Music chosen & mixed by Lady Duracell (Queen of Funk).
"Close your eyes, step into another time. Really love the way that music makes me feel... inside." It's time to Get Lifted, let's go!!
New mix up on the podcast page for you to enjoy, share, like & LOVE!
LINK
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3rd April '12
It's time to Get Lifted!!! Download, share, comment & LIKE! Now dance baby!
It's that time once again. Get Lifted 78 is another sweet mix of deep & soulful house.
All comments on the podcast page will be very much appreciated. Enjoy.
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20th February '12
Coming up over the next few weeks, I've scheduled some great guest mixes on PushFM.
Booker T (Kings of Soul) - 24th February (10pm-12 GMT)
Pete DaFeet (Lost My Dog Records) - 2nd March (10pm-12 GMT)
Tune in to the Get Lifted Radio Show on http://www.pushfm.com
10pm-12 (GMT) every Friday!! Spread the word...
Happy New Year!!! Peace & love for 2012, and plenty of quality house music!
The latest podcast is Get Lifted 76 - Best of 2011 Soulful House (Pt.1) and is full of those gorgeous gems we were dancing to last year.
If you enjoy the mixes, please share, like & tweet... spread the love x
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30th December '11
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2nd December '11
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2nd November '11
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5th October '11
Just released a new mix - Get Lifted 72 - another journey into deep & soulful house.
Please keep your shares, comments & likes coming, as they are much appreciated!
New mix for you, Get Lifted 71 - deep & soulful house.
As ever, your shares, comments, & likes are always appreciated!
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16th September '11
The Get Lifted Radio Show on PushFM will be back very soon, check here first for the info.
Brand new mix for you - Get Lifted 70. As always, your comments, shares & likes are much appreciated.
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16th August '11
Your comments/likes & shares are VERY important to me, & much appreciated. x
It's time to Get Lifted! Deep, soulful, underground house with a SA flava - enjoy and share.
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com/entry/2011-06-29T23_59_40-07_00
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com/entry/2011-06-08T00_31_34-07_00
http://www.clubtickets.com/gb/2011-05/29/promised-land
Today sees the release of Get Lifted 66 - download, share, like & love..
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com/entry/2011-05-26T23_00_35-07_00
As always, I'll be presenting the Get Lifted Radio Show tonight on PushFM from 10pm-12 (BST) & Sunday House Sessions from 4pm-6pm (BST) on Ustream.
Whatever you're up to this weekend, have a good one!
LD x
It's time to Get Lifted! Download, comment, share & 'like' - get up and dance.
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com/entry/2011-05-02T22_00_44-07_00
http://wwhhttp://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com/entry/2011-05-26T23_00_35-07_00ttp://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com/entry/2011-05-26T23_00_35-07_00w.clubtickets.com/gb/2011-05/29/promised-land
This Saturday 7th May, I'm playing alongside Tiger Stripes at Egg for Key of Life. If you would like concessions guestlist, please get in touch via email.
Here we go! Another of those gorgeous podcasts, Get Lifted 64 is available today to download.
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com/entry/2011-04-03T23_00_26-07_00
Join us today & every Sunday at Get Lifted TV!
4pm-8pm Sunday House Sessions.
Spread the word & get involved!
PS don't forget - the clocks went forward ;-)
A brand new mix was released today, Get Lifted 63.
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com/entry/2011-03-21T23_00_23-07_00
Download, comment, share & show the love!
Join us today for another 4 hours of deep & soulful house.
4pm-6pm (gmt) Lady Duracell
6pm-8pm (gmt) Older & Wiser
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lady-duracell
Or direct from this website. (Click Get Lifted TV on the menu bar)
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28th February '11
New Podcast released today. Check the link to download/stream/share/comment.
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com/entry/2011-02-28T00_54_36-08_00
Next Sunday 6th March sees the re-launch of Get Lifted TV
4pm-6pm (gmt) Lady Duracell
6pm-8pm (gmt) Older & Wiser
Join us for 4 hours of the best in deep & soulful house.
Please note that you can now join in chat by logging into Facebook or Twitter.
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15th February '11
Due to unforeseen circumstances, God Made Me Funky at Dex has now been cancelled.
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31st January '11
New Podcast released today. Check the link to download / Share / comment.
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com/entry/2011-02-28T00_54_36-08_00
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com/entry/2011-01-31T00_42_00-08_00
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24th January '11
Happy New Year - let's hope it's a good one. x
I have a new podcast ready for release, and it should be available from next week, so keep a look out. We are gearing up for a regular Get Lifted party, & hope to have details for you very soon. Meanwhile, the website is starting to take shape - and we have a new Twitter account - follow us here.
Two great events coming up next month:
Key of Life @ Egg (5th Feb)
God Made Me Funky @ Dex (25th Feb)
Before we all get a little bit too busy, I want to wish you all Happy Christmas/Happy Holidays!
NEW PODCAST - Get Lifted 60.
Get Lifted 60 (originally known as 'Mushrooms') was first aired around 2007, and continues to be one of the most popular deep house/tech house mixes on this site.
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com/ or click here.
Mixed on vinyl, with love. Consider this your Christmas bonus! You deserve it! ;-) xx
Reminder: I'm playing for Strictly Vinyl Sessions at Ruby Lounge on NYE - hope to see you there. The flyer with all the info regarding ticket outlets is here.
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3rd December '10
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com
I've got a busy weekend coming up - here's the lowdown!
Friday 10pm-12 (GMT) Get Lifted Radio Show on www.pushfm.com
Friday 2-3am LUSH at Artesian Well (Clapham)
Saturday Key of Life at EGG
Sunday Big D (Deezil Layne) Jocose All-Dayer at Brickhouse
Contact me via email for g-list.
