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The HF resident returns - Miles Gorfy interviewed
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Submitted 30-12-09 19:10
If you are a devoted hard house clubber the name Miles Gorfy won’t be new to you. But to those who have just got plugged into clubbing scene this handsome Essex man is a mystery. After a break for a few years from DJing, Miles has come back with new wicked styles. His DJing career is being rebuilt as quickly as an avalanche, having already been booked as a resident for Zoology at Club 414 and making regular appearances at Colours at The Fridge. Agnes Klos managed to catch this busy HarderFaster resident for a chat over a cup of coffee.
Hi Miles, thank you for finding time to talk to me. I know that your last interview for HarderFaster was over a year ago. Could you please remind the newbies to our website who you are and how your journey with DJing started?
Ello. A brief introduction to me, hmmm… I’m best known as a hard dance DJ, but over the last couple of years my styles have completely diversified, so I can pretty much play anything. I’ve been playing for around 15 years now and despite quitting for a couple of years, I can’t quite give it up. I work with both the Massive Music Group and the Dirty DJs (www.dirty-djs.com) agencies, Harderfaster and as mentioned I’m resident at Zoology.
My love affair with DJing started a long, long time ago. I bought my first set of decks wanting to be a scratch DJ and of course I listened to hip-hop. A move back to Essex saw me getting into jungle and house and then into trance. It was about this time that I started to play more seriously, running several of my own parties and picking up my first club gigs. My clubbing went from Gatecrasher to Passion and then onto Sundissential and Insomniacz and with it my love of hard house developed.
What has changed over the year since the last interview? Have you achieved everything that you planned to over the 12 months?
Apart from a little less hair and a wider waist, not a lot has changed in the 12 months. My plans were to play as much as possible and have some fun again doing it. To say I achieved that would be a bit of an understatement. There was a point this year where I had a fortnightly booking, quarterly bookings, a bi-monthly gig and two radio shows. That was keeping me busier than I planned and I had to rein my commitments back in. I managed to bring some new styles to HarderFaster’s parties and learned some new styles of my own.
I know that you stopped DJing for a couple of years after playing all over UK. What forced you to do it and what made you come back to playing again in 2008?
Stopping playing was a very difficult decision for me. Giving up something that was a major part of my life wasn’t ever going to be simple. There were a lot of contributing factors, but most importantly I’d become disillusioned with the way clubs were being run and the effects this was having on the clubs themselves. It’s hard watching what you love going downhill fast and knowing the rot had set in at the very foundations Add to this, my day job was getting more serious, meaning I needed to sit my professional qualifications and then a couple of health scares finalized the situation in my mind.
I returned to DJing at the HarderFaster Christmas party 2007. Just prior to the event, we sadly lost a very popular forum member, Richard Zimmerman, or Zimma to us. It was decided that the Christmas party would be in honour of Zimma and the chosen charity that year would be Kent Air Ambulance. Matt asked me if I would like to play a set as Zimma had been a good friend of mine and I jumped at the chance. I enjoyed playing again so much that I approached Adam Symbiosis for a residents position with HarderFaster and things started again from there.
Looking at your set history one can easily be impressed. How did you get around playing in so many different venues next to such big names as Lisa Lashes? What advice would you give to someone who is just beginning and cannot get a set?
Good networking. It was as simple as that for me. Before I was a DJ I was a clubber. After starting at Bagleys, I went up north. I was a Crasher-Kid, then a Dedicated Follower of Passion before moving on to Sundissential and Insomniacz to get my fur on. In so doing I got quite well known on the scene and one of my first gigs was given to me by Madders at Sundissential. I picked up a few gigs around Essex and put on a few of my own parties before Smile at The Viaduct (now Fire) made me their resident. From there things snowballed for me, with residencies at The Fridge and Mass, regular slots for Frantic and spreading my wings back to the Midlands where I was playing monthly for Mark H’s Shaft. Mark is now the promoter of Polysexual but back then he put me in touch with Hinsley who booked me to play Poly’s at Air in Birmingham - that got me playing head to head with Lisa, as you mentioned. I worked with a couple of agencies over that time and they can always open doors for you and did live radio in Essex for two years.
My advice to any budding DJs that can’t get a set is, go to the club you want to play for every month, meet the promoters and staff, show how keen you are. Give them a demo every month and before long they won’t be able to say no.
Based on your rich experience, which venue in the UK is an absolute-at-least-once-experience-must?
This is a tough question as I’ve had some many good nights across the country. Air in Birmingham is rather special, being a purpose built club it functions very well, but my choice would be The Emporium in Coalville. The layout of the dance floor in the main room and the intimacy of the DJ booths in both the main and second room make it a great place to club and a great place for the DJs.
