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Technikal

Real Name:
Alfie Geno Raymond Bamford
Profile:
Alf Bamford's hard dance project.

Technikal was born in Carshalton, UK. Now firmly established as one of the most respected and biggest selling artists in the world of Hard Dance/Trance, Technikal has kept up the blistering form that first got him noticed, with many classic productions over the last year. Never one to rest on his laurels, he has pushed his immense production skills further by successfully producing acclaimed Hardcore tracks alongside his unique brand of Hard Dance, as well as producing Electro and Psychedelic trance-tinged material. Keen to show he is no one-trick-pony, this young star continues to test his skills to the limits.

Technikal first found his passion for dance music as a young teenager, and was inspired by his older brother to take up music production. Producing from the age of thirteen[1], he got his first track signed at the age of seventeen[1] - and has gone on to sell hundreds of thousands of records across the globe. Since being discovered by Heat UK’s Spencer Freeland and Marc French in 2004, Technikal has made a truly meteoric through the Hard Dance scene, working with the likes of Lisa Lashes, Nick Sentience, Phil Reynolds, Steve Hill, Rob Tissera....the list goes on and on. He has earned the respect of his peers and is consistently cited as one of the most talented and innovative producers around.

Technikal’s DJ career has taken off in a big way too. Now cool and confident behind the decks, his invigorating, peak-time blend of Hard Dance has seen him play such illustrious gigs over the past year as Tidy Weekender, Goodgreef vs Sundissential, Frantic, and his spellbinding midnight set at HeatUK’s New Year’s Eve Party at Brixton Academy. Further afield he has played at Australia’s biggest and best parties such as Progress and Masif, as well as the massive Impulz party in Holland.

Summer 2006 sees Technikal playing some of his biggest gigs yet, elevating him to the status of worldwide superstar. With Tidy vs Extreme Euphoria, Dance Valley and Creamfields having all been played, Technikal is ready to take his DJing to the next level. More studio dates are planned with the likes of Greg Brookman, Nick Sentience, Dougal and Gammer, and he plans to keep pushing the boundaries of Hard Dance music as far as they’ll go. “I want to start making some super advanced hard trance which breaks the mould, along with my Technikore hardcore project that I want to get properly stuck into as well” he enthuses.

Since 2006, Alf has picked up the second best producer and remixer three years running[1]; "Which is still a great achievement for me" he states in an interview with Frenzy, "Saying that it would be great to pick up one of the above accolades next year!"

It’s unheard of for someone so young to conquer a dance music scene in such a short time, but Technikal’s production prowess is too mighty for the outcome to be anything less than this. Now fully in his stride, this young prodigy sets the pace for the Hard Dance scene
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Discography

