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ROCKIN’ HEADS proudly presents on 13 June in association with DEFMIX 2009, FRANKIE KNUCKLES @ the DEN & Centro with Vicarious Bliss, Mumdance & Danny Rampling
Rockin’ Heads are kicking off our residency at the Den and Centro (formerly the End and AKA) with style, taking our mashup mantra to the extreme and showcasing an incredible array of genres with a 12 hour extravaganza on June 13th, when dance music heavyweight and godfather of house music

FRANKIE KNUCKLES headlines an eclectic lineup which includes :

Ed Banger stalwart extraordinaire VICARIOUS BLISS

global bass vanguard MUMDANCE

the legendary DANNY RAMPLING

and electro pioneer and Rockin’ Heads resident MARK MOORE.

We’re breaking down musical boundaries and showcasing the best in house and electronica. These artists never get to appear on the same billing because they get pigeonholed but we don’t care about that. We care about great dance music, so leave your preconceptions at the door and get ready for what promises to be one of the most sensational nights of the year!
Other artists on the bill include former Angels of Love resident and Italian Scratch DMC champion LELLO ROMANO, the infamous Black GUY WILLIAMS & BONES, Ministry of Sound founder and former resident JUSTIN BERKMANN, DJ MASS, NICK DAVY, BEN BELTON and JEKO kicking up a storm with their incredible LIVE SET!
LIMITED EARLYBIRD TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE from Ticketweb NOW so snap one up before they sell out! Full artist information below.
For more information please contact Carolina Brooks on 07786018667 or carolinarockinheads@gmail.com
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Main den
Frankie Knuckles (4 hours) / Danny Rampling / Lello Romano / Ben Belton
Den Lounge
Mark Moore / Guy Williams & Bones (Black Rabbit)
Centro
Vicarious Bliss / Mumdance / Justin Berkmann / DJ Mass / Nick Davy / Jeko (live)
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Tickets: £18 earlybird & concessions/£20 advance/£22 door
( http://www.ticketweb.co.uk /tel. 08700 600 100)
Times: 10pm – 10am
Rockin’ Heads Productions
http://www.rockinheads.co.uk
The Den & Centro 18 West Central Street, WC1A 1JJ
http://www.thedenandcentro.com/

MAIN DEN
Frankie Knuckles
The beginning years of Frankie Knuckles is like many others dj’ing small rooms until he found himself behind the decks of NYC’s Continental Baths. The FIT (Fashion Institute) student and DJ journeyed to Chicago in 1977 to helm the decks of a nightclub called “The Warehouse”. From that day his popularity rose to heights never before witnessed by a DJ. It was the kids that hung out at The Warehouse not the press that actually gave me this term of endearment “The Godfather of House” Knuckles clarifies. Following the closure of The Warehouse in 1983 Knuckles went on to open his own place, The Power Plant. At this time he began production with Jamie Principle on the legendary hits “YOUR LOVE” & “BABY WANTS TO RIDE”. Closing the Power Plant in 1986 to pursue a career in production, Knuckles returned to the turntables of New York City spinning first at “The World” and then the still-revered Sound Factory.

In 1987 Def Mix productions was formed at the same time he moved. Knuckles’ high profile brought him to the attention of Virgin Records in the 1990, where he delivered a pair of albums (“Beyond the Mix” and “Welcome to the Real World”). Like many of his mixes, his own single “The Whistle Song”, crossed into pop culture and in 1992 was introduced into the mainstream via a Nestea commercial made for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. This catapulted his career and by 1998 he received the highest honour, The First Grammy Award for Dance Remixer of the year. His works with mainstream superstars such as Luther Vandross, The Pet Shop Boys, Diana Ross, Janet Jackson, and Soul II Soul, amongst others are timeless. In 2002, Frankie re emerged with “Motivation”. “A New Reality” his first original production in years soon followed. In 2006 Frankie launched his digital label “NOICE!music” with “DubJ’s D’Light (a remixed reality)”. The first single, “The Whistle Song Revisited” a new production, once again reached the top of the Billboard Dance chart in December ’06, 14 years later.

