This weekend I’m going back to Chelyabinsk in Russia for a date that’s a little bit out of the ordinary for me! It’s not a gig as such, I’m doing a personal appearance and providing the music for the local heat of the Miss Russia contest in the city of Chelyabinsk in the South Urals. The music won’t be my usual clubby fare either, expect glamourous lounge, cool pop, indie dance and balearic beats mashed up together to provide the sonic backdrop for the night, as the contestants and models strut their stuff on the catwalk. I’m really looking forward to it, and also to catching up with some of my friends in Chel!

I’ve just put together another chart for Beatport - here it is in no particular order:

Mike Monday - “Salieri Complex” - Om Records
David West - “Hello Piano” - Mistakes
Julianne - “And I love to Say Goodbye” (Moussa Clarke Remix) - 19 Box
Wonderland Avenue - “Idol Eyes” (Kikko Martini) - Slammin Muzik
Tim Andresen - “Grasshopper 2008″ - What Happens
Eddie Cabrera - “Palma Nights” (Daniel Lindeberg Mix) - Dumb Recordings
Orkidea - “Metaverse” (Jody Wisternoff Remix) - AVA
Wize - “Grand Voyage” - Sismic
David Gausa, Static Revenger & Scumfrog - “Into The Deep”  - Sutil
Mr Gil - “The Dawn” (Chris Crowther Remix) - Orbiter

I’ve just got back from another weekend in Russia, where I got a last minute booking to play the closing set for Gatecrasher at Gaudi Arena in Moscow, as a replacement for Mauro Picotto, who couldn’t make the event. A fun night, and particularly interesting to see Dimitry Almazov aka Bobina play. He has a huge local following, and possibly looks set to enter the DJ Magazine top 100 this year, the first Russian DJ to achieve this - watch this space! You can check out some videos from the party on Youtube.

Also got the chance to attend the re-launch of the uber-glamourous Most club in Moscow on Friday night. It’s just had a re-fit, courtesy of architect Alexey Haas, and it’s looking and sounding great!

I’ll be back in Russia in a couple of weeks