Introducing WILL CRAWSHAW... Headliner at East Project's 2nd Birthday!

Introducing WILL CRAWSHAW... Headliner at East Project's 2nd Birthday!

He is resident and firm favourite at one of Leed's smoothest brands, "BeatStreet".  Most recently he has had 2 beatport top 20's, 4 other Beatport top 100's and has been charted by the likes of NTFO, Miguel Puente and Rebel......  Anyway, enough of all that!!

First picking up on Will Crawshaw thanks to his Soundcloud page and a number of his early releases and mixes, it was no surprise to find out this guy finds himself based in Leeds.  Taking his favourite elements and influences from House, Techno and all things Electronic, Will manages to produce tracks and create mixes that are firmly bases for the dance floor, yet keeping his melange of beats deep and fun all at the same time!

For a perfect example of this, check the Podcast he specifically recorded in anticipation of his headline set:

Tell us a bit about yourself and what you are up to at the moment?

How do!  Well, me?  21 year old green smokin, music producer from Leeds, been DJ-ing since I was 13, producing since 16.  Gone through all the motions with different genre's over the years and now currently playing around with all things electronic, groovy and techy.  Love pushing the boat out and trying new things.  I ain't no one trick pony...

At the moment, I'm currently indulging in the finer sounds of techno and deep house, being inspired every day.  Working on some exciting new music and projects, also a few collaborations that will be revealed later this year.

Fav city and gig you have played?

Ooo, right, tough one really!  I get opportunities to play at some amazing parties all over the world, but probably this year's season in Ibiza with my Beatstreet brothers, we put on a boat party which was absolutely tits!  Had it rammed and the vibe was next level!

But other gigs to mention that stand out are in Oslo at Bollywood Dancing, Sankeys in Manchester earlier this year and also kickin' it with the Real Nice boys at Lightbox in London.  All wicked gigs, mad vibes, top people.

You have joined the "Kumasi Music" crew, tell us how you got involved with that?

Well it's all come about as they've been quite forward thinking and snapped up a lot of my good friends from in and about Leeds, that are all smashing out great music at the moment. Seems to be word of mouth as we all support one another.

Leeds seems to be producing so many good artists at present, Miguel Campbell, Burnski, Robert James, Matt Fear and so on. What are you guys doing so differently up there?

Leeds is where it's at, hands down.  We're one big family, we all know each other from partying and playing together.  All supporting each others sounds, it's such a creative and diverse city, there's something for everyone. You don't even know the half of what's going on in the home studios in Leeds, everyone's bang on it.  Making music for the love of the music and not for any other reason.

A perfect example of this is Love Not Money Records, run by good friend Luke Pompey.  He's created a perfect platform for a lot of the Leeds artists to get stuff out on and be proud of a wicked release.  Big things coming for the LNM crew, including a release from myself.

What can East Project expect from a Will Crawshaw set?

You can expect a journey through all things electronic, weird, wonderful with a deep edge and a few sprinklings of techno goodness.  I play music you can dance to, that you can feel, I try creating them moments on a night out that people talk about for days after.  Hope you're all ready. Hold on to your wigs!

Last one...   What is your drink of choice?

Hmm... A bottle of Agwa? or hit me with a jagerbomb.  Other than than, favorite steady drink is vanilla vodka with coke, plenty of ice, and a fat slice of lime.  Boosh.

Look forward to seeing you in October!

Me too, let's party. Much love x

EAST PROJECT 2nd BIRTHDAY with WILL CRAWSHAW

Fri 12th October - 8pm to 2am

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The East Project "Preview/Review"!

In anticipation of East Project's next installment, we thought what better way to get the low down on the imminent event, than to get the promoters to review the last party in February and find out what they are most looking forward to on Friday 8th June?!

Read on!!

The last EP was a resonding success!  You sold out of advanced tickets and had a packed out club on the night.  How was the event as a whole for you both?

Gilly - Wow...  What can I say about the last party?!  I do think we did under estimate how busy this was going to get.  I remember being sat on Anjuna beach in Goa and looking at my phone and seeing that all pre-sale tickets had gone.  It was unreal!  The party was a success and did truly go down as our best one yet.  All the DJs played great sets and big thanks has to go out to everyone who came down.

Joe - The last party was indeed a huge success!  We never expected to gain as much interest as we did for the night, with hitting over 100 past the venue's actual capacity, we knew it was time to step the game up a little. The crowd was as good as ever, better than we've ever had in-fact!  Every DJ showed their talent beautifully and the whole night couldn't have gone better!

