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A live House Guest Mix i did for Manchester Radio ONline in Sept 09

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October 29, 2009 04:26 AM PDT

This is a 30 minute guest mix, i did live in the studio, for MANCHESTER RADIO ONLINE last month!

It's a quick journey through some ace House, starting with a vocal track..with a couple of absolute classic gems in there!

I tried to start smoothly with a nice vocal, i'm liking..build it up, play an absolute classic gem, and finish with an awesome new track Zoe ;0)

1) Muzzaik Ft Yirag - Our Girls (Belocca & Soneec)
2) Stimming - The Beauty
3) Sebastien Leger - Jaguar
4) Granular - Lojak & Kim Fai
5) Mory Kante - Yeke Yeke
6) Paganini Traxx - Zoe (Funkagenda)

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Podcast Summary

Gemma Furbank is a hot house and Techno music rising star! As a DJ, she is well-known for bringing truly sublime tracks together with flawless precision...

Gemma owned her first decks in 2003 - her beloved Technics 1210's. It wasn't until late 2008, she finally decided to master the decks, and learnt the art of DJing.

In October 2008 she invested in her Pioneer CDJ1000 mk3's.

She was an early starter on the clubbing scene, starting her clubbing in 1993 and discovering Cream in 1996. It was there that she first encountered Paul Oakenfold, resident DJ at that time! " Oakey blew my mind on a regular basis, and I was mesmorised by the whole atmosphere and swiftly became hooked on the whole scene!"

Gemma takes a lot of Inspiration from her favourite DJ's and styles, and is always inspired by DJ James Zabiela and his crazy skills!

She is always trying to up her game and learn new skills, to keep her mixes and sets exciting!

Gemma then entered the world of promoting and organised charity House night "Aural Pleasure" in February 09. All proceeds went to Breast Cancer Care.
The night gained support from local and International DJs such as David Dunne (Galaxy Radio/Hed Kandi) who played at the event, and DJs like K-Klass and Jon Fitz who offered promo support and prizes!

In Auguest 2009,Gemma organised the dance tent at "Mozfest" in Mossley Lancs. The event attracted over 8000 people of the course of the weekend.
Gemma's headline set, had the tent crammed to the rafters, with revelers climbing on top of each other and dancing on what ever they could stand on! This was to date, the best gig Gemma had experienced from the other side of the decks, and one she hopes to replicate each time she plays.

A very special guest VJ also jumped onboard. Fresh from Global Gathering, providing the back drop fro none other than Gemma's idol, Mr James Zabiela , and Carl Cox and people like Sander Kleinenberg- Mark Vity, of Ghost Visuals flew in from Ireland, just to provide some amazing visuals for the evenings set's!

More recently, Gemma has gained the ESSTIGE DJ OF THE MONTH crown for Aug 09.

Having noticed all the hard work, determination and passion she displays! Gemma is already receiving a lot of interest from promoters abroad for International gigs

! "I play a very eclectic mix, and basically think genres can be very stifling! If it sounds shit hot..it sounds shit hot! I play it! haha Genres create rules, and i love to break rules!"

She loves Prog house/Prog Breaks/House/Tech-House/Minimal Tech/Techno/Electro - she likes to call it 'Eclectronic music'!

A quote by Chris Massey, one half of the amazing Uberchic

; Chris Massey wrote at
12:01 on 04 June 2009

"Top girl, top dj and all round nice gal! A real original sound in your sets of which i have heard 3 now and been mightly impressed each & everytime, big things ahead i dare say!!! ;-)"

International DJ/Prducer Petrae Foy (One of Carl Cox's Fav DJs), recently was so impressed with how long Gemma had been mixing, and how much potential she had, that he came round to her house for a one on one session. To show her some amazing tricks, and help her take it to another level.

November 09 is shaping up to be a very exciting month.

Gemma will be hitting the studio, with good friend, and amazing DJ talent, Steff Smith. They will be working alongside a very talented producer Mindform/PJC Project, to create and release their first of many Tech House/Techno tracks together!

Both the girl's will also, be embarking on their very first B2B set's, at the world famous Sankeys, Manchester!

The first date, they will be doing an awesome 2 hour set, sharing the bill with the amazing DAVE SPOON & FUNKAGENDA!

The 2nd date, will be on Boxing day..with an absolute legend headlining, ROGER SANCHEZ!

Gemma is just as likely to be seen in front of the deck's as behind them. She's still an avid clubber, and love's to get in the thick of it, when dancing to her favourite DJ's and Producers!

She is also hoping to follow many of the people she admires, into the production side this year with an exciting collaboration with 2 amazing Producers lined up for November 09! Watch this space!

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Thank you for stopping by xox

UPCOMING DATES; 13/06/09

BA55MENT,Stalybridge Head Linining!

04/07/09 Revival Summer Sound System,Blackburn with Adam Sheridan+Micky Slim Headlining

18/07/09 Ravonstonedale Festival,Cumbria

25/08/09 Full Moon Boat Party, Barca +After Party Loaf + Area51 Manchester Headlining

01/08/09 ESSTIGE DJ OF THE MONTH AUG 09

01/08/09 chixwivdex Podcast latest Tech mix

01/08/09 Release, The Attic , Manchester

08/08/09 Tech Me Jackin',Mcr

15/08/09 Mozfest,Mossley

16/08/09 Mozfest,Mossley

21/08/09 Plush@Sankey's,Mcr Funkagenda+Jonathan Ulysses Headlining

30/08/09 Sunday Social,Moho's Mcr

26/09/08 RENAISSANCE, Embargo, Northampton

26/09/09 Guest Mix on Me On The Dancefloor

03/10/09 Radio Interview and Guest Mix on Manchester Radio Online

06/11/09 Dance Therapy pres.Female Domination, Long Eaton,UK

15/11/09 Sunday Social, Mcr

28/11/09 Monkey Funk@Sankey's, Mcr DAVE SPOON & FUNKAGENDA - GEM & STEFF SMITH B2B

12/12/09 Sweet Sensation with Dave Haslam TBA

26/12/09 Sankey's,Mcr - B2B WITH STEFF SMITH - ROGER SANCHEZ Headlining

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Gemma Furbank is a hot House and Techno music rising star! As a DJ, she is well-known for bringing truly sublime tracks together with flawless precision... "Love Music - that's all you need to know lol" ♥♥♥ I have only been in the game, this side of the decks since Jan 09...and have achieved so much in such a short space of time. It was loosing my dad that spurred me on to go for it...so, if you want something badly enough, and are willing to work your ass off, you can achieve anything you want in life! And always remember, you were in that position once, when people come to ask for help or advice....it costs nothing to be nice xox

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