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Frooty

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FROOTY first discovered Rave / Hardcore music way back in 1989, after listening to the sounds of Acid House at the age of 11. The tunes of artists such as, 808 State with the track 'Pacific State' & A Guy Called Gerald with the track 'Voodoo Ray', got Him into the early rave sound.
He has since followed the evolution of Hardcore / Rave music, through the breakbeat sound of 1992, to the kick drum led Four Beat / Happy Techno of 1995, the vocal heavy 'Happy' Hardcore' sound of 1996/1997, right up to the upfront trancey sound of Hardcore played today.
In mid 1995, after listening to the mix tapes of DJ's such as Vinylgroover, Brisk, Vibes & Hixxy, He became more interested in how the music was mixed together and decided it was something He'd like to try himself.
He got his first pair of decks in 1996 & taught himself how to mix, playing out at free parties.
In June 1999 He got a set for a local weekly Hardcore promotion called SPUNKY at the JAILHOUSE NIGHTCLUB HEREFORD (www.thejailhouse.net). That set led Frooty to a DJ residency at SPUNKY which has now spanned nearly 9 years.
At SPUNKY Frooty has had the chance to become a well respected resident, winning BEST HARDCORE DJ in the annual SPUNKY GOLDEN GLOWSTICK AWARDS.
He is also a resident DJ for BAZOOKA based in Havorford West & Newtown Wales (www.bazookaevent.co.uk).
He has played main sets and warmed up for many of the big name DJs in the Hardcore scene past & present such as, SY, HIXXY, STYLES, VIBES, VINYLGROOVER, BRISK, ROBBIE LONG, BREEZE, UFO, SLIPMATT, DOUGAL & SCOTT BROWN.
He has also had the opportunity to have played sets alongside many of the scenes MC's both established & up and coming, including, WHIZZKID, STORM, WOTSEE SMILEY, NRG, FUGITIVE, SCOTTIE B, GAZY J, FRICTION & ORION.
As well as SPUNKY He has played for other events in around the country, NATURAL BORN RAVERS (Cambridge), THE FRUIT CLUB (Swindon), HARDCORE PARADISE (Cardiff), BAZOOKA (Haverford West), RAVE BY SEA WEEKENDER (Newquay), ATOMIC (Newport), BOUNCIN BEATS (Shrewsbury), NEMISIS (Swansea), MISSING (Manchester), BAZOOKA (Newtown).
Frooty's mixing style & tune selection is influenced by DJs such as Brisk, favouring the faster, bouncier sound of upfront Hardcore & preferring longer mixes.
Tracks from labels such as Next Generation, Blatant Beats, Thin 'n' Crispy & Evolution feature in His sets, also some Nu Skool Gabba.
Over the past few years He has also become interested in producing tracks, starting out in 2001 producing tunes with successful Welsh Hard Dance Producer/DJ Vandall (Trancewarez Records).
In early 2003 he teamed up with Hereford based Producer/DJ Matt Envy, after meeting at Slammin' Vinyl NYE 2002 they both realised that they had the same ideas & aim, inspired by producers such as Scott Brown & Vagabond, they soon started making tracks together as well as also becoming best friends.
In late 2007 Frooty and Matt Envy started work on a Hardcore download label called ‘GROOVE CONTROL DIGITAL’, named after Frooty’s shop.
The label was launched on IMO DOWNLOAD (click on link below to check it out) at the end of March 2008 and been very sccessful with tunes reaching number 1 in the download chart, the realeases are now also available on BEATS DIGITAL (http://www.beatsdigital.com/groovecontroldigital)The label is very diverse in styles with influences taken from many different music genres and producers, but overall trying to capture a more ‘Hard Dance’ feel to the music.
Since January 2008 the pair have also teamed up DJ wise also, playing whole sets of their music with great success, winning best tune in the 2008 GOLDEN GLOWSTICKS with the Goonies influenced track 'HEY YOU GUYS'.
The pair plan to promote their own sound wherever possible throughout 2008!.
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**THE GROOVE CONTROL DIGITAL MYSPACE**