Releases:
Annihilation (2 versions)   Mohawk Records 2003
Daywalker (12", W/Lbl)   Execute Records 2003
Check Out The Sound (12")   Impact Recordings 2004
Mission Accomplished (2 versions)   Mohawk Records 2004
Pacemaker (3 versions)   Execute Records ... 2004
Technikal Support (12")   Interlude 2004
The Beginning (12")   Execute Records 2004
Global Panic / System Shock (3 versions)   Tidy ... 2005
Mad & Confused (12")   Tranzlation 2005
Move Ya Body / Emotion Is Khaos (12")   Global Panic Recordings 2005
Summassault (12")   Tranzlation 2005
Tranzlation Nation E.P. 1 (EP, Single) (3 versions)   Tranzlation Whites 2005
Crank It Up (12")   Tranzlation Whites 2006
More & More (12")   Tidy 2006
N2O (Found Some Gas) / Anxious Heart (2 versions)   Tidy 2006
Overdue (File, MP3)   Impact Digital 2006
Rock & Rollin' (2 versions)   Tranzlation 2006
Anthem 2007 / Antivirus (12")   Tranzlation 2007
Back 2 The Ol' Skool / Don't Hold Back (Give Yourself To Me) (12")   Global Panic Recordings 2007
Exhilaration EP (2xFile, MP3, EP)   Technikal Recordings 2007
Feel The Love (12")   Masif 2007
Neutralize (File, MP3)   Impact Digital 2007
Open Your Mind / Full Tilt (2xFile, MP3)   Digital Creation 2007
Overdrive (Technikal's 2007 Remix) (File, MP3)   Addiction Digital 2007
Rushin' (Single) (2 versions)   Technikal Recordings 2007
Sacrifice / Second Day (2xFile, MP3)   Technikal Recordings 2007
Summassault 2008 (2 versions)   Tranzlation Gold 2007
The Remix EP5 (File, MP3, EP)   Addiction Digital 2007
The Untidy Remixes 2007 (12")   Tidy Trax 2007
Wanna Go For A Ride / Losing Power (2xFile, MP3)   Digital Creation 2007
Closer / What We Gonna Do? (12")   Tidy 2008
Don't Stop (2xFile, MP3)   Technikal Recordings 2008
Future Music EP (2xFile, MP3, EP)   Technikal Recordings 2008
Mass Effect (2xFile, MP3)   Technikal Recordings 2008
Northern Lights (2xFile, MP3)   Technikal Recordings 2008
Perception / Ignition (2xFile, MP3)   Technikal Recordings 2008
Return To Innocence / New Religion (2xFile, MP3)   Technikal Recordings 2008
Supersonic (12")   Global Panic Recordings 2008
The Storm (2xFile, MP3)   Technikal Recordings 2008
Theme From Impulse (2 versions)   Masif 2008
This Is Now (Lee Haslam Tech Trance Rework) (File, MP3)   Presence Trance 2008
Gear Shift / Decicate (2xFile, MP3)   Technikal Recordings 2009
Klubbed Together (CD, Album)   Tidy Trax 2009
Klubbed Together Album Sampler 01 (12", Smplr)   Masif 2009
Look @ The Heaven (3xFile, MP3)   AWsum 2009
Mad Glow (2xFile, MP3)   Traffic Records 2009
Song For You (3xFile, MP3)   Technikal Recordings 2009
Supersonic (3xFile, MP3)   Global Panic Recordings 2009
Remixes:
Music For Tomorrow (12") Music For Tomorrow (Te... Execute Records 2003
Are You A Freak? (Disc 3) (2 versions) Are You A Freak (Techn... Bulletproof Records 2004
Goodgreef Album Two (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Are You A Freak? (Tech... GGR (Goodgreef Recordings) 2004
HQ On Tour Mixed By DJ Fausto The 1st Edition (CD, Mixed, Com) Are You A Freak UDC 2004
Hard Dance Anthems Past Present Future (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) Reach Out (Technikal Mix) Nukleuz 2004
Reach Out (12") Reach Out (Technikal R... Nukleuz 2004
Reach Out (12", Promo) Reach Out (Technikal R... Nukleuz 2004
A Feeling (Remixes) (CDr, Promo) A Feeling (Technikal Dub) Power Station Recordings 2005
Alone (File, MP3) Alone (Technikal Remix) Tidy Digital 2005
Black Magic - Hard Trance Anthems (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) I'm Your Angel (Techni... Masif 2005
Chasing Angels (12") Chasing Angels (Techni... Tranzlation 2005
Discover (12") Discover (Technikal Re... Nightvision Records 2005
Frantic Residents Volume Five (CD, Mixed) You're My Angel (Techn... Nukleuz 2005
Frantic Residents 5 Sampler 2 (12") You're My Angel (Techn... Nukleuz 2005
Rock The House (2 versions) Rock The House (Techni... Execute Records 2005
Silence (12") Silence (Technikal Mix) VW Recordings 2005
The Very Best Of Frantic Euphoria (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) A Feeling (Technikal V... Ministry Of Sound 2005
Together In This Dream (Single) (2 versions) Together In This Dream... Tranzlation Whites 2005
Trance Sessions Volume 1: Digitally Encoded (Comp) (2 versions) Reach Out (Technikal Mix) Nukleuz 2005
