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Jim Rivers and Fergie at Vozduh Club

Клубные российские · 26.05.2010

Jim Rivers and Fergie at Vozduh Club

On May 29th, Saturday, the headliners of the Vozduh Club at the former 'Arma' plant territory will be the unique British DJs and producers Jim Rivers and Fergie. Jim's creativity emerges at the intersection of house and techno, and his ability not only to present music beautifully but also to introduce clubbers to new sounds has played a huge role in his popularity. Unlike most young producers who skyrocket and only reap the results of their success, Jim has consistently continued to evolve both as a DJ and as a producer. The year 2006, when Jim gained recognition thanks to his debut single 'Restore,' was just the beginning of a long and successful journey. Without wasting time, right after a world tour including sets at clubs like Pacha in Buenos Aires, Zouk in Singapore, and Air in Tokyo, Jim founded his own music label Misfit. Alongside work on the label, in 2008 Jim continued studio work with Paolo Mojo. Releasing a couple of tracks - 'Darkplace' on Paolo's Oosh label and 'Ron Hardy Said,' signed on Eric Prydz's Mouseville Records - Jim raised his own bar even higher. In 2009, Global Underground renewed the Nu-Breed series, where Jim showcased world-class DJing on GU Nubreed 007. The album received immense support from fans and was extensively covered in the media. The prestigious American booking agency AM, recognizing Jim's growing success, immediately signed a contract with him for a major tour across the USA. During this tour, he met with the central figure in American techno, Erphun, with whom he soon released two tracks: 'Limiter' and 'Back & Forth.' Inspired by the successful tour, for the next few months, Jim did not leave his studio. The result was a staggering number of new tracks. His persistent studio work opened up a new facet of Jim's creativity and garnered a wave of acclaim among electronic music professionals. And all of this was created in a small home studio, without the involvement of hired sound engineers or sophisticated software, as Jim's main source of creativity has always been his head, teeming with ideas and inspiration. The second Briton, Robert Fergusson (aka Fergie), has been accustomed to drowning out the voices of annoying teachers with music in his headphones since his school years. From the age of 13, music completely captivated him, becoming his passion and the meaning of his life. Fergie's youth passed in Ireland, and being an active raver, he never missed the main events of the Irish dance scene. The global rave Hellraiser, held at Ulster Hall in Belfast, forever changed the life of young Robert Fergusson. Since then, striving to match the global stars, Fergie started his own career as a DJ. Thanks to the support of Tony De Vit, long before minimal techno spread among DJs, Fergie had the opportunity to promote underground music on the airwaves of the world's largest radio station Radio 1. At the age of 21, Fergie was performing live shows at Skol Beats (Brazil), Love Parade (Berlin), Meganite (Ibiza), and during the Winter Music Conference in Miami. Never restricting himself to strict stylistic boundaries and always playing only the music he wanted, he consistently grew in his professionalism. Breaking internal barriers and introducing new music to dance floors, Fergie firmly established himself as a producer of innovative trends in club music. In recent years, Fergie has devoted himself to studio work, where, in his words, he tried to express everything that music means to him, infusing his sound with all his passion and individuality. The result of his creative quest manifested in a stream of original works and remixes, consistently supported by masters like Sasha, Digweed, Dubfire, Laurent Garnier, Miss Kittin, and Slam. His own label Excentric Muzik, according to Carl Cox, became the label of the year 2008. The avalanche of new material and remixes released on multiple labels confirmed that Fergie is indeed in high demand. Collaborating regularly with colleagues worldwide, Fergie uncovers new facets of his talent. Tracks like 'Gas Mask' and 'Rattlesnake,' produced in collaboration with Reset Robot & Alan Fitzpatrick, presented a darker and more dismal side of the producer. And the result of his collaboration with James Lavelle towards the end of 2009 amazed even seasoned critics: tracks like 'Positive Education' (released on Soma), Smith & Selway 'Work it' (Tronic), 'Letter to No One' (Circus Recordings), and Reset Robot 'Softie' (Excentric) were destined for success. Fergie's production activities do not hinder his busy touring schedule: having traveled across the United Kingdom, he also found time for an international tour covering France, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria, Italy, Brazil, and Canada. Very soon, on May 29th, he can be heard in Russia under the dome of Space Vozduh.

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