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Soul Central's
cross over hit "Strings of Life" played in clubs across
the world in 2005. Andy Ward aka Soul Central is touring Australia,
and promoting his latest release "Need You Now".
For seven years
Andy presented one of the most acclaimed shows on UK radio for Galaxy
102.2. A "Soul Heaven" resident from it's opening at the
Ministry of Sound, Andy's dedication to soulful house saw the Southport
Weekender book him in November '03 to play the legendary main room,
warming up for none other than Masters at Work. A call from Louie
Vega after the event congratulating him on a superb debut and warm
up slot was the best reaction any DJ could have asked for…
Not only a
natural over the airwaves and on the decks, Andy has moved into
his own production work with great success. He has had record contracts
with Strictly Rhythm, Masters at Work, Henry Street, Soundmen on
Wax & 4 Liberty records, and several licensing deals under his
belt. He is also co-owner of Clean Cut Records which fires out quality
soulful House music and has the support of the world's leading players.
In 1998 Andy
teamed up with Paul Timothy to form Soul Central. Paul also comes
from a DJ background, and cites work with Led Zeppelin legend Robert
Plant on his CV. Their single "Strings Of Life (Stronger On
My Own)" was without doubt one of the biggest club tracks worldwide
of 2004. A new interpretation of Derrick May's classic single from
1987, it was their first project together and kicked off their career
as Soul Central. Released on Defected Records, "Stronger On
My Own" catapulted them into the National UK Charts storming
in at an impressive no. 6 in January 2005. Soul Central have given
the original classic track a makeover in the form of Kathy Brown's
stunning vocal performance of "Stronger On My Own", which
sits like it had always been featured on the track. Kathy, whose
personal inspiration includes Patty Labelle, Aretha Franklin and
The Weather Girls certainly has put a whole lot of soul into proceedings!
Tearing places apart where ever it's played Strings of Life (Stronger
on my Own) is still one of the biggest house tunes out there at
the moment, and is destined to take its place as a classic alongside
the original. Their latest single, "Need You Now" is due
to be released on Defected this month.
Andy has had
residencies at some of the UK's finest clubs like Decadence, God's
Kitchen, Garage Nation, and a monthly residency at The Ministry
of Sound's much-hyped "Soul Heaven" night. He is now regarded
by most as one of the UK's leading Soulful funky House DJs. Nationally
& Internationally Andy's reputation precedes him.
Fri Jan 27th
- King St Hotel, Newcastle
Sat 28th Jan - SHE Rooftop Party, Sydney
Sun 29th Jan - Woolongong
Fri 3rd Feb - Baja Gold Coast
Sun 5th Feb - Adelaide
Fri 10th Feb - Defected In The House, Tank, Sydney
Sat 11th Deb - Defected In The House, Seven Melbourne
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