Corey

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Ladies and gents….I am stumped. When I was asked to write a biog for

the man in question I thought it would be an easy gig….How hard could

it be to write a couple of paragraphs about one of my best friends who

also happens to be (much to my bemusement) one of the best DJs I have

ever come across. You know the drill…first got decks, found a gift for

rocking the floor, got residencies, found fame blah blah (yawn) blah.



But you know what? The story (and trust me there is one) needs to be

told properly. I wouldn't forgive myself and this would be one hell of

a boring biog if I did. ….so here goes. I



To get to what makes Corey tick we have to go right to the end of the

story (stay with me here folks…) first.



Its September 22nd 2006 and Corey is for lack of a better word sh***ing it

as he is about to take to the decks in the main room of Ministry of

Sound warming up and closing off for Roger Sanchez. The room is

primed…the atmosphere electric and Corey throws down his first record

and BANG…we're off! Gone is the worry and the doubt and what we have

here is a man who is total control of one of the most impressive DJ

boxes this writer has ever seen in his live. You see this is why we

start the story at the end because it is here…right here that we truly

get that the one space Corey can claim his own is behind the decks

illiciting knowing smiles, creating pleasure and giving happiness to

those that are before him. Everyone has their place in this world….for

my friend…its making people do one of the things that comes most

naturally to them….dance.



Many people have always noticed this about himeven if the

environment can seem a little hostile at first theres something about

his cheeky style, swagger and ultimately his outright talent that wins

fans over.



Take Gatecrasher's Summer Sound System 2002its late in the

afternoon and Corey who is due to play in the Bed tent in a few hours

gets the call"You're on mate!" shouts Russell Pate GC's event

manager."In the Techno tent!so and so DJ hasnt turned and you

need to get on!". Like a trooper and without batting an eyelis, Corey

makes his way over to a stall selling techno records in the festival

grounds and "borrows" their entire techno section charges into the

huge tent and proceeds to not only play what should be a 'filler' set

but thoroughly win over the crowd with a bunch of records he has never

heard off or seen before!



Take yet another nightits a Tuesday night in BED nightclub and

Corey and Sandy Rivera have just about ripped a new a***hole out of

the club for the last hourSandy gets up on the decks lapping up

the attention of the adoring crowd when Corey inhis infinite wisdom

decides to whip sandy's trousers (and boxers) down in one swift move

exposing a WHOLE LOT OF SANDY much to the shock / amusement of the

1500 plus people before him. Now any other person would have got into

obscene amounts of trouble for de-frocking a superstar DJ but Corey

instead got a big huge hug fm the main man (after he put his trousers

back on that is!) and till this day reminds good friends with him.



The stories just go on and on but what is important is Corey's

dedication to the cause is unflapable and is as strong today as it was

when he first laid his hands on some decks some 8 years ago



Its hard to tell how he got there…in all the 8 years after getting his first

decks Corey has played at Gatecrasher, Bed, Gatecrasher Summer Sound

System, Discotheque, Shindig, Hidden, Air and numerous clubs round the

world including Ibiza, Russia and Malta. He has gained countless fans

and broke dozens of records to masses and got props from every DJ

luminary he's come across…think Kenny Dope, Erick Morillo, Armand Van

Helden, Danny Rampling and of course the S-Man himself. How the f**k

is he going to top that?



The natural progression from playing the records he loves is of course

to craft some himself! Three interesting projects come to mind. First

up is his collaborations with Steve Edwards (The voice behind Cassius

and Bob Sinclar) and martin Smith. He is also beavering away in the

studios with two other seperate partnerships namely Adz (he of Kenwood

Studios infamy) and longtime friend and DJ partner Sandy Turnbull.

Collectively all these collaborations have produced and released a

fine amount of quality peak time tunage (check his discography for

more information) signed to various labels and picked up by some

heavyweights. think signings to hed Kandi, CR2, fierce Angles, ATFC,

Warren Clarke and of course the obligatory seal of approval (aka

airplay on .) Pete Tong's Friday night show.



On his own and ever the one to get make the dancefloor his own Corey

is more than just a little known for re-editing and sometimes

bootlegging tunes for maximum dancefloor effect. So do not think

you've over indulged if all of a sudden The

Clash or NWA or even Dolly Parton starts blaring out.



With one hand firmly in the air and an air of cheekiness not seen this

side of a Peter Kay act, Corey has the gall and more importantly the

gift to drop just about anything and do anything.

Who else would be so cheeky as to top off a triumphant set at one of

russia's biggest dance festival by climbing onto the bar to do a

victory dance? did I mention he allegedly also fell and nearly took

out the whole bar?



With what already seems like a lifetime of stories and achievements

behind him, Corey is now poised and ready to take on whatever life

throws at him. I for one know that you have seen nothing yet as time

and time again just when you least expected corey pulls yet another

bunny out of his mythical hat.



My friend. I salute you and you damn sneaker collection!