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Dom Almond has been involved in dance music since the early Nineties when he was inspired by the scratch DJ’s and turntablists of the Hip Hop scene and the dirty groove of Electro, and it wasn’t long before he wanted a piece of the action. Dom dedicated years to developing his art and has amounted a mass of technical skills. Renown for his mixing trickery Dom is more than adept and cutting this up adding his own style to a set. One thing led to another and Dom got into the Old Skool scene playing at the legendary Sanctury and for the 4th dimension crew in Oxford.
As his reputation grew Dom further and further developed his mixing skills, resulting in him being runner up in the Muzik magazine bedroom bedlam competition in 1999, only beaten to the post by the then unknown Yousef. As his DJ skills developed it was only a matter of time before he turned his hand to producing and became a name in the hard house scene of the late 90’s. His first release came courtesy of Elasticman records under the name Dom Demure, and he was a favorite among hard house DJs like Lisa lashes and illogic (who also provided remixes of Dom’s track “Keep The Rhythm Rocking”). As his music taste developed and the hard house scene became commercial Dom turned back to his Hip Hop and Electro roots, elements of which were beginning to be served up together with the beginnings of the breakbeat scene.
Dom began carving up fat breaks with grimy electro and funk driven house. He met Jonny sessions, and became one of the first residents of what is now one of the major names in the breaks scene. His 4 year residency with sessions has seen him play alongside the cream of international artists, including the Audio Bully's, Plump DJ's, Stanton Warriors, Seb Fontaine, Eric Prydz, Tim Deluxe, Mutiny, Wayout West, Evil 9, Annie Mac, Adam Freeland, Freestylers, Pendulum, Seb Fontaine, Circulation Savers, MYNC Project, , Futreshock, Steve Angelo and Nic Warren. Having to warm up for, or indeed in many cases follow, a whose who of dance over the years and ensured that Dom has firmly left his mark, and the mark is starting to grow. Dom now has an array of experience behind him and his most recent productions have been making some waves. Dom has had a number of releases on HARDCORE BEATS PURE FILTH. One of his early releases on Voodoo Vinyl “Soul Provider” reached number 9 in the beatport breaks chart, and his remix of Mark Sun’s “Dawnlight” on Jack digitals won him a much coveted set at The Gallery, Turnmills. With recent signings to Pure filth Records, Dom continues to carve out a name for himself.
If that’s not enough to keep him busy Dom is also a member of A Dominant Species with Anya and Special A, with support and radio play on their recent production “Fallen Funk” coming from both Jay Cunning (Kiss FM) and DJ Icey. With releases on BRAINS KANS RECORDINGS and forthcoming releases on MECHANOISE RECORDS.
What Others Are saying about Dom Almond:
"Twisted......it's a bad ass tune.def be supporting it.cheers.."
"Twisted by name, twisted by nature ... this tune tears the dancefloor to bits oh my days!!!"
"Dom Almond is definitely a talent to watch in the breaks scene -his music understands the soul of breaks, and the fact that to reach a wider audience breaks tracks have to have the funk and be accessible."Shake It" has these qualities and enough original sonics to make it a stand out track -play with confidence!"
"From the Key Club to the radio stations and the bars around town this track is certainly shakin it each and every time it drops. This release and this producer have a bright future. One to watch for certain in 2007!"
"Hey Dom, lovin the Hopology track, one of those tunez that put a smile on ya face :0) gr8 production (whys it called Hopology?) any chance of getting a cut of that?????????............big THNX"
"I’ve been keeping a close eye on Dom Almonds productions for the last 3 months, and this tune is the reason why. I love the vocal on this track although im not over keen on full vocals in breaks, this one works really well. The bass is one of Doms Dirty dog basslines that you just gotta shake your booty to, overall a top top tune, I played it at herbal on Saturday night and it rocked the dancefloor. 8/10"
"The bass in this tune is what caught my attention! Instantly I found myself scrambling to get a copy!"
"Amazing set on Sat - What can I say. As soon as I have the dates for next year, I'll be in touch. Hope to catch you soon either playing out or at Mint. All the Best"
"Holy shit for balls! that track 'shake it' is the bomb. Why have I not of heard of you before? hmmmm. yep, definitely dig your style. I love that track, I think it’s a perfect combination between breaks and this big electro house sound that’s big at the mo. good work"
"Thought I'd stop by and let you know 'Shake-it' and 'Electronic' are getting superb reactions whenever I play them - f**king tunes, they are!!"
"oHHH Dom Send us some more tunes bro that shit went off!!!! Shake iT, ShaKe It!!!"
"Hey Dom, Ctrl Z played 'Your Addiction'on Monday on Pyroradio.com. Another brilliant tune from you! Love the dirty bassline! Keep the wicked tunes rolling out. Respect!!!!" |
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