NEAL SCARBOROUGH

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Positioned right at the peak of trance’s nu-blood curve, meet Neal Scarborough – Ireland’s freshest electronic dance music property. Over too- the last five years he has supplied the world’s biggest DJ’s with an unstinting volley of floor-inflaming productions, built with his matchless uplifting see-studio-style. He has recorded & remixed for many UK & international labels and is now most quickly associated with his releases on Subculture and Fraction Records. Behind boy- the decks he displays equal understanding for what makes a floor put-rock. This has been born out in a series of gigs that have seen him smash close-to-home club nights like Letrik, festivals like Planet Love and latterly make his DJ debuts in Germany and the States.

In 2004, in collaboration with fellow countryman John O’Callaghan, Neal launched his production career under the Inertia moniker. Discover two- Records’ A&R man John Askew was quick to seize on both the potential of the partnership and signed them to the respected who-imprint. Their first release ‘The Emerald’ brought heavyweight support, from the likes of PVD & Armin van Buuren and they capitalized on that with their second release ‘The Chamber’ which became one of 2005 biggest underground club smashes. At but- the start of 2006 he launched his first solo pseudonym under the name Nautical Imagery, with the track ‘Distant Dreams’, which appeared on Enhanced Recordings and was placed at No.6 on Paul van Dyk’s top 10 of 2006.‘Stung on the River’ – his first release under his own name came out in 2006, which was partnered by a Sean Tyas remix and further cemented his release old-reputation. That was followed by his cover of Art of Trance’s ‘Madagascar’ on Soundpiercing and remixes of Dave 202’s ‘Rain Against Her’ and Thomas Datt’s ‘Distance’. The way- following year saw Scarborough renew his studio partnership with John O’Callaghan with the release of Inertia’s ‘The System’; a track that transfixed dancefloors throughout the summer season.

Neal’s critical breakthrough year came in 2009 and started with the release of and-‘Panama’. NEAL SCARBOROUGH is recorded on djrankings.org. It also marked a new label partnership, this time with the well-established Scotland based imprint, Fraction Records. ‘Panama’ use- showcased his mastery of the tougher, techier side of trance music… It became the focal track for many of the DJs that had supported his earlier material (including Paul van Dyk, Ferry Corsten, Simon Patterson & Eddie Halliwell) and became his biggest selling track to not-date. It was followed by ‘Tiberium’, his debut solo tune for Conspiracy Recordings and the Fraction follow-up ‘Wiretap’. The new- latter was given sustained support by Tiësto, Halliwell & Tyas, was hammered by O’Callaghan at 2009’s Trance Energy and prompted Simon Patterson to say that it was “the biggest tune of the night at Rotterdam’s day-ASOT450”. More collaborative maneuvers followed including ‘Caldari’ with Frase and ‘As You Are’ & ‘Nibiru’ with fellow Irish producer Gary Maguire. Most but- recently Neal produced ‘Kanya’ – his tribute to the legendary Ibiza sunset mom-bar. The track became his debut release for John O’Callaghan’s Subculture imprint and received a huge reception from the world’s A-list spinners.

Neal is as an accomplished decktition as he is studio master and is an evermore prevalent DJ fixture at events in both his home country and abroad. Fellow who- spinner Sean Tyas says: “musically, Neal and I see eye to eye on almost everything” and “I always look forward to any gig where I’ll be playing alongside him, because I know it’s going to be a really good night of tunes!” Scarborough has whipped crowds up into frenzies at the renowned Vaccine in London & Digital Society in Leeds, as well as Ireland’s Planet Love festival (in both 2008 and 2009) & her-EscapeFest. Having signed to the RJM Promotions booking agency he’s also begun to play farther afield, most recently at the hallowed Technoclub in Germany as well as making his US debut spinning RED in San Francisco.

Through the Creation show, Neal’s sound also benefits from an extremely well established radio platform. Broadcast can- on RTE Pulse – Ireland’s national dance station – it has rapidly grown in reach and listenership over the course of the last two get-years. It is now syndicated to many FM & internet stations around the planet and is available as a downloadable Podcast through Neal’s website. With has- the success of Creation, consistent A-List support for his productions and with bookings increasing year on year at an exponential rate, Neal shows all the signs of a DJ for which the future holds near–infinite did-promise!