Jay Smalls was just 16 when he started DJ-ing in Northern England. At the time you were more likely to find him spinning tunes along the lines of hip-hop, rare groove, funk and new jack, rather than house and techno. But over time and as electronic music evolved, Jay found himself edging towards the house and techno we have all come to love.

Now based in Sydney, Jay has made a name for himself in the local scene as one of the talents. Jay has played at some of the seminal parties in Sydney, such as SASH, Subsonic Music (festival + events), threesixty, Circoloco and Spice, and has a wealth of experience behind the decks.

Please have a listen to Jay’s podcast, and let us know what you think in the comments on SoundCloud:  https://soundcloud.com/deephouseau/097-jay-smalls

Jay Smalls Guest Mix - DHA Podcast #097

Based in Sydney, Australia, we are a small community of deep, tech house and techno fans.  We share our passion for music online.  Join our community on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/deephouseau

Music

Trinity is a DJ, Live Act and Producer who divides her time crafting house and techno and DJing between Sydney and Berlin.
In her hometown of Sydney, Trinity is renowned for supporting Australian artists through her parties, the long running and now defunct Loosekaboose event and in more recent times 4our, which has carved a niche in Sydney’s underground scene by showcasing the likes of Eli Verviene and Steffi.
Trinity has played live and DJ’d all across Australia, and is also a regular fixture across Germany, where she resides in the European summer. Trinity has spun at clubs such as Harry Klein in Munich and Berlin’s Studio R, and unveiled her live techno set in the basement at Berlin’s fabled techno hub, Tresor, in summer 2014.
Discography
- Trinity Releases: www.discogs.com/artist/4279111-Trinity-69
-- Diving Deep EP – Trinity (Remixes by Eric Cloutier & Vibrio) [Nightime Drama]
-- The Wind Up – Trinity [ETUI Winter Camp]
-- Shapes in Water – Islands (Trinity Remix) [Buxton Records]
- Out Soon:
-- Freefall EP – Trinity (Remixes by Luke Hess & Stojche) [OOC Records]
- Trinity & Beyond Releases: www.discogs.com/artist/1885063-Trinity-Beyond
Podcast tracklisting:
Tunnels - Sisterhood [TIEF] 
Mockmoon - Owen Jay & Brian James [Batti Batti Records] 
Drift - Jesus Gonsev [Batti Batti Records] 
SU 3150 (Berg Reduktion) - Flori [Aim] 
Believe - Sisterhood [TIEF] 
Interaction (Original Mix) - Asok [M>O>S (Delsin)] 
The Meadow (Original Mix) - Efdemin [Dial Records] 
Watching The Sunset EP - Markus Suckut [Be As One]
Killin - Obsolete Music Technology [Emphasis US] 
Colorseries Pistachio B - Donnacha Costello [Colorseries] 
Snow Drifts - Basic Soul Unit [Dolly Records] 
End Game (Svemirski's Panoramabar Remix) - Miss Sunshine [Coincidence]

Trinity - DHA Podcast #116

Live hardware set from Sydney-local Simon Mann...

Simon Mann has been playing and making electronic music for close to 20 years. Originally focussing on hip-hop and hip-house sounds of the 80's and 90's, Simon eventually gravitated toward house and techno after finding the joys of DJ-ing to a club crowd in the mid 90's.

Sighting early influences such as local heroes HMC, GT, Pocket, Head Affect and the rest of the Thunk Records crew, as well as international techno luminaries like Jeff Mills, Carl Craig and Claude Young, Simon's taste has always been in the darker more underground sounds rather that upfront club tunes.

After taking 'runner up' position in Sydney's Radio Dex Bedroom Bangers competition in the early 2000's, the DJ-ing opportunities opened up considerably for Simon and he found himself playing alongside some of Sydney's most respected jocks including Phil Smart, Simon Caldwell, Ben Korbel, Ken Cloud, Ajax and Mark Murphy.

Simon's interest in production had always been in the background and a small studio of electronic instruments was developed over time. Most production work was done as part of the band We'd up until mid-2000 when Simon started to focus on solo productions with earnest.

Simon's sound has evolved into an exploration of deep house, techno and dub techno elements. Currently Simon performs live electronic sets using a combination of hardware and software to create his unique compositions.

The podcast recorded for DHA is a hardware set recorded live in one take. To create his sound Simon currently uses an Elektron Analog 4, Yamaha Cs6x and Rm1x, Roland TR606 and TR8, Korg Volca Bass and Sample, Pioneer EFX500. Signal processing and effects are carried out through Ableton Live Suite.

