.Techtonic: Detone Launch Party with Darren Emerson

Darren Emerson (UK)

(Global Underground / Underwater / Detone)

Progressive House / Trance / Techno

Darren Emerson is one of the most influential figures in dance music after a career spanning more than 17 years and counting...

Whilst growing up on a diet of hip hop, break dancing and later acid house, Emerson brought his first set of decks at 14 and began DJing in clubs at 16. Inspired by DJs such as Jazzy M, Emerson would travel two hours on a train from his hometown in Essex to visit record stores across London for the latest vinyl. His first gig was at a club called Outers in Southend, playing early Chicago and Balearic house. He then progressed onto the Milk Bar and Limelight, DJing alongside Johnny Walker and soon gaining recognition, being named as DJ of the month in both the Face and I-D magazine bookings from across the UK and beyond followed...

Emerson soon chose to ditch his job as an established city trader (or 'runner' on the stock exchange) and take on dance music full time. Come 18, a friend introduced him to Rick Smith and Karl Hyde. Smith and Hyde had been in a band together for several years and needed a new injection from a DJ/Producer in the form of Emerson and the rest is... Underworld. more on Darren Emerson >>

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JB (FR)

(Velvet Underground / Mimolette / Stereo Lab)

Deep House / Funk / Disco

JB's journey through music began with the 80's and 90's stuffs but he soon started to realize his addiction for the golden 70's with its blend of soul, funk, disco, latin and jazz. This constitutes his solid roots deep inside, his foundations. He's such a fan of the mid 70's to mid 80's! Such a creative era... Then came the momentum with the birth of house music. Chicago, Detroit, NY, UK, France, Germany... so many schools and influences which paved his way! Finally a genre that could encompass all what he loves: soulful, deep, classic, afro-latino, disco, funky, garage, techy just to name a few! more on JB >>

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Nicole Chen

(Model / DJ)

Electro House / House / Progressive

Nicole Chen Lin (born May 31, 1986) is a Singapore based Model and DJ. She started of as a child model at a tender age of 4. Trained in classical piano, acting and anything involving the creative mind.

She rose to prominence in (2006) for having (60,000 >) of Fans on her friendster, facebook,youtube and myspace accounts. Following that, she appeared in various locally produced television reality shows produced by Munky Superstar and also took the crown as Miss Earth Singapore in (2007), representing Singapore in the international pageant. After modeling for more than 20 years, appearing in commercial, editorial, TVCs, newspapers and so on. She has set foot into different directions to that of the Music And Movie Entertainment Industry. more on Nicole Chen >>

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Jon White

(New Asia Bar / Slinky(UK))

House / Tech House / Progressive

Jon White is one of the rising stars of the dance music scene. A career which has already seen him travel the world numerous times over shows no signs of slowing - completely the opposite in fact.

A professional career, which began in 1998, has seen him play alongside the biggest DJs in the business for brands such as Ministry Of Sound, Defected, Pacha, Zouk, Cream, Hed Kandi, The Gallery, Slinky, Space Ibiza, Cafe Mambo, Godskitchen, Azuli, Back2Basics and Moneypennys. more on Jon White >>

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Effen

(Ministry of Sound(SG) / Zirca / Fuel)

Progressive House / Trance / Techno

Ever since Effen literally went from bedroom to big room with his debut at Singapore's super-club Zouk in 2005, no one was quite prepared for what's coming next.

5 years on, one of Singapore's fastest rising talent has his feet firmly placed in the Singapore club scene. With 5 residencies behind him, (including a successful stint with the almighty Ministry Of Sound), he has played alongside some of the world's biggest stars including Underworld, Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz & Marcel Woods, amongst many others. He is equally comfortable in building an effective warm up set, as he is in delivering the quality driving tunes during peak time! more on Effen >>

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Fr3nast3 (a.k.a. Charlie Brown)

(Limelight / Tunnel / Avalon)

Resident VJ, & DJ

It all started at a Rutgers University frat party in 1994. The event went off so well that he was asked to dj at the same event the following week. At that party he was booked for his first party at the infamous Limelight in New York City.

He was only 17, but soon found himself filling in as a guest DJ at the legendary Michael Alig's Disco 2000. It was also here that Charlie and Greg Gumo met. During this time he learned the intricacies of lighting by working with the late Arthur Weinstein, former lighting guru of Studio 54, and Palladium era. more on Fr3nast3 >>

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