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 Chris Organic
Label Manager
Chris graduated in Music
Information Technology in ‘94 and then went on to
train at one of the UK’s top sound engineering
schools, Islington Music Workshop. So impressed
with his recording and sequencing skills, IMW took
Chris on as a tutor and assistant engineer. Around
this time Chris was also running a music stall in
Camden Market, selling tapes he’d mixed himself
from vinyl. From those tapes (which have become
famous all over the World), and going under the
name ‘Organic’ Chris started DJing at underground
trance parties in the UK, then around Europe, and
very quickly he went on to become a well-respected
figure in the global trance scene playing all over
the world and in every continent, because of that
Chris is no stranger to big crowds, putting on a
good show regularly to crowds as big as 30,000 and
beyond.
Chris has played some of the biggest parties
and festivals around the globe such as: Solipse
Hungary, Celebra Brazil, Earthcore Australia,
Rainbow Serpent Australia, Science Fiction UK
(with Eat Static), Return To The Source,
Earthdance, Fusion Berlin, SummerDance Munich,
SolaLunar Samothraki, and Underwater Overground
Croatia.
Chris then was producing music in
his own home studio, as well as working on
collaborations with international artists wherever
he could. This led to some hit records in the
psytrance scene, including his solo album in 2002
“Don’t Panic” and releases on Spiral Trax (with
Prisoners of The Sun), Transient, MDMA, Goldhead,
Rumour Records, Jumpin’ & Pumpin’, etc.
Some of his other accomplishments include:
- Writing reviews for Dream Creation, Revolve,
and Gulfin magazines.
- Hosting his own weekly show on Manchester
based community radio for 2 years and playing on
several radio shows around the world such as
KissFm in Sydney, Australia.
- Appeared on numerous TV shows around the
world: Big Breakfast on ITV in the UK, MTV
Trance Zone in greece, Dancefloor in Paris, etc.
- Had Dj residencies at Club Alien (UK), Gaia
Concept (Paris), Science Fiction (UK) and played
alongside Eat Static at the legendary sold-out
Fridge event.
- Featured as DJ of the month in Wax magazine
1997.
Numerous other profiles in
magazines around the world. In ‘97 Chris started
Organic Records, which back then was the first
true progressive psychedelic trance cross-over
label. Up to now Organic has released numerous
successful compilations and has recently switched
to releasing quality artist albums. Organic has
always had a solid reputation for releasing
cutting edge psytrance music with vibrant artwork.
Focusing on quality rather than quantity, this
principle will always maintained by
Chris.
Chris took a break from touring in
2003 when his son was born, and also to do some
work for major UK TV shows like X-factor and Pop
Idol. He’s also used his skills to make music for
computer games (Championship Manager 5 Playstation
2/ X-box) and TV adverts (3-mobile, Sky Sports,
GMG etc). Chris also is a qualified and
experienced engineer, mastering all organics
releases using his own patented 32bit, 3
dimensional sonic manipulation technique.
In January 2005 Chris Organic and his team
pulled together the Tsunami Benefit CD, a
“legendary” 3xCD box set which sold out 4000
copies in a couple of weeks and which so far has
raised almost £10,000 for the victims of the Asian
Tsunami.
Now he’s back for the attack,
making kick-arse psytrance tracks and playing live
at some selected festivals. Chris has also
recently launched a new side of Organic Records
called Organic Chill. Keep an eye out for his
downtempo moniker called Organic Substance, where
he is collaborating with musical-technology
innovator, Pale Moon Rising... and a couple of
tuff, psychedelic-progressive dancefloor mayhem
remixes of 2 very big bands outside the scene...
more to come :)
Chris now has a solid live
set as well as rocking dancefloors worldwide with
his awesome DJ sets… always interesting, groovy,
and ultimately uplifting. His reputation stands
before him: 10 years touring and not a single
complaint yet ! For more info on Chris Organic,
and to book Chris for one of your events, CLICK HERE  Andrew Humphries
A&R and Web Design
Andrew Humphries became involved with
Organic Records after meeting Chris at some parties in the early naughties. Passionate about psy trance, they DJed together at many parties with Andrew going on to become more involved in the label on an A&R level. When Andrew went on to try his hand at production Chris showed him a thing or two about audio engineering, whilst Andrew used his Web coding skills to run the Organic Web site.