Simon releases music on Etui Records (Germany), Lobe Limbique Musique, East Point Sounds, Lamb Shanks Digital, Highjack Recordings (Ukraine) and Pinksilver Digital.

Follow Simon on SoundCloud: @djsimonmann

Simon Mann (Live) - DHA Podcast #115

Whitecat:
Whitecat is fast becoming a regular name is the Sydney house music scene, having been djing around Sydney for close to 6 years. As one of the four founding members of the Sydney crew, Mantra Collective, they’re a crew with a serious reputation for throwing killer warehouse parties. He, along with the Mantra Collective crew, has crafted a cult following for their unique brand of underground house partnered with well organised, party-till-forever warehouse parties. Whitecat as part of Mantra Collective also has a residency on the FBi Radio show: Frequency on Friday nights from 1-3am, which is replayed on FBi Click 6pm every Tuesday.

2014 was his biggest year yet with slots as several festivals, including Subsonic Music Festival, as well as a string of successful Mantra Collective parties under his belt, keep an eye out for 2015, with many big things already locked in…

Follow Whitecat on SoundCloud and Facebook:
- http://soundcloud.com/whitecat-au
- www.facebook.com/Whitecat.AU

For a full tracklisting, view on SoundCloud:
http://soundcloud.com/deephouseau/114-whitecat

Whitecat - DHA Podcast #114

Mark Craven is spot on with podcast #113. A deep, minimal and techy mix, Mark builds the intensity throughout the 60 minutes, until dropping some acid flavours with Josh Wink’s “Talking To You”.

Mark is an Irish lad who ended up in Sydney and has an extremely solid DJ bio – having won the IDJ Raw Talent comp and also selected by DJ Mag as the Top pick Mix. Mark is also part of the extended Snowbombing family, a festival held in Austria (yes, Austria) each year.

Upcoming for Mark in 2015 is Return to Rio, 20th-22nd March, a festival held in the beautiful surrounds of Wisemans Ferry, just a short drive north of Sydney and set on the Hawkesbury River. Check Facebook more details www.facebook.com/ReturnToRio

Then in April, Mark is jet-setting off to Austria for Snowboming 2015, 6th – 11th April, where he will officially be on the bill alongside names such as Rudimental, Skrillex, Basement Jaxx, Fatboy Slim, Carl Cox + 100s of other internationals.

Get into Mark’s mix…

Head to SoundCloud for the full tracklisting:
https://soundcloud.com/deephouseau/113-mark-craven

Mark Craven - DHA Podcast #113

Local DJ, Zeus joins us for episode #112 of the podcast...

Zeus is a well-respected, Sydney-based DJ, with a knack for a classic house sound, digging into his record collection for this mix with a range of tracks from the past 20 years or so.
Zeus run a party called ‘Compound Sydney’ at Goodgod Small Club and has been DJing for nearly three years now.

We asked Zeus about his mix and this is what he had to say:
“I recorded this mix in my living room on 2 Technic SL-1200 MK2 turntables and a Pioneer DJM700.

I tried to record this podcast for 5 weeks in a row and after recording about five different mixes and plenty of swearing, I was unhappy with all of them. So I simply took a break for a few days and hit record after my mind and ears had settled.
The whole idea behind this podcast is to go through records which are of particular significance to me – some I’ve heard out and experienced, some I’ve found through other DJs, some I've found through discogs, some I found in $2 bins at record stores and some I got by complete accident.”

We hope you enjoy it as much as we have!

Upcoming events:
- Compound presents Subaske at Goodgod Small Club. Check Facebook for more details: www.facebook.com/events/836346469740387/

Important links:
-- Zeus - www.facebook.com/Zeus223
-- Compound Sydney - www.facebook.com/CompoundSydney

Tracklist
Scuba – Heavenly (Remix) [Ovum Recordings – 2000]
Kerri Chandler - Downtown (623 Mix) [Downtown 161 – 2006]
Free Energy – Happiness [Guidance Recordings – 1996]
Music From The Trees - Summer In The City (Nou Lion Mix) [Nou Lion Recordings ‎- 1996]
Rick Wilhite - Get On Up!! (Theo's Late Dub) [KDJ – 1996]
Oleg Poliakov ‎- #1 [Phonogramme – 2013]
Chris Gray – In Trippy Flight [Track Mode – 1999]
Da Boo ‎- Spark That [G-Force Records UK ‎ - 1999]
Itlojohnson – 006 A [ItaloJohnson – 2012]
Trankilou - ‎St-Éstéphe [Kif Recordings ‎- 1997]

Jay Smalls Guest Mix - DHA Podcast #097

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