Simon Lewicki, also known as Groove Terminator and GT, is an Australian

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artist. Originally a hip-hop DJ, he eventually began spinning

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. He was featured in the 2000 Australian edition of

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series, as well as several other Ministry of Sound compilations. His song "Here Comes Another One" became the theme of the popular Australian (and worldwide) reality TV-show ' The Block' and had featured previously in the cult spoof-slasher film, ''

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'' (1999).

Career

Lewicki's parents founded the first community radio station in Adelaide and his mother was a radio presenter. Simon's DJing began with the casual production of mix-tapes on the weekends as a youth. He was a fan of punk rock prior to discovering electronic and dance music. The first concert Lewicki attended as a child (aged eight) was

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in Adelaide, South Australia. Lewicki first performed as a scratch turntablist in the Adelaide-based hip hop duo, ''Major Rhyme Squad''. In the early 1990s he was part of the Adelaide hip-hop group "Finger Lickin' Good" alongside DJ Madcap and Quro. Their sole release was a 1993 vinyl EP release called ''Illegitimate Sons of the Bastard Funk''. In 1995, Lewicki formed

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with Steven Hooper and released two singles. By the late 1990s, Groove Terminator began releasing singles. His debut album, ''

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'' was released February 2000 by

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. Groove Terminator toured with the rock band,

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to promote the album. He is also credited with breaking electronic and dance music into regional venues around Australia with fellow DJs Nick Skitz and

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. In 2002, Groove Terminator began releasing music under the title ''GT''. A second album was released in November 2002 under the title ''Electrifyin' Mojo''. Circa 2005, Lewicki relocated to

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where he carried on his production and DJ work. He is also in several other bands; one being ''Tonite Only'' with

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which was launched in 2006 and is signed to Hussle Black, a sub-label of

. In 2009, Lewicki started the

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duo Jump Jump Dance Dance with singer/guitarist Chris Carter, also known as DJ Snakepanther. Jump Jump Dance Dance's debut album was released in July 2011. In 2012 GT began releasing collaborative singles. 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 premieres at

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in December 2019.

Associated Acts

Chili Hi Fly Chili Hi Fly are a collective of singers, musicians and producers from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, put together by Simon Lewicki (aka Groove Terminator) and Noel Burgess. Their disco-inspired track "Is It Love?" (which featured samples f ...

(2000–2002) *

Tonite Only Tonite Only is an electronic music group formed late 2005 in Sydney, Australia, which disbanded late 2006, only to reform a few years later. Its two members are Sam Littlemore (Sam La More) and Simon Lewicki (Groove Terminator), leading proponen ...

(2005–2006) *Jump Jump Dance Dance (2007 – present)

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Awards

ARIA Music Awards

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Associated Acts

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(2005–2006) *Jump Jump Dance Dance (2007 – present)

References

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