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It all started for MAGOO in the late 80�s. A residency at Skate Plus was where he cut his teeth on the early pop dance of Madonna, New Order and the like. Throw in the inevitable influences of Rap and Hip Hop endemic to his rollerskating life style and you have the foundations of a DJ who entered the dance movement on the ground-floor. When house came to town in the guise of warehouse parties, MAGOO was uniquely placed to pick up the vinyl and run.
Lifelong friend, the Aussie Godfather, Johnny Gleeson, has been a major influence on his career which started in earnest on the day of the Cronulla riots. Being one of only two bars allowed to have DJ�s operating that day, the other being his close friend Jay-B, MAGOO took full advantage of the situation. Although being shut down after fifteen minutes by police, he did enough to convince the crowd of Sting Bar to give him the residency there.
That was 2005; wind forward to the present day and MAGOO has developed into a fearsome DJ, blending the charismatic beats of soulful house with an undaunting offering of gut-wrenching basslines. He has mixed with the likes of Dazzla (Pacha Ibiza Terrace resident and producer), Liam Sampras (SHE) Johhny Sommerville, the boys from LIFE (Rod Lee, Antman, Ken Knott) and of course the aforementioned Johnny Gleeson.
Recently he teamed up with UK house stalwart Jay-B (ex Heaven, The House on The Hill, Raindance and Slammer) to form The Kings Of Sunday Morning; a confederation of like-minded musicians, DJ�s and MC�s delivering awe-inspiring house music. Such is MAGOO�s enthusiasm and devotion to all things house, he managed to drag Jay-B out of retirement and restore his faith in the dance music scene. No mean feat for a DJ who has practically seen it all. They are taking house back to where it all began, maintaining the joy and the passion in a forum where it has been sadly lacking. They recently conducted a Kings Cruz for close friends and industry regulars to launch the concept. This was a great success and proved to them that the love of pure house was still central to the dance community. Look out for great things to come from The Kings Of Sunday Morning in 2008.
Lately MAGOO has ventured into the city with his debut performance at YU. He tweaked the dance floor with his unique selection of floor thumping house. 2008 promises much for this soul-filled spinner. Look for him at your city venues. He will be sure to satisfy the beat within�
review inthemix.com
1.4.08
Magoo took over the reins and dropped in Paul Harris� Better Days, Kaz James� Breathe and some absolute foot-stompers; all in anticipation of Johnny Gleeson�s arrival from The Ivy. When the prodigal son entered the bar, there was a palpable roar from the crowd. I am not hyping this up for the sake of it. Gleeson�s arrival here was as eagerly anticipated as Jesus� second coming. He took up his position behind the decks, dropped in the accapella of Mr Finger�s Can You Feel It? and tweaked the echo until it reverberated incessantly over everyone�s heads. Then, just about when you felt you could not take any more, he dropped the bomb of the moment, namely the remix of Robyn S and Show Me Love.
From that moment on it was one massive tune after another with monster hooks and huge beats. Aged hips gyrated to the sound of Daft Punk�s One More Time and Dirty South�s The End. Main room house was back. Gleeson was bringing Pacha to the Shire and we loved every soul dripping moment of it. Hi-Fi�s Suburban Knights and a massive white label remix of the 70s disco hit Cuba appeared. The latter will surely be a huge hit on Europe�s dance floors this summer.
Gleeson never took his foot off the accelerator, dropping an epic set of house music. Normally a huge crowd can be found on the sidewalk outside Sting sucking on the gaspers. Tonight the street was empty as all and sundry wanted to experience Gleeson on his home patch.
Lifelong friend, the Aussie Godfather, Johnny Gleeson, has been a major influence on his career which started in earnest on the day of the Cronulla riots. Being one of only two bars allowed to have DJ�s operating that day, the other being his close friend Jay-B, MAGOO took full advantage of the situation. Although being shut down after fifteen minutes by police, he did enough to convince the crowd of Sting Bar to give him the residency there.
That was 2005; wind forward to the present day and MAGOO has developed into a fearsome DJ, blending the charismatic beats of soulful house with an undaunting offering of gut-wrenching basslines. He has mixed with the likes of Dazzla (Pacha Ibiza Terrace resident and producer), Liam Sampras (SHE) Johhny Sommerville, the boys from LIFE (Rod Lee, Antman, Ken Knott) and of course the aforementioned Johnny Gleeson.
Recently he teamed up with UK house stalwart Jay-B (ex Heaven, The House on The Hill, Raindance and Slammer) to form The Kings Of Sunday Morning; a confederation of like-minded musicians, DJ�s and MC�s delivering awe-inspiring house music. Such is MAGOO�s enthusiasm and devotion to all things house, he managed to drag Jay-B out of retirement and restore his faith in the dance music scene. No mean feat for a DJ who has practically seen it all. They are taking house back to where it all began, maintaining the joy and the passion in a forum where it has been sadly lacking. They recently conducted a Kings Cruz for close friends and industry regulars to launch the concept. This was a great success and proved to them that the love of pure house was still central to the dance community. Look out for great things to come from The Kings Of Sunday Morning in 2008.
Lately MAGOO has ventured into the city with his debut performance at YU. He tweaked the dance floor with his unique selection of floor thumping house. 2008 promises much for this soul-filled spinner. Look for him at your city venues. He will be sure to satisfy the beat within�
review inthemix.com
1.4.08
Magoo took over the reins and dropped in Paul Harris� Better Days, Kaz James� Breathe and some absolute foot-stompers; all in anticipation of Johnny Gleeson�s arrival from The Ivy. When the prodigal son entered the bar, there was a palpable roar from the crowd. I am not hyping this up for the sake of it. Gleeson�s arrival here was as eagerly anticipated as Jesus� second coming. He took up his position behind the decks, dropped in the accapella of Mr Finger�s Can You Feel It? and tweaked the echo until it reverberated incessantly over everyone�s heads. Then, just about when you felt you could not take any more, he dropped the bomb of the moment, namely the remix of Robyn S and Show Me Love.
From that moment on it was one massive tune after another with monster hooks and huge beats. Aged hips gyrated to the sound of Daft Punk�s One More Time and Dirty South�s The End. Main room house was back. Gleeson was bringing Pacha to the Shire and we loved every soul dripping moment of it. Hi-Fi�s Suburban Knights and a massive white label remix of the 70s disco hit Cuba appeared. The latter will surely be a huge hit on Europe�s dance floors this summer.
Gleeson never took his foot off the accelerator, dropping an epic set of house music. Normally a huge crowd can be found on the sidewalk outside Sting sucking on the gaspers. Tonight the street was empty as all and sundry wanted to experience Gleeson on his home patch.
