In 1998, Ben made a smart move to Perth and his career as a DJ took shape. At that time, Perth’s underground dance music scene was starting to thrive as band sets at bars were replaced with DJ sets. By 2001, Ben had regular bookings at many of Perth’s leading dance clubs – he also nabbed his first few sets at Ambar. Here, he discovered breakbeat and neither Ben, nor Ambar, have looked back.

Always keeping it fresh and never restricting himself to one style, his sets flow in and out of hip hop, mid-tempo breakbeat, house, proper party breakbeat and good old tech/tribal house. A resident at Ambar since 2001, you can catch Ben rocking it out ‘til the wee hours of the morning at Ambar’s regular Saturday nights Japan 4 and quarterly Bootleg nights.

As one half of the Bootleg Brothers, Ben Mac and Philly have been putting on Bootleg nights at Ambar since 2006. Playing only bootlegs and mash-ups, and being in some of Perth’s favourite and funkiest DJ’s, the Bootleg Brothers can guarantee you a fun night out.

Ben Mac’s skills on the deck have seen him voted Number 1 House DJ in the Perth Dance Music Awards 2007 and again in 2008, and has come in at #10 in WA in the INTHEMIX Top 50 DJ Poll for 2008.

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Tone began his DJ career in the small trance clubs of Singapore in 1997, progressing upon returning to Perth to a residency at the Spirit Soundbar and many guest appearances at the fledgling ‘backbeat’ breaks night, as well as Geisha Bar, the Mustang Bar, o2 (now Rise) and the Babylon Hotel (now the Balmoral). He was then picked from a group of Perth DJs to play the millennium New Year’s Eve on mainland China, one of the first groups of western DJs to do so. Refining the breaks/house sound, he was picked up as a resident for the Cottesloe Beach Hotel VIP room, as well as Ambar which opened in 2000. After playing the opening night, Tone still plays there to this day.

Another prominent figure in the Japan 4 crew at Ambar, Wish has been an Ambar resident for the last 4 years. Wish found his place in the scene as one of the founders of the Bass Affinity crew who used to hold regular nights at the Glasshouse. Wish has that solid Ambar party sound, which has seen him support many international DJs including Meat Katie, The Plump DJs, Lee Coombs, Aquasky and Rennie Pilgrem to name but a few.

Wish has also played overseas, playing in one of Nagoya’s (Japan) premier nightclubs, Club Daughter. Here Wish delivered his unique style to many who were left flabbergasted at his talent. Wish is part of the award winning Japan 4 crew and can be found at Ambar most weekends.

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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. Marty relocated to Perth in 2004 and burst onto the scene after winning the inaugural ‘Punters Choice’ competition for up-and-coming DJs at Ambar. His popularity pushed him in to a regular spot at Ambar, cementing his reputation. Marty is known in the scene as one of the cleanest cutters and scratchers around; just ask Jurassic 5 and Rahzel, who he played in-between on the Good Vibrations festival lineup.

Marty oozes the two big e’s; excellence and energy through every set he plays. Marty can also be seen most weekends as part of Japn4 and the Break-A-Holics Anonymous (BAA) crew; not to mention Boomtick’s Parklife, Breakfest and the innovative Tonight Only shows.

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Download Marty McFly's Triple J set here and his January 2009 Promo mix here.

Bundle breakbeat and electro and bang it out with a boom and you’ve got Prizzy – one of Ambar’s favourite residents.

He was a founding member of the Destination? promotion team which now mainly settles in at Ambar and ran weekly underground night Signal To Noise. Prizzy has supported international (and Australian) acts such as Stanton Warriors, Plump DJs, Meat Katie, General Midi, Hyper, Tayo, Bass Kleph, Hook n Sling, Jono Fernandez, Dopamine, Poxy Music and Q45.

Prizzy can be caught at all Ambar regular club nights, and at Boomtick’s big events.

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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 hitter and a smooth mixer. Coming runner up in the national comp further cemented his DJing career.

After a few years playing everything from hip hop to funk to breaks at various places around town, Philly started running his own nights. Hydrophonik was a successful, though short-lived start where the sounds of tech and electro in house and breaks were smashed out to a receptive crowd. Bringing out interstate acts such as Dopamine ensured these parties will not be forgotten.

In 2006, Phil enlisted the help of fellow Boomtick resident, Ben Mac, to start the now infamous Bootleg nights. By playing nothing but bootlegs, mash-ups and white labels, punters can be guaranteed a massively funky and fun night out.

Not one to rest on his laurels, late last year, with the help of Mono Lisa and girlfriend Megs, Philly started his second night at Ambar, pushing the more banging sounds of breaks and house, Force Majeure started with a bang and is set to continue its success in 2009.

With his first production releases coming out this year on Destination? records and also Breakin Even records under the name Philly Blunt, we're expecting big things for Phil in both the DJ booth and the studio in 2009.

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A broken beat, chunky bassline and a whole lot of booty-shaking funk is what makes Mono Lisa smile.

Combining smooth mixes and beats with attitude, Lisa stays true to the breakbeat sound that moves her. She has been a regular player at Perth breaks events since late 2005 and is known for delivering her sets with energetic enthusiasm. As one half of the recently launched Force Majeure night at Ambar, Lisa is dedicated to the harder sounds in breaks, tech and house.

As a resident at Ambar's long-running night 'Japan 4', Lisa most often closes proceedings to a packed dancefloor. Supporting international artists such as Rennie Pilgrem, Hyper, Superstyle Deluxe, Alex Metric, Baobinga & ID, Janette Slack and Skool of Thought and performing along side fellow Force Majeure crew member Philly at Major Break 5 and Breakfest 2008, has seen her achieve the Best Female DJ award in the Perth Dance Music Awards for 2007, 2008 and 2009.

Mono Lisa's obvious passion for the music that she plays ensures that her sets are always up-front, entertaining and purely broken.

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From the bass soaked depths of Perth’s underground in a time of wonder and mayhem a broken beat addiction was born...

In 1999 rocking parties and ramming dance floors, Blend aka Mikee K first burst onto the scene as a part of the ROLLER Crew with a fist full of wax. Since then he has been immersed and devoted to the Perth dance music scene including Djing and co-hosting events such as the Perth Dance Music Awards (PDMA), Roller Idol, the Rock Paper Scissors State Finals (RPS) and now a proud member of the Boomtick family.

Musically cutting his teeth in the jump up Drum & Bass sound and being strongly influenced by whoomping Hip Hop and heaving Break Beat. Blend brings an energetic, unique and positive prospective to the party, weather its disintegrating dance floors or warming a welcoming room. But don’t be fooled by his boyish charm! His music has been known to make pints of beer rattle off bars and provoke dance moves that haven’t been invented yet...

Having supported the likes of the Plump DJ’s, Krafty Kuts, A Skillz, Shimon, Rhibosome and Soul of Man and playing his first Good Vibrations set in 2008, Lok has come along way since 1997 when his love affair with the “wheels of steel” began. Never one to take things too seriously, he’s built an impressive repertoire of tunes from eclectic musical influences to create the ultimate party vibe.

Lok’s take on music has kept crowds entertained at almost every venue in Perth, with long term residencies at The Cott, Geisha Bar and The Leederville Hotel. More recently, regular guest spots at ‘The Beat Suite’ at The Flying Scotsman, Box Deli, Double Lucky and The Left Bank have fine tuned Lok’s DJing skills.

These days Lok can be found at Ambar getting the party started for Japan 4 or supporting one of Boomtick’s regular international guests. Also featuring in Bootleg nights and Ambar’s massive Major Break, Lok has cemented his name as one of Perth’s finest DJ’s.