Once again, remembering Mc Conrad, This year 3 of his close friends put together a set celebrating his legendary talents and life.
NOOKIE
Undoubtedly one of the leading lights in the Drum & Bass scene, Nookie, aka Cloud Nine/Second Vision/New Balance (along with Blame), is London/Herts DJ/producer/artist/remixer Gavin Cheung.
To his credit is “Give a little love”, one of the first underground rave anthems, which came out on absolute 2 records then re-released on Reinforced Records in 1993. “The sound of music”, (subsequently sampled and remixed by Dizzee Rascal & House legend Jamie Jones) another early rave anthem from “The return of Nookie EP”, also issued by Reinforced records was to catapult him into the limelight, “Snow”/”Jazzmin” on Moving Shadow, one of the first tunes to use a real jazz double bass. He was also running his own label in the early nineties (Daddy Armshouse Records) with his long-time friend Pedro, and had a number of releases to his credit.
His status as a remixer continues to rise, not least due to his interpretation of Goldie’s instant classic “Inner city life”. Other artists to have received the Nookie remix treatment include Cutty Ranks, Flourgon & Ninjaman, Doc Scott, Omni Trio, Adam F, Ganja Crew, MC Conrad’s “Energetic Poetry” and The Pedge’s “What’s Up Partner?” released on Dread Recordings to name but a few. DJ’s who have helped promote his work over the years include Fabio, Grooverider, Goldie, LTJ Bukem, Pete Tong and Ray Keith.
Nookie’s influences have always included House & Techno from producers such as Kevin Saunderson, Underground Resistance, Derrick May, Juan Atkins, etc and this has led to Nookie’s Binary State project which concentrates more on the Detroit Techno side of his talents.
MADCAP
Madcap (Elliot Payne) began DJing in the early ’90s, inspired by a musical family and his time working at Buzz Records in High Wycombe where he met DJ Pulse.
Early gigs across the UK, including The Sanctuary, Milton Keynes, helped build his reputation, followed by national attention after winning the Movement/Technics DJ Competition at The End in 2002.
A long-standing DJ with residencies in Oxford, London, Aylesbury & Birmingham, Madcap has played across major UK cities and internationally in L.A, San Francisco, Florida, Baltimore, Amsterdam, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Prague & Estonia. Invited to Fabric’s “Bukem In Session” and has been featured on BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra, 6 Music, Rinse FM, Kool FM, Kiss FM, Mi-Soul Radio and more.