Also, it was the first time EP had 2 rooms of music.  How do you think that worked?

Joe - The 2 rooms worked an absolute treat.  It gave us a chance to showcase different genres of underground house and techno, with 4 great headliners... Which for us, really pushed the boat out because previously we have just had the one at each event.  Not forgetting all the other DJs who played on the night, including residents from Art of Dark, Diasco & more, who equally tore it up.

So who really impressed you DJ wise on the night?

Gilly - Have to say all the DJs on the night played wicked sets.  Was really looking forward to seeing Miguel play, as we had seen him in the summer at Zoo Project in Ibiza, so we knew he was going to smash it.  Have to also say a highlight for me was when he dropped "Something Special".  This was my favorite track of last year.

Joe - I too was really impressed with Miguel.  Before having him play for us, I'll be honest and say I hadn't really listened to many of his tracks/podcasts/mixes, as i'm slightly more into my deeper house & techno, but he really managed to get the crowd rocking!!  And he is a great guy too!

The next East Project is only a few days away...  Which of your headline bookings are you most looking forward to hearing play?

Gilly - Well for this one, again we have managed to pull in 4 headliners.  Robert James was 3rd time lucky for me, as twice before he was already booked up, so I'm glad to have finally got him.  FB Julian has been someone who has been on the radar for a while, so happy to have him down also to play.  Joe has made a few nice bookings with Rich Nxt from Fuse and Samu.l who is coming down from Birmingham. So it will be nice to catch both these guys too. They've got some great releases out at present.

Joe -  I genuinely can't wait for our next party.  It's by far the best line-up we've had.  I'm looking forward to seeing what all 4 headliners have to offer, and I have to say i've seen Rich play at Fuse a few times now and he smashes it every time. But honestly, I'm really looking forward to Samu.l.  I've loved his production for so long now and his spring podcast was an absolute treat, and sadly I missed his set at Fuse earlier in the year, so I can't wait to see what he has to offer!

You have a new venue for the event...  Can you divulge any more details yet?

Gilly - Well we are just putting the final touches to the venue.  It is a basement space and it's a 5 minute walk from Dalston Kingsland.  So a nice change of venue and think everyone will really like this one. This will be announced shortly.

Joe - Yes, we have a new venue!  It's one we've had our eye on for a while now, and it's played host to a few fantastic parties in the past such as Geddes' NoFitState and A Night With..., without being totally over-used, which is perfect!  And it's also our first party using a superb Funktion-One sound system. All will be revealed ;).

Finally, any new artists/tunes that are doing it for you right now that we can expect to hear you each play in your sets?

Joe - There's so much great music floating around at the moment, and there's a few artists that are truly inspiring me.  Most of all include the guys from [a:rpi:ar] (Pedro, Rhadoo, Raresh) & a few of the other Romanians such as Praslea, Priku, Gescu, TC Studio, Mihigh, Faster, the list goes on!  Also, I feel very inspired by the likes of tINI who I am lucky enough to be playing alongside in June, and the man himself, Enzo Siragusa, who is truly at the fore-front of the London underground scene at the moment.  There's also quite a few extremely talented local London artists that are throwing great stuff out there at the moment, some of which is sadly unreleased. I could go on forever about which artists and tracks are doing it for me at the minute, but I'll leave it at that and say you can expect to hear much of it in my set on the 8th!

Gilly - Well apart from the Hot Creations boys who at the moment are just smashing it, have to say Maxxi Soundsystem!  If you have heard his Data Transmission podcast, then you know exactly what I am talking about.  We'll hopefully try to get him down in the near future.  Also another guy who I have been really impressed with his production is Will Crawshaw.  He has some amazing tracks out at the moment and once again hopefully see him in the near future at an East Project date.

East Project with Robert James, FB Julian, Rich Nxt and Samu.lFriday 8th June 2012

Venue TBA - London

9pm - 6am

East Project Podcast Episode 4 & Interview featuring FB Julian... Check it out!!

Lets start from the beginning... You are French but now live in London. France, with Paris in particular, has produced a long list of great electronic acts and producers over the years but what were your early musical influences?

Paris definitely has a great number of DJs and producers that really made an impact on the scene over the years. Growing up there, was therefore the major reason for what I am doing today. There are several artists who really triggered that interest of mine for it. When I started to go out, it was the DJs who really took the sound of Paris to the next level and beyond borders like Dan Ghenacia, who really gave the city an amazing place to gather and listen to new sounds and an amazing kind of house music throughout the "Kwality" party he used to host at Batofar; Ivan smagghe and his famous sets of original divers stuff was another rendez vous for me and my friends. The music in these parties was so consistently good and the vibe at its best there... And of course in other clubs like The Rex, thanks to DJs like: Jerome Pacman, Jef K, :TERRY:, Chris Carrier and of course Laurent garnier, I built a mad love for House Music. But it's really when I got to the UK in London that things took another dimension!

