BEC

Simone Øster, Smokey

BEC is a relentless techno talent who has got to the top in a very short space of time. She was head hunted by Pan Pot for their influential Second State label from her first release, then snapped up by Carl Cox's Intec and Adam Beyer's Drumcode. Not only has she put out her music on those labels, but has also played with them as a tour member at showcases everywhere from Burning Man to Tobacco Dock and Warehouse Project. Add in solo tours of North & South America, Asia, India and Europe and much talked about sets at Fabrik Madrid, Watergate Berlin and Sunwaves Romania, and you have one of techno's brightest contemporary stars.

As a self-confessed "studio geek" with a dizzying array of skills and knowledge, BEC has worked with industry giants Roland and Novation doing demos and product videos. This means she very much has her own trademark sound: her tracks are perfectly weighted, well swung and built on high pressure drums. Add in the spirit of where she resides, Berlin, plus powerful, all consuming bass and you have the key ingredients that make her music stand out. As an accomplished and well traveled DJ, BEC is just as high energy and works non stop across three decks.

She creates her own tension and dialogue between tracks that brings something new each and every time. By constantly weaving together heavy loops and remixing tracks on the y, her dark and hypnotic sets keep people very much locked in the moment.