| The Mat Stevens Biography | |
| You really want
to know how it happened..?
Well, It all started back in 1987... One evening, I was drinking in my local pub in Rochdale. A "mobile DJ" was working there that night. I started talking to him about the "science" of DJing and asked if I could "have a go". He obliged. (thanks Lee!) I started working for him. (doing gigs on my own after a very short time.) I built up my equipment until I needed TWO large vehicles to transport it around! I eventually formed a DJ agency employing fourteen DJs, covering Greater Manchester and Lancashire. In all, I personally worked approximately
1000 functions, such as weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, house
parties, kids parties (yuk!). You name it - I did it! |
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In 1996, after many (fruitless) attempts, I secured my first club residency with an independent operator. Since then, I have enjoyed wide-ranging
employment with PLC Companies such as Luminar Leisure PLC - (the UK's
biggest nightclub operator with excess of 260 clubs nationwide);
Springwood Leisure PLC (the Zanzibar brand) and Entrepreneurial Leisure
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 CLUB 54 - Guernsey |
My musical appreciation has allowed me the opportunity to play pretty much all styles of music - chart / cheese / hard house / trance / house / r n b - the lot, basically. Nowadays I tend to play mainly house / trance / scouse, etc. Occasionally, seeing as I am a "chameleon", I will accept a gig, playing cheesy stuff, purely for the laugh! I must admit that a change here and there is a good thing.
My preferred style NOWADAYS is upfront hard house and trance with plenty of enthusiasm and personality. I really enjoy the excitement of whipping the crowd up to fever pitch! The largest crowd I have worked is 4000
people. On average, most venues I play vary between 500 and 2500 in
capacity. In November 2002, I returned to my old residency in GUERNSEY at CLUB 54, where I was soon promoted to |
 Article reproduced by kind permission of THE GUERNSEY PRESS http://www.thisisguernsey.com |
In March 2003, I enjoyed my first press interview with the GUERNSEY PRESS. Click on the image to the left to zoom in, and view the entire article. Talking of press, my most recent track: ZAQ - CALLING FOR YOUR LOVE, was featured in NIGHT MAGAZINE in April 2003, where I received a very favourable 4/4 review. More details below... |
| My ambitions are:
1. To DJ alongside the
big names such as Dave Pearce and Judge Jules and PAUL OAKENFOLD (I have worked with Dave twice now, so that leaves Jules and Paul) SONAR was included on the BEDA White Disc Volume 112 (see www.whitedisc.co.uk). The UK's club DJs played the track over 1700 times within the first 2 weeks of release! I am in communication with remixers and EVEN film companies about this and my other tracks! My latest track: 4. To develop my TV
and Film career as a presenter / actor. More news in the FORUM... |
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