Ok so its not that often that a producer churns out tune after tune after tune but this guy certainly has had a massive 2007 banging out anthems such as his remixes of Riosen Murphy’s “Overpowered”, Ijah’s “Nitelife, the brilliant Just Jack’s “Writers Block” and lets not forget the house smash of 2007 “Last night a dj saved my life” this man has got the absolute touch of making real good funky house music.
End of September see Funksta Boudoir bring yet again another guest Dj that will not for sure disappoint in the shape of
SEAMUS HAJI
This night will promise to smash nights like the Joey Negro MN2S and Miguel Migs “Those Things” album launch party of which were two amazing parties.
Superstar DJ & Producer Seamus Haji: A man who needs no introduction to anyone who has listened to the radio over the past couple of years, with a string of huge house classics under his belt and a label that is the envy of many a househead across the globe (Big Love) recently struck in at a respectable position in the charts recently with his massive and funked up remix of “Last night a dj saved my life” has been a firm fixture on the House scene for the past decade this man is sure to make this the most memorable night at Funksta Boudoir, Soho so far and Be sure to realise this isn’t just going to be a run of the mill night once Seamus enters the building and takes to the decks!
2006 saw Seamus release his very first Ministry Sessions album following the likes of Steve Angello, Pete Tong and many more major artist, this year saw Seamus break records by becoming the very first Artist to records his second Sessions Album alongside Dave Spoon & Chris Coco with Seamus leading the way on the first CD on the album of which we may add is an hour of superb quality Funky, Electro tinged House.
There is nothing this man has not achieved on the worldwide house scene and with constant reviews and airplay by the likes of Pete Tong and Roger Sanchez. Seamus Haji has been made by his own right into one of the top ten 50 djs in the world today.
This is for sure a night you will not want to miss for atmosphere and music, that will take you to another level, as Seamus is a dj who’s diary is booked out 8 months at a time guaranteeing a sell out crowd wherever this man plays with his phenomenal funky house set rocking crowds from the UK right through the USA and worldwide. The Golden Man of house Seamus Haji will not disappoint in giving you a fantastic night and it is definitely money well worth spending.
Also on this major night supporting Seamus will be two of Bristol’s finest rising stars and Funksta regulars
The Dirty Sound Technicians
Aka Renny C & Jay Russell
Not forgetting residents
Kid Royale & Chris Emmerson
SEAMUS HAJI BIOG
The story continues…
There is a distinct possibility that the name Seamus Haji may already be familiar to you. One of the most creative and technically gifted house DJ’s of our time with many more strings to his bow.
Seamus, a sensitive Capricorn of Irish-Indian descent (that explains the name then!) began his DJing career at the tender age of 16 with a South London Soundsystem playing a mixture of early House, Soul and Hip Hop. With a barrel-full of drive, enthusiasm and determination he went on to secure his first residency at The Satellite and later took on regular guest spots at MOS, Garage City, Release The Pressure, Hard Times and Back To Basics.
He then became a regular fixture at the likes of MOS, Code, Bed and Pacha, London.He has also enjoyed numerous residencies around the globe, including four years at Pacha, Ibiza where he gathered an army of fans, possibly something to do with his rather dashing looks as well as his DJing ability of course! Musically his strength is his diversity playing as comfortably alongside, for example, Kenny Dope as Steve Angello. And his sets are now known for the wealth of his own productions and remixes as well as more than a smattering of trickery on the Pioneer CDJ1000’s (for which he has been an official ambassador)
As well as DJing, producing and remixing, the past 10 years have seen Seamus gather a wealth of musical experience and knowledge. Having spent many years working in London’s foremost independent record shops, A&R roles at Slip ‘N’ Slideand of course Defected, plus writing for Blues & Soul, Echoes, Touch and Muzik magazines, Seamus is known & respected by DJs & producers of many genres of Dance around the world.
Armed with this background, it made sense to set up his own record label, Big Love, with Defected co-founder Janet Bell. “Big Love is an organic, lo-pressure imprint for quality, club-based international house whereas Soul Love is it’s fairly self-explanatory Soul Sister”. Big Love has established itself as a must buy label for many DJs around the world.
