FRIDAY
5th FEBRUARY
808
& RETOX presents...
DJ FABIO
One
half of the Dynamic Duo FABIO & GROOVERIDER
Having been around for
over 2 decades, Fabio has acquired legendary status for good reason. Starting
his career as a Pirate Radio DJ in the mid 80's his style evolved with the various
musical genres Dub, Rare Groove, Hip-Hop, Disco to early House, Jungle and Drum
and Bass. It’s a credit to him that after all these years he remains at the
top of his game.
Fabio and his partner in
crime, Grooverider have been on UK's BBC Radio 1 since 1999 where their show
has gone from strength to strength. Radio 1 has been a major part of their continued
success. Fabio pioneered his own genre of drum and bass ‘Liquid Funk’ through
his show on Radio 1 and club residency nights.
Fabio tours the world in
his own right and alongside Grooverider. Both are extremely successful DJ's,
who continue to love what they do, and rock crowds everywhere they go, between
them, their individual styles cover the whole DnB spectrum. Fabio continues
to stay true to the music he loves and has never followed Fashion.
Make sure you check out Fabio on Friday February 5th only at 808.
SATURDAY
6th FEBRUARY
Special
international guest DJ FREDDY (Paris, France)
VIP
ACCESS
A unique musical
style and for the last ten years, Freddy has been playing all around Paris in
the best clubs and events. Everything started in Normandy at the beginning of
the 90s. In 1994, the famous Queen Club in Paris offered him the possibility
to play each Saturday night. During the next two years, he also played in different
venues, giving him several opportunities to meet and play with the pioneers.
In 1997, his career took off with the legendary parties Scream. He became very
popular and was also in charge of the six Scream compilations (released on Universal
and Warner). 70 000 Copies each, made him well known abroad and he was invited
to play at Zouk Club in Singapore, The Fuse in Brussels (Belgium), The End in
London and the famous clubs Pacha and Amnesia in Ibiza. He also appeared in
different festivals such as I Love Techno in Belgium, Nördik Impakt in France,
Les Nuits Sonores in Lyon, Les Impulsives in Bordeaux. In 1998, he got his own
weekly radio show on the first house & techno radio in France: FG DJ Radio.
Since then, each Saturday night, Freddy has offered the best music and all the
new stuff to the audience. In the same year, he released and produced two 12
inch singles with his friend Raffen on the Pschent label : Listen and Deep Progress
under the pseudonym RaffNFreddy. The first one will be played by John Digweed
on his Bedrock compilation and the second one, not only acclaimed by Danny Tenaglia
during the music award, also appeared on Sasha compilation Global Underground.
Chartered by the French magazine Trax as one of the best ten French djs, Freddys
style is a unique combination of house & techno tracks. In 2002, his two
news tracks on Gum records, The Force and Winter Melody pleased the Uk audience
and are scheduled by the legendary Pete Tong on his weekly BBC 1 radio show.
By the time, he began playing regularly in a new venue in Paris, Showcase, Rex
Club... And has also been regularly invited to play on Jeff Mills tour in Europe.
This year, a new step happened: creating his own label, Courtoisie Records.
His mixes and his originality are still and always well acclaimed.
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THURSDAY
18th FEBRUARY
808, RETOX & SMIRNOFF EXPERIENCE present...
808 2nd ANNIVERSARY!!!
with
DJ FEDDE LE GRAND
COMING
SOON !!!...
After hosting some of the biggest events with world renown acts
such as Paul Van Dyk, Steve Aoki, and Ferry Corsten, 808 celebrates its 2nd
Anniversary with Dutch Superstar DJ Fedde Le Grand.
Fedde La Grand has worked
alongside superstars such as Madonna, Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas. Fatboy
Slim, and has cemented himself while winning the world over with his Dj sets,
and productions.
As he exploded onto the
scene in 2006 with his hit anthem “Put Your Hands Up”, he won Best Breakthrough
Artist at the International Dance Music Awards. Fedde Le Grande has since
then won numerous awards such as Underground House Track and Best Breaks/Electro
Track again at the IMDAs in 2007. Be sure to come thrill yourself with
the vibes & sounds of this incredible DJ who has won the world over with
his music on February 18th only at 808.
