DJ MODIUM
Biography
Best known for his signature blend of progressive house and electro sounds, House and Electronic Dance Music (EDM) DJ/Producer MODIUM made his debut in the late 1990s and has since gained prominence in the club circuits beyond his home country of Australia. Currently ranked top 1,000 DJs by popularly acclaimed global DJ list – the djlist – MODIUM has performed ‘big room’ shows at world renowned clubs through Europe and Asia and has toured with Ministry of Sound, Perfecto and Hed Kandi. He also had the privilege of headlining alongside artistes such as Global DeeJays, Daddy’s Groove, Scissor Sisters, Patrick Hagenaar, Taio Cruz, Andy Warburton and even progressive house veterans like Seb Fontaine, Nick Warren, Sander Kleinenberg and Paul Oakenfold. From London and Ibiza to New York City, the radio stations have also taken his sounds to a vast audience. Some of the radio shows for which he has played as guest DJ include the world’s leading House Music radio station SELECT UK Radio, Global Music Underground, and Radio 1’s Ministry of Sound. His recent guest DJ set on Dirty Sessions Radio (Australia) was recorded and published as an iTUNES podcast, garnering over 100,000 downloads within 48 hours. Now based in Singapore to focus on Asia’s growing EDM scene, the rising star continues to make waves in the region, cementing his reputation as one of the leading club circuit DJs. In 2011, he established himself as Asia’s regular support DJ for Ministry of Sounds’ Hed Kandi events, and later on, was also named Hennessy Artistry’s official global artiste. More recently, MODIUM also took up the reins as a headline act for Singapore’s 2013 Formula 1 PODIUM Lounge track-side parties. The self-taught DJ’s versatility and uncanny ability to play across the broad spectrum of house genres has garnered MODIUM a monumental following that packs in the clubs. As such, he has helmed residencies at MINK and ALTITUDE, as well as traversed the region to headline at various nightclub icons, including X2 (Indonesia), Live (Malaysia), Hyve (Philippines), Pangea (Singapore) and Avalon (Singapore). In addition, MODIUM has also landed gigs at large beach parties and festivals at L’Aventure du Sucre (Mauritius), The Ark (Thailand), Tanjong Beach Club (Singapore) and Cocoon (Bali). As an avid house producer, MODIUM dedicates his time to exploring the boundaries of EDM in his studio where he creates many originals, official remixes and bootlegged tracks using a wide variety of tech-based tools. Under his belt is a string of releases, with more than 25 signed to music labels such as SUKA Records, Mjuzieek, Bahia, Jungle Funk, HouseSessions and Pornostar. His newly released track ‘All I Want’ (2014) featuring Daisy Dela Diva is signed to renowned house label LIP Recordings. Added to that, MODIUM’s tracks have also hit Beatport’s Top 100 house charts. This includes ‘Taking Over’ (2013), which took the number 18 spot and remained on the charts for several weeks, and ‘Money’ (2013), which hit number 56 and is played at clubs around the globe even today.