OLIVER LANG (UK)

2009 was Oliver Lang’s biggest year to date. After signing with Integrity, Oliver played at all the hottest venues across the globe, signed a publishing deal with the iconic Fabric and simultaneously released tracks on top labels including Toolroom and Blackhole. No stopping there though; he prepared the launch of his new record label Dojo too! To sign-off on a great year and kick-start a new one, Oliver was booked for New Year’s Eve to play in front of a 10,000-strong crowd at the Centennial Hall in Wroclaw, Poland. His regular headliner bookings for leading nights across the UK have paved the way for two new major residencies starting in 2010 with industry heavyweights Perverted Audio at Matter in London, and leading global clubbers brand Gatecrasher. All this plus tours of Australia then Asia, and a full season in Ibiza, testifies to the fact that we are guaranteed another exciting year ahead from Mixmag’s “Hero of House”.

Having grown up in a musical household, with his Dad playing bass for 60's pop band ‘The Mindbenders’, Oliver set out dj-ing in clubs aged 14. By 16 he had released his first record, and at 18 he packed up his record box and moved to Ibiza where he landed his now legendary residency for Bora Bora. Sharing his time between the White Isle, his hometown of Manchester and his busy international schedule means 2010 will see Oliver continue to blow the crowds away
with his chunky, underground tech-house sound infused with elements of techno and unrivalled enthusiasm, that guarentees to get any dancefloor rockin.

Beyond being a prolific DJ, it is really all about the tunes for Oliver. Following on from his production success in 2008 with big room track ‘Bomb The Terrace’ released on Azuli which also made it onto one of the legendary Space album compilations, he received critical acclaim for his remix of the Ibiza anthem ‘Café Del Mar’ which was championed by the likes of Sasha. During 2009 Oliver teamed up with Goodlooking Records producer Rob Blazye (aka J-Laze) and it quickly became apparent they were going to be an irrepressible partnership.

Their early underground efforts were snapped up by Kosmo, Bashi, Mc Grooves and Loudbit, leading to Blackhole snapping up tracks ‘Full Tilt’, ‘Pressure Drop’ and ‘BANG’ which were championed by Tiesto on his radio show. Additionally, Oliver and Mark Trophy’s ‘Northern Hustle’ (a take on DJ Joeski’s ‘Hustler’s Revenge’) had great success on Toolroom at the start of the 2009 and lead to Oliver’s solo follow-up EP ‘Mad Cat’ coupled with the sublime ‘Dying To Live’ which came out on 25th January 2010 and reached no 18 and 7 respectively in the Beatport charts.

His remix achievements include Kristine W ‘Feel What You Want’ (Champion), Tom Novy's ‘My City’ (Kosmo), Andy Duguid’s ‘My Number’ (Blackhole), and his masterful rework of the seminal Ibiza classic ‘Mystery Land’ by Y-Traxx released on Nebula.

Then there is DOJO! Oliver’s label Launched in January 2010 and already lays claim to a string of successful releases. Oliver recently explained the philosophy behind the label, named after a mad night out at the legendary DC10 he explains, “Dojo aims to represent good quality underground house and tech house … there is so much fantastic music out there I and a lot of these tracks never see the light of day. So It just came to me that I could be pushing this music and giving it the lease of life and profile it deserves; it is no real phenomenon, I just want the label to be held in high regard in ten years time just as any of the greats of yesteryear are, I want people to click on every release and know it is a winner”.

Underlining Dojo’s credentials as a label to watch out for comes DOJO Ibiza Sessions 2010 which will feature as a covermount CD on the front of the 15 year Anniversary issue of DJ Mag Ibiza. 50, 000 copies will be distributed all over the island from 1st July right through until the end of August. Make sure you pick-up your copy (also available at the airport) to get the CD featuring a sneak preview of Dojo releases together with tracks from leading labels such as Cocoon, Pacha, Toolroom, Systematic, Noir, Saved, Underwater and Gem providing you with the perfect soundtrack to your Ibiza experience whether you play it in the car, back at the villa or on the beach it is guaranteed to get you rockin! And if you aren’t planning a pilgrimage to the party island don’t worry you can buy the compilation online at the end of the season… for further info please go to the dojo website www.dojomusic.com!

So, combine ALL of this with a string of new solo works, collaborations and high-profile remixes clogging up the pipeline PLUS a relentless Dojo release schedule you can guarantee that the four corners of the world will be hearing even more from Oliver in 2010 – this freight train is unstoppable!