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[colour=green]Secret warehouse party with PvD and interview with a special guest Mark Landragin[/colour], 7th Oct
[color=#31ABC6]It's Ehren Stowers' generation[/color], 6th Jan
[color=green]PvD - In between tour: Reviewed[/color], 12th Nov
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[color=red]Vaccine goes one up: interview with Frase, Alex Buck and Gary Optim[/color], 9th Feb
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HarderFaster DJs >> Gary Optim
Music Style:all manners of minimal - tech house - prog - electro
From:Bromley SE London/Kent
Date of birth:01/02/1986
Residencies:PREHAB @ The Gallery/Turnmills
Bookings Contact:07841 515 743 - garyoptim@aol.com
Started playing:1998
All time top 3 tunes:Impossible to choose really!
Armin Van Buuren - Communication
Ralphie B - Massive
and The entire tracklisting of clubbers guide to trance on MOS! I used to be a big trance head. Have to say Sasha Xpander is prob right up there aswell
Website:www.garyoptim.com
Sample set:theres is a few on my website, look in the blog Wink
Would most like to play:Amnesia/Space in Ibiza or Godskitchen global gathering.
Most enjoyable set you've played:All Prehab events have been really good, most memorable moment is dropping my edit of Phat Planet for the first time at Prehab before Guy Ornadel. Best reaction iv ever had to a single tune as was so unexpected. Best set iv ever played out was main room warming up for Matthew Dekay @ Turnmills. Turning the laser on when I dropped the sky was pink second to last tune is something il never ever forget. One of those magic moments
When you're not DJing you're:DJing at home. Producing. Designing
Favourite DJ:John Digweed!!!
Favourite Venue:Camden Palace way back when
Favourite Promotion:Bedrock
Favourite Producer:Eric Prydz
Favourite Label:Renaissance/Bedrock/Pryda
Biggest Influence:When I started out probably Paul Oakenfold and the whole perfecto brand. Would have to say Digweed is up there again though now.
Drink:yes please
Words of wisdom:raft!
Other Comments:I am mixmags hero in the bedroom

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09 Oct 2007

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I have been DJing since around 98/99. Even as a 13 year old trance and prog was all I have ever listened to or had a passion for. Leaving me a bit of a black sheep in the...[expand]

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