Firthy

Real Name - Luke Firth
DJ Name - Firthy
Location - Barnsley, South Yorkshire, UK
Styles Played - Makina & Hardcore 1994 to Present Day, at home I have a very wide range of styles I enjoy playing including Trance, Drum and Bass, Hard Dance and much more. I am very open minded with my music and would consider myself as a diverse DJ.
Background Info – From getting into the scene at a very young age, Firthy had grown up listening to music from all corners of the hard dance spectrum, from his early Bonkers collection, to his Lisa Lashes Euphoria CD’s, to his mates Uprising tapes, Firthy always had and enjoyed a very wide and varied musical taste.
It all kicked off whilst in his last year at school, one of Firthy’s mates had just got a set of decks, eagerly interested, Firthy was round at his house the following day to look at them and play on them, wanting to know what each button, knob and fader did, and how the hell you were supposed to mix two records together! Firthy fell in love instantly, and went home with his heart set on getting his very own set of decks!
The DJ – It was in June ’04 when he got his first set of decks, a pair of Citronic PD1 mk2’s and a Gemini PS-540i mixer, sorted! So Firthy set off practising as much as possible every day, recording mixes and listening back, and sending off to more experienced DJ's for constructive criticism and pointers on how to improve.
At the end of 2004 and Firthy wanted more people to hear his sound, through getting to know a few like-minded people he and some friends decided that they would look into creating their very own internet radio station for up and coming DJ’s to promote themselves and let people listen to them DJ live worldwide, Hardcore United Radio (www.HardcoreUnited.co.uk) was born.
Fast forward 6 months, Hardcore United has become very successful with a very strong line-up of DJ’s and top tier guests playing week in week out, but after speaking to local up and coming DJ’s D-Jam and Martin Space they decided that they needed to expand.
The idea of a massive radio show came to mind, where DJ’s and MC’s could get together and socialise without the atmosphere and sound levels of a club environment. These all ran very successful and attracted a lot of new people to Hardcore United and got our DJ’s a lot of attention.
Northern Gathering kept expanding, they found themselves been asked to host back rooms at some of the north’s top hard dance nights including Uprising and Hardr:ve, and even managed to secure themselves a place at the legendary NCPM in Sheffield!
However, due to lack of venue Northern Gathering projects are currently on hold.
In August 2005, Firthy got his first proper booking at Sheffield’s all ages dance event, JADE. The set seemed to go down a treat and a lot of valuable experience was gained. After this, bookings began to pick up as did experience, Firthy found himself playing at various events around the region almost every weekend and meeting lots of new people along the way!
The Future – In the future Firthy plans to carry on pushing himself as much as possible, and to carry on receiving regular bookings and keep aiming higher, aswell as spreading further a-field. He also plans to take Hardcore United further and further, helping to promote new talent and been a central source for the northern hard dance scene.
Firthy also plans on expanding his knowledge in the studio, and aims to start producing his own material to play out in clubs across the region.
Bookings -
Futuristik - Barnsley
Northern Gathering - Rotherham
Northern Gathering - The NCPM, Sheffield
Foundation vs Northern Gathering - Sheffield
JADE - Sheffield
Uprising vs JADE - Sheffield
Uprising (Arena 2) - The Adelphi, Sheffield
Uprising (Earth Arena) - The Plug, Sheffield
Hardr:ve (Arena 2) - The Baths Hall, Scunthorpe
Hardr:ve - The Venue, Scunthorpe
Original Vibes - Barnsley
Hardcore Holics - Bodegas, Barnsley
Hardcore Holics - Pulse, Barnsley
Bounce Nation - The Boat, Doncaster
Resonance vs Bounce Nation - Club Tonic, Barnsley
Resonance – The Citrus Rooms, Barnsley
Resonance Underground - Barnsley
Resonance vs Exposure - Club Mambo, Barnsley
Exposure - The Civic Hall, Mexborough
Nuclear Beats - Doncaster
Looney Tunez - Chapel St Leonards, Skegness
Technophobia - Scunthorpe
Tremorz - Sheffield
Redemption - South Elmsall
Infected – The Citrus Rooms, Barnsley
Hyper Vibe - Barton Upon Humber
Liberation – Club Inferno, Selby
Chain Reaction (Arena 2) – Escape, Rotherham
Fixation (Arena 3) – The Venue, Long Eaton
Defiance Future – Barnsley
Outdoor Summer Slammer – Sheffield
Defiance – Barnsley
The Next Level - Barnsley
Heaven vs TFI Friday – The Kube, Wakefield
Teknosys – Scunthorpe
Dizstruxshon (HUradio Arena) – The Warehouse, Doncaster
The Next Level - The Citrus Rooms, Barnsley
Elysium - Grimsby
Redemption - The Zone, Wakefield
Agility - Barnsley
Hard Nation - Hull
Exposure vs Redemption - The Empress Ballrooms, Mexborough
Rew1red - York
Impact vs HUradio - York
Soundzone - Barton Upon Humber
Visulize - Hull
Redemption vs Insanity (HUradio Arena) - Wakefield
Wonderland (JADE Arena) - The Vault, Rotherham
Wonderland (Main Arena) - The Vault, Rotherham
Some Artists Performed Alongside –
Robbie Long & Stormtrooper, Sy, M-Zone, Frantic, CLSM, Devastate, Arkitech, Paul’O, Topgroove, CJ Glover, Jake Nicholls, Spinner, Jay Prescott, Riddler, Alchemist, Jonny El & Fastraxx, Scott Majestik, Simz, Vorny, Expression, Martin Space, Andy Freestyle.
Contact Details and Booking Info –
MSN: [email protected]
E-mail: [email protected]
MySpace: www.myspace.com/djfirthy
PLEASE NOTE I WILL BE ADDING LOTS MORE TO THIS PROFILE VERY SOON AS IT IS FAR FROM FINISHED!