How old were when you left Paris and what drove you to join us on this side of the pond?

I left Paris when i was 19, just for a change of scenery and to give myself a real challenge I guess... I had dropped out of school and wasn't keen on the possibilities I was seeing available to me back then.

You are now part of the Rebel Agency. How did joining them come about?

Well when I got here, when I started playing out and doing parties, I got to work and developed great friendship with the founders of the label and its agency. It's really when I started to play for Derren Smart at the T Bar where I'm sure you know the whole of the best djs and artists where regularly playing... Among them where Damian Lazarus, Matthew Styles and Jamie Jones, who were a great source of inspiration and a total help in pushing me forward in the belief of my music. The some years later I got offered to be part of what I believe is one of the two strongest teams of acts this scene has to offer. I'm really happy to be a part of this group! It's like a big number of mates now and all bringing our little something to the game.

A particular favourite of mine was your release on Hot Creations, Pteradactil Disco - Big Ass Biscuit/Clive's Alright. Did that collaboration with Jamie Jones, Lee Foss and Robert James create any funny stories from being in the studio together or did you all work on them tracks at different times?

Ah ah... Well it's a particular favourite of mine too! Jamie is a great friend of mine and we had been talking for some time now to work on something together. He called me up and told me that he was at his place with Lee and Rob and what was meant to be a get together after their gigs/trip, naturally turned into a studio session with all four of us overnight, through what I have to say was one of the funniest moments I ever spent in a studio! Big Ass Biscuit was written the next evening, same scenario but throughout the session we realised that the vocal we were editing suddenly started to sound like "is Clive alright". When we first had a laugh about it there was just no other way to hear this vocal, and Clive Henry who is a dear friend ours and one of my favorite DJs was then totally implicated into this track. After lots of fun about it seemed totally normal to call him at this late late hour of the night for a friendly recorded phone call... Jamie put the phone on speaker mode and linked it to the mic and we all know the result of that! Ah ah, it still makes me laugh today, it was too much fun!!



At East Project we believe there is only good and bad music. Sometimes people spend too much time trying to pigeonhole their music and events, whereas we see it more as representing a vibe. What can the EP crowd expect from an FB Julian set?

Well, thank you for including me in your good book of music then, lol.. I play various styles of deep house mainly that is really inspired by my view of parties and after parties, which I got to develop in the many years I have been playing for Kubicle (the party I'm resident for). The aim being to just have a great time behind the decks and keep a smiling crowd having a great night out with new sounds to discover.

And lastly, What is your drink of choice on a night out?

To be honest I don't really drink alcohol. I mainly stick to soft drinks when I'm out but I have to admit I love golden tequila.

Thank you and see you at the PARTY!!

East Project with Robert James, FB Julian, Rich Nxt and Samu.lFriday 8th June 2012

Venue TBA - London

9pm - 6am

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East Project Podcast Episode 3... Meet resident and co-promoter Joe Morley!

So, for the 3rd episode of our East Project Podcast, we handed over the duties to resident and co-promoter Joe Morley... We also threw a few questions his way to find out a little bit more about this excellent young talent! Read on.

Tell us how you first got into house music?

I first got into house music from the age of about 13/14. My dad is a bit of an Ibiza child himself and he used to show me some of his cool summer house jams, along with some old school house/garage artists such as MK, Todd Edwards, MJ Cole etc, and so it progressed from there!

You represent the deeper side of East Project. Would you say this a fair reflection?

I would certainly agree! I'm extremely passionate about my music and I'm really enjoying showing East Project what I'm about. I'm really looking forward to showing our beloved crowd some nice deep techno sounds in the basement on Friday!

How have you enjoyed your time DJing at East Project events and now being involved in organising the events?

I've loved every minute of my time at East Project and I'm sure there's plenty more to come! I'm loving being involved in organising the party now with Adam as there's going to be some fantastic things coming up this year from us... Some crazy venues and some even better headliners and new talent to showcase!

Which producers are rocking your world right now?

There are a few producers who's work I am LOVING at the minute! Obviously, the Fuse boys are releasing some absolute quality tracks lately, plus their sound is completely unique and it works! But at the minute the sounds of the likes of [a:rpi:ar] (Pedro, Rhadoo, Raresh, Dan Andrei, etc), Margaret Dygas, Rene Breitbath and a few others are completely blowing me away... Also there are some great tracks being produced by some less established artist in London at the moment!

