DJ'ing CV / November 2001
Personal Details
Name: Michael Anthony Poole
Stagename: Judge-Mental / DJ Map
Date of Birth: 14 January 1976
Email: [email protected]
Country of Birth: South Africa
Country of Residence: South Africa
Scene Involvement:
I started off going to Deviate in Loop Street in Cape Town and, that is where my whole DJ career began. I fell in love with the place immediately! So much so that I started doing lights for the club after one of my other DJ buddies (Easy G) quit. That is when I met Greg from there as well. I must say that he definitely pushed me and all my potential to greater heights. In the early years, we played alot together in clubs like Boilerroom, Loft, G-Spot and many more....
I first started playing trance, then all the old classics from Deviate days. Next, I even delved around with gabba, followed by more house orientated tracks like: Advances - Suggestive (which is also my first tune I bought), Dreams - Quench and Alex Party - Read my lips. It is around this time I got a bit confused with the styles and what to play, but then.....
Something happened!! And boy did it! I discovered my calling : Happy hardcore (In the earlier days it was more break-beat orientated) And so I started collecting and spinning these tunes, which I loved, and so did many people that heard me. After that came old skool, which is basically as raw as you can get. Full of breaks, beeps, samples and bleeps. The last two styles have stuck with me for always : Happy hardcore and Old skool. Only problem was it was very hard to find tunes down in South Africa, what with the scene going so house orientated. But I stuck with it, through all the slanders and getting mocked by others. Has it paid off? Well honestly I think it has, because I am definitely unique!
My sets were getting fewer though because of my stubbornness and refusing to change. It is only this year that it all took another turn, and opened my selfish mind. All this thanks to a dear mate, DJ Syntrax. He showed me that if I wanted more sets, I would have to adapt or die. Now... I have spent an awful alot of money and sweat on my records, and I was not about to just hand them over to the local dump. So I made a choice, a difficult one, and started buying hard house and hard trance. records. And Syntrax was right! I started getting more sets and more exposure. My name appeared on more flyers, which is always good. So my climb to the top has only just begun now. All the other years were just walking to the great hill to be scaled. A great big thank you to all who helped me get where I am today.
I may change my style, but I know where my roots are: Deviate, you will never be forgotten! BIG UP!!!!!!
List of credentials: (blue text indicates links to pics) will be updating more soon...
Pulse Mobile DJ's front
Detonator 1992 (DJ and crew) front back
Trancemasters 1992 (DJ and Crew)
Deviate 1992 - 1994 (DJ and staff)
Nexus 1994 (staff)
Alienation 1995 (DJ and crew)
Lust in Space 1995 (DJ and crew) cover inside
Neurotek Alienation Phaze One 1995 (DJ and Crew) front back
Neurotek Alienation Thunderdome Mysteryland (DJ and Crew) cover inside
The Source 1995 (DJ and staff)
Neurotek 1995 (DJ and Crew)
Zodiac 1995 - 1996 (Promoter, DJ and Crew)
Springfield 1996 (DJ)
Hardcore Massive 1996 (DJ and crew) front back
Rhythm Divine 1996 (DJ)
Atmospheric Productions 1996 (DJ and Crew)
Loft 1996 - 1997 (DJ) front back
G-Spot 1996 -1997 (DJ) front back
Coolhands 1996 - 1997 (DJ and Crew)
Boilerroom 1996 - 1998 (DJ and staff)
Deep Bass 9 - 1997 (DJ) front
Pharcyde 1996 - 2002 (DJ and Crew)
Synergy 1996 - 2002 (DJ and crew) (At the 2002 Synergy ran my own floor)
Synergy 2001 cover Synergy 2001 timeography Synergy 2001floor
Synergy 2002 cover Synergy 2002 timeography Synergy 2002 my old skool floor
Easy Rhythm 1997 (DJ)
Playhouse 1997 (DJ) front
Elusions 1997 (DJ)
Incognito 1997 (DJ)
Vision Projects 1997 (DJ and Crew) front back
Detour 1999 (DJ)
Mother Trade 1999 Crew
Sky 2002 (DJ)
Angels 2002 (DJ)
Detour 2002 (DJ)
The Lounge 2002 - present (DJ and Staff) (Running Monday nights with a friend)
The Gallery (28 June 2003) - Played on the mainfloor with DJ Syntrax
The Gallery (19 July 2003) - Wildchild
The Gallery (26 July 2003) - Wobble Recall
(Nawty Productions):
- 5 April 2003 (Nawty V2)
(Soundscape Productions):
- 26 January 2002 (Nukleuz - Dave Randall) 96 Degrees cover inside - 16 February 2002 (Back 2 Back 3 - John Thursday) 96 Degrees cover inside
- 13 April 2002 (Frantic - Mantis) 96 Degrees
- 27 April 2002 (Nukleuz - Vinylgroover) 96 Degrees cover inside
- 11 May 2002 (Back 2 Back 4 - Adi K) 96 Degrees cover inside
(teaser flyer for Back 2 Back 4) front back
- 16 June 2002 (Back 2 Back vs Liquidreams - Sam and Paul) 96 Degrees cover inside
- 19 July 2002 (Nukleuz - Phil and Tara Reynolds) 96 Degrees cover inside
- 31 August 2002 (Back 2 Back 5 - Simon Eve and Greg Ferguson) 96 Degrees cover inside
- 21 December 2002 (Dance Nation) 96 Degrees
- 25 December 2002 (Xmas Party) 96 Degrees
- 19 April 2003 (Back 2 Back 6 - Derek The Bandit) Dockside
Current Residencies:
The Gallery (South Africa)
The Lounge (South Africa)
Forthcoming:
.....will be updating soon......
Styles Played:
Happy Hardcore, Old skool, Breakbeat, Classic Trance, Techno, Trancecore, Gabba, Hard Trance,
Hard House, Happy House, Happy Trance
Favourite Labels:
XL Recordings, Kniteforce, Just Another Label, Moving Shadow, Hectic, Suburban Base, Production House, Remix Records, Bonzai, Fog Area, Tinrib, Nukleuz, Tidy Trax, Overdose
All-time Favourite Tracks:
Genre Title Artist Label
Hard House Gladiator Charlotte Birch Bulletproof
Chan Bazooka Joe Pig Pen
Hard Trance The Dawn Tony de Vit Tidy Trax
Caf� del Mar Energy 52 Bonzai Trance
Happy Hardcore In Complete Darkness Fat Controller Uphoria Records
Toy Town Hixxy and Sharkey Essential Platinum
Old Skool Trip 2 the Moon Acen Production House
Dub War Dance Conspiracy XL Recordings
Breakbeat Soul Promenade Omni Trio Moving Shadow
Your Love The Prodigy XL Recordings
Classic Trance Fearless RMB Urban Records
Family Nightmares Retroflex Metophoric Records
Techno Don't you want me Felix Deconstruction
Follow me Jam and Spoon Mute Records
Ambitions & Goals:
After working in clubs since 1992, I saw how the DJ could captivate a crowd with the music. I knew right then that it was something that I really wanted to do, and so I started building up a decent vinyl collection. I would like to continue my involvement in the scene so that I can share a unique style of music with the people. In the near future I would like to be producing my own music.