Tim Liken (born 18 July 1977), also known by his stage name as Tim Deluxe, is a British DJ and producer.
He is best known for the song "It Just Won't Do", which charted in many countries.
Biography
Deluxe grew up in
North London
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and worked at Time Is Right Records at the age of 14 and debuted for
Ministry of Sound
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James ...
as a DJ in replacement of CJ Mackintosh before he turned eighteen.
In 1994, Deluxe met Omar Amidora, a graphic designer and Andy Lysandrou, the label owner of Boogie Beat.
In a joint venture, they launched Ice Cream Records, a record label and released a number of
EPs as R.I.P. Productions.
In 1997, Amidora and Deluxe had a number 14 hit single on the
UK Singles Chart
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with "
RipGroove" under the name
Double 99
Double 99, also known as R.I.P. Productions and 10° Below, were a UK garage duo which consisted of members Timothy Andrew Liken (Tim Deluxe) and Omar Adimora. They are best known for their sole UK chart hit single "RipGroove", which reached N ...
. In 2001, Deluxe pursued a solo career as a music producer, with "Sirens" as his debut single.
The song was signed to Darren Emerson's record label Underwater Records.
In 2002, Deluxe released his most successful single "It Just Won't Do", which features the vocals of singer-songwriter Sam Obernik.
Alongside his production career, his deejaying had seen more success with gigs in the United Kingdom.
In 2003, Deluxe released his debut studio album ''The Little Ginger Club Kid'' and held an exclusive
residency
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* Domicile (law), the act of establishing or maintaining a residence in a given place
** Permanent residency, indefinite residence within a country despite not having citizenship
* Residency (medicine), a stage of postgrad ...
in Ibiza.
His second and third studio albums titled ''Ego Death'' and ''The Radicle'' were released in 2006 and 2015 respectively.
Discography
Studio albums
Charted singles
As himself
With Double 99
With Saffron Hill
With Africanism All Stars
Production credits
Notes
References
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1977 births
Living people
English DJs
English electronic musicians
English record producers
Musicians from London
DJs from London
English house musicians
UK garage musicians
Electronic dance music DJs