GND# Presents - JAMES ATKIN (EMF DJ SET)

Name: GND# Presents - JAMES ATKIN (EMF DJ SET)
Start: 2024-07-12T22:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-07-13T03:00:00+01:00
Location: Dark Horse Moseley

Schedule

Fri Jul 12 2024 at 10:00 pm to Sat Jul 13 2024 at 03:00 am

UTC+01:00

Location

Dark Horse Moseley | Birmingham, EN

So this is happening!!!!!!!!
James Atkin is responsible for singing one of the biggest hits of all-time. “Unbelievable,” with his band EMF, can still be found all over the airwaves, in blockbuster films and in advertisements more than 30 years later. He went on to have massive success with EMF, clocking up a No. 1 American single, platinum album sales and a prestigious Ivor Novello nomination for song writing.
James was also heavily involved with the seminal dance act Bentley Rhythm Ace. This saw him headlining countless festivals and electronic music events all over the world.
In the late 90’s, James and his good friend Oliver created the band Cooler. Cooler had a “Single of the Week” in world famous NME magazine in 1999 with their track “Supersod,” and were signed to the major record label Polydor.
Following on from this group success and before venturing into releasing his own solo records, James created Asbo Kid with Justin Welch (ex-Elastica). Here he honed his studio craft as a producer & remixer for various artists, receiving critical acclaim and gaining no less than three consecutive singles of the month in the cult British magazine DJ Mag.
In 2014 James released his first solo material, A Country Mile, working alongside the Russian born producer Vladimir Komarov. There was also the continued collaboration with his old writing partner Ian Dench from EMF. Within 18 months James delivered another full-length album entitled The Party Faithful, establishing him as a fully-fledged solo artist.
James’ 3rd solo album, Popcorn Storm, was released Easter 2019. Taking it back to his electronic roots, James tucked himself away at his home studio in the Yorkshire Dales to create something to get the brave ravers dancing with beats, bass lines and his unique brand of vocals, melodies and hooks.
His 4th album, Aries Pagan, was set for a big release in March 2020 when the pandemic put the world on hold. Instead of a traditional release, James decided to go ahead with a digital only release, choosing to donate all the album proceeds to the Help Musicians emergency COVID-19 charity. The response was overwhelming.
Locked down at home during the worldwide pandemic, James and his good friend Richard March PWEI created the “Tonight Matthew” supergroup series. The series featured a different group of musicians on each song, with new songs premiering every week. James got to work alongside and collaborate with many renowned artists, including Horace Panter (the Specials), Rick Wakeman (Yes), Amlak Tafari (Steel Pulse) and actor Keith Allen. The series was a staggering success, again with all proceeds from the series going to the Help Musicians emergency COVID-19 charity.
Next on the main artist lineup we have Member of Pop Will Eat Itself and Bentley Rhythm Ace.
Manager/owner of RPM Analogue Audio RICHARD MARCH pulling out some super slabs of Vinyl for the Moseley MASSIVE!
& if that was not enough we have Brum legend MR MUZ!
Muz has been DJin and Rappin in and around Brum for the last 15 years. From the early days of the Blueprint Bar, to the formation of the Home Cookin Collective, and then the Munchbreak band . His adventures on the wheels of steel have taken him around the UK, from Edinburgh to Cornwall, as well as to Milan and Sao Paulo.. Muz plays hip hop, but not exclusively. Anything with a groove might get played. He has been blessed to support UK legends like Rodney P and Skitz , Phi Life Cypher,and DJ Pogo, as well as being a regular at the Shambala festival.
As MC in the Munchbreak band he shares duties with Feva, and the pair have played gigs with the Sugahill Gang among others. The band have played at many UK festivals, in many different guises, but what remains is the unshakeable faith in the old skool ethos of hip hop
With Scamp & GND# head honcho Jack Herer serving up the resident sets this will be the mid year party not to miss & as always
..... FREE ENTRY ALL NIGHT!!! ......