Hi and thanks for stopping by.

To be honest I think 3rd person bio's are a bit impersonal so instead, I thought I would write a bit about Yes Mate Recordings and my production story.

As long as I can remember, America and its culture always fascinated me. So in 1992 I made a crazy move, solo, no family. I moved to the USA in 1992 with a dream. Soon after I met my friend and mentor DJ Super C and learned how to DJ on a Hi-Fi unit. Remember those? One belt drive turntable stacked on dual cassettes decks.

I started learning music production in 1994. I had always been a fan of electronic music. Growing up in the UK, electronic / house music was considered Top 40 and could be heard on every major radio station. What really got me into producing was hearing Faithless - Insomnia. The first time I heard this song was at a super-club called Slinky located in Bournemouth. Once I heard the synth and bass lines in Insomnia, I knew I wanted to produce dance music even though I had no musical experience. Once I bought my first synth (an Ensoniq ASR-10), I tweaked it for hours on end trying to recreate the 303 basslines heard in Rollo's (Faithless) productions...I couldn't get enough.

Since my first record release in 1996 (Junior Camp - Blazing Piano's with Huda Hudia), I have continued to try to master the un-masterable art of music production. I have released songs on labels such as Sony Music, Tommy Boy, Mixmag, Moonshine, DMC, Caffeine, and Ministry of Sound. I even dabbled in some hard house which found it's way into the UK Top 20 charts on Tripoli Trax. My newest projects with Maris Moon are being released on Defiant Records / Warner Music Group.

I created Yes Mate Recordings as a place upcoming artists could release their music. Some of these artists couldn't afford to manufacture their own vinyl and had been turned away from other labels. 

Some of my favorite productions have been Sonique "Feels So Good", Darren vs. Andrea "Take My Hand", Syntax "Pray", and Lightforce "Join Me". I have also released songs on records with Fatboy Slim, Kool Keith and Paul Oakenfold.

As far as DJ'ing, I have always seen myself as a producer first and a DJ second. I love performing and will probably do so until I'm the second "oldest guy in the club". I've been blessed to perform all over the world but some of my favorite gigs have been in Spain, Vancouver and Los Angeles.

I have been making music and performing since 1996 and I owe this all to the fans who have supported my humble little independent record label for so long. So most importantly to you I say a big THANKS!

- Dave London

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