Oliver Lang
2009 was Oliver Lang’s biggest year to date. After signing with Integrity, Oliver played at all the hottest venues across the globe, signed a publishing deal with the iconic Fabric and simultaneously released tracks on top labels including Toolroom and Blackhole. No stopping there though; he prepared the launch of his new record label Dojo too! To sign off on a great year and kick-start a new one, Oliver was booked for New Year’s Eve to play in front of a 10,000-strong crowd at the Centennial Hall in Wroclaw, Poland. His regular headliner bookings for leading nights across the UK have paved the way for two new major residencies starting in 2010 with industry heavyweights Perverted Audio at Matter in London, and leading global clubbers brand Gatecrasher. All this plus tours of Australia then Asia, and a full season in Ibiza, testifies to the fact that we are guaranteed another exciting year ahead from Mixmag’s “Hero of House”.
Having grown up in a musical household, with his Dad playing bass for 60’s pop band ‘The Mindbenders’, Oliver set out DJing in clubs aged 14. By 16 he had released his first record, and at 18 he packed up his record box and moved to Ibiza, where he landed his now legendary residency for Bora Bora. Sharing his time between the White Isle, his hometown of Manchester and his busy international schedule means 2010 will see Oliver continue to blow the crowds away with his chunky, underground tech-house sound. Infused with elements of techno and combined with hypnotic visuals and unrivalled enthusiasm, he will be incinerating dancefloors the world over.
His versatile style keeps him at one with the crowd, playing anything from his signature Bora Bora set of uplifting house right through to harder underground techno – and now, with the new dimension to his performances, his LIVE visuals made up of short films containing dance-inspired hypnotic graphics and video clips during his sets, he provides the ultimate clubbing experience with total crowd captivation!
Beyond being a prolific DJ, it is really all about the tunes for Oliver. Following on from his production success in 2008 with big room track ‘Bomb The Terrace’ released on Azuli, which also made it onto one of the legendary Space album compilations, he received critical acclaim for his remix of the Ibiza anthem ‘Café Del Mar ’, which was championed by the likes of Sasha. During 2009 Oliver teamed up with Goodlooking Records producer Rob Blazye (aka J-Laze), and it quickly became apparent they were going to be an irrepressible partnership.
Their early underground efforts were snapped up by Kosmo, Bashi, Mc Grooves and Loudbit, which led to Oliver collaborating with Whelan & Di Scala to produce the tracks ‘Virgil’ and ‘Persil’ – both of which were signed to Tiesto’s label Blackhole. His solo efforts ‘Full Tilt’ and ‘Pressure Drop’ were also subsequently signed to Blackhole without hesitation. Additionally, Oliver and Mark Trophy’s ‘Northern Hustle’ (a take on DJ Joeski’s ‘Hustler’s Revenge’) had great success on Toolroom at the start of 2009 and led to Oliver’s solo follow-up EP ‘Mad Cat’ coupled with the sublime ‘Dying To Live’ which is due out on 25th January 2010.
His remix achievements include Kristine W ‘Feel What You Want’ (Champion), Tom Novy’s ‘My City’ (Kosmo), Andy Duguid’s ‘My Number’ (Blackhole), and his masterful rework of the seminal Ibiza classic ‘Mystery Land’ by Y-Traxx released on Nebula.
So, combine ALL of this with a string of new solo works, collaborations and high-profile remixes clogging up the pipeline, you can guarantee that the four corners of the world will be hearing even more from Oliver in 2010 – this freight train is unstoppable!