The trainspotter in you may be aware that Seamus has had multiple creative personalities over the years: Big Bang Theory was his funked-up house personality which produced a hit with the incredible God’s Child for Defected Records. Mekkah was his soulful, more vocal orientated personality. Race Of Survival, the first release on Soul Love, has become a classic. 11th Dimension was his darker, tougher more futuristic side which saw his early collaborations with Paul Emanuel. Get This! was a cheeky Go-Go/House fusion which won devotees from some very diverse corners with Ya Underwear being a massive global 12” seller. Ijah is currently resurfacing and making waves too after a brief outing in 2003, this time with a signature take on Kim English’s classic Nitelife.
And then came Last Night A DJ Saved My Life. Seamus released his cover of the 80’s club classic under his own name in 2004, he was the first to produce a vocal record in the now ubiquitous Electro-house style, and its huge popularity sowed the seeds for his future hit.
Now finding his feet with his new sound, Seamus teamed up with Paul Emanuel to produce Weekend a cover of the Class Action classic sampled and made famous by Todd Terry in the mid 80’s. Under their Haji & Emanuel moniker, they gave this an electro tinged house vibe that was a worldwide club hit for Azuli.
Haji & Emanuel then covered Take Me Away and again, produced a massive club hit which charted Top 50 early in 2006 with no radio, video, marketing etc on 12” alone!
2006 was when it all seemed to come together for Seamus. He was thrilled to mix his own Sessions compilation for Ministry in the company of Josh Winx, Derek Carter and Steve Angello. He (along with Paul Emanuel on many but not all) did a number of amazing remixes which really cemented their signature sound and spawned many imitators. Tom Novy 'Your Body', Mish Mash 'Speechless', Degrees of Motion 'Do U Want It Right Now', Paul Harris 'Find Yourself A Friend', Dajae 'Brighter Days', Sugababes 'Easy'were just some of Seamus’ remix highlights in 2006 culminating in his fantastic remix of Booty Luv’s Boogie 2Nite which took the record to No 2 in the Nationals.
2007 fittingly kicked off with his standout remake Last Night A DJ Saved My Life being signed toApollo and going Top 15 in the UK National Charts (accompanied by a somewhat ground-breaking video!) and being feted by the likes of Pete Tong as the next big thing! After this came his record-breaking feat of becoming the only producer to have ever had the lead remix on the Top 4 records in the Music Week Club Chart. And being for such diverse artists as Just Jack, Roisin Murphy, Stonebridge and not forgetting Rihanna’s No 1 hit Umbrella, these were no bish bash bosh jobs, every one awesome in its own right.
Seamus Haji has become synonymous with quality, his DJ sets never disappoint, he’s a technical wizard and his productions are phenomenal. With DJ requests going off the hook, it’s going to be hard to focus on producing that album he wants to make, but focus he will. You get a sense when someone’s time has come, and for Seamus that time is now.
SEAMUS HAJI DISCOGRAPHY
Discography
Remixes:
Nadia Oh 'Something For The Weekend' Tiger Trax 2007
Mr Hudson 'Picture Of You' Mercury 2007
Just Jack 'Writers Block' EMI 2007
Stonebridge 'S.O.S' Apollo 2007
Roisin Muphy 'Overpowered' EMI 2007
Rihanna 'Umbrella' Universal 2007
Brand New Heavies 'I Don’t Know Why' Mother City 2007
Sugababes 'Easy' Universal 2007
DJ Pierre 'Destroy This Track' Big Love 2007
Bootyluv 'Boogie 2Nite' Hed Kandi 2007
Paul Harris 'Find A Friend' Toolroom 2006
Tom Novy 'Take It' Data 2006
Route 33 'Looking Back' Apollo 2006
Duke 'So In Love' Incentive 2006
Degrees Of Motion 'Do You Want It Right Now' News State 2006
