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Warren has been at the forefront of the Waterford clubbing scene for almost a decade now. He is one of the most established DJs in our city and has held down residencies at Play, Musiklab, South and Groove at Axis Mundi, some of the best clubs this town has seen. Warren formed one half of the formidable DJ partnership, Will & Warren , along with Will Power. Whilst resident at Musiklab Will & Warren, mixed the second installment of the 'Sound Of Musik CD Series, which received critical acclaim and seen all copies of the CD snapped up. Over the years Warren has supported some of the biggest names in house music who has come to our shores and played at various events across Ireland down the years. He has in a way helped educate the next generation of local DJs. Warren has constantly adapted his style and moved with the times, never getting caught in a rut and can certainly mix it up with the best of them. He is just as at ease playing deep house as he is Chicago house. Along with fellow RePublikan and close mate, Tony, he aided the local house music scene when they opened Inspire Musik record store and website, in fact it was via his many world wide contacts that Inspire were weeks ahead of any store in the country with new releases and indeed pre-releases.
This
in turn helped Waterford reach the forefront of Irish house music and
enlighten some of the new DJ's on the block to DJs/Producers/Labels they
would never have encountered. In a way Inpsire Musik paved the way for Re:Publik
as we know it today. Warren has a vast knowledge of the house
music industry and together with his on the ball business sense has helped Re:Publik immensely. Although Warren is mainly involved with the booking
of all our Guest DJs, he also oversees all aspects of Re:Publik. Over the
years he has helped bring some of the biggest name's in house music to
Waterford for their first time, including Mark Farina, Charles Webster,
Greenskeepers, Doc Maritn, Rob Mello, Halo and a whole lot more. Having
gained the respect of some of the worlds top booking agents, Warren continues
get the best deals on some of the best acts around for Re:Publik. Warren
is on hand for any event or booking queries you may have about Re:Publik
and if you're unsure how to direct your query, Warren will help you out.
For General • Event Management •
DJ Bookings
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Gavin Boyce |
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Gavin's music career really came to fruition whilst resident at Resistance, one
of Waterford's best known club nights.
It was here that Gavin, along with his partner in crime Mac, supported some
of the world's premier jocks, like Laurent Garnier, Groove Armada &
Erick Morillo to name a few. It was around this time that Gavin also started
to work on his own productions. A few months later, his first track 'She
the Truth' was snapped up by Canadian label, Sounds like Ultra and has since
been signed to DJ Sneak's Oomph label. Then armed with a Limited CD Sampler containing
just 6 of Gavin's tracks, his work was taking to the Miami WMC by fellow
RePublikan Ray C. It was here that his production skills started to make
waves amongst the elite of
the house music industry with all 6 tracks been snapped up by some top labels.
In fact two of the tracks from this sampler have been licensed to CD compilations
for Mark Farina's Ministry and OM Mixes. In this short period of time Gavin
has established himself as one of Ireland's top house music producers with
releases and remixes on such esteemed labels as Greenhouse, Chillin' Music,
Nordic Trax, Oomph,Alphabet,
Kolour Recordings, Blue Iguana and more.
Gavin is known for his future thinking which has been reflected
in his music which cannot be pigeonholed to one side of house. His current work
has been played by DJs at each end of the spectrum, from Mark
Farina to Kerri Chandler to Fish Go Deep with his work often in the Charts
of some of the world's top DJs, His popularity as a producer has also
seen Gavin's DJ career prosper with regular national & international
gigs now the norm for our Boycie! Along with Dos, Gavin's Re:Publik
duties entails the design
of our visuals for our events as well as been our on call sound & light
expert, so if you see something that you like on our screens or posters,
you know who to contact!
For Label • Production • Sound
& Light • Event Artwork
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Paul McCarthy (aka: Mac) |
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Along with Kenno, Mac is
one of the younger RePublikans but it still feels likes he has been around
forever such was his interest in House music from a very young age. Having
played a few small gigs around Waterford, Paul got his first real break
when he was selected alongside Gavin as a Resitance resident.. At Resistance Mac really developed his own sound, and got the opportunity
he always craved when supporting, Laurent Garnier , Mac's longtime music hero. Along with Mr Garnier, Paul also supported Slam, Timo Maas, Cajmere and more as well as
playing alongside another musical hero of Paul's, Charles
Webster via his Re:Publik slot. Paul is at ease playing any style from
minimal techno to deep house and anything in between and is known for
never playing the obvious and sticking to his guns, definitely a DJ's DJ . Paul was influential in bringing in Ame for Re:Publik who along with
Henrick Scwarz, and Dixon
are currently the forerunners of the deep and minimal scene.
Mac has also gained some valuable experience with the promoting side of things with Re:Publik and this makes
him a vital cog in the Re:Publik wheel. Paul is known within
the Re:Publik
camp for liaising with our venue's and he often don's our 'business cap'
where Re:Publik is concerned.
