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GRANT SMILLIE

In a year that can only be described as stellar, Grant, alongside Ivan Gough, sent their TV Rock studio project through the roof. Their debut single Flaunt It feat Seany B broke all records, achieving double platinum sales (160,000 units) and screamed to the No. 1 position on the ARIA charts; picking up two ARIA gongs for highest selling single and best dance record respectively. TV Rock also released Sunshine City – their debut album – to much acclaim. The Others – a collaboration with Dukes of Windsor – spent twelve weeks at No. 1 on the dance charts and was a Top 10 single on the Australian pop charts.

Regularly heard on Pete Tong’s Essential selection, the TV Rock-ers have recently collaborated with Dave Spoon, MYNC, Richard Dinsdale and Dirty South with a string of new releases slated for 2007. The duo have also achieved seven No. 1 ARIA club chart positions for their remixes and have remixed the likes of Groove Armada, Armand Van Helden, Supermode, Fedde Le Grand, Josh Wink and Meck to name but a few. The TV Rock boys also recently closed the Australian MTV Music awards playing alongside Fergie, Silverchair and Pink.

Grant hosts Overdrive on the Nova network nationally, alongside Vicious Vinyl boss and friend John Course. It is the most listened to dance show in Australia. He has mixed the last three Onelove CDs alongside Carl Kennedy, Kaz James (Bodyrockers) and The Freemasons, selling over 100,000 units in the process.

Grant has a new compilation series out in September 2007

IVAN GOUGH

Whether you’re talking about DJing or producing, Ivan Gough is not only one of Australia’s accomplished dance music exports, he’s also one of its first. A true “fair dinkum” electronic music pioneer, his rare talent in the studio has conjured a career that many artists only dream of, while his notorious skills in the booth have rocked dancefloors across the globe – from Ibiza to New York, and everywhere in between. Over the years Ivan’s records have made it into the playlists of the worlds best DJs like old school legends Sasha and Paul Oakenfold, and the more recent class of top DJs like Roger Sanchez, Eric Morillo and Axwell.

Ivan’s records have also been getting regular plays on Pete Tong’s influential Radio 1 show The Essential Selection in the UK, with one of his TV Rock remixes (with Grant Smillie) getting the coveted “essential new tune” in August 2006. He also has more releases (and remixes) to his name than any other Australian, with dozens of records and CDs featuring Ivan’s producing prowess.

As TV Rock with Grant Smillie, Ivan has had a string of No. 1 dance tracks on the ARIA club chart, but it was their smash hit Flaunt It that broke all the records. The duo garnished two ARIAs for the track, selling more than 140,000 copies and going double platinum, as well as holding the record for the longest running Australian track in the ARIA top 10 ever.

TV Rock plays Launceston’s Saloon on the 8th of September.