It’s session 30 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. I’m Clare Marie. Welcome back. And if you’re new to the podcast, a huge hello and welcome to you. So for the past 2 months I haven’t had a guest on the HDHH. Last month I had a break from the podcast to go on holiday to France which was absolutely lush. And July’s session of the HDHH I published my mix from the Friday night at the Tidyland Weekender. If you haven’t yet had a listen, please do go and check that out.So having 2 months off essen...
It’s session 29 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. I’m Clare Marie. Welcome back. And if you’re new to the podcast, a huge hello and welcome to you. Last month I invited Lee Haslam on to the podcast and what a pleasure that was. Lee’s exclusive guest mix was also one of my favourites so far on the Hard Dance Happy Hour. So, if you haven’t checked out last month’s session already, please do.So this month I had decided to use the Tidyland Weekender as an opportunity to catch up with as many of ...
It’s session 28 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. I’m Clare Marie. Welcome back. And if you’re new to the podcast, a huge hello and welcome to you. Last month I had the lovely Edd Croft on the podcast. We had a fantastic chat and some great laughs, plus he put together a lush trance mix for us. So, If you haven’t listened to this yet, please do go and check it out. So, I am hugely excited to introduce this month’s guest to you. I had the absolute pleasure of having a chat with Lee Hasla...
It’s session 27 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. I’m Clare Marie. Welcome back and if you’re new to the podcast, a huge hello to you.I have been looking forward to chatting to this month’s guest since 2022 when we first talked about him coming on. He is a truly wonderful soul, a fantastic DJ and a massive fun. And I’m excited to welcome Edd Croft to the Hard Dance Happy Hour.We talk about his early journey into clubland in his hometown of Sheffield, how he got into DJ’ing, his residency for Brin...
It’s session 26 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. Welcome back! I’m Clare Marie, and if you’re new to the podcast, a huge hello to you.I was really looking forward to having a chat with this month’s guest. He is an extremely versatile artist and producer and we have the pleasure of deep diving into his multifaceted journey in the music industry. Alex Powell also well known by many as Zander Club.We talk about his time as one part of The Squatters and touring the world, his new journey into s...
It’s session 25 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. I’m Clare Marie. Welcome back. And if you’re new to the podcast, a huge hello and welcome to you. Last month I had great fun putting together an episode of some of the best bits from the chats with my amazing guests over the past 2 years of the podcast. If you haven’t listened to this yet, please do go and check it out. So, this month, for my first guest of 2023, I had Steve Lid on the podcast. Steve started DJ’ing back in 1997 and is we...
It’s session 24 of the HDHH. I’m Clare Marie. Welcome back! And if you’re new here, hello, stick around as I think you may enjoy it!So, 2 years of the podcast, and 2022 saw the HDHH downloaded in 68 different countries. I can’t thank you all enough for all the support you show me.2 years of talking to amazing DJ’s and producers of our hard dance scene. I have had the BEST time, and continue to be so grateful to all of the artists and creators who take the time to come on to the podcast.I want...
It’s session 23 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. I’m Clare Marie. Welcome back. And if you’re new to the podcast, a huge hello and welcome to you. I can’t quite believe that the podcast is now celebrating it’s 2nd birthday. Where has the time gone? I have had such fun over the last 2 years chatting with some unbelievably talented DJ’s and producers of our hard dance scene. And I’d like to say a humungous thank you to all of my guests for taking the time to come on for a chat, and another hu...
It’s session 22 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. Welcome back! I’m Clare Marie, and I’m excited to introduce this month’s guest to you. He is one of my favourite producers and an absolute king of groove. This month I talk to Ali Wilson.We talk about his first steps into production from the age of 14, his unique and distinctive sound with extra helpings of tough groove, and how vodka saved his life in Russia.Ali has done a guest mix that is stunning and full of absolute beauties, so please h...
It’s session 21 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. I’m Clare Marie. Welcome back. And if you’re new to the podcast, a huge hello and welcome to you. Last month I had the absolute pleasure of having a chat with DJ and producer, Adam Dixon. If you haven’t listened to the chat and his exclusive hard trance guest mix already, please do go and check it out. So, this month I had the opportunity to talk with another Adam, Adam Bellew.Adam has been popping beats for the last 20 years and he’s be...
