Pero FullHouse - Club Master's - Split HR - Apr 2007 - Part 2

Biography of Pero FullHouse

Pero FullHouse - Solin / Split / Dalmatia / Croatia (Omega Ritam & Alfa Ritam Records)

Pero FullHouse is Croatias best known club DJ and was instrumental in kick-starting the Croatian club scene in the early 90s with a series of parties and club nights. Originally inspired by minimal and Detroit techno, nowadays, Peros DJing has evolved to a minimal techno & house, electrohouse , electro, but is still influenced by Detroit techno.

Nowadays, I like to play long sets where I can play a range of music. It must be hypnotic and funky, sometimes deeper, sometimes harder. It must go up and down and have different elements, but always with a groove, Pero adds.

He has spun alongside with some of the best DJs in the world working with Carl Cox, Laurent Garnier, Jeff Mills, Stacey Pullen, Mr C, Luke Slater, Richie Hawtin, Claude Young, Terry Francis, Westbam, Layo & Bushwacka, Agoria, Kevin Saunderson whom he was instrumental in bringing to Croatia for the first time.

Some of major parties he played: Love Parade (Berlin) 1999. Techno Parade (Paris) 1998. & 1999. Mayday (Dortmund 2001. & Budapest 2005. ) Kozzmozz (Gent) 2001. Exit (Novi Sad) 2005. Valkana Beach Festivals (Pula)2000. 2004.

By 1997, Pero set up OmegaRitam with his best friend, Ivan Podrug to promote parties in Croatia. He has also worked had to promote the scene in Croatia, hosting radio shows, launching the first Croatian techno magazine, Techno.hr and booking the worlds finest DJ talent in the stunning Aurora club in Primosten - where he is also resident. This dedication means Croatia has one of the healthiest scenes in Europe for techno, house and tech-house. All the big names that played at Aurora were impressed by the residents sets and invited Pero to DJ all over Europe. As such, Pero is the busiest Croatian DJ and has played a staggering 700 gigs since the mid 90s. He graced the decks at Berlins Love Parade in 1999 and twice at the Paris Techno Parade 1998 and 1999 and was a guest at the 10th anniversary of German techno party Mayday in 2001 and at the 6th anniversary of Kozzmozz in 2001, Exit 2005. (Novi Sad), while closer to home, he has played at every big Croatian dance festival such as Valkana Beach Festiivals, Evolutin Funk Peros DJing skills are evident on 2002s Live At Aurora mix, the first commercially released techno mix CD by a Croatian DJ. Never one to rest on his laurels, Pero released a follow up to the mix with another dance floor mix. The latest CD Mix called Teclectic release isissued on Slovenian / Croatian label Dallas Records in May 2004. and distributed by EMI word wide, bringing Peros work to a global audience.

Four years ago, Pero set up a label also called OmegaRitam and a sub-label, AlfaRitam, to promote local and international house and techno. To date, producers like Bryan Zentz, Funk d Void, dA frESh, Anton- X, Tim Taylor & Thor 54, Tony Thomas, Oxia, Jeff Bennet, Southsoniks, Marcus Stork, Alenia and Inigo Kennedy as well as local artists Ivan Komlinovic and Haris have released on the labels - which have been supported by big names like Laurent Garnier, Carl Cox Inigos Kennedy track Ups & Downs that was released on OmegaRitam 003, reached No. 1. Carl Cox s chart for April 2005. Pero now plans to release material from upcoming Croatian producers as well as work by Anton X, dA frESh, Arron Nesbit, Bryan Zentz As a promotor Pero always keeps bringing to Croatia the most known djs and the best kept secrets from all over the world. He runs several nights under his OmegaRitam Records & Events: OmegaRitam Night Groove Is In The Heart House Nation Urban Guerilla

At the moment he works for summer club Aurora in Primosten and Master's club in Split during winter time. Despite this activity, Pero has been busy in the studio, working with his friend Ivo, aka Cortex Thrill and they have made the deep and percussive Moondance, that is released on OmegaRitam in September 2004 accompanied by remixes from Ivan Komlinovic and deep techno expert Funk DVoid. Moondance was charted by many world class djs and Carl Cox put it on his Going Global In The Studio Mix for January 2005. If his productions have the same impact as his DJing, then Pero will be ready to take his place on the global electronic music stage.