Andrew went on to release serveral albums on Organic including two with Voice of Cod and one compilation, all which were critically acclaimed. Now resident in Australia, Andrew continues his role as A&R and Web designer remotely, spreading the Organic vibe down under.
For Andrews current music projects see the Ctrl Zeds.
For upcoming gigs and previews of Ctrl Zeds music click
here.
Gig list here
Facebook page here.
Some interesting flyers here.
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 Aphid
Moon
Jules
Hamer has been
heavily immersed in the Psy-trance scene since
1994.
So impressed and inspired by the sound
and energy of the parties, he set up and promoted
his own trance night named "Aphid Moon" which
featured many of today's British Psy Djs and
artists: Tristan (Twisted), James Monroe (Flying
Rhino), Joti Sidu (Psychaos), Cosmosis, Kuma
(Mumbo Jumbo), John Om (Green Oms), Dickster (Geen
Nun's, Jumani) and Chris Organic to mention a few.
After a successful run of 12 parties he set his
energies to Djing and producing.
With a
few releases in '95 and '97 he started to develop
his own unique style through the Squat parties and
Clubs of the London to Japan and Europe's festival
scene, getting releases on Organic, Atomic, Flying
Rhino, Alchemy, Transient, Dragonfly, Tipworld,
Koyote, Turbo-trance, Nano records and Japanese
giants Solstice records.
Last year saw the
release of his first solo album "High Diver" on
Dragonfly records; "a tough, uncompromising but
awesomely groovy" psychedelic sound (DJ Mag). More
recently he's been in the studio working on
various killer collaborative projects with top
producers including Chris Organic, Tristan
(Twisted), Ans (Nano), Nate (Protoculture), Lucas
(Tipworld), Stella Nutella, Dick Trevor (Green
Nuns, Jumanji), Jez (Laughing Buddha), and Stu
(DCi).
He is presently working on a new
solo album out later this year. For more info and
to hear music from his discography please visit www.aphidmoon.com
 Voice Of
Cod
Colin
Bennun (OOOD, Unconscious Collective) and Andrew
Humphries (Zuloop/MrBiscuit) started making music
together as Voice of Cod after meeting at a party
in London in 2003.
Their tunes, appearing
on labels such as Organic, Liquid, Transient and
News (Belgium) have all brought great praise from
djs and the dancefloor, with tracks like ‘It’s
Just a Ride’ being re-released several times and
appearing in the top 10 tunes of 2004 for Antaro
(SpiritZone/ VOOV).
The Voice of Cod album,
"We Are Free" has been critically acclaimed -
click here
for more on on this. VoC have been touring and
writing new material since the release of "We Are
Free", creating a 2nd album, "Gone Fission" which was also a big hit
Releases
"We Are Free" -
Psytelligence, Organic
"The Art of Feng Shui"
- UK Trance, Transient
"Just a Ride" - New
Generation & Tsunami Benefit plus La Rocka
Album
"Heart of Gold" - Build Your Own
Reactor, Liquid
"We Are Free(Album)" -
"Gone Fission(Album)"
Organic
More Info
See myspace.com/voiceofcod
The Ctrl Zeds
Andrew Humphries first came to prominence through his involvement in the Goa/Psychedelic Trance scene, firstly as a DJ at seminal New Years eve parties "Dragonflight” in Brisbane and the "Summer Dreaming” festivals in NNSW, and then writing for Sydney dance paper 3D World. A move to Europe saw him working with some of the top names in the scene whilst touring constantly. With over 15 years experience Andrew Humphries is a highly accomplished and respected performer around the world.
- Festivals/Parties played include: Return to the Source (UK), Glade (UK), Rainbow Serpent(Aus) x 2, GoaNoa Fest (Germany), plus gigs in Greece, Czech Republic, Spain, Denmark, Portugal, Holland and the USA (4 times). For more details check out the gig list and the flyers gallery
A keen reader of Zen phillosophy, Andrew attempts to sew themes of non-attachment into the trance he makes, whilst keeping it chunky and psychedelic. He released an E.P. of collaborations with Nix (Error Corrective) and Tron on Highly Evolved in August 2009 - see Beatport link below.
For upcoming gigs and previews of Ctrl Zeds music click
here.
Gig list here
Facebook page here.
