JIMMY HILL DJ / PRODUCER BIOGRAPHY “I signed Jimmy to my label Harlem Records because he has been making some seriously good, dirty house music. His tunes have been at the very front of my record box for months and have rocked dancefloors across the world.” STEVE LAWLER (DJ) “One of the leaders of the new school of producers. 2006 is set to see him blow up and deservedly so” MARK KNIGHT (Toolroom Records) “I book Jimmy at Gods Kitchen because his great mixing and soundtrack, along with his antics behind the decks make for the perfect party. Maybe he should have been in a rock nand, but I’m glad he’s behind my decks!” MARK GILLESPIE (Talent Booker, Gods Kitchen) It was back in 1995 Jimmy first fell under the DJ’ing spell. Two years later and he’s picking up gigs all over his home town of Birmingham. It was here he first started getting a reputation for playing the perfect soundtrack to any night. The following Summer, Jimmy jets out to Ibiza where he lands himself a residency at the Kaos Café. Renowned for its infamous after parties and hedonistic party atmosphere, Jimmy would often play all night, and then go back to do an eight hour set at the after party. “I learnt how to properly DJ that Summer. I played more than I slept and just had the best time!” says Jimmy. Whilst in Ibiza Jimmy played at some of the most prestigious clubs on the island including Es Paradis, El Divino, Café Mambo and many more. On his return to the UK that autumn, Jimmy’s diary went nuclear. Guest spots at Republica, Golden, Gods Kitchen, Ultra Vegas, Promise and Sundissential to name a few followed. He became resident at Golden and Republica and shows across the globe started to trickle in. Fast forward to NYE 2000. Jimmy headlines Circus X in Brisbane, Australia. The boy from Birmingham has come a long way in a short time and before the year is out he will have played on nearly every continent Times were changing though… As trance and hard house began to swamp clubland, Jimmy took a step back. “I never really got the hard house thing so found myself playing the warm up sets at my residencies which I looked forward to. I got a chance to play with grooves at around 125bpm. Techy, tribal and proggy stuff. It made me realize that music had to move me before I could move a floor with it. It totally changed the way I set about DJ’ing. You won’t believe how many hard house and trance DJ’s told me how much they loved what I was playing. That was a big compliment.” Since then Jimmy has gone from strength to strength. He now holds two monthly residencies in Germany. “Smaller clubs that are really into what I do which is cool.” He is also a regular guest at arguably the biggest club brabd in the world right now Gods Kitchen. And so to 2005. Jimmy sees the New Year in and plays closing set at Gods Kitchen Birmingham after Eric Morillo. In March his debut track ‘Acid Rock’ is released on Steve Lawlers Harlem Records to critical acclaim and gets hammered everywhere. In June the simply massive ‘Totally Porno’ is released on the same label and receives airplay on every dance show that matters as well as getting hammered by the likes of DannyTenaglia, Deep Dish, Sasha, and of course Lawler. “A massive unadulterated chunk of dancefloor filth from the Brummie boy wonder…” is how DMC describe it! Jimmy was also an original member of the Punkrok collective who rocked floors at Pacha London, Turnmills and Gods Kitchen as well as releasing 2 tracks on the respected Toolroom. Jimmy himself was responsible for the massive Punkrok remix of the Bizarre Inc classic ‘Playing With Knives’ and the remix for the title track of the New Order album ‘Sirens’. Now solo, Jimmy has signed to the highly respected 24 Management as an artist, joining the likes of Max Graham, King Unique and Paolo Modjo to name a few, Jimmy is set to launch his own label ‘Authorised Propaganda’ before the end of the year. Look out for the debut single by Jimmy ‘The Good Shit’. Massive is probably the only word needed to describe this track. It’s been a huge year for Jimmy studio wise as every DJ worth his salt has switched on to his sound, now it’s your turn!!!
 
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