Dilly (or Gary Dillon as hes known to his mother), is certainly no stranger to dance music in all its forms. As a dj he has played and been resident at some of the biggest clubs and nights in Irelands history. From his early acid house days in the legendary Tokyo Joes, Kellys and Circus Circus nights, to his celebrated and still talked about residency in Dublins infamous Asylum club. some of his 8 hour 10am sets are still being raved about and honoured to this day!
Over the years Dilly has djed alongside hundreds of the worlds djing elite, such as Carl Cox, Tony De Vit, Africa Bambaata, Dave Angel, Joey Beltram, Pete Tong, Steve Lawler, Tall Paul, Farley Jackmaster Funk, CJ Bolland and Slam to name a few.
Dilly was one of the residents at without doubt Irelands most prestigious and respected club night, Shine, where he has featured on line ups with some of the most influential djs on the planet. He is also a director, co-founder and A&R of Shines connected record label Shine Recordings having co-signed & secured artists and remixers such as Slam, Justin Robertson, Jon Carter, Tony Thomas, Valentino Kanzyani and Peace Division. Mixmaster Recordings is also continuously growing in profile and with a string of strong releases handled on a worldwide level by its distributor Amato, it was a major force within in dance music.
Dilly also runs a number of club nights throughout Northern Ireland. His weekly saturday Belfast called ’Sin’ ran from one of Northern Irelands most well known venues Laverys. Sin built a solid foundation for the slightly harder and more uplifting edge of music, something that was very much lacking in Belfast at that time. He drafted in the services of guests such as Matt Hardwick, Lisa Lashes, Cosmic Gate, Anne Savage, Rob Tissera, Nick Rafferty, John 00 Fleming, Scott Bond, John Askew, Graham Gold, Lisa Pin Up, Mark Sherry, Rachel Auburn, Charlotte Birch, Lange, Les Hemstock and not forgetting local heroes Agnelli & Nelson, Mandy Reid and Gleave Dobbin amongst others
Running alongside with the club side of things Dillys artist and dj management agency Mixddup handles bookings for some of the biggest acts and djs on the planet as well as nurturing fresh local talent, the future of Irelands dance music!
Dilly alongside partner Kate is the co owner and driving force behind Irelands biggest and most respected dance music store, BassDivision (formerly Mixmaster). Mixmaster over the past 10 years built a steady reputation throughout the world as being a leading light in the supply of upfront dance music. It supplies a lot of the worlds djing elite with vinyl. Djs such as Layo & Bushwacka, Danny Howells, Nick Warren, Claude Young, Des Mitchell, CJ Bolland, Tom Middleton, Fergie, Agnelli & Nelson, Phil Kieran, Graham Gold, Paul Van Dyk, Ken Ishi, Dylan Rhymes & DJ Deep have all graced the Mixmaster / Bassdivision store listening posts over the past few years.
With the onset of the world wide web www.bassdivision.com has now spread its wings even further and has rapidly built a vast global customer base and services pretty much every country in the world with dance music.
LABEL
Watch this space for news on our new record label ’Division Music’ and it’s sub labels due to be launched in the up & coming weeks. With an already full release schedule for this year pencilled in this certianly will be a major force to be reckoned with in the world of dance music.
STUDIO
Dilly & partner Graeme Laverty (Graeme L) run the highly successful recording studio & production company ’Central Productions’ which is home to some of the biggest dance music producers in Ireland as well as the finest up & coming production talent. They remix, produce and sign productions to some of the most famous record labels in the world. Between them they have over 20 years experience in the music industry and offer valuable advice and guidance on productions and musical directions.
Studio rates and availablility for potential producers can be obtained on request from [email protected]
PRODUCTION
Dillys first release vinyl release on Mixmaster Paranoid Girl had the djing elite collectively foaming at the mouth!. It featured as the last tune in John Digweeds last ever live mix from New Yorks Twilo before it closed which was featured on his Kiss Fm show. It was also requested by Steve Lawler for his Dark Drums album and featured on many cool compilations around the world. Other supporting djs included Dave Seamen, Sasha, Lee Burridge, Deep Dish and Nick Warren.
DISCOGRAPHY
Dilly - "Paranoid Girl" (Mixmaster Recordings)
Scan Seeker - "Dark Coffee" (Mixmaster Recordings)
Paper Nation - "Watersnake" (Mixmaster Recordings)
Scan Seeker - "Self Hypnosis" (Mixmaster Recordings)
Dilly - "Paranoid Girl" - Remixes (Mixmaster Recordings)
Dillon & Simms "Memory Man" (Mixmaster Recordings)
Dilly - "Justice / Phobik" (Mixmaster Recordings)
Mike Yello - "Little Love" (Fashion Music)
Paper Nation - "Run" (Oxyd / Motivo Italy)
REMIXES
DJ Pressure - Airbourne" - Dilly Remix (Abbey Discs)
Blue Amazon - "Break The Limit" - Dilly Remix (Convert)
Glen Molloy - "Feel So Real" - (Shine Recordings)
Novacaine Vs No One’s Driving - "Playa Sol" (Sony Music / Direction)
Freakquent Flyers "Longwave" - Dilly Remix (Mixmaster Recordings)
FORTHCOMING RELEASES
Dilly Vs Sick Joke "Wastin My Time" (TBC)
Poker Doll "Fashion" (Fashion Music)
Sub Station "Personal Jesus" (Fashion Music)
Paper Nation "Brand New Day" (Division Music)
Sick Joke & Droo "Freakshow" - Dilly Remix (Division Music)
Paper Nation ft Robert Thompson "Remember Me" (Division Music)
Kris Wolf "Chasing Cars" - Dilly Remix (Division Music)
Dilly "Paranoid Girl 2008" (Division Music / TBC)
A&R /
SIGNINGS
Justin Robertson "Acid Rave Music" (Shine Recordings)
Funktion "Need To Know" (Shine Recordings)
Simms & Welt "Disco Sucks / Slam Remix (Shine Recordings)
Paul Hamill - "Jam The Box" - Peace Division Remixes (Shine Recordings)
Ignition Technician "Dusk Till Dawn" (Shine Recordings)
Psycatron "Never Wake Up" (Shine Recordings)
Phil Kieran "Reject" - (Shine Recordings)
Alan Simms - "Dark Dub" (Blackout Music)