One of Australia’s most influential DJs and producers, Peewee Ferris, has been instrumental in the Australian and international dance movement for well over fifteen years. Peewee headlines all major Australian dance events, including Big Day Out Festivals (2009, 2004, 2000, 1997 and 1996), Global Gathering, Future Music Festival, Two Tribes, Summadayze, Mobile Home, Utopia Events, Chemical Brothers Australian Tour, Ministry of Sound, Transmission, God’s Kitchen, Gatecrasher, Slinky and Cream Tours.
His role of DJ has expanded to producer, remixer and songwriter. Music production has become an imminent part of Peewee Ferris’ career. By far the most prestigious highlight has been composing an original soundtrack for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies, reaching an audience of over 4 billion people worldwide per ceremony.
Peewee has for the fifth year composed and arranged soundtracks for the Sydney Harbour New Years Eve Fireworks Spectacular for the City of Sydney (2008, 2007, 2006, 2001, 2000), for the Asian Games in Doha 2006, and the Sydney Gay Games Opening Ceremony in 2002. His diverse repertoire extends from corporate television and radio advertising campaigns (such as Coca Cola Amatil, Subzero, Pepsi and General Pants Co) to film soundtracks and theatre shows (Babe – Pig in the City, Sum of Us, and David Atkins Enterprises) and television (Players -NBC US, Home and Away).
Whether DJing at one of the most remote towns on planet earth - Kalumburu (700 km North West of Kununurra and 800 km north of Broome) or at his new monthly residency in Melbourne . Peewee is still the Resident DJ at the legendary Sydney club Sublime at Home. Sublime is the longest running club night in the world that celebrated its 12th birthday in 2008 by releasing a classic club anthems CD called “Sublime XII” programmed and mixed by Peewee.
Peewee has been voted one of the Top 40 DJ’s in the annual Inthemix poll (Australia’s No 1 online dance music website - www.inthemix.com.au), has been voted in Ministry Of Sound Mag Top 25 most influencing people in Australia Dance scene, voted in Juice Magazine’s Top 25 DJ’s in the world and has been voted in DJ Magazine (UK) Top 100 DJ’s in the world.
This international exposure has led Peewee to work throughout Asia, Europe and even Africa. Peewee has toured China twice, alongside Seb Fontaine and Yousef and has made guest appearances at the legendary Zouk in Singapore. Further, Peewee was the first Australian DJ to play in South Africa at Freedom Festival during 2001. Peewee also graced the shores of Hannover, Germany, where he was invited to play at Lovestern Galatika Meets EXPO 2000, with an international line-up and more than 15,000 party people.
Peewee has twice been nominated for an Aria award for his album “Social Narcotic” and his Top 20 single 'I feel it' and has been awarded an Aria Gold Record for production work. Peewee has knotched up over 70 different dance remixes for Australian and international artists such as Ultrasonic, Jocelyn Brown, Eternal Rhythm, and the list goes on and on. Peewee’s pseudonyms include Evac, Slot Jockies, and Pipi Le Oui. Peewee was the first DJ to release a DJ mixed DVD compilation featuring 74 minutes of VJ (video jockey) visuals.
This year Peewee is touring New Zealand & Australia with the Big Day Out Festival 2009.The biggest festival in Australasia which has ticket sale of 250,000 people. Peewee has the prime DJ set before the Prodigy in Boiler Room. He is also releasing his hit single “I Feel It” with new 2009 remixes in April 2009 plus producing Mark James from Future Music new single in 2009.
