All About Ben Watt
Ben Watt: Grace and stamina is all you need
by Timmac on July 21st, 2008
Buzzin’ Fly chief Ben Watt chats to ITM from his London studio about Ibiza, the future of vinyl and his own label’s fifth birthday. [more]
Ben Watt: A stronger man
by Lady Lex on February 29th, 2008
Mention the name of Ben Watt and observe the reactions of shivering delight. Musician extraordinaire and owner of the Buzzin' Fly label, it's a pretty good indication of how much his skills as a DJ and producer are renowned around the world. [more]
He was here in December, touring the country for his acclaimed mix CD for this very site; 'inthemix.2006', and it seems he enjoyed himself so much he's decided to head back here only 6 months later. Fans of quality music rejoice! [more]
The Buzzin’ Fly label head, DJ, producer and veteran member of ground-breaking duo Everything But The Girl talks to ITM about his new inthemix compilation, the changing face of the house scene, and what we can expect from Australian tour. [more]
Ben Watt has just released Buzzin Fly Volume III, as his label celebrates it's 3rd birthday. We find out just how this man has maintained such a successful career and get his thoughts on the development of the scene and what the future holds. [more]
One half of seminal duo Everything But The Girl Ben Watt has continued to build on his success since their dissolution, establishing the popular Lazy Dog project and, more recently, his new record label Buzzin' Fly. [more]
Your free Ben Watt remix download
This week's free ITM download comes courtesy of one of our favourite DJs, the one and only Ben Watt! [more]
Set times for Tiefschwarz & Ben Watt
Darkbeat, inthemix and Beck Fusions present Tiefschwarz and Ben Watt in the intimate surrounds of Brown Alley this Saturday night, March 1st. [more]
Ben Watt is back
He’s one of those DJ names that gets people giddy with excitement, and if you’ve seen him before then you’ll surely want to see him again. Ben Watt will be here for Sydney’s Playground Weekender in March, but he’s now confirmed for sideshows. [more]
Playground Weekender lifts the lid on lineup additions + playing times
The Playground Weekender will be returning to Wiseman’s Ferry in Sydney for a three-day event on the weekend of the 7th of March, and they’ve revealed a whole bunch of lineup additions as well as who will be playing on what day. [more]
Melbourne's fans of deep techno and house music take note, mark the first Saturday of March into your calendar now, as you won't want to miss this! [more]
In 2006 Ben Watt toured to Perth exclusively for inthemix, delivering one of the most talked about sets of Ambar's history, as well as one of the CD releases of the year with inthemix.2006. [more]
Winter is well and truly upon us but you don’t want that to hinder your hedonistic behaviour over the Long Weekend. Never fear because the ITM VIP tent at We Love Sounds will feature warm cosy heating as well as sound pumped straight from Hordern. [more]
Thought your long weekend couldn’t get any bigger? Well news just in suggests that it damn well can because Hernan Cattaneo and Ben Watt will be joined at the We Love Sounds after party by no other than Nick Fanciulli and James Zabiela. [more]
Missed your chance to buy tickets to the sold out We Love Sounds and want a chance to see some of the headliners still? Looking for the perfect venue to continue the madness after the party ends next Sunday night? [more]
You can't say we didn't warn you! [more]
Haven’t got your tickets yet to the biggest festival happening this side of the summer season? Then get cracking cause it’s about to sell out this weekend. [more]
ITM VIP members are used to getting pampered and the upcoming winter festival in Sydney will be no different, offering both a space to chill out as well as to get up close and personal with the performers. [more]
On Friday 8th June the We Love Sounds winter juggernaut comes to Melbourne with a lineup featuring 10 international and 14 local DJs and performers over 4 rooms. [more]
The Inthemix Tour returns this time featuring one of the masterminds behind the infamous group Everything But The Girl - Ben Watt (UK), Ivan Gough of TV Rock fame & Sammy Jo (USA) from the Scissor Sisters and we have the set times exclusive here. [more]
With the first leg of the inthemix.2006 tour now complete - Ben Watt having dropped clubber's jaws to the floor at his Perth and Melbourne shows on the weekend - don't forget that this Friday is the Sydney main event. [more]
We only hope you're half as excited as we are about the forthcoming inthemix.2006 tour featuring legendary house producer Ben Watt. [more]
The inthemix.2006 tour kicks off in Perth this Friday, December 1st at Ambar with none other than UK house legend Ben Watt. [more]
The inthemix.2006 magazine and CD are hot off the press and this Saturday 2nd December marks the Melbourne celebration at Room 680, featuring Ben Watts. [more]
Ben Watt & Ivan Gough to mix 'inthemix.2006' CD and tour in December
by i_have_ADD on November 8th, 2006
After the overwhelming success of our 'inthemix.05' CD and tour featuring Tiga and Ajax, we couldn't resist the temptation to do it all again this year; hold onto your hats, the ITM juggernaut is rolling into a town near you once again this December! [more]
As revealed recently, Ben Watt, one of the UK’s most revered DJs, is set to headline inthemix’s forthcoming year end tour. [more]
Breakbeat heavyweights the Plump DJs headline a summer of madness for Boomtick over the coming months. [more]
The first round line-up for the 2005 Good Vibrations Festival has been announced, with a long list of top notch dance and hip-hop acts, both live and DJs, revealed for the festival. [more]
20 years in Everything But The Girl, 5 years in Lazy Dog and now Buzzin' Fly. Family @ Seven announces that Ben Watt brings his inspirational deep house DJ sound to Australia on Saturday 19th February for the first time. [more]
