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Spectrum presents Smokin Jo

Spectrum presents Smokin Jo

9 Aug 2025 - 9 Aug 2025

Smokin Jo is one of the most talented DJs to emerge from the British dance music scene, her undeniably cutting-edge sound has carved her a niche in clubland. Jo has had a truly successful career and35 years of experience, she has played at numerous renowned venues around the world, including Space/Hi (Ibiza and Miami), Fabric (London), Womb and Aghea (Tokyo), Panorama Bar (Berlin), Warung (Brazil), and Pacha, Crobar, and Vinyl (New York). She is the only female DJ to have won DJ Magazine's DJ of the Year Award. In recent years, she has played at events such as Glastonbury, Glitterbox at Hi Ibiza, Defected Croatia Festival, Pacha Ibiza, Cream Weekender, Clockwork Orange, and Fabric. She has also appeared in a documentary for Ministry of Sound and headlined the Ibiza Space final opening and closing parties. Jo has written an autobiography called You Don't Need A Dick To DJ, about her life growing up without music in the 70's, through to her DJ career and the struggles with drink, drugs and life on the road being a black female DJ. The book is released on May 23rd 2024 on White Rabbit. Jo has collaborated with iconic figures in the music, film, and fashion industries. She has opened for Grace Jones, played at The Pet Shop Boys' end of tour party, Skunk Anansie's album launch party, Smokin Jo's expertise extends beyond music, as she has been invited to perform at various fashion shows and events. She has worked with renowned designers such as Alexander McQueen, Julien Macdonald, and Melissa Odabash. Notably, she had the honor of playing at Naomi Campbell's villa party in tribute to the legendary Quincy Jones, further solidifying her reputation in the industry.One of her career highlights was being flown to Prague by Daniel Craig to perform at the wrap party for his first James Bond film, "Casino Royale". This was a significant achievement and a testament to her international credibility. Jo's DJ career began in 1990 when she noticed a lack of female DJs in the rave and illegal party scene. She bought her own decks and started mixing, with a preference for soulful tracks that take listeners on a journey. Her first gigs followed at fashion after-show parties, and she later gained a residency at the legendary after-hours party Trade. This led to bookings at various events and clubs, paving the way for her DJ of the Year Award. She played in Ibiza for the first time in 1992 and quickly became a global sensation, regularly traveling around the world for gigs while maintaining a busy schedule in the UK. She was also involved in reporting on the Ibiza scene for Pete Tong's Essential Selection on Radio 1. In 2004/2005, Smokin Jo was part of the duo NastyDirtySexMusic, which gained a significant following and performed at We Love... Sundays at Space in Ibiza. Following NDSM, she co-promoted her own club night called "Nude" hosting parties in London and at Space in Ibiza. These parties were known for their outlandish performers and cutting-edge DJs. With her energy and wealth of experience, Smokin Jo continues to make waves in the music industry, with many exciting things to come in the future.
Spectrum presents Seb Fontaine

Spectrum presents Seb Fontaine

20 Sept 2025 - 20 Sept 2025

Seb Fontaine is one of the most respected DJs to ever grace a set of decks. Through his high profile and long-standing residencies, radio shows and compilation CDs, Seb has been at the forefront of the scene for many years and continue to showcase his electronic house grooves at high-profile gigs around the world. Initially playing soul, funk, rare groove and hip-hop, Seb started DJing at venues in West London in the late 1980s. After discovering house music, Seb progressed through a number of high profiles residencies at clubs such as the Hanover Grand, Ministy Of Sound and Cream. With these high profile residencies came the opportunity to work with KISS FM and later Radio One where he presented a weekly Saturday night show to a worldwide audience. As an elite international DJ, Seb has also released a number of best-selling compilation albums for Global Underground(Prototype), Ministry of Sound, Cream and Positiva. More recently, Seb Fontaine has hosted Type @ The Cross a long-standing monthly night that was considered one of Londons best nights during its 8 year tenure. Since the closure of The Cross, Seb has continued to play shows throughout the world and is now as happy playing to the glitterati in Monaco as he is rocking underground dance floors. He is set to continue his residency for Contact @ Amnesia this summer a club at which he has played regularly throughout the summer months for 10 years where he appears alongside the likes of Mark Knight, ATFC and Kurd Maverick. On the production front, Seb has recently hit #1 on the Cool Cuts and Buzz Chart with Need to Feel Loved as Reflekt. Originally released on Postiva in 2004 and produced by Seb Fontaine and Julian Peake, Need To Feel Love is now setting dance floors alight once more in 2009 with a re-release, featuring remixes from the likes of Adam K & Soha, forthcoming very soon. The original release of this track was a massive international success and featured on the award-winning movie Its All Gone Pete Tong in 2005. Seb continues to run his own Mono-Type label which has released a number of his own productions such as Do The Do, Gimme More and Shine the follow-up to Need To Feel Love as Reflekt. Additionally, Seb has recently released remixes on Hussle Recordings and Floorplay while also working on a host of new productions.

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