Sign up to our alerts on Juno Download.Sydney-born DJ, living in Germany - following the winds and sounds and enjoying the air!
sexy * progressive * funky * tribal * house * electrotech * trance * breaks
RESIDENT:
GREENKOMM cologne
NAUGHTY brussels
MECX paris
UC frankfurt
FURBALL amsterdam
NIGHT CONTROL cologne
MEZZO GIORNO antwerp
INDULGENCE sydney
up to date agenda + bookings + info via www.djmikekelly.com and info about our new label at www.sorryshoes.com
Mike Kelly (30) first began mixing with turntablist and raver friends in 1993. Initially driven by Sydney..s vibrant underground house and rave scene, his approach to music and mixing continually matures, influenced by a massive array of experienced artists, places, and musical movements. The past, present and future all exist in his sets.
Mike..s audio taste spectrum is eclectic; his mixing energetic; his style a hybrid fusion of progressive, house, tech, tribal, electro, trance, minimal, disco, and breaks - the kind that makes you dance the skin off your feet!
Musically, he attempts fusion in orgy, as hypnotic melodies interweave; sexy bass-lines propel the energy forward; sensual-spatial environments encompass the air; romantic imagery warm the soul, and his turntablist skills (decks & fx) heighten the intensity.
In his hometown (Sydney), Mike has played to massive crowds at Sydney's Mardi Gras party 7 of the last 8 years - one of few underground DJs to be regularly selected. His main headline residency was at Indulgence (2003-2005), and he also was resident at various hotspots including Manacle, The Barracks, Mars, Soho, Home, and Lookin.. Good events. MK also created his own club nights and managed outdoor events for up to 8000 guests (1999-2005).
In Australia, he..s regularly toured to Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle and Lismore, to play at Family, 4x4, The Market, and Australia..s largest bent NYE gathering (Tropical Fruits).
Internationally, Mike first explored EU from 2000 playing in London (The End, Heaven, Playtime and Fingerlickin..s Bar Vinyl), and in Berlin (GMF). In 2005, Mike moved to Germany on a musical exploration tour. He followed only the sounds which penetrated deeper than his ears.
Mike's sound and mixing styles developed extra dimensions (spatiality, sensuality, and smooth precision). In this voyage of sound he sought a travelling community of bohemian future-music lovers...and found them.
After just 6 months, he was invited to be resident of Cologne..s illustrious progressive club Greenkomm, as well as the hottest new event in Brussels (Naughty). Since then he has been asked to perform widely across Western Europe and even Israel.
Highlights include: Space Of Sound and Europe Pride (Madrid), Amnesia (Milan), Love Parade (Dortmund), Gorgeous (Rome), Canal Pride (Amsterdam), Love Ball (Brussels and Barcelona), Circuit Festival (Barcelona), and Cap San Diego (Hamburg).
Mike Kelly now resides in Cologne, ever excited by his residencies Greenkomm and Night Control. Mike is a regular at the famous CSD street party - in 2009, performing live-remix sets with guitarist Nono. He currently also resident DJ at UC (Frankfurt), Naughty (Brussels), Mecx (Paris), Furball (Amsterdam), Mezzo Giorno (Antwerp), and Indulgence (Sydney).
Mike has had the extreme pleasure of DJing alongside talented international DJ/producers Ismael Rivas, David Berna, Jean Phillips, Thomas William, Nicholas Nucci, Nicky Siano, Boy George, Kurd Maverick, Jon Doe, Juan Iborra, Phil Weeks, Antoine 909, Jack Chang, Hardy Heller, Paris..topher, MDX, Super Zandy. He thanks them for the inspiration!
Likewise, Mike has had the honour of working in live shows and in the studio with talented musicians (Jean Philips, Kathrin De Boer, Jeremy Brennan, Beatrix, Rossy Tenor, Kyla Sexton, and Cyndi Tan, Sandra Love and Kevin Delite.
He is currently in production with Jean Philips, whilst creating a new Cologne-based label: Sorry Shoes.
Their debut release, Jean Philips & Mike Kelly "On Demand", was snapped up by cult British label Plastic Fantastic, and released digitally in March 2009, with remix support from Factomania Madrid..s finest Ismael Rivas.
