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tidy Summer Camp preview #3: interview with hard dance crackerjack Jon Doe
Reported by K8-e
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Submitted 28-06-05 13:15
Jon Doe needs no introduction really but for those of you wanting a catch up lesson I can tell you he’s one of the scenes most prolific djs and producers spanning a variety of genres. Producing since ’95 (first appearing on Man from Uncle records) he also engineered for Alphamagic, working with artists like Chris C, Choci and Madam Zu. The now legendary partnership with Billy ‘Daniel’ Bunter started at Alphamagic and continued as they created Chunk Records and UK Hard, with Jon also releasing tunes on Bunter’s label HoneyPot.
More recently Jon’s endeavours have included spearheading a campaign to increase the profile of hard dance on Radio 1, aptly outlined in the CLSM tune ‘John Peel is Not Enough’. As on Sunday evening at the tidy Summer Camp Jon Doe takes to the stage to do a live PA, I wanted to find out more about his alter ego as hardcore act CLSM (also appearing this weekend at Uproar presents Colossus) and what to expect from the PA, so I took some time to catch up with Jon to put a few questions to one of the more interesting characters in hard dance.
CLSM is your hardcore persona. What does CLSM stand for?
It could stand for anything but not for everything. It thinks it stands for a long term adventure for a small group of people.
Who works with you on the CLSM live PA and who does what?
We stopped doing PAs under the CLSM guise to avoid repetition. We have had Bello B from the KLF, Sharkey, Tekneek, Chit Chat and Fugative as our MCs (on different occasions), Oli Chop and Julio Cutlery as scratch artists, Faye Hendry and Stefan B as our vocalists, Stephanie, Egle, Ned and Jimmygoat as our dancers, Eric spray painting... but not all at once.
Jon Doe @ Out of Order, May 2005
You’ve embraced the digital revolution and are even offering a CLSM track FREE for download every two days at: http://www.clsm.net. What was the decision behind this… the best things in life are free?
A lot of our vinyl is out of stock, so it seemed like a good idea to give the stuff away rather than keeping our music to certain music shops within a limited time frame. Some good things cost money though.
You’ve joined forces with Luna C, (KFA), Robbie Long (Superbreaks), Wizbit (Lucky Breaks) and Dj T.C (Mad Cow) and are “leaving the music business in its current form to create a long term solution to releasing our music.” What does this practically mean? Is this just for your hardcore releases?
We must be self sufficient to survive in the long term. That is more important than selling more of the same thing to make money. We can either keep going and selling lots of vinyl and then get stuck or make some changes, sell less and survive for however long we want to. Over the last 12 years, independent vinyl sales have shrunk every year, scenes come and go within that narrowing. It’s like going up an increasing incline on your bike, we are changing down now before we lose momentum.
Do you feel with Kutski’s show on Radio 1’s rotating residency and with the success of the ‘John Peel is Not Enough’ hardcore special in 2003 (and vinyl) that you were successful with the campaign? Is there more to do?
Yes, the balance is still way off for hard dance music (including hardcore) with only 2 hours every six weeks. The debate has not stopped but I can’t speculate on what might happen.
Your hard dance D series was ground breaking (D6 is one of my favourite tunes). You’ve recently remixed D1 (D1A was featured on Bonkers 13) and hardcore’s rising star Gammer is remixing D2. What was the motivator for hardcore remixes? Has it been a popular decision and do you plan to continue with remixing the rest of the series?
It hasn’t been a popular decision as most people with the original D series don’t know about the remixes, it’s just my own personal fun project! I do want to do the rest of the series but it will be quite a long process.
Have you got any new hard dance material in the pipeline?
Yes, quite a few bits at the moment. The tidy PA will be interesting as one track actually works using a Henry Hoover live. I am having problems with that at the moment as the tuning keeps changing on the hoover.
Any differences you notice between the hardcore and hard dance crowds you play to? Are you gigs pretty much split 50/50 between the two genres over an average month?