Have a great weekend, keep warm - shake it to the new podcast!
The party season is almost here, so why not come out & party hard with me. Check out the events page for more info.
If you haven't downloaded the latest mix - Get Lifted 58 - click here!
Many thanks to MYNC & to Rasmus Faber for the recent guest mixes on the Get Lifted Radio Show. More great guest mixes coming soon, so don't miss a show - join me every Friday 10pm-12 (gmt) http://www.pushfm.com
Get Lifted 57 - brand new deep/soulful house mix
Here we go! Little later than usual, but this month's mix has finally landed!
Check out the tracklist by clicking the link above, & remember to share & 'like' if you have a facebook account. To 'follow' me on there, it'll just take a few minutes to register on the site.
Join me tonight for 2 hours of the BEST in deep/soulful house on PushFM where I'll be presenting the Get Lifted Radio Show. 10pm-12 (gmt). Straight afterwards, I'm playing for LUSH down at Artesian Well in Clapham.
PS Planning has begun for the Get Lifted birthday party! Keep in touch by joining the mailing list, simply fill in the form on this site or on www.wegetlifted.co.uk
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6th September '10
Get Lifted 56 - end of summer mix.
If you are one of the thousands of people that download my mixes every month, show the love by leaving your comments on the podcast page, and if you're on Facebook click the share button to embed the player on your own page... & there's also a 'Like' button, so you know what to do ;-) Thanks in advance! Enjoy. x
We're now onto Get Lifted 55 so get downloading & tell a friend - you can now embed the new player into facebook as well - so share the love. Please leave your much appreciated comments on the podcast page, thanks.
PS Have you heard that BLAZE are down at the Jazz Cafe on Sunday 29th August?
Hey, you've probably already got the new podcast by now, but if not here's the link to Get Lifted 54 http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com If you want to be one of the first to hear news of the lastest podcasts/events, then please submit your email info via the mailing list form on the home page. Hope you're having an amazing summer, keep in touch! x
Get Lifted 53 - brand new mix for you to download/stream from itunes of
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com full of sunshine house music!
Get Lifted 52 - new podcast ready to download/stream from itunes or:
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com
Your comments on the site are always appreciated.
Forthcoming events I'll be playing at:
21st May - Lush - Artesian Well (Clapham)
28th May - Hot Yoga Presents Bring Back The Love - Brickhouse (Brick Lane)
30th May - Siren Retreat vs Key of Life - Egg
New Get Lifted 51 Podcast to download!
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com
Just in time for my Birthday celebrations - new podcast - Get Lifted 50!
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com
Or iTunes.
BRAND NEW FOR 2010! Get Lifted TV on www.ladyduracell.co.uk
CLICK HERE
To use the chat room when I'm live in the mix, please register at www.ustream.tv
New Get Lifted Top 10 on Juno - check the home page for the player, or visit direct.. http://www.junodownload.com/charts/dj/742061-Lady_Duracell/374836-Chart/
Take part in two new polls on the site. Fave Club poll on the events diary page and fave style of house on the mixes page.
Well, the last couple of months have been full on - and I must take this opportunity to say a MASSIVE thank you to everyone that joined us at last month's Get Lifted party. It really was awesome, and we couldn't do it without your support & love. We will be having another party in a few months at another location - all will be revealed in good time, so keep updated by joining the Get Lifted mailing list. Fill out the form on the website.
We are currently at number 49 of the Get Lifted Podcasts! The Get Lifted Podcast (Lady Duracell's House Nation) is now ranked #3 in the house category... I am truly honoured!
Join me every friday at Lush at my weekly residency at Artesian Well (set time 1am) and set your alarms for 10pm sharp to join me on PushFM for 2 hours of the BEST in house music. To catch up on any shows you might have missed, just go to the site and click OnDemand. Get Lifted Radio Show recently hosted an exclusive interview with Natasha Watts & Mr Nugget, so catch up if you missed it.
Date for your diary! Promised Land at Area 1st April '10 - see you there!
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25th January '10
Where does the time go? Here we are in 2010 and January is nearly at an end. Not the greatest of month's for a lot of people, but my thoughts are with the people of Haiti after the devastating earthquake, and feeling very thankful for having the luxury of a roof over my head. Donations to help the people of Haiti can be made here: http://www.dec.org.uk/
The next month or so I'm going to be very busy playing at various parties...
30.1.10. Deep Red Records Pre-Miami Warm-UP at Babalou
31.1.10. DJ's Vs The Big C at Ministry of Sound
5.2.10. Lush at Artesian Well (every friday)
6.2.10. Soul Shakers at The Lightbox
13.2.10. Get Lifted at The Den in conjunction with Smartie Partie (Valentine's Special)
My recent remix for Deep Red Records is now available via Traxsource, Itunes etc..
Love 4 Love // Lucarelli ft Shelley Nelson
http://www.traxsource.com/index.php?act=show&fc=tpage&cr=titles&cv=45089
As always, join me for the Get Lifted Radio Show on PushFM fridays 10pm-12 (gmt) & on Ustream (Sundays from 4pm). PushFM now has OnDemand, so that you never have to miss a show, and most of the Ustream shows are archived.
www.pushfm.com
www.ustream.tv/channel/lady-duracell
We're currently up to number 46 of the Get Lifted podcasts, a brand new one coming very soon ;-)
That's it for now, thanks for reading...
LD x
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15th December '09
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com
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9th December '09
At last, it's almost here.. Join us this Saturday 12.12.09. at The Den (formerly The End) for Get Lifted 4th Birthday! Ladies in the house will be Lady Duracell, DJ Blush, DJ Jolie, DJ Joolz, Little Leigh & Sheyi on percussion, in conjunction with Smartie Partie's Christmas Special with DJ's Javi de Costa, Jnr J & more, plus Trace on percussion who is celebrating his birthday. All concessions guestlists must be in by Friday evening, so please email you & your friends names in full to queenoffunk@hotmail.co.uk
The latest Podcast is Get Lifted 42, a gorgeous selection of deep & soulful house, grab it here.
