Greg Stainer
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Greg Peter Stainer |
| Born | 17 May 1976 London, England |
| Genres | EDM, tech house, progressive house, electro house, garage |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, disc jockey, record producer |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Sony Music, Universal Music Group, Armada Music, Ultra Music Hed Kandi (2010) |
Greg Stainer (17 May 1976) is an English house, electronic dance music DJ, and producer. He is the co-creator and member of the electronic music duo Hollaphonic.[1]
Career
[edit]Stainer first appeared on the music scene in the mid-1990s, DJing in London clubs playing UK garage. In 1998, Stainer started producing his own music and had his first commercially released track; "Weakness" released in the same year.[2] "Weakness" was a collaboration with MJ Cole which was released on Very Important Plastic (VIP) Records. At this time, Stainer hosted a show on the London pirate radio station London Underground. "Weakness" was featured on Warner Music's Pure Garage compilation album, Pure Garage Rewind Back to the Old Skool mixed by DJ EZ. The CD was released on 3 December 2007, and after two weeks on sale it was awarded a UK gold disc status.
In 2002, Stainer relocated to Dubai, UAE, where he began DJ residencies at various nightclubs in the city and began presenting a house music radio show, "Club Anthems", on UAE Radio 1.[3]
In 2011, Stainer performed at the Creamfields Abu Dhabi event at Yas Island on the main stage alongside Deadmau5 and Katy B. Stainer is renowned for his bouncy and energetic 3 & 4 CDJ and Traktor sets. His music draws inspiration from elements in all genres of house music. His other achievements in 2010 include being awarded a top 10 position in DJ Magazine's Middle East & North Africa poll.[4] Additionally, the official video for Stainer's remix of "Skool Daze" in 2010 by Cherry V feat. Wiley gained over 120,000 views in just two weeks on Daily Motion.[5]
In 2011, "Piracy Part 2", which was released on Stained Music, received support from the following major artists: Groove Armada, Tocadisco, Peter Gelderblom, Andi Durrant, Olav Basoski and Claude VonStroke.[6]
In January 2011, another of Stainer's tracks, "Ride," a collaboration with Oscar P, hit No. 5 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play break-out chart. Stainer's music productions have been playlisted by clubs and radio DJs worldwide. His productions and remixes have received high ranking positions in the Beatport and traxsource online music charts.[7]
In 2012, Stainer released the single "Can't Take That Away" on the Hed Kandi label featuring the vocals of Roland Clark. As of December 2012, the single was featured on three Hed Kandi compilations.
To date, artists that Stainer has remixed and collaborated with include: Gyptian, Juicy J (Three 6 Mafia), Wiley, MJ Cole, Karl Wolf, Kardinal Offishall, Sway and Robert Owens.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ IMO Records. "Greg Stainer Biography" Archived 1 August 2012 at archive.today, IMO Records, Retrieved on 14 February 2012.
- ^ "Greg Stainer | DJs | Media | Top5 | Best Resource for Top 5 Deals in UAE". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
- ^ "House always wins". Gulfnews.com. July 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Platinumlist | Poll – DJ Magazine Top 50 Middle East". Platinumlist.ae. Archived from the original on 20 August 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Its Cherri V feat Wiley ( Greg stainer remix) – Video Dailymotion". Dailymotion.com. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Piracy – Part 2 [Stained Music". Beatport. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Tech Essential 10 – Week of January 18th – Traxsource.com – Download Underground House and Electronic Music in WAV and MP3 format". Traxsource.com. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "The Making of You | House". Seamless Recordings. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
External links
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- Greg Stainer - House Music DJ, Producer and Remixer Greg Stainer official website
- Stained Music official website
- Greg Stainer Greg Stainer discography and remixology
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