No, I seem to have more hardcore work at the moment, but that represents the effort I am putting in. The hardcore crowds who just go to see hardcore (rather than hard dance crowds being played hardcore) are sadly being trained by the main events and compilations and tape packs that hardcore is ‘these djs’, ‘these mcs’ and ‘vocal tunes’. That killed hardcore before musically as it is great but very limited, so people move on. In late April I was involved in an event where trance then hard house the freeform then hardcore was played, the dancefloor was full of party goers who were just there for fun and they even went mad for a breakbeat hardcore track. The strictly hardcore events last year would accept the odd breakbeat tune, now, they can’t get their heads around it as the crowd is there for the specific djs, mcs and records.
Top 3 hardcore tunes you won’t leave home without:
* Gammer — ‘Re-sauce’. Now getting a bit old, but great tough hardcore with a good melody.
* CLSM — ‘Timebomb’ Cube Hard remix. The guy who remixed this can do any style as well as any other producer. In this case he did a breakbeat version, awesome.
* Flyin and Limits — ‘Lifts Me Up’. Fresh producers, simple vocal and piano old skool meets cheesy trance, great fun.
Top 3 hard dance tunes you won’t leave home without:
* Guffy and Greg Brookman — ‘Bring The Funk’ (Nukleuz). Now quite old but such great bass and percussion, not just another tune!
* Rumble and Maddox — ‘Party People’ (Tidy Trax). A complete rip off from a 92 old skool track 'let me see if you can dance’ vocal (note that Trixx party people if you were wondering). Really good dance floor stuff.
* York and Cortex — ‘Give It All’ (Synthetic Whites). Absolutely hands in the air breakdown, this track is full of energy and reminds me why I am into dance music — it’s fresh energetic and havin it.
Which producers are getting your respect in the scene right now and why?
All sorts, in hardcore Cube: hard, formerly known as Stargazer, this guy is the most talented and varied producer out there. As a producer some people get big by doing the same thing over and over again, loading the same samples up, the same beats etc. They get good results but if you follow those people closely it’s quite dull. So producers who can mix it up a bit.
Jon Doe & me
If hardcore and hard dance went up against each other in a no holds barred fight to the death — what would be their weapons of choice and who would ride home victorious?
I think they would use their press photos to wave air at each other and shout their current or past successes at each other in a battle of ego and underlying bitterness. Eventually they would get distracted by having to go to their next booking or their day job depending on the current state of their scene. On the way back, discussing how each of them had won, hardcore would remember the last biggest rave it was at, while hard dance would reminisce on good times at the Fridge and Lisa Lashes compilations. Meanwhile a 17 year old would come up with the next biggest thing on their pc and bypass the lot of them blissfully unaware that an Iranian Nuke was already on its way to wiping out the UK! Did this answer you question?
Yes  Finally what you have got in store for the good fans of tidy at the now legendary tidy Weekender….
Well, I have a hoover track with a live hoover in it (as in a vacuum cleaner), Lee James is scratching, some fantastic new tunes, some banging new tunes, some older classics and some tunes which are probably crap (that could be all of them).
Can I just finish by saying enjoy your clubbing and music whether you are at the tidy weekend or Colossus at Nottingham, see ya. Jon Doe.
All photos courtesy of dj k8-e.
Jon Doe will be appearing at the following events...
tidy Summer Camp 2005
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Friday 1st July 2005
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Pontins Holiday Camp (Prestatyn) [map]
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Friday 1st July - Sunday 3rd July 2005
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Various - (Click link below)
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www.tidy.com/ev/tidy.asp?page=site_welcome.asp&zone=com
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Ticket Info:
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Various tickets available depending on chalet size etc. Please click on the link below in order to view what tickets are remaining as they are selling out extremely fast!
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The tidy Summer Camp is to return with a BANG this year!
We have a new venue far superior to last year’s, an awesome line up and so much sugary creamy fun it’ll rot your teeth.