See you either this Friday at LUSH (Artesian Well), or Get Lifted on Saturday.
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25th November '09
It's been a very busy month, sorry for the lack of news! I recently had a special guest mix on the Get Lifted Radio Show with Marlon D from Underground Collective. If you missed it, you can now listen again with Push OnDemand! Just go to the website, click on my name, & check out last week's show. After the live show every friday night, I play at LUSH at Artesian Well (1am).. come down & join us. We're now up to Get Lifted 40 on the Podcasts.
Exciting news! Get Lifted is back! Join us for the 4th Birthday at The Den (formerly The End) on 12.12.09. in conjunction with Smartie Partie's Christmas Special. Tickets are now available, but please get in touch fast as they will go fast, don't say I didn't warn you! :-) For all the details, check out the facebook event
or the main website www.wegetlifted.co.uk where you can join the mailing list if you want to stay updated.
That's all for now, keep in touch xx
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28th October '09
To kick start the week I've recently posted Get Lifted 37
The weekend is starting early this week - Thursday I'll be at Ladies Nite at the Whitehouse, (set time 2-3am) Friday I'll be back at L.U.S.H. at Artesian Well, (set time 1am) & Saturday I'm playing for Space at the Haunted Temple - 61-66 Great Queen Street, nearest tube Holborn 10-4am. As well as that don't forget to join me for my regular Get Lifted Radio Show on Friday night 10pm-12 (gmt) on PushFM. For everyone that's missing the archived shows, you can now listen whenever you choose on Push OnDemand!
On the 12th December - we are going to celebrate Get Lifted's 4th Birthday - so please put that date firmly in your diaries!!!! Full info coming soon. www.wegetlifted.co.uk
I've just taken a booking for NYE at Scala with Smartie Partie, if you need tickets/info, get in touch asap. Have a great week, stay in touch! x
Get ready to Get Lifted once again, brand new Get Lifted 36 is available to download. With 600 downloads in 2 days, & currently ranked at number 27 in the music category overall on the website, you won't want to miss out on it! Download here.
Hey there, I've mixed a brand new podcast for you - Get Lifted 35.
On the 10th October I'm playing down at the Blag Club in Notting Hill for the Deep Red Records Launch Party. For free guestlist, please email queenoffunk@hotmail.co.uk asap.
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com
Lots of great parties coming up, stay updated via the Events Diary.
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com
Alternatively, search for Lady Duracell in itunes.
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31st July '09: News Update
www.ustream.tv/channel/lady-duracell
http://twitter.com/ladyduracell
http://www.facebook.com/QueenofFunk
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18th July '09: News Update
I've been busy in the studio recently, I've finished a remix of 'Love 4 Love' Lucarelli ft. Shelley Nelson - so keep an eye on my production myspace for the Queen of Funk Love 4 Dub Remix which I will be adding to the player very soon!
Also, I'll be uploading a brand new Podcast later today, so look out for that. More videos have been added, including some footage of Natasha Watts doing a Live PA at the last Get Lifted, & a couple of videos from last year when I played at Koko. If you're on Youtube, add me as a friend & subscribe to my channel.
Tonight I'm playing for Lush Funk at Crescent, check out the flyer on the events page for full info. Whatever you're up to this weekend, have a good one, a safe one.. x
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5th July '09: News Update
Today I've put links up to some of my recent videos on youtube, take a look at them on the videos page.
This month's dj dates:
17th July Lucarelli's Birthday @ Blag
18th July Lush Funk @ Crescent
24th July God Made Me Funky Presents Lady Duracell @ Funky Buddha (Brighton)
I've recently reached the 5,000 friends limit on Facebook, so please join my Queen of Funk Fan Page so that we can stay in touch.
http://www.facebook.com/QueenofFunk
Don't forget - put a reminder on your phones! Every Friday join me on PushFM for 2 hours of the best in quality house music from 10pm-12 (gmt).
http://www.pushfm.com
I also do occasional live sets on stickam - keep an eye on the calendar on my profile for upcoming shows:
http://www.stickam.com/ladyduracell
Keep updated on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/ladyduracell
New Podcasts added regularly, & consistently in the Top 100 Podcasts on podomatic. You can also subscribe via itunes.
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com
Finally, the world lost a legendary music artist this week. A man whose contribution to music is immeasurable. The music lives on.
RIP Michael Jackson
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30th May '09: News Update
Summer is finally here, and what better way to start it than the trip to Brighton for God Made Me Funky a few weeks ago. If you didn't make it down, you missed a great party. Have a look at the video.
Keep in touch with me via twitter. Catch up soon ;-) x
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12th May '09: News Update
Since I last upated, I have posted a few more Podcasts! I'm now up to Get Lifed 24. For the full tracklist, http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com
On the 5th June I am playing alongside Phats & Small at Pacha - we are going to be taking it back to those hands-in-the-air moments that Pacha is so famous for. Go to the Events Page for the flyer & full info. You're advised to purchase your tickets early, and you can buy them here.
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21st April '09: News Update
BIG thanks & love to everyone that attended my birthday celebrations at Get Lifted! What a memorable party that was. Special thanks to Natasha Watts for her superb Live PA. To keep updated about all future Get Lifted parties, check out www.wegetlifted.co.uk
Have a look at the new pics on the flyers/photo's page, and for the new Get Lifted video, go to www.wegetlifted.co.uk
This week I have released the latest Podcast - Get Lifted 22. For full tracklist, http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com I am going to be taking off some of the old Podcasts, so if you haven't yet downloaded them, now is the time!!!