For Accounts • Marketing
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Michael Kennedy (aka: Kenno) |
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We often think Michael Kennedy was born
with headphones on and a bag of tracks on his shoulder. Kenno has been DJing
since his teens and has been hooked on house music from a very young age.
He was the original winner of the Musiklab DJ Competition several years
ago and he hasn't looked back since. Before RePublik, Kenno had done some
regular gigs for legendary Waterford club night, Musiklab supporting the likes
of Derrick Carter & Yousef, before he was snapped up by Warren & Tony's
InspireMusik as a resident for their record store events. It was there he mixed
and produced the first instalment of 'B-Inspire-D', a 3 part mix CD series from
Inspire that showcased the regions talented up & coming DJs. The CD went on
to gain rave reviews from all corners of the dance music industry both nationally
& internationally with CDs been sent out to US, UK and even Australia
In his time with Re:Publik, Kenno has played with some of his
house music idols like Mark Farina and Inland Knights. Never afraid of trying new
things musically, Kenno's mixing and technial ability has been noted by his peers
and indeed by some of our guest DJs. Within Re:Publik Mr Kennedy is responsible
for our flyer and poster distribution as well as design, not easily pleased at the
best of times, he is now responsible for bringing in some of the new talent to Re:Publik
and we think with the amount of music he gets through, there certainly isn't anyone
better!
For New Talent • Local DJ Bookings
• Promotion
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Ray Colclough (aka: Coco) |
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Ray has been around the local music business for well over
a decade now. In terms of DJ'n he has seen it from all angles, DJ'n in nightclubs both dance and non-dance
as well as radio presenting. Having started at the pirate station ABC Power104 in
the late 90's, Ray was given the opportunity
to program and present his very own House Music show 'Street-Beat' on
the regions most popular station, Beat102103. It is from his time
with Beat that Ray has grown into a pivotal figure in the Waterford dance
music circles, showcasing some of the city and regions most talented Producers and DJs on Street Beat, The show has built up a large fan base
with not only local listeners but also DJ's & Record Label Owners
around the globe. The Beat Mix section has also played host to some of
the best dance act's in the
world from Faithless to Mark Farina and just about every DJ currently playing the local club scene. With the
success of Street Beat, Ray was given his very own daytime show on Beat102103,
and currently is the presenter of the popular afternoon show Beat @ Work.
Ray has also got to be credited with promoting Waterford on a global scale,
having aided local producers tracks get signed for prestigious CD compilations
such as OM Music and Ministry Of Sound and indeed get their tracks signed
to international labels. In terms of club DJ'n Ray is jack of all trades
and can be often heard spinning hip-hop soul and funk at a Beat Party
or spinning house as support to acts like Inland Knights and Kerri Chandler.
Ray also represented Re:Publik at various events from Nottingham to Pacha
London and Miami, and with more on the horizon. Ray handles Re:Publik's
Press & Media and is our main man where our Web-Radio show is concerned,
so should you require any information or help on these give Ray a shout!
For Press • Web-Radio Show
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Dermot O Sullivan (aka: Dos) |
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One of the newest members
of RePublik; Dos has revolutionised the look of RePublik with a revamped
website and a whole lot more. Where our online world is concerned Dos has
brought us forward by years in less than a month. But he is more than just
RePublik's Graphic Designer, after graduating in 2005 as a software engineer
he currently works fulltime in Waterford as a Software Developer. When you
go online and see anything to do with RePublik, this is the man who is responsible,
no mean feat considering the amount of work involved, and we RePublikans
are delighted he has got involved. Musically he has been a keen follower
of electronic music for over a decade listening to the likes of Underworld,
Leftfield, Chemical Bro's before his visit to Ibiza which opened him up
to the world of Underground House Music, he literally got off the plane,
bought a set of decks and the rest as they say, is history.
I'm struggling to recall a house music event
he hasn't attended in the past couple of years such is his appetite for
it. Dos recently made his RePublik debut behind the decks at RePublik which
was a nice change for Dos who is normally at the other side of the stage.
You will often see Dos doing the rounds with his camera at our events so
if you appear in our gallery section you know who put you there!! Dos
is in charge of most of the visual aspects of republik. Everything from poster and
website design to club visuals. For any website queries or anything to do with the
visual side of things, Dos is the man
to hola at....
