Now firmly established as one of the most respected and biggest selling artists in the world of Hard Dance,
Technikal (aka Alf Bamford) has kept up the blistering form that first got him noticed, with a slew of classic productions over the last year. Never one to rest on his laurels, he has pushed his immense production skills further by successfully producing acclaimed Hardcore tracks alongside his unique brand of Hard Dance, as well as producing Electro and Psy-Trance-tinged material. Keen to show he is no one-trick-pony, this young star continues to test his skills to the limits.
Technikal first found his passion for dance music as a young teenager, and was inspired by his older brother to take up music production. Producing from the age of thirteen, he got his first track signed at the age of seventeen - and has gone on to sell hundreds of thousands of records across the globe. Since being discovered by
Spencer Freeland and
Marc French (Heat UK) in 2004,
Technikal has made a truly meteoric through the Hard Dance scene, working with the likes of
Lisa Lashes,
BK Nick Sentience,
Steve Hill,
Rob Tissera....the list goes on and on. He has earned the respect of his peers and is consistently cited as one of the most talented and innovative producers around.
Alfs DJ career has taken off in a big way too. Now cool and confident behind the decks, his invigorating, peak-time blend of Hard Dance has seen him play such illustrious gigs such as
Dancevalley,
Impulz,
Tidy Weekenders,
Goodgreef,
Frantic, and his spellbinding main room midnight set at the
HeatUK New Years Eve 2005 Party at
Brixton Academy. Further afield he has played at
Australias biggest and best parties, as well as stamping his mark all over territory such as
Cape Town,
Stockholm, and
Trondheim.
At the 2006
Hard Dance Awards, the public voted
Technikal as runner up in the best producer, best remixer and best track categories. The
Harderfaster Readers Awards 2006 also proclaimed
Technikal as the best producer and remixer of the year. Its unheard of for someone so young to conquer a dance music scene in such a short time, but
Technikals production prowess is too mighty for the outcome to be anything less than this. Now fully in his stride, this young prodigy sets the pace for the Hard Dance scene.
