UNIVERSAL MUSIC EVOLUTION: 2012 WEEK 47 : 2ND PHASE

Scottish Sounds For The First Time @ U.M.E ................

2ND PHASE

Dj/Producers Gary Edgar (23) and Stuart Mclellan (24) are both from Glasgow in Scotland and formed 2nd Phase in 2009. Music has always been part of their life as they both grew up in families with a musical background. Gary and Stuart played instruments from an early age giving them the knowledge, ability and basic orchestration. The 'electronic bug' hit them in their teens and at the age of 17 they were both captivated with mixing music. A number of years later they took it to the next level by starting to produce their own tracks taking it upon themselves to master the art of music production combining influences from their past and present. This instantly became an obsession.

What began as a shared interest and passion for electronic music has in the last two years developed into one of the freshest most exciting trance acts to emerge in the scene to date. From that has come a new miscellany of 'tech' trance sounds causing damage in club nights across the globe. From the beginning, the guys have been guided and tutored by world class top Armada signed DJ/Producer David Forbes and from that their material has continued to develop into a style that can undoubtedly be described as original.

Their debut track ‘Steam’ was signed to David’s Aria Digital label in spring 2010 and reached number two on the 'Trackitdown' trance Top 100 chart. To follow came their tech fuelled track ‘I Can’t Remember’ which was snapped up by Alan Nimmo’s 'Fraction Records' which proved to be a huge hit, even receiving a review in the “International DJ Magazine“. No sooner was a screed of 'A-list' artists supporting 2nd Phase worldwide, this included Armin Van Buuren, Above And Beyond, Paul Van Dyk, Paul Oakenfold, Gareth Emery, Andy Moor, Super8 & Tab, Mike Koglin, Sean Tyas, M.I.K.E, Rank 1, David Forbes, Mark Sherry, Jochen Miller, Stoneface and Terminal, Ashley Wallbridge, Lange, Ronski Speed, Richard Durand plus many more.

This year kick-starts with a groove laden remix for Mike Koglin’s trance classic ‘The Silence’ on Noys Music and an equally white hot remix for Bryan Kearney and Liam Melly’s track ‘Second Nature’ forthcoming on Fraction Records which made it into the Ministry Of Sound Trance Nation Compilation. The ever growing relationship with Fraction continues with a string of productions already lined up for the label. It already looks like this year is going to be bursting at the seams with new material from the lads. A new phase of tech trance music is brewing…