2Klub - DJs - Andy Farley

Andy Farley

Aficionado's of the Hard House music scene will know the name Andy Farley immediately, especially those who have followed his rise to fame on the gay-scene here in Birmingham.

As Andy explains, his first chance to become a DJ came at the age of 23 when he was invited to play at one of the city's most famous gay venues...

"My first break came in 1989 when the great man himself, Tony de Vit, who at the time was resident at The Nightingale club in Birmingham, changed his music policy drastically from Hi-Nrg to the new Belgian Rave sound, which was a bit of a culture shock for many at the time!! So I was asked to come in and play Hi-Nrg for the more faint hearted!!"

"I changed to house music in about 1993, and began to play at other clubs in Birmingham before beginning my residency at Sundissential in 1996 and haven’t looked back since!"

"I guest regularly around the UK, and so far have travelled all over the world, including Australia and Canada.

I play Hard House and have currently recorded six tracks. The first entitled ‘Concentrate’ was released on the Nukleuz label at the end of July 2000. This and my follow up track 'Bring It Back' have been included on numerous compilations and I recently mixed one of the CDs on Nukleuz Presentz... Hard House Anthems 2 to great reception.

I also review in the Hard House section of M8 magazine based in Glasgow."

Andy has his own website: click here for it.