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Written by plui
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Sunday, 06 April 2008 |
Friday April 11, 2008
The Germans tore up crowded dance floors once again at Miami’s Winter Music Conference last month with DJ sets by Tiefschwarz at OM:Miami and Tom Novy at the famed Subliminal Records Twisted Circus Party, The Skybar, and the grand-daddy Club Azuli Miami Party at Dream. The relentless beats came from the likes of Germany’s veteran party DJ Tom Novy whom, with over 15 years of DJ experience, is set to make his first appearance in Shanghai on Friday, April 11, 2008 at Club Bonbon.
Tom Novy’s rise to the top of Germany’s house music scene was built upon his ability to break traditional formulaic approaches to spinning a single-genre set and to get to the core of the matter at hand: To get down!
I started my DJ-career with HipHop. Then, at the beginning of the 90s, I discovered Techno. Presently, House is my passion. Even today I'd love to combine all kinds of different styles in my sets but that's become almost impossible because people always expect one certain sound from me. Unfortunately, thinking in rather narrow categories has definitely become more popular. Many people refuse to combine things even though Hip Hop, House, and also Techno have far more in common than it may first appear. The globalisation has reached a state at which it doesn't really matter anymore whether you're playing in New York, Amsterdam or Tokyo. You almost always meet the kind of people whose first priority is to have fun.
In 2005, after 10 years in the recording business, Novy broke new ground with the dancefloor stormer “Your Body”, a cheeky track previously released in Germany in 2004 on vinyl only. It was picked up by the hottest DJ in Australia, Andy Van, and soon shot to #1 on the ARIAN (Australian) charts (MOS Australia). “Your Body” saw the same success in South Africa (EMI), holding on to the top 5 for 12 weeks in a row. With the support of every major radio station and MTV in the UK, Ministry of Sound UK saw TOP 10 success with this massive hit! Additional international labels licensed and released “Your Body” around the world and the track continues to enjoy both club and radio airplay.
Following the success of YOUR BODY, Tom released a follow up single in early 2006, “Take It” eventually landed at 37th position in the UK and in the top 30 in Australia. It sat on the charts in Germany for 36 weeks in a row, peaking at #5 on the DDC charts. Kosmo Music in Germany followed with the release of two more Tom Novy compilations, Niveau Nouveau Mix Compilation and the Niveau Nouvea Ibiza Sessions. And most recently the long-awaited Tom Novy album was completed: SUPERSTAR hit the shelves! This album includes all of Tom’s hit singles as well as some new club stormers.
Persistence, steadiness, and creativity are three virtues which are hard to find in any industry, especially in the German dance-scene. Since his first single "I House You" in 1995, Munich DJ and producer Tom Novy has managed to grow in all directions with remarkable consistency. Novy creates a unique and extremely danceable sound that ranges between house, dance, and funk. This process is most evident on his debut album "My Definition" on which hit-after bone-rattling-hit were churned out.
Tom’s single "Pumpin", recorded together with Eniac scored a number 19 in the English charts in June 2000. This was a good year for remixes as well, working with such luminaries as Tom Jones & Mousse T. ("Sexbomb"), Lou Bega ("Mambo #5"), and Eddie Amador ("Rise"), which added to his international reputation.
Even though House with all its varieties is clearly predominant for the most part of Tom Novy's work, he has become far more than an average Dance-producer. His musical vision on "My Definition“, Tom’s first album released in 2000- reaching from hits like "Superstar", one of his most successful singles ever, to chart-busters like "Get Down With the Funk" - definitely doesn't run out as quickly. “Superstar” has officially been named one of the 10 biggest songs in dance music history (Raveline -2005) Funkiness is really the term to describe Tom Novy's music at the moment. "Musically I've always been walking along borderlines, not willing to settle for one certain style" says Tom.
Tom Novy’s premiere appearance in Shanghai is on Friday, April 11th at Club Bonbon. Be sure to visit http://www.clubbonbon.com for more information and check http://www.urbanon.com for a chance to win free tickets to this very special event.
Club Bonbon Shanghai, Home of Godskitchen China
2F - 3F YunHai Tower, No. 1329 -1331, HuaiHai Middle Road. Road
Website: www.clubbonbon.com
Reservations: 133 2193 9299 |
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