Peewee Ferris is a DJ from Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. Ferris began mixing at an early age, being inspired by his older brothers Stephen and John who are also DJs.

Ferris has headlined numerous events including the Big Day Out

Big Day Out

The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...

 and Ministry of Sound

Ministry of Sound

Ministry of Sound London, commonly referred to as simply Ministry of Sound or MoS, is a nightclub based in London, United Kingdom and an associated record label. It was ranked fourth in the 2010 DJ Magazine top 100 clubs poll 2010. As well as the nightclub in London, there is another in Egypt and...

 and the Australian tours of The Prodigy

The Prodigy

The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...

, Chemical Brothers,Primal Scream

Primal Scream

Primal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney...

, and Cream Tour ,Godskitchen

Godskitchen

Godskitchen is an international superclub brand which is associated with dance music and organises events, particularly in the UK and US. The company runs a club night of the same name at their nightclub AIR, in Birmingham, England and has an in-house music label...

,Stereosonic

Stereosonic

Stereosonic is an annual music festival held in Australia in early December. From its humble beginnings, Stereosonic has become a relatively big music festival in Australia. Stereosonic is held in Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, Melbourne. Stereosonic is a collaboration of two major Australia...

,Future Music Festival , and many more... He has ranked highly in various dance magazine polls, gaining worldwide exposure and thus gaining work through Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

, Europe

Europe

Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

 and Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

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Ferris' album Social Narcotic gained him two ARIA Award nominations, with the single "I Feel It" certified Gold by ARIA

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

. He has remixed for many artists including Human Nature

Human Nature (band)

Human Nature are an Australian pop vocal group. The group was originally formed as a doo-wop band in 1989 while the current members were at school together in Sydney. So far, the band has had 17 Top 40 hits and five Top 10 hits in Australia since 1996 when their first album Telling Everybody was...

 and Men At Work

Men at Work

Men at Work are an Australian rock band who achieved international success in the 1980s. They are the only Australian artists to have a simultaneous #1 album and #1 single in the United States . They achieved the same distinction of a simultaneous #1 album and #1 single in the United Kingdom...

 and composed for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and the Doha 2006 Asian Games

Asian Games

The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...

 and Shanghai World Expo 2010  . Ferris also composes the soundtracks for Sydney New Year's Eve Fireworks .

In 2004 Ferris became the exclusive ambassador for the Italian clothing company Kappa

Kappa

Kappa is the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet, used to represent the voiceless velar stop, or "k", sound in Ancient and Modern Greek. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 20. It was derived from the Phoenician letter Kaph...

 and in 2009 became official ambassador for the Sydney FC

Sydney FC

Sydney FC is a professional football club based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia and competes in the country's premier football competition, the A-League...

 and Ableton Live 8 .

History

One of Australia’s most influential DJ and producer, Peewee Ferris has been instrumental in the Australian and international dance movement for well over fifteen years. He has headlined many major Australian dance events, including the Big Day Out

Big Day Out

The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...

 (1996, 1997, 2000, 2004, and 2009), Future Music Festival, Ministry of Sound Australia

Ministry of Sound Australia

Ministry of Sound Australia Pty Ltd is the Australian subsidiary label of Ministry of Sound Recordings Ltd. It is Australia's largest independent Dance label as well as one of Australia's largest independent labels overall...

, Summadayze

Summadayze

Summadayze is an annual Australian music festival held in the month of January.-2008:*Groove Armada Soundsystem *David Guetta feat Chris Willis*New Young Pony Club*Steve Angello & *Sebastian Ingrosso*Felix Da Housecat...

 and Australian tours of The Prodigy

The Prodigy

The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...

, Chemical Brothers and Cream

Cream (band)

Cream were a 1960s British rock supergroup consisting of bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, guitarist/vocalist Eric Clapton, and drummer Ginger Baker...

