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Dusky is an English electronic music duo from London consisting of Alfie Granger-Howell and Nick Harriman."Dusky: Outer"
, Accessed 5 November 2016
Formed in 2011, they have released music on various records labels, before setting up their own label 17 Steps in July 2014 with the release of the ''Love Taking Over'' EP. Before the formation of Dusky, the duo made music under the name of Solarity.


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London
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Toddla T
Thomas Mackenzie Bell (born 22 February 1985), better known by the stage name of Toddla T, is an English DJ, record producer, remixer and songwriter from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Biography Bell was raised in Sheffield where he attended King Edward VII School. He started DJing at the age of 14 in the clubs and bars of Sheffield and by the age of 16 had left school to pursue a full-time career in the music industry. His stage name was given to him by the older Sheffield DJs who influenced him and was used to indicate his relative youth. He has two children with his wife, fellow former BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac. Bell is a fan of Sheffield United F.C. Career Bell's first album, for 1965 Records, encompasses hip-hop, electro, garage, dancehall and house and was released in May 2009. The major collaborators were Serocee and Mr Versatile. The album also features further collaborations with Matt Helders from the Arctic Monkeys, Benjamin Zephaniah, Roots Manuva, Tinchy Stryder, ...
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Electric Daisy Carnival
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Melt! Festival
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Exit Festival
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Pukkelpop
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Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts (commonly referred to as simply Glastonbury Festival, known colloquially as Glasto) is a five-day festival of contemporary performing arts held near Pilton, Somerset, England, in most summers. In addition to contemporary music, the festival hosts dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other arts. Leading pop and rock artists have headlined, alongside thousands of others appearing on smaller stages and performance areas. Films and albums have been recorded at the festival, and it receives extensive television and newspaper coverage. Glastonbury takes place on 1500 acres of farmland and is attended by around 200,000 people, requiring extensive security, transport, water, and electricity-supply infrastructure. While the number of attendees is sometimes swollen by Gate crashing, gatecrashers, a record of 300,000 people was set at the 1994 festival, headlined by the Levellers (band), Levellers, who performed on the Pyr ...
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Fabriclive
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Fabric
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MistaJam
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Danny Howard
Danny Howard (born 14 July 1987) is a British dance music producer, DJ, and current host of '' Radio 1's Dance Party''. Early life Howard attended Edge Hill University, where he studied sport and exercise science. During his time at Edge Hill, Howard had a residency at the UK's biggest nightclub, The Syndicate, in Blackpool. After his time at university, Howard had a brief stint of playing for Ministry of Sound in Egypt for three months. BBC Radio 1 In August 2011, after competing against five others in a series of challenges, Howard won the BBC Radio 1 Superstar DJ. In April 2012, Howard was offered his own Saturday show on BBC Radio 1: Radio 1's Dance Anthems with Danny Howard." In 2017, Howard was nominated at the Electronic Music Awards for Radio Show of the Year for BBC's Radio 1 Dance Anthems. In November 2017, Howard secured a Friday primetime slot on BBC Radio 1, with the show airing from 11 pm - 1 am. MistaJam was announced as the new host of Dance Anthems. As p ...
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Annie Mac
Annie Macmanus (born 18 July 1978), known professionally as Annie Mac, is an Irish DJ, broadcaster and writer. She hosted a variety of shows on BBC Radio 1, including BBC Switch and ''Future Sounds''. She also DJed in various locations, including hosting her AMP (Annie Mac Presents) Lost and Found venues in places like Ibiza. Personal life Macm was born in Dublin, Ireland, on 18 July 1978, and has three siblings. Her brother, Davey Macmanus, was the lead singer and guitarist in bands the Crocketts and the Crimea. After attending Wesley College in Dublin, Mac studied English literature at The Queen's University of Belfast. She lives in Queen's Park, London. She has a son (born May 2013) with her husband, DJ Toddla T. She gave birth to their second child on 6 January 2017. While she was on maternity leave her radio show was presented by MistaJam; Mac returned to the station on 12 June 2017. Mac left Radio 1 in July 2021 to spend more time with her family. Career Mac played g ...
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