Simon Jude Lewicki (born ), who performs as Groove Terminator or GT, is an Australian

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artist. Originally a

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DJ, Lewicki began spinning

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. He was featured on the 2000 Australian edition of

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's ''Club Nation'' series. His song "Here Comes Another One" was the theme of the popular Australian reality TV-show '' The Block'' (2003). Groove Terminator's debut studio album, '' Road Kill'' (February 2000), reached the

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top 40. It provided the single, " One More Time (The Sunshine Song)" (2000), which peaked at No. 25 on the related singles chart.

Career

Simon Jude Lewicki was born in in

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. His parents helped found Adelaide's first community radio station, where his mother was a presenter. His first concert attendance was

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, Adelaide, as an eight-year-old in July 1980. Lewicki's DJing began from age 13, with the creation of mix-tapes on weekends for community radio. He later recalled, "Mum was doing a radio show. That's how I fell into the whole thing. I was doing a high school radio show and from then on it snowballed really." He had been a fan of

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prior to discovering electronic and dance music. Lewicki first performed as a scratch

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in the Adelaide-based hip hop duo, Major Rhyme Squad ( 1990), with MC Say. In the early 1990s he was part of an Adelaide hip-hop group, Finger Lickin' Good, alongside DJ Madcap and Quro. Their sole release was a 1993 vinyl extended play, ''Illegitimate Sons of the Bastard Funk''. Also in that year Lewicki issued two solo extended plays, ''Jump'' (January) and ''Predator'' (July). In 1995, Lewicki formed Hoops Inc. with Steven Hooper and they released two singles. During the mid-1990s Lewicki relocated to Sydney. Groove Terminator began releasing solo singles, "It's On" (1996) and " Losing Ground" (1997). His debut album, '' Road Kill'' followed in February 2000 via

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. To promote the album he toured in support of the rock band,

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. ''Road Kill'' peaked at No. 39 on the

. It provided four charting singles, with the second one, "Here Comes Another One", used as the theme of the popular Australian reality TV-show '' The Block'' (2003) and had previously featured in the cult spoof-slasher film, ''

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'' (1999). It was followed by " One More Time (The Sunshine Song)" (May 2000), which reached No. 25 on the ARIA singles chart. Groove Terminator, alongside fellow DJs Nick Skitz and

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, is credited with breaking electronic and dance music into regional Australian venues. He was featured on the 2000 Australian edition of

's ''Club Nation'' series, which Jason Birchmeier of

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described, " tshowcases the U.K. style of club-orientated disco and garage-influenced house that he favors." In 2002, Groove Terminator began releasing music as GT. A second album, ''Electrifyin' Mojo'', was issued in November 2002, which did not reach the top 100 but did provide two charting singles. Lewicki has worked in several other bands and formed Tonite Only with Sam La More in 2005 in Sydney – they were signed to Ministry of Sound's sub-label Hussle Black. In 2007, Lewicki relocated to Los Angeles where he continued production and DJ work. In 2009, Lewicki started the

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duo, Jump Jump Dance Dance, with American singer-guitarist Chris Carter (DJ Snakepanther). Jump Jump Dance Dance's self-titled, debut album was released in July 2011. In 2012 GT began releasing collaborative singles with various artists. In 2017 and 2018, Groove Terminator toured with Ministry of Sound: Orchestrated, which brought a set of house, rave and club classics arranged for orchestral performance to major venues around Australia. Lewicki is co-creator of the music festival Block Rocking Beats, which premiered at

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in December 2019. The artist collaborated with

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to periodically perform ''History of House'' in the 2020s. ''Hi Fi Way''s Kim Burley rated their performance at Adelaide Fringe Festival in March 2023 at five stars and explained, "Taking us on a journey through the latter decades of the last millennium, GT showed that even for us devotees who have attended every new performance in the past few years, that house music remains relevant, vibrant, and a passion for many... a truly remarkable performance. Shine bright like the music SWG and GT!" An album of that name was issued in August 2024, which was nominated for Best World Music Album at the

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Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Awards

ARIA Music Awards

The

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is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of

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. Groove Terminator has been nominated for four awards. , - , rowspan="2",

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, rowspan="2", "Losing Ground" , Best Video , , - , Best New Talent , , - , rowspan="2",

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, rowspan="2", ''Road Kill'' , Best Male Artist , , - , Best Cover Art , , - ,

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, ''History of House'' (with

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Associated acts

* Hoops Inc. (c.1995) * Chili Hi Fly (2000–2002) * Tonite Only (2005–2006, 2008, 2011–2012, 2014) *Jump Jump Dance Dance (2007–present)

References

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