Digital
Saturday 15th November
10.30 - 7am

Special Guest's
GREG VICKERS (Tribal Sessions/Sankey's)
www.myspace.com/djgregvickers
DAVE KIRIK (Empathy/Drama)

Residents
Stuart Wilkinson
Ian Cole

They are a major force in Manchester's club scene, originating from Tribal Gathering Greg Vickers has been a resident for the duration, his platform has been Mancunian superclub Sankeys and he has been touring the world all over.
Expect an exclectic evening of dance music from deep techy grooves to hands in the air electronic fuelled techno and breaks.
In support Dave Kirik from Digital sister night Empathy.
The residents Stuart Wilkinson and Ian Cole will also be laying down some beats in the usual fashion...

Greg Vickers - Biography
The transition to underground jock began in '91 when at the age of 11 Greg started to take a liking to bands such as the Shamen and tapes by Rat Pack and Kenny Ken. By the age of 16 and with a little help from some fake ID, Greg's education in house music had begun.Vickers visited clubs such London's Ministry of Sound and Bagleys and this would form the foundation of his musical education. Many return visits and a drive up the M1 to Manchester to start his degree would lay the foundations for Vickers future success.
Greg's was soon to form Kindergarten alongside two friends as a response to the city's ailing nightlife. The night built up a loyal following and when the trio learnt of plans to re-open Sankey's Soap in the summer of 2000, Vickers' DJ career really started to roll.
The Kindergarten boys approached Sankey's for a DJ gig and in October 2000 they were invited to host the Soap Box at Tribal Sessions. By a quirk of fate headliner Terry Francis was held up in traffic and the trio got to open and close the main room instead. The night was hailed as the best since the re-opening and launched a string of monthly 'versus' parties, featuring nu-breed jocks such as Futureshock and Danny Howells. In May 2001 after consistently showing fantastic versatility and an unrivaled flair, David Vincent decided Greg was the man to take the night forward and promptly installed him as weekly resident.
Fast forward to 2006 and Greg is now strongly established as an internationally renowned DJ. He has played and sold out gigs in Argentina, Brazil Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, Poland, Bulgaria, Romania, Norway, USA, Miami, Turkey Ibiza and Peru. Greg also has his own monthly night @ Manchester Sankey's Soap, where he has invited guests such as M.A.N.D.Y., Tiga, Jesper Dhalback and more to perform alongside him so far this year.
In addition Greg has headlined many of the UK's best underground house clubs including Shindig, The End, Turnmills, The Bomb, Circus, Ministry Of Sound Progression and ClubClass, whilst his Tribal Sessions residency has seen him feature alongside the biggest players in the game; Danny Tenaglia, Sasha, Carl Cox, Jeff Mills, Derrick Carter and The Chemical Brothers to name a few. Through this residency Greg has also recorded two Essential Mixes for BBC Radio One, including a live broadcast from the 2003 Tribal Gathering Weekender.
By starring alongside a plethora of amazing DJ talent, Vickers has also been given the opportunity to nurture his sound. Ultimately it's a versatile mix, encompassing his 'music without prejudice' blueprint and with a focus on making you jack your body!
On his travels it's not a rarity for Greg to play extended five hour sets, which suits Vickers down to the ground. "Playing longer sets gives me the ability to completely set the tone and take the direction of the night where ever I want." Another of Vickers' strengths is the diversity of his record collection, tailoring his sound to fit the style of any club, at any time, whilst still meeting the demands of the most clued-up clubbers. He probably says it better himself; "It's all house music. I may take in tribal, techy, proggy, minimal or on a breaky route, but it's always got the funk".
Production wise, Greg has remixed Buick Projects "Drop The Beat" for Saved Records, which was licensed both to Nic Fanciulli's Mixmag and Tim Sheridan and Smokin' Jo's Nasty Dirty Sex Music Compilations. Greg has also remixed Shai's 'No room for Anarchy' on Toolroom Records and is currently putting the finishing touches to his first EP, which was out in 2005. This year under his guise "The Static Movement: alongside production partner Dan Mumberson Greg has signed a single release to Saved records, and is currently road testing further finished productions on the floor!
Finally Vickers has mixed Sankey's Soaps 10th anniversary compilation (alongside fellow Tribal resident Krysko) on Underwater Records, a CD which went on to surpass all expectations, not dissimilar to his cover CD for Mixmag, which got rave reviews from DJs, promoters and clubbers alike.
Greg Vickers looks firmly set to take the global dance community on a bit of an adventure.

Dojo, Park Row, Bristol, BS1
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www.myspace.com/djgregvickers
www.gregvickers.net
www.empathyclub.co.uk

bring it on!

cant wait

got some killer tracks for this... nice one...

is this gonna be better than the kidology bodyrox at the syndicate???

YES!