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Tahl
In a thriving local scene that's busting with exciting talent and at a time when the floor's ears and feet are even more discerning than perhaps ever before, right now it takes a special kind of dj to rise to the occasion - and it takes something entirely different again to rise to the top. Bearing this in mind, when you stop to consider just how much Tahl has achieved in his short career, one thing is obvious, he's got way more than your average dose of skills to pay the bills.
Starting his dance music life as a humble promoter for the iconic likes of Future Entertainment and Hardware Corp' in 99', Tahl first began spinning tunes with fellow partner in crime Dj Feigan shortly therafter. By the time 2000 rocked up Tahl had already teamed up with Feigan and began throwing a series of monthly parties at one of Melbourne's then new and seemingly unknown venues, Two Floors Up. To cut a long story short, the parties were aptly dubbed 'Relax', they eventually wound up after two years of full houses.
The next 5 or so years were full of residencies at some of melbournes biggest and best clubs and parties, a small list of them are Fractured, Room 680 (3 years), Platform 1, Blue Bar (5 years), QBAR, TFU, Lounge and many more. Tahl's flair for fun and keen abilities both as a promoter and dj have seen him play an integral role in many of Melbourne's underground parties including, Quality Control (with local legends Sean Quin, Dan Mangan, Keltec & Feigan), Bamboozled, the ever popular themed electro / mash up party (with heavy hitting spinners Boog$, Spacey Space, Rowie & event guru Chris Mitchell), Beats Working (with breaks Dons Hans DC, Obliveous & Scotrod) & of course Mixed Messages (with Michael Muska, Tavish and crew).
A list of internationals that Tahl has supported in his short career speak for themselves, 2 Many DJS, Carl Cox, James Zabielia, Tom Neville, John Digweed, Tiga, Danny Howells, Elite Force, Meta Katie, Lucien Foort, Hyper, Ewan Pearson, Chris Fortier, Norman Jay and the list keeps going.
As for venues, well from Room 680 to the Prince, Queens Bridge, The Metro, Q Bar, Escobar, Revolver, Eve, TFU, Brown Alley, you name it and Tahl's inevitably seen it, read it, played it and rocked it. As for festivals, Tahlhas played Gods Kitchen, Summadayze, Earthcore, Earthdance, Subsonic Music Festival & Two Tribes.
Tahl's influences and inspiration come from the people he works with. In 06' Tahl with best mates andfellow colleagues Michael Muska & Shane McTavish started to run a collective called Mixed Messages, starting off as a weekly club night and has now turned into a touring agency and event management company Mixed Messages is one of the only truely underground party outfits left in Melbourne.
Tahl is mainly inspired by a group of djs that he also calls some of his best friends, Spacey Space, Muska, Dave Pham, Logan Baker, Tavish, Kodiak Kid, Keltec, Jean Paul, Jimmy Danger, Rowie, Feigan, Sunshine and many more. However, that being said majority of Tahl's inspiration and influence comes from one friend and colleague,
a dj named simply, Boog$. Whilst promoting for Future and Hardware, seeing international djs almost every weekend, Tahl was still always drawn to find out where Boog$ was playing, always ending up at Revolver for the Sunday morning recovery. Now Tahl & Boog$ work together often and Boog$ even invites Tahl down to play with him at the biggest sunday morning in Melbourne's history at Revolver. On an international level and much to do with the style of music he is focusing on he is strongly influenced by the likes of The Martin Brothers, Claude Vonstroke, Riva Starr and Worthy.
In 2010 and beyond Tahl is focused on being a real dj (something quite lost in the world of technology & producers) - waiting for the right time to get his hands into production - at this time at the most he may make an edit of a track to help his dj sets. He plays a range of music and can mash his sets up with up to 3 or 4 genres ranging from Hip Hop right through to Techno and progressive house - all depending on which of the many venues Tahl is playing at each weekend. It is Tahl's love for the scene and for playing music that really set him apart as someone who genuinely loves what he does. And it seems the sky is the limit with the Mixed Messages crew, with a record label, successful touring agency, A-Grade website and up coming festivals being on the horizon.
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