Riley And Durrant

Riley & Durrant Live Set in Kuala Lumpur NYE
..What we're all about...
Music:
Debut Riley & Durrant album “Research & Development” released Summer 2007, hitting the iTunes top 50 in the first month of sales, and getting critical acclaim for it’s genre-busting sound: “Without a doubt the best artist album of the year” ContactMusic.com “Adventurous and experimental – 4 Stars” IDJ Mag “This album will cross boundaries” Dancnode “Quirky but Cool” Mixmag “This only serves to emphasize how far R&D have come – 4/5” DJ Mag
First single from the album “Hollow” playlisted on national radio and supported by everyone from Pete Tong to Armin Van Buuren
Current EP featuring the tracks “Aurora” and “Experiment No. 2” voted by Mixmag as a must-have release of the month in the January 08 issue
Recent remixes for labels including uber-cool house imprint CR2, the chart-topping “Journey Continues” by Mark Brown, majors like Sony and Positiva, and the independant Black Hole and Maelstrom.
Radio:
Between them, Riley & Durrant present 3 of the Galaxy Networks flagship specialist programs, including the Saturday night Warmup show (now the biggest and most listened to Saturday dance show in the UK) and the cutting-edge Nu Breed which has helped launched the careers of the Trophy Twins, Adam Sheridan and Paul Woolford amongst others. Andi was also awarded a prestigious Sony Award last year, fighting off competition from Radio One for Music Broadcaster of the Year.
Label:
Riley & Durrants label Nu Breed music launched in the last 6 months, showcasing some brilliant future talent from the underground scene. The boys have signed up some of the hottest new international producers around and the first few releases have been supported by some of the worlds biggest DJs.
DJ Highlights:
In 2007 Riley & Durrant played all the major UK festivals for Godskitchen, Gatecrasher and Cream, including main stage sets at Creamfields and live broadcasts from Amnesia and Mambo in Ibiza.
In December they returned to Moscow to play at Zona and finished off the year headlining a huge Riley & Durrant Soundsystem gig to 4000 people on a beach in Malaysia.
Club Night:
Riley & Durrant’s genre-bending club night Electrik Playground (run with Adam Sheridan) has taken the north of England by storm, and is now one of the most consistently – packed-out nights at Leeds finest venue Mission. This summer the boys will be taking the night to Ibiza, hosting the 2nd room at the Worlds Biggest Club with Tiesto at Privilege
Also look out for an Electrik Playground compilation album coming out on iTunes this summer.