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RANK	SCORE ?	GENRE	LOCATION
11419	14	Trance	Southampton, GB

At only 19 years of age, Stu Cox is already emerging as one of the UK's most exciting and talented new DJ's. With influences from all sides of music, Stu's unique blend of fast paced beat chopping and genre fusion make him rise above the competition as one DJ working to be truly original. It is through precise use of sampling and looping, 'intelligent' use of effects and even the occasional bits of scratching that Stu achieves this goal, all laid out through an immaculate tune selection of new and current music, classics and unique versions of familiar tunes. Already he has had the opportunity to play alongside such names as Jon O'Bir (Godskitchen) and Adam Sheridan (Goodgreef), and has recently acquired bookings for the fresh new trance night, Ultra Utopia, where he will be playing peak sets alongside ex-Godskitchen guru, AJ Gibson.

Tending to favour the styles of trance and hard trance, Stu also has incorporates breaks, techno and hard house into these sounds. It is with this range of genres that he is able to tailor his sound to any given event or time or, most importantly, to the reactions of baying ravers on the dancefloor before him. It is not unheard of for, should the crowd demand it, entire breakbeat sets to be played and his techno mix CDs have left those who have heard them begging for more.

Alongside the DJ work, Stu has also moved into the realms of music production, devoting his own time into achieving fresh upfront beats. Despite only being involved with writing music for just over a year, he already has an impressive array of original tracks, remixes and collaborations under his belt, with much more planned for the coming year. Right from his first track, 'Give In', a dark progressive trancer, to the energetic aural onslaught of 'Renegade', Stu has written in styles which perfectly complement the DJ sets he plays. The deviously entitled 'Traitor EP', a techno trio consisting of 'Lies', 'Manipulation' and 'Deceit', is Stu's most successful work to date, with 'Deceit' being played in clubs as far a field as Taiwan and 'Lies' being aired by The Gallery Resident, John Askew on the decks at Turnmills.