Phil Reynolds

Phil Reynolds
GenresHard trance, Hard house
Occupation(s)Record producer, Disc Jockey
Years active1990 -
LabelsTidy Trax, Nukleuz

Phil Reynolds is a British electronic dance music disc jockey and record producer.[1][2] He is known for his "unique blend of harder house and trance".[3]

Career

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Reynolds has been a resident DJ at a number of London's harder dance club nights, including Frantic, Fevah, and Convergence, and has also been guest DJ at a wide range of nights including at Heaven and headlining at Turnmills and Brixton Academy.[4][5] Reynolds mixed the first two Frantic - Future Sound of Hard Dance compilation albums, released in 2001 and 2002 respectively. The first was reported to have sold over 50,000 records, and the second peaked at #15 in the official UK compilation chart.[1][6][7] Reynolds collaborated with Nick Sentience to produce the track "Instru(mental)", which was voted hard dance tune of the year, named as the Ministry of Sound single of the month, and was featured on the cover CD for the May 2001 issue of Muzik magazine.[1][4][6][8]

Reynolds has regularly collaborated with fellow hard house DJ Steve Blake, including producing several tracks, such as "Phase 2" which made #31 in the official UK dance singles chart.[1][9] The collaboration with Blake also extended to setting up a record label together, called Impact.[4] As of 2022, Reynolds continues to perform live DJ sets.[10]

Discography

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Phil Reynolds singles
Title Artist Year Peak
UK Singles		 Peak
UK Dance
Frantic EP[11] Nick Sentience & Phil Reynolds 2001 84
Back 2 Front[11] Nick Sentience & Phil Reynolds 2001 91
Instru(mental)[8] Nick Sentience & Phil Reynolds 2001
Computer Logic/Vinyl Addiction[12] Mark Richardson/Phil Reynolds 2001 86 30
Phase 2[9][13] Steve Blake & Phil Reynolds 2002 31

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Phil Reynolds · Biography". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  2. ^ Hazard Hickey, Andrew (August 2012). "Phil Reynolds & James Lawson". beat.com.au. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  3. ^ Hammond, J (7 July 2005). "winter on the boil". The Gold Coast Bulletin. ProQuest 376009913. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "biografie · biography · Phil Reynolds · DJ · DJ Phil Reynolds". partyflock.nl. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  5. ^ "COMING UP". The Press. 19 September 2002. ProQuest 314485055.
  6. ^ a b "CLUB LIFE". The Press. 26 September 2002. ProQuest 314483576. Retrieved 9 March 2024. Resident at the popular Frantic and Convergence nights in London, he is famous for his unique combination of harder house and trance.
  7. ^ "FRANTIC 2002". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 18 November 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Nukleuz Bomb". Muzik. May 2001. p. 44. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  9. ^ a b "STEVE BLAKE & PHIL REYNOLDS songs and albums - full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Phil Reynolds · Past Events". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  11. ^ a b "NICK SENTIENCE & PHIL REYNOLDS songs and albums - full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 28 October 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  12. ^ "COMPUTER LOGIC/VINYL ADDICTION – MARK RICHARDSON/PHIL REYNOLDS - Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
  13. ^ Kavanagh, Mark (December 2002). "Reviews". Muzik. p. 86. If Steve's 'Get A Rush' (also on Tripoli) was your bag, then the simple but effective trancey hooks on this will also grab you.
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