Over the past ten years, Nick Warren has developed into one of the world's most consistent performance artists. Originally, a mainstay within the Bristol scene that spawned such acts as Massive Attack, Tricky and Roni Size, Nick DJed his way through the local masses to tour with the Universe - Tribal Gathering Organization.
In 1996 Nick's alliance with superclub Cream expanded and with a residency brewing, Nick was commissioned to mix the second CD of the Cream White album. Nick included Way Out West's single, entitled "The Gift". The record turned into the soundtrack anthem of 1996 and much of 1997. Never before had a record caused so much devastation across the dance floors of the world.
Years on, a several albums and countless remixes after, and yet another album ready to go, Nick is at the pinnacle of his profession. Constant DJ tours across the globe for Renaissance, Cream and the Tyrant - Balance crew and live appearances as Way Out West have firmly established Nick as a genius in the progressive house arena.
Nick Warren
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AFK, Davin Greenwell - ariz0na, if you've been lucky enough to see or hear him spin - has been taking crowds to the next level with decks for six years and producing his own tracks a little over two. Perhaps best known for creating and hosting one of his city's most popular radio programs, Really Good Music, ariz0na brought electronica to a huge audience across British Columbia and Washington State. After years in the clubs, at those all-night affairs and on the radio, producing, as AFK, was the next natural step for Davin. It's not just endless hours in the white cave studios that created, formed and polished AFK's unique and unmistakable style; it was a synergy of raw imagination and the inspiration of cutting edge artists like Hybrid, Starecase, Voyager, Max Graham, James Holden, and Ocean Wave, to name just a few.
Bridging the gap between progressive and breaks, AFK started out remixing some of his idols' tracks, like Underworld's Pearl's Girl and LSG's Netherworld. An original track was the next logical progression. "I've always liked tracks that were new and unusual - high octane progressive thrillers," says AFK, "I wanted to mix that in to something all my own, I wanted to make a record for other djs would want to drop, I wanted to press six years of playing out into a vinyl groove."
Davin Greenwell
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