James Brooke’s interest in dance music was spiked at the mere age of 12. Previously immersed in more alternative sounds, his older sister exposed him to a different style of music. BT ‘Movement in Still Life”, Prodigy “Fat of the Land”, and Paul Oakenfold’s Perfecto were on constant rotation at home. Once hearing this, James was hooked.

At age 16 he sold his bass guitar, left the band he was involved in and went out and purchased some decks and a mixer and taught himself how to mix. Inspired by local gun’s Phil K and Nubreed, James initial genre of choice was breaks. However, feeling the urge to take his tastes and sets further, he started exploring many other genres and styles. He discovered he loved them all. Not content to pigeonhole himself into one box, James is now a very versatile DJ. Progressive, trance, psy and techno are mixed seamlessly together, making sure even the most fickle crowds are kept entertained and rocking.

The last three years have seen James arrival into the Melbourne dance scene. Rocking many of Melbourne’s top nightclubs such as Room680, Brown Alley, Circus, Viper Room, Chasers, 3D and many more. He has supported international DJ’s Tiesto, Christopher Lawrence, Thomas Bronzwaer, John 00 Fleming, Tyuoshi Suzuki, D.A.V.E the Drummer, Tenishia, Kuffdam and Chewn. He has played at Earthcore & Tickled Pink. A regular at Interview, Stargarden and Kiss FM and also a favourite on Joy FM’s weekly Saturday night dance show “Vinylizum”. With residencies at White Sands, Nexus and Loose, this young talent is really beginning to establish himself as one of the local scene’s gems.

James Brooke is without a doubt a crowd pleaser, intuitively understanding and reading the crowd is his specialty - He always seems to know what tracks to play that will keep the dance floor in motion. Smiling faces, dancing feet and head’s bumping, no chin strokers to be seen. It’s this impressive set of skills that have seen James chosen to compile discs on CD’s such as Godskitchen, In Trance We Trust Australia, and the official Sensation Australia compilation as well. Feat’s normally achieved by only the most established internationals – or their equal.

The start of 2008 saw James launch his own record label, 405 Recordings. Already gaining the support of countless local and international dj’s, label features such names as, Armin Van Buuren, Tiesto, Ferry Corsten, Trentmoller, Cosmic Gate, alongside local guns, Trent McDermott, Aaron Camz, Dave Stroud, Wavemotion and Marsh – the coming months should see a plethora of new talent join the label. Keep a close eye on 405 recordings and its boss, as they are destined to do great things.

To download any of James latest mixes, or find out where you can catch him playing next around town please check either his facebook or myspace page..

http://artist.to/jamesbrooke/

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