PETE TONG + Tim Green (Cocoon/Get Physical)

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Public Works Presents:
Legendary DJ
PETE TONG
+ Tim Green (Cocoon / Get Physical)
+ Ardalan (Dirtybird)
+ more TBA
Visuals by allofitnow!

Pete Tong condensed Bio
It’s fair to say that Pete Tong’s history is intertwined with the history of acid house and electronic music itself. His career mirrors the story of dance music over the last 25 years.
It’s been a long, tumultuous ride for Pete. “I left school at the end of the 1970s and always wanted to be a DJ,” he starts, “To make a name for yourself back then you had to have the coolest and rarest records – if you managed to get hold of the hottest tune in the record shop, it could be months before any other DJ managed to track down a copy; your status and ability to call a tune in the underground record stores was very important, it’s hard to conceive that today with the instant access available online.”
Pete’s radio shows are revered around the world. Now the proud host of the 9pm-11pm Friday night slot on BBC Radio 1 – ‘The Pete Tong Show’ (or Essential Selection as it is still tagged internationally) regularly attracts over 2 million listeners via a combination of live feed and ‘listen again’ courtesy of the BBC i-Player and international syndication. On 8 April, Pete celebrated two decades at the station, with a 12-hour special including live sets and guest spots from the biggest figures and hottest new stars in electronic music. Tong also hosts and co-produces the legendary Essential Mix show, and as part of the 12-hour takeover, he delivered his first ever studio Essential Mix.
At the heart of all of this, is Pete’s ability to push and nurture new talent. From Guti and Benoit to Maya Jane Coles and Deniz Kurtzel – there are few electronic artists who haven’t had the Pete Tong Push ™. “That’s a big remit of my Radio 1 show,” smiles Pete. “But I don’t turn water into wine – all I ever saw myself doing was fanning the flames of something that I thought was inevitable. I’d like to think that by backing the special ones that I can help it happen for these artists… a little bit quicker.”
All this leaves one last question: did he ever see such longevity being possible back in the early 80s? Pete ponders the question for a moment. “If we’re fortunate of one thing, it’s that we were in the right place at the right time. Without wanting to sound crass, in our own way in our own world, it was a bit like being in The Clash or The Sex Pistols around the time of punk. We all loved music before acid house, but when the rave explosion started, we were in the right place at the right time – and we made the right moves.” He’s still making them now.

Tim Green Bio

2013 has been a particularly stellar year for Tim as he launched his brand new label Disc Over Music in September with his gargantuan ‘Just People’ single which was played all over Ibiza by the likes of Marco Carola, Solomun, MANDY & Davide Squillace. With further releases lined up coming from his close friends and colleagues such as Luca Lozano, Nicson & Anthony Reber the futures is bright for the fledgling label. The Disc Over label night also launched this year with Dixon headlining @ The Tunnel – a Napoleonic fortress which Disc Over use exclusively and which was the previous home to Tim’s infamous Bedlam parties which he ran for 4 years.

Tim also found the time to write the summer hit ‘Halftone’ which was released on Get Physical Music and reached the beatport top10 in July as well as his new EP for long time collaborators Cocoon Recordings, which gets released in December. He has also been busy remixing Timo Maas’ vocal anthem Articulation, Sid Le Rock’s ‘Nomad Single for the hotly tipped MFR label in Toronto and Sven Tasnadi’s ‘Thank You’.

With his idiosyncratic groove and off-kilter cheekiness, his sound has seen him tour every corner of the globe over the past 5 years as a DJ. He is a regular for the likes of Womb Tokyo, Fabric London, Watergate Berlin, Mint Club Leeds, Space Ibiza, Hive Zurich, Circus Liverpool, Jaegar Oslo, Musika Edinburgh, Electric Pickle Miami, Public Works San Francisco, Spy Bar Chicago, D-Edge Sao Paulo and many more. 2013 also saw Tim launch his very first live show, with the world premier @ SW4 Festival in London. The show contains live vocals, lots of exclusive edits and new material all put together on the fly.

2014 looks set to be Tims biggest year to date with new singles confirmed for My Favorite Robot & Get Physical in the first quarter of 2014, a slew of high profile remixes as well as the launch of an exciting new band project which Tim has been working on for the past 3 years. Add to that a continuing tour schedule that sees him play some of the premier clubs around the world both as a DJ and a live act it’s a wonder there are enough hours in the day to keep up with Tim’s ever evolving career.

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