LU36, MPI Project

10. Nov, 2009 Comments

LU36

Currently based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and recently having returned from a two year stint in Europe and the United Kingdom, MPI Project has his sights set on the world. Having gained respect in some of the top clubs in Amsterdam and London, he now brings his sound (big bass-lined Electro and Breakbeat , with Minimal and Tech House influences) to you from Johannesburg, South Africa, where he continues to forge his original work on a combination of ground-breaking structures and elements taken from music’s big dish-plate.

His first international success came in 2004 with the signing of his first off-shore record deal with American label, Bassmint Music. After arriving on the European continent in 2007, it literally took ‘no time at all’ for his talent (both as live performer and top producer) to be noticed and he soon signed his first European record deal with Be Yourself Music, home to labels such as Big & Dirty, High Contrast, Dirty Soul and Marco V’s own, InCharge. This ‘meteoric’ rise to recognition is not undeserved and is a shining testament to 15 years of playing and producing on 4 continents. MPI Project, owner and manager of three record labels that collectively span the electronic music spectrum, has to date released more than 50 original tracks and remixes, cultivating fresh and phat Breakbeat, Drum ‘n Bass, House, Techno and Electro, both digitally and on vinyl. Recently he produced a Nirvana bootleg that has been downloaded more that 20 000 times to date.

MPI Project has promoted successful club nights in Johannesburg, London and Amsterdam and has pumped world famous venues like Club NL (Amsterdam); Pacha(London); Empire (Brisbane); Timbuk2 (Bristol); Mad (Athens); Venta (Tel-Aviv); Zulu Bar (London); Winston Kingdom (Amsterdam); Allenby 58 (Tel-Aviv); Zebra (Amsterdam); Carfax (Johannesburg); The Bang Bang Club (Cape Town); Fiction (Cape Town) to name a few. He has also supported many International acts that include King Unique, Sebastien Ingrosso, Brian Cross, Pendulum, Dieselboy, Raiden, Dylan, Smashing Pumpkins, Shimon, Jazzanova, Randall, Tony ChaCha and many more.

MPI Project’s multi-genre releases can be found on record labels Big & Dirty, Fracture Records, Kloraform, Yucatech Recordings, Sheer Music, Destination?, Aleph Recordings, Grooved Music, Casual Kickback, Soulcandi, GTA, Pinkertone, Wot Records, OGCJM, Breakdown, Knowledge Mag UK and Timecode under different aliases (Niteanday, D-Sine, Dubtraction, Terrorbyte, Kode5, Polits & Sparkes and Sub_traction).

MPI Project’s calendar is now open for Live Performances & DJ Sets worldwide as well as, press requests and interviews.

Singles

• MPI Project – Re-Evolve – Yucatech Recordings
• MPI Project – All Over – Kloraform
• MPI Project – East to West – Kloraform
• MPI Project – Chojin – Fracture Records
• MPI Project – Tehtiuacan – Fracture Records
• MPI Project – Here I Am – Sheer Music / Big n Dirty
• MPI Project vs Korrupt – Symbiosis – Timecode / Fracture Records
• MPI Project – Deep End – GTA Records
• MPI Project – Terraform – GTA Records
• MPI Project vs Cybeareon – The Need – Fracture Records / Knowledge UK
• MPI Project vs Ambush – Sword of Omens – Fracture Records
• MPI Project – Jam – Fracture Records
• MPI Project – Gleaming The Cube – Fracture Records
• MPI Project feat Redhead – Feel Me – Fracture Records
• MPI Project – Ruthless – Fracture Records
• MPI Project – Loudness – Fracture Records
• Missile Myles vs MPI Project – Fight For It – Fracture Records
• MPI Project – Twist It Out – Fracture Record
• MPI Project – Work – Kloraform / More Music
• MPI Project – History – Grooved / Kloraform
• MPI Project – Jihad – Grooved
• MPI Project – Electro Affair – Grooved
• MPI Project – Electrofoil – Grooved / More Music
• MPI Project – Mused – Casual Kickback
• MPI Project – World Supremecy – Casual Kickback
• Niteanday – Always There – Kloraform
• Niteanday – Meditate – Kloraform / Wot Records
• Airfresh – Flex – Kloraform / More Music
• Mike & Mathias – Outta Town – Casual Kickback
• Terrorbyte – Jack My Bitch Up – Kloraform
• D-Sine – Freaking You – Kloraform
• D-Sine – Daze – Kloraform
• Da Chron – Dub Grind – Fracture Records
• MPI Project – Create or Destroy – Bassmint Music
• MPI Project – Wripped – Bassmint Music

