TERRY FRANCIS (DJ & Producer)
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When Terry Francis collected the "Best New DJ" honour in last
year's Muzik Magazine SAS Awards and was nominated for "Best British
DJ" in this years Awards no one was more surprised than Terry himself!!
A DJ of ten years experience, he is now the leading light on the UK's burgeoning
underground house scene and one of Mixmags (UK) heroes of 1997. He is now
regarded by many as the Worldwide ambassador of "Tech-House".
Operating from his base at the notorious Wiggle all-nighters (second in
Muzik's Clubs of '97 and nominated for "Best Small Club" - Muzik
'98 Awards, Terry now plays all over Europe and England in clubs such as
Heaven, Shindig, The End, Outer Limits, The Bomb, Basics, Bugged Out, Ultimate,
The Kitchen (Dublin), Fuse (Belgium), The Rex (Paris), The Full Frontier
Festival and many many more. Terry travelled as far as New Zealand and Australia
in December 1997 and due to popular demand he went back in May 1998 where
he picked up "Best International Act 1997" for Rip it Up magazine
by Dave Roper. Terry has also had a very successful 10 day American tour
back in February where he played in Boston, washington, Florida, New Orleans,
LA, Salt Lake City, Seattle and San Francisco and due to rapturous response
he went back in May, June & July hitting Canada on his way.
Terry runs his own record labels, Wiggle (with partner Nathan Coles) and
Eye 4 Sound by himself. He also has various remixes coming out with Twister
for Hooj Choons making it into the top 60 dance charts back in May 98. Terry's
mix album "Architecture 1" out on Pagan Records has been Compilation
of the month in Muzik & mixmag, Album of the week & Essential Techno Tune
by Nick Jones of Update, made it to number 4 in the Virgin Charts and was
recently nominated for "Best Compilation LP" by Muzik. Due to
this success "Architecture No 2" is now out with many more good
reviews, and Terry is off on a new world tour beginning in America in association
with Mixmag US. dates include Simon's in Gainsville, Axis in Boston, Nikita
in San Fran travelling through LA, Chicago, Madison and finishing off in
The Tuinnel in New York.
What does the future hold for Terry Francis? Terry will have a weekly residency
with the much talked about new club "Fabric" in London, not forgetting
his very own monthly nights "Wiggle", with a tour lined up for
next year. He has various remixes coming out and many DJ bookings in England
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