DJ Dan Peppe is a British record producer. In the mid to late '90s Peppe was a core member of the group,
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Danny Saber
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(of
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) and Cleo Torez. Peppe went on to record under the name Themroc. He was also a member of
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's electronica band Monkey Mafia.
In 2000 Peppe released his first material under the Themroc name, which is taken from the title of an avant garde French movie from 1972 by
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. His first two EPs were aimed squarely at the breakbeat scene and gained a warm reception in the clubs. However, Peppe adopted a more ambitious approach for his debut LP, Beyond These Things. The album's stylistic influences included electro, house, breakbeat, techno and ambient. Featuring the acclaimed hits 'Bloodline' and 'Gold Is Your Metal', the album was fêted by leading UK DJs including Trevor Jackson and
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. The album was awarded
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and the single 'Bloodline' featured in
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's top 100 dance tracks of all time.
He has had productions feature on ''
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'', '' CSI: New York'', '' The Jackal''.
in 2007 Peppe married the photographer Charlotte Macmillan.
In 2009 Peppe remixed the track Atlas by
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. This remix was then used in a
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commercial.
Alongside long-term collaborator John Collyer, Peppe composed a series of soundscapes for a ballet at the
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in 2016. ''Other Stories'' featured
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. The ballet featured a programme of five contemporary works created especially for the dancers by world acclaimed choreographers
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