THE POTBELLEEZ - DUUURTY DREEMZ VIDEO

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“The fastest rising stars of the dance scene” – Tim Duggan (Rolling Stone)

When freakish talent is mixed with fate, there’s no telling what can happen. Dishing up breathtaking DJ sets over 6 dex, touring the world and producing the duuuurtiest damn house music your ears have ever heard, the Potbelleez have a sixth sense for what makes the dancefloor swoon.

Many would say it was destiny. Dave Goode and Jonny Sonic – both Irishman looking for a new start in the Antipodes – left their homeland in 2001/2 respectively. Jonny left to follow a girl, whilst Dave responded to the call from dance luminary Pete Tong who proclaimed that the Australian dance scene was “going off”. Both we’re looking to make things happen for themselves, but could never have predicted the impact they’d have.

Perhaps it was etched in stone from an early age. A tradition amongst Irish household’s, both youngsters were immersed in music throughout their childhood. Jonny embraced everything from hip hop, house, funk and rock from an early age, revelling in the talents of Michael Jackson, NWA and Chakra Khan. Whilst Dave fell under the spell of music as a 13 year old when his brother gave him a mixtape of hardcore legend DJ Slipmatt – it was then the lad knew he was destined to devote his life to music. A die-hard buff of all things drum ‘n’ bass and breakbeat hardcore throughout the 90s, Dave eventually grew tired of the rough stuff and fell in love with the feel-good vibe of house music.

Fast forward to the early naughties at a Moulin Rouge after party in Sydney’s Darling Harbour; a packed house of revellers climbing the walls in a rapturous frenzy; people hanging off the stairs; the dancefloor moving with intoxicated pleasure. The pair had only met a few days prior, but had instantaneously found their groove when Dave invited Jonny to drop a few tunes with him on that auspicious night. The Potbelleez were born, even if they didn’t know it yet.

Now two peas in a dance music pod, Dave and Jonny wasted little time in establishing their name throughout Sydney’s house scene. Tackling the difficult task of event promotion with the same gusto they throw at their electrifying DJ sets, the pair ran the infamous ‘Beats on and off Shore’ boat and beach parties from 2002 to 2004, with the debaucherous shindigs seeing hundreds of revellers entranced by The Potbelleez’s magic. With their momentum showing no signs of slowing down, 2004 was a pivotal year for The Potbelleez. As well as playing their debut gig at Sydney’s massive superclub, Home, and dishing up the sonic filth at Queensland’s Magnetic Island Full Moon Party alongside Endorphine, house kings Groove Armada hit town and forever changed things for the talented duo. With Dave and Jonny’s ‘Beats…’ parties becoming the thing of legends, The Potbelleez were contacted to host GA’s after-party for their Sydney show at the Hordern Pavilion. In just 4 days the pair utilised their strong army of supporters to sell an astonishing 678 tickets and rip it up alongside Tom and Andy in a legendary event that’s still talked about to this day. Using the proceeds to set up a production studio, The Potbelleez’s fate was sealed.

The pair’s Djing schedule immediately began to swell, with their selection to tour the globe as part of the ‘Jim Beam Mix it up Tour’ in 2005. Throughout the course of the 4 month tour, the duo got down ‘n’ dirty in Shanghai, dished up sonic mischief in London, blew the roof off in Romania and got butts wiggling in Limerick (Ireland) and Moscow. Gigs at England’s behemoth Global Gathering Festival (alongside Sasha & Digweed) and Godskitchen also followed.

Early remixing work quickly dropped in the pairs lap, dishing up blazin’ re-rubs of Love Tattoo’s ‘Put Your Body In It’ and Evermore’s Smash Hit ‘Running’ before completing their self-titled debut EP featuring the dancefloor destroying ‘Junkyard’ and ‘Duuurty Dreemz’. The tracks became the unofficial soundtrack to Channel 10’s ‘Big Brother up late’ show, as well as featuring on TV shows such as Crunch, Ralph Swimwear Model, Miss Indy Car and Australia’s Top Model. Having also made a massive impact with local club DJs, both tracks have appeared in the ARIA club charts, with ‘Junkyard’ in particular soaring up to no.2. With their white-hot form showing no signs of slowing down, they were an obvious choice for local kingpin label Vicious to sign up, with the pair’s ‘The Junkyard’ EP due for release on the 19th May.

