Hi Tek Soul feat. DERRICK MAY (Transmat, Detroit)

Coda is the dj guise of British born local Leon Baldock. Coming from a very musical & theatrical production oriented family Leon's first exposure to 'disc jockeying' was in '83 when he helped setup & run school discos. This started a healthy record buying habit and led to writing electronic dance music in high school.

The main difference for Leon was the music wasn't conventional. Leon was attracted to the emerging sounds of the UK & USA’s underground dance scenes. With exposure to some of Wellington's early dance parties & clubs Leon's interest continued to grow. In late 1992 Leon had met DJ Tank Girl who was running the for-founding "studio rave" show on Radio Active. From this Leon helped setup the first 'Eden' party with Tank Girl and played under the Coda guise at 'Eden 2'.

'Eden' changed the way dance music was listened to, the music was getting bigger and the venues needed to as well. For the next 2 years Coda played with some of NZ's best DJs at Eden parties until 1995 when he played his first international with Thomas Heckmann at Eclipse. By this stage the rave scene was at it's peak and Coda was the master of creating epic journeys into the audio realms that now lie between trance & techno.

By 1996 the dance scene had started to move back into the clubs with a new era of parties & international DJs. Since then Coda has supported some of the best DJs in the world including Derek May, Kevin Saunderson, Jeff Mills, Ritchie Hawtin, The Advent, Alex Paterson & Dave Angel. Coda has held residencies at numerous Wellington clubs including La Luna, Tatou and S-ence clubnights at Escape (Studio Nine) & Tatou. He has also maintained a ground roots presence with sets at numerous locals events and private parties like the White Room & Black Room. Despite Coda's reputation for driving sets, it's also guaranteed he delivers a unique set tailored to the crowd, environment & situation.

With over sixteen years experience and a rich dancefloor background, Coda's sets are epic journeys. His tight groove-driven tech missions, highlighted by long-haul transitions and expert mixer control create an ideal sound scape for large format parties.

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