Touring has been the flavour for 2007 for Timo Garcia with
gigs spanning the world from Brazil to Siberia taking in bits of Algeria,
Denmark, Kazakhstan, Italy, Latvia & of course Ibiza along the way!
Timo has also very recently recorded his set live during
(Purrfect Electro) @ Mission in Leeds to grace the hallowed front cover of DJ
Magazine (issue out on December 5th) as part of their (Live Mix) series.
The mix succinctly incorporates both ends of Berwick and
Purrfects musical spectrums and two, the constant striving for the Purrfect
sound and an unprejudiced, contemporary ear from Timo Garcia makes for a
diverse mix which is sure to ignite flames in the hearts of any electronic
music fan, whilst mirroring accurately a top British label and a club night
youd do well to check out, if you havent already Kristan J Caryl DJ Mag
Signed to Toolroom, Underwater and Cr2 Records as well as
his own Berwick Street imprint and with remixes for Coldcut & Greenskeepers
on labels Om Records and Ninja Tune, Timos productions are being hammered right
across the globe by some of todays most well respected superstar DJs!
Starting off at the age of 16 promoting nights in the UK he
then moved onwards and upwards with a two year residency in Paris, mixing with
the likes of Eric Rug, Christophe Monier, Housatonic, Thomas Bangalter and
Guy-Manuel (aka Daft Punk). At 21 Timo then moved to Leeds where for 3 yrs he
mixed in various venues including, The Warehouse, The Music Factory (RIP), and
The Faversham promoting the fresh sounds of French Disco House. Back to the
London area when in 1998 he teamed up with Barcelona born Alvaro Garcia they
began producing a unique style of house music, a new concept was born and with
it the name Timo Garcia. Although Alvaro Garcia has since left for the sunnier
climate of Seville to raise a family, Timo continues to produce and DJ under
the guise of Timo Garcia. Turning pro at the end of 2002 was the obvious direction
to take as production & DJing became a lifestyle as well as his passion.
Over the summer of 2005 Timo launched his new label Berwick
Street Records, with his own debut release at the Helm. The massive first
release (Into the Light) saw great support from the likes of Steve Lawler and
Tom Stephan with radio plays from Kiss to House fm. DISCOTECH was the 2nd
release on his label. This received massive support from Judge Jules on his
Radio 1 and not only did it reach number 32 in the DJ hype charts but was also
named as The Essential New Tune on Pete Tongs Radio 1 Essential Selection. His
third release (Just Get Over It) featured the amazing vocals of Nika Boon which
also received great support from all the worlds top DJs as well as being
licensed to Tall Pauls compilation The Beat Technique released in autumn last
year. The forth offering on his label, the aptly named Drop EP has been played
from the Ibiza Space Terrace opening party by Steve Lawler all the way to
Serbias Exit festival where Layo and Bushwacka played it to a 20,000 strong
crowd as well as featuring on the Bora Bora compilation last summer. After the
Drop EP came the Squeal EP which was again supported by many of the worlds top
flight DJs across the globe as well as being used on Claude Von Strokes Mixmag
cover mount CD mix. The next release to come out on Timos label was the Berwick
Street Sessions Vol 1 EP, a four track collaboration project which raised
interest from a variety of DJs from John Aquaviva to Tom Middleton and Louie
Vega (MAW). Then came the highly acclaimed D DUB - Genesis release on Berwick
Street Records which DJ Mag awarded a 5/5 Money Shot review for stating that it
was "Impossible to pick between the original, Timo Garcia or Audiofly
mixes (all excellent)".
Timos latest collaborative project sees him team up with
international heavyweight Ricky Stone who was recently voted number 40 DJ in
the world DJ Mag rankings! The guys got together when Ricky was over from Hong
Kong in London for the DJ mag awards at Fabric and got busy working in the
studio. Their first track Control The Universe went out on Berwick promo and
was immediately snapped up by Cr2 Digital to be released at this years WMC.
They have since been back in the studio and came up with a massive double AA
sided follow up called "Piston The Wagon" and "Rattlesnake"
both monsters with a D DUB remix on Rattlensnake which will appeal to the big
prog boys! Finally their latest two tracks have just been snapped up by
Underwater Records for release in 08.
When hes not working on his new projects & remixes
locked away in his east London studio Timo can be caught spinning at some of
Londons best clubs. With a residency at the Cross in London & hosting
monthly Berwick nights at the Egg he does various guest slots at Turnmills,
Circoloco @ Pacha & the Cross, Ministry of Sound & Egg amongst many
others. He also has a monthly radio mix for Miss Moneypennys which goes out to
the Bulgaria, Tenerife, Costa Del Sol, Italy, Cyprus and the UK.
Thats when hes not tripping off round the globe keeping up
with his international gig commitments…
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