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Whether DJing in the remote town of Kalumburu or at his monthly residency in Melbourne, Peewee is still the Resident DJ at the club Sublime

Sublime

Sublime may refer to:* Sublime ** Their third album, Sublime ** Sublime with Rome, a reunited version of the above band* Sublime * Sublime * Sublime , the DV8 superhero...

 at Home Nightclub Sydney

Home (nightclub chain)

The Home chain of nightclubs were initially started at the height of popularity of house music. The two clubs at the time were two of the largest nightclubs in their respective countries, and were of a number of dance music enterprises operated by the one company, including various other smaller...

. Sublime celebrated its 12th birthday in 2008 with a classic club anthem CD called Sublime XII, programmed and mixed by Peewee.

Peewee was voted one of the Top 40 DJs in the 2004 and 2005 by Australian website Inthemix, one of the top 25 most influencing people in the Australian dance scene by Ministry of Sound Australia

Ministry of Sound Australia

Ministry of Sound Australia Pty Ltd is the Australian subsidiary label of Ministry of Sound Recordings Ltd. It is Australia's largest independent Dance label as well as one of Australia's largest independent labels overall...

 magazine, voted one of the top DJs in the world by German Juice magazine and one of the top 100 DJs in the world by British DJ Magazine.

This international exposure has led Peewee to work throughout Asia, Europe and even Africa. Peewee has toured China twice, alongside Seb Fontaine and Yousef and has made guest appearances at the legendary Zouk in Singapore. Further, Peewee was the first Australian DJ to play in South Africa at Freedom Festival during 2001. Peewee also graced the shores of Hannover, Germany, where he was invited to play at Lovestern Galatika Meets EXPO 2000

Expo 2000

Expo 2000 was a World's Fair held in Hanover, Germany from Thursday, June 1 to Tuesday, October 31, 2000. It was located on the Hanover fairground , which is famous for hosting CeBIT...

, with an international line-up and more than 15,000 party people.

Peewee has twice been nominated for an ARIA award for his album Social Narcotic and his Top 20 single "I feel It" and has been awarded an ARIA Gold Record for production work. Peewee has knotched up over 70 different dance remixes for Australian and international artists such as Ultrasonic, Jocelyn Brown

Jocelyn Brown

Jocelyn Lorette Brown is an American R&B and dance music singer...

 and Eternal Rhythm. Peewee’s pseudonyms include Evac, Slot Jockies, and Pipi Le Oui. Peewee was the first DJ to release a DJ mixed DVD compilation featuring 74 minutes of VJ (video jockey) visuals.

Music production is an imminent part of Peewee Ferris’ career. The role of the DJ has become more than just a jukebox but a producer, remixer and songwriter. By far the most prestigious highlight of Peewee’s career was composing original music for the opening and closing ceremonies for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, reaching an audience of over 4 billion people worldwide.

Peewee was the musical composer and arranger for the Sydney Gay Games opening ceremony. His diverse musical production repertoire extends from corporate television and radio advertising campaigns to film soundtracks all around the world.

Peewee has recently released ‘Sublime XII’, ‘Peaktime Vol 4’ and ‘Wildweekends Vol 3’ double CD’s for Central Station Records and composing and remixing music for the Opening Ceremony of the Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. He is currently the soundtrack composer for Sydney New Year's Eve and is also touring in Indonesia playing at Ocean Beach Club in Kuta and Club Sykgarden.

In 2009 Peewee played to his biggest audience ever at the Big Day Out

Big Day Out

The Big Day Out is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994...

 Tour. Over 40,000 people packed inside the Boiler room to see Peewee perform before The Prodigy

The Prodigy

The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...

 who ended the festival. Peewee has hit the record books with highest number of national tours on the Big Day Out Festival-Six plus many more side shows.

Discography

• Shanghai World Expo 2010  Opening Ceremony
• Sydney 2000 Olympic Games - Opening and closing ceremonies.
• Arranged the soundtracks for Sydney New Year's Eve (2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009).
• Music for the Sydney 2002 Gay Games
  Gay Games
  The Gay Games is the world's largest sporting and cultural event organized by and specifically for LGBT athletes, artists, musicians, and others. It welcomes participants of every sexual orientation and every skill level...
  
