Meet Elliot Eastwick, DJ, producer, TV star, music journalist and Manchester's favourite quiz-master!

WELLINGTON:
Saturday 9 November @ StudioNine
support by Cuffy, Leon D and Jeremy F
tickets $15 (+ booking fee) from Flipside
or by texting the word ROBODISCO to 858 from your 021-vodafone
doors 11pm

AUCKLAND:
Friday 15 November @ Calibre
support by Dan C and special guest DJ Dick Johnson
tickets $25 (+ booking fee) from BPM, Real Groovy & Texas Radio
or by texting the word ROBODISCO to 858 from your 021-vodafone
doors midnight

Meet Elliot Eastwick, DJ, producer, TV star, music journalist and Manchester's favourite quiz-master!

Elliot began DJing in 1992 at the infamous Hacienda, playing frivolous disco sets in the club's gay bar and supporting the likes of Sister Sledge, Rose Royce and The Pet Shop Boys. He was soon playing at other celebrated clubs such as Rinkydink and Hard Times, where he got to rub vinyl with legends like Todd Terry, Danny Tenaglia, Roger Sanchez and Derrick Carter.

In 1994, Elliot teamed up in the studio with Miles Hollway and Si Brad under the Salt City Orchestra moniker. Released on Tribal Records, their debut 'Storm' instantly became the label's biggest selling record ...and so the seed was planted for Paperecordings.

In the summer of '94, Elliot and his drinking friends established their beloved Manchester label as a backlash to the poor quality music that was flooding the scene. Salt City Orchestra immediately provided Paper with early underground classics, including 'Downtime' and 'The Book' (which has now sold in excess of 20,000 copies worldwide).

Word spread fast, and the lads were soon remixing for Underworld, Moloko, The Sneaker Pimps, Marshall Jefferson and various others. Their remix of 'Deliver Me' by The Beloved earned the House Music Remix of the Year in Musik magazine.

In 1996, Elliot left Hard Times to concentrate on his shiny, new Robodisco clubnight. Now in full effect all over the world, Robodisco and it's quirky mix albums continue to provide a vehicle for Elliot's sideways slant on House.

Things went full circle in 1997, when Eastwick and Hollway were asked to be the Saturday night residents at the Hacienda, with total control of the night. The club shut down six weeks later, but not before Elliot managed to play the last record (currently recreated on the big screen in the film '24 Hour Party People').

By now, Elliot was touring the world as a DJ, visiting such exotic locations as New Zealand, Africa, Greece, USA, Norway, Iceland and Russia ...that is, before he developed a fear of flying!

Grounded in Blighty, Elliot started writing for music magazines, including Muzik, Jockey Slut and Faith. He also embarked on a blossoming TV career, appearing in Channel 4's 'Fakin It' and hosting his own show 'This Is Music' on ITV.

In 2000, Eastwick and Hollway reformed as Reset, releasing a string of singles and providing Paperecordings with their 50th release in 'Runaway Love'.

On New Years Eve 2001, Elliot got so drunk he had to prop himself up on the mixer, choosing records with one eye as the other wouldn't open. He then proceeded to smash his records in half after playing them, putting them back in their sleeves and chucking them into the crowd.

Things were looking up. Having faced his fears, Elliot was once again travelling the globe with Robodisco, as well as securing residencies back home at The End and Turnmills. He was even selected by the BBC to present 'Underground 2002', an awards show for emerging artists.

All this, and he still finds time to do 'Elliot Eastwick's World Famous Pop Quiz', selling out Manchester's Comedy Store, the largest comedy venue in the UK. With DJ impression rounds on the decks, the wheel of poor-tune and a vivid re-enactment of Lionel Ritchie's 'Hello' video in plasticine, all topped off by a blow-up air guitar round ...it's as mental as it sounds.

splinter 5 - new paperecordings double CD
compiled & mixed by Elliot Eastwick
available now in all good music stores