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BIOGRAPHY - CLODAGH
(Pronounced CLO-DA)
They say “The
Irish love to laugh & love to
dance” & boy do I love
to do both! Growing up in the countryside,
Athlone, Co. Roscommon, the very
centre of Ireland, I was big into
Sport (Basketball, Football, Camogie)
& Irish Dancing. You couldn’t
get me off the dance floor at the
local disco’s & later rock
concerts! I was big into REM, RadioHead,
Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins &
Alanis Morrisette.
I became a Fitness
Instructor in 1994 and so was constantly
moving to music! I taught on average
10 classes (Aerobics, Step, Body
Sculpt, Spin etc) a week for 11
years! I always played the best
tunes in my classes so I had all
these mothers jumping around to
pumping house & techno music!
It was very funny, I secretly think
they’re all big ravers!
It wasn’t until
I moved to London in 1999 that I
discovered the club scene, when
my sisters took me to some warehouse
parties and then I thought “Wow,
this is what I’ve been missing
all my life!
I was hooked…
on the music, the vibe, the atmosphere
& just dancing all night long
on the dance floor! Being a regular
at the Pendragon Trance parties
& Free Party Techno Scene! Which
was great as I never really ever
had much money. I really really
really LOVE to dance, it’s
so much fun & a great way to
let your hair down! I get so much
energy from music.
I often thought about
Dj’in so 3 years later, after
returning from travelling in 2001,
my Spanish boyfriend at the time
Nacho & I kept our promise,
saved up & bought our first
set of decks. Two weeks later we
threw our first house party &
“SPIRITUALISED” was born…
always noted for its wicked decoration
& amazingly friendly/fun atmosphere
with the best trance & techno
in the main room & house music
in the second room!
I’m very open
minded when it comes to music, my
style varies from Electronic to
Funky Tech House, Electro to Pumping Techno..
I also like Trance, D’n’B, Rock, Indie, Pop, Chill Out... Basically I love anything
good that makes me move!
Dj’s that have
really inspired me are…
* Mr.C - such a great
guy & friend since meeting on
the Joy of Decks TV Show in 2003.
What a Dude!
* Jeff Amadeus - incredible skillful Dj.
* James Zabiela –
he is light years ahead of other
Djs.
* Chris & Aaron
Liberator & DAVE the Drummer
- I probably would never have discovered
Techno without them, big RESPECT!
*And of course the
man himself, my hero… Carl
Cox, he just radiates good energy.
I’ve been really
lucky and won quiet a few Dj Competitions…
* In 2002 I won the
Cyberdog Trance Dj Competition (I’d
only been mixing 8 months!)
* In 2004 I won Trevor
Rockcliffe’s Stomp Techno Competition
&
* The Ascension Awards
National House Dj Competition where
my prize was to play at the famous
WMF Club, Berlin.
* In 2003 I was chosen
in the final 4 out of 300 for the
6 part ITV docu-series
“THE JOY OF DECKS”.
The idea of the show
was to turn 4 up & coming Dj’s
into professional DJ’s.
In the first show
there was 8 Dj’s who played
infront of the 4 mentors… Mr.C,
Roni Size, Sister Bliss & Tom
Middleton. Each Mentor chose one
person as their apprentice &
Sister Bliss from Faithless picked
me! I got to play at Bora Bora in
Ibiza, Turnmills in London, Shindig
in New Castle & Nation in Liverpool.
I made my first track
in a studio, “Oiche Mhaith
(Good Night)” … Irish
Tribal House.
Got a Dj lesson from
James Zabiela (no.13 Dj in the world,
this guy is amazing!)
Best of all I got
emails from Misstress Barbara &
the man himself Carl Cox giving
me advice for the final which was
held in Liverpool at Nation. I played
& rocked 1,000 people! I achieved
my goal of playing 3 decks, scratching,
used samples on a Cdj & effects!
Played my heart out & had a
load of fun!! It was an amazing
experience & achievement for
me, as I’d only been Dj’in
2 years!!!
Check out www.thejoyofdecks.tv
But my biggest achievement
to date was been asked personally
by my hero Carl Cox to warm up for
him on tour in France in May 2005!
