Ben McAvoy‘s (Ben Mac) has been in love with music since back in the Bob-Marley-on-your-Walkman day. His teenage years were spent in Holland, enveloped by a wave of European electronica.
On a six-month visit back to Perth, Ben Mac passed the Dutch to the left hand side and tasted dance music thanks to a Sasha mixtape.
Marty McFly first hit the decks in 2001 while living in his hometown of Campbelltown, Sydney.
He bought his first pair of turntables, developed his funk and broken beat edge on hip hop records (inspired from the masters themselves on DMC videos) and began to build a style he is known and loved for. He then made the smartest move of all: to Perth.
Oli began his love of Electronic music as a teen and as soon as he was old enough began spending his weekends in nightclubs.
This led to his desire to own the music being played in these clubs and at this time the only way to do this was to buy records and he began collecting.
Hitting the scene in 2001 after entering a mix-tape in the Channel [V] DJ Competition and winning the state finals at Metropolis Nightclub, Philly became known around town as a hard hitting, smooth mixer.
Coming runner up in the national comp further cemented his DJing career.
Funk, hip-hop, breaks and beats were in his blood when Tee EL to hit the decks in 2008. Finding his feet faster than a Ferrari, he settled into his own turntable-style and when he got his first chance to play at 'The Beat Suite', Perth took notice.
After proving he had what it took, Tee EL was selected to play at the first ‘Fresh Produce’ at Ambar Nightclub and was soon welcomed into the Boomtick family.