24seven: Yousef's Circus act; DJ's new night in Liverpool is big top class.HE has risen to superstar status playing all over the globe rubbing shoulders with house music legends like Carl Cox  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , Sasha, and Pete Tong Pete Tong (born July 1960) is a British DJ who works for BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programs such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection , and his ability to rock the house is awesome. When Yousef gets behind the wheels of steel, this turntable terrorist spins out of control, cutting, mixing and backspinning the coolest cuts together with micro precision. I spoke to the man himself as he launched his own big night Circus, in Liverpool, which has its first event tomorrow at the Masque masque, courtly form of dramatic spectacle, popular in England in the first half of the 17th cent. The masque developed from the early 16th-century disguising, or mummery, in which disguised guests bearing presents would break into a festival and then join with their in Seel seel tr.v. seeled, seel·ing, seels To stitch closed the eyes of (a falcon). [Middle English silen, from Old French cillier, from Medieval Latin Street. ``I have been working on the concept of Circus since March,'' he explains. ``The idea came about while having a meeting with Cream and the Miami Winter Music Conference about my role in the club. ``I decided doing my own thing at and with Cream was the best way forward for me. It was originally supposed to be promoted and supported by Cream, but because the club is now closed, Circus will be housed at the Masque.'' The night is being co-promoted by Yousef and Richard McGinnis, who also runs Chibuka Shake Shake. Yousef says: ``Together we will be keeping a close eye on production, sound, line ups and making sure that everyone who comes is made to feel welcome. To be honest, until Cream closed, I didn't realise how important having a good place to play in my home town was to me. ``The Masque is a former theatre and still home to live bands, it's a great forward thinking venue and is currently getting a massive facelift.'' Yousef will be joined at Circus by The MYNC project, Playmusic from Leeds, one of the nation's premier house music record shops will also be lending a hand with their own Alex Wolfenden on the decks. ``My second event will be on October 12 and, as originally planned, will be housed at Cream to join their 10th birthday celebrations,'' adds Yousef, who will be joined by Fatboy Slim Fatboy Slim (born Quentin Leo Cook on July 31, 1963,[1] also known as Norman Cook) is a English big beat musician. He stopped using 'Quentin' and began calling himself 'Norman' while a schoolboy, long before he adopted any other pseudonym. and Jon Carter. Circus will then return to the Masque as its permanent home on November 15 with Yousef, Darren Emerson and Tim Delux. It looks set to be a big one. Yousef began his DJing in 1991 after messing around on a friend's set of decks before a night out at the famous Shellys in Stoke. Like many DJs before him, he was originally influenced by hip hop until he developed a taste for house music. He sites Carl Cox and Derrik Carter as his biggest influences. He has DJ'd all over the world - Miami, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , LA, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Ibiza, and Zurich. His productions over the past two years have paired up with Steve Mac from Rhythm Masters, his tunes have been banged by Danny Rampling, Satoshi Tommii, Roger Sanchez etc. Yousef's biggest achievement to date was his residency at Cream for the last two years proving an antidote to house music in the main room. His Radio 1 residency, which has seen him fill the much sought-after Friday 9pm till 11pm slot along with Lottie, is also a massive achievement. Tomorrow night will be a top event with great music, nice people and a wicked venue. CAPTION(S): DECKS APPEAL: Yousef puts the crowds in a spin again |
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