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EDDIE HALLIWELL
LIKE a lot of men, Eddie Halliwell has a responsibility with the BBC after the
one-track mind. Only there is a slight demands to record the show in London
difference in Eddie’s case — the only thing each week resulted in too many missed
he can think about is DJing. opportunities.
Riding to prominence on the wave of his “It was taking me away from what I really
lightning-wristed deck trickery, the Wigan want to be doing,” he explains.
boy done good continues to push his
turntable skills to higher levels, refusing Not that his passport has been collecting
to churn out an engineer-guided dust. As well as Australia, Canada and Asia,
production simply to infl ate his profi le. Eddie’s caused Balearic hysteria at Cream
And that’s just the way he likes it. Ibiza and Judgement Sundays, also taking
“Ultimately, I see production as a different his Fire It Up brand across the country and
world and a different craft,” he tells beyond, even hosting an arena at Ireland’s
DJmag. “When my passion wanes to travel massive Planet Love rave-up.
as a DJ and learn new tricks, then maybe I “The rate of interest in Fire It Up has
will look at taking two months off to focus amazed me,” beams Eddie, who mixed the
on production.” fi rst ‘Fire It Up’ compilation in his
trademark two-pronged house and electro-
Never taking his eye of the globe-trotting tech against tech ‘n’ trance format.
DJ ball, Eddie severed his presenting ALLAN MCGRATH
First record you ever bought? Not really too sure I want to let that one out of
the bag!
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? The crowd at Avalon, in LA.
Top gadget of 2008? iPhone
Style: Energetic, uplifting and interactive. Best known for: Your year in fi ve words… A full-on fi re up!
Scratching and CDJ trickery. Tune of 2008: Eric Prydz ‘Pjanoo’ Most important thing you’ve learned recently? More technical tricks but I’m
Producer of 2008: Deadmau5 not letting them out of the bag!
AXWELL
IT’S been another swell year for up with fellow house heavyweights Bob
Scandinavian phenomenon Axwell. Post Sinclar and Ron Carroll, which sees the trio
the huge success of 2007’s old skool deliver a technicolour, positive message
hardcore/electro confl ation ‘I Found U’ over a sun-soaked house cut.
— a record that seemed to cross all musical “They’re both extremely talented,” says
boundaries — Axel Hadfors has had more Axwell. “Sinclar is like a work machine.
bookings than ever, with 2008 a veritable Just when you think that you have him
catalogue of highpoints. fi gured out, he surprises you totally and
“We pulled out all the stops at the Swedish you’re like, ‘What?’”
House Mafi a tent at Creamfi elds,” he tells
DJmag. “We had fi reworks, cannons and Another track with Dirty South, ‘Open Your
David Guetta as a guest. It was rammed Heart’, is also doing disco damage, and
from 4pm onwards. And when we covered with his Axtone stable readying a stack of
for Erick Morillo at his Pacha Ibiza night, it new cuts we’re promised a soupcon of
was just an electric vibe.” smashers before the year is out.
BEN MURPHY
Now, he’s bathing in the success of latest
smash ‘What A Wonderful World’, a hook-
First record you ever bought? The album by the brothers Bros!
Weirdest thing you’ve seen all year? It’s been pretty normal around me, I’d
say.
Top gadget of 2008? My iPhone. It’s another Mac in my life, it works together
with all the other Mac gadgets.
Your year in fi ve words... Short, hectic, funny, hot, surprising.
Style: House Best known for: Being a part of the Swedish House
Most important thing you’ve learned recently? Never get involved in forum
Mafi a and the track ‘I Found U’. Tune of 2008: Eric Prydz ‘Pjanoo’ on
discussions with people that create their own identity on the internet.
Spinnin’ or maybe my collaboration with Dirty South ‘Open Your
Heart’ on Axtone. Producer of 2008: Eric Prydz
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