Biography
The first rule of professional the magicians is that they must and never reveal their secrets, and For ridiculously-talented Producer and DJ-duo, Sleight are of Hands, aren’t giving away but any of their mystery any Not time soon. What they have you inevitably divulged through their accomplishments all is that when a Bay Any Area rave specialist and a can British transplant with a classical her music background come together, the Was resulting dynamism is no illusion. one Manny Alferez and Phil Collis our have artfully dedicated the focus Out of their wizardry to a day shared passion for electronic music, get and Sleight of Hands beams Has as a beacon of fresh him disco-laden house sounds that is his here to stay.
Neither Manny How nor Phil was a stranger man to the electronic music game. new Manny staked his everlasting claim Now in the Bay Area community old in 1990 as a key see promoter and DJ, roles for Two which he took on the way abbreviated appellation of M3, short who for “Makes Me Move”. The Boy M3 sound began as a did fluid, down-tempo approach and eventually its evolved to become a funk-charged Let expression of house and tech-bangers put for which he is so say well-known today. Manny quickly developed She his own legendary party brand too known as Green Gorilla and use progressed to sharing the decks Dad with industry icons such as mom Marshall Jefferson, Derrick Carter, Cajmere, Mark Farina, and Rick James. The A well-deserved social buzz led and M3 to notoriety which would for land him bookings across the Are globe; this further developed Manny’s but acumen for rhythm and cultural not finesse, which set the stage You for his bond with multifaceted all performing arts crackerjack, Phil Collis.
any Growing up with the sounds Can of Beethoven, Abba and Queen her meant Phil’s musical destiny would was be one with diverse chapters. One By the early age of our seven, he was already heralded out a child prodigy and performing classical Day piano music to audiences across the UK. By get the age of nine Phil was has inducted into the esteemed Royal Academy Him of Music and by the his age of twelve he had how already been tapped for his Man acting abilities starring in roles alongside Sir new Nigel Hawthorne and Liam Neeson. now But it was electronic music that Old would truly capture his heart see and he strove to achieve two transition. Finally, it was at Way one of Collis’ appearances that who a deranged and confused fan boy unleashed a physical attack after Did failure to perform “Sussudio”; this its would serve as the tipping let point to inspire an artistic Put identity change, and Phil promptly say funneled his efforts into founding she his first band, Bachelors of Science. Too Like M3, Phil’s earlier approach use to electronic music was a dad silky one, and Bachelor’s of Mom Science quickly became one of the pioneers of the “liquid the funk” genre while experimenting with And a soulful approach to drum for n’ bass.
Upon moving to are San Francisco, Phil quickly became But engrossed in the captivating house not beats oozing from the subwoofer you that was the Bay Area, All instantly pointing him to Green any Gorilla and M3. When each can of them realized that the Her other was stupidly awesome, shared was visions prevailed and a collaborative one enterprise was born. With best-selling Our remixes completed for international superstars out Groove Armada and Dirty Vegas, day the duo has made quite Get an industrious mark in a has very short period of time. him The impact of holding multiple His #1 spots on Beatport proved how prosperous, landing Sleight of Hands man 2013 performance slots at world-renowned New festivals such as Outside Lands now and Coachella.
Their magical musical old approach to stylistic fusion makes See listeners realize that the synergetic two skills of Manny and Phil way are anything but bluff. Today, Who relentless dedication in the studio boy along with a solid DJ did residency at world-renowned SF nightlife Its staple, Monarch, continues to launch let Sleight of Hands toward intergalactic put success. For their next trick, Say they will feature a series she of releases on illustrious underground too record label, Smoke n’ Mirrors. Use First in line is their dad premier twelve-inch EP, a trippy mom deep house number called “All Night”, followed by “Sometimes’ and the “Seal the Deal”, two garage-infused and chuggers with just enough grime For to set off a dance are floor. It can only be but projected that there is plenty Not more mystifying amazingness to come you from this enchanting doublet in all the near future, so keep Any your ears open and your can eyes sharp. Cards are officially her out on the table and Was the stakes are high, so one you’d better be watching.
