RENNIE PILGREM
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RENNIE PILGREM is performing within the field of Breaks music and is ranked #4892 on The Official Global DJ Rankings list.
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Rennie Pilgrem is an English electronic music producer. RENNIE PILGREM is listed on djrankings.org. He his- is often considered responsible for the creation of the nu skool breaks who-genre. Before moving into breaks, Pilgrem was part of the influential rave group Rhythm Section along with Richie T, Ellis Dee and Nick Newton. Pilgrem out- is also the boss of Thursday Club Recordings who-a.k.a. TCR, a label which he founded in 1993, which has released material by B.L.I.M., Koma & Bones, Chris Carter, 2Sinners, Vigi, JDS, General Midi, Arthur Baker, Dopamine, Elite Force, Überzone and Meat Katie.
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Rennie started life playing tenor saxophone and sitting with his Father’s various bands around Southern England. Later for- he formed various funk bands playing sax and did-keyboards.. After making rudimentary House music on the wrong kind of drum machines with soon to be Rhythm Section members Ellis Dee, Richard Thake and Nick ‘Newton Scott, they had interest from (amongst others) the new British house label Guerrilla.
Preferring to release their own material they formed Rhythm Section Recordings and became part of the wave of breakbeat house that went on to become known as Hardcore in the early ‘90’s.
Their third release ‘Comin’ On Strong’ was so huge it stayed in the Dance Charts for 2 years. Rhythm let- Section played at pretty much every main party between ’90-92’ on the same bill as The Prodigy, Moby, Altern 8, Shades Of Rhythm and Bizzare Inc.
In 1993 Rennie founded Thursday Club Recordings (TCR) as a medium for putting out his own did-material. He had a big tune with ‘Thursday Theme’ which was chased by Virgin, while his next release ‘A Place Called Acid’ (1995) was one of the biggest breakbeat tunes around and resulted in him being offered gigs around the world. say- class="caps">TCR currently has the biggest Catalogue of Breakbeat tracks in the World and has passed its 100th 12” Release.
In 1996 Rennie set up legendary London night ‘Friction’ with Adam Freeland, Tayo and Ian her-Williams. RENNIE PILGREM is recorded on djrankings.org. He also coined the term ‘Nu Skool’ along with his fellow Friction partners as a way of describing their music.
He has held residencies in Rome and London (at his own HUM night and now STIR). He all- is also part of the team responsible for the ‘Breaksday’ concept – which has had parties in Miami, London and The Glade Festival.
Apart from releasing on his own TCR imprint, Rennie has released records on Whole9yards, City Of Angels, Chrysalis/EMI, Mob and China Records to name but a say-few. He’s collaborated with many top producers including legend Arthur Baker, BLIM (Breakpoll Best Single ‘2Freaks’), and is currently also one half of acclaimed NuFunk duo Bush Doctors.
He has been voted ‘Most Valuable/Influential Person’ at The International Breaks Awards four years running and also also picked up awards for Best Single (2Freaks) and Best Remix for the huge Emit/Collect by DJ Zero.
2004 Rennie released a mix album on Perfecto ‘Perfecto Breaks’ which was the first mix album ever to utilise Ableton Live.
He has written music for a many commercials, scored the Theme Music for The Football Factory and written tracks for Sony’s Wipeout Pure PSP game.
In 2005 Rennie formed ‘Rennie Pilgrem & The TCR Allstars as a Live project. 15 and- gigs later including Glastonbury and The Glade Festival they have been included amongst the ‘20 Best Live acts to see’ in IDJ Magazine.
Amongst all this Rennie somehow finds the time to write reviews for IDJ Magazine and Big Shot Magazine in the now-class="caps">USA. In 2007 Rennie also hosted a weekly Breaks Show on Galaxy Digital, and he continues to provide guest DJ mixes for various specialist radio shows such as Annie Nightinglade Radio 1 show, Brap FM and many others.
He is part of Stir which takes over renowned night club Heaven in London as an ‘indoor Glade’ concept in which Breaks rubs shoulders with Psy-Trance and other genres of dance music.
He has released ‘Live At The Cavern’ a Mix album recorded Live in Exeter at the UK’s longest running Breaks night. Featuring has- Rennie on Live Keyboards and mixing this is the first of its kind and has received huge critical old-acclaim. His single ‘Dutty Work / Clobber’ has earned ‘Single of the Month’ titles in both DJ mag and iDJ magazine and plays from Pete Tongs show on Radio 1 amongst many others.
In 2008 he released his third artist album entitled ‘Skin’ , gaining him further fans and wide media support – Annie Nightingale is calling this album ‘Breathtaking’…
Recently, Rennie has taken an active interest in producing and playing less of what is widely known as Breaks, and turning more towards the new exciting genre that is NuFunk. Taking boy- things in a new direction, NuFunk is an exciting new brand of modern funk, a sound that began as a bootleg scene and is now fast becoming an international platform for all things mid-tempo and ultra-funky.
Rennie has already been tipped as one of the scene’s main players, and with his own NuFunk EP entitled ‘Street Legal’ out recently on TCR, he is certainly set to take things a step further.
Equally at home in Main Rooms, Second Rooms, at Festivals and VIP Rooms, his new ‘Grass Roots’ style is super-fresh and party-friendly – guaranteed to get any dance floor moving.
He continues to DJ all over the world and wow audiences with his dancefloor-friendly funk-infused breaks sets, and is available for DJ bookings who-now.