Party: RePublik present BEN UFO at Crystal, Waterford February 6th

Party: RePublik present BEN UFO at Crystal, Waterford February 6th

We are delighted to bring BEN UFO in for his debut gig on February 6th at Crystal Waterford. Support from Paul Mac & Cailin Power. Early bird tickets now sold out.

Ben UFO biog:
As one of the co-founders of Hessle Audio, Ben UFO has been responsible, alongside Pearson Sound and Pangaea, for some of the most varied and ground breaking releases of recent years. Having become immersed in the still emerging dubstep scenes in London and Leeds in 2005, his musical taste was shaped primarily by the DMZ and Sub Dub nights taking place in those cities. However, as tastes have shifted and scenes have fragmented, Ben UFO's approach to the music and to Hessle Audio itself has developed.

As BPMs have dropped and influences have broadened, so too has the vision of Ben UFO's DJing. He remains one of the few DJs in the UK to have made an impact without a production career to fall back on, and as such his reputation is solely the result of his skill as a selector and as a mixer. As a result he remains in a position to fully explore sounds both old and new, across the worlds of house and garage, dubstep and grime, and further into the past. This level of commitment to the dance music of the last two decades has led to a collection of records which reflects the position London has long held as a city responsible for the constant development of forward thinking music.

This is not to say that his focus is primarily on the sounds of the old school, as Ben UFO is looked to as one of the leading figures supporting up and coming producers. He was the first DJ to play material by producers such as Blawan and Joy Orbison, both now scene figureheads, and his weekly slot on London's leading ex-pirate radio station, RinseFM, is considered to be one of the only places to hear the most exclusive new music by both new and established producers.

In addition to well received podcasts in magazines and websites as varied as Resident Advisor, XLR8R, Red Bull Music Academy and Fact Magazine, 2011 was the year that Ben UFO entered the world of commercially released mix CDs. His contribution to the respected RinseFM series was widely praised for its coherence despite the breadth of styles showcased, and he was placed #35 in a Resident Advisor readers’ poll to find the years best DJ. It’s a result which reflects Ben UFO’s ability to successfully present unfamiliar, experimental dance music to a diverse variety of audiences worldwide.

Invited: Alan Kennan, Sam Tsan, Hayley Saskia Wrafter, Hurri Cane Laursie, Seán Kidd, Jessica FooForrester, Robin Devereux, Laura Jane O'Brien, Barry Kiely, Barry Dempsey, Darren Flanagan, Jenna Lee, Lochlann Carney, Victoria Hayden, Conor Hanson, Anita Tobin, Greg Oleksevic, Matthew Reilly, Megan Connolly, Brian Hanton, Ryan Kennedy, Kenneth Sheehan, Jack Curran, Katie O Donovan, Jack Shiel, Richie Flynn, Ciara Flynn, Paige Pugh, Paul McCarthy, Robin Fitzpatrick, Michelle Byrne, Ciara Mc Dermott, Francis Radick Ronan, Samantha Connolly, Larry Kirwan, Paul Griffin, Philip Galvin, Brian Roche, Stephen Roiste, Aaron Fox, Cathie Shanahan, Beano MacMan, Darren Li, Shaun Whelan, Ryan Barrett, Monica Kirwan, Alli MacDonnell, Sam McGlynn, Sammy Stacey, Declan Murphy, Gerard Mc Mahon, Daire Carolan, Emma Jai, Rebecca Keating, Dean Mac Manus, Beki Waring, Leah Roche, Rachel Walsh, Calvin Freeman, Sparky Dwan, Sarah Doheny, Dave Caffrey, Joe Gould, Natalie Rellis, Aaron Sheedy, John Bradley, Megan Conway, Chantelle Bentley, Ray OB, Warren Sauvage, Lorna O'Neill, Sarah Mooney, Dave Lyons, Sophie Phelan, Stephen Maher, Siobhán Floody, Brendan Benny McCarthy, Lee McEnery, Stephen Quinn, James Michael Walsh, Joanne Power, Shane O' Sullivan, John Dunn, Moisés Vieites, Harrison Sharpe, Gary O Brien, Sinead Hogan, Neil Down, Lorraine Finn, Jack Brolly, Cillian Fenlon, Aoife Kelly, Jake Sharpe, Sue Mcgrath, Billy Ryan, Nicky O Toole, Amy Lo, Josh Byrne, Dylan Ryan Davidson, Kelly Corcoran show more »