This Saturday 11th April, I am doing a 2 hr Birthday set at your favourite party, Get Lifted! I am supported by DJ's Huckleberry Finn, Jimmy Reckless, Lee Freeland, Switch & D-Man. With the amazing Sheyi on percussion, and a live PA from Natasha Watts. As this is a ladies night, all ladies are FREE before midnight! There is also a £5 concessions guestlist, but it is filling fast so please get in touch asap - email queenoffunk@hotmail.co.uk Please note, the guestlist closes at 1am. If you're not on the guestlist it will be £8 all night. We're rolling out the house beats from 10pm-5am, and we will be giving away an exclusive Get Lifted CD. Take a look at our new website www.wegetlifted.co.uk for further info. Raduno is at 85 Charterhouse St, EC1 - right next door to Fabric. Please use the entrance on the right-hand side of the venue - and don't get in the Fabric queue by mistake ;-) x
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I've now deleted the Get Lifted page on this site, please check out the new site for information on all Get Lifted parties http://www.wegetlifted.co.uk
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Thank you to everyone who joined me for my Get Lifted Radio Show on PushFM friday 27th Feb, which featured an exclusive interview with Alix Alvarez from Sole Channel Music... if you missed the show you can listen again here. As all the shows are recorded at a lower quality than the original live show, I will add the interview to this site asap.
Check out the new Get Lifted website - www.wegetlifted.co.uk
IMPORTANT INFO! Get Lifted (14th Feb)
'We Love You' so much that we are offering you a creditcrunchinheartpumpineverlovin'
FREE (Limited) Guestlist.
First come, first loved...
Email: queenoffunk@hotmail.co.uk
Or, a loving £5 before midnight, and a saucy £7 thereafter.
Join us for a unique deep house experience, same DJ's and Sheyi on percussion.
Brand new Podcast to download or stream http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com
Join me every Friday for a 2-hour journey into house on PushFM from 10pm-12 (gmt) www.pushfm.com
I've recently Podcasted the last show, hit the link on the mixes page.
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There's a brand new mix for you to download/stream - Get Lifted 16, for the tracklist click here... http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com Join me this Friday for my debut show on PushFM!
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From Friday 5th December I will be presenting a brand new 2-hour radio show on www.pushfm.com
Tune in at 10pm (gmt) for the Get Lifted show, a gorgeous blend of deep & soulful house with a touch of tech & big club bangers. I'll be showcasing the best that house music has to offer, upfront future music, as well as digging in those numerous crates of mine! Expect to hear interviews & guest mixes in the future as well.
PLEASE NOTE: This is an internet based radio show ONLY!
Can't wait! Hope you can join me in the chat room on the 5th December x
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Brrr! Winter already? Take a listen to my latest Podcast Get Lifted 14, that should warm you up! 1st November I'll be playing for FunkIn You @ Koko, hope to see you there x
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Hey everyone, I thought it was about time I gave you a little update. Also, I have a competition to win some Queen of Funk goodies coming up, and a chance for up & coming DJ's to be featured right here on the website.... but more on that soon, keep watching this space ;-)
Don't forget to check out my latest Podcasts http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com
There are lots of mixes on there for you to stream or download, including the latest one 'Get Lifted 13'. Alternatively, just hit the banner on the mixes page.
*ps there's a new page for my video's
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Carnival was absolutely rocking! Our side street went from completely empty to rama-jama in the space of half hour - will upload some pics, see if you can spot yourself! Back To 95 was great too, and they have just released their Album - here's the tracklist..
Disc 1
Let The Beat Hit 'Em (Ll w/ Love Rc Mix) - Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam
The Bomb (These Sounds Fall Into My Mind) (Extended Mix) (Kenny "Dope") - The Bucketheads
Beautiful People (Original Club Mix) - Barbara Tucker
Disco's Revenge - Gusto
Hideaway (Dubfire Needs To Score Mix) - De'lacy
Plastic Dreams - Jaydee
Burning (Mk Vibe Mix) - Mk
Morel's Groove Part 4 (Let's Groove Mix) - George Morel
Love Changes (Smack Mix) - Chicago People
Bass Tone (House Nation Mix) - Sole Fusion
Brighter Days (Louie's Masters At Work Mix) (Cajmere) - Dajae
Flav - Big Bird
I Refuse (What You Want) (Fliths Believe Dub) (Damon Trueitt) - Somore
I Believe - Happy Clappers
Asuca (Tribal Mix) - R.A.W
Follow Me (Club Mix) - Aly-Us
I Luv U Baby (Roc & Kato Vs. Pippi And Wt Mix) - The Originals
Blues For You (Hard Dub Mix) - Logic
'Oye Como Va (India) - Tito Puente Jnr
Show Me Love - Robin S
Disc 2
Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless) (Strip To The Bone Mix) - Crystal Waters
4U (Mk Mix) - 4th Measure Men
The Energy (Original Mix) - Astrotrax
Feel My Love (Matt Jam Lamont) - The Jam Experience
Saved My Life - Todd Edwards
I Can't Get No Sleep (Mk Mix) (India) - Master At Work
Dreams (Original Mix) (Lyn Eden) - Smokin' Beats
Experience - Tuff & Jam Experience
Big Baby (Raf Mix) - Kim Mazelle
Reminsce (Dnd Mix) - Mary J. Blige
Find The Path - New Horizons
To Be Loved - Joey Musaphia
Dub Train - DB Selective
Never Gonna Let You Go - Tina Moore
Together - 24 Hour Experience
Cloudy Day - Anthill Mob
Funky Groove (Norris' Bass Mix) - Norris 'Da Boss' Windross
Stay Together (G Funk Mix) - Barbara Tucker
Weakness - Greg Stainer
Never Gonna Be The Same (Jazzy Groove Dub Mix) (Mone') - Northbound
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Hey everyone, thanks for your continuing support of my Podcasts. More mixes to come over the following months. On the 16th August I will be playing on the terrace at Egg for Abstract - alongside DJ Rae perf. 'Can't Stop' (Defected). If you would like concessions guestlist for this, please get in contact asap (ladyduracell@hotmail.com). On the carnival weekend I will be playing in the bar at Ministry of Sound alongside Bobby & Steve & more, for Back To 95 on Sunday 24th August. It's that time once again to vote for your favourite DJ's at www.djmag.com. It's about time some of the underground house DJ's got in there don't you think!? Click the link above, and get voting.. Enjoy the rest of what's left of the summer, and please do keep in touch, all my contact details (email, facebook etc.) is on the Contact page of this site. Ciao bella x
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Just a quick message to say thank you to everyone that has been in touch, and to let you know that I have a gift for you - a brand new mix to download or play. Check out my Podcast 'Summer At My House' it's another uplifting soulful house mix, just for you.
