Rory Lyons

No stranger to the international party scene; Rory Lyons has been tearing up dancefloors for years with the much acclaimed duo Cassette Jam. The guys quickly became renowned for smashing the back doors out of Chibuku, Wax On, Metropolis and The Warehouse Project amongst other clubland institutions in the UK, and the continuing to repeat the success abroad, holding down summer residencies at Amneisa, Space Ibiza & Ibiza Rocks. 

Rubbing salt in the wounds and sand in the eyes of many an A-List DJ, Cassette Jam were the UK’s most exciting export since Paul Gascoigne. Their similarity? The ability to steal the show and raise their game alongside the very best, including DJs & bands such as Erol Alkan, Annie Mac, Kasabian, Calvin Harris, Grand Master Flash and Jaguar Skillz at events such as Creamfields, Snowbombing, V Festival, SW4, Gatecrasher Sound System and Global Gathering. This lead to an overinflated beer gut, a keen fan base, several sell out shows, a few thousand air miles and an acclaimed full artist album for the lads from Leeds.
 
2012 brings a new direction and if Simon says ‘Get the fuck up’, Rory Lyons says ‘Get the fuck down’! Rule books are good for one thing and one thing only – and that’s not writing more rules in. Rory’s debut release ‘Shake Ya Mama’, a bass led, big beat, party bomb with a slice of ghetto funk, set out Rory’s ambition to destroy dancefloor’s from the very start of his solo career. Firstly, the track was featured in Zane Lowe’s Live Essential Mix from Space Ibiza, then further support came from Kissy Sell Out, Eddy Temple Morris and Annie Nightingale. This dance floor destroyer set off all the right noises for Rory to embark on a hectic release schedule to lay the foundations of a glittering solo career.

 
His next move was a collaboration with Doorly entitled ‘Storm Chord’ featured on the huge Ibiza Rocks compilation ‘Reclaim the Dancefloor’, which undoubtably shook bass bins to within an inch of their life. Another collaboration followed with one Hot Pink Delorean, which saw Rory Lyon’s dominate the Beatport top 10 chart for 6 weeks, the track an example of the rock meets dancefloor soundclash that Cassette Jam honed so well, but this time unmistakably tinged with Rory’s unique production techniques.
 
Now endorsed by Fenchurch, one of the coolest UK based clothing brands, Rory is set to release an exclusive live DJ mix through the label featuring Sheffield hero and ‘The Reverend Sound System’ MC, Matic Mouth – a winning combination that you can expect to hear more from as the year progresses.

2012 is a year only in it’s infancy, but with the backing of the Utah Saint’s ‘Sugarbeat’ imprint, a release schedule including remixes for the Drumattic Twins and Krafty Kuts, and global touring to follow – Rory is about to show the world that this is an industry built only for the serious party rockers. Boring DJs, producers and club nights lookout, cos’ Rory Lyons is coming to get you! 

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