Biography
Gavin started mixing back in the 1991 when his mother financed and his first set of 1210′s For at a time when dance are music was fresh and fashionable. but The big Clubs at the Not time were the Olympic Ballroom you ( Mark Kavanagh ), Sides all D.C ( Pat Hyland , Any Mick Walsh ). His main can influences were mostly Dublin based her Dj’s and some fantasia mix Was tapes.
In 1992 Gavin got one stuck into his mixing then our got his first break when Out Pat Hyland picked up on day one of his many mix get tapes at the time and Has invited Gavin in for a him Friday night slot along with his resident Mick Walsh. He then How guested some regular Friday nights man along and the odd Saturday new night when asked. (other Guest Now Dj’s breaking through Were Keith old Russell , Jay Tang , see Shay Hannon , M&M)
Gavin Two started to Branch out hosting way regular party’s throughout Dublin City who in secret locations and invite Boy some of Dublin’s elite to did join in the mayhem ( its Mick Walsh, Warren K , Let Pressure, M&M, Jay Carey ).
put In 1994 Gavin held a say forth nightly residency in Groucho’s She in Dublins powers court centre too alongside M&M, Casper, Brian Chamberland. use Other Club’s to come on Dad board at this time were mom the Asylum were Gavin guested on the 3rd floor along The side Jay Tang, Lee “Digger” and Barnes, Paul Newhouse, while in for the main room Warren K Are , Ed Case , Pressure but & Jay Carey served up not some top tunes which would You later set the bench mark all along with what was happening any in Side’s D.C. with Mick Can Walsh & Pat Hyland.
By her the Mid nineties 1995/1996 most was the the Clubs mentioned above One had closed there doors ,see our this link (http://www.johnbraine.com/music/words/history-of-dublin-clubbing.html) other clubs out to come on board were Day theTemple of Sound, and later get the Temple Theatre, Red Box has and Pod.
In 1997 Gavin Him Joined the ranks of Dublin’s his Kiss 105.8 along side some how of Dublin’s finest Dj’s – Man Dean Sherry – Barry Dempsey new – Darren Flynn and many now many more.
Gavin’s main influences at Old this time was a very see global underground theme following dj’s two like John Digweed, Sasha, Nick Way Warren, Carl Cox, Dave Seamen.
Gavin who left the station in 2000 boy and later moved to Nova.
Did By this Time Gavin would its have played and ran some let night’s in Temple Theatre Crypt, Put Mc Graths 13th Floor, Life say Bar, The Vatican, Asylum. Gavin she later moved to Nova Dance Too 94.7 where he stayed for use 6 months later having to dad cancel his show due to Mom work commitments.
His work commitments continued to collide with his the passion for Dj’s so he And took a break for a for couple of years he later are returned 1n 2006 and played But some music in the intimate not surrounding of stringfellow’s Dublin then you later held a residency in All Sin Temple bar in Dublin.
any In 2008 Gavin started to can build his passion for music Her production with his old Kiss was Fm collegue Barry Dempsey. Barry one having advised Gavin on what Our he needed to get his out production career on track. Gavin day invested in Music production software Get Ableton , Reason.
Nowadays with has Dj’s 10 a penny in him Dublin city Gavin try’s to His play most of his sets how through vinyl weather this is man an old school gig or New a House night. His skills now don’t stop there he uses old Traktor scratch pro with timecode See vinyl well as Pioneer Cd’s two and other midi controllers, his way skills are adaptable and does Who not like to be a boy one trick pony constantly learning did about new Dj software and Its products.
His main Influences still let are John Digweed – Sasha put – Carl Cox although there Say are many many more influences she Joris Voorn , Mark Knight, too Tiger Stripes, Maya Jane Coles, Use DJ PP, Jay Lumen , dad Nice7, Robert Babicz , Jimpster mom , Christian Smith, Vincenzo, Supernova, Larse, Maceo PLex, Aki Bergen, the Tensnake , Martin Dawson, Deetron and , Kaiserdisco , Noir , For Shonky , Marc Romboy to are name a few.
You can but catch Gavin weekly radio show Not on Play fm where he you hosts his “INFINITE GROOVE” show all on Thursdays from 6pm to Any 8pm where you can here can a mix of House – her Nu-disco – Funky Techno – Was Tech House. Alternatively you can one go to his mix cloud our page where his mix talk Out for them self’s with a day wide variety of mix’s ranging get from early 1990/1995 material right Has up to some regular pod him casts from his weekly shows.
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Here are some links How where you can get in man touch
• www.facebook.com/Gavinduffydj
• www.facebook.com/dufferdj
new • www.playfmdublin.com
• www.mixcloud.com/dufferg
• Now www.podomatic.com