http://ladyduracellqueenoffunk.podomatic.com or hit the link at the top of the mixes page. Until next time, ciao bella. x x
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It's been some time since the last update to this site, but I'm still here! There's been some great parties over the last few months, especially the night with Louie Vega at SeOne - that was off the wall. We'll be back again very soon, with the other half of Masters at Work - Kenny 'Dope' Gonzalez.. more news on that as I get it. This month at Herbal, Bobby & Steve Presents 1st Birthday Special, with another great line-up, and gorgeous soulful house music in store. Come down on the 12th July to help us celebrate. If you would like concessions, please get in touch by email asap. Sorry for the lack of new mixes, unfortunately my Dad is seriously ill at this time, and most of my time is spent at the hospital. Wishing my Dad a speedy recovery (love you Dad).
Kepp in touch and hope to see you on a dancefloor very soon. x
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Hey - hope you're making the most of the sunshine here in the UK. If not, here's something to brighten up your day - the new Podcast Get Lifted Part 10! Tracklist is on the mixes page. Big love to everyone that came down to the Chapel Bar last weekend - hope to see you all at Factory on the 17th for Strawberry Sundae. Bobby & Steve Presents Louie Vega at SeOne is coming round fast - please don't leave it until the last minute to get your tickets to avoid disappointment. For full details, check out the forum page of this site.
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Hey everyone! Thanks for visiting my site.. and especially to those of you who keep in regular contact via email/facebook/myspace etc. Talking of Facebook - someone very kindly set up a group for me on there 'We Love Lady Duracell' - it's now reached nearly 1000 members, so if you're on Facebook join up click!
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Another brand new Podcast for you... and it's a cracker! Get Lifted Pt. 8 - go to the mixes page and hit the Podcast link.
Happy Easter... do please eat lots of chocolate!
Whatever you're doing, make it a good one, a safe one.
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Hey everyone! Many thanks for keeping the hits to this site ticking over nicely. Hopefully my Podcasts are keeping you happy? The last one has generated a lot of emails of thanks which is always nice to hear. If you haven't heard the latest one, what are you waiting for? It's deep baby! I've got another one lined up for you very soon - Get Lifted Pt.7, and Pt.2 of Legends In My House will hopefully be done by the end of the month.
That just about sums up this month, but I'll be back with more news very soon ;-)
Happy New Year!!!! I hope this year is a happy & peaceful one for us all.
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It's almost here - a brand new year! Hope you had a lovely Christmas. I'm going to be playing exclusively at Bobby & Steve Presents @ Herbal on NYE. There are a limited amount of tickets left so please get yours TODAY! Check out the flyer on my forum page for details on how to get them.
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Happy Christmas everyone, and a very happy & healthy New Year. x I've got a little present for you, it's a brand new Podcast mix for you to download - I hope you enjoy it.
Stay in touch, and once again, have a gorgeous Happy Christmas!
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Brand new Podcast on the mixes page - Lady Duracell 'Bringin' Back The Love' - just click the link at the top! Enjoy xxx
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Hey everyone, thanks for keeping in touch with me through emails, myspace, DSI, my forum, and Facebook. It's always good to hear from you. There will be some changes to the website as soon as I get some spare time, and some new logo's! My events diary is fully updated for the festive season coming up, lots of great parties, including Queen of Funk Presents Get Lifted @ Pacha on 8th Dec - the official christmas party! For the full line-up check out the forum page. Tickets are now available, please get in contact asap, as they are going fast! Until next time, stay safe & play hard! x
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Some good news just in... the next Queen of Funk Presents Get Lifted party is on 8th December at Pacha, London. Yes, we are having our christmas party with Lady Duracell & friends upstairs, and CJ Mackintosh & Precious People in the main room. Advance tickets are £15, please email queenoffunk@hotmail.co.uk for more info & guestlist enquiries! x
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After two very successful Get Lifted parties at the White House, the co-promoters have decided to end their parties there, so we are currently looking for somewhere else to host Get Lifted. So please watch this space for more news!
Until next time, stay safe, play hard! x
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This weekend is going to be amazing, two soulful house parties to get down to. First up is saturday 13th Oct - those soulful house legends Bobby & Steve Presents @ Herbal, and I will be down there playing alongside Funkie P, & Booker T in the main room - if you would like to go on my concessions guestlist, please fill in the mailing list form on the forum page, and remember to include your name! Alternatively contact me via my email address. Then on Sunday 14th Oct we're back at the White House in Clapham for Ferris vs The Aussies in the main room and Queen of Funk Presents Get Lifted upstairs. The club opens at 1pm-2am, upstairs opens 4pm-11pm. You're guaranteed to Get Lifted to the deep & soulful sounds that the DJ's play, with Sheyi on percussion to complete the experience. New video from the launch party coming soon! For any info on Get Lifted please email queenoffunk@hotmail.co.uk
Spend sunday from 1pm-2am getting lifted with the Queen of Funk & friends!
