Dj Damian Lee

I have been DJ-ing now for about 17 years. I was always into hip hop as a teenager but going to my local club the Pleasuredrome in Farnworth and watching the likes of DJ legend Sasha made me want to get involved in the House music scene. I started DJ-ing professionally at a club called Monroes in Great Harwood, near Blackburn, which although only small had a great reputation across the North-West in the early 90’s for its House music and atmosphere. I left Monroes after 4 fantastic years and I moved onto Maximes in Wigan, working with an agency called Hypnotic promotions. Being with Hypnotic allowed me to play at such venues as The Hacienda (Manchester), Mr Smith’s (Warrington), Park Hall (Wigan) and The Dry Bar (Manchester). After a couple of years I moved onto Federation in Blackpool, playing house music along side DJs Scott Bond, Alex P, Danielle Davoli and Smokin Jo to name just a few. I have since played at a multitude of clubs around the North of England alongside DJs Dave Morales, Sonique, Graeme Park, Joey Negro, DJ Disciple, Jim Shaft Ryan, Oliver Lang, Lottie, Mark Luvdup and Tim Lennox. I am currently involved in putting on our own club nights under the name “Back to Funk” which takes place at Evolution Lounge Blackburn, and in the not too distant future Label in Manchester. We have a myspace page www.myspace.com/backtofunk just to give people an idea of what we are about. Back to Funk have also staged a big event on N Y E @ the De Tabley restaurant complex in Blackburn which is happening again this year. You can check www.loadedevents.com for details. I recently played Ultima which was a top quality organised event. You can see pictures at www.ultimaevents.com. I love the soulful funky house vibe. I play music that is uplifting and often very vocal, primarily because it is the music that I enjoy and also because I feel it brings out the best kind of emotion from the crowd. I have also recently got involved with an events organisation in Amsterdam flying there on a regular basis playing at there events with dj’s including my good friend Dj Jorgensen who has just signed to Toolroom, Marcella, Smokin Jo, Martin Ten Velden to name a few.....