I got to play to crowds of up to
4,000 people at the amazing “Carl
Cox & Friends” parties
in Paris & Strasbourg. Rocked
the crowd in between Sasha &
Carl Cox at the “Inox3 Electronic
Music Festival” in Toulouse
and warmed up for Carl at the famous
VIP room at the Cannes Film Festival.
We started the tour in my home country
Ireland, at the Redbox, Dublin on
1 st May followed by 6 gigs all
over France. This was a truly amazing
experience & I learned so much
from Carl, he is what every Dj should
be! Check out www.carlcox.com
I was also invited
to played after the no.1 Dj in the
world at the time “Tiesto”
at the “Autumn Electronic Festival”
in Toulouse in September 2005. So
far I’ve rocked crowds in Germany,
Ibiza and headlined gigs in Japan,
Brazil, UK, France, Poland,
Ireland, Northern Ireland, Norway,
Sweden, Bulgaria, Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Croatia, Italy, Tunisia,
Algeria & Morocco. In 2005 I
got my first overseas residency
in Tunisia plus completed a 3 week
tour of Brazil in April 2006!
I’m also the
first female Dj to ever play in
Algeria!
So where to next??…
I’m really excited about the
future, there’s so much I want
to continue learning. I’ve
already completed a few short music
production courses. I want
keep working on trying to keep my sets
as interesting & creative as
possible. I want to continue to play all
over the world!
For me a Dj should
be an entertainer, letting their
personalities come through their
music & having only one thing
in mind & that is to rock the
crowd! Making people dance &
have a lot of fun!
The best advice given
to me is when you Dj just play your
best kick ass tunes and have a lot
of fun, because when you have fun
the people have fun with you!!
Yep, the future looks
bright!
Clodagh has played
along side… Carl Cox, Tiesto,
Sasha, Mr.C, Sister Bliss, Roni
Size, Tom Middleton, Hernan Cantanno,
Trevor Rockcliffe, Dj Misjah, Ignition
Technician, Misstress Barbara, Chris
& Aaron Liberator, DAVE the
Drummer, Luke Slater, Eddie Halliwell,
Pet Duo, Joris Voorn, Stacey Pullen,
Anderson Noise, Erol Alkan, Headman,
Audio Bullys, Tall Paul, Inigo Kennedy,
Christian Smith, Ade Fenton, Christian
Fischer, Stanton Warriors &
Express 2.
“She’s got
Carl Cox potential”… Mr.
C
“A wicked Dj!”
… Roy the Roach (Trust the
Dj)
“Best warm up
Dj we’ve had at STOMP!”…
Trevor Rockcliffe
“Clodagh is the
definition of party animal when
she gets behind the decks”…
Sister Bliss
DISCOGRAPHY
*Mechanized - Ali Wilson & Dj Clodagh (Tekelec 018) 2007
*Scream - Ali Wilson & Dj Clodagh (Tekelec 018) 2007
*Saw - Ali Wilson & Dj Clodagh (Tekelec) 2007
*Tramyard Vibes - Rhythm Technologies & Dj Clodagh (Kick The Drum 008) 2007
*Electro Static - Rhythm Technologies & Dj Clodagh (Tech Art) 2007
CLUBS I've played at....