It’s session 20 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. I’m Clare Marie, and after a 2 month holiday from the podcast I am buzzing to be back and really excited to introduce this month’s guest to you. Starting off his DJ journey playing hardcore, playing at events such as Raver Baby and Hardcore Heaven, and his earlier music productions began at a slower bpm making house and techno, he is more recently known for his outstanding trance and hard trance DJ sets and productions.Last week I had the abs...
It’s session 19 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. I’m Clare Marie. Welcome back. And if you’re new to the podcast, a huge hello and welcome to you. Last month I had the absolute pleasure of chatting to 3 amazing guests for the Hard Trance Europe Weekender feature, Nick The Kid, Lab4 and AlexMo. If you haven’t listened to the chat and exclusive guest mixes already, please do go and check it out. And a huge congratulations to Nick for such a successful Weekender event last weekend. S...
It’s session 18 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. I’m Clare Marie. Welcome back. If you are new to the podcast, a big hello to you.This month was absolutely fantastic, as I recorded the podcast on location for the first time, instead of on Zoom, which was an absolute joy.I travelled to London to chat to not one, not two, but 3 amazing guests; and recorded it in the studio of the man, the myth, the legend that is Les Elston (aka Lab4). That gives it away who one of the guests is. So, I had the ple...
It’s session 17 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. I’m Clare Marie. Welcome back. And if you’re new to the podcast, a huge hello and welcome to you. Last month saw me chatting with the absolute ledge that is Jon Hemming. If you haven’t listened to my chat with Jon and his guest mix already, please do go and check it out. So, to introduce you to this month’s guest..... He started mixing back in 2000, mixing different genres from tech house, tough house, to hard house and beyond. You ...
It’s session 16 of the Hard Dance Happy Hour. Welcome back! I’m Clare Marie, and I’m excited to introduce this month’s guest. He’s been spinning records since 1999, and after being banished to the garden shed to play his "bang bang music", Jon Hemming and the infamous Shed Sessions was born. We chat about all things “shed like”, their upcoming plans and the community of “shed heads”. Jon is also a music producer, and he shares with us how he has his own very unique way of writing mu...
Welcome back to the Hard Dance Happy Hour and session 15 of the podcast. Thank you so much for all of you who downloaded and listened to last month’s podcast, where I put together a mix of some of my absolute favourite HH tracks from 2021. You can listen to the mix on all podcast platforms, including Mixcloud so go check it out if you haven’t already..So after a couple of months without having a guest on the show, I was absolutely buzzing to chat to this month’s guest. I had the absolut...
Welcome back to the Hard Dance Happy Hour and session 014 of the podcast.Last month saw the Hard Dance Happy Hour turn ONE! I can’t believe that’s a whole year of doing the podcast. Absolutely Crazy! I have put together a special mix of 12 of my absolute favourite Hard House tracks from 2021 that I played repeatedly in my sets and lost my shit to more than once.I have got some great guest DJ’s and producers confirmed for this year, and I’m really looking forward to having some fun and in...
Welcome back to the Hard Dance Happy Hour, and session 13 of the podcast,I hope you enjoyed last months 'Happy 4 Hours ' podcast special, where my usual hour format turned to 4 DJ’s and 4 hours of amazing tunes.If you missed it, please do check it out here: When I first thought about starting my own podcast, I wrote down some particulars that I wanted to aim for. WHY was I doing it? One of my objectives was to chat to up and coming artists, and younger talent of the hard dance...
Welcome back to the Hard Dance Happy Hour for my 12th session of the podcast.If you are new to the podcast, hellooooo. And what a month to start listening. Please do hang around. I think you may enjoy it. The format for this month is totally different and a little bit special. The Hard Dance Happy HOUR turns into the Hard Dance ‘HAPPY FOR HOURS’ podcast, as it goes from the standard 1 hour session to a 4 hour special.Back in February 2021 the Hard Dance Happy Hour teamed up with the clev...
Welcome back to another session of the Hard Dance Happy Hour, and I am chatting with one of my favourite DJ's, Phil Reynolds.Phil is one of my favourite Hard Trance DJ's and producers. From starting early on in his DJ career as original resident at Frantic, Phil played at every major venue and promotion in London and across the country. His UK popularity took him to playing across the globe in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Ibiza to name a few. Phil has worked...