Lee Haslam (born 1975 or 1976) is a British
electronic dance music disc jockey and
hard house
UK hard house or simply hard house is a style of electronic dance music that emerged in the early 1990s and is synonymous with its association to the Trade club and the associated DJs there that created the style. It often features a speedy te ...
music producer. He has achieved chart success in the UK, performed a BBC
Essential Mix, and is also general manager of the
Tidy record label.
Career
Haslam was inspired by
Tony De Vit and began his interest in DJing in the 1990s, with his first gig in 1996 in Doncaster.
He applied for a job at record label
Tidy Trax
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, and passed the interview by showcasing his DJ skills. Initially doing commercial mixes he moved into club promotions and by the year 2000 had been promoted to label manager.
From 2007, until the closure in 2013, he was the director of the Slinky nightclub in
Bournemouth
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. From 2013 Haslam worked for the
Gatecrasher brand organising events in Great Britain and worldwide. As of 2021, Haslam is working as general manager of the Tidy label.
Haslam released his debut single, "Here Comes The Pain", in 2002 on the Tidy Trax label. His follow-up single "Music Is The Drug", also released in 2002, received a 4* review in ''
Muzik
''Muzik'' was a British dance music magazine published by IPC Media from June 1995 to August 2003.
''Muzik'' was created by two former ''Melody Maker'' journalists, Push and Ben Turner. Push was the editor of ''Muzik'' from its launch until he ...
'' magazine with journalist Mark Kavanagh stating it had "pounding bass and beats topped with rattling percussion and abrasive synths driving you to the superb, lush breakdown". It peaked at number 14 in the
UK Dance chart.
In 2005 the ''
Tidy Euphoria'' compilation album was released. Mixed by Haslam,
Amber D
Amber D (born 1982) is a British hard dance DJ from Staffordshire. As Amber D’Amour she plays electro, fidget, and tech house.
She has been a DJ since late 2001. Her first residency was at the legendary Golden, in Hanley Stoke-on-Trent, wher ...
, and the
Tidy Boys, it reached number 10 in the
UK compilation chart. In 2016 Haslam collaborated with Peter Berry to release the single "State of Mind" on the Tidy Two label, which
MixMag reviewed as "the energy is outstanding". From 2002 Haslam has been involved in producing and guiding the ''Resonate - The Brutal Sound of Hard Trance'' compilation album series.
In 2004 Haslam performed a
BBC Radio 1 live
Essential Mix from the
Tidy Weekender, alongside the
Tidy Boys and
Judge Jules
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.
Discography
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Living people
British electronic dance music DJs
Year of birth missing (living people)
Musicians from Doncaster
English trance musicians