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DJ MARIE-CHANTAL© : INTRO
Hi there. Thanks for dropping by .. come say hello ... feel free to leave me a comment down below :-)
OK, by my standards, this is a brief intro about me!
DJ MARIE-CHANTAL© : CURRENT RESIDENCIES
FRIDAYS 8PM - 11PM (GMT) THE PAVILLION, GREEN LANE, WATFORD, WD19
Back2Back with Mr Dazzla©
Playing the best in old skool, soulful and funky house
MONDAYS 6PM - 8PM (GMT) HYPE RADIO www.hyperadio.co.uk Back2Back with Mr Dazzla©
WEDNESDAYS 10am - 1pm (GMT) "MUNCH BRUNCH SHOW" POINTBLANK 90.2 / 103.6 FM / www.pointblank.fm Studio Text No: 07772 234199
DJ MARIE-CHANTAL© : THE MUSIC I MIX
Music wise I'm into mixing funky house, electro, breaks, soulful house, jump up drum 'n' bass, old skool house or old skool hardcore ... anything that sounds good (never say never).
Radio especially allows me that versatility.
Clubwise I play for the crowd, aiming to satisfy, whilst trying to drop some "newer sounds" to "educate" the eager minds of fellow ravers more.
Past radio and club days have also seen also spinning anything from trance, techno, acid, gabba, happy hardcore, jungle, new beat, old skool electro to chillout.
DJ MARIE-CHANTAL© : CLUB DJ
A short time after, in addition to my weekly Energy 87.9FM residency, I hit the DJ'ing in the club scene and had the humungous pleasure of DJ'ing at events both here and overseas, including:
- Helter Skelter (The Sanctuary,Milton Keynes) 4 times
- Rezerection - The Awakening (Edinburgh Royal Showground,Scotland)
- Rezerection - The Rushes (Edinburgh Royal Showground,Scotland)
- Hardcore Heaven (England)
- Le Lendemaine C'est Ferie (Paris, France)
- FUBAR (Scotland)
- The Zurich Street Parade, Switzerland
- Eurobeat 2000 (The Limelight,London) 3 times
- Tomorrow's World
- Club Kinetic
- Vibealite
- Awesome 101 (The Bunker, Scotland)
- Mystery Maze (Bagleys, London)
- Die Hard (Leicester) - many times
- SATIVA (Scotland)
- Dead By Dawn (London) 3 times
- Steam (Rhyl, Wales) 3 times
- Mad Tech (Brighton) 2 times
- VFM (The Vox, London) 2 times
- VFM (The End, London) 2 times
- What Planet Are You On? (The Vox, London) 2 times
- Energy FM gigs (Club 414, London) 3 times
- Soho Bar (Soho, London)
- Hardware (London) 2 times
- and various other clubs in England, Scotland, Wales and Switzerland.
JUST A FEW OF THE EVENTS I HAVE DJ'D AT
DJ MARIE-CHANTAL© : RADIO DJ
Come 1992 I hit the decks and within 6 months of my first tinker with some 1210s, I kicked off with a weekly residency on the notorious Energy 87.9FM (wicked non-attitude pirate playing stomping tunes with a wide listener base).
Other radios I have DJ'd for include:
Wide Awake FM (London based)
Tolerance FM (London)
and a couple of other radios (one of which was based in Southend).
DJ MARIE-CHANTAL© : PRESS FEATURES
I have had a few interviews for magazines such as Eternity Mag and the notoriously known DJ Mag. Many of my charts have been printed up in both international and national magazines, a small selection of which can be seen in my slide show below.
Unfortunately though, due to a messy situation (least said), I lost ALL my vinyl, flyers and press cuttings, and am trying to build it all up again.
If, by chance, ANYONE out there still has any flyers with my name on, I would be soooooooo grateful if you would give me a shout and I would be eternally grateful if you could email them over to me, so I can upload them onto my page.
SOME PRESS STUFF ABOUT ME
DJ MARIE-CHANTAL©: REVIEWER
I also got into vinyl reviewing and did reviews on a monthly basis for a while for the well-established M8 magazine. Absolutely loved doing that too and got a real sense of pride about my work. Additionally I wrote for Anchovy Magazine down on the south coast and a couple of other mags.
DJ MARIE-CHANTAL© : PRODUCER
Recently I have teamed up with Mr Dazzla, and we are collectively known as "The Flipsiderz"
To date, we have produced:-
- "Is it Reality?" (Liquid Drum 'n' Bass)
- "Hidden Depths" (Liquid Drum 'n' Bass)
- "Revolution" (Liquid Drum 'n' Bass)
Snippets of the above 3 tracks are uploaded to our music production page, that being:
www.myspace.com/theflipsiderz08
I also previously hit the studio in the 1990s to produce a 190bpm hard techno/gabba track entitled "Devil's Prayer".
DJ MARIE-CHANTAL© : RAVER
I hit the rave scene back in 1987 briefly but got into it in a big way from 1988 onwards (ohhhhhhh those were the days!!!!!!!! ... even saw myself on a Sunrise video recently from back in the day!!! ... big shout to all those that were there and 'aving it ... unforgettable times). I've got extremely fond memories of many raves including Sunrise, Biology, Weekend World, Telepathy, Raindance, Genesis, Scala, Labrynth, Dungeons, Camden Palais regularly on Friday nights, Krolan Road (never did find the name out of that rave). A bit later I went to that wicked club, Knowledge, on an extremely regular basis midweek, amongst numerous others.
DJ MARIE-CHANTAL© : MUSICAL BACKGROUND
Since birth, I've been raised on music, having been born into a very musical family. I passed all my grades on the flute by age 13, and was awarded a unique certificate from The Royal School of Music for doing this within such a short period of time. I also passed some on the saxaphone and the piano. I also play clarinet, guitar, recorder(!), drums and accordion. I used to play for the Harrow Students Concert Band for a few years and played at many venues including The Royal Albert Hall, London.
DJ MARIE-CHANTAL© : A LITTLE ABOUT ME
During my raving and DJ'ing days I met some absolutely wicked people along the way and had a real hoot. I will never forget the amazing times that I had: I've never been one to consider myself one of the elite ... I always enjoyed the mingling with the crowd on a personal level and the interaction that I had, and I still enjoy this element to this very day.
So, hey now its time to move on ... time to be re-born (after a maternal gap). And, that time is now!!! I've been called many a name in my time but recently some of the Pointblank regulars have jested myself and Dazzla as: "FRANK & BETTY©" while playing back-to-back on the kicking Pointblank FM.
So, hope you can join me. Check me out on Pointblank 90.2FM (London) / 103.6FM (Surrey&Hampshire) or www.pointblank.fm each and every Wednesday from 10am ish-1pm (GMT) for my "MUNCH BRUNCH SHOW©".
And, catch me, Monday nights 6-8pm (GMT), live on Hype Radio www.hyperadio.co.uk/player.html
Watch this space!!! ... and hey ... if you remember me, PLEASE drop me a line ... I would absolutely LOVE to hear from ya.
Anyways, now I have written my "book" here and probably bored you to tears, its time to go, so I'll say my goodbyes:
Peace and BIG love to everyone and especially to those who I have had the pleasure of meeting along the way on my magical journey. Wow: it's definitely been a trip!
"Rave is simply a natural step in an evolutionary process of trance through dance. In ancient times the human animal would beat on a hollow log for hours, even days, in order to free the mind from the survival orientated thoughts of the day, thus allowing for abstract visions for the individual, while creating emotional bonds within the group. The tools have changed, yet the function remains the same. We dance the tribal rhythms of our ancestors while clebrating technology and all it does to enhance our scope of living".