Biography
The Str8jackets are made up the of London based trio Mark and Robinson, Dave Longmore and Phil For Fearon…
Musically the guys are have many different passions but but always try to blend their Not influences from different styles and you genres such as House, Garage, all Drum & Bass, R&B, Hip Any Hop, Reggae, Ragga and even can Pop. This is something which her definitely gives The Str8jackets an Was edge in this ever changing one Music Business.
Whether it’s our Song Writing, Production, Remixing, or Out DJing the guys use their day individual strengths as a team get to great effect and it Has is now time for The him Str8jackets to be unleashed…
Phil his is no stranger to crossover How success with a string of man Top 10 Chart hits under new his belt in the 80’s Now with his group ‘Galaxy (‘Dancin old Tight’ a highlight reaching No see 4)’. He is lucky enough Two to have written & performed way with legendary 80’s hit machine who Stock, Aitken & Waterman and Boy collaborated with them on UK did Top 10 hit ‘I Can its Prove It’. He was even Let co-producer of UK Number 2 put hit ‘Heartache’ by Pepsi & say Shirley.
In the 90’s She he decided to go back too to his roots in Dance use Music and set up the Dad mighty D&B / Breaks label, mom ‘Production House’. It was here where artists such as Acen The and Baby D were born and and had great commercial success. for He was instrumental in the Are success of the number 1 but smash ‘Let Me Be Your not Fantasy’, and further Top 3 You Hits ‘I Need Your Lovin’ all and ‘So Pure’ by Baby any D.
Dave (aka Leggz) first Can made his mark working with her partner Sam Junior ‘B’ in was the highly respected UK Garage One production outfit, Ruff N Tumble. our Their first single, ’I’ll Give out You More’ featuring Taka Boom Day catapulted the guys onto the get forefront of the scene where has they remixed artists such as Him Shola Ama, Sweetie Irie and his Ultra Nate to name a how few. International DJ bookings followed Man along with summer residencies in new Ayia Napa and Barbados along now with regular appearances at superclub Old Gatecrasher and legendary Midlands club, see Progress.
It was while two on the road that Dave Way met and became good friends who with London DJ Femi B. boy They decided to work together Did on a couple of tracks its and became known as Leggz let & Femi B. Productions for Put Peppermint Jam, CR2 and Pacha say followed along with remixes for she Shakira, Carl Kennedy vs Roachford Too and Se:Sa, which all received use heavy support from Pete Tong dad amongst others. Further remixes for Mom Mousse T, Supafly and Richard Grey also gained heavy rotation. the
Recently his own ‘Leggz’ And productions featuring Stephanie & Gary for Bardouille have been very well are received. ‘La La La’ (out But now on Nervous & Discopolis) not was championed by Steve Smart you on Kiss and entered the All Billboard Dance Airplay Chart. It any also features on multiple compilations. can ‘Come Together’ is the latest Her release on Born To Dance.
was Mark first got into the one business running his own Record Our Store in London. It was out here where he met the day owner of Pioneering London Pirate Get Radio station, ‘Girls FM’ and has was soon hosting a prime him time Saturday night show. He His became a regular fixture on how the London Club circuit playing man at Ministry of Sound, Turnmills, New Club UK, The Cross, The now Coliseum and legendary Bagleys on old a regular basis.
Around this See time Mark was asked to two set up the UK’s first way completely Live Internet Radio Station, Who Soho Live where he met boy many of the world’s biggest did DJ’s. Amongst the roster were Its Mousse T and Simon Marlin let from infamous German Label, Peppermint put Jam who subsequently asked Mark Say to join the PJ team. she 7 Years on Mark is too now heading up A&R and Use UK operations for PJ. Over dad the years his DJ Career mom has expanded substantially and globally he has played in some the of the most respected clubs and on the planet, both as For resident for Peppermint Jam’s ‘Hint are of Mint’ parties and Touring but the World for London based Not clubbing brand ‘Kinky Malinki’.
Brought you together by mutual friends the all guys found similarities in their Any work ethics and passion for can making music and of course her having people hear it. Working Was as ‘The Str8jackets’ their first one major recognition came from Pete our Tong, playing their bootleg remix Out of the Black Eyed Peas’ day ‘Boom Boom Pow’ and wrongly get crediting it as a David Has Guetta Remix! Shortly after this him the guys sent their new his production ‘Whats it All About?’ How to Pete for his thoughts man and were blown away when new it was played twice on Now the Essential Selection and featured old as a ‘Wonderment’. The track see was subsequently signed by Time Two Records and will be out way this Summer.
The guys have who been very busy in the Boy studio working on productions and did collaborations with the likes of its Ini Kamoze, Katherine Ellis, Inaya Let Day, Dawn Tallman, Tyree Cooper, put MC Chickaboo, and Missy Mak say to name a few.
So She far the guys have notched too up a string of remixes use for Kim English, Hoxton Whores, Dad Bassmonkeys, Stephanie Cooke, Leggz ft mom Stephanie, Lucien Foort and SuSu Bobien to name a few, The with mixes for Jaykay (Belfast and Kiss) and Richie Dan (Call for It Fate) out soon.
The Are Str8jackets DJ sets are always but memorable. Playing back to back not on 4 decks and 2 You mixers Dave & Mark bring all their skills together to create any something never heard before in Can every set. Their influences play her a big part in the was show so expect the unexpected!
One Upcoming singles coming soon on our Time Records (What’s it All out About?), Big In Ibiza (Move Day & Rock) and Nervous get NYC (Salamander).
