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Craig Smith & The Revenge

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Biography

Whilst running his own label, Hush Hush Recordings,

Craig heard one of the first Hong Kong Micros records

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released on Five20East back in 2000 and got in touch

with the boys to discuss a collaboration. Since then they

have worked on several tracks and remixes together and

have continued to DJ at each others club nights in

Edinburgh & Glasgow.

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Craig began Djing in 1987 at Edinburgh’s legendary club

night, The Hooch. Playing everything from jazz funk and

soul to hip-hop and house he steadily built a reputation

as one of the Uks most versatile jocks. Guests at his

club nights have included MAW, Kerri Chandler,

Jellybean, Osunlade, Ashley Beadle, DJ Deep, Paul

‘Trouble’ Anderson and more who have all rated him

among the best in the UK scene. He is also notorious in

his hometown as Irvine Welsh’s favourite DJ with a

mention in all his books. Currently, Craig is managed by

Soul Heaven in the UK and supports Kenny Dope &

Louie Vega whenever they tour the UK.

The Revenge began musical life making hardcore techno /

gabba and performing gigs in shady social clubs and

seedy private parties. Currently, he runs boutique music

label and shop Five20East aswell as producing tracks

with various Glasgow DJs and producing his own

material under The Revenge alias.

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After a sabbatical for a couple of years on the production

front, the boys have a new material available through

Five20East which has been gaining support already

from underground heroes Domu (TrebleO), Jason

Riley (NoDisko), Chris Duckenfield (SWAG).

Check out the new material at the Five20East online

store http://www.Five20East.com where you can also

checkout some of Craig’s DJ mixes via the Ruff Jamz

podcast section.

Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.