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Very rarely does someone come along who redefines house music, and inspires others to attempt the same. Fidel is that rarity. A man who stays grounded to his musical roots, whilst experimenting with any sound he chooses, because he can. He ranges from pumping freaky house through to a more minimal electro sound.
East end born, west-end bred, and of Guineas/ Native American descent you could say he was always going to have a broader mind. Every DJ has that typical story of acquiring decks at 14, was chained to them for ten years, even on school nights etc, but most of them probably needed the practise time. Fidel however, was fast earning respect from some of the worlds most pioneering DJ’s as an incredibly skilful talent, blending extreme technical ability with exceptional taste. Whilst running around the club scene of the early nineties, he scored himself residencies at places like ‘Melt’ Turnmills and ‘Fish’ Soundshaft.
The next logical step was to turn his hand to production. He teamed up with DJ Karim and set about creating a number of tracks, under the catchy name ‘2 Slags’. Needless to say Carl Cox soon championed their sound and regularly featured their work on many of his published Top Ten chart lists.
As you can imagine, Fidel began to share deck space with some of the most internationally successful and respected DJ’s. These were the likes of DJ Sneak, Dave Angel, Junior Sanchez, Sven Vath, Derrick Carter, Eddie Amador , Halo + Hippee, Armand Van Helden and Luke Slater etc etc. Some of these guys were starting to become insistent that he take his career to a worldwide level, so that’s exactly what he did next.
Accepting the offers made by some of the names mentioned above, he found himself performing all over the world. THREE tours of China (AEC), a tour of Russia, obviously repeated visits to Ibiza, Israel, Singapore, Germany, America, France and Canada have firmly established him as an international name, face and sound.
In more recent times Fidel has been working alongside global club brand Ministry of Sound and the crowds at Pacha and Space in Ibiza have now pledged their allegiance to his blend of freaky house and minimal electro. If all this wasn’t enough it’s now his face that’s earning him even more exposure, with him appearing in a photo shoots for Italian Vogue, The Face and Harpers & Queen – How many DJ’s could have that string to their bow?
DJ APPEARANCES TO DATE:
LONDON:Sub-Zero (Various) Melt (Turnmills) Fish (Various) Madcow (Substation) Leisure Lounge The Complex Habit (Various) DTPM (Fabric) Atelier (The End) Discotec (The End) Freedom (Bagleys) Trade (Trade) EC1 Club Twist (Fire) Giant (Coliseum/Bagleys) Ministry of Sound Action (Renaissance Rooms) Queer Nation (Substation South) The Players (AKA) Clandestino (Aka) The Rex (Picadilly) The Breakfast Club (Island)NATIONAL:Paradise Factory - Manchester Mardi Gras - Manchester Hippo Club - Wales Bonds - Birmingham Wilkie House - Scotland Music Factory - Sheffield Infamous - Bristol Decoy - Brighton The Ark - Brighton The Zap Club - Brighton WildFruit - Brighton Hard Times - LeedsINTERNATIONAL:Yubileyny Arena - St. Petersburg, Russia Candy Man Club - St. Petersburg, Russia Dominicos - St. Petersburg, Russia FFF - Tel Aviv, Isreal London Calling - Vancouver, Canada Face Club - Guangzhou, China The Rojam - Shanghai, China Night Man - Beijing, China Pink - Hong Kong Butch - Paris, France Follies Pigalle - Paris, France Zurich St. Parade - Switzerland Ministry of Sound Tour - Various cities, Switzerland Ministry of Sound @Pacha- Ibiza, Spain Ministry of Sound @Space- Ibiza, Spain Ministry of Sound Party - Barcelona, Spain Ministry of Sound Party - Madrid, Spain Ministry of Sound Party - Coradoba, Spain Ministry of Sound Party - Granada, Spain Ministry of Sound Party - Cadiz, Spain Ministry of Sound Party - Seville, Spain Ministry of Sound Party - Galacia, Spain Ministry of Sound @Home - Washington DC Sing Sing - Slovenia La Chapelle - Lyon