Good Vibrations Festival has moved venues in Brisbane. Initially locked in to be staged at Victoria Park, the Festival will now instead be returning to its 2004 home at River Stage. All Victoria Park tickets will still be valid for the new venue. [more]
Ben Watt of famed duo Everything But The Girl will tour Australia in February as part of the Good Vibrations Festival, taking in solo club dates in Sydney and Melbourne. [more]
The End braces for its last-ever party
Next weekend, legendary London club The End will close its doors for good - but not before it throws the mother of all farewell parties. [more]
EXIT Festival locks in dance line-up
As the age-old adage goes: attend EXIT Festival, lose mind. More names have now been revealed for the mighty Dance Arena, which can accommodate over 20,000 ravers between its 10-metre high ramparts. [more]
First names for EXIT Festival
Started nine years ago as a student protest against Serbia’s communist regime, EXIT has become the European festival to beat. Taking over a 17th Century fortress in Novi Sad, the three-day event will host a seriously enviable line-up in 2008. [more]
Friday night was the advent of Ben Watt's return to Perth, a highly anticipated gig for many. The whole set was very different from what he had played 15 months earlier, but still an amazing experience as he took us on a musical journey. [more]
You will dance until your feet and legs feel near to being independent entities because Ben Watt's tunes say so. Ready to argue the point? [more]
Too often festivals are a fleeting exchange. Not so with Playground Weekender, a festival that’s more slowburn romance than throwaway fling. [more]
en Watt plays really beautiful music, and i I believe he's one of those DJs who you'd be able to rock up to the gig not really knowing who he was, and still be quite impressed by what you were hearing. [more]
Darkbeat & Beck's Fusion pres. Tiefschwarz & Ben Watt @ Dark Alley, Melbourne (01/03/08)
by perk-up on March 5th, 2008
Saturday night saw two of the most prominent and well-respected names in dance music, the UK’s Ben Watt and Germany’s Tiefschwarz take to the stage. [more]
The weather and high ticket prices combined to keep most punters away, but a door list longer than a b-double somewhat salvaged We Love Sounds and made a good bit of fun for those willing to brave it. [more]
Quality names like Cattaneo, Zabiela, Fanciulli, Ben Watt and Audiofly all on the same bill is something we usually miss out on over here in Australia. But this time round, Sounds managed to put on one of the best afterparties EVER. [more]
There's little doubt that winter can be a miserable time of year. But somehow every June long weekend the Sounds Group manage to get around 12,000 people to crawl out of beds to rock out to some of the best acts this city has ever seen. [more]
inthemix.2006 feat. Ben Watt & Ivan Gough @ The Gaff, Sydney (08/12/06)
by ewokie on January 23rd, 2007
Friday was the night - the official launch of the inthemix.2006 CD, one of the must have mix compilations for the summer. [more]
All up, an awesome night and one that will stay with those that were present for a long time yet. For many therein, they will already be looking forward to inthemix.07 – I know my crew is. [more]
Ben Watt dropped by Ambar on Friday night for the first gig on the inthemix.2006 tour, enjoyinig it so much his scheduled 2 hour gig stretched to beyond 3.5 hours. [more]
Perfect weather, great crowd, awesome venue, cold beer, an affable vibe, and last but not least, a stellar line up consisting of some of the most superlative music around. [more]
Good Vibes is considered by many as the last 'official' party of summer. Were you there? [more]
Good Vibrations is all about funky music in a chilled natural environment which is unique in comparison to other festival events held over summer. The combination of live hip hop, funk and dance acts with a variety of well-known DJs, means that any music lover should find something appealing. [more]
This fortnight we've got fresh new tracks and remixes from Ben Watt, Nic Fanciulli, Myagi and Split Loop, Streetpunx, Bass Kleph and Nick Thayer, Cutoff and Jeff Samuels. Phew! [more]
Various Artists - Buzzin Fly: 5 Golden Years in the Wilderness
Five years is a long time when you’re talking about independent labels, longer still if the music you’re peddling is house. So when Ben Watt’s revered Buzzin’ Fly imprint turned five earlier this year, it was cause for celebration. [more]
Various Artists - Buzzin Fly Vol 4, Mixed by Ben Watt
The Ben Watt star continues to rise. Fresh from a tour that saw him travel the globe, together with a smash and grab whirlwind tour of Australia with sets at inthemix.2006 parties in December, he is back. [more]
Ben Watt feat. Baby Blak - Attack, Attack, Attack
For the track 'Attack, Attack, Attack' Ben Watt joins up with MC Baby Blak. [more]
Whether released by inthemix or not, at the end of the day this CD further consolidates the dominance of the electro house sound, albeit taking a decididely more underground approach. [more]
If you're into this type of fare then chances are you already know what to expect from a Buzzin' Fly/Ben Watt compilation. There's a high probability then that you're already dropping your absolute shit over its imminent release... [more]
It's hard to overestimate Ben Watt's impact on the musical landscape of the last 2 decades. From Everything But the Girl to his recent forays as club owner, label boss and producer, Watt's pedigree as a purveyor of fine tunes is unmatched. Welcome to his newest baby, Buzzin' Fly. [more]
Unlike its predecessor which felt distinclty like a label sampler, this is a brave, eclectic mix which absolutely lives up to its tagline - "Replenishing Music for the Modern Soul". [more]
Ben Watt - Spring 2006 "Buzzin Fly vol.3" promo
Get your head around this WICKED promo for Ben Watt's new CD, Buzzin Fly vol.3 - out June 5, 2006! [more]