Some interesting flyers here
 Alchera
Alchera - the Australian
aboriginal word for "dreamtime" - is Sean
Davidson, who makes tracks to take you dancing
into your own dreamtime.
Many years of
interest in diverse forms of electronic music has
seen him go from writing a fanzine on "electronic
body music" and early 90's industrial-dance, to
finally making his own tracks - psychedelic
excursions into other lands! Look out for some
mind-altering tracks to come in
2005..."
Releases
"Pole Star", New
Generation, Organic
 OOOD
OOOD are 4 blokes from England
whose mission is to have a good time, spread a
little joy and write some blinding hard psy-trance
in the process.
Originally formed in 1994
by Colin Bennun, Nigel Bradbury and Stephen
Callaghan, the current line-up is Colin, Steve and
new members (but old friends) Ramsay Melhuish and
Ryo Potier. As well as being talented DJs, they
bring an extra live element to OOOD’s live shows,
adding percussion and live psychedelia. A live
band from their inception, OOOD have been gigging
since they formed in Oxford, honing their craft at
local events.
Their very first performance
in London (at Otherworld) was described in Dream
Creation magazine as "bang on, with a power and a
quality all too often lacking in some of the more
well-known atists". On the London party circuit
their performances include live sets for Synergy
Project, Tribe of Frog, Return to the Source,
Astral Phoenix, Otherworld, Escape from Samsara,
Pagan & many others. The list goes on and as
well as smaller London venues, includes parties
all over the UK.
More Info
See Triskele Management
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Alex Sixth
Sense
(Greece) |
Marcia
Ghisi -
MARS
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 Marcia
Ghisi(MARS)
Born
in Tubarao, in the south of Brazil, Marcia Ghisi
has been living in Europe since 1990. She lived
and studied in England at first, and there
received a degree in Media Studies and Arts
Management. Musically, she already enjoyed
styles such as house and acid house, hard
trance, D&B and tekno. Untill, in 1998,
Marcia moved to Amsterdam and discovered a new
style: Psychedelic Trance. Soon she became
involved and since 2000, she has been
collaborating with the Dutch sound system 9
Lifes - helping set up the parties, making
decoration and developing unique DJ
sets.
She has played in outdoor and
indoor locations in Holland, Brazil and Belgium,
participating in events such as the Queen's Day
Party Under the Bridge (Amsterdam, 2002 &
2003), Earthdance (Amsterdam, 2003), Universo
Parallelo New Year's Festival (Brazil, 2001),
The Melkweg (Amsterdam 2002).
As well,
Marcia played in many other gigs in and around
Amsterdam and in Brazil. Her style mixes full-on
to progressive, fusing melody and groove lines
into one.
Born in Athens in 1981, AlexSense started playing psychedelic music as a professional dj in 1999. He used to play at indoor and outdoor parties all around Greece. The following years found him, setting up his own Event Production/Management/Promotion Company based in Athens, under the name `6th Sense Productions`. Lots of mobile parties followed under different project names (6th Sense, Kinetic, Crystal Maze, Equalizer) with many international guests artists like Dimitri Nakov, Aphid Moon, Chris Organic, Andrew Humphries, XP, Sam Chaishop, Stella Nutella, dj Pena, James Monro, Antix, Atmos, Fiord to name a few. `6th Sense Productions` is also the official outlet for massive international electronic music festivals in Greece.
At the beginning of 2002, AlexSense joined Organic Records as a label dj and promotion label manager for Greece. That time, his style was full on psy trance music between 138 -144 bpm. In the following years he developed his musical style and lowered down in bpms. He always takes in consideration the venue, the audience and time and now blends progressive psy trance & house tunes with tech, tribal, electro, minimal and hypnotic influences. AlexSense is already known from his quality and versatile dance music dj sets at various festivals and parties around Europe.
In 2006 he moved in London to broaden his musical knowledge and production skills and after two years of serious work, is now a postgraduate with a Masters Degree in Audio Technology (Thames Valley University/London College of Music - UK). At the moment he is focusing in music production under two projects, his solo one and another project with co-producer Simon Revill aka SENSOGRAM.
www.myspace.com/djalexsense
www.myspace.com/sensogram
Bookings contact: alex@organicrecords.net
djalx_sixthsense@hotmail.com
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