A force to be reckoned with in both the Djing and production world’s, the pair’s breathtaking skills over four CDJs, two Technics, two mixers and two FX units have seen them grow a legion of fans, resulting in a no.48 placing in Inthemix’s 2006 Top 50 list. Currently the pair regularly rip the roof off OneLove in Melbourne and Adelaide, Brisbane’s Family and played a massive sellout gig at this year’s Good Vibrations festival in Sydney.

The pair continue to excel at promoting too, with their Moulin Nights gig at Kings Cross’ Moulin Rouge packing out week after week, as the longest running underground club in Sydney’s duuurty red light district.

Do you believe in fate? The Potbelleez certainly do. From being a couple of Irish tourists landing in Sydney with not much more than a record bag to their name, Dave and Jonny are quickly becoming the hottest up and coming property in Australian dance music. If recent form is anything to go by, one senses it won’t be long before the pair takes their next momentous step either.

The Potbelleez ‘In The Junkyard’ EP national tour announcement!

If you haven’t heard of them, you’re about to get very excited! Australia’s hottest rising dance stars The Potbelleez, are about to drop their debut EP and hit the road for a massive national tour and we just know they are going to get you all hot and sweaty!

Talent is talent, pure and simple. When Irish-born duo Dave Goode and Jonny Sonic’s first original production offering ‘Junkyard’ blitzed up the ARIA Club Charts to no.2 in January this year, it signalled the pair’s momentous arrival. Not only has ‘Junkyard’ stayed in the charts for a scorching 19 weeks, but it has been joined by their floor-shaking follow up ‘Duuurty Dreemz’, proving there’s no stopping you when you’re on a red-hot streak.

Both Dave and Jonny arrived in Australia in the early part of naughties with little more than a record box to their name, but wasted little time in establishing themselves as two of the most insane mentalists in Sydney’s party scene. Both promoters and DJs, their penchant for debauchery quickly became widely known and was sought by house kingpins Groove Armada, to host their massive after-party shindig for their Hordern Pavilion show in 2004. In just 4 days the pair rallied on their massive network of supporters to sell an astonishing 678 tickets to the event and used the profits to invest in a home studio.

No one could argue the gamble hasn’t paid sharp dividends. Cutting their teeth with stellar remixing work for quality acts such as Love Tattoo and Evermore, the pair’s skills were peaking when it came to completing their debut EP ‘In the Junkyard’. Due for release on the 28th April through quality local imprint Vicious, the six track offering is house music at its finest; in ‘Junkyard’ sharp-shooting MC Blu steps up to the plate for a grinding dancefloor workout that’ll have you hanging from the rafters. Whilst their rock-influenced bomb ‘Duuurty Dreemz’ has been doing the biz for DJs around the country of late with the likes of Kate Monroe, Ben Mac, Brendon Moyle, Agent 86, Darren Briais and John Course giving it love in the clubs. Also included in the pack are the sleaze-ridden groover ‘Duuurty Girl’, and a troupe of remixes of ‘Junkyard’ and ‘Duuurty Dreemz’, including hot re-rubs from Vandalism and Mind Electric.

Anyone who knows The Potbelleez, knows one thing – to see them live is the only way to experience their captivating magic. Performing across four CDJs, two Technics 1200s, two mixers and two FX units, Jonny and Dave are joined by MC Blue who’s just returned to Australia after collaborating with UK legends Hexstatic – together they’re simply mind-blowing. At special festival performances across the country, you can even catch them with a full band set-up, with Kat Katisch on the keys and vocalist Ilon Kidron (‘Duuurty Dreemz’ and ‘Duuurty Girl) joining the show.

With their stunning live performances seeing them perform everywhere from Shanghai, to Romania and Ireland’s mammoth Global Gathering Festival (alongside Sasha & Digweed no less), it’s no wonder The Potbelleez are the buzz word on dance lover’s lips. Following their far-reaching tour of Australia throughout April and May, the pair will be landing in Ireland for a quick-fire series of events, in what in destined to be a triumphant homecoming for the larrikin lads.

Got a craving for The Potbelleez yet? With a killer video clip of ‘Duuurty Dreemz’ shortly to be unleashed and an overflowing number of hits to their myspace page, you’ll be the last person in line if you don’t get in on the action soon.

UPCOMING TOUR DATES

AUSTRALIAN EP RETAILS RELEASE DATE - MAY 19TH 2007

Check out www.myspace.com/thepotbelleez for more info!