Late Night Alumni 'Empty Streets' Hed Kandi 2005
Artificial Funk 'Never Alone' Toolroom 2005
Asle 'Golden Sun' Big Star 2005
Danni Minogue & Soul Seekerz 'Perfection' AATW 2005
Chanel 'My Life' OneTwo 2005
ATFC 'Reach Out To Me' Onephatdeeva 2005
Therese 'Time' Hed Kandi 2005
Belezamusica 'U Got Me Spinning' Soul Love 2005
Mr Hermano 'Free As The Morning Sun' Soul Love 2005
Afro Medusa 'Pasilda' Azuli 2005
Bon Garcon 'Freek U' Eye Industries 2005
Natural High 'Live For One Day' Incentive 2005
Granite & Phunk 'My Heart' Big Love 2005
Axwell 'Feel The Vibe' Data 2005
Juke Joint 'Rude Boy' Big Love 2005
Polyphonics 'Nightlights' Onephatdeeva 2005
Bah Samba 'Portuguese Lover' B.K.O 2005
Gaudino feat. Ultra Nate 'Bittersweet Melody' House Sessions 2004
Belezamusica 'Running Away' Soul Love 2004
Mirabeau 'Brass Disk' Big Love 2004
Portobella 'Covered In Punk' Eye Industries 2004
Hardsoul 'Back Together' Defected 2004
Stonebridge 'Put Em High' Hed Kandi 2004
D.Ramirez 'Freaque On' Slave 2004
Tweet 'Boogie 2 Nite' East West 2003
Artificial Funk 'Never Alone' Skint 2003
J Majik 'Love Is Not A Game' Defected 2001
Rubberman 'Stretch That Thing' K-Boy 1999
GT Express 'Baby Don’t Stop' Slip’N’Slide 1999
Ray Roc 'Whisper' Slip’N’Slide 1998
Funkshun 'Feels Good' Distinctive 1997
Philip Bailey 'Stepping Through Time' Distinctive 1997
Splice Of Life '2000 Black' Black Vinyl 1996
Mindreaders 'Love Music' Hott Records 1995
Gems 4 Jem 'Lifting Me Higher' Rokstone 1994
Infinity 'Tonite' WEA 1994
Meshell Ndege Ocello 'Call Me' WEA 1994
Meshell Ndege Ocello 'Boyfriend' WEA 1994
Dee Frederix 'Live My Life' WEA 1994
Lisa Stansfield 'Little Bit Of Heaven' Big Life 1993
Productions
Ijah 'Nitelife' Big Love 2007
Bootyluv 'Don’t Mess With My Mind' Hed Kandi 2007
Haji & Emanuel 'If' Big Love 2007
Seamus Haji 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life' Apollo 2007
Seamus Haji & Steve Mac 'Happy' Big Love 2007
Haji & Emanuel 'Take Me Away' Big Love 2006
Seamus Haji & Timmy Vegas 'A Bit More Lovin’ (Devotion)' Soul Love 2006
Seamus Haji & Def E 'Changes' Soul Love 2006
Seamus Haji 'Angels Of Love' Big Love 2005
Haji & Emanuel 'Weekend' Azuli 2005
Seamus Haji 'Last Night A DJ Saved My Life' Big Love 2005
11th Dimension 'The Rhythm' Big Love 2005
ATFC & Seamus Haji 'Freaky' Onephatdeeva 2005
Seamus Haji & ATFC 'Ooh Ooh Ah' Big Love 2005
Get This 'Party People' Big Love 2004
11th Dimension 'Feel The Force' Big Love 2004
Big Bang Theory 'Haven’t Been Funked Enough' Big Love 2004
Get This 'Work That Sucka' Big Love 2004
I-Jah Love 'The Way U Move' Soul Love 2004
Heart & Soul 'Share Your Love' Big Love 2003
Scape feat D’Empress 'Be My Friend' Soul Love 2003
Mekkah 'Dimensions' Soul Love 2003
Big Bang Theory 'Do U Got Funk?' Big Love 2003
Mekkah 'Found A Love' Soul Love 2003
Get This 'Ya Underwear' Big Love 2002
Mekkah 'Race Of Survival' Soul Love 2002
11th Dimension 'Beat Goes On' Big Love 2002
Big Bang Theory 'Gods Child' Defected 2002
Mekkah 'I Got You' Defected 2002
Big Bang Theory 'All Nite EP 2' Slip’N’Slide 1999
Big Bang Theory 'All Nite EP 1' Slip’N’Slide 1998
Big Bang Theory 'When U Touch Me' Z Records 1997
Seamus Haji 'Big Bang Theory' Kult 1996
Sonz Of Soul 'Race Of Survival' Rokstone 1995
Funksta Boudoir Guest Starring Seamus Haji
Saturday 22nd September 2007-08-31
Soho, 12 St Stephens Street, Bristol, BS1
Arrival: 21.30 Carriages 04.00
Dress: Funksta
Attitude: lovin it!!
Music: Proper damn good Funky House Music with a serving of Elecrto
Entry: £8 before 11pm £10 after (NUS £5 before 11pm)
50 Early Bird tickets for £5 available from Bristol ticket Shop, The Galleries, Bristol City Centre, 0870 44 44 400 / 0117 929 9008 www.bristolticketshop.co.uk
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