Rd

Anyone who thinks it's easy enough to become a famous DJ is deeply mistaken. Case in point is Steve Lawler, who for 12 years hung around the fringes of the dance industry, received tiny fees and suffered humiliations before appearing on world dancefloors. His name only recently came to the forefront, following a session at Space, and before that he spent many years traversing the Ibiza scene. However, these years were not in vain, 10 years of hopeless attempts to break into the top music league developed in him the strongest character.

Characterizing his style as 'coming from rave, but with elements of house', the young Birmingham DJ Lawler also worked in a record store, promoting parties. 'In the early and mid-90s I held a huge number of sessions, including my residencies at Fun, The Steering Wheel, Wobble, Canal' - he explains - 'But one day I decided to try my luck in Ibiza'. Combining quality recordings and reliability, Steve made a reputation for his now legendary Mambo, which led to invitations to Space, Cream, Clockwork Orange in 97/98. 'I even played at Sundissential' - he said.

But real success came to him in 99, when former Cream director Barren Hughes offered him to perform on Sunday Space Terrace, and then invited him to London, where Steve became a resident of Home London. Met in Britain by Danny Tenaglia, he found his niche with the Dark Drum soundtrack, but Steve admits he's afraid of being called a dark tribal performer. 'I like moving in the progressive direction. But it's very cool when a composition has vocals or some melody, there's feeling in it. I've moved away from dark things' - explains Steve. Following Lawler's third session at Space, Steve now shuttles between the island and the United Kingdom. Having become famous as a DJ who plays auto-patty, Lawler is not afraid to move into dance music, and his contribution to club culture is starting to bear fruit.

In 2002 Steve continued working at his Birmingham studio, he also recorded a single 'Rise in' for Bedrock. Besides that he manages his Harlem Records label and maintains a strict DJ schedule and maybe even appears at guest sessions outside working hours.

This summer Steve gave 9 performances in North America, greatly pleasing his fans.