My Year In Hard Dance

Hard Dance Top Trumps

Gigs Played: 39

Tracks Released: 16

Countries Visited: 5

Biggest Crowd Played To: 1200

Longest Set: 2hrs

Compilations Mixed: 2

Paul Maddox

What's been your biggest achievement of the year?

Finishing my Paul Maddox meets... EP. It was great to collaborate with 6 great artists who I'd not had the chance to work with before.

What moments will you never forget?

To be honest, a year is all it takes for me to forget anything, I've got a brain like a seive!

Who's been your favourite newcomer of the year?

DJ-wise, Rodi Style has been great, and really made his mark on the UK scene this year. He's definitely got the technical edge over the vast majority of hardhouse DJs.

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

Jon BW has been doing some really great stuff over the last 12 months. He's not afraid to do something a bit different but still manages to keep his tracks really dancefloor-friendly.

What's been your favourite label of the year?

It might sounds like I've been bunged a few quid due to my affiliation with them, but Tidy really have hit their best form for some time this year.

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

It's incredibly hard to choose just one, but for sheer roof-raising abiblity it's got to be Nik Denton - Phorever People.

What's been your favourite event of the year?

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

A definite contender has got to be the concoction of mine & Ben Stevens' gardening show. We're like the Titchmarsh & Dimmock of hard house!

What do you have planned for the next year?

More of the same really - got plenty of exciting new projects lined upso watch this space!

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