DJ Biography
Moscow, Russia (April 2011) Click on the picture to listen to the set
Starting DJing in 2004, nowadays Berlin based Brit Jonty has since held residencies at Pacha Ibiza (for David Guetta’s F**K Me, I’m Famous, 2009) and London’s Fabric (DTPM) and DJed in 30 countries, regularly headlining superclubs and festivals from the Balkans to Brazil and China to Czech Republic.
As a producer, he has recorded tracks with Radio 1 DJ Judge Jules and in 2009 won a Qwartz Award (equivalent to a French Grammy) for his first official release, a remix of Motor’s Death Rave.
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Live @ Abaton, Prague, Czech Republic, 2009
Mixing together an original blend of cutting-edge electro, house and techno, he’s also toured Brazil seven times (playing regularly at Sao Paulo’s coolest clubs (D-Edge, Bar de Netao, Vegas and A Loca) and become a regular at festivals including Exit Festival (Serbia), Summer Of Love (Czech Republic) and Neofest (Bosnia).
In London he produced and presented a weekly radio show on Ministry Of Sound Radio for two years and now presents Germany Calling on new Berlin station BLN.FM (alongside Fidelity Kastrow) every Friday night.
He’s also joined the Amsterdam Dance Event in 2010 as a consultant and moderator, organizing and hosting panels and has recently become the European representative for Sochi Winter Music Conference in Russia.
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Volar, Hong Kong (Click for 50 flyers)
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Superclubs/ events performances include:
Pacha Ibiza (Ibiza) 2007, 2008, 2009: monthly resident for David Guetta’s F**K Me, I’m Famous event for 2009 season.
Pacha Vilnius (Lithuania) 2009
Judgement Sunday @ Eden (Ibiza): 2006, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Secret Island Nation Festival (Sweden): 2008, 2008, 2010, 2011
Fabric (DTPM) London: Monthly resident throughout 2008
Berlin Konnektion (Mauritius) 2011 (resident)
Roxy (Czech Republic), 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. 2010
K4 (Ljubljana, Slovenia): London Calling resident: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Exit Festival (Serbia): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010
D-Edge (Sao Paulo, Brasil): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
G Plus (Shanghai and Ghangzhou, China), 2008
Ageha (Tokyo, Japan) 2008
Bed Supperclub (Bangkok, Thailand) 2009
Volar (Hong Kong, China) 2006)
Summer of Love Festival (Czech Republic) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Stadium (Jakarta, Indonesia) 2009
Tresor (Berlin, Germany) 2007, 2008, 2009
Ministry Of Sound (London) 2007
Turnmills, London (2005, 2006, 2007)
Refresh Festival (Montenegro) 2007
Progressive Daddy, Moscow (Russia) (2011)
Opium Beach Club (Ukraine) 2006
Kazantip Festival, (Ukraine) 2011
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Live in Kotor (Montenegro), 2007
Live at Roxy, Prague, 2008
ENDORSEMENTS:
“NEW ARTISTS JOINING PACHA / NUEVOS DJS QUE SE UNEN A PACHA,
“Pacha Ibiza has recruited upcoming electro-punk-tech type JONTY SKRUFFF as a monthly resident DJ for the summer season of 2009, to play in the superclub’s renowned GLOBAL Room, the creative heart of the club… where the most experimental genres are heard.”
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Pacha newsletter
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“Jonty Skrufff is one of the mythical characters of global club culture, who’s renowned for being both an innovative and brave DJ and hugely influential (and bold) journalist.” Rajko Bozic, PR Director, Exit Festival, Serbia (December 2008)
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Live in London
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Urban Bug Magazine (Serbia & Bosnia) Click for more
For more information:
Youtube Clips:
Jonty Skrufff’s Revved Up Remix of Motor’s Death Rave:
Heineken Green Party In Hanoi,Hanoi’s Friendship Cultural Palace, Vietnam (December 08)
Online Press cuttings:
Balkans print magazine Urban Bug published an 8 page feature (July 2010) coinciding with Jonty’s latest appearances at Serbia’s Exit Festival and Bosnia’s Neofest. A link to the online edition is below (starting at page 12): http://bit.ly/aL7ore
Facebook band page (new productions/ DJ mixes etc)
Soundcloud (new tracks & DJ mixes)
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