If that's not enough to whet your appetite...
For the full info, check out the flyer on my 'forum' page.
Call 07746201243 or email queenoffunk@hotmail.co.uk
The fourth DVD will be released in December '07, and this time around you can get fit with Nell McAndrew with Lady Duracell (Queen of Funk) in the mix.
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Queen of Funk presents 'Get Lifted' @ Whitehouse in Clapham on sunday 16th September from 1pm-2am. PUT IT IN YOUR DIARY!!!!!!!!
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July '07 see's the launch of www.queenoffunk.co.uk which is currently re-directing to my Queen of Funk myspace page until further notice.
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This weekend 7th July I'm back at FunkIn You @ Koko with all the residents for the members party - please remember to get there early! I'm also playing the closing set for Dance Aid @ SeOne in the main room. All proceeds to Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital and the British Heart Foundation.
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If you go to the mixes page, hit the link for my new Podcast mix, which is dedicated to DJ Justmick x
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Have you checked out my 'Lady Duracell's House Nation' column at RPM Magazine yet? Coming soon, I catch up with two fantastic ladies of house - Tracey K (Fish Go Deep) & Miss Patty (Sole Channel) and much more!
www.rpmmagazine.co.uk
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NEW MIX available from the mixes page for download. 'Deep In It' is for the true deep house music soldiers, and is strictly limited! Includes tracks from Kerri Chandler, DJ Gregory, Queen of Funk (Lady Duracell) and features music from the Kronologik label. Grab it while you can.
For where to come & hear me DJ - go to the Events Diary, or my forum (link on the forum page). Also, every Monday & Thursday from 7am-12 (gmt) & Fridays 10pm-2am, on Passion fm - www.passion918fm.com
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Please check out the forum page for the flyer for Just 4 Mick @ Canvas. There is a link if you would like to make a donation, especially for those that won't be able to attend on the 12th May.
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IMPORTANT NEWS! Please come down & help us support DJ Justmick who is fighting lung cancer. We are raising funds for Mick & his family at Canvas, Kings Cross on 12th May. A big house line-up spread across three rooms. If you don't come out for the rest of the year, please make this one - do it for Justmick!
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There's a brand new deep tech/electro house mix on the mixes page 'Thru The Keyhole'.
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I've just finished a mix to suit the gorgeous weather! 'The Ocean, The Sun' is available on a limited download so make sure you don't miss out.
I now have my own monthly column at RPM Magazine online www.rpmmagazine.co.uk which features snappy interviews with up & coming & established artists within the underground house scene.
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Happy Easter everyone! My present to you is sweeter than chocolate, 'Heaven Only Knows' is my new mix for you to download. Soulful House at it's finest! Many thanks to everyone that came down to FunkIn You @ Koko to celebrate mine & Arkoss' birthdays it was an amazing night, apart from when the dancers came on and the needle started jumping with them! It was out of my control but apologies anyway... I'll be putting some of the pics up very soon.
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As promised, brand new mix for you to download 'Tech It From Me' available for a LIMITED time, so grab it while you can! New photo's up as well.. x
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Hey everyone, lots of amazing parties coming up, make sure you don't miss out. Go to the forum page & add yourself to my mailing list so you know what's up!
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I had some bad news recently, a good friend of mine DJ Justmick is seriously ill, he's been diagnosed with lung cancer. This is devasting news but more so for his wife, three daughters & son. On 12th May Passion fm & Peppermint Parties will be joining forces to bring you a massive house night @ Canvas, and we hope to raise a lot of money for Mick & his family. He is a veteran on the scene and the London house DJ's will be out in force that day. Your support will be very much appreciated.
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Easter's around the corner so that must mean one thing - it's my birthday! I'm kicking off at Back To '95 @ Ministry of Sound on Thursday 5th April (playing in the bar), then at FunkIn You @ Koko on Saturday 7th April there'll be double celebrations as it's Arkoss' birthday as well.. make sure you get there early (before 1am).
New mix to be added very soon 'Tech It From Me' so keep watchin ;)
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Happy Valentines Day - brand new mix for you to download, 'Risin' Up' is on the mixes page.
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The Lady is spoiling you... x Another new mix for you to download on the mixes page 'Faves '07', new photo's added that I've taken at the various places I've played at recently. Also, I've made some changes to the website, giving it a fresh new look.
New mixes for you to download - check out the mixes page!
Click here to read my interview with RPM Magazine!
'Es Paradis' Queen of Funk Orig. Latin Vibe Mix
'Es Paradis' Queen of Funk & Lucarelli Tribal Remix
Available now from UDM Enfield, www.ultimatedancemusic.com also www.uptownrecords.com & www.bm-soho.com & HMV Oxford Street! NOW AVAILABLE at www.4-therecord.com and www.knowhowrecords.co.uk in Camden, and just in at www.city-sounds.co.uk & www.vinyl-junkies.com
News just in! 'Es Paradis' is charted at No.9 in HMV Oxford Street!
Link to buy 'Es Paradis' Queen of Funk online at HMV here.
News just in! 'Es Paradis' is top-selling track in UDM!
I've been nominated for 'Best DJ' & 'Best Radio Show' vote for your faves at www.musik4you.com
Saturday 8th July I'll be playing at Herbalism @ Herbal, 8pm-3am.
I'm going to be endorsing a very exclusive new DJ product, watch this space for more news on that.
www.powerful-dj.com is looking for new studios, until then - this venture is on hold!
