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Electric Disco Saturdays at the Republik enters the new year by welcoming back one of our favourite DJs, the powerhouse that is DONALD GLAUDE, as well as breakout stars BASSJACKERS.

DONALD GLAUDE BIO

Confident. Exuberant. Raw. Innovative. These are just a few of the words industry insiders and fans have used to describe the talent behind one of America’s favorite house DJs, Donald Glaude. Ranked 68 on DJMag.com’s Top 100 DJs List in 2005, Donald skyrocketed to 48 this year and his genius keeps on growing…

Born in Tacoma, Washington, Donald’s love for music began at an early age. Originally a disciplined student of classical music, he was well-versed in the upright bass and violin. Any aspirations Donald had to continue in the classical vein vanished once he heard his first house record. With an ear for blending music already under his belt, and a love for the energy and soul of musical prodigies like George Clinton and Funkadelic, Donald began to amass a collection of house records which he taught himself to mix with a pair of mismatched turntables and a Radio Shack mixer.Before Donald few DJs had attempted to spin house records. Donald’s fine ear helped him give birth to a new style. After mastering his craft, Donald began DJing in various clubs around Tacoma and Seattle. During that time he made several important connections which would launch his music to the forefront of what was quickly becoming one of the largest underground movements since New Wave in the late-70s. Perhaps the greatest connection Donald made was with another aspiring DJ and friend, DJ Dan.

Together Donald & DJ Dan sparked the rave scene in Seattle and developed large followings. Knowing that Donald possessed an energy and ability to work the crowd that was unparalleled to anyone else on the circuit, Dan convinced San Francisco’s legendary Funky Tekno Tribe to bring down his good friend Donald to play at one of their parties. Donald’s talents quickly made him a permanent fixture on F.T.T.’s roster.Some DJs seek commercial acceptance. Donald, on the other hand, has always preferred an emotional connection with his audience. For Donald, house music is not simply a mixed bag of sound, but rather an experience that provokes the soul. Apart from his mastery on the decks, Donald is best known for his dynamic showmanship. He enjoys his music as much as his audience does. Embracing their energy, it is not uncommon to find Donald pumping his hands in the air, jumping up and down and shouting back his love to the crowd. It is this powerful signature style which has led fellow DJ and musical producer, Dave Aude, to call Donald the “James Brown of DJs.” Donald also caused some stir in 2005 and 2006 with his residency at ICE Nightclub in Las Vegas.

Donald’s uncompromising style and innovation show no sign of slowing down any time soon. With the credit of 5 full-length CDs and numerous remixes under his belt, Donald has focused much of his time to production work. Producing such dance floor hits as “Get Up” and “Soul Cha Cha”. As such, Donald has launched two record labels in which are causing rumblings in the industry...

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BASSJACKERS BIO
On a afternoon somewhere in the beginning of 2007 two friends decided to join forces, one DJ and one producer, both sharing great passion for music.. Bassjackers was born..!"

Bassjackers, a.k.a. Marlon Flohr and Ralph van Hilst, had not foreseen what was coming when they started out with their collaboration. Marlon was already DJ-ing for a while and Ralph experimented a lot with making different kinds of dance music. Marlon was mainly playing house music at the time and then the idea came to push Ralphs productions in that direction, so that Marlon could play the tracks in his sets. The first track they were both satisfied with was ‘Beat Cut'.

‘Beat Cut' got picked up by Fedde le Grand and from then on things went real fast. They recently did remixes for the biggest artists, for example the remix for Dada Life which reached a #1 position in the "Hypem" charts and an official remix for Martin Solveigs monster hit ‘Hello'. They released their tracks on various labels like Spinnin Records, Samsobeats, DimMak, which were supported by the worlds greatest DJs. From Tiesto to Steve Aoki, from David Guetta to Claude Vonstroke, everybody loves the Bassjackers bangers. Also famous rapper/producer Jeremaine Dupri noticed Bassjackers, he decided to rap on top of a Bassjackers beat and put it on his blog.

On the DJ side Bassjackers are rocking as hard as in the studio! Ralph produces the tracks and Marlon takes the stage! Since they started out they already had over 400 gigs in Holland and the past couple of years they are also playing a lot abroad. They had gigs in Turkey, Spain, Bulgaria, Germany, Belgium and recently they did a tour in Australia. They played for crowds varying from 200 till over 10.000 people, but the impact is always the same.. Bassjackers will blow you away!!

The future has a lot in stock for Bassjackers, their forthcoming release ‘Mush Mush' on Tiesto's label Musical Freedom was huge at the Miami Music Week 2011 and is already supported by Tiesto, Sander van Doorn, Benny Benassi, Dada Life, Sidney Samson and many more. Another release will be expected soon and will drop on Afrojack's Wall recordings, this one also gained massive support already and Tiesto even did his own private bootleg on one of the tracks. Next to these releases they have done a lot of remixing for high profile artists, and some serious collaborations, so beware..

With booking requests, remix requests and collab requests from all over the world we can easily say: Bassjackers are on fire!!!