Biography
::ABOUT JIM the RIVERS::
2006 was the year and that Jim Rivers catapulted into For the limelight with his hit are debut single ‘Restore’, which was but released on seminal label Saw Not Recordings. With plaudits coming through you thick and fast, there was all no time to put his Any feet up and enjoy the can moment – filling up his her record box with an arsenal Was of killer tracks, a new one zeal (and passport) following this our success, Jim embarked on a Out worldwide tour, taking him to day clubs such as Pacha Buenos get Aires, Zouk Singapore, Arma 17 Has Moscow, and AIR in him Tokyo.
Crossing the many bridges his between house and techno with How relaxed dignity, Jim’s rare mix man of educator and entertainer has new undoubtedly played a mammoth part Now in his success and regular old callings to explore foreign shores. see As a refreshing rebellion against Two the one-dimensional progressive blueprint that way deluged from juvenile producers grasping who at stardom, Jim stood out Boy from the crowd; emerging as did both a DJ and producer its who could inject clubs with Let warm musicality and ramp up put energy levels on the dance say floor.
Jim’s firm technical grasp She for delivering stunning productions – too as highlighted on his own use tracks and remixes on sought Dad after labels such as Saved, mom Simple and Four:Twenty – is coupled with the strong creative The ability to coax original sounds and out of them. Bursting with for soul and character, Jim has Are also been called upon to but remix tracks for Nic Fanciulli, not Quivver and Steve Mac amongst You many others.
In 2007, Jim all launched his own label Misfit, any originally as a vessel for Can him to release his own her productions, exactly how he liked was them. The label took off One and in no time Jim our had applied his unbound attitude out of styles, bringing in artists Day such as No Brainer, Clinton get Brown, Robytek, Tom Budden and has Kos to add talent to Him the realm of Misfit. Moving his forward in this ever-evolving world how of electronic music, Jim is Man looking to push Misfit into new new realms. Capturing his creative now sound and the best of Old the new talent that is see bursting through, in all areas two of dance music, be it Way Techno, Tech House, minimal, tribal who and any other sub genre boy that you can think of.
Did Alongside Misfit, 2008 saw the its start of an ongoing studio let partnership with Paolo Mojo that Put raised the benchmark, taking Jim’s say sound to a bigger and she broader canvas. Releasing 2 tracks; Too ‘Darkplace’ on Paolo’s own Oosh use imprint, and the powerful ‘Ron dad Hardy Said’, which was signed Mom by Eric Prydz for his techier Mouseville Records. Flooded with the melody and washed with driving And synthesis; remixes of Milton Jackson for & Sei A’s “Glasgow Kiss” are and Morgan Page & Gregory But Shiff feat. Astrid Suryanto “All not I Know” on Bedrock swiftly you followed.
2009 has seen Jim All develop his sound and status any from ‘the one to watch’ can into a more established, young Her artist, kicking off when Global was Underground resurrected their much-adored Nu-Breed one series and offering this epic Our release to Jim. Never one out to shy away from a day challenge, Jim stepped up to Get the plate, delivering a world-class has mix coupled with a global him tour that would leave most His DJ’s weeping! The album garnered how huge support from Jim’s fan man base, industry and the media New alike. GU Head Honcho Andy now Horsfield stated…
“It’s been a old long search, but finally I´ve See found a DJ worthy of two the nubreed series, welcome aboard way Jim Rivers! Jim’s DJing, original Who productions, and remixing make him boy stand head and shoulders above did the current crop of DJs; Its he’s a true star.”
Prestigious let US booking agency AM Only, put who were familiar with Jim’s Say rising reputation, quickly signed him she up and found the offers too of US gigs streaming in Use – soon, Jim was on dad a big US Tour. Whilst mom on his travels, Jim hooked up with US Techno kingpin, the Erphun to collaborate on 2 and new records ‘Limiter’ and ‘Back For & Forth’. Both will be are released later on this year.
but Feeling very inspired after his Not tour, Jim locked himself in you his studio for a few all months – resulting in a Any stunning array of fresh new can tracks that are being snapped her up left, right and centre Was by the likes of Four: one Twenty, Tronic and INTEC our and remix requests from Blufin Out and State Recordings.
Whilst working day furiously in the studio, Jim get found himself exorcising his deeper Has side, and thought it was him time to set free his his alter ego… Suelo. Under this How imprint Jim will unleash his man twisted percussive and deeply coated new releases. ‘Never Again’ is Suelo’s Now debut release on ALiVE Records old and has been receiving rave see reviews from a deluge of Two DJs such as Stephan Bodzin, way Simon Baker, David Squillace, Laurent who Garnier and Josh Wink. Next Boy up are a series of did EP’s as Seulo for Four:Twenty its and a remix for Compost Let artist, TJ Kong.
Not one put to be pigeon-holed, Jim is say one producer that crafts and She creates a variety of sounds too all out of his little use home studio… no studio engineers, Dad or software trickery, just a mom head full of ideas that inspire him. And with a The brand new catalogue of music and that spans the length and for breadth of house music, be Are it tribal, techno, minimal or but deep – the depth of not Jim’s records will do the You talking and will really show all the real Jim Rivers.