I remember the days of Passion when they had a drummer that reminded me of Animal hammering away up in the ceiling of the main room. It added another element when the DJ could drop the track or kill the bass and you’d clearly hear the added percussion.
How would you describe your present style? How has your style change over the years?
My style has always been energetic and uplifting. What has changed more recently is the number of styles I am playing. In the last year I have been lucky enough to play tech house, funky, breaks, electro, fidget, dubstep and grime, trance, psy-trance, hard trance, hard house and even managed a hardcore set the year before. At Thirsty Thursdays we change the music style most months which broadened my horizons, then this year I’ve been playing house for JJ Club in the West End, I play trance on danceradio.gr and clubs like Spangulation, psy-trance at Psy-spherience in Bethnal Green, hard dance at Zoology and on Slinky FM and even some scouse house for Colours at The Fridge.
Playing something different every week has really kept things fresh for me this year and forced me to learn a few different techniques for my mixing.
Where do you take inspiration from when planning your set compilation for a given night?
When planning a set I try and imagine what I would like to hear if I was in the club at that time. I’m lucky with my job in that I get to listen to four to six hours of new music a day, so I try and keep up with the new releases and listen to what the bigger DJs are playing. The internet has revolutionized finding new tunes. Gone are the days of visiting my favourite record shops, sifting through the white labels. Now it’s about being on the right mailing lists, talking to the right people and keeping an ear on the main players.
What is the biggest crowd that you ever played for?
Playing the foyer at Hard House Academy would have been maybe 1000. Some of the gigs we did at the Fridge for No Limits were probably bigger and playing Frantic’s Christmas party on the main stage at Koko to a full house would’ve been 1500, but the biggest must have been when played a free party back in Essex, the War of the Raves. I was on the main stage at midnight and we approximated about 3500 people in front of our rig. Happy days.
What are the new projects that you are working on currently?
I’ve just started speaking to promoters about plans for the coming year which should be very interesting. It’s business as usual with some of the clubs and fresh plans afoot at others. One avenue I want to pursue more this year is my work with the Dirty-DJs. They provide the DJs for a number of clubs on the fetish scene and added me to their books this year. On that scene the clubbers aren’t just there to dance so you have to work a lot harder to keep them on the dance floor.
Who would you like to play back-to-back with?
Hmm, people that know me well know I much prefer to play with myself. As you ask though, I always enjoy back to backing with Adam Symbiosis, for the big dancing in the booth and the laughs we have. There’s Miss C as we play and bicker like an old married couple. As for the bigger DJs I’d happily be wedged snuggly between Lisa Pin-Up and Sophie Sugar.
Have you ever played at a festival and if yes which one? And also, from your point of view, is there a big difference in the experience of playing in a club and open-air?
I was lucky enough to play at Dance Island in 2008 which was a great experience. The main difference is in the music you play. I went much more anthemic and uplifting than usual and made sure there were plenty of crowd pleasers. You need to be careful not to overdo it though. Hearing people like Tiësto rinsing remixes of the Kings of Leon is a step too far. It’s a dance festival, not a rock concert.
What is your favourite type of music when partying, when listening at home and when DJing?
For partying it has to be hard dance and maybe some hardstyle. When I look at night’s I want to socialize at, it’s always events with hard dance playing. At home I like a bit of everything dance, whatever suits my mood for the moment, but fidget gets a special mention as it’s energetic and quite comical. DJing again, hard dance please, it really gets me going. As much as I enjoy playing other styles, I find I give the best performance playing hard dance classics.
You are a party animal, do you remember the first club that you went to and how did that experience influence your choice of career?
My first clubs would have been Dukes and Zeus in Chelmsford, my home town; typically chav commercial clubs. The first club to have a real impact on me was Glow in Southend. It was the first event I went to that wasn’t commercial. All the big name DJs used to play there, the styles varying month to month. The first time I saw Oakenfold play was there, the queue outside was massive. I got to know the promoters well and they were making a loss that night. Oakey’s fee was so large they couldn’t match it even if they sold out (which they did that night) but it didn’t matter to them as long as a good party was had.
If you were not a DJ who would you like to be?
Judge Judy. I’d lock up every one of those idiots that appear on that show.
I know that during summer 2009 you went to psychedelic trance festival called OZORA in Hungary, could you tell us about the experience?
Ozora was a lot of fun. We flew into Budapest and then got a taxi an hour or two out into the middle of the countryside. The festival takes place on some farm land, with a main arena and a chill out zone. Its five days of mainly psy-trance but we were exposed to all sorts styles, techno, hard dance, trance etc. It was surprisingly simple and easy to get to and worked so well, so much better than any UK festival I’ve been too. Everything works, everything runs smoothly, security barely exists letting you just get on with it. Health and Safety is sensible unlike the overzealous UK nanny state.
