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DARREN CLARK

We've all had a sliding door moment - but how many have led to two decades of production and DJ brilliance? Darren Clark's came as a teenager, when he went shopping for a keyboard with his Dad in Auckland, New Zealand. Had they not wandered into the shop where Paul Radley was working, Darren might not have made the connection that kickstarted a lifelong love of deep house - and drove him to become a perfection-crazed studio scientist seeking the ultimate formula for smooth, deep, soulful grooves.

With Radley as mentor, Clark set about discovering the galaxy of star producers dominating the crates of discerning DJs in the early years of the 21st century.

Schooled up on the likes of Ron Trent, Charles Webster, Nick Holder, Playin 4 the City and DJ Deep, Clark developed his own distinctive style - on the decks and at the mixing desk.
His debut EP was on Omi Tutu, the New Jersey label run by Lou Gorbea and part of the legendary Louie Vega's family of imprints.

Back home, Clark was one of the foundation artists on Auckland's Grass Green Recordings and contributed multiple releases to fellow Kiwi label Them On The Hill. He's continued to hone his style - and geek out over analogue gear - favouring sample-based productions characterised by impeccable production and a very specific sense of space and sound.

Clark's DJ sets, meanwhile, have become refreshingly eclectic - with the ultra-underground house sounds that became his trademark at Auckland's respected Mum's The Word parties growing to include something of a Balearic flavour.
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