Sparky J

Music has been a major part of (James) Sparky’s life since his childhood years..! A much-loved hobby, which eventually became a passionate dedication for the art-form itself - even in the early days when he simply used to make mixtapes on his stereo cassette player, for friends… His parents bought him his very first professional keyboard at a young age & he studied piano theory/lessons for 4 years… Sparky got into djing when he was 15 and has been doing so for almost a decade… During his humble beginnings, he got involved with lunchtime radio at his high-school campus, end-of-term school parties & even Blue-Light underage disco at the local Town-Hall… At 16 & whilst already gaining the respect of many friends & other music lovers - as a bit of a music guru & crowd-pleasing entertainer - Sparky began to dj - by popular demand - at various mobile parties and one-off events... A few years later he moved on to radio - hosting he's very own weekly show - and finally embarked on a more professional dj career, playing at various nightclubs around his hometown of Melbourne… He’s been involved with programming & remixing for the past 6 years & more extensive music production & song-writing for the past 2 years…
Venues Sparky Has Performed At:
Sub-Lounge (now Circus Lounge) - Shamiana Bar-Lounge - Mulleta’s Café-Bar-Lounge - Cellini Café-Bar-Lounge - The Motel Nightclub - Rebelos Bar (now So’Bar) - Station Hotel [Greville St.] - Tantra Bar-Lounge - ‘O3 Café-Bar - Chaise Lounge - Commercial Hotel - Aura Lounge - Jive Bar - Monsoon’s Nightclub (Grand Hyatt) - Colonial Hotel [Brunswick St.] - So’Bar - Metro Nightclub - Platform One - Crooners Café-Bar-Lounge - Temple-Bar Precinct [Smith St.] - Odeon Nightclub - Mercury Lounge - Publicity (formerly Chicane Lounge & before that Whisky Bar) - Allumbra - The Long Room [Collins St.] - Sirens Nightclub (Telstra Dome) - Locker-Room Bar-Nightclub (Telstra Dome) - Sagi Wine-Bar - Blue Velvet Bar-Nightclub - Hi-Fi Music Bandroom - Evolution Nightclub - Star-Bar Hotel - Bambu Lounge - Brown Alley/Colonial Hotel - Veludo Bar - Love Machine - Miss Libertine - Planitarion Nightclub [Greece] - The Club (Nightspot) [Greece] - Allou Club [Greece]
Past Events:
"Black-Rock" Yacht Club - Summer Party [Summer 2003]... “Victoria Star” Boat-Cruise – Guest DJ-Set [Summer 2004]... Ladi-Tash & Camp-Urban Live @ Colonial Hotel [Brunswick St.]... DJ-Set @ RMIT Uni-Ball (Metro Nightclub)... Ladi-Tash, Camp-Urban & Antonio Live @ Rhythmalism (Odeon Nightclub)... Ladi-Tash Live @ Overload Underage... DJ-Set @ Johnston St. Latin-Hispanic Music Festival [Street FM Marquee]... Ladi-Tash & Camp-Urban Live @ Darebin Music Festival [Live Music-Performances Marquee]... Ladi-Tash, Camp-Urban & Antonio Live @ Hi-Fi Music Bandroom... DJ-Set @ WNBL 2005-2006 Grand-Final (Dandenong Basketball Stadium)... Planitarion Nightclub [island of Crete – Greece – August ‘05]... The Club (Nightspot) [Thessaloniki (Salonica) – Greece – September ‘05]... Allou Club [Thessaloniki (Salonica) – Greece – October ‘05]... Barhythm @ Bambu... PLW Music - Artist Showcase @ Veludo... DMEO Graduation 19 @ Blue Velvet... One Day "Night Out" @ Brown Alley/Colonial Hotel... ''The Night After'' NYD Night '08 ft. Ron Carroll & many more @ Love Machine... YumYum ''Thank You All For The Support Throughout 2007... FREE Party'' @ The Motel (upstairs + rooftop)... SlowBurn @ Miss Libertine... The 'Complicated' Tour (Melbourne) [Easter Thursday '08] ft. Julie McKnight + special cameo appearance by Jay "Sinister" Sealee, Marshall Jefferson, Clemy Rilley & many more @ Love Machine... 'Il Carnivale' @ The Motel (upstairs + rooftop)... Bang This @ The Motel (upstairs + rooftop)...
