Mash : Biog

Biog :

Mash the dj/producer/label owner/radio broadcaster aka Martyn Henderson has been djing for 18 years and has released various tracks on labels like Dirt Crew, Def Drive, Blue Black, Glasgow Underground and his own Tracktion and Compact Disco labels which have been played by the likes of DJ Sneak, Freaks, Switch, Basement Jaxx, Funk D Void, Ralph Lawson, Slam, Laurent Garnier, Mish Mash, Freeform Five, Mylo, Rob Mello, Stuart Patterson, Slam, DJT, Harri and Jonny Fiasco to name but a few. His djing passport has seen him djing from Paris to Prague, Brazil to Slovenia, New York to Inverness, Ibiza to Russia, Berlin to Brussells. Mash has played at clubs like Turnmills, Bugged Out, Cream, 93 Feet East, The Cross, Come Shake the Whole, Sub Club, and Home and played alongside djs from Justin Robertson, Freeform Five, James Lavelle, Mylo, Adam Freeland, Josh Wink, Switch, Ralph Lawson, Alex Metric, Bloody Beetroots, Carl Craig, Basement Jaxx, Tom Middleton, Derrick May, Stacey Pullen, Pete Tong, Erol Alkan, Stanton Warriors, Adam Freeland, The Chemical Brothers, Layo and Bushwacka, Weatherall, Felix da Housecat, Slam etc. and alongside bands like C.S.S., Hot Chip, Mystery Jets, Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, Groove Armada, Freeform Five, and New Young Pony Club. Plus being the dj at after parties for Basement Jaxx, Jamiriquai, Vivienne Westwood, Jonathan Saunders and Matthew Williamson. He has played at many festivals including Rock Ness, Homelands, Essential Selection Tour, T in the Park, Coloursfest, Connect, Groove Armadas Love Box Weekender, EH1, Krakrock and Leffingeleuren in Belgium and The Wee Chill. He has held residencies at Bugged Out, Alaska, The Sub Club, Turnmills (RIP) and has guested all over.

Mash has a weekly show across the UK on the Galaxy network every Friday night 11pm to 2am http://www.galaxyscotland.co.uk/mash-4321
Tune in! online - http://www.galaxyscotland.co.uk/mash-4321

Mash has been broadcasting on radio stations like XFM, Beat 106, Radio Scotland, Fresh Air, Sub City and FM8 for almost a decade and in that time has interviewed people from Underworld to Soul II Soul, New Young Pony Club to Mylo, Jeff Mills to Arthur Baker, Pet Shop Boys to Coldcut, Groove Armada to Green Velvet and has featured mixes and live sessions from people like Derrick Carter, My Robot Friend, Underworld, Henrik Schwarz, Hot Chip, Tom Middleton, Josh Wink, Laurent Garnier, Slam, Dj Sneak, Layo and Bushwacka, Funk D Void, Mylo etc.....

Mash has just had a new release out on www.reforecordings.co.uk, one called Melted and one called Kedgeree, this is being released with an excellent remix by Rob Etherson.

Check them on my Soundcloud or Myspace

Here are a few of the reactions from some top djs –
Rub 'n' Tug (DFA) - 4/5 Good stuff!
Jimpster 4/5 - Loving the euphoria of Kedgeree, proper old school llushness!
Laurent Garnier - 3/5 Lovely ep! 3 good tracks
Jacques Renault - 4/5 Nice to hear a new Mash release, like all 3!
Stuart Patterson - 4/5
Inland Knights - 4/5 Techy goodness
M.A.N.D.Y. - 3/5

Also just released a three track ep on Toto Records, 2 tracks from me, Krak, Radio Selecta and one with Domsko, Ghetto Blaster. This is available for a limited time exclusively on Junodownload.

He has also been getting the remixes together for the re-release of Somebody's Property, keep you posted. The Sei A mix is amazing, check it at the end of my new dj mix. Release details, coming soon!! Check out the original on my myspace

Mashs ep 'Dreech/Electrique/Badabing' on Dirt Crews Players Paradise Recordings, www.dirtcrew.net. (also available on iTunes), had plaudits from producers and djs like Funk D Void, Laurent Garnier, DJT, John Aquaviva, Ralph Lawson, Mike Monday and Freeform Five. It is included on the Dirt Crew collection double cd alongside Dominik Eulberg, Jimpster, 2020Soundsystem and Dirt Crew themselves among others.

Mash's last track for Glasgow Underground, 'Somebodys Property' had plays by djs like Freaks, Freeform Five, Paul Woolford, Rob Mello, Mylo, Leo Elstob, Stuart Patterson, Milton Jackson, Damian Lazarus and Mish Mashs Oscar Fullone. It has also had airplay on XFM, Radio 1, Top Radio and StuBru in Belgium as well. Mash appeared on Jim TV in Belgium as well as doing many Belgian radio interviews as It was number one in the Official Belgian Dance Charts for two weeks, It features on the 'Switch 9' 'Serious Beats' and 'Top Selection' compilation albums and has been licensed to Belgian label NEWS. Check out the video courtesy of You Tube. ‘Somebody’s property is being prepared for a rerelease with brand new mixes from Jon Pleased and Mash and Sei A, Ooft, Jazzy Phat Nasties, among others, watch this space. Mash remixed ultra cool New York electro star, My Robot Friend which is out now on DefDrive records, and got a 5/5 in Dj Magazine and a 3/5 in IDJ magazine plus plays on Radio 1 and XFM. It is a cover of the Joy Division classic Isolation. www.defdrive.net, www.beatport.com

Checkout Mashs mini label and club night - www.compactdisco.net. The first release came in the form of a limited vinyl cd, which sold out its first run quickly after The Blue rooms Chris Coco played Mashs Prince bootleg on Radio 1 on one of his last shows on Radio 1 and his bootlegs have also been getting plays by Yousef, Unabombers/Elektrons, Jon Pleased Wimmin, Freeform Five, Groove Armada, McSleazy and Mark Moore. www.compactdisco.net
Compact Disco is a weekly night in the Black Sparrow basement and runs occasionally in various venues. Watch this space or find the Facebook page.

In the past Mash has remixed Snow Patrol, Blondie, Salt N Pepa, Peaches, Salon Boris, Quinn, Milton Jackson, David Duriez, Manda Rin, Sound Development Agency, George T, The Needles, Markus Enochson, Mangomad, and Milow. Mash was one half of the now defunct DJ/Production duo The Jengaheads. They recorded a few tracks most notably 'Caborkebab' which was played by people like Laurent Garnier and was remixed by Funk D'Void, and they also remixed The High Fidelitys 'I Thank you', which was played a few times on Radio 1 by the late, great John Peel. Mash also recorded alongside Marco Bernardi (Octogen, Soma, Clone, Frustrated Funk) as Mhelt Project, they're single ‘The Chicago bearsden’ featured a remix and vocals from techno legend Claude Young. They have threatened to go in the studio sometime soon on the way home from the pub. Mash did a re-edit of The Choice Four for the cult vinyl cdr label L.E.S.S Productions which has already sold out.

You can catch Mash djing Sundays at Sin City at the Buff Club with Marky Mark www.thebuffclub.com, those legendary Monday nights Burn at The Buff Club with Normski and Zeus, Moskito every Thursday night. Friday tea time for Compact Disco at the Black Sparrow, Saturdays at Bread and Butter at Karbon, resident at random nights in Aberdeen for Let it Bleed and guesting all over.

For dj bookings in the uk contact mash@djmash.co.uk
and for dj bookings in Europe contact tom@quietconcerts.be
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