Saturday, 24 May 2008

Tom Neville + LJ Freeman + Tom Lee + Dan Norris

It's Bank Holiday weekend and that means an extra day is lined up for the weekend marauders, three nights of high octane partying. Smack bang in the middle of this tomfollery for Plug is their Saturday night flagship Shuffle, and for the occasion they've enlisted a firm favourite to rock the decks at the steel city's premier venue. This comes I the shape of Love Minus zero boss, remixer extraordinaire and general electro house Kingpin Tom Neville squaring up to the club.

Tom Neville is one of the biggest stars of UK House music, coining a gritty and funky sound that first came to prominence with his massive ‘Just Fuck' record, which despite boasting profanity in the hook was an ardent anti-drugs groover. His signature of tough house music, resplendent with filtered touches and chugging electro sounds, had already won him a bevy of gigs before his production prowess marked him out, but ‘Just Fuck' began the beginning of a surge in remix work. Touching up Kelis, Mylo, Ali Love and Groove Armada, his sound was soon the centrepiece for the electro house genre, with Pete Tong, Mark Knight, Erick Morillo and Roger Sanchez all certified fans.

As ever Plug throw up their own DJ gang for the evening, with house heartthrob LJ Freeman jostling alongside party buccaneers Tom Lee and Dan Norris.