Summer Essential Selection @ Room
Author: events@tranzfusion
Thursday, March 9, 2006
FRIDAY 17 MARCH 2006
JAN JOHNSTON
She's worked with BT, Chicane, Tiesto and Oakenfold. Had tracks featured in movies like American Pie and Hackers 2. Yet, strange though it may sound, Jan's current story kicks off a few years ago in a bargain bin in Manchester.
BT (Brian Transeau) is over from the US doing some studio work and is busy rifling through the city's Bluezone second hand record shop. Picking up a vinyl copy of "Calling your Name" (later used on American Pie), and impressed by the face on the sleeve, he promptly buys it (for 50p no less!)
You know what DJs are like. Nine months later, he's finally listened to it. "This voice came out and I just fell on the floor. I simply had to track this woman down and work with her." It was, however, another nine months before he managed to contact the elusive songstress. Jan says: "Brian was over in Manchester for one day only. He asked if I was free, we hit the studio, and laid down "Remember", our first collaboration, which was later used in Hackers 2."
Tickets: $25 + B/F
Outlets: Ticketek.com, Room 680, Colts Fitness centre, Bang Clothing, Hares and Hyenas, HMV City, Ministry of Style, inthemix.com.au
FRIDAY 7 APRIL 2006
CHRISTOPHER LAWRENCE
Voted the #14 DJ in the world by DJ Magazine's prestigious 'Top 100' poll for 2005 and a recent winner of the "Best DJ" award at the Dancestar US Awards, Christopher Lawrence is recognized worldwide as one of the World's top DJs and producers. Dubbed "A Superstar DJ" by the US's URB and "One Of The Most Popular DJs On The Global Circuit" by DJ Magazine, Christopher Lawrence is one of the biggest, most respected and popular names in dance music today.
Winner of the "Best American DJ" at the IDMA's at WMC 2005, Christopher's production skills, coupled with his ability to take international dancefloors by storm with his tough techno trance sets, place him in high demand worldwide. Once an outsider in a world dominated by European and UK DJs, Lawrence has risen to the top of the international dance music heap. He is now considered one of the key global players and one America's leading dance music exports, playing main stage at the world's biggest festivals and superclubs. Christopher was the only US DJ invited to headline all three of the inaugural Ministry Of Sound, Cream and Gatecrasher tours of America.
In the world of international dance culture, there are DJs who are leaders and those who are followers. Christopher Lawrence is a true leader.
Tickets: $25 + B/F
Outlets: Ticketek, Capital DJ, HMV (Bourke Street), Ministry of Style, Polyester Records
EASTER SUNDAY
SUNDAY 16 APRIL 2006
TOM NOVY
You just can't be mad at him: champagne, nipple slips and frenzy belong to every music event. Still, Tom Novy seems to attract them in a very special way. No wonder, after all he is one of the few exceptionally gifted artists in the music scene.
Worldwide chart successes and appearances in the best clubs of the world have been part of his career as well as his activities as VJ or radio host.
Tom Novy was born on the 10th of March 1970. He released his first record "I House You" in 1995 and directly entered the top 10 of the Germand Dance Charts. Only one year later he gained international reputation with his single "Superstar", which climbed on position 15 in the Media-Control Charts in Germany and onto top positions in 18 other countries.
"Your Body" featuring singer Mike Marshall entered top 10 of the UK sales charts in December 2005 and went top 15 in 20 other countries. Tom's excellent music taste is also appreciated by many other bands and musicians. By now Tom has remixed and produced for 10CC, Backstreet Boys, DJ Thomilla, Eric Morillo, Jimmy Sommerville, Joachim Deutschland, Sander Kleinenberg, Snap, Stefan Remmler (Trio), Ludacris, Marianne Rosenberg, Mousse T., Moonbootica and Sonique, to name but a few.
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