2005 sees us relocate to the shores of the east coast, Hembsy in Norfolk. The site is minutes away from golden beaches, it has a huge swimming pool, a crazy golf course and only minutes drive from the Norfolk Broads if you fancy a tidy outing!
After tidy Weekender 7 sold out in record time we are pulling out all the stops to ensure Summer Camp 2005 will be the best summer holiday you’ve ever had! Even though the typical English weather pissed on our Roadshow at summer Camp 2004, we are going to brave it again, fingers and toes crossed! Dust off those sombreros, grab your Bermudas and get ready to sweat your knackers off…
The mayhem will run over 3 nights in various arenas showcasing the best djs this country has to offer.
The daytimes will be packed with activities and events including the HarderFaster Sports Day and the HarderFaster Vs tidy Grand Prix. Both events will feature a mix of djs, promoters and clubbers alike battling it out to the bitter end.
For more detailed information regarding this event and for tickets (which are selling out as fast as ever), please click on this following link: http://www.tidy.com/ev/tidy.asp?page=site_welcome.asp&zone=com
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Uproar Colossus
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Saturday 2nd July 2005
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Nottingham Ice Arena [map]
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21:00 - 06:00
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£21.50 (Early Bird *No Booking Fee*), £23 + 10% BF (In advance), £30 On The Door
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www.uproar-events.com/
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Early Bird Tickets available from TicketSellers: 08707 544 445 (10am - 6pm Mon-Sat).
Advance Ticket purchase available direct from Nottingham Arena: 0115 853 3000 (9am - 9pm Mon-Fri), or online: www.nottingham-arena.com
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On Saturday the 2nd of July 2005, Uproar will go down in history as they present Colossus, the largest ever Hardcore all-nighter!
After 12 months of planning and searching the country for that special venue, the date has been secured at the awesome 44 million pound Nottingham Ice Arena situated in the NIC (National Ice Centre Complex).
This purpose built leisure and concert venue is truly out of this world and has played host to many large main stream concerts over the years.
Colossus will be the first ever Hardcore concert to be held here and it's guaranteed you will be totally blown away when you see how large the main arena is!
For this exclusive event, Uproar welcomes on board DJ SY, the UK's number one Hardcore DJ, as they join forces to bring you this colossal event of modern Hardcore times!
Colossus will be a party like no other you've witnessed before, comprising of 3 totally seperate arena, each with their own dedicated soundsystem and production team.
No other promoter has ever attempted an event of this size that features all styles of Hardcore, this will be history in the making!
If you only plan to attend one large event this year, this is the one!
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N England
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Hard Trance. Hardcore. HardStyle. Techno. Breaks.
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=== Main Hardcore Arena ===
Seduction
Sy + Unknown
Hixxy
Sharkey vs. CLSM
Scott Brown
Breeze & Styles
Marc Smith
Dougal + Gammer
Flyin + DJ Stompy
Maximum Impact LIVE PA
MC's: Whizzkid + Storm (woot!), Rude, Odyssey, Wotsee
=== Hard Trance / Techno Arena ===
Producer vs. Drokz
Scorpio vs. Clarkee
M-Zone + Vortex
Topgroove
KP + Tones
MC's: Ribbz, Squidgy B, Impact
=== Old Skool / Retro Hardcore Arena ===
Stu Allan
Ratty
Dougal + Magika (Dreamscape Set)
Sy
Nicky Blackmarket
Vibes + Livelee
Vinyl Junkie + Snypa
DJ Twista
MC's: Magika, Energy, Connie
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From: WEBBO on 29th Jun 2005 13:36.58
wicked interview k8-e ,
From: Ganesha on 2nd Jul 2005 12:14.24
Jon is such a cool fella!
So friendly and has like, zero ego. He once called me 'the quietest man in Harddance' which made me laugh my ass off. Erm.. anyway, go check him out if you haven't. He's one of Harddances true talents.
From: K8-e on 2nd Jul 2005 12:46.03
Word.
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