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Candice McKenzie – Dj/ Radio Personality
Candice McKenzie is an award-winning DJ, Radio Presenter and Head of A&R & ‘Talent Tuesday’ Producer at House Music label Quantize Recordings.
She has been DJing since 1999 and specializes in Gospel & Inspirational House Music although she can extend to other genres including Garage, Club, and Dance.
Her passion, determination, drive, and positive attitude have led her to win two BEFFTA (Black, Entertainment, Film, Fashion, TV & Arts) awards, for Female DJ of the Year & DJ of the Year, be nominated for DJ of the Year at the 2018 Gospel Touch Music Awards, judge the Eurovision Song Contest, and be named as one of “20 Black UK House acts that you should know about” by British electronic dance and clubbing magazine, MixMag.
Candice presents “The Sanctified Selection” and “Saturday Night with Candice McKenzie” on Premier Gospel, the UK’s Number 1 Gospel Music Radio Station.
She also presents” Get Your Praise On” on sister station Premier Praise and “Welcome to my House” on Twitch.
Written by: Candice McKenzie
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Micfreak – Producer/DJ
MicFreak is a DJ, producer, musician, song writer and Managing Director of Quantize Recordings third label, QU3. He is originally from the Philippines and now based in Baltimore, Maryland.
MicFreak enjoys infusing his productions with live instruments and sophisticated elements. His style sits comfortably in the pantheon of straight up Funky and Soulful House.
His productions are an exquisite, musical celebration of everything which make Dance music great. This makes him a rising star in the House music scene.
In 2020, alongside Crystal Waters and DJ Spen, MicFreak was responsible for one of the standout hits of the pandemic. “Party People” was the anthem that stood out as a shining beacon to a world that was experiencing troubled times. MicFreak migrated to the online platform Twitch to continue DJing as the world shut down. Consequently, this allowed him to gain a large, loyal engaged following.
Due to being an in-demand producer and remixer, MicFreak has been listed as a Top 100 House music artist every year since 2019 by Traxsource, the leading American online electronic music store. With over 200 releases under his belt, expect to hear them during his DJ sets which are always fluid, dynamic and bring so much joy to the dance floor.
Written: Candice McKenzie
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Booker T – Grammy Nominated Producer/Remixer & DJ :-
Booker T is one of the UK’s most prolific and respected House music producers and DJs in the industry.
He started DJing when he was 14, cutting his teeth spinning Reggae, Soul, Funk, Boogie, Hip Hop and Rare Grooves. Booker T honed his skills spinning in sound systems, school parties and the local youth centers in Brixton, South London. He was introduced to the sounds of Chicago & New York House music in the late 80s and in the early 90s. Booker T started his DJ career playing at infamous club nights such as Bobby & Steve’s Garage City while also headlining major UK House club’s nights like Back 2 Basics, Soul Heaven, Ministry of Sound, To the Manor Born, The End Club, Hard Times, and Club America (Wales).
Since the early 90s Booker T has also produced music for several independent record labels. This would include Strictly Rhythm, Nervous, King Street, Slip N Slide and Big Beat. He has also remixed top recording artists for major record labels including Arista (Angie Stone, Monica), MCA Universal (Soul for Real, Kirk Franklin & Gods Property), Sony (Lemar) and Warner Music (Quincy Jones). He has also worked with London Records (FFRR) where his remix of “Never Ever” by All Saints went double Platinum.
Booker T has also enjoyed considerable international success. He has DJ’d extensively around the world including headline sets in Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Greece. He also held residency at Es Paradis and Club Summum in Ibiza. These gigs and residencies allowed Booker T the opportunity to play alongside some legendary DJs. These would include Paul ‘Trouble’ Anderson, Jazz ‘n’ Groove, and Bobby & Steve Zoo. He has DJ’d in Singapore, Malaysia, and several US cities like Houston, Washington DC, Los Angeles, Miami, and San Francisco.
In 2021, Booker T earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Remix of the year. This prestigious nomination was awarded for his remix of “Back to Life” by Soul II Soul. He is currently writing and producing music for multi award winning artist Emeli Sandé. He is also working with Kathy Brown, Lee Wilson, Brian Lucus, DJ Spen, Earl W Green and Brutha Basil to release music on his own record label, Liquid Deep Recordings.
Written By : Candice McKenzie
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Nakternl Entertainment announces the return of its party series Housestyle Takeover “A Journey Through House,”.
Bermuda’s premier party promoter is back with a bang! We have put together a series of parties with the aim to take you on “A Journey Through House” this summer. The aim of the parties is to add some diversity into Bermuda’s night life. We want to make Bermuda a destination where you can hear and experience quality House music events.
We have some of House music’s most accomplished DJs flying in from the UK, US, and Canada with each of them eager to share their passion and love for House music. This will allow you to have an unrestrained party experience that you are accustomed to at Housestyle Takeover gathering. We promise that each DJ will showcase House music and take you on “A Journey Through House” uniquely, no two nights will be the same.
Parties are scheduled throughout the summer on March 18th, May 27th, July 15th, September 16th, and November 19th. Each night will be held at Karma Night Club located at 95 Front Street Hamilton Bermuda. Tickets are currently available now on the website click here. With March 18th being our official launch date, we are opening the summer season with the following DJs:
Booker T – Grammy Nominated Producer/Remixer & DJ
Booker T is one of the UK’s most prolific and respected producers and DJs in the house music scene.
He started DJing when he was 14, cutting his teeth spinning Reggae, Soul, Funk, Boogie, Hip Hop and Rare Grooves. As a youth, Booker T honed his skills spinning in sound systems, school parties and the local youth centers in Brixton. You can read more about Booker T here.
Micfreak – Producer/DJ
MicFreak is a DJ, producer, musician and song writer and Managing Director of Quantize Recordings third label, QU3. Originally from the Philippines now based in Baltimore Maryland. Micfreak makes the most exquisite dance music making a raising star in the house music scene. You can read about Micfreak here.
Candice McKenzie – DJ/Radio Personality/Head of A&R Quantize Recordings
Candice McKenzie is an award-winning DJ, Radio Presenter and Head of A&R & ‘Talent Tuesday’ Producer at House Music label Quantize Recordings. She has been DJing since 1999 and specializes in Gospel & Inspirational House Music although she can extend to other genres including Garage, Club, and Dance. you can read more about Candice here.
Mike Shawr – Producer/DJ/Nakternl Entertainment
Mike Shawr is Bermuda’s top House music DJ and owner of the country’s leading entertainment company, Nakternl Entertainment. Since 2015, Mike Shawr has been on the forefront of revitalizing House music in Bermuda. Resulting in him becoming one of the driving forces and face of House music throughout the island.
This series of parties promises to add something which is needed and desired to Bermuda’s nightlife. You don’t want to miss out. Get your tickets now here.
Written by: Candice McKenzie
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