What would be your ultimate East Project line-up and where would you have the it?

Wow! My ultimate East Project line-up... Now that is a question! It would depend on how many we could have play on the night, but it would HAVE to include Enzo, he's one of my favourite artists and always has been. Also would love to see someone like Loco Dice or one of the [a:rpi:ar] boys. Now that would be amazing! Not forgetting some great unknown London talent... And I would love to have it at a nice, never before been used venue. Something nobody has thought of before.

So, there you go... The Fuse boys play a big influence, while the deeper sounds of house and techno are where he feels most comfortable. He also told us that a JD or an ice cold Kopparberg from the bar form part of his poison...

Check out his short podcast mix below and get yourself warmed up for what is going to be an amazing East Project on Friday 10th February!



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Miguel Campbell, Josh T, The Pushamann & Sam Russo... Find out more!!

So, with just under 3 weeks to go till the first East Project of 2012, we thought it best to check out what all the fuss is about... Advanced tickets have all sold out and is it any surprise, when looking at the line-up???

Previously, the EP boys have only ever felt the need to use one big headliner and the rest, up and coming local talent for events that only ever featured 1 room of music. This time however, the crowd will be treated to 2 rooms and 4 headliners!! And with early bird tickets that cost as little as £5, what more could you really ask for??

Topping the bill on Friday 10th Feb will be the one and only Miguel Campbell from Hot Creations fame. If you have not heard of this guy, then you clearly haven't been following the house scene over the past couple of years! Hailing from the northern city of Leeds and after setting up and releasing on his own Outcross Records as MAM, HCB and under his own name, in 2010 he signed up to Hot Creations and that is when things were about to go stellar.



With an ever growing gig diary, that includes trips to Warung Beach Club in Brazil, Sankeys in Manchester, Creche in London and Watergate in Berlin over the next few months alone, it was with great joy that promoter and resident Gilly managed to secure the services of this excellent DJ/Producer.

For those of you that missed it last year, Miguel's Ibiza Voice Podcast is definitely worth your attention:
Miguel Campbell Mix (Moody Disco Guest @ Audio, Brighton 30/09/11) by moody disco

Second up on the list of headliners, we have the superb Josh T... Again, hailing from Leeds, this guy really made a mark last year with his release, Green Surprises on Hot Waves (the digital only output for Jamie Jones and Lee Foss' Hot Creations/Hot Natured empire). Co-founder of the Louche events that have been ripping Leeds apart with an ever impressive and growing list of parties, Josh has been plying his trade alongside some of the industry's greats.

To get an idea of what you could be faced with, check out his excellent Hush House Podcast! Proving this guys is just as comfortable playing an early smooth set that builds an atmosphere, to finishing a night off with a selection of classic and upfront house nuggets... All can be found on this mix:
Hush House Podcast 024 by Josh T

Next up for your musical pleasure we have The Pushamann! Playing along side some of the best talent in the game, The Pushamann has proved his metal with numerous gigs at Fabric throughout 2008/09, priding himself on warm up sets with deep trippy house and nu disco fused together seamlessly.

Having run his own successful London club night for just over two years and the recent launch of his NoN Music label, The Pushamann has come a long way from messing around on the decks in Kingston.

His Nature or Nurture night, which he runs with Terry Francis, is all about spreading this deep, infectious sound. Recently celebrating the 2nd birthday at Fabric back in February, Nature or Nurture has already enjoyed appearances from some truly unique underground DJs such as Nathan Coles, Tim Sheridan, Hector, Kenny Hawkes and Moodymanc.

Check out his latest mix below:
THE PUSHAMANN - 2012 PROMO MIX PART ONE by thepushamann

Last but by no means least, we have one Mr Sam Russo! Having first come across him back in 2008 playing a warm-up set at Gilly and Disko Trooper's old Maisonica party in London, Sam has really taken his DJing and producing to the next level.

Splitting his time between London and the south coast, where he holds a residency at the ever popular Junk Club in Southampton, Sam is now rubbing shoulders with the cream of the crop! Working closely with Matt Tolfrey and his Leftroom Record label, he has also formed close working relationship with the excellent Huxley from Cecille and Tsuba Records. With gigs all over the UK and now across Europe, it surely wont be long till this guy's name will be on everyone's lips!

Look no further than this mix from his soundcloud page to wet your appetite for more:
Other side of the fence by Sam Russo / :Russo

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