For Website • Club Visuals
• Event Artwork
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Darren Dalton (aka: Daz) |
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Daz, a collector of vinyl since the mid 90’s, A qualified sound engineer, A man
with a passion for "All Things House", A DJ who is no stranger to the Waterford
club scene, a DJ who likes piecing together his own tracks & re-edits to make
his sets more exclusive and unique, and one hell of a nice guy. Daz has been DJing
around Waterford City & the south east since the tender age of 17, learning
his trade in the now famous Roxy where he held a Sunday night residence along side
Owie (Tasty), Cley & Stephen Flynn (DHM) since then he has played every major
venue Waterford has to offer including Forum, Rhythm Rooms, South, Ten, Axis Mundi,
The Plaza, The Bowery & even made it as far as Corks Club One. Over the years
he has been a resident DJ for successful club nights like "Shakedown" "Groove @
Axis Mundi" and was part founder of Waterford’s own "Bar Groove", always playing
to and pleasing the crowd but remaining true to himself and his passion for house
music.
He has proven this time and time again with various sets, mix CDs and crowded dance
floors. He has also had the honour of warming up for such DJs and Acts as Kenny
Dope, Kerri Chandler, Jon Cutler, DJ Deep, Felix Da Housecat, Yass, Matt Pond (Bittersuite),
The Unabombers, Hardsoul, Nik Harris (NRK), Jo Mills, The Problem Kids, Greg Dowling
(Fish Go Deep), Terry Farley, Stuart Patterson, Yousef, Cartoon and The Disconauts.
Soaking in influences from all styles of house, his sets will touch on Deep melodic,
Instrumental and Percussion filled, to full on vocal & his soft spot for Classic
House & Disco will always shine true. Never a DJ to be ideal or not working
and before a gig is even over he is planning the next big one, also known for pushing
the DJ experience that bit further by inviting along various Musicians to jam along
with & play over his records and also received Praise from the New York legend
Kerri Chandler when he added his name to the thanks list of both his NRK Coast 2
Coast & Southport weekender mix CDs.
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Martin Roche |
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Although Martin is one of the newest members to join the RePublik stable, he brings a wealth of experience and knowledge of promoting and playing at club nights. Martin story began back in '96 when he started DJ'n and caught the deep-house bug, since then he has been at the forefront of Waterford's deep house scene having played in almost every venue that has held dance events in Waterford like Preachers, Junction Bar , Ten, Bowery to name a few. Martin also held residencies at Shakedown and Musiklab, where he often showcased a talent for eclectic sets, with anything from 70s funk to 80s dance.
Along with his DJ-Tag Partner Daz, he has been responsible for some fine deep house club nights, originally at The Bank Bar but gaining more attention when they launched, Bargroove at Axis Mundi in '06, which was a weekly club night featuring DJs from all over Ireland and beyond and hosted in the intimate Front Bar of the Waterford venue. Martin has also played at a host of nights outside Waterford, including Cork & Kerry and has supported some of the best names in deep house DJ Deep, Kerri Chandler, Franck Roger, Ben Watt, Justin Martin, Inland Knights, Yass, Terry Farley, Stuart Patterson and Fish Go Deep. You can catch Martin's unique style of deep house mixed with that party groove regularly at RePublik Events.
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Paul Bryan (aka: Bryaner) |
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Paul Bryan is one of Waterford's best known and respected house DJs with appearances in Waterford city behind the ones & two's for over 12 years now. Paul has been there, done that in terms of the Waterford dance scene. Famed for his bumpty style, Paul has supported some of the very best DJs this city has seen including DJ Sneak, Derrick Carter, Luke Solomon, Roger Sanchez to name a few. Paul has always been a real DJs DJ, mainly because of his ability to get the dancefloors moving without the need to drop the latest anthem or big tune. Having played at just about every venue this town has to offer, Paul settled into a residency with famous Waterford club, Musiklab. At Musiklab he mixed and produced the first instalment of 'Sound of Musik' which went to receive critical acclaim from all over Ireland. This enabled Paul to bring his style to the Irish underground dance scene, and gigs throughout Ireland soon followed.
Paul was noted in HotPress recently as being one to watch, and rightly so. In 2007, Paul joined RePublik and with some very hot production work under his belt. We think 2008 will be one where Paul will see his productions come to the attention of some major labels. RePublik is certainly delighted to have someone of Pauls calibre on board.
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Tony Barry
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Tony is our Re:Publik godfather
so to speak. He was there from the off at just about every event staged
in Waterford from the early 90's to present day. Tony first started DJing
in the mid 90's and played at the now legendary clubs like Roxy and Metroland.
In recent years Tony is more known for his record stores, first with his
brother and former Cant Stop DJ, Mickey via Twelve Ten Records, which really
brought life back into an otherwise stale house scene in Waterford at the
time and then carrying on when Mickey departed with Warren, with the Inspire
Musik store and website. At
Inspire he helped spawn a new breed of DJ in
Waterford. With Warren he also helped promote some nights through the years
and is known for his immense knowledge and love of all kinds of music not
just house Tony has his finger on the pulse and his opinion is held in high
regard by many a local DJ or clubber.
Tony was also one of the first Waterford
DJs to get into music production and although it has taking a back seat
at present he has always remained part of the local dance scene and even
all these years on, his appetite for all things house remains as hungry
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