New Zealand's premier International Touring DJ, Producer, Remixer & owner of Club Luxury Records.
Jolyon Petch is without doubt one of New Zealand’s hottest exports, having performed all over the globe from Miami (USA), London, Ibiza, Cyprus, Dubai, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, Sweden, Czech Rep, Poland, Germany & Australia. He has held an international superclub residency at ‘The Castle Club’ in Ayia Napa (Cyprus) for over 3 years which was voted #90 in DJ Mag's top 100 nightclubs and he also held a short term residency at Platinum nightclub on the Gold Coast.
Having played in some of the most exclusive & prestigious clubs around the world, 2010 has seen Jolyon’s international career shift into top gear. From his late 90’s beginnings in New Zealand, he quickly elevated himself to the top of his game in the local scene, garnering much respected residencies & touring the country. Playing support slots for some of the world’s largest party brands & super-clubs, it wasn’t long until international DJ’s & producers began to notice his skills & Jolyon began to look beyond local borders. With his international contacts, remix work for some of the biggest house producers started to come in, & in 2006 he picked up his first European residency in the main room at Ayia Napa’s Castle Club – the largest club in Cyprus with a 3000+ capacity. With a northern hemisphere base, Petch then set about exposing himself to some of Europe’s premier cities, clubs & producers. His appearances to date have included Berlin, Prague, Warsaw, Ibiza, Limmasol, London, Birmingham, Hastings & Leicester at some of the world’s top clubs such as Pacha, Turnmills, Koko, Utopia, Baangalu, AIR & Mecca. Other notable performances have included; GodsKitchen, Slinky, Ministry of Sound, Hed Kandi, Gatecrasher, Funky4Love, Funkinyou, Miss Moneypennys & The Gallery. Jolyon’s touring brand & record label, Club Luxury, has followed his successes, further building his profile & now has an impressive array of releases ready to launch in late 2008. These include his own productions working with respected artists such as Freemasons, Full Intention, Stonebridge, Solitaire, Jason Herd, Soul Avengerz, Katherine Ellis, DJ Favorite, Marco Demark & Dave Manna, Abigail Bailey, Marc Mysterio, Merenia Gillies, Moscomusic, Darwin & Backwall, Greg Stainer & more, as well as his own projects Elektrik Disko & Sound Conducterz.
Further afield Jolyon makes regular appearances in Dubai, bringing Club Luxury to Zinc in the middle-east, where he has also featured on Radio 1 UAE countless times. Not forgetting home, he continues to headline New Zealand’s largest New Year’s event every year in Auckland, a privilege he has held since 2000. With his midnight set’s having such a formidable reputation, it’s the only dance-floor to be on to see in the New Year down-under! Production-wise, his discography to date is more impressive than you might realise & includes artists; Soul Avengerz, Beatfreakz, Agnelli & Nelson, Jason Herd, Ben Macklin, Paul Gardner, Deepswing, Jon Fitz, Steve Edwards, Peyton, Minimal Youth, Greg Stainer & more. As a DJ, he has played alongside the likes of; Groove Armada (live) , Freemasons, Boy George, X-Press 2, Armand van Helden, Judge Jules, Norman Jay, Mauro Picotto, Soul Avengerz, Felix da Housecat, Stonebridge, Carl Cox, Ian Carey, Junior Sanchez, Grand Master Flash, Armin van Buuren, Soul Central, Syke n’ Sugarstarr, Bobby & Steve, Lucien Foort, ATFC, Grant Nelson & the Shapeshifters, among others.
2009 saw Jolyon headline the main stage dance tent at the Highlife Matakana event. Playing the midnight set after Moto Blanco. His remix for the Freemasons latest single sat at #1 on the Xpressbeats.com 50 most wanted chart for 2 weeks with his own Luxury Records releasing their first single at the end of March. His sub label Little Love Records, released the Auckland House Authority “The Music 2009? which charted #1 on the Xpressbeats.com 50 most wanted charts for over 2 months. with many other remixes and originals charting on many top dance sites. Jolyon also hosted his record label Club Luxury in Cyprus for his international residency at The Castle Club and also co-managed new superclub Babylon in Ayia Napa with acts coming through like Tiesto, Above & Beyond, Mauro Picotto, Ras Kwame, Crazy Cousinz & more..
2010 sees Jolyon with his second international Club Residency in Australia performing alongside countless international and Australian DJ’s & acts.. His record label ‘Club Luxury’ also released it’s first single for the year – ‘Jolyon Petch & Sam Hill vs Th’dudes – Bliss 2010? and it went straight to #2 on itunes NZ Dance singles and #3 on Dance albums and then enjoyed chart success at #1 on Audiojelly.com and on Armadadownloads.com (Owned by Armin Van Buuren). Their single also was performed live by the original singer of the song Peter Urlich, which was broadcast on the Maori TV network for a FREE to air Boxing match by NZ’s greatest boxer David Tua. Their single was performed live before the main event to an estimated 1 million viewers worldwide. The song has also attracted good reviews on TVNZ’s breakfast show getting a 4 star review.. Plus it’s getting full support from Dj’s nationwide.. 2010 is going to be a very BIG year for Jolyon..
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CLUB LUXURY
The latest dance single on Club Luxury Records - "Bliss 2010" has been receiving nationwide exposure throughout NZ and soon hits Australian shores. The single has charted in at #2 on Itunes NZ and countless other international chart success' on the numerous DJ download sites..
Being remixed by local superstars THE STAFFORD BROTHERS, "Bliss 2010" is a dance floor favourite for New Zealand and has been receiving dance floor props globally from the likes of Hed Kandi, Housexy, Radio 1 UAE just to name a few.
CLUB LUXURY resident producer Jolyon Petch has played host to multiple, worldwide tours including international residency at 'The Castle Club' in Ayia Napa (Cyprus) for 3 years.
CLUB LUXURY has been receiving international acclaim for their vibrant energetic and fun nights at some of the worlds most exotic destinations including Dubai, Bahrain, Stockholm, Berlin, Cyprus, London, Auckland & Christchurch. Another world tour is expected later on in 2010 which will include, Moscow, Poland, Chezh Rep, Lithuania, Cyprus, Sweden, Germany, Australia, New Zealand and the Middle East..
CLUB LUXURY the record label is collecting dynamo steam, working with big name artists such as Stonebridge, Solitaire, Stafford Brothers, Marco Demark & Dave Manna, DJ Favorite, Elektrik Disko, Jolyon Petch & Sam Hill, Darwin & Backwall, Greg Stainer, Greg Churchill, Dan Aux, Moscomusic, Katherine Ellis, Vince Harder & Merenia Gillies.
With Jolyon Petch's next single "Wrong" due for release later this year, and many other top class producers joining the club Luxury stable - 2010 is looking to be a great year!