Previous Residencies:
Crooners Café-Bar-Lounge [Saturday Nights]... Mothership @ Mercury Lounge [Sunday Nights]... Privilege @ LouLou Bar [Toorak Rd.]... Chocolate Milk @ Allumbra [Friday Nights]... Amore @ Sirens Nightclub & Locker-Room Bar [Saturday Nights]... House Sessions @ So’Bar [Saturday Nights – Monthly Invite-Only Event]... Shine @ Sagi Wine-Bar [Friday Nights]... Passion @ Blue Velvet Bar-Nightclub [Saturday Nights]... X-Posed @ Commercial Hotel [Saturday Nights]... Envy @ Chaise Lounge [Thursday Nights]
Radio Work:
- Street FM Weekly Radio-Show + Street FM Urban Music Director for 4 years…
- Kiss FM Guest-DJ Spots on the Club-Lunch Radio Show...
Production Work & Remixing:
- Co-remixed Ladi-Tash’s debut Dance/House hit-single “famous”, which was released through Modern Music, Generation Entertainment & Sony BMG. Additional production for GenerationPresents.com, on the (Marcus Knight vs Sparky J Club mix).
- Remixed / re-edited Marcus Knight’s Dance/House track “it’s my Heaven”, currently unreleased. Production for GenerationPresents.com, on the (Sparky J Club Re-work).
- Remixed / re-edited Marcus Knight’s Dance/House track “when you come” featuring Ladi-Tash on vocals, currently unreleased. Production for GenerationPresents.com, on the (Sparky J Re-work).
- Stay tuned for more info, club-gigs & remixes, coming your way soon- www.myspace.com/djsparkyj…
Music-Projects / Outfits & Collaborations / Aliases:
- Teaming-up with close friend and music-production mentor Marcus Knight, saw the birth of a new Melbourne-based Dance/House outfit, the “Groove-Makaz”. A collaboration of 2 DJs/Producers, currently working on a range of new and original Dance/House tracks, co-writing & producing all lyrics & music. For more info, check out: www.myspace.com/groovemakaz...
- "Mista-J" - Sparky's other allias, strictly focusing on producing, remixing & writing Soulful House & Garage tracks. Stay tuned for more info...
Previous Projects:
- Camp-Urban – A collaboration of 2 MC’s (Marcus Knight & C-Cris), a female vocalist (Ladi-Tash) and a DJ (Sparky J), performing a wide range of original tracks and cover-songs.
Event Management & Other Projects:
- Former member of the Envy Promotions team, assisting in promoting & co-ordinating club-nights & events…
- Former member of the Generation Presents crew, assisting unsigned up-and-coming artists in establishing their target-market, reaching their audience and engaging in simple early-stage marketing techiniques to help with promotions & sponsorships...
- Graduate of the highly accredited William Angliss Institute DMEO Clubschool, after succesfully completing the Certificate in Dance Music Event Operations (Event Management)...
- Volunteer 'event manager' for The Oaktree Foundation in Victoria, involved in the "One Day" campaign(s) by organising a variety of fundraising music events for charity...
- Event manager & DJ for the much loved Melbourne-based YumYum crew - one of a handful only 'true House' crews in Australia - organising/managing & co-ordinating (Funky-Soulful House) club-nights & events & assisting with all aspects of branding, merchandising & promotional/marketing campaigns...
* * * * * * THE 'COMPLICATED' TOUR - MELBOURNE * * * * * *
- - - - - - - - Easter Thursday 20th March 2008 @ Love Machine - - - - - - - -