Darren Tate

Darren ‘DT8’ Tate is an international producer and DJ born in London, England. As a classically trained musician, Darren has earned his reputation as one of Europe's leading producers, having worked with a wide range of international artists and writers. He is also one of the worlds most successful dance producers, having had huge international hits with the likes of Jurgen Vries, Angelic, Orion, Citizen Caned and most recently DT8 Project. He has also worked with a huge array of top international artists and writers and has enjoyed much success in the areas of television, film and musical theatre.

Darren has given the world some of its biggest dance floor hits. He is best known for huge cross over projects such as Angelic (with Judge Jules - 'It's My Turn', 'Can't Keep Me Silent', 'Stay With Me'), Jurgen Vries ('The Theme', 'The Opera Song (Brave New World)', 'Wilderness') and most recently DT8 Project (Hold Me ‘Till The End, 'The Power Of One'). However closest to the hearts of the millions of clubbers out there are classics such as 'DT8 - Destination', 'Orion - Eternity', 'Let The Light Shine In’ (with Jono Grant), 'Prayer For A God' and his recent artist album ‘Horizons 01’.

2007 saw the full release of the highly anticipated and genre defining DT8 Project album ‘Perfect World’, which was branded one of the most inspired and original electronica albums. The album includes the massive hits ‘The Sun Is Shining (Down On Me)’, ‘Winter’, ‘Destination’ and ‘Hold Me Till The End’ and has received rave reviews across the board. The album also features exclusive performances by many major international artists, and has been remixed by many of the biggest names in dance music, including: Above & Beyond, Max Graham, Woody Van Eyden, Ronski Speed, Alex Morph, Mike Koglin, Lange, Gareth Emery, Adam White, Corderoy and many others.

Darren also has an ever-growing reputation as one of the worlds premiere DJ’s, where his blend of trance, house and progressive house has been causing a huge stir in the dance community. As well as headlining major international events and touring across the globe he finds time to host the monthly ‘Mondo Sessions’ (with co-host Dale Corderoy), which is syndicated across a global international radio station network (including Ministry of Sound Radio, Digitally Imported (DI.FM), ETN, Rise FM, Fresh FM and others). In addition he has received rave reviews for his mix duties on albums such as ‘Beyond Euphoria (MOS)’, ‘Trance Republic (with John Askew and Agnelli & Nelson)’ and the hugely popular ‘Mondo Sessions 001’ with Mike Koglin.

Darren will also be DJ’ing the world over this summer as part of the continued “Perfect World” tour. In addition he is currently working on several major feature film projects, and is in the process of compiling his follow-up album “Horizons 02”.

Darren also chairs over Mondo Records Ltd (www.mondorecords.com), Mondo Music Publishing Ltd, Angelic Sounds Ltd and Mondo DJ’s (www.mondodjs.com).

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«Info:»
http://www.darrentate.com
http://www.myspace.com/djdarrentate
http://www.mondorecords.com

«Show:»
Mondo Sessions
1st Saturday at 5pm GMT

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