Engineering · Performance
DJ Sy
real name Simon Cranny
DJ Sy is credited on 619 pressings across 65 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1991–2017 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
619
Pressings
65
Albums
3
Decades active
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In collections
Biography
Major UK happy/hardcore DJ. Known as the "Scratchmaster" for his scratching skills.
Born in 1968, Sy started DJing professionally in 1989 aged 21 playing hip-hop, soul and house and he gained a residency at a nightclub called Venus in Nottingham in 1990 whilst still at university. Following this success he was booked at events all over the Midlands, such as Nemesis in Leicester, Amnesia in Coventry, Time in Birmingham and the legendary Eclipse.
Having gained a name as a DJ with a style of mixing that was unique to the newly-born rave scene, other promoters such as Dreamscape, Helter Skelter, Obsession, Fantazia and Perception included Sy on their line-ups. As the music evolved, Sy naturally progressed from hardcore to happy hardcore. Club work all over the country and abroad helped to establish his reputation as the Scratchmaster.
Sy also co-owns an impressive studio in Aldershot, Hampshire, and it is from here that Quosh Records, one of the hardcore scene's most prolific labels, originated in 1994. His recording career has produced an extensive back-catalogue of tunes - particularly as half of duo Sy & Unknown - and he remains one of the biggest names in the UK hardcore scene today with regular releases and DJ gigs across the country.
He also played on the pirate station, Rave FM, in Nottingham and on the legal restricted license Energy FM in Brighton.
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Credited work
619 pressings · 65 albums · active 1991–2017
- Engineering · 632
- Performance · 44
- Production · 27
- Other credits · 1
Studios: The Sanctuary Music Arena, Milton Keynes, UK · Stevenage Arts & Leisure Centre · The Warehouse, Plymouth · University Of Leeds
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