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Ricky Morrison is one of the UK's leading DJs and most weekends you can catch him behind the decks of the most popular clubs in Europe, he is a firm regular at M.O.S,Pacha(London),The Cross,Turnmills,Fabric,The Fridge, Hard Times and Southport Dance Weekenders and regular International spots including Italy,Japan,Switzerland,Portugal and USA. His DJ career kicked off in 1984 with gigs at Dance Wicked(soul to Soul) at the Arches and between 1985 through to 1989 he was resident with Norman Jay (MBE) at londons original 'garage' club HIGH ON HOPE at Dingwalls.Throughout the 90s he guested at many infamous club nights such as Garage City,Release the Pressure,M.O.S,The Cross and The Satellite Club also holding down monthly residences in RED ZONE(italy) and M.A.D club (Switzerland) amongst others. In 1991 he gave up his day job as a computer engineer and co-founded Soho record store "CATCH A GROOVE RECORDS" which was fundamental in introducing the American house sound to theUK.Ricky's innovative DJing style and music('american house with a british twist!') has gained him respect from American and worldwide DJs alike playing alongside Masters at Work at Louie Vega's birthday party 1998 at the Camden Palace London and at Liquid in Miami for the winter music dance conferences 1996,97,98 .Other d.j's he has played alongside include.Tony Humphries,Frankie Knuckles,David Morales,Todd Terry,,Erick Morrillo,Terry Hunter,C.J Mackintosh,Danny Rampling,Tedd Patterson,C&C Music Factory,Roger Sanchez,Pippi,David Harness,Paul Trouble Anderson and much much more!
Ricky started M&S PRODUCTIONS with life-long friend Fran Sidoli in the early 1990s.Their production skills first came to light on underground American house labels such as Cutting,Freeze.Kult,Nervous,Big Beat and Strictly Rhythm.In the UK Public Demand records was the first label to unleash M&S's unique sound. "Keep on" by Jaye Ella Ruth and "Special" by Robbie Craig were seminal underground classics. In 1997 they enjoyed further success with Michelle Week's "Don't Give Up" and in 1998 with their own project "State of Mind" which culminated with 2 more club hits"This is it" and Take Control"on the Sound of Ministry label. Also in 1998 they scored two massive Top 20 hits with lifelong friend Brandon Block on the Blockster project with "You Should be Dancing" (No 3) and "Grooveline" (No 18).Their re-mixing and production credits include JulietRoberts,Mpeople,BarbaraTucker,KathyBrown,BobbyD'ambrosio, Colonel Abrahams,and also Ultra Nate ("Free")
In 2001 M&S Presents the Girl Next Door "Sal Soul Nugget (If U Wanna)" was released in March on FFRR records and was a-list on Radio 1, Sara Cox's record of the week, Dance Charts No 1, Pop charts No 1, Coolcuts No 1, Buzz No 1, DJ Hype No 1, Essential New Tune - Pete Tong, Powerplay - Danny Rampling, Record of the Week - Brandon and Alex P, Screamer - Boy George, Single of the Week-Seven Magazine, Single of the Month-Mixmag, plus serious support from all the main D.J;s all over the world.the record reached no: 6 in the charts selling over 250,000 copies and is already a bonafide classic.
Ricky and Fran (M&S) are currently finishing off writing and producing various acts which they will be releasing in 2006.one of them being a collaboration with dance diva Kathy Brown..watch this space!!!