For full details on where I'm DJing, please go to my house forum - click on the link above, or http://ladyduracell.proboards36.
Voting has begun for your favourite female dj's www.top100femaledjs.net and closes 25th February. Many thanks to those who have voted for me, it's not about
the winning it's the recognition that counts. xxx (Update) I was voted 57th worldwide and 15th UK. After only 5 and a half years, and being one of a few non-international DJ's, this is pretty amazing! Thanks to each and everyone of the voters, love and respect xxxxx
Catch Lady Duracell @ Boudoir, 47 Chiswell St, EC1 2-3.30am on 4.11.05.
Funkin You at KoKo (formerly Camden Palace) was a HUGE success, with many
people getting turned away! Peyton from Hed Kandi stole the hearts of his adoring
audience, his performance was the highlight of my night. Big thank you to the crowd who blew me away with their reaction at the end of my set - I'll never forget that moment! Funkin You returns to Koko on 5th November '05
I'll be playing at Bar NV in Barnet on the 3.9.05. More details to follow.
Promised Land has come back around again, returning to the Scala, catch myself
playing soulful/funky/latin flavoured house alongside London's finest DJ's across 3
rooms x Carnival Bank Holiday weekend Saturday 27.08.05. xx
Catch me at Menage A Trois, on Sunday 28.8.05. at the Telegraph in Brixton
alongside Danny Foster, Oli Smiles, Liam D plus many more, two rooms of soulful/funky house and a barby!
Big thankyou to everybody who made it down to Turnmills for Housology with the
almighty MICHAEL WATFORD, who absolutely tore up the house!
City Loud meets Funkin You at Turnmills 21st May, 10pm-6am, Bob Sinclar,
David Guetta, Martin Solveig, Will Grant, CJ Mackintosh, Femi B, Lady Duracell, Mr. Arkoss, Phillgood & RAM www.cityloud.com www.turnmills.co.uk www.funkinyou.com
www.ticketweb.co.uk
Funkin You celebrates its 1st anniversary at Canvas, York Way, Kings Cross on
30.04.05. Full details to follow.
Upcoming dates:18th March '05, back at monthly residency, Eclectic Sessions, Club
Richmond, Earls Ct. Rd, with Lady Duracell & Jo Devious (Unknown fm/SheJay).
Funkee Fridays at Faces Nightclub, Lady Duracell, Soul Sisters, Jolie, 25th March.
26th March Promised Land at Scala, Kings X - Live PA's from legend Robert
Owens, Ultra Nate, Kimblee. Lady Duracell upstairs in house room with Paul
Gardner (Soul Avengerz), Mr Arkoss, Texta, Tony Nicholls, Chipie & Charmer,
Champagne Wayne. Bad Habit at Club K.O., Wood Green High Rd, DJ's Soul
Avengerz, Mr Arkoss, Lady Duracell, Mr Buzzhard, 31st March. Club Vanilla,
Windsor, on 2nd April, '05 with Lady Duracell and resident Marc James in the house.
14th April Lady Duracell & Mr Arkoss celebrate their birthdays at Club K.O.
13th May, '05 brand new night 'Got 2 Go' takes place at Copyright Nightclub,
110 Pennington St, St. Katherine's, E1 - Lady Duracell alongside DJ Giro, Michelle Coe, Markie Marc, David 'Cookie' Charles & DJ Deoh. 10pm-6am sexy funky & tribal house. Tickets available from www.ticketweb.co.uk
See you on the dancefloor x
Funkin You returns for '05 at Faces, Gants Hill, Ilford Essex on 4th March '05 with
Kimblee perf the radio and club anthem 'Fade' with DJ's Phillgood & RAM, Mr Arkoss,Lady Duracell, Vernon James & Mikey Touch. Huckleberry Finn, Steve Stritton & Stevie O provide 'Passion Gold Flavours in room 2!
Find Lady Duracell at Turnmills Sat 18th December with Roland London, Switch,
Nico da Funksta, Broken Kid & Brady.
Passion Gold at Club Establishment, Finchley Rd, NW3 - the christmas eve
cracker! Upstairs with a 2-hr exc. set by Huckleberry Finn, with Neil Charmers &
Steve Stritton providing the Passion Gold flavas of the 70's/'80's. Downstairs
funky bumpy house with Lady Duracell, Phillgood & RAM, Mr Arkoss, Chipie &
Vernon James.
NYE!! Funkin You is amongst 11 arenas at The Leisure Plaza Complex, Milton
Keynes, catch Lady Duracell with Phillgood & RAM, Mr Arkoss, John Ludo,
Huckleberry Finn & Nico da Funksta.
Check out record label Funktup Records website for my monthly chart. Big ups
to Lucarelli, Reality, Sonia, Emily and all.
Big ups to all the females who got thru to the final 10 at the UK Peoples Choice
Awards! Results were, 1st Femme Fatale, 2nd Lady B-Line, 3rd Emma Feline,
4th Lady Duracell, 5th Anna Kiss, 6th Lisa Unique, 7th Leona H, 8th Jolie,
9th Angel T, 10th Nandi Lioness. I didn't think for one minute that a strictly
house dj would get nominated for these awards, let alone get 4th... thank you
very much to those that voted for me xx
Voting has finished for The UK Peoples Choice Awards, and I have been
nominated in the category 'Best Female DJ'. To say this come as a surprise is
putting it mildly, especially as I hadn't asked anyone to vote for me, and also that
I am a strictly house DJ.. many thanks to those who voted for me! Passion fm has been nominated as 'Best Radio Station' and 'Best Internet Radio Station' of course.
I'm playing for Club Liberty at Studio 33 on 11th September in the house room, of
course! See you there..
Promised Land meets Funkin You at Scala, Kings Cross, London on 2nd October
more details to follow..
