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Anthony Payne

The Deck Room - For Funky House

About Me


Click here for the finest funky house mixes
Name: Anthony Payne
Location: Northampton, UK
Kit: 2 x Vestax PDX-d3 Mk2s, 2 x Pioneer CDJ-800 Mk2s and a Denon DN-X1500 mixer
About Anthony as a DJ:
After hanging up the headphones five years ago to persue his career, the summer of 2007 has seen Anthony Payne come back to the decks with a vengeance, playing across the UK and abroad in a vast array of great venues with DJs representing the likes of Defected and Hed Kandi.
Although generically described a funky house DJ, his style abandons what you would expect of most others. Adopting soulful, funky, vocal, electro and deep house influences, Anthony has his own unique style that never stands still for long. The only thing that comes as standard is a great sound, gaining plaudits every step of the way.
"It's hard to stand out in the UK but DJ Anthony Payne does just that...stand out!" - www.spineshaker.com
History:
Anthony has been DJing on and off since 1998 when he got his first set of decks, a pair of direct drive Soundlabs with a simple 2 channel Soundlab mixer. Despite the hindrance of his tools, it took him only 9 months to enter his first DJ competition and win whilst studying at the University of Durham. This bizarrely lead to a stint editing live feeds of Newcastle United commentary for the half-time and full-time round ups on Century FM in Gateshead.
At university Anthony DJed regularly in various locations including the attempt of an impromptu set in the John Snow College halls of residence car park at 3 in the morning!!! This lead to him being thrown out of halls and shifted to George Stephenson College under the guise that he had "incited a riot".
Despite playing gigs at venues filled with up to 2,200+ people at university, Anthony hung up his headphones in 2002 to persue his chosen career. That is until now...
Gigs:
Already Anthony is in the process of sorting out potential returns to play in Portugal and Russia in 2008, whilst Ibiza and New York also beckon in the new year.
Please find below a list of just some of the venues Anthony has played:
Club Zhara - Kaliningrad, Russia
Zeitgeist Cafe - Figueira Da Foz, Portugal
Gatecrasher - Nottingham, UK
Tiger Tiger - Cardiff, UK
Stealth - Nottingham, UK
Red Bar - Wolverhampton, UK
The Charterhouse Bar - London, UK
Saltwater - Nottingham, UK
Escucha - Nottingham, UK
Fever - Northampton, UK
Mambo - Swansea, UK
Bar Revolution - Bristol, UK
Bibliotek - Northampton, UK
Isola - Northampton, UK
Ibiza Bar - Stockton-on-Tees, UK
Tuxedo Royale - Middlesbrough, UK
Roadmender - Northampton, UK
Zanzibar - Stockton-on-Tees, UK
Contact:
If you are interested in getting Anthony on board for an event please get in touch!!!
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY A BIG THANK YOU TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HELPING TO SUPPORT THE DECK ROOM. PLEASE FIND A HANDFUL OF LINKS TO SOME GREAT WEBSITES THAT ARE HELPING TO MAKE ALL OF THIS WORTHWHILE!!!
The finest funky house radio station on the planet where yours truly plays live every Tuesday night from 20:00 until 22:00 (GMT)
Ever sat there wondering what to listen to next? Then get down to Spineshaker where you will find mixes from House to Soul and everything in between along with the kind of interesting reviews only Spineshaker could bring to the table!!!
A massive selection of up front house mixes can be found on here from DJs across the world. These guys have a strong selection policy so you're guaranteed great music!!!
If there is a better dance music resource then I'd like to know about it. Links to promotors, record companies, you name it, its there!!!
Free mix hosting and DJ tips for all of you budding DJs out there!!!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/25/2006
Band Website: thedeckroom.co.uk
Band Members: Just me - Anthony Payne
Influences: My house music influences include DJs such as Jamie Lewis, Fatboy Slim and of course Pete Tong. Labels such as Defected, Purple Music and Subliminal feature heavily in my record box.This said, my wider musical choices are extremely varied from Jurassic 5 through to System Of A Down, Phoenix and Zero 7. Basically I enjoy all good music!
Sounds Like:

TAKE ME TO THE DECK ROOM!!!

CLICK HERE FOR SOUL SATELLITE MIX - JANUARY 2008!!!
Funky, soulful, tribal, uplifting sexy vocal house!!!

CLICK HERE FOR WINTER GROOVE!!! (MIXED DECEMBER 2007)
Chilled, funky, soulful house at its finest!!!

CLICK HERE FOR FROM THE DECK ROOM VOL.11!!! (MIXED NOVEMBER 2007)
Funky, vocal, soulful, aural treat!!!

CLICK HERE FOR TRUGROOVEZ SOUL SHAKE!!! (MIXED OCTOBER 2007)
Shake That Shizzle And Get Down To The Bizzle!!!!!!

CLICK HERE FOR FROM THE DECK ROOM VOL.10!!! (MIXED JULY 2007)
A funk fuelled party piece. Sit back and enjoy!!!

