Phreakin

Phreaky Questions

Debut gig

T.B.H. (the Brotherhood) Feb 1999 @ Ministry of Sound (Commercial Road).

Music style

Deep/Vocal House & Tech-House.

Best gig

Phreakin (NYE 2001) @ Room 680.

Worst gig

There's been plenty of starving gigs along the way, unfortunately that's the way it is.

Weekly expenditure on tunes

Probably averages out to about $100-$150.

Favorite drink

Asahi/Peroni Beer & Vodka Cranberry/Grapefruit.

If I wasn't spinning the coolest tunes around town I'd be...

Rockin' out with my cock out and dropping in everywhere.

The door bitch sayeth, "No to"...

Starving moles & muppets, simple.

All Time Top 10 Tunes

1. Positive Education - Slam
2. Café Del Mar - Energy 52 (had to put it in)
3. And Justice for All - Metallica
4. Unfinished Sympathy (Paul Oakenfold Mix) - Massive Attack
5. Revolution 909 - Daft Punk
6. Papua New Guinea - The Future Sound of London
7. Touched by God (Peace Division Remix) - Katcha
8. Release the Tension - DJ Buck
9. Big Legs - Chicken Lips
10. Funk at Midnight - DJ Spen

Bio

Starting playing records nearly six years ago at age 16. Was a keen musician from early days, playing guitar from the age of twelve. Was heavily influenced by the rave sounds of the early nineties, which led him into purchasing a bunch of acid techno/trance records in the early days. Pip landed himself a regular spot with the TBA/TBH boys and was in full support of their movement for the first couple of years, with a weekly residency at Alkalyne @ CBD in 1999.

In the same year played at the Melbourne United parties @ POW, and some of the Floorplay parties. At this stage evolving into more of a progressive techno/tech-house sound, he was lucky to be included in the Rising Sons room line-up for Welcome 2000. Continued with the Floorplay crew in 2000, also picking up residencies at TEK - HQ @ Commercial Lounge, Nonsense @ Crisp, and later LOGIC @ Seven, with spots at Reverb @ Commercial Lounge.

Moving into the deep, fat, and funky sounds of the US West Coast and underground UK, spent a good eight to ten months at LOGIC, supporting the likes of Christian Smith, Thomas Schumacher, Billy Nasty, Doc Martin, Josh Wink & the Sabotage crew from Sydney. Was picked up again for Welcome 2001 NYE, and in that year moved to Salt with the BAMBOO crew to keep it tribal. Also played at Stacey Pullen and Dave Angel (INNOVATOR) parties, Solid Session @ Seven, and the Love Parade Club Tour for Hardware. Late last year Bamboo moved to ROOM 680, where he held a residency until mid-2002. Over the past half year he's had a short residency @ Altitude Friday nights with the Essential crew & and again @ Seven Saturday night for Niteshift.

Other gigs in the past have included spots at The Lounge, Candy Bar, Spy Bar, The Vineyard, Hotel St. Kilda (e-bar), Big Mouth, 161, The Kitchen, Ibiza Bar, The Goods Shed, Hardware Universe (Kryal Castle), Felix Da Housecat & Junior Sanchez (UN Ltd), Phreakin NYE 2002 & Phreakin Easter at ROOM 680, as well as Phreakin events @ Two Floors Up