SAGE & UFO

SAGE

Sage has an extensive musical history. Her study began at age 4, playing the violin in the orchestra and singing in the choir. Her musical travels continued with learnning Irish Traditional, and studying, Jazz, Blues, Popular, Electronic, Latin and World music in college with her main instruments of study being Drums and Violin, outside of school her interests were a lot different, playing drums and singing in many punk/indie rock bands in Northern Ireland where she was brought up.
Her interest in drum and bass grew stronger, she attended the few drum and bass nights in San Francisco..."Engerie" with the BASS Crew and "Phunckateck" at the Top. Her exposure to good drum and bass DJs was watching Noel, UFO! and Abstract play at thes clubs, warehouse parties and Raves. In 1997 DJs Noel and UFO! became her roommates, she now had turntables and a mixer to mix all her records on. "I never really wanted to be a DJ....I always saw myself as a producer or musician. The turntables were at the house and I knew it would be much more fun taking an active part in playing records, so I began mixing. A month later I got my first gig at "Phunckateck", the next month I pulled a residency at Funky Techno Tribes "Ultra", the month after that I became an official "Phunckateck" member. This is where my new found career as a DJ began to grow."
Over the past year and a half, Sage has had different residencies in San Francisco, "Ultra", "Phunckateck", "Eklektic" and she has, and continues to DJ all over the USA. The end of this year takes her internationally to DJ and produce Europe as well as already playing in her homeland Ireland. Her home built studio is where she intends to evolve her production skills, with two releases out and more on the way. (Evil Twins rmx, Cosmic Flux...03/99, Downcast, Green Label...04/99) Sage is co-founder of "Green Promotions" alongside business partner Cathy Ellis of "Green Label", a promotions company where their intentions are to bring the awareness of good US drum and bass, as well as promoting excellent British drum and bass labels, TOV, Renegade Hardware, Renegade recordings, Audio Blueprint and Underfire.
As well as writing Drum and Bass reviews for BPM magazine, she helps run weekly San Francisco club Eklektic, Phunckatecks monthly and many up and coming one off drum and bass events linked up with San Francisco's "Thump Radio". Her goal is to represent females as a skilled DJ. She would prefer to be booked for skills and not her born gender. "I feel the more women DJs there are, promoters can be more selective and book for skills, rather than booking them for being a girl. I feel that some women are intimidated by the music industry because it is male dominated, or they just don't want to deal with the "girl DJ" stereotype...we need to change that."

UFO!

UFO! tears up the turntables with his own incomparable style. Prolific in the studio, he is one of the most innovative producers in the U.S. A Bay Area native, UFO! pioneered the San Francisco Drum and Bass scene and co-founded the much respected Phunckateck collective and forged a new community in music. "We're like a family", is how he describes the San Francisco Drum & Bass scene, "We have mutual respect and we can create with no boundaries."

His DJ skills are unrivaled as he puts a new spin on Drum & Bass tunes and slams out his own extensive track list. His dexterity on the decks is world-renowned. Having been a battle DJ, he attacks the turntables as a practiced warrior. Recently nominated for "Best Drum & Bass DJ" by SF-Nite’s Awards 2000, UFO! has played three different residencies in S.F., Ultra, Phunckateck, and Eklektic. This year, UFO! was invited for yet another residency in Atlanta, Georgia and the entire Phunckateck collective were invited for a residency in Raleigh, North Carolina.

UFO! recently completed a successful European tour with fellow Phunckateck icon Sage and German producer Panacea. UFO!, along with his co-conspirator Sage, have been invited to return to Europe and will play in Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria, and Ireland with more international bookings in the works. His DJing capabilities are only outshined by his incredible talent for recognizing dance floor smashes and his own genius for producing tracks.

Featured in magazines such as URB, XLR8R, Lotus, Mixmag, Knowledge, and many other 'zines, UFO! is one of the most sought after producers in the U.S. Record labels across the country clamor for a UFO! remix, which guarantees a dance floor hit. His dubplates have become collectors items as he draws his own artwork, by hand, on every cover. His creativity and individualized flare carries over into his artwork which is also sought after by designers and publications. UFO! is highly respected not just in the Drum and Bass community but by DJs and producers in other genres worldwide.

UFO!, used his years of experience DJing and his love of Sci Fi to create, "Enemy Infiltration", which blazed across the U.S. and abroad and quickly became a Drum and Bass anthem. The string arrangement on "Enemy Infiltration" was so stunning, that producers from the revered Trouble on Vinyl label from the U.K. were compelled to use a sample for one of their own releases called "Mission Control". For inspiration, he often collaborates with the Phunckateck collective and other producers around the globe. Producing at a rapid fire pace, UFO! continues to work his own blend of magic on the turntables, and in the studio.

With his self-described "Bladerunner Funk" style, UFO! just completed four new tracks entitled "Esfirro", "Future Primitive", "Smog Machine" and "Teleportation" the latter two in collaboration with Hive from the label Vortex.. Although he is constantly touring, he heads straight back into his, Divination 5 Studio, to start producing his next aural assault.

UFO! shreds the sound systems every week and ignites dance floors all across the U.S.