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DJ Lukas Hopwood

About Me

funky filthy dirty

NEW PROMO MIX AVAILABLE HERE
NEW PROMO MIX AVAILABLE HERE
NEW PROMO MIX AVAILABLE HERE

You can hear me on Gaydar Radio once a month on the Sunday Night Meltdown - see www.gaydarradio.com for further details

My broad musical tastes began at a young age, and after years of consuming dance music and being consumed by it, I continued this natural progression by becoming a (bedroom) DJ in 2002.

Over the years I've taught myself various styles of mixing and learnt how to perfect my own style. I've always thought the key to creating "that perfect set" is to try and create something new, something which no-one has heard before. That's why I use acapellas, effects, breaks, samples - anything I can find to try and create a vibe, whilst still showing some character behind the decks. I'm unafraid to drop any tune, once I have the crowd exactly where I want them.

Ever since hearing the 2 Many DJs album and exploring into the bootlegging/mashup/bastard pop scene I've had a love for taking both popular and obscure tracks and bringing them together in a way that I can apply to the dancefloor. More recently; I've taken to my own production, with a number of remixes in the pipeline. Combined with the increasing popularity of my podcasts, 2007 is set to be an interesting year ahead. There's no better feeling than dropping one of your own works into a set and seeing the crowd go wild to it, and hopefully this year will bring more of those moments.

When I'm not DJing or working in the studio, you'll probably find me out and about round the pubs and clubs somewhere in the Midlands/South West/South Wales. There's such a good choice to be had; Nightingales in Birmingham has some of the funkiest music around - split across three floors, Exit and Club X in Cardiff gives friendly clubbers, refreshing music and attitude-free DJs to the gay scene, Queenshilling in Bristol provides funky music in a smaller clubbing environment, yet still with the same "buzzing" atmosphere to be expected in a large city. And then of course London isn't all that far away - make the effort to go to Formula, you won't be disappointed!

My music genre is an eclectic mixture of chunky, funky vocal house, dirty basslines and some dancefloor smashing twisted electro. You'll also find me "mashing up" tracks live, adding that extra bit to my own distinctive style.

My Interests

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Member Since: 28/10/2006
Band Website: www.funkyfilthydirty.co.uk
Band Members: GET YOURSELF ON ITUNES FOR A FORTNIGHTLY RELEASE OF THE LATEST UPFRONT FUNKY, CHUNKY AND DIRTY TRACKS - GET YOURSELF TO FunkyFilthyDirty!
Influences: Just about every house producer and DJ out there - you all rock guys - let's keep the dream alive...
Sounds Like: 2 Many DJs / Cassius / Full Intention / Freemasons / Mylo / David Guetta / Tom Neville / Chris Lake / Studio B / Axwell / Paul Rincon / Milk and Sugar / Basement Jaxx / Erick Morillo / Pete Tong / Alex Pepper / Tom Ferguson / Macca / Groovecutters / Dirty South / Fatboy Slim / Mason - and countless others..!
Record Label: FunkyFilthyDirty Recordings
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New promo mix available... (End of Summer)

Enjoy ;-)http://www.lukashopwood.co.uk/mixes/Lukas_Hopwood_-_End_O f_Summer.mp3The Erick Morillo Project - Jazz It Up (Extended Jazz)Ijah Feat. D'Empress - Nitelife (Grant Nelson Mix)Axwell - I Found U...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:21:00 GMT

GaydarRadio signs new DJ Talent for Weekend Music Meltdown

GaydarRadio signs new DJ Talent for Weekend Music Meltdown5/22/2007 10:29:59 AMGaydarRadio, UK Digital Terrestrial Station of the Year, has signed four new DJs to its weekend line-up, featuring them i...
Posted by on Thu, 31 May 2007 08:00:00 GMT

February 2007: Dirty Filth

You lucky, lucky people! Two new mixes this week, this being the first for you... mainly electro for this one, with the funky side coming on Friday... Had a few issues this month with Apple, they've r...
Posted by on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:01:00 GMT

January 2007: Nothing but a funky beat

Well, it's a new year - time to get the ball rolling again. Apologies for the delay in getting this episode out, it's been a bit of an insane start to the year - but we're here! Quite a dirty mix this...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:16:00 GMT

December 2006: One year down

It's the final mix of the year! And I'm expecting bigger and better things for the New Year. Playing out on NYE, so I'll be sure to record that and have it available at the start of 2007 for you all, ...
Posted by on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 05:41:00 GMT

December 2006: Electrical Storm

Well, I've gone for a slightly different style this month - much more electro based - should I continue with this, or do you still like your funky doses?Also, after many requests, the podcast now come...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 08:51:00 GMT

November 2006: Welcome to the future

Welcome to the latest episode of FunkyFilthyDirty - I've gone for a bit of a rebranding in preperation for the New Year. Things are going to get bigger, better and involve more from you!I'm not going ...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:11:00 GMT

November 2006: We're lost in music

Well well well, looks like 2007 is going to be a good year if Chris Lake's new track 'Carry Me Away' is anything to go by - amazing vocals, great pianos - reminds me a little of iiO - Rapture. Bootleg...
Posted by on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 13:47:00 GMT

Charts - Week ending: 29/10/2006

1. Chris Lake - Carry Me Away (Original Mix)2. Whelen & Discala - Teardrops (Hott 22 Remix)3. Fedde Le Grand vs Pink Floyd - Put Your Hands Up For The Wall (Original Bootleg Mix)4. Bootyluv - Boogie 2...
Posted by on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 19:08:00 GMT