djx2 played his first real gig in July 2004 at Invasion in Shrewsbury. Shortly after that he went on to finish in the final 45 of the Passion DJ competition, semi finalist in the Invasion DJ competition and played at the Inspiration charity event with the likes of Matt Hardwick, Adam Sheridan, Jon O’Bir, John Askew and many more. In 2005 djx2 felt he had gained enough experience to start pushing himself further a field. So he headed over to Ibiza to play for the likes of Garlands and Housewives Choice at clubs like Eden and a selection of the pre-bars. djx2 also started to pick up regular gigs up and down the country, playing for nights like Invasion and Fusion. During the early part of 2006 things became fairly quiet for djx2, while he concentrated more on his full time job and gaining promotion. However he kept at in the field of Internet radio and after a very successful trip to Ibiza in the Summer. Things started to pick up again by playing at Liverpool based night Slide at the Masque alongside Simon Patterson, Ronald van Geldren and Les Hemstock. As well as having guest mixes featured on FM based stations Juice FM (Liverpool) and Rock FM (Preston). 2007 fast approached with djx2 joining the Invasion team by becoming there latest resident DJ and promoter. This has now enabled him to play out on a regular basis with DJ’s such as Mark Sherry, Fergie, BK and The Tidy Boys. Keeping with the ever expanding technology of the Internet. djx2 decided to set up his monthly Podcast called “Questions”, which featured exclusive guest mixes from the likes of Gareth Emerey, Jon O’Bir, Gareth Wyn, Guy Ornadel and Sean Tyas. With the Podcast becoming so successful (3000 subscribers) it was decided that in 2008 the Podcast would run bi-weekly. In 2008, djx2 was signed to the Exclusive Artist Management team, along with the likes of Jon O’Bir, Jose Amnesia, Andrea Britton and Binary Finary. He continued to pick up further gigs around the country, while still remaining an Invasion resident/promoter. His Questions podcast hit the milestone of 5000 monthly downloads/subscribers. During the early stages of 2009, djx2 reached the final 23 of the Luminosity (Trance Energy pre-party) competition, but after failing to be selected to play at the event. He decided to take a little breather from DJing to concentrate on his full time job. Now in 2011 and taking a new direction in music style (Deep/Tech House and Techno). djx2 has recently picked up 2 new residencies for a nights called Electronique and Sub Kutz. Where he has played at clubs such as Sankeys in Manchester. You can also catch djx2 playing at the up and coming Shrewsbury Fields Forever Festival, where he will be playing in the Main Dance tent. |
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