   - Opening and closing ceremonies.
• Arranged soundtrack(s) for the Doha 2006 Asian Games
  Asian Games
  The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...
  
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DJ Mixed CD/DVD

• Sublime XII
• Wildweekenders Vol 3
• Peaktime Vol 4
• Hard Trance Volume Four CD/DVD
• In the Main Room
• Future Trance Volume Two
• Two Tribes (Shock Records)
• Sublime Submission Volume Four (Shock Records)
• Digital Domination 2002
• Heartbeatz Volume One (Blackhole Recordings, Holland)
• Ministry Of Sound Dance Nation (Ministry)
• Peewee Ferris Live (Dancepool)
• Hammered - Clubbed To Death (Dancepool)
• Strictly Techno Three (Sony)
• Central Energy One
• DJ 's Downunder Volume One (Reachin Records)
• MCA House Party (MCA)

Released Tracks

• Peewee Ferris ‘Spaghettification’ (Perfecto UK)
• Peewee Ferris vs John Truelove ‘Brain’ (Tec UK)
• Peewee Ferris ‘Heaven or Hell?’
• Gay Olympic Games Sydney 2002
• Peewee Ferris ‘Genesis’ (Dancepool/Tec Uk)
• Music for the Opening Ceremony of Sydney 2000 Olympic Games ‘Arrivals’ (Sony)
• Peewee Ferris Vs Dj Heaven ‘10,000 Miles Apart’ (Bang On)
• Slot Jockeys ‘Be My Man’ (Tinted)
• Infusion - 'Smokescreen/Lux’ (Dancepool)
• Peewee Ferris ‘Social Narcotic” Album (Sony Dancepool)
• Peewee Ferris ‘ Driving Me Insane’ (Sony Dancepool)
• Peewee Ferris ‘The Future/Everybody Get Down’ (Reverb Uk, Sony Australia)
• Peewee Ferris ‘Playhouse’ (Tinted)
• Pipi Le Oui – ‘Le Funky Bus’ (Disc Blue) France
• Dj Mark James 'Work It ‘ & ‘Dirty Dancin’ (Sony)
• Evac - ‘First Class’ (Mds)
• Evac – ‘Non Stop’ (Mds)
• Slot Jockeys – ‘Gotta Release’ (Tinted)
• Asio –‘Pure Power’ (Mds)
• Asio – ‘Punk Rock’ (Urban Sounds) Holland
• Bovver Boys- ‘Say Hey - We Came To Party (Dancepool)
• Marco Polo & Peewee Ferris –‘Inspirations’ (Moonlite) Italy
• DJ Peewee Vs Dj Darren Briais ' I Feel I ' (Dancepool)
• F.O.E (Friends Of Earth ) Lp (Sony Dancepool )
• Dj Peewee Vs John Ferris 'Time To Make The Floor Burn ' (Dancepool)
• Bass Culture - ' B. C Nation ' Lp Featuring Gina G, Kate Ceberano
• Toni Pearon, Lisa Maxwell, & Susie Ahern (Mushroom )
• DJ's Beats - Beyond The Turntable - Featuring Australia DJ's
• Collette -' Raise The Roof' Lp (Sony)
• Lisa Maxwell - 'Stand My Ground' Ep (Sony)
• Bellydance - 'Green Revolution / Three Days Man ' (Regular)
• DJ Mark James 'Work It ‘ & ‘Dirty Dancin’ (Sony)
• DJ Darren Briais Vs Peewee -‘Do It’ (Weepee)
• Body Corp - ‘Take Me Higher’ (Shock Records)

