St.John de Zilva Biography
 
St.John de Zilva has been feeling it for the last 18 years starting off at the original Bass Clef in London. His music is soulful, funky and deep. Taking in house philly, northern, disco, funk, afro latin rhythms and beyond. He is also the co-ordinator of www.djworkshop.co.uk and has played his smooth and passionate DJ sets in the UK, Europe and Australia. Production wise he has produced the jazz funk outfit Retoactif and with jazz trumpeter Kevin Davy (Lamb) the Four Thousand Souls EP as well as numerous remix projects.

History:
 
Most recent residencies have included:
 
Impro @ Cherry jam (current)
2003: The Main Ingredient  Cherry Jam
1998-2003: Notting Hill Arts Club with his night “Overlikeafatrat*
 
* Twice in Seven Mags “magnificent Seven” Clubs
Twice in DJ Mags Top Ten Clubs
Numerous occasions Guardian Guide Top five Clubs
 
Subterania: 1999 
Plus regular guest spots at: Fabric with Overlikeafatrat guest spots in last four years with a monthly residency in 2000.
Cargo (barrio & suburb)
 
Other Guest spots inc: 

Sting: Norway
D: Club Lausanne
Rote Fabrik: Zurich
Stereophonic: Leicester
All Points North: Leicester
Ocean Rooms: Brighton
Zap Brighton
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Elbow Rooms
Lowlife: Aberdeen
Good Times: Sydney
 
Previous Key gigs inc:

Resident @ Animation Subterania Sept 99 - Feb 00
funky house night playing alongside the likes of Dave Lee (Joey Negro), CJ Mackintosh, Taka Boom and Supakings
 
Resident @ the blue note between 96/98
De Zilva has played alongside the likes of: Roy Davis Jr, Basement Jaxx, Ricky Morrison, Bob Sinclar & Yellow Prods, Ricky Morrison, Giles Petersen, Bob Jones, BBE, Phil Asher, DJ Rollercone, Ashley Beedle, Kid Bachelor, Ali B
 
Girls FM 95/96/97
Londons original underground dance music station.
De Zilva had his own show after winning a DJ competition for the station. The station helped break such DJs as Kenny Hawkes and Luke Solomon and also had shows for Pete Heller, Crispin J Glover and Jon Marsh.
 
The early days 1989/95
De Zilva played at smaller clubs and warehouses such as the Bass Clef, Clinic, Vox and in the early nineties played more Detroit based music alongside names such as Dave Clarke, Colin Dale, Baby Ford, Paul Hartnoll.
 
Corporate Gigs for:
 
Bloomberg
Fletcher Priest Architects
Clear Cut Pictures
Progresso
Ponana
 
Bar Gigs have included:
 
The Elbow Rooms (Islington)
Marco Pierre White’s ” Quo Vadis”
Vertigo
Great Eastern Hotel
Redstar

Media:

Reviewer on www.bbc.co.uk/london
Hype Chart Contributor for DJ Magazine.
Demos, full press and media pack available on request.

Contact: info@djworkshop.co.uk
         
DJ Quikfingaz Biography

name: DJ Quikfingaz

age: 22 years old

genre: HipHop/RnB/Bashment

experience: 9 years

club experience: fabric,subterania,the end,turnmills,lakota,zap,concorde,matrix plus many more

my favourite djs: noize,westwood,shortee blitz,mk,daddy dog,clinton sparks

my favourite producers: premier,pete rock,dr dre,pharell,timbaland,kanye west

my favourite rappers:too many to mention!

mcs i have worked with in the past: skinnyman,mudfam,sway,tibbs,supanova,

my career target: to get more and more exposure playing out in londons most prestigeous bars and clubs eventually taking it abroad,to pass my knowledge onto new up and coming djs in helping them break into the scene through workshops also carry on making mix cds playing tommorows classics

discography: get it ready vol1 dec 2003
                   get it ready vol2 dec 2005
                   got the lot vol1 feb 2006
                   got the lot vol2 may 2006
                   got the lot vol3 coming soon!