Where: Neck Of the Woods
Auckland
1010
New Zealand
Auckland
What: Michael Gray @ Neck Of the Woods
When:
Michael Gray is a bona-fide House Music Legend, most well-known for the global smash hit “The Weekend”. There’s no denying he created a house music anthem that still continues to rock dance-floors and force people to throw their hands in the air every weekend!Now DJ royalty, Grammy nominated Michael Gray can be found regularly headlining festivals in Ibiza, UK, Europe and beyond, with multiple OGV awards and awarded as top house producer by Traxsource, Michael has never stoppedAs half of Full Intention his first taste of chart success came in the mid 90’s, with the incredible remix of Duke’s “So In Love With You” - A remix that far eclipsed the original. Full Intention remain a firm favourite in many DJ crates, with a unique, approachable, funky and occasionally techy sound. Michael was also responsible for the enduring anthem “I Thought It Was You” as Sex-O-Sonique, a track that regularly makes its way into sets now, especially in this city!…and that’s before we mention the often overlooked “Borderline” which was a top #40 hit in its own rightMichael continues to produce and remix beautiful disco inspired house, with credits on over 1000 tracks to date, and a sound that genuinely keeps progressing to what is now a unique, full & rich contemporary House & Disco sound. In recent years Michael has put fresh touches on Jamiroquai, Inner Life, Jocelyn Brown, and even Sylvester’s “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)”. A very accomplished DJ as you would expect, you can catch him weekly on his MiSoul radio show - Go have a listen if you fancy a dance around the kitchen in prep for this unique night!!Catch Michael Gray for an exclusive 3 hour set – This is the first and only appearance in Aotearoa - Check the Facebook Event Page to keep up to dateThis will be a night of legendary, delicious disco infused house, firmly aimed at moving the dance-floor!….and if this isn’t enough, we’ve crammed in a couple of local favourites to ensure maximum pleasure!DiCE_NZ will be throwing down an exclusive set to lay the foundations for the evening, with Tandra spinning her unique house grooves late into the night!This is a one-off opportunity to catch such a line-up! – Don’t miss your chance, this won’t happen again…. “I can’t wait for the weekend to begin…!”
How Much:
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1010
New Zealand
Who: Michael Gray
Electronic
Michael Gray is a british DJ and house music producer who is signed to independent dance record label Eye Industries. He is also one half of the popular dance music production/remixing duo Full Intention.
His first big hit was a house tune in the mutant disco style, called The Weekend.
The record, which similar to Junior Jack’s Room 5 owed a debt to Oliver Cheatham, became a Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom when licenced through UMTV and also notched up over 20,000 plays on the radio. In the United States, “The Weekend” was also a top 10 hit on Billboard’s Hot Dance Airplay chart in 2005, where it was released on Ultra Records.
The follow-up to The Weekend is called Borderline and features vocals from Shelly Poole, formally of the Top 20 recording act Alisha’s Attic. Released on 7th August 2006.