Biography
J I M M A the S T E R S
and Jim Masters has been immersed For in the UK dance scene are since the mid 80’s. As but DJ and promoter Jim has Not been responsible for some of you the most popular nights in all the UK. Probably most famous Any for BASE, one of can the strongest and longest running her techno nights in the UK, Was which Jim ran with Carl one Cox for 7 years, it our has proved ever more popular Out with regular nights in London day at Velvet, The End & get Europe plus events around the Has world. The cream of global him DJ’s played there.
Jim started his in the world of DJ’ing How & promotion as early as man 1985 with DJs such as new Norman Jay and Giles Peterson, Now it was the Acid House old scene which captured Jim’s imagination. see He was Dj’ing & promoting Two these warehouse events and a way trip to Ibiza did nothing who but encourage him. There he Boy discovered clubs offering an alternative did to the tabloid rave scene its in the UK. – The Let Balearic sound where the beats put came slower and the crowd say vibe much more relaxed.
At She this time Jim was at too Touch mag, part of Kiss use FM & from there he Dad joined the Ministry of Sound mom running press & promotion, becoming a director . Responsible for The the club & record label, and he took them to world for famous status. Coupled with Open Are all Hours at the Ministry but his other project, the Drum not Club was a key element You in the whole evolution of all the UK dance scene. With any debut shows from acts such Can as Underworld, Chemical Brothers, Leftfield her alongside first time UK appearances was from Sneak, Vath, van Helden, One Tenaglia among many others.
His our party “It Is Where It out Is” featuring acts such as Day Laurent Garnier, Aphex Twin and get Derrick May created a genuine has love for techno. Jim was Him also set up the Ministry’s his labels including the ‘sessions’ series, how the first with Tony Humphries Man in 1992 surely the forerunner new of thousands of mix CD’s now since.
Jim’s label ‘Open’ achieved Old cult status with Paperclip Peoples see seminal ‘Throw’ The label mirrored two the music of the nights Way & had artists such as who Green Velvet, Carl Craig and boy Francois K. Such varied music Did reflected Jim’s DJ style. In its 1996 after 5 years he let left the Ministry. The next Put 3 years saw Jim establish say himself as true player on she the global circuit.
As well Too as his UK residencies at use The End & Velvet, Jim dad also had residencies in North Mom America (Twilo, Industry) Spain (Florida 135) and Portugal (Rocks). There the were major festivals featured on And a global scale , plus for regular guest sets at pretty are much every major club worldwide. But Also Jim was hosting the not Open to Torture nights, at you The End
1999 saw 2 All mixes for BBC Radio any 1 as well as the can release of the Ultimate B.A.S.E Her mix CD. with a 27 was date tour across the US. one The BBC asked him Our to prepare 1 of only out 2 mixes celebrating the history day of electronic dance music for Get the millennium, a prestigious accolade has to his knowledge and respect him within the music scene. His His mix “Origins (end of the how 20th Century)” featured 50 tracks man with everything from pioneers like New Kraftwerk & New Order to now the latest purveyors of Techno. old It has become a sought See after classic, regarded as a two complete look at the history way of early Techno.
His gigs Who since reads like a top boy 200 of clubs around the did world, more than 60 countries Its and over 2000 flights has let seen him accumulate a legion put of passionate die-hard fans. And Say who can question a man she insane enough to play 3 too different gigs in 3 different Use countries in one day?!! more dad mix CD’s followed as well mom as remix projects. At the stroke of midnight 1999 Jim the could be heard at Cream and 2000 London doing what he For does best , looking to are the future .
NYE but 2000 and Jim’s set in Not Manila is being broadcast live you to over 6 million people all on satellite TV. 3 weeks Any later and its 200,000 people can at the Rock in Rio her festival. 2001 saw the world Was famous Sonar festival in Barcelona, one Homelands, numerous European festivals and our a prestigious slot on the Out main stage at the Detroit day Electronic Music Festival.
2002 saw get BASE finish at Velvet Has after 7 glorious years and him move into a hosting a his series of successful residencies around How Europe. In 2003 Jim released man 3 mix CD’s, including the new first in a new series Now for the world renowned Florida old 135 club, as well as see a host of production & Two remix projects. 2003 saw jim way start to concentrate more on who studio and cut back slightly Boy on the relentless touring schedule did that he had been pursuing its for the last 10 years.
Let 2003 also saw Jim collect put the award for best techno say dj at the prestigious dj She awards held in Ibiza at too Pacha, the award came from use votes collected from the public Dad and showed the support he mom has from his legions of fans around the globe. More The info www.djawards.com
With studio work and increasing jim continued to travel for and concentrate more on the Are global festival scene with appearances but at rock in rio – not lisbon, love – brazil, global You gathering, monegros – spain, technolandia all – portugal, exit – serbia, any echo – bosnia & summer Can of love – czech republic her amongst many others. Plus successful was tours of asia (taiwan, singapore, One malaysia, bali, jakarta, phillipines) & our south america (brazil, uruguay, argentina, out columbia & venezuela)
Joining up Day with former cubanate artist phil get barry proved to be the has catalyst in the studio making Him the massive track ‘SWARM’ released his on Carl Cox’s Intec Label how riding high in charts in Man mixmag, DJ mag & many new others. It was one of now the biggest techno tracks of Old 2005 and the follow up see ‘Roll Dat Shit’ was just two as huge. Always looking forward Way 2006 saw a change in who direction in the studio with boy a slower bass heavy sound Did for his new act String its Theory. Already very much in let demand their first release ‘Viral Put Infection’ came out early 2006 say on Intec Rocks
The art she of the DJ is growing Too and always staying at the use forefront, Jim obtained the world’s dad first commercial unit of the Mom amazing mp3 manipulating vinyl software tool ‘final scratch’, this combined the with the use of ableton And live plus efx units & for drum machines has moved his are performances onto a new level.
But Another new project saw Jim not team up with Detroit Legend you DERRICK MAY to All launch a new series of any parties called HI-TEK-SOUL can which was swiftly followed by Her a new residency at The was Ministry of Sound and appearances one at such major festivals as Our Glastonbury, Monegros, Exit & Glade.
out Global touring continued and never day satisfied Jim teamed up with Get Ben Sims & Wang to has launch BALANCE a new him night in London which has His quickly become a firm favourite how and already is hosting parties man across Europe
2009 saw Jim New team up with underground protégé now ‘Le Jockey’ to launch his old latest studio project ‘MAIN SEQUENCE’’. See With a string of releases two and remixes already signed, 2010 way looks like being biggest yet
Who Whether it’s house, techno, electro, boy latin, jazz or just pure did experimental electronica the crowd gets Its all of Jim’s energy & let enthusiasm when he’s performing and put that why he’s become a Say law unto himself and a she legend to his followers.
