Michal Ruzicka, aka DJ Schwa, became engaged in music thanks to his father, who is also a musician himself as well as an owner of a recording studio in Prague. At the age of 14, dance music caught his attention mainly through Radio 1. Around this time he tried to mix his first tracks (techno in particular) from cassettes and shortly afterwards he moved to the turntables and computer. In 2000 he found trance and started performing publicly. Two years later Schwa joined the group Tribal Vision and became an essential part of this promotional group. In 2002, Michal started his weekly resident nights in Prague at Cross Club and since 2003 he has been working as a sound engineer at ORM studio in Prague. In 2004 Michal, along with DJ Slater, started working on the first Czech progressive label and by the end of the year “Tribal Vision Records” was born. The first CD compilation, “Urban Legends,” caught the attention of both DJs and listeners worldwide and Tribal Vision has since then been slowly establishing itself as one of the leading labels on the progressive scene. At the end of 2005, the idea of an electro/experimental sub-label of Tribal Vision Records became reality and thus established the foundation for “BEEF Records.”

Schwa’s sets are not strictly one style oriented; he combines electro sounds that progressively flow from deeper-tribal-prog with electro and breaks elements to minimal rhythms. Schwa’s unique mixing and track selection has resulted in a particularly massive following throughout Germany, Czech Republic, France, Austria, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Slovakia, Hungary and Australia. Schwa has performed at huge international festivals such as “Open Air Field” (Czech Republic), “Parihaka” (New Zealand), “Rainbow Serpent” and “Eathcore Carnival” (Australia) and more.

Michal is also part of a new Sydney based electronic project called, “Shades of Gray.” The release date is scheduled for 2007 on BEEF Records.

BEEF records on myspace: www.myspace.cz/beefrec
Dj Schwa online: http://www.djschwa.net
BEEF records online: www.beefrecords.net
Tribal Vision records online: www.tribalvision.cz
Shades of Gray on myspace: www.myspace.com/shadesofgraysounds

Tracklisting:

1) Dj T – Lucky Bastart (Get Physical)
2) My Robot Friend – Dial Zero – Modeselektor Remix (Soma rec)
3) Funk D’Void, Phil Kieran – Black Worm (Soma rec)
4) Sebastien Leger – Little Bug (Pikadoll)
5) DJ Silversurfer – Ace of Spades feat. Kiki (Crosstown rebel)
6) Random Play – Just Like That – Alex Under Remix (Puzzle trax)
7) Josh Wink – Superfreak – Freak Tweek Mix (Ovum rec)
8) H-Man – Polar Street – Extrawlet rmx (Giant Wheel rec)
9) Josh Wink – Oakish (Ovum rec)
10)Johannes Heil – The magician – Thomas Shumacher rmx (Klang el. rec)
11)Dj Minx – A Walk In The Park – Josh Wink rmx (Ovum rec)
12)Stanny Franssen – Black Isn’t Everything (Hart House)
13)Shades Of Gray – Simplicity – MOS Back to Dark remix (BEEF records)
14)Mark Knight, Dave Spoon – Afterhouse (Toolroom rec)
15)Funk D Void, Phil Kieran – White Lice (Soma rec)
16)Shuma – Integr03 (BEEF records)
17)Shades Of Gray – Simplicity (BEEF records)
18)Extrawelt – Fernweh (Kompass Music)
19)Solieb – Circus Maximus (Maschine rec)