Remixing Credits

• Icehouse - ‘Icehouse’ (Warner music)
• Dannielle -‘Tell that you like it’ (Warner music)
• Selwyn -‘That the way love supposed to be’ (Sony)
• Southend - ‘Winner Is…’(Dancepool)
• Mark James - ‘Don’t you forget about me’
• Ofortuna - ‘Ofortuna’ (Global)
• Pants & Corset - ‘Damit Janet’ (Global Records)
• Men At Work – ‘Down Under’ (Sony)
• Tina Arena – ‘Now I Can Dance’ 7” Radio, 12” Club & Dub Remix (Sony)
• Our House- ‘Floorspace 98’ (Mds)
• A.K.Soul Featuring Jocelyn Brown - ‘Free’ (Outlaw/Festival) 7 ” Radio ,12” Club Mix
• Human Nature - ‘Whisper Your Name’ 7” Radio Remix 12’ Club, Dub
• Lisa Maxwell - ‘Rock Your Baby’ (S3 Sony) 7’ 12’ Remix
• Human Nature - ‘Don’t Say Goodbye’ (Sony) 7 ” Radio 12” Club
• Bass Culture Featuring Gina G - 'Love The Life ' 96 (Mushroom) 7” Radio 12” Club
• Dead Or Alive - ‘Sex Drive’ (Dancepool) 12” Remix
• Bexta - ‘Rising Sun’ (Dancepool)
• Savagegarden - ‘I Want You’ (Roadshow Music) 12” Remix
• CDB - ‘Goodtimes (Epic) 12” Remix & 12” Hyperdisco Mix
• Ultrasonic -'Do You Believe ' (Clubsence Uk) 12” Remix
• DJ Versatile -'Bido Bido 95 ' (Reachin) 7” Radio , 12” Club Mix
• Gatecrushers - ‘Party Rockin Jam’ (Central Station Records) 12”
• Bubblegum Crisis - 'Your Love ' (Prozac) 12” Remix
• Urban Sound Of Amsterdam - ' P.A.R.T.Y ' (Reachin) 7” Radio,12” Remix
• Velocity - 'Set Me Free ' (Crucial) 7 ” Radio, 12” Club
• Duck & Cover Disco - ' Something For Your Mind '
• (Indochina Uk) 12” Remix
• Vision 4/5 - 'Funkify' (Volition) 12” Remix
• Eternal Rhythm - 'Deep Downunder ' (Logic Germany) 12” Remix
• Kruption -“Crazy” (Sony) 12” Remix
• Ekko -' Love Is A Drug ' (Central Station) 7” Radio, 12” Mix
• Eurphoria - ' Did You Ever Leave Me ' (Emi) 12” Remix
• Boxcar -'Ultrasonic ' (Volition) 12” Remix
• Ross Wilson -'Dark Side Of The Man ' (Warner) 12” Club, 12” Mix
• Noiseworks - 'Freedom' (CBS) 12” Mix
• Kate Ceberano - ' Love Dimension ' (Festival) 12” Remix
• Jenny Morris - 'Are You Ready ' (Warner) 12” Remix
• Craig Mclachlan - 'I Almost Felt Like Crying ' (CBS) 12” Remix
• Boom Crash Opera - ' Bombshell ' (Festival) 12” Remix
• Mark Williams - 'Show No Mercy ' (Emi) 7” Radio 12” Remix
• Party Boys - 'Follow Your Heart ' (CBS) 12” Remix
• Radiators - 'Rock'n'roll ' 12” Remix
• Machinations - 'Do To You ' (Festival) 12” Mix
• MC Miker G & Dj Sven - 'Holiday Rap ' (CBS)
• Sparklers - 'Big Brother ' 12” Mix
• Technicolor - 'Can't Leave You Alone ' (Regular) 7” Radio 12”
• Collette - 'Ring My Bell ' (CBS) 7” Radio 12” Remix
• Culture Shock - 'Satisfy The Groove / My Enemy / Saviour / Amor Serenade ' (Sony) 7” Radio 12” Remix
• Bass Culture - 'Love The Life / You've Got A Friend / B C Nation ' 7” Radio, 12” Remix
• Cosmic Goddess - 'Age Of Aquarius ' 12” Remix
• Tony Llewellan - 'Pick You Up ' (Warner) 12” Remix
• Exposed - 'Blue Monday ' (Roadshow Music) 7” Radio 12” Mix

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