
Farley is known as the King of House music and part of the Select Godfathers of House. Hailing from Chicago, Illinois he is acclaimed with being the original pioneer of the Chicago house scene - the first and original sound of house music, where all forms of the music originate from.  Not only was it this that made him such a superstar, he also released the first house Track EVER - 'Love Can’t Turn Around' Which reached number 10 in the UK Chart in 1986. Also, having his own label, House Records, has seen him gain the exposure a true living legend deserves.

Tall Paul
Tall Paul began his DJ-ing career in the late 80s, playing for private parties at his family’s venue, Turnmills. At the same time Paul started working with pirate radio stations Touchdown FM and the capital’s legendary pirate Sunrise FM. He quickly became recognized for playing what one might alternatively call hard edged-house winning the much coveted ‘Muzik’ DJ of the year and consistently appears in the DJ Magazine 100 poll year after year since the poll’s beginning in 1997.  Recent remixes of K-Klass’s ‘Rhythm is a Mystery’ and the classic Energy 52’s ‘Cafe del Mar’ both reached the number one spot in the UK dance and club charts.

Allister Whitehead
Allister Whitehead’s DJ-ing career started way back in 1987 at the tender age of 17, where he played all over his hometown of Nottingham. He eventually took up a residency at Nottingham’s Koolkat, and it was during this period that his reputation began to spread. He was truly established as a household name worldwide with the Gold selling Fantazia Album ‘The House Collection Volume 3’ which was the biggest selling DJ-ing compilation ever seen at the time. Since then, he has achieved 3 more Gold and 2 more silver albums with further compilations for Fantazia and Ministry of Sound. Nowadays Allister is one of the four biggest DJs in the UK House scene. He can be seen at the UK’s most respected clubs currently playing House music.

Fran Cosgrave
Born in Dublin, in December 1977 Fran Cosgrave started DJ-ing and promoting when he was just 15. His passion for partying and playing house music went hand in hand and he has been involved in the club scene ever since. He's owned clubs, promoted parties and DJ’d all over the world. His musical style of house, tech house and up lifting progressive pumping tunes has had him playing alongside huge names like: Pete Tong, Judge Jules, Freemasons, Out Of Office, Jonathon Ullysses to name a few.

Hoxton Whores
are a British progressive house duo from London, England who have toured extensively throughout Europe. The project is a collaboration between DJs and remixers, Gary Dedman and Kevin Andrews. They had originally set up their own music distribution company before taking up music production. The name of the act is derived from the area that they work, Hoxton. They have released numerous records and remixes. Their more widely known recordings include Been A Long Time, Boys And Girls, Smoothe, Shiny Disco Balls, Jump, Circus Bells & Djum Djum. Hoxton Whores have provided remixes for many acts including Deep Dish, Danny Howells, Faithless, Kathy Brown, Leftfield, Moloko, Red Hot Chili Peppers & Todd Terry

Fierce Angel
Fierce Angel is the new record and events company from Mark Doyle, the creator of Hed Kandi. Fiercely independent and already picking up critical acclaim worldwide the company is on a mission to provide simply the finest music and the most memorable nights out. Fierce Angel Records have now released 15 spectacular compilations, performed all over the UK and at some of the wildest locations around the world.

Trophy Twins
Charm presents the Trophy Twins (supported by the Charm boys).
The trophy twins are one of House music's rising stars - playing as residents for Kiss da Funk, Dusted @ Egg & judgement Sundays in Ibiza as well as being part of the Radio 1 residency team.

Guy Ornadel
Charm presents Guy Ornadel (supported by the Charm boys).
One of the premier DJs on the circuit, a regular at the nation’s super clubs and a mainstay on the international circuit.

Dj Lottie
Supported by our resident Charm boys
Inspired by her teenage years at the legendary Hacienda in Manchester, Lottie has gone on to become a major presence on the European club circuit. Winning awards such as Sony Ericsson Musik magazine’s "Best New DJ" and Dancestars' "Best breakthrough DJ".

Brandon Block
Supported by the Charm residents & our DJ competition winner DJ Ono.

Brandon is probably one of, if not the most entertaining and unique DJs and personalities you’ll ever find. He’s best known for his uplifting party house music behind the decks, and his infamous havoc causing antics on the other side of the turntables.  Brandon’s taste is eclectic and when it comes to pleasing the dance-floor, he’ll play anything that will move the crowd!

K-Klass
Supported by the Charm residents

Nights out at the legendary Hacienda “Nude” nights in 1988 led to the meeting of minds and the beginnings of the K-Klass phenomena which took off in 1989. Originally formed by Paul Roberts, Andrew Williams, Russell Morgan and Carl Thomas, the original idea was just to make a track that would get played in the Hacienda and 18 years later the K-Klass name is still going strong.

Marc Vedo
Supported by the Charm residents
Tipped by DJ Magazines as “one of the fastest rising DJs on the international scene”, Marc Vedo is a DJ who’s soaring career sees him performing regularly for the biggest names in dance music. Once dubbed by Mixmag as ‘the next Sasha’ for his impeccable mixing technique and pin-up like image, Marc Vedo has gone on to forge a successful career as not only a DJ, but also promoter, radio presenter and most recently as a producer.