Philarmonix aka Dairmount

MY STORY so far...
Known as a respected "freestyling" dj of the European club scene for the last 15 years, Philarmonix is still representing today this rare ethic of djing common to mentors such as Mr Scruff, Jazzanova or Mad Mats who are able to cross over past & present Black music spectrum with constant ease & quality. Collecting records since his childhood, Phil slowly discovered the world of spinning with his early heroes such as Dj Premier & Pete Rock, early records of Acid house and the versatility of Gilles Peterson’s Talkin Loud imprint. As a result of this, he immersed himself in the deepness of the Black music history : Jazz, Latin , Hip Hop, Detroit Techno, House and Afro Funk entered his record collection.
In the nineties, Phil quickly built himself a solid reputation in the underground club circuit that granted him to play at several major events in Benelux including the famous Eskimo nights or big festivals as Dour, 10 Days Off or Axion Beach and extended his dj trips across Europe & overseas alongside prestigious spinners such as Gilles Peterson, Jazzanova, Rainer Trüby, Derrick May, Mad Mats, Dimitri from Paris, Fred Everything, King Britt, Kirk Di Giorgio, Bugz In The Attic, Roni Size, Jimpster or 4hero and opened concerts for performers like Herbie Hancock and St Germain. He also proudly represented Belgium at the 2nd edition of the now world reknown Red Bull Music Academy held in 99 in Berlin.
He contributed during 8 years as one of the main editors of the respected Plastiks magazine in Belgium before founding in 2003 metronomic-family.com, a web portal as a means to share his musical beliefs with a worldwide audience. Overwhelmed by positive feedback of hungry music lovers worldwide, the site managed to create a prolific discovery factor that contributed many upcoming artists & underground labels to reach a wider audience.
Known by many as a "man of challenge & initiative", Phil moved from his native Brussels in 1999 to explore other countries leading him to live a transatlantic passion for Montreal (where he managed & restyled the legendary Primitive record shop) and landed in Hamburg in 2003 where he is still residing nowadays. Actively taking part to future developments of the ever-changing music industry, Phil took part to the digital revolution in its early steps and became in 2004 digital export & label manager of cutting edge labels such as Record Makers, Third Ear, Antipodean, Philpot, Sonar Kollektiv, Deeper Soul, 4Lux, Mantis, Freerange, Still Music and many others inside the team of the reknown digital solutions company Finetunes .
Besides his dedication & work for others, Phil finally stepped in the studio in the last years to give birth to production projects such as Smiles Ahead (with David Alexander) and Petter & Dairmount (with Ralf Petter) which resulted in remix works for artists as diverse as "ex-Beanfield" Sandboy, swedish progigies Hird & Yukimi Nagano & NYC's producer Moses McClean on labels like Hinterland (Ger), DNM (Swe) and Still Music (US). With great encouragements and plays from luminaries as Atjazz, Laurent Garnier, Mr Scruff, Domu, Needs, Volcov, Sasse, Robert Strauss or Jazzanova, he caught the virus trying more and more to escape his busy schedule to develop his production skills. He founded in late 2007 the "Room With A View" production unit with his long time friend Marino Berardi with who he is currently recording new productions due to be released on high profile international labels and on Room With A View, his own forthcoming imprint.
His dj sets provide a fresh and refined definition of cutting edge international club music echoing almost all musical styles fusing House, Afro Funk, Jazz infused grooves and Hip Hop to Soul, Latin or warm electronic soundscapes always developing a sophisticated and soulful vibe throughout his performances. For him, it’s essential to remain permanently open to the pure pleasure of music without confiding it in musical ghettos and make what KRS1 called « edutainement » : entertain, educate, share and understand as life principles....
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MY RADIOSHOW
Philarmonix Radioshow downloadable on www.metronomic-family.com here
RSS feed link here
iTunes podcast link here
MY KIND OF ... DISCOGRAPHY (short but I'm working on it)
ON VINYL 12" & DIGITAL DOWNLOADS
As Smiles Ahead (with David Alexander)

Wanderlust remix EP 2 by Sandboy on Hinterland Germany
Including Lua Nua (Smiles Ahead 3 Tees mix) By Sandboy
Hird Remixed EP By Hird on DNM Sweden
Including Moving On (Smiles Ahead Remotion) By Hird Feat. Yukimi Nagano
As Petter & Dairmount (With Ralf Petter)

Dream (Petter & Dairmount Remix) By Moses McClean on Still Music US
Petter & Dairmount - The Subakuatik Blues (underwater dance) EP (unreleased)