Since starting life as underground producers and party promoters in 1995, putting out their
first tracks on shrink wrapped vinyl and throwing hush-hush raves in abandoned South
London pizza joints, Simon Ratcliffe and Felix Buxton, collectively known as Basement Jaxx,
have taken the sound of London, SW9 to the world.

We would like to take this opportunity to say a special THANK YOU to all our NICCI BEACH PATRONS for your continued support and enthusiasm about our venue!

No stranger to the South African music scene, Sasha last toured Johannesburg and Cape Town during February 2009 when over 4000 fans experienced the unique sound delivered by the legendary British DJ and producer, who has remained inside the world’s 15 most popular dance acts for the last decade.

Hailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina; Frederico Molinari is an exponent of fine and qualitative house music in all their imaginable facets. Presently an inhabitant of Frankfurt, he has based himself at the European centre the best electronic sounds.

Franky Rizardo, born June 1st of the magical year of 1988, became interested in dance music at a young age.

Mauricio Barembuem (aka Barem) is a young, emerging artist from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

ALEX SMOKE is a new breed of electronic music producer.

Norman Cook can’t sing and he doesn’t write lyrics. Yet with more than 4 million albums scanned in the US alone and DJ gigs that outdraw most rock stars, Fatboy Slim has become an undeniable part of the musical backdrop.

Don’t let the name fool you: DINKY is a powerhouse!

Fresh and Euphonik have joined forces and became one of the hottest acts in South Africa better known as F.eU. Individually they have been making all of us jam to their wicked tunes country wide and internationally at clubs and in our own living rooms via CD’s, for many years and there’s more to come.

JoeySuki’s energetic presence behind the decks guarantees to get even a tame crowd to go wild!
Expect to hear some catchy beats mixed with technical precision by Joey, which will get the crowd to the ultimate party climax!

Gregor started playing classical piano as a small kid, later he grew fascinated by the new house sound after hearing the record Royal House — ‘Can You Party’. Around the age of fourteen he started making electronic music on his father’s Commodore Amiga.

Paul Oakenfold, the legend, is the DJ, remixer, and producer who did more than anyone else to break house music in Britain during the late ’80s. During 1987-1988, Oakenfold hosted a series of crucial club nights that introduced thousands of Brits to house music.

From his early productions on Darren Emerson’s Underwater imprint, to becoming one of the latest signings on Claude VonStroke’s Dirtybird label, Sven Vath’s Cocoon imprint and Get Physical as well as mixing an installation in the prestigious Balance Electric compilation CD series, Emerson Todd has made an increasingly large impact on the international techno scene in the last few years. Whether its scoring films, making warped underground tech or DJing around the world Todd is a master of versatility.

Splashy Fen celebrates its 21st festival this Easter and with the coming of age, comes greater awareness and responsibility. With this in mind, the organisers of South Africa’s longest-running annual music festival have joined forces with The Green Depot and the Corner Café in Durban to create an eco village that will give festival-goers an opportunity to see green initiatives in action and encourage a more sustainable lifestyle.

It’s hard to imagine that one of the most exciting live electronica acts in the world right now comes from a small city on the southern-most tip of Africa. But the success story behind Cape Towns’ electronica phenomenon Goldfish, has been nothing short of extraordinary.

Sonic conquests every Friday as DJs Ivan Turanjanin, Bruno Morphet, AK47 and numerous guests spin their respective styles of techno.

Download all your favorite DJ mixes right here!

If you had ever been a visitor to the Whisky-a-Gogo club in Paris in the 1950’s, you might have been annoyed by kissing noises in the breaks between songs.