Steve Lawler
Steve Lawler needs little to no introduction, 7 times winner at the DJ Awards. A child of the acid house generation, An electronic artist who defies generic boundaries with award winning mix compilation series. The owner of the record label group VIVa MUSiC, The owner of the cult event brand WARRIORS. From organising illegal raves back in the early to mid 90’s, Lawler’s set his own agenda, following his natural musical instinct behind the decks and in the studio.
With over 50 releases on the worlds most well known and respected record labels, from Hot Creations, to his own label imprint VIVa MUSiC, having released on R&S, Drumcode, OVUM, Turbo, Robsoul, Play it Say it, Objective, Knee Deep, Get Physical, Moon Harbour, Sci + Tec, Bedrock, Siesta Recordings, Circus Music, 8bit, Leftroom.. the list goes on and on.
Remixing for the worlds most renowned record labels, and commercially known artists such as Justin Timberlake, Jamelia, Dido to name a few Steve’s own record label group VIVa MUSiC, VIVa LTD, iVAV and Evive Recordings have been responsible for launching the careers of some of the most recognisable artists such as Darius Syrossian, Detlef, Davide Squillace, Latmun, Solardo, Livio & Roby, Audiofly plus many more. Also providing some of the best dance floor tracks this past decade.
Steve’s hugely successful event brand WARRIORS quickly gained a cult following on the island of Ibiza which took fans and critics by storm. Steve’s history is far to long to mention in one biography, touring the world for almost 30 years, having held residences at the worlds most prestigious venues including the infamous Space Terrace in ibiza, Twilo in New York, Release in San Francisco, Cream in Liverpool, The End and Home in London along with the award winning compilation series co-owned by Global Underground ‘Lights Out’ which followed his Dark Drums series of mix compilations and Nightlife Radio show listened to by over 3 millions listeners worldwide.
Steve even provided music for a horror film called ‘The Skeleton Key’ when he was headhunted by horror film director Iain Softly to make the theme tune to the 2005 movie Skeleton Key. On top of all this, Steve has a feature film documentary called ‘The Art of the DJ’ not only citing personal events of Steve’s life including a near death experience but also charts the progress of his career and the growth of the electronic scene filmed by an award winning film director.
Steve Lawler is a true living legend and has seen and heard it all and experienced everything club culture can throw at him, from mistaken identity to scary stalkers... He’s even been held at knifepoint in a dark alley behind a Mexican club for not playing a request! It’s these years of hard sonic graft, however, that have fine-tuned his understanding of electronic music and its relationship with the dance floor.
Dynamic, driven and drastically obsessed with performing as well as he possibly can. Steve’s passion for house, techno and electronica is too strong for one simple generic association.
Steve Lawler isn’t just at the top of his game, he’s pushing the boundaries of what a DJ can do – both technically and creatively – as an artist and as a successful label businessman.