Peewee Ferris is a DJ from Sydney. Ferris began mixing at an early age, being inspired by his older brothers Stephen and John who are also DJs. Ferris has headlined numerous events including the

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and Ministry of Sound and the Australian tours of The Prodigy,

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, Primal Scream, and

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, Stereosonic,

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, and many more. He has ranked highly in various dance magazine polls, gaining worldwide exposure and thus gaining work through Asia, Europe and Africa. Ferris' album '' Social Narcotic'' gained him two ARIA Award nominations, with the single "I Feel It" certified Gold by

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. He has remixed for many artists including

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and

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and composed for the opening and closing ceremonies of the

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and the Doha 2006 Asian Games and

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. Ferris also composes the soundtracks for

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. In 2004 Ferris became the exclusive ambassador for the Italian clothing company Kappa and in 2009 became official ambassador for the Sydney FC and Ableton Live 8 .

History

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. He has headlined many major Australian dance events, including the

(1996, 1997, 2000, 2004, and 2009),

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, Summadayze and Australian tours of The Prodigy,

and

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. Whether DJing in the remote town of Kalumburu or at his monthly residency in Melbourne, Peewee is still the Resident DJ at the club Sublime at Home Nightclub Sydney. Sublime celebrated its 12th birthday in 2008 with a classic club anthem CD called ''Sublime XII'', programmed and mixed by Peewee. He also has a Saturday night residency at the Kings Cross Hotel. Peewee was voted one of the Top 40 DJs in the 2004 and 2005 by Australian website

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, one of the top 25 most influencing people in the Australian dance scene by

magazine, voted one of the top DJs in the world by German

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magazine and one of the top 100 DJs in the world by British

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. 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

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, 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

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, Jocelyn Brown and Eternal Rhythm. 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. Music production is an imminent part of Peewee Ferris' career. The role of the DJ has become more than just a jukebox but a producer, remixer and songwriter. By far the most prestigious highlight of Peewee's career was composing original music for the opening and closing ceremonies for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, reaching an audience of over 4 billion people worldwide. Peewee was the musical composer and arranger for the Sydney Gay Games opening ceremony. His diverse musical production repertoire extends from corporate television and radio advertising campaigns to film soundtracks all around the world. Peewee has recently released 'Sublime XII', 'Peaktime Vol 4' and 'Wildweekends Vol 3' double CD's for Central Station Records and composing and remixing music for the Opening Ceremony of the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. He is currently the soundtrack composer for

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and is also touring in Indonesia playing at Ocean Beach Club in Kuta and Club Sykgarden. In 2009 Peewee played to his biggest audience ever at the

Tour. Over 40,000 people packed inside the Boiler room to see Peewee perform before The Prodigy who ended the festival. Peewee has hit the record books with highest number of national tours on the Big Day Out Festival-Six plus many more side shows.

Discography

* T20 World Cup Opening Ceremony 2020 Opening Ceremony * Vivid Live 2019 - original soundtrack -Robot Spaceland Installation *

Opening Ceremony *

– Opening and closing ceremonies. * Arranged the soundtracks for

(2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009). * Music for the Sydney 2002 Gay Games – Opening and closing ceremonies. * Arranged soundtrack(s) for the Doha 2006 Asian Games.

Charting singles

Awards and nominations

ARIA Awards

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferris, Peewee Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Musicians from Sydney Australian DJs Australian musicians People educated at St Aloysius' College (Sydney)