REDISENT CLUBS 1984 - PRESENT
HIGH ON HOPE- DINGWALLS LONDON
DANCE WICKED-THE ARCHES LONDON
RELEASE THE PRESSURE-CAFÉ DE PARIS LONDON
RED ZONE -PERUGIA ITALY
COCO RICO -RIMINI ITALY
PETER PAN -RIMINI ITALY
REGULAR GUEST SPOTS 1984 - PRESENT
M.O.S(LONDON)
GARAGE CITY(LONDON)
SATELITE CLUB(LONDON)
UNDERGROUND CITY PESCARA(ITALY)
CLUB NAOMI VENICE(ITALY)
HOUSE NATION VENICE(ITALY)
LA SCALA PADOVA(ITALY)
ANGLES OF LOVE NAPLES(ITALY)
KREMLIN CLUB LISBON(PORTUGAL)
C.P.M ZURICH(SWITZERLAND)
M.A.D CLUB LAUSANE(SWITZERLAND)
BYPASS GENEVA(SWITZERLAND)
INDUSTRY CLUB BASLE(SWITZERLAND)
HARD TIMES(LEEDS)
THE VAULT(EDINGBURGH)
THE HONEYCOMB(EDINGBURGH)
MAJOR ONE OFF'S 1984 - PRESENT
NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL 92/93
HARD TIMES AT BAGLEYS WAREHOUSE MAY 94
NEW MUSIC SEMINAR N.Y.C 87
SIB MUSIC CONFERENCE RIMINI ITALY 93
ECHOES RIMINI (MAGIC MONDAYS)
MIAMI DANCE CONFERENCE 96.97.98
10 DAY TOUR OF JAPAN JULY 93
14 DAY TOUR JAPAN JULY 97
10 DAY TOUR JAPAN JAN 2002
48 HOUR MARATHON PACHA PORTUGAL(FRANKIE KNUCKLES)
CLUB UNIVERSE GAY PRIDE SAN FRANCISCO USA 97/98
CLUB WORLD SANTA FE USA 97
DOES YOUR MAMA KNOW L.A USA 97/98
VIPER ROOM L.A USA 98
CLUB WORLD(BODY AND SOUL) NYC USA 98
GUESS CLUB VIENNA AUSTRIA 98
HKW CLUB VIENNNA 98
GARAGE CITY UK 7TH BIRTHDAY PARTY(LOUIE VEGA) 98
LOUIE VEGAS BIRTHDAY PARTY CAMDEN PALACE LONDON 98
VARIOUS MIX SHOWS
KISS FM LONDON
ITALIA NETWORK ITALY
BAY FM TOKYO JAPAN
STATION ONE ITALY
KISS MINT KISS SAPPORO JAPAN
ESSENTIAL SELECTION MIX PETE TONG SHOW RADIO 1
MASTERMIX DANNY RAMPLING RADIO 1
ESSENTIAL 2 HOUR MIX SHOW RADIO1
And much more...
DISCOGRAPHY.
M&S Presents the Girl Next Door-Salsoul Nugget (ffrr records)
M&S Presents the Girl Next Door - Ready or Not (ffrr records)
Girl Next Door - Justify (strictly rhythm records)
Urban Spirits - Saturday ( public demand records)
Urban Spirits -Pressure (worx records)
Robbie Craig -Special (public demand records)
Michelle Weeks - Don't give up (M.O.S)
M&S presents the Guy Next Door - Deeper (strictly rhythm records)
Visual Featuring Barbara Tucker -Bring You Love (strictly rhythm records)
M&S presents State of Mind - This is it (M.O.S)
M&S presents State of Mind - Take control (M.O.S)
M&S presents Jaye ella Ruth -Keep on (public Demand)
M&S Trackwork ep Vol 1 - (amato records)
M&S Trackwork ep Vol 2 - (Kult records)
Ubiquity -Back to me (Big Beat records)
PRODUCED AND MIXED
Blockster -You should be dancing (M.O.S)
Blockster -Grooveline (M.O.S)
Mystic 3 -Sonethings goin on (subliminal records)
REMIXES
Ultra Nate -Free (am-pm records)
Bobby D-Moment of my life (M.O.S)
M People-Fantasy Island (deconstruction records)
Da Click -Good Rhymes (ffrr records)
Colonel Abrahams- Youre the one for Me (interstate records)
Yoyo Honey-Groove on (worx records)
Kathy Brown - Joy (azuli records)
Andrea Mendez -give me love (am-pm records)
Mother of Pearl-heaven (worx records)
Beverley Brown -On and On (su su records)
Russell =Fool for Love (M.O.S)
Absolute -catch me (am-pm records)
Juliet Roberts-so good (cooltempo records)
Bianca kinane-business (warner bros records)
Barbara Tucker-keep on lovin u (azuli records)
Milk and Honey -You me and Music (neo records)
Baby Bumps -Burnin (Delirious records)
Juliet Roberts -so good (Delious records)
Pepper Meche -Happiness (azuli records)
Zoom - Let it go (gusto records)
And much more...
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