So you’re left with a booming sound system playing away for five days, beautiful euro-crusties dancing away, good food, plenty to drink and best of all, beautiful weather. It was in the low 30s every day, I loved it. There is talk of going back again this year, but if I don’t make it there, I might try Boom or Dance Valley.
What is your favourite way to unwind?
I’m a complete gym addict, I head there most days after work and try and fit in some weekend sessions. Exercise is a great stress reliever and I can work out any aggression I have in there. I’ve been running more this year even completing a half marathon, which I never thought I’d do. Otherwise, I like chilling with my friends in the pub or lying back with a good movie.
Where would you like to be in 10 years time?
On a beach, soaking up some sunshine with my loved ones around me.
In your opinion what is the greatest pleasure in life?
My flippant response would be sex / boobs!
Seriously, the greatest pleasure in life is giving pleasure to others. I love watching people dance and have the time of their lives on the dance floor. It doesn’t matter if one person is dancing or a thousand, if you can make them enjoy themselves, there is nothing better.
Where can we hear you play next?
There a couple more gigs left for me this year. You’ll find me at Colours on NYE at the Fridge and then I am heading over to Zoo Years Day at Club 414. I’m very much looking forward to these gigs, different styles but both will be high energy.
Thank you for your time!
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COLOURS - NYE Showdown !!
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Thursday 31st December 2009
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£25 Early Bird Ticket (www.clubcolours.net).
Paying Guestlist - £25 (email name to clubcolours@hotmail.co.uk with full name)
MOTD.
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ONLY COME IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE BEST SHOW IN TOWN.
The only NYE Party that will bring you the best feast for your eyes, and feast for your ears.
YES, we are bringing you more than 10 live stage shows on the night, from Go Go Dancers to Burlesque.
Visual Rhythm will perform exclusive shows on this special night tailored for the party, from LED, Fire and Sparks !!!
Also expect Fire Dragons in the Fridge, and giant confetti cannons. You simply dont want to miss it.
We also be bringing you the best of the of the DJs in town, we are glad to have Ian M to Colours, the legend is here to entertain us. We also present you Nick Sentience to the stage, fresh from his Australian Tour, so, be there to hear his latest masterpieces.
Get your tickets early !!
Did we mentioned that we also be giving out 500 FREE Cds, and 500+ LED souvenirs. Yes, be there early.
This year, we have a special treat for you. To say thanks for those who support us on Harderfaster, the first 10 people who send a pm to colours will receive FREE entry to the party, that should put a smile on your face.
Colours is not just a dance club, we also brings you amazing productions ... The treat for the eyes
---> Watch out for OUR X Rated Show !!!! <----
- XX Rated Striptease
- XX Rated Pole Dancer
- Visual Rhythm
- stage shows
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- mascot parade
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Trance. Acid Trance. Hard Trance. Tech Trance. Psy Trance. Hi NRG. HardStyle. Bouncy House. Hard House.
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Ian M
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Sound Selektaz
Red and Blue *live*
Nikki S
Miles Gorfy
Bilbstar
D-Viant
Kito
Dr Grey
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Full on Stage Performances, even interactive
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A real party atmosphere
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Zoo Years Day!
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Friday 1st January 2010
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CLUB 414 [map]
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10pm till 10am
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£8 Paying Guest list
£5 – between 5am and 7am
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New Years Eve is hard work. Everywhere charges more to get in, it costs a fortune to get home in the morning and usually you wish you'd gone to a House party instead.
New Years Day however, is another matter. Prices have returned to normal and the next morning you can get home without any hassle as everything is back as it should be.
Zoology is extremely fortunate to fall on the first day of the new year and has a very special night lined up for you.
So go round your mates house on New Years Eve and come and party with us the next day.
Joining us on the night we have special guest K90 making his Zoology debut. He really needs little introduction but has been known for his massive anthems like Red Snapper, Breathe, Deliverance and shit load more. As a performer he has played the World over at some of the best parties. He now can add Zoology to that list.
Next up we have the Princess of Hard House Lucy Fur returning to Zoology. Having played at massive parties like Hard House Acadamy, Slinky, Tidy Weekenders at venues up and down the land.
We also have an old freind returning for a set Jaqstar, no stranger to the 414 as a long time Zoology fan and resident of Paradoxx, she makes her long awaited Zoology debut on Zoo Years Day.
Added to that the residents, and possibly another guest as well, and this promises to be quite a night.
Happy Zoo Year and see you there!
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The views and opinions expressed in this review are strictly those of the author only for which HarderFaster will not be held responsible or liable.
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