2009 has been a truly phenomenal
year for Dutch artist Fedde le Grand. With a glittering career that includes
worldwide number ones, packed arenas, throbbing dance floors, A-list collaborations,
a raft of international awards and a debut artist album ‘Output’ that hit over
60 countries worldwide, it’s been a year that has cemented his reputation as
one of the most forward-thinking, in-demand, creative forces in global music.
His parties have been rocking
the Netherlands since 2001; his label Flamingo Recordings has been pushing its
unique sound since 2004; and then in 2006 Put your hands up for Detroit full
on exploded. The track hit No 1 in the UK, Spain, Russia, Finland and Bulgaria;
won Best Underground House Track and Best Breaks/Electro Track at the IMDA 2007,
Club Banger Of The Year at the 6th Annual Club Awards in Miami 2008 and secured
Fedde the fiercely fought over Best Breakthrough Solo Artist gong at the IMDA
2007.
But though this may have
been an impressive ‘beginning’, it was just that – a beginning. There was more
to come from le Grand and the world was about to sit up and take notice of the
Dutchman. Let Me Think About It, The Creeps and 3 Minutes to Explain all followed,
setting club-land on fire and stamping Fedde’s name all over the global music
charts. There was nobody anywhere that fell short of Fedde’s magic – including
Grammy Award-winning Black Eyed Peas front man Will.i.am, international electronic
godfather Fatboy Slim and Madonna – need we go on? That the Queen of Pop should
have picked up on Fedde came as no surprise to anyone with one eye on his meteoric
career. After using Put your hands up to promote her Sticky and Sweet tour,
she then requested Fedde’s remix skills for her global smash hit Give It 2 Me.
The Fedde le Grand bow
may well seem over-laden with strings but he added yet another as F.L.G. Since
the early days his more stripped-down production has won him an elite group
of fans, allowing him to experiment with his darker, more minimal tech-house
side. Tracks like Take No Shh, Aah Yeah and Just Trippin’ have already done
the business and 2009 brought with it three more releases – F1, Amplified and
Pink Bird – confirming his position as one of the most versatile producers of
our times and a true master of both the underground and over ground sounds.
Tours taking in every continent
have been a major feature of Fedde’s career. North America, South, Australasia
and the Far East, Europe – nations have capitulated under his mastery of beats
and his sheer presence on the dance floor. Whether it’s as the uplifting Fedde
le Grand playing in front of tens of thousands in A-list venues and stadium
arenas, or stripped back and bare as F.L.G. in more intimate surroundings, the
le Grand express shows absolutely no signs of slowing down – if anything the
momentum is gaining. 2009 saw him put the proverbial cherry on the cake with
a dominant season in Ibiza as lord of the world’s most famous venue Pacha Ibiza,
heralding a new era of party hedonism with his flagship event Fedde le Grand
presents Flamingo Nights: New Life.
There aren’t many artists
who can top that – of course Fedde being the exception to almost every rule,
there was yet more to come in the shape of his eagerly awaited debut artist
long player, Output.
Output smashed all preconceptions
of just how high the Dutchman can go. Drawing inspiration from hip-hop, funk
and electronic dance – and working with Rob Birch (Stereo MCs), Will.i.am, Mr.
V (NYC), Mitch Crown, Ida Corr, Camille Jones and Andy & Dorothy Sherman,
Fedde produced a body of work that set the planet on fire. A monster of an album,
Output laid waste to the notion of a DJ/producer and introduced the world at
large to Fedde the pure artist.
And an artist is exactly
what Fedde le Grand is, in the truest sense of the world. The passion, integrity
and sheer weight of individuality and originality that he brings to the table
sees him take his place as one of the most influential electronic pioneers of
modern times. Only one-question remains – if this is what Fedde le Grand has
achieved so far, what more is there to come? We can only sit, wonder and wait
with baited breath…
