CREAMFIELDS LINE UP ANNOUCED - I'm in there... somewhere!

Date: Saturday 29th - Sunday 30th August 09
Location: Daresbury Estate, Halton, Cheshire
Cost: weekend tickets £100, day tickets £57.50

The clubbing world's large scale outdoor event returns in 2009 as a two day event like last year and will be taking place on August bank holiday Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August 2009, again at the Daresbury Estate, Halton, Cheshire.

Main Stage headliners are Tiesto (Saturday), and Basement Jaxx (Sunday). Joining them on the line-up are Paul Van Dyk, Dizzee Rascal, 2manydjs, Calvin Harris, Mylo (live), Luciano Presents Æther Live, Laurent Garnier (live), John Digweed, Pete Tong, Sven Vath, Steve Angello, Axwell, Sebastian Ingrosso, Erol Alkan, Crookers, James Zabiela, Boys Noize, Friendly Fires, Hernan Cattaneo, Kissy Sell Out, Danny Howells, Hype, Chase & Status, Mark Knight, Dirty South, Dave Spoon, Skream & Benga, Busy P vs DJ Feadz, Nick Warren, Erick Morillo, Sasha, Ferry Corsten, Deadmau5, Dubfire, DJ Marky, Beardyman, Andy C, High Contrast, Friction, Filthy Dukes, Funkagenda, N-TYPE, Gareth Wyn, Kim Fai, Rich Reason, Ken Evil, MC Dynamite, IC3, MC GQ, SP:MC, Tonn Piper, Mad Rush, MC Rage, Phil Faversham, Dean Rigg, Sarah Louise, Alan Hartley, Deeyana, Dean Oram, Annie Mac, Judge Jules, Timo Maas, Sander van Doorn, Yousef, Tidy Boys, Delphic, Aeroplane, Dirty Vegas, Brodinski, Fake Blood, Yuksek, Toddla T, John O'Callaghan, Showtek, Kutski, Dark by Design, Organ Donors, Mark EG, Rob Tissera, Bootek, Tidy DJs, Burn the Negative, Jack Beats, Jaymo & Andy George, Jordan Suckley, John Jones, Jim Breese, Carl Hanaghan, Andy Mac, Cassette Jam, Anthony Probyn, Lee Ellis, Anton Powers, Rob H, and Lady V. For the line-up details as available please click here

Ticket prices for 2009 are £100 for weekend tickets with or without camping. Day tickets are also available. Saturday day tickets are priced at £57.50, and Sunday day are £53.50.

To buy tickets, click here.

Starstrings featured on Beatport Homepage...

Ola... A few month ago Chris Bailey and I remixed the fantastic Starstrings by Way Out West's Jody Wisternoff. It got signed for the single release and is now available on Beatport (thanks to Beatport for the Homepage feature!) Our mix is more soulful/disco style where as the other mixes are progressive and electro so make sure you check them out too. Starstrings - Fresher than the other side of the pillow!

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN / BUY (ONLY £1.73!)
Our mix is the Rigg & Bailey mix (3rd one down!)

Also, check out Chris Bailey's Boy In The Corner blog over at: http://chrisbailey.co.uk/

The Story so far...

1982 - Born a small Geordie boy in a sea-side town not too far from Newcastle.

1988 - Was given my first guitar - a baby acoustic. Raar.

1989 - Got my first music player - a Soundabout, and got hold of an acid house cassette that belonged to my older brother. Played non-stop. Cried when it broke.

1990 - Started to write tunes on my first computer - an Amstrad CPC 464 with a green screen - old skool

1992 - Got my first 'real' guitar - a Fender strat for Christmas. Became obsessed with Nile Rodgers, Jimi Hendrix and George Benson

1993 - Started experimenting with Dad's four-track tape recorder and making tunage. Started listening to lots of Blues, Jazz and Disco but still hugely into the house tunes of the 80s. Farley Jackmaster Funk's Love Can't Turn Around record which got from a second hand shop is my prize possession and I get into deep shit from my brother for accidentally destroying our favourite cassette which contains The Critic's "Disco's Dead" (a rare record which I am now working on remixing).

1994 - Got my own recording set up. An Amiga with Octamed and an 8-bit sampler. Spent that christmas recording parents and splicing their words up to say bad things. Got grounded!

1996 - First 'proper' band gigs alongside my brother, and a random set of people including Cheryl Cole.

1997 - Made a band 'Time Machine' and went around the clubs. Lots of clubs wouldn't let me in at 15. Laminated my photo onto my brothers passport to get in. A whole new world of clubbing awaited...

1998 - Saw Run DMC at the first Creamfields festival. After watching Laurent Garnier, decided I wanted to be a DJ.

1999 - Constant visits to a friends house to mess around on his decks. The Matrix was released. Genius.

2000 - Got bought a pair of Vestax decks for my 18th birthday. Stayed in my bedroom for 12 months solid.

2001 - Decided to come out of the house suffering from light deprivation and repetitive strain injury. Started working in a Newcastle based recording studio while studying Music Technology

2002 - Went back to the clubs I used to love so much. DJ'd at numerous house parties and a couple of bank holiday bloc parties.

2003 - Started listening to lots of soul and hiphop and decided to give it a try. Couldnt stop whistling Raphael Saadiq and Tribe Called Quest records.

2004 - House gigs and HipHop/Soul gigs. Lots of action on the HipHop/Soul front.

2005 - Came on board with Def Jam. First international DJ bookings out in Dubai and Russia.

2006 - Went over to spin for Sony BMG's urban label but started to get bored of hiphop and soul as the scene became saturated with commercial RnB. Started a few house nights.

2007 - First house gig out in Ibiza then got signed to DJ for Hed Kandi after A&R turned up at one of my UK events.

2008 - Started working in the Ministry of Sound office on the Hed Kandi albums. Back in the studio at last too!

2009 - Never looked back... ;)

Upcoming Giggage:

11th Apr - Arena, Amsterdam
12th Apr - Sakura, Reading
25th Apr - 2020, Bournemouth
2nd May - Bar Du Port, St Tropez
16th May - Gatecrasher, Birmingham
23th May - Run To The Sun Festival, Newquay
30th May - Pacha, London
27th June - Eden, Ibiza
8th August - Eden, Ibiza
29th August - Creamfields Festival, Liverpool

--Deano

Pleased to meet you.. hope you guess my name

Pleased to meet you
Hope you guess my name
But what's puzzling you
Is the nature of my game...

Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil

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