Giles Smith - Promo Mix - 2008

Biography of Giles Smith

Giles' love affair with all things House and Techno was sparked at the beginning of the 90's after hearing it on the radio. Before long the voodoo lure of the dancefloor and club life was too much to resist and he fell head long into his obsession.

Despite collecting records from the age of 15, it wasn't until moving to London in 2000 after completing his degree that Giles began DJing. Within a very short space of time he made his mark, earning a coveted residency for the Junior Boys Own affiliated Faith parties. Here he played alongside UK stalwarts such as X-Press 2 and Terry Farley and international guests such as Doc Martin, Kerri Chandler and Dubtribe.

Soon after, inspired by hedonistic cutting edge clubs both in the UK and Ibiza, Giles and a group of friends launched Secretsundaze in 2001. In a short period of time, secretsundaze became the hottest ticket in town for both guest DJ's (Ricardo Villalobos, Carl Craig, Steve Bug, Mike Shannon, Luciano, Ame, Losoul and Ivan Smagghe, Jay Haze to name a few); and party people from all over Europe. These colourful summer Sunday daytime parties have also made secretsundaze the darling of the UK media with it being voted 'Best Club Night' by readers of Time Out in London in 'The Time Out Live Awards 2005' and awarded the accolade 'Club of The Year' in the January 2006 edition of Mixmag. secretsundaze also became known for taking risks with bookings, breaking new, fresh talent in the UK, something which Giles was largely responsible for. The buzz about secretsundaze has also spread across Europe with hugely successful parties taking place in Ibiza (2005 / 2006), Sonar Festival In Barcelona (2005 / 2006/ 2007) and
Snowbombing in Austria.

During this period, Giles' reputation has soared with him being named 'Best New DJ' in 2003 by Time Out magazine. He has played many of the UK's most respected parties / venues from smaller more underground venues such as The Key, Plastic People, 93 Feet East to larger venues such as Fabric (room 1), The End (for Cocoon and Superfreq parties), Back To Basics, Neighbourhood, Ministry of Sound and Turnmills. International gig highlights include Panorama Bar (Cadenza night), Weekend, Watergate in Berlin; Robert Johnson and Monza in Frankfurt; Weetamix in Geneva; Club 11 in AmsterdaThe Rex in Paris and both Space and The Underground in Ibiza.

Musically his style is focussed around Deep House and Techno with a warm, hypnotic feel. However his sets draw on many styles from Chicago to Detroit to more modern European influences. Most of all though, Giles' sets are noted for their strong programming, passion and integrity.

In early 2005 Giles was approached to join the reviews team of the internationally renowned magazine DJ, reviewing the 'Techno / Minimal' section, something which he still does today. Starting in February 2007 Giles continues his radio show 'The New Funk Theory') on leading underground station Samurai.fm. He was also asked to do a guest mix on John Digweed's 'Transitions' show late last year which has a listener ship of over 1 million worldwide.