| HONEYTRAP
FRIDAY 28TH NOVEMBER 2003 |
Honeytrap
will be pulling out all the stops this month to welcome
our first overseas guest, Chris Udoh. Currently residing
in Philadelphia USA, Chris is no stranger to the UK tech-house
scene, having previously held a two-year residency at
Fabric (with Deep C).
This time he will be visiting our shores for just long
enough to play an exclusive set at Honeytrap. Chris Udoh
began DJing professionally in 1985 at the age of 16 in
St. Louis, Missouri. He played at various clubs and his
music was used as the soundtrack for many of the region’s
top fashion shows.
In 1989 Chris moved to Atlanta, Georgia and was given
a residency at the legendary Loretta’s nightclub, where
he perfected his mixing skills four nights a week, often
playing for up to seven hours a night. During his residency
Chris attracted a wider audience to Loretta’s, playing
music that transcended the club’s mainly black, gay, male
demographic.
Soon
he began getting offers to play in almost every club in
the city. In 1992 Chris met Chris Clarke (aka Deep C)
in a record store and the two quickly became friends.
Along with producer Chris Brann they went on to form Wamdue
Kids, playing gigs in clubs and on the rave circuit.
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Wamdue
Kids had a number of successful releases
on such notable labels as Acacia, Studio
K7!, Sounds, Guidance and Strictly Rhythm.
In 1996 Chris moved to Philadelphia
and rapidly became one of the city’s
most respected DJs. 2000 saw the formation
of Tigerhook Corp - a Wu-Tang type collective
of like-minded DJ’s and producers.
Spearheaded by the highly energetic
Randal Jones, this crew of nine has
had releases on prestigious labels including
Hooj Choons, Saw, Shaboom and End Recordings.
Deep C and Udoh have toured the globe
extensively and also held a two-year
residency at London’s Fabric nightclub
from 2000 to 2002. In 2003 Chris has
taken some time out to concentrate on
his solo productions, as well as collaborations
with other electronic dance music artists.
This month’s party also sees the welcome
return of regular Honeytrap guests,
Daren and Spencer. The Heroine boys
are always sure to get the crowd shaking
their booties and sploshing beer all
over themselves in the process. Residents
JB and Ellis will also be on hand to
do the warm-up honours for Chris in
the main room. As ever, state-of-the-art
live club visuals will be laid on courtesy
of our friends at Nuroptics.
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