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley along with the support of Senator Barack Obama officially declared August 26, 2004 “Frankie Knuckles Day” in the DJ’s adoptive hometown of Chicago. The street where the legendary Warehouse once stood became “Frankie Knuckles Way”. He continues to DJ around the globe and has recently remixed the likes of Depeche Mode, Hercules & Love Affair and Florence & the Machine.

Danny Rampling
Danny Rampling made his name as a revolutionary dance music pioneer affectionately known as the Godfather of the British House Music scene. His fame and notoriety originated from the late 80s when he catalysed the dance/rave Acid House explosion with his legendary club Shoom. With his growing profile Danny was asked to DJ for the groundbreaking Kiss FM radio station through which he was able to powerfully extend his influence over dance music and the changing attitudes of young London. In the 90’s his influence gained massive momentum as he toured worldwide and became a household name with a Radio One show that lasted six years, generating sales in excess of one million compilation CDs. As a result he became a brand unto himself, building an international army of fans. During this time he was specially commissioned to provide the catwalk soundtrack for Milan designer Antonio Berardi. It proved a glorious success and he carried on in this role for a further five years and as a result he became the darling of the fashion world.

Now in the 20th year anniversary of the Summer of Love Danny is back in the limelight again, sharing his passion for music as we enter a year of special celebration and recollection of a vibrant and pivotal time in contemporary culture.

Lello Romano
Lello Romano has played with some of the world’s finest DJs including Louie Vega, Ivan Smagghe, François K, Roger Sanchez and Timo Maas. After a stint working for renowned Italian label Flying Records, former Scratch DMC champion and Angels of Love resident Lello moved over to London last year and carries on working on his own productions and DJ’ing all over the world.
http://www.myspace.com/djlelloromano

Ben Belton
Ben has been listening, dancing to and playing proper house music for as long as he can remember; gaining a cult following as a DJ in Nottingham during the first half of the decade with a series of long running residencies at venues including the legendary Bomb. Ben is now based in Southeast Asia where he plays in a number of clubs but continues to guest regularly on return visits to the UK.

DEN LOUNGE
Mark Moore

What can we say about Mark Moore of S-Express other than he is a legend amongst legends? His unique blend of “electro-disco, electro-rock, twisted house and whatever else he fancies playing to express himself” makes him genre-defying and keeps us wondering what the hell he is going to do next.

Mark Moore achieved fame as the driving force behind the dance/sampling pioneers S-EXPRESS with the number one hit “The Theme from S-Express”. Today his notoriety has been reinforced not only by S-Express and his subsequent string of hit records and remixes, but by being one of clubland’s most unique and eclectic DJs. Mark first started DJ’ing at Philip Salon’s legendary MUD Club; when the resident DJ, Tasty Tim, asked him to fill in one night, he was such a huge hit he was offered a residency there, which he held for over five years. Heaven then offered him a slot at thei
r Pyramid night where he mixed Chicago house music and Detroit techno with electronic European dance music. This led to Danny Rampling offering Mark guest spots at the seminal Shoom club. In 1988 Mark’ released “The Theme From S-Express” with co-producer Pascal Gabriel. It shot to number one across most of Mother Earth and catapulted Mark and S-Express to worldwide fame and fortune. During the recording of the first album “Original Soundtrack”, Mark worked on tracks with Billie Ray Martin and collaborated with the then little-known William Orbit on an S-Express track. They continued to work together and their many remixes include Prince and Malcolm McLaren. Mark recorded his second album “Intercourse”, on which he worked with the singer Sonique and the then undiscovered Carl Craig. Over the years Mark has indulged in various projects; running three labels: Splish, Stylofiction and Bone; doing the occasional remix and production (Seal and Randy Crawford among others); hosting a weekly London nightclub Electrogogo, writing and publishing a few short stories and working with and remixing everyone from T-Total to Dead or Alive. He DJ’s all over the globe and Muzik Magazine have cited “Theme From S-Express” as kick-starting the UK house scene.

http://www.myspace.com/markmoore

Guy Williams
Guy started out in Manchester playing the great clubs of the North (the Hacienda, Vague and Trash). In 1997 he came to London. He has worked at Jive Records, Defected Records, DTPM Recordings and is currently label manager at Whynotnow Recordings; he has also held DJ residencies at Trade, DTPM, Ministry of Sound and co-founded Black Rabbit, one of of London’s coolest underground parties. Guy has remixed Roisin Murphy, Roachford and, Grace Jones and had releases on Houseworks, DTPM Recordings and Pop Pop records. His forthcoming release – Take No Prisoners – is coming out on Tom Neville’s excellent label Love Minus Zero.
http://www.myspace.com/guyguylondon