Remixes

• Paul van Dyk – Far Away (MPI Project Remix) – Vandit
• Steve Angello – Umbrella (MPI Project Remix) – Sheer Music
• Jesus Jackson – Running on Sunshine (MPI Project Remix) – Southern Fried
• Calvertron – Opium (MPI Project Remix) – Destination? Recordings
• Paul Sparkes – Landguard (MPI Project Remix) – Aleph Recordings
• Ruben de Ronde – Grand Boulevard (MPI Project Remix) – 68 Recordings
• The Pinkertones – Love Tape (MPI Project Remix) – Pinkertone
• Shane meets E-Type – The Groove (MPI Project Remix) – Yucatech Recordings
• Kyle Watson – Setup (MPI Project Remix) – Elevate Music
• Ryan Sullivan – Walk Over (MPI Project Remix) – Gut Feel Records
• Mike Delicious – One Life (MPI Project Remix) – Kloraform / More Music
• Niteanday – Always There (MPI Project RMX) – Kloraform
• Ram Erase – Buzzsaw (MPI Project RMX) – Fracture Records

Compilations

• CR2 Club Essentials Mixed by MPI Project & Shane Halcon – Sheer Music
• Full Throttle Selection 1 Mixed By MPI Project & Mike Delicious – More Music
• Soul Sista Select – USM Records
• ESP 2007 Mixed by Dave Skinz & Steve Kaos – Sheer Music
• Tattoo Lounge – OGCM Records
• Tattoo Bar – OGCM Records
• Nighwatchmen Mixed by Craig De Sousa – David Gresham Records
• GTA Light & The Darkness – GTA
• Knowledge Mag CD Mixed by DJ Rawkus – Knowledge Magazine UK
• The Breakdown – Breakdown
• House Hits 3 – Sheer Music
• Afro Zen – Soulcandi
• Bar Zen – Soulcandi

Albums

• MPI Project – Evolution (2009)

Can you describe your personal sound in a bit more detail?

Imagine the offspring if The Panacea and Tiesto got down and dirty in a 3-way with Adam Beyer…

What/who have been Influences in your life?

Love, life, people, music, experience and Dank Chronic

Who are some of your favorite producers?

Prodigy, Counterstrike, Tech Itch, Ed Solo, Adam Beyer, D-Nox & Beckers, Gorge… Too many to mention

Who are some of your favorite DJ’s *

Armin van Buuren of course, doesnt everyone feel that way????? LOL

Best memories as a DJ?

Well the one time at band camp…….

What equipment do you use?

In studio a MacBook, Logic Studio, Presonus Firebox, Korg PadKontrol, CME M-Key and a BCR2000, its pretty much the same for a Live set but with Ableton

What can listeners/dance floors expect from a typical set of yours?

A good old Country & Western Hoe-Down! YEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAA

Take us through this mix/set

I threw alot of my new stuff from my recent album into this mix with some other stuff Ive gotten over the past few weeks. Its techy schminimal or something like that…

Tracklisting:

1 Oxia – Sun Step
2 Ahmet Sendil – Cracker
3 Politis & Sparkes – Cyatic (Tech Mix)
4 MPI – End of Days
5 Nipp – ORL (James Harcourt Remix)
6 MPI – Revolution
7 MPI vs Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence
8 Ruben De Ronde – Grand Boulevard (MPI Remix)
9 Ramon Tapia – Ibis
10 Leftfield – Phat Planet (Mark Knight and Funkagenda Remix)

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