riffraff

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Member Since: 12/4/2006
Band Website: "riffraffclub.co.uk

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NEWS

*riffraff will be headlining the main room for Shindig @ Digital on the 10th May...as ever the *riffraff roadtrip will be running with a 53 seater coach. its 15 of the queens finest english pounds for a ticket and that gets you your return coach and into digital. Message us or email [email protected] for tickets.

*riffraff are playing Ministry of Sound, London on the 17th May 2008 alongside James Zabiela and Sebastian Leger...

*riffraff have been announced as the new residents for Zoo Project Ibiza... Lee Pennington, Paul Bowen, Gow and James Barnsley will all be playing in the *riffraff arena along with weekly special guests.
Zoo Project - Ibiza - Saturdays 12noon till 12midnight.

*riffraff play there first gig as the new residents of AREA 51 in Manchester alongside their new partners in crime The Zoo Project on the 12th April. There is transportation available but you better be quick, because as normal, the seats are selling fast!

Marc Ashken rocked the onion with his amazing set on the 4th April...so a big thanks out to him from *riffraff ... anyone seen his dancing shoes?

*riffraff played the second installment of there residency at the one and only back2basics on the 22nd March. Playing on the same bill is the legendary Derrick May! 53 pirates decended on basics and some of the photos are below this months poster!...

*riffraff are played the legendary Tribal sessions @ sankeys in manchester along side Smokin Jo, Will Saul & Zoo Project, the madness was the 22nd of Feb 2008

*riffraff played the main room for SHINDIG @ Digital, Newcaslte on the 29th December - we ended up taking 86 people on two coaches up to Newcastle with us!...it was a blinding night with the Penno, Bowen and Gow well and truly smashing it in. Photo's and video's are up in our pics!

The photos from past nights and trips can be seen in our albums!!...

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the 53 *riffraff pirates decend on back2basics...

The DJ's

Paul Bowen
Paul Bowen started out in 98, playing in local bars and clubs he is known for his progressive, tribal and minimal grooves. Energetic behined the decks, you can really tell Paul Loves what he’s doing. Between his residency at *riffraff Paul is playing around Europe at events in Croatia, Switzerland, Scotland and Ibiza as well as guest appearances around the UK. Paul has played with artists such as Tim Sheridan, Kasey Taylor and Cass&Mangan. Paul is having huge success in the studio producing under both riffraff (working with Lee Pennington) and his own name. His track “less is more” was played on radio1’s show “in new DJ’s we trust” and is gathering support from the likes of Justin Drake (Peace Division) and Mistress De Funk. Recently his track "I'll show you house" reached No18 on the worlds leading dance music download store Beatport. Paul’s other productions are being supported by the likes of Hernan Catteneo, Anthony Pappa and John Graham (Quivver).

Lee Pennington
Over the last few years Lee has fast become a respected producer of underground house music under his Section 75 and riffraff aliases. He now has tracks available on many independent labels that are supported by the likes of, Hernan Catteneo, Nick Warren, Steve Lawler, John Digweed, Scott Bradford, Paul Van Dyk and many more A list Djs. Lee’s track “the PT project” reached No. 6 in the DJ Mag chart (Sept 07) and is being talked about across the UK and the USA. With the imminent release of his remix of Perc’s “ice-cream for Kenton” and his track “Bad Habits” feat. Dan Diamond getting rave reviews there is still much more to come from maestro. As well as his resident DJ duties at *riffraff, Lee has managed to get out and about across Europe playing his own brand of progressive house to the masses. As well as completing a tour of the USA where he played nine gigs in twelve days, he has played with DJ’s like Clive Henry (DC10), Matt Tolfrey and Rockey (xpress2) and now hosts his own show on Proton radio alongside one half of KVK, Mr Sean McCllelan.

Gow
Gow first broke onto the Teesside DJ scene at the turn of the millenium firmly establishing himself at various club nights across the region, playing his own type of house music that people wanted to hear. In 2005 when he discovered a new up and coming underground event (*riffraff) and handed Lee Pennington a mix CD. From that moment on Gow was brought on board as the 3rd resident DJ. It wasn't just his DJ skills that caught Lee's attention but also his quirky productions. After spending time in the studio the pair soon discovered a cross over sound that resulted in records being signed to New York City label Digiprana Sounds. From there Gow's own solo productions have been played by the likes of James Talk and more recently Audiojack, and he has just had a new E.P signed to the flame recordings. On his resident duties Gow has played all over, including Shove @ Paradox in Switzerland and the *riffraff parties in Ibiza. During these dates he has played with the likes of SLAM, Audiojack and Bigger than Jesus. Gow's unique style captures peoples attention and is the third sound of *riffraff.

James Barnsley
James Barnsley is the newest member of the *riffraff family. After playing *riffraff in 2007 and the *rr team seeing him playing in his other residencies, it was an easy decision to get James on board. Keeping his style fresh and interesting with Deep, Techy house music, there is never a lack of energy on the dance floor. His skills have seen him play high profile gigs such as, We Love @ Space – Ibiza, and "River Bar" for Club Class - London. 2006 saw James venture into the studio and his most recent track 'Acid Tambarine' (made with production partner Burnski) is gaining interest from major record labels as well as tearing the roof off at Back to Basics in Leeds where James also holds a residency. In his years on the scene James has played with a countless number of the worlds top DJ's and acts. James has made quite a stir recently gaining support from numerous A-list DJ's like Mark Farina. James' latest project 'Whalebow' is the new basics after hours @ the mint club. As well as running the night he is also one of the residents and can be found smashing it in most Sunday mornings.

The Promotors

Dan
The riffraff promoter. You may recognise this handsome loser from any parties you have been to. He usually likes to dress in womens clothes with a cushion on his head and teach people the way of the scrinse. It was at an afterparty whilst looking at a forest of plastic trees that Lee Pennington asked Dan to become promoter for the ever growing carnage of *riffraff. When Dan found out that promoting the night resulted in getting spandau ballet’d every weekend and telling people about the *riffraff events, he decided there and then that he was up for the task. He pulled on a pink dressing gown and some rubber gloves (not forgetting the cushion) and immediately got to work. Dan can sometimes go missing for days on end so if any of you find him, lost at one of your partys then please remind him of who he is and bring him home safely... If thats in Ibiza, we will reimburse you on the flight.

Gandalf
Gandalf the party wizard can be seen at most events dancing around checking everyone is having a good time. He sometimes answers to Graeme, Gray, or Gra, depending on his mood. He first came along as a *riffraff fan but soon established himself as a vital asset to the nuthouse when he realised Gow, Pennington and Bowen couldn't count or spell or do most things at the end of the *riffraff evening (This infection is contagious at most *riffraff events so be careful). He handles most enquiries about *riffraff and is in charge of the sale of tickets and merchandise as well as other duties that the DJ's can't do due to their limited number of brain cells. If you see him please stroke his hair, it’s lovely and soft and is worth it.
Influences:

Paul Bowen - *riffraff host main room for SHINDIG @ DIGITAL 29.12.07

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*riffraff afterparty - May 07 - Paul Bowen

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Sounds Like: Gordon Ramsey eat your heart out!
Cooking with the cushion heads

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The follow video was shot 12 hours after a *riffraff event, at the residence of Dave "littleloco" Little....what a hero!
The Bike show

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Record Label: Loads
Type of Label: Indie