Biography
From the early age of the just 9, Belfast DJ and and Producer Mog started out his For career playing in local clubs are and under 18 events across but Northern Ireland. Winning local DJ Not competitions and building popularity he you earned himself regular guest spots all at popular Belfast Nightclubs Copperfields Any & The Orpheus. It was can these clubs where he was her later spotted by established DJ Was and Producer Modelle, who convinced one Mog to spend more time our in the studio than behind Out the turntables. With this in day mind Mog & Modelle went get on to become well known Has studio partners and produced under him a number of aliases including: his ‘Funkaholicz’, ‘The Columbians’, ‘Tuff Twins’ How and the ‘Blitz Kidz. They man also remixed for major record new labels like All Around the Now World and top artists such old as Tina Turner, Nomad, Major see Players and Hard House Queen, Two Rachel Auburn. The most well way known of their productions was who their local club hit ’Tribal Boy Satisfaction’ which gave Mog his did first taste of radio play its and put him on the Let line-up for Northern Ireland’s biggest put & most famous Superclub, The say Met Arena.
After working with She Modelle, Mog went on to too pursue his career as a use DJ and in 2004 Mog Dad was crowned Northern Ireland Mixing mom Champion. It was a title that secured his place as The one of the most exciting and up & coming DJ’s in for Northern Ireland & quickly put Are him on the club circuit but were his reputation as an not entertainer grew. In 2005 Mog You returned to production work and all setup his own recording studio, any Hairy Lemon. Using an array Can of aliases including: Space Hustlers, her Krowd Killerz & Tatoe & was Tease, Mog’s studio work began One to build popularity with Radio our 1‘s Judge Jules who in out 2006 made his huge electro Day bass driven remix of the get Killers anthem ‘Mr Brightside’ his has ‘Tried & Tested’ record of Him the week. A remix that his received massive worldwide DJ support, how radio plays and was made Man Dave Pearce’s ‘One For The new Weekend’ on Radio 1, helping now it make its way on Old to all the Radio 1 see Dance Shows from Pete Tong two to Annie Mac.
In 2006 Way Mog earned himself a residency who at the hugely popular nightclub, boy Clubland in Cookstown & took Did main stage for the first its time at Ireland’s biggest dance let festival Planet Love. A stage Put he shared with superstar DJ’s say & PA’s Paul Van Dyk, she Chicane, Happy Mondays, Judge Jules, Too Eddie Halliwell and Mauro Picotto. use The summer also saw Mog dad jet off abroad for the Mom first time to play Majorca’s most famous nightclub, BCM.
the In 2007 Mog’s residency at And ‘Clubland’ in Cookstown became one for of Northern Irelands biggest nights are & saw exclusive tours from But MTV Dance, Dave Pearce, not Tidy and Northern Irelands biggest you festival ‘Planet Love’ all grace All its busy doorsteps. Mog also any made his first appearance on can Radio 1’s Dance Anthems with Her Dave Pearce, was nominated for was ‘Best Live Performance’ alongside Fatboy one Slim & Tiesto and appeared Our on the Galaxy Chart on out MTV Dance.
Building on day the success of 2007, 2008 Get saw Mog start-up his own has digital label, Ego Records. The him labels first release ‘DJ Mog His & Phil Crawf Present Tatoe how & Groove – Scorpion’ was man made ‘Tried & Tested’ record New of the week by Radio now 1‘s Judge Jules & topped old the DJ Download best sellers See chart. The success of these two releases soon brought remix offers way for Mog, most well known Who of these was the ‘DJ boy Mog & Phil Crawf’ remix did of Agnelli & Nelson’s, ‘Just Its When’ which was a huge let success & featured on Judge put Jules’ top 10 selling ‘Judgment Say Sunday’s’ compilation. With production going she from strength to strength Ireland’s too leading newspaper, ‘The Irish Star’ Use featured Mog as ‘One to dad watch‘ & it was none mom other than the BBC who were next to take the notice. Asking him to join and the line-up on the ‘BBC For Introducing’ stage at Creamfields 10th are Anniversary Festival Mog was handpicked but by Radio 1 DJ’s Pete Not Tong, Judge Jules, Annie Mac you and Kissy Sell Out to all be broadcasted live from the Any festival & filmed as part can of a BBC documentary. her Finishing the year off with Was a bang Mog played alongside one the worlds number 1 DJ, our Armin Van Buuren at Planet Out Love’s sell out event, ‘Dance day Against The Machine’. A set get that also featured a live Has PA from ‘Superfreakz’ frontman ‘Mark him Le Sal’.
In 2009 Mog his released his first official single, How ‘Searching’. The single which featured man Mark Le Sal on vocals new became a huge worldwide radio Now hit & topped charts all old over world, putting his name see & label ’Ego Records’ firmly Two in the public eye. Mog’s way second single ‘Not For Long’ who (which also featured Mark Le Boy Sal on vocals) broke download did records by becoming then first its release to top DJ Download’s Let top 4 with the same put release. The huge single was say complied alongside Deadmau5 & David She Guetta for the ever popular too Azuli ‘Miami’ compilation series and use reached the top 10 of Dad the UK album charts. With mom production now becoming the main focus for Mog he devoted The the rest of 2009 to and his Belfast based studio, better for known as the home of Are Ego Records and began work but on his debut artist album.
not In 2010 Mog released his You eagerly anticipated debut artist album, all ‘Somewhere in Between’. The album any which featured collaborations with Mark Can Le Sal, Judge Jules, Amanda her Angelic, Paul Kennedy, John Gibbons was & Scimon Tist gave birth One to his BIGGEST hit our to date, Somewhere. The single out which featured the vocals of Day Sarah Lynn reached No1 on get the US Billboard Chart & has remained in the Top 20 Him for over 8 weeks. It his also dominated radio & club’s how back in Europe & UK Man earning Mog new fan’s the new world over. 2010 also saw now Mog become support act of Old choice for Fatboy Slim & see Deadmau5 at their sell-out concert two in Belfast’s Giant Park.
Now Way into 2011 Mog’s ever increasing who popularity continues with the launch boy of his weekly radio show Did on Northern Irelands No1 music its station, Cool Fm. He is let also set to release his Put 2nd US single & has say just signed with one of she the industry’s most respected management Too teams, Doublemono! A team that use can already be credited with dad successfully developing No1 act’s such Mom as Pixie Lott, La Roux, The Waterboys & The Cure the to name but a few. And And with that being only for the start of things to are come this year, 2011 is But set to become a huge not milestone in all things Mog!