CLICK HERE FOR SUMMER BREEZE!!! (MIXED JUNE 2007)
"Yellow mellow. Sand between your toes. Turquoise water. Umbrella drinks. DJ Anthony Payne makes package tours from Thomas Cook irrelevant, as he takes us on his own journey past the Tropic of Cancer and into the waves of audio otherwise known as pineapple infused deep house. A patient mixing style, coupled with great track selection make this mix a keeper for those who need a deep house fix." - www.spineshaker.com

CLICK HERE FOR FROM THE DECK ROOM VOL.9!!! (MIXED MAY 2007)
I had a dream... and in this dream I was visited by the Funk Lords. They decreed I must mix the power of hope with the force of eternal good and incarnate it as a Groove-A-Tronic Funkathon so that the Chicken of Doom can be defeated along with his army of Chipmunk Warriors!!! I bring you our weapon... From The Deck Room Vol.9!!!

CLICK HERE FOR FROM THE DECK ROOM VOL.8!!! (MIXED MARCH 2007)
I got very, very hammered on cocktails and shots. The result... a happy semi-drunken morning mixing this sultry temptress of Funky House music. Shame it didn't halt the mother of all hangovers that was about to destroy the rest of my weekend otherwise I would be telling you all of my miracle cure.

CLICK HERE FOR FROM THE DECK ROOM VOL.7!!! (MIXED MARCH 2007)
"Spineshaker sees this dance mix as Anthony's best dj mixtape so far. Five Stars out of Five Stars." - www.spineshaker.com

CLICK HERE FOR LA BAGUETTE!!! (MIXED FEBRUARY 2007)
"Inspired by his love of high quality carbs, DJ Anthony Payne fattens his listeners up with this deep and funky house mix that includes hot and heavy butter tracks from mega stars like Roy Davis Jr, Daft Punk, Bob Sinclar and DJ Falcon" - www.spineshaker.com

CLICK HERE FOR FROM THE DECK ROOM VOL.6!!! (MIXED FEBRUARY 2007)
"A brilliant funk rave best suited for a late night audio assault - fast, furious and as always uber funky." - www.spineshaker.com

CLICK HERE FOR FROM THE DECK ROOM VOL.5!!! (MIXED NOVEMBER 2006)
"Anthony Payne takes us on a high energy electro roller coaster with head shaking beats and ends on a funky ass breaks mix of Switch....mmmmm...this set is definitely one of the funkiest electro house sets of the year! " - www.thefreshpage.com

CLICK HERE FOR FROM THE DECK ROOM VOL.4!!! (MIXED AUGUST 2006)
This is so funky it should come with a health warning!!!

CLICK HERE FOR FROM THE DECK ROOM VOL.3!!! (MIXED JUNE 2006)
"This funky house mix will have you pawing at the shag carpet" - www.spineshaker.com

CLICK HERE FOR FROM THE DECK ROOM VOL.2!!! (MIXED MAY 2006)
"Once again, house DJ Anthony Payne hits us square between the eyes with another funked up mix that is sure to fill the dance floor. Quality mixing, and a energetic track choice. We like our UK DJ's at Spineshaker, it's hard to stand out in the UK but DJ Anthony Payne does just that...stand out!" - www.spineshaker.com

CLICK HERE FOR FROM THE DECK ROOM VOL.1!!! (MIXED JANUARY 2006)
"From The Deck Room Vol.1 is a tasty blend of tribal beats, funky house, old and new." - www.thefreshpage.com
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My Blog

From The Deck Room Vol.10

FROM THE DECK ROOM VOL.10 HAS ARRIVED!!! CLICK IMAGE TO LISTEN OR RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE TO DOWNLOAD Tracklisting: ..> ..> 1. Shuya Okino Feat Diviniti - Shine - Defected 2. Peven Everett - Feelin ...
Posted by Anthony Payne on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 04:41:00 PST

Pictures from Soul Satellite Party - 7th July 2007

The Soul Satellite Party last weekend was another resounding success with cocktails flowing and people dancing on the tables. If you would like to see pics of the event then CLICK HERE!!!   ...
Posted by Anthony Payne on Sun, 15 Jul 2007 06:59:00 PST

New Funky House Mix!!!

My new mix From The Deck Room Vol.9 is now available for download!!! CLICK HERE TO LISTEN OR RIGHT CLICK AND SAVE TO DOWNLOAD Tracklisting: 1. Gossip - Listen Up! - Black Ghosts Remix - Back Yard&nb...
Posted by Anthony Payne on Mon, 28 May 2007 09:03:00 PST

Funky House LIVE from The Deck Room every Tuesday on www.soul-satellite.co.uk

From this Tuesday I will have a weekly slot on Soul Satellite from 20:00 until 22:00 (GMT). I predict there will be some funky house, followed by some more funky house then a cheeky bit of funky house...
Posted by Anthony Payne on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:28:00 PST