My Year In Hard Dance

Hard Dance Top Trumps

Gigs Played: 10

Tracks Released: 20

Countries Visited: 1

Biggest Crowd Played To: 200

Longest Set: 2 Hours

Click below for my top ten!

Hi Freak1c

What's been your biggest achievement of the year?

Signed To Toolbox Recordings and doing a remix for their 7th Birthday CD release. Toolbox is without a doubt the best hard dance label around now for sure and it's amazing just to be part of such a great label. Also getting another track signed to Carbon Recordings for an exciting vinyl release, so look out for that very soon!

What moments will you never forget?

Seeing my tunes out on CD it's amazing feeling seeing your tune on a well established label, and it make me proud to hear people talking about the tunes you slave over to get them sounding perfect.

Who's been your favourite newcomer of the year?

As I said there has been loads and loads of new producers coming thought. Ones that have stood
out for me tho are:

Frantik, J is pushing out an amazing new fresh sound for himself production is clean
and energetic. A outstanding producer sure to make huge waves in 09 watch out.

Darrell White, this guy is a true legend with amazing releases of quality tracks and every
tune really impresses me.

Random But Raw, Rob has been pushing out some unbelievable tracks this year and keeps
raising the bar, top guy too.

Gary B, New comer to Hard House but has amazing ideas and really impressed by his sound
right now, top quality.

Adam NRG, PURE FILTH what more can I say hahaha.

Emilio, New comer to the Hard Trance scene and what an entrance he has a quality sound
and really excited producer, hope to see more of him very soon.

Scott Genetik, Impressed me loads not just producing amazing hard trance but also getting
his hands dirty with Hard Dance too great producer shows it in his music.

Tom Urwin, owner of a impressive and great label Severe Impact that delivers outstanding tracks and a top producer too.

Opeum, Watch out serious damage in 09 I can feel it, you heard it from me.

Who's been the artist of the year for you?

There has been sooooo many amazing up and coming producers coming through this year from the likes of Frantik, Darrell White, Tom Urwin, Random But Raw, Manik, Gary B, Hayz, Ben Collie, Emilio, Iridium, Opeum, Adam NRG, Scott Genetik, Hilz'e list goes on :0)

Also not forgetting the legends too.
Paul Maddox, Dom Sweeten, Jon BW, Dave Owens, Frank Farrell, Tom Parr. Technikal, MDA & Spherical, Rodi Styles, haha can keep going and going.

What's been your favourite label of the year?

my favorite labels this year have been, Fireball recordings, Toolbox Recordings, Carbon Recordings and Spinball.

On The digital side of things, TurtleDog Digital, Staar, Severe Impact, Encoded, Technikal Recordings, Raw Power, Breed, Electrik Shandy Recordings, High Drive Recordings, Beat Ranch. And not forgetting some label called Outbreak Digital :0)

What do you think has been the best track of the year?

This year there has been a load of amazing tunes released. But for me the one that take it I think has to be:

Jon BW - Can't Stop This (Tidy)

Very fresh sounding and production is second to non, The Bassline is to die for.

What's been your favourite event of the year?

Polysexual and seeing Alf Bamford (Technikal) doing a robot dance on the top of the DJ Booth hahaha, will never forget that I was laughing so hard, wish I recorded it.

What's the funniest thing that's happened to you?

Standing in front of a packed room at "My House" and playing a intro I made for myself and Darrell White as we were playing back to back. It had the most random tunes in the world and finished with Bill Withers & Grover Washington Jr., The tune called 'Just the Two Of Us', haha was soooo funny seeing everyone singing to it. :0)

What do you have planned for the next year?

Myself and Darrell White are planing something very exciting for 2009 so watch this space. Also Outbreak Digital will be 1 year's old in 09 so we have something planned for that too. Here at Outbreak We will just keep going to pushing more quality tracks out for Outbreak and keep raising as much as we can for various charities. I Will also be hammering my production more too, so keep an eye out for much more releases from me. 2008 been amazing year and hope people carry on support Outbreak
and also my own production... roll on 2009.

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