A few months ago we hosted an old Mark Farina Percussion mix that really hit the spot with you guys… and why not, it’s a beauty! We got back in touch with Mark’s people over at Dope Den Productions recently, and with a little bit of wheeling and dealing we got our mits on a [...]

Atnarko has worked with folks as varied as drum ‘n’ bass eradicator AK1200 and house-diva DJ Heather. His tracks with house-legend Huggy as Formidable Force have landed in the record crates of the world’s top DJs, who prize their quirky yet floor-movin’ vibes.
Onethirty Recordings is fast becoming a staple addition to DJ crates around the [...]

Here’s a little something we’re definitely liking! Our buddies over at Dope Den Productions; the management and promotion team behind music legends such as Jay-J, Chuck Love, Mark Rae and Yes King, among many others have just dropped us a line with Mark Farina’s GLA Percussion Mix, and it is smoking! Mark is one of the [...]

Here’s a little something from our man in NYC… Davidson Ospina’s February 2010 Underground Mix. Packed with an incredible array of his own tracks, remixes, and releases on Ospina Digital, it’s the perfect deep house vibe for this new year!
You can check out the mix in the player below, or head over to Davidson’s Podcast [...]

Tom Baker is one of London’s finest underground DJs. We say underground, but he’s pretty flipping huge really, traveling the world regularly to delight dance floors and club kids with his infectious house sounds, from deep to driving, techy and techno vibes. A true master of the tables and also a producer of note, releasing [...]

Lee Jarvis is someone we’re very proud to call a friend. Not only is he one of the most informed minds on the business of world music, he also happens to be an incredible music writer, producer and DJ.
He blasted onto the scene in the early 00’s, promoting and playing at his own Moochin parties [...]

This is the first DJ mix I’ve found the time to do this summer and it definitely represents the current sounds I’m digging and playing out in my travels. The mix was ‘commissioned’ by a radio station in the Philippines (Jam 88.3) which has an exciting new house mix show called Deep Fried. If you [...]

In late 2008 CheckPoint got together for a very revealing chat with the international dance music superstar Jay-J. There’s a little bit of everything in here… the early years, being commissioned to produce a track for the Beijing Olympics and… really bad work-out mixes! You’ll see a whole new side to both artists in this [...]