Jack The Box Presents Tom Clark - DJ to the Berlin Underground.

Tom Clark is an integral part of the electronic music scene in Berlin, a city world renowned for its' cutting edge musical output. His label Highgrade Records has helped define a fresh new sound for the city and his own productions and DJ sets have blown up dancefloors worldwide for well over a decade.

An insatiable passion for music was ignited at an early age, with Tom spending any of his spare cash on a wide range of music. For as long as he can remember he has been playing his record collection to friends. Using two tape recorders and a lone turntable he mixed up a fusion of hip hop, rock and disco at his school parties. Black music was to be a defining influence as were the jacking beats of Chicago house and the soulful strains of Detroit techno. A progression to clubs followed with Tom and a group of friends holding their own night every Tuesday. It was there where Tom was discovered as a DJ and was asked to spin at the many afterhour parties being held in the city.

There his reputation grew with clubbers often missing the main event in order to be fresh for his sets. Residencies at the infamous clubs E-Werk and Tresor followed where Tom supported the world's elite of house and techno artists.

His hectic DJ schedule has had him playing across the globe rocking venues as diverse as small intimate clubs to large open-air festivals. His sets build gradually in intensity, encompassing a wide range of moods and sounds that showcase his innate sense of dancefloor dynamics. His music style varies between deep minimal tech/house, detroit techno, electro and back to house.

In 2000 Tom initiated Highgrade Records, a highly influential addition to the city's label scene. With release after release of solid dancefloor grooves and hypnotic bass heavy vibes Highgrade has goen from strength to strength. Although Tom owns and runs the label he envisages it as more of a collective of like-minded artists and Djs whom also happen to be close friends. Although the label is now known as pushing a stripped back, bottom heavy, tech house sound you can hear deep and even slightly tougher records throughout the impressive release schedule.

Tom Clark is one of the most demanded DJs in Berlin, and he surely is one of the most creative heads in the ever pumping Berlin club scene. After packing out Centro on his last visit to New Zealand we can be guaranteed a night of uncompromising party grooves from one of Europe's pioneers.

Get ready to Jack The Box with one of the world's finest.