Don't forget it's Promised Land part 4 at Establishment on the 21st August!
Catch me at Funkin You at Club Rouge Sat 7th and also that night at Club
Liberty, Studio 33.
Girls On Top @ The Rhythm Factory, Whitechapel Rd, E1 30.5.04. DJ's Booker
T, The Landlady, Gavin Peters, Crazy D, Lady Duracell, Dalski + many more.
9pm-5am. £10 or £7 with flyer. Two rooms of soulful/funky & tech house.
Lovealicious returns to Ministry of Sound - 15.05.04. Levi Love & Lady
Duracell + guests Dalski & more! Special price tickets £10 in advance,
available from soon from Trackmasters, Romford & 4-TheRecord. Or email me/
leave message on the forum, for concessions guestlist. Sexy house music.
The Launch of a brand new night 'Funkin You' touches down at London's
Opera House 24.04.04. DJ's Booker T, Lady Duracell, Justmick, Funkie P
(House fm), Dino - funky bumpy house all night long baby!
I had a wicked night playing for Lovealicious at Ministry of Sound on Sat.,
alongside Levi Love, Roland London, Dan Galbally & Steve Butcha. Hope
to be back there again sometime soon. We rocked the house!
Lady Duracell at Sexy Saturdays, Opera House, N17 on 21st February,
alongside Kiss fm's Streetboy & Vernon James. Funky house & classics.
Good news for the industry, Full Intention are relaunching their label Dtension,
Deep Down EP, includes a remix of 'A Definate Strangeness', quality.
26th December - Twice As Nice, Pulse & Vogue, Stevenage, Lady Duracell with
the house selection, alongside DJ Kanga, Nicky T, Craze, Artful Dodger,
Ramsey & Fen, Phillgood & Ram + many more! Three rooms, UKG, RnB, House
Old Skool & Jungle!
13th December - Lady Duracell, DJ Sly, & Simon Webbe from Blue at Sexy
Saturdays, Opera House, N17.
7th December - catch Lady Duracell at Charlie Chan, Chingford, E4 alongside
Justmick. In the main room catch DJ Luck & Wesley Jay.
30th November - Lady Duracell with the house selection at Charlie Chan's,
Chingford, E4 alongside Dane Bowers & Danny 4/4, ladies free b4 10.30pm.
Twice As Nice 26.12.03. at Pulse & Vogue, Stevenage. Catch Lady Duracell
with the funky house flavas, more details nearer the time...
Thanks to G. Smalls for having me as his guest on new legal radio station -
Break fm - wicked!
New addition to Soulfuric's list of distributed labels - Eric Kupper's Hysteria -
look out for I Found Lovin' Keith Thompson...
Catch me every Sat. @ Strawberry Sundae, Market Stables, Camden,(please
note, this event is relocating, when that happens, I'll let you know)
If YOU have some industry news you would like featured RIGHT HERE -
please don't hesitate to contact me..
Feel free to use the forum to advertise your club night...
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New US label DeVice Records' first release (distributed by Soulfuric Recs)
is 'Mon Amor' - DJ Pufo, latino-action destined for the main room.
Erick Morillo has announced that he is 'hanging up his headphones' in two
years to concentrate on his record label Subliminal... and to pursue an acting
career!
Defected Records are leading the way with their new MaxiCD format for
singles, thereby giving you the full-length tracks you would normally only
find on a double-pack on vinyl. Watch other labels following suit as the
increase of CD's are used in clubland.
Congratulations to X-Press 2 for winning a prestigious Ivor Novello
award in the dance catagory for "Lazy".
The 48th Ivor Novello Awards for British songwriters, composers and
music publishers were held at Le Meridien Grosvenor House,
Park Lane, London on Thursday 22 May 2003.
The IVORS are internationally respected as the premier award
ceremony to reflect the talent of British songwriters and composers
and their contribution as the creative source of the music industry's
prosperity
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Hott 22 are to remix the forthcoming Hardsoul featuring Ron Carroll
'Back Together' - full release, September on Soulfuric Records.
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Mark Pomeroy and Brian Tappert are in the studio to work on a Urban
Blues Project album, expect a couple of UBP singles followed by the
release of the album later in the year
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Hot new label Running Records will be a label to watch in the coming
months. The brainchild of Peppermint Jam's own Mark Robinson.
The first release , a 3 trk EP produced by Ty Holden entitled 'Bullets
Vol One' is out now & is something fans of dirty, jackin-house should
check out. Judging by this material, big things are gonna come. ............................................................
Hot off the press No 12 on the Essence label will be a project by one
half of Full Intention Michael Gray, Co-produced by Simon Law &
Lee Hamblin. This is not your usual Full Intention sound quotes label
boss Phil. Don't expect the big diva vocals. Get ready for the unexpected.
High hopes are pinned on this record to do some damage, so keep it
locked.
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ATFC has turned out a superb remix of the Terence Trent D'Arby track
from 1987 'Dance Little Sister' - Watch this space to see if this unofficial
mix gets the green light for a future release.
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Five years on, Lazy Dog, the club night started by DJs Ben Watt and
Jay Hannan is to end on with two final parties in May. It is their joint
desire to move forwards and onwards into new projects and both
Ben and Jay have laid the groundwork for a raft of new ventures.
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Farid Unique's excellent 'Let the past rest' which featured on a
Yellorange promo last year is finally going to get a release courtesy
of the UK label Portent records.
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This year's Italian Music Conference conference has been
re-scheduled for September, full details and dates will be
announced soon.
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FUNKTUPFRIDAYS @ BAR MOJO'S, COCKFOSTERS, EN4 -
HOUSE ALL THE WAY - FRIDAY 30.05.03.
More News & Info coming your way soon!!
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