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DOUBLE CLICK ON THE LINKS BELOW TO DOWNLOAD MIXES
FROOTY HARDCORE MIX - NOVEMBER 2006 (mp3)
FROOTY HARDCORE MIX - AUGUST 2006 (mp3)
FROOTY HAPPY HARDCORE MIX 1996/1997 (mp3)
MORE MIXES COMING SOON
To request a demo or for any info leave a msg on here or email [email protected]
JB Project Playing Lick It By Matt Envy & Frooty @ HTID
JB PROJECT DROPPING 'LICK IT' @ HITD IN THE SUN '08
Matt Envy & Frooty Playing 'Raw Power' @ The Jailhouse Hereford
DROPPING 'RAW POWER' AT 3am @ THE JAILHOUSE HEREFORD
'SPUNKY' (almost 9 years as Resident) @THE JAILHOUSE (HEREFORD)
'HARDCORE PARADISE'(new talent room)
@CLUB CREATION (CARDIFF)
'MISSING' @THE MUSIC BOX (MANCHESTER)
'THE RAVE BY SEA WEEKENDER' @TALL TREES NIGHT CLUB (NEWQUAY)
'NEMESIS' @THE CRO BAR CLUB (SWANSEA)
'UNIVERSAL HARDCORE' @THE CADDYSHACK NIGHTCLUB (SHREWSBURY)
'OVERLOADED' @THE ZUMEBA BAR (MANCHESTER)
'DYNAMIC' @CLUB VISION (CARDIFF)
'A+E Vs SPUNKY' @CLUB UK (BRISTOL)
'DANCE NATION' @NCLA (NEWPORT)
'VIBEALITE & MISSING' @THE MUSIC BOX (MANCHESTER)
'BOUNCIN BEATS' @THE BUTTER MARKET (SHREWSBURY)
'THE FRUITCLUB XMAS XTRAVAGANZA' @THE BRUNEL ROOMS (SWINDON)
'ATOMIC' @THE COTTON CLUB (NEWPORT)
'TRANCEFUSION' @THE COTTON CLUB (NEWPORT)
'IMMINENT' @THE BRIDGE (TENBURY WELLS)
'THE WYESIDE FESTIVAL' @ROWING CLUB (HEREFORD)
'BAZOOKA' @MATISSE (HAVERFORDWEST)
'NATURAL BORN RAVERS EVENT 5' @THE JUNCTION (CAMBRIDGE)
'BAZOOKA' (Residency) @THE REGENCY CENTER (NEWTOWN)
'YOUTHCOMM RADIO 106.7 FM' SET & INTERVIEW
'INFECTED HARDCORE' @THE WATERSIDE (CAMARTHEN)
'THE NOZSTOCK MUSIC FESTIVAL' @ROWDEN PADDOCKS (BROMYARD)
'B2T PRESENTS NEW BLOOD PART DUEX' @SUBWAY CITY (BIRMINGHAM)
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 16/03/2007
Band Members: Frooty
Matt Envy
Influences: Brisk, Robbie Long, Scott Brown, Vagabond, Ham, Vinylgroover & Freestyle, Sy, DJ Fade, DJ DNA, Druid, Sharkey, Seduction, Dougal, Slipmatt, Carl Cox, Ellis Dee, Altern 8, The Prodigy, NJoi, Ratty, Fallout, New Order, 808 State, Rodi Style, Nick Sentience, Above & Beyond & many many more
Record Label: GROOVE CONTROL DIGITAL
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New Tune With DJ Bubble, Ravers Forever, New Releases!

LATEST NEWS-----------------New Tune With DJ Bubble, Listen NOW!-------------------------------------------------We have added a clip of our latest tune 'Turn It Up' to our pages music player, it is a...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Nov 2008 10:49:00 GMT

New Releases & New Facebook Page

The next two releases from our Autumn/Winter release schedule are available NOW from IMODOWNLOAD.COMThey are..GCDIG009A - Frooty - 'The Other Side'&GCDIG009AA - Matt Envy - 'Body Rockin Beats'List...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:18:00 GMT

New Releases

The first two releases from our Autumn/Winter release schedule are available NOW from http://www.imodownload.com/Groove-Control-Digital They are.. GCDIG008A - Matt Envy - Baby Baby & GCDIG008AA -...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:03:00 GMT

Free Mini Mix Download

We have put together a mini mix of 6 yet to be released tracks for free download.Download here -http://www.mediafire.com/download.ph...Track List-1. Matt Envy - 'Heart & Soul'2. Matt Envy & Fr...
Posted by on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:23:00 GMT

Autumn / Winter 2008 Release Schedule

  Autumn / Winter 2008 Release ScheduleBelow are the next batch of releases from Groove Control Digital.They will be available from http://www.imodownload.com and http://www.trackitdown.net(Pleas...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:35:00 GMT

Lick It by Matt Envy & Frooty Played by JB PROJECT @ HTID IN THE SUN 08

'Lick It' by Matt Envy & Frooty Played by JB PROJECT @ HTID IN THE SUN '08Watch the video here.. http://youtube.com/watch?v=vfiVuNOxprs Big respect to Bubble and all the NBR crew!
Posted by on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:02:00 GMT

GROOVE CONTROL DIGITAL ALBUM!!

The GROOVE CONTROL DIGITAL Album 'TAKE CONTROL'featuring 16 tunes from the groove control digital label mixed by MATT ENVY & FROOTY, will be available SOON from The Jailhouse nightclub Hereford &a...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:28:00 GMT

NEW RELEASES OUT NOW!! 3/6/2008

  Two new releases out NOW they are...GCDIG007A - Matt Envy & Frooty - Never Be The SameGCDIG007AA - Matt Envy & Frooty - The Music You can DOWNLOAD them from IMO DOWNLOAD http://www.imod...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 07:25:00 GMT

NEW RELEASES OUT NOW!! 20/5/2008

  Two new releases out NOW they are... GCDIG006A - Digital Moustache - Only Love GCDIG006AA - Matt Envy - Raw Power   You can DOWNLOAD them from IMO DOWNLOAD http://www.imodownload.com/labe...
Posted by on Tue, 20 May 2008 04:40:00 GMT

NEW RELEASES OUT NOW!! 6/5/2008

Two new releases out TODAY they are... GCDIG005A - Matt Envy - Take Control GCDIG005AA - Matt Envy & Frooty - 5 Seconds Remix You can DOWNLOAD them from IMO DOWNLOAD http://www.imodownload.com/la...
Posted by on Tue, 06 May 2008 14:41:00 GMT