Support has come from the likes of Hybrid, Derek Howells, Mike Hiratzka, Ivan Pica, Markus Schulz, Lisa Lashes, Andy Cato & Tom Findlay (aka Groove Armada), and MDX to name a few. Raveline Magazine (Germany) gave it 5/6, and named it a summertime anthem for this year!
The second release for Jean Philips & Mike Kelly "TiSGO(There Is Something Going Off)" comes out on his home label Sorry Shoes in June 2009 (see www.sorryshoes.com for more info).
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Vita Mike Kelly (Deutsch Version von 2008)
Mit seinen gerade mal 29 Jahren hat sich Mike Kelly – gebürtiger Australier- bereits einen Ruf erarbeitet, eine Menschenmenge in eine schwitzende Masse Tanzflächengefangene zu verwandeln, die sich erst auflöst, wenn er den Deckel seiner Plattenkiste schließt.
Inspiriert wurde Mike von DJ-Größen wir Mark Farina, Ian Pooley, Sander Kleinenberg, John Digweed und vielen anderen, wie auch von Produzenten wie Basement Jaxx, Daft Punk The Cure, Hybrid oder Guy Gerber. Mike verbindet seine Leidenschaft für innovative Klänge und seine Mixtechnik mit seiner Liebe für emotionale musikalische Landschaften.
Musikalisch darf man daher hypnotische Melodien, sexy Bässe, gefühlvolle Klänge und einen feurigen Rhythmus erwarten, angesiedelt –um es zu kategorisieren- zwischen House, Progressive, Tribal, Tech, Electro und Trance.
Mike war seinerzeit der jüngste DJ der beim Sydneyer Mardi Gras aufgelegt hat. In 2008 wird es das sechste Mal sein, dass er in Folge auf dem Hauptfloor auflegt. Seine Gigliste aus Australien allein ist schon sehr beeindruckend.
Seinen Weg nach Europa fand er in in 2000 wo er in London in Clubs wie dem Discotec@The End oder dem Heaven auflegt. In 2005 zog Mike nach Deutschland.
Inspiriert von der Musik, die er bei der GreenKomm erlebt hat, entwickelte Mike sein Set weiter in eine neue Klangdimension. So wunderte es nicht, dass er nach kürzester Zeit auf den größten europäischen Events und in den angesagtesten Clubs auflegt. Um nur einige aufzuzählen: Naughty in Brüssel, Space of Sound in Madrid, Furball in Amsterdam….
Mike lebt derzeit in Köln wo er seit 2007 Resident der GreenKomm ist. Darüber hinaus legt er regelmäßig auf dem Strassenfest des CSD’s auf. Ebenso regelmäßig ist er auch im Berliner GMF oder dem KitKatKlub in Berlin gebucht. Auch die Großevents in der Lederszene werden gern von ihm beschallt.
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(French Version 2006)
A 27 ans, Mike Kelly est déjà connu pour sa facilité à exciter les foules jusqu’à la sueur qui ne rentreront pas dormir tant que les couvercles ne seront pas définitivement posés sur les platines.
Ce technicien des platines travaille chaque disque avec toutes les techniques possibles. Inspiré par diverses catégories de DJ’s (Mark Farina, Ian Pooley, Sander Kleinenberg, John Digweed) et de producteurs (Basement Jaxx, Daft Punk, The Cure, Hybrid), Mike a réuni sa passion pour la musique innovative et les techniques de mix avec son amour pour les ambiances musicales émotionnelles.
Musicalement, attendez-vous à des sons spunky funky d’été, des lignes de basses sexy et à des voyages à travers la house, la progressive, la tribal, la techno et du breaks. Mike est le plus jeune DJ à jouer à la Sydney's Mardi Gras party et 2006 a été sa quatrième performance dans la main room. D’autres événements marquants ont été le Sleaze (2004) et l’Inqisition (2002/03/05). Les principales résidences au "Sydney's Infamous Indulgence Leather Parties" lui assurent de faire complet à chaque événement (2003/05). Les prestations de 2005 ont été très bonnes avec des prestigieux endroits à Bruxelles (Naughty, Love Ball..s "Strong" Party), Amsterdam (Joystick Canal Pride), Londres (Discotec), Rome (Muccassassina), Torremelinos (Palladium), Kitchen Club (Suisse), ...
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