Of course with me absent from the UK, I will unfortunately be missing only for the second time my beloved Deeper Substance residency. However, the line-up is still stellar and am delighted to feature on the night two of Bedrock's favourite DJ's, the resident himself Phil Thompson (MoonFace - http://www.moonface.org) and the ever popular and talented Jonathan Lisle (http://www.mtheoryrecords.co.uk ). Jonathan will be making his fourth appearance now at the club and his profile has been soaring this past year and was voted 86th best DJ in the Top 100 DJ Poll 2003.

There is much to be said about these two talents so please show your support for what will be an excellent night of great house music and breaks. Music conductor for the night will be our very own star resident Alex Sansford conducting proceedings along with DJ Dennis. There are limited advance tickets available for only £5 so would advice to please purchase early to avoid disappointment. Click on the link here for advance ticket purchase - http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=uk&query=detail&event=104179

The Rhythm Factory has also undergone a major facelift and improved sound system installed. I took the opportunity to check out the venue the other week and was gobsmacked with the extent to the changes. The place in short looks terrific and big credit to our beloved Jonny `Rhythm` and the rest of his staff for really going to town with the club. I cannot wait to come back in September to play again at the club

As well as Deeper Substance, I am sure many of you will already be aware of a new residency I will be taking up on the other side of town in the ever popular NottingHill area. Fortune is a fresh new London clubnight based around bringing widely travelled guests, residents and friends alike to the stage with the focus purely on a very eclectic selection of live music Along with Ashley Casselle we will strive to bring an array of varied experience and contacts in providing our very own tribute to music neatly packaged with that much required niche vibe for a mid week affair in West London that we believe
has been lacking in recent times.

The inaugural Fortune event will hit London's Neighbourhood venue THIS Thursday on 5th August. Crazy P e n i s is the first Live artist to feature in our selection of eclectic genre bending sounds. The guys will be promoting his '24 Hour Psychedelic Freakout' on Shiva Records (released a few weeks back) The night is a relatively early one for those of you with work on Friday, running from 7 until 2, and is set to bring something interesting to the pre weekend festivities around London. We have loads of goodies and prizes we plan to give away on the night so in order to win CD's, t-shirts, free drinks even a pair of lucky pants???? You must arrive between 7pm-10pm. There will also be Happy Hour drinks running for this three hour period so no excuses from everybody. Come straight over to the club after a long hard day at work and let us unwind and relax you with musical therapy for your minds. Tickets on the door are only £6 if you arrive before 9pm but you can still purchase limited advance tickets on TicketWeb for only £4.

Other news in brief as well, I will be making my debut at London's Ministry of Sound for Wally Lopez's new album launch. I will be spinning all night alongside the Pacha resident DJ in the BOZ. Again very much looking forward to the gig. It's been too long since I was last at the club but guarantee will be a great night of music by Wally and myself. Following on from MOS, I will be returning to Ibiza this year playing at one of Pacha's flagship nights Pure Pacha. Host with the most Pete Tong will be conducting proceedings for the evening with myself and Laurent Garnier making an appearance behind the decks. Again a major highlight to be playing with such distinguished DJ's and an honour to be asked back by the club to spin.

On a final note, goes to show that hard work can pay off in the end and was delighted to receive news from both the Pacha DJ awards people and the House Music Awards panel that I had been nominated in the Best Newcomer DJ and Best Breakthrough DJ respectively. I literally fell of my chair when told of the news especially with some of the talent on show. Where do I fit in there????
hahaha Voting for both ceremonies has now officially open.
www.djawards.com
www.housemusicawards.com/vote/vote.php

If I could send a fiver in the post to everybody to vote for me I would ....but I won't....ha but of course awards ceremonies should be about celebrating the very best elements of the industry we are in and the talent who have been performing consistently at the highest level to crowds worldwide. In short everyone is a winner as far as I am concerned so best of luck to everybody. No doubt it will be a super fun evening out for everybody involved. Please vote and show your support for these awards that recognise the talented individuals who work hard to succeed in this industry. OK WHAT I MEANT TO SAY WAS VOTE FOR Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee......hahaha....(joke aside!)

Ok, it is 30 degrees outside and I intend to savour as much of the hot weather here as possible.
You know it ain't going to last for long....
much love and respect
DEMI