UK
Turnmills – London
Telegraph – London
Spotted Dog - London
SouthSide Bar – London
Soundshaft - London
Se1 – London
Rhythm Factory - London
River Bar – London
Queen Mary Boat – London
Macbeth - London
Miyuki Maru Boat - London
Medusa Club - London
Club Q - London
Factory - London
Wildcats - London
Purple Turtle – London
Pheonix Bar – London
Music Village – London
Mass - London
Landseer Park – London
Kinetec Record Shop - Oxfrod St, London
Kinterc Record Shop - Hackney,London
Jamm - London
Jacks - London
Hidden – London
Heaven – London
George 4 – London
Fridge – London
Fridge Bar - London
Fortress Studios – London
Fire - London
Electrowerkz – London
Egg – London
Dukes – London
Dance Industry Studios – London
Courts - London
Co-Op - London
Cafe 1001 - London
Cyberdog – London
Cable - London
Etrusco Bar - London
Annexo Bar - London
Aquarium - London
414 - London
& many many warehouses! - London
Klute - Bournemouth
Sankeys – Manchester
Shindig - Newcastle
Nation - Liverpool
Phase Record Shop - Liverpool
The Volks - Brighton
Hendre Hall - Bagnor - North Wales
NORTHERN IRELAND
The Front Page - Belfast
Annaghtek - Belfast
FRANCE
Zenith – Paris
Le Rhenus – Strasbourg
Villa Rouge – Montpellier
La Dune – Toulouse
Bazar – Marseille
Le Gem - Marseille
VIP Room – Cannes
JAPAN
Troop Cafe - Kobe, Osaka
Duce - Sapporo, Hokkaido
Club Amrax - Tokyo
Dommune.com - Tokyo
BRAZIL
Cyberdog - Sao Paulo
Combat Club - Jaragua do Sul
Groove Channel, AIMEC - Curitiba
Euforia Bar - Curitiba
Pesque Floresta - Foz do Iguacu
Sieben - Vinhedo
POLAND
Paragraph 51 – Warsaw
Club Ego – Katwoice
Mega Club - Kawoice
Club Iskra – Swidnik
Crossed – Szczenin
Arena - Szczenin
Intro – Wroclaw
Browar Mieszczanski - Wroclaw
Andromeda Cinema - Tychy
Archiwum - Lublin
Birbant Club - Lublin
Obsesja - Lublin
Sfinks - Sopot
IRELAND
Crawdaddys – Dublin
Redbox – Dublin
The Vaults - Dublin
Radio City – Dublin
Frazers Basement - Dublin
Trinity Rooms - Limerick
The Basement - Limerick
Simonstown GFC - Navan
An Pucan - Galway
The Cellar - Galway
Roundwood House - Laois
River Run Boat - Athlone
Upstairs @ The Malt House - Athlone
Gertie Browns - Athlone
Club Viva - Athlone
Ozone - Athlone
Charlie Browns Bar - Athlone
The Spiral Tree - Longford
BULGARIA
Festivalna Hall - Sofia
Hristo Botev Hall - Sofia
Black Box - Sofia
Lifehouse - Sofia
Party Center 4KM - Sofia
Playground - Sofia
Fabrica 126 - Sofia
Comics Club - Varna
Open Air - Stara Zagoa
Mladost Hall - Varna
TUNISIA
Saloon – Sousse
Maracana – Sousse
ALGERIA
Pasha Club - Algers
Sheraton Hotel - Oran
MOROCCO
Palais Jad Mahal - Marrakech
IBIZA
BoraBora – Playa Den Bossa
Orange Corner - San Antonio
Guilt Villa - San Rafael
GERMANY
WMF Club – Berlin
CZECH REPUBLIC
Excalibur Club - Velke Mezirici
Boby Centrum - Brno
Perpetuum - Brno
7 Nebe - Brno
Tovarni Hala - Brno
Exit Club - Brno
Club KD Peklo -Plzen
Garage KD Inwest - Plzen
Tipsport Arena - Liberec
A-Klub - Liberec
Bar Marek - Liberec
Exit Fort - Olomouc
S-Cube - Olomouc
Airport Open Air - Rokycany
KS Burovce - Topolna
Fabric - Ostrava
Cover Place - Prague
SLOVAKIA
Club Pulso - Nitra
Club Dopler - Bratislava
Airport Festival - Trencin
Ocean Club - Leopoldov
Sportova Hala - Ruzomberok
CROATIA
The Cube - Pula
NORWAY
Cafe 3B - Trondheim
SWEDEN
Svaj Klubb / K2 Bar - Stockholm
Roda Stein - Gothenberg
Kulturhuset Underjorden - Gothenberg
SPAIN
Club Campus - Badalona
Barrancoseco - Las Palmas, Gran Canaria
Active Sound Radio - Gran Canaria
Abandoned Village - Tenerife
ITALY
Alis Club - Vicenza
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