Bones
Bones has been pioneering his unique raw electro sound to his East London disciples since his Ditched Disco days. He’s since started Black Rabbit whose parties are wildly successful, and records with Serge Santiago as “Candidate”. http://www.myspace.com/theblackrabbitproductions

DJ Mass
A London-based DJ with an international pedigree, DJ Mass packs out the most exciting dance floors in Europe. With recent releases and remixes for Pacha Recordings Ibiza sparking a great deal of interest in the international dance scene and annual residencies in London and Ibiza, DJ Mass is one to watch. With new projects set to start in Eastern Europe and Cape Town, he is now pouring his passion for music into the development of 8trackmusicsolutions.co.uk.
http://www.myspace.com/djmass1

CENTRO
Vicarious Bliss
Vicarious Bliss; real name Andy Gardiner, signed by Busy P otherwise known as driving force behind the Ed Banger Records empire. Released ‘Theme From…’ EP with dope remixes from Busy himself, Justice and Lifelike. Grew a beard and got licensed by a slightly shorter Brighton supporter bloke who’s Skint and got remixed by Dave Clarke and got re-released yesterday afternoon last year. Remixes for others include N*E*R*D, Kid Loco, Rinocerose, Sebastien Tellier, Daisy Daisy, Mystery Jets, Ladytron, Yuksek. Produced the most excellent I Love UFO’s debut album out on Recordmakers. Now back to finishing his own album enfin for Ed Rec whilst still caught in the middle of remix/club heaven/hell.
http://www.myspace.com/myvicariousbliss

Mumdance
Jack Adams AKA Mumdance is an artist really coming into his stride. His eclectic music taste and original slant on music has fast earned him international notoriety. Jack is at the forefront of the emerging “Global Bass” scene. A sound he and a handful of his peers have pioneered over the past year or so breaking many boundaries in the process. Barely three months into making music, Jack caught the attention of Diplo by bootlegging his remix of the Black Lips’ “Veni Vidi Vicii” and giving it an unusual baile – grime glaze, which ended up becoming a huge hit on the club scene. Diplo was so impressed, he commissioned Jack to remix major label artist Santogold) and new wave tropical favourite El Guincho. Alongside this he is working on a number of collaborations with producers from various genres, most notably French minimalist Brodinski, fellow regional music lovers Radioclit & Horror Dubstep producer High Rankin.
http://www.myspace.com/mumdance

Justin Berkmann
Justin Berkmann discovered house music at the Paradise Garage in New York, formed a DJ collective called Sensible house and played acid house in clubs alongside hip-hop giants such as Afrika Bambaataa and Spoonie Gee. He then returned to London where he co-founded Ministry of Sound and took the role of Artistic Director and Resident DJ and was responsible for the iconic logo, location and design concept. In 1992 he became Resident Guest at Angels of Love for 8 years. Since 2005 he’s collaborated with Austen Derek, sound genius, and has assisted Ministry of Sound in building their clubs in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur.
http://www.myspace.com/justinberkmann

Nick Davy

With residencies at Firefly and the Bomb in Nottingham, Nick has played with DJs as diverse as Jon Carter, The Freestylers, Green Velvet and Utah Saints, Nick has been described as “The Midands most promising DJ” and after winning DJ Mag’s competition in 2007, Nick opened for Sasha, James Zabiela, Groove Armada and Lottie. He was so good he was invited back. Nick gained sponsorship by M-Audio in 2008, is main resident at Restless Sheffield and continues to play all over Europe.
http://www.myspace.com/nickdavyisadj

Jeko (live)
Jeko is Simone Frendo and Sergio Liguori. Their music is a mishmash of funk and punk fused with electro beats. They recently opened up for Steve Aoki and the Bloody Beetroots on their Dim Mak tour of Italy and their remix of HK119’s MIND will be release at the end of May on Prolifica records.
http://www.myspace.com/jekosound