Transmission Trance Anthems 2005: Volume 5 (2xCD, Mixed) Silence (Technikal Remix) Switch (UK) 2005
Tunnel Trance Force Vol. 34 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Silence (Technikal Remix) Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) 2005
Angels In Heaven (12") Angels In Heaven (Tech... Tranzlation 2006
Darkest Desire (12") Darkest Desire (Techni... Species Records 2006
Elevate (2xCD, Mixed) Pounding Senses (Techn... Elevate Records 2006
Elevate Album Sampler Disc 2 (12", Smplr) Pounding Senses (Techn... Elevate Records 2006
Frantic Residents 6 Sampler (12") Heaven On Earth (Techn... Nukleuz 2006
Frantic Residents Volume 06 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Heaven On Earth (Techn... Nukleuz 2006
Hard Trance Bootlegs 2005 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Silence (Technikal Mix) Masif 2006
Hardbeat EP 27 (12", EP) U Got 2 Let The Music ... Nukleuz 2006
My Past, Your Present, Our Future (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) Why Does My Heart (Fee... Masif 2006
Reach Out (File, MP3)   Tidy Digital 2006
Resonate Vol. 5 (2xCD, Mixed) Alone (Technikal's Tid... Tidy Trax 2006
Save Me (CDr, Promo) Save Me (Technikal Remix) All Around The World 2006
Trance Sessions Volume 2 (CD) A Feeling (Technikal R... Nukleuz 2006
Transmission Trance Anthems Vol. 7: The Magic City (2xCD, Mixed, Comp + DVD, Mixed, Comp) U Got 2 Let The Music ... Masif 2006
Tunnel Trance Force Vol. 36 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Chasing Angels (Techni... Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) 2006
4Play Vol. 7 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Silence (Teknikal's Fo... Central Station 2007
Can't Sleep (12") Can't Sleep (Technikal... Lashed Music 2007
Can't Sleep (CDr, Single) Can't Sleep (Technikal... Lashed Music 2007
Elevate - The Next Level (2xCD, Mixed) Can't Sleep (Technikal... Elevate Records 2007
Faith (2007 Remixes) (2 versions) Faith (Technikal Rmx) Lab Recordings 2007
Feed Your Addiction Volume 2 (File, MP3, Comp, Mixed) My Dream (Technikal Re... Addiction Digital 2007
Hard Dance Awards The Album - 2007 (2xCD, Album, Comp, Mixed) Everyday (Technikal & ... Tidy Trax 2007
Masif Hard Dance Anthems Volume 1 (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) Faith (Technikal Mix) Masif 2007
New Reality (2xFile, MP3) New Reality (Technikal... Technikal Recordings 2007
Rise Again (CDr) Rise Again (Technikal ... All Around The World 2007
Trashed, Bootlegs & Blags (12", Ltd) Restless (Technikal Re... Tidy Trax 2007
U Ready? (12", Promo) U Ready? (Technikal Re... AWSum 2007
101 Trance Anthems (6xCD, Comp) A Feeling (Technikal V... Virgin 2008
Diskoteka (12") Diskoteka (Technikal v... Essential Platinum 2002 2008
Hard Trance Bootlegs 2008 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Need To Feel Loved (St... Masif 2008
Music For A Harder Generation - The New Generation (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Wicked Game (Technikal... Tidy Trax 2008
The Hard Dance Awards Album 2008 (File, MP3) Cant Sleep (Technikal ... Tidy 2008
The No.1 Hard Dance Hits Album (4xCD, Comp) Show Me A Sign (Techni... Decadance Recordings 2008
U Ready? (6xFile, MP3) U Ready? (Technikal Ma... AWSum 2008
Wicked Game (12") Wicked Game (Technikal... Tranzlation Whites 2008
Alright (12") Alright (Phil York vs.... Tranzlation 2009
Amigos (CD, Single, Promo) Amigos (Technikal Remix) All Around The World 2009
Big Sky / Take Me Away (2xFile) Take Me Away (Technika... Technikal Recordings 2009
D.Trance 46 (2xCD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) Alright (Phil York vs.... DJs Present, Rough Trade Germany 2009
In Power (4xFile, MP3) In Power (Technikal's ... Nukleuz 2009
Love Tidy (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Mesmerized (Rob Tisser... Tidy Trax 2009
Trance Rave Best XVIII (CD, Comp, Mixed) Independent World (Tec... Victor Entertainment Japan 2009
Appears On:
Black Magic - Hard Trance Anthems Vol. 2 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Voodoo Theme Masif 2005
Frantic Residents Volume Five (CD, Mixed) Global Panic Nukleuz 2005
Tidy Addict (2xCD, Mixed + DVD-V, Mixed) Global Panic, System S... Tidy Trax 2005
World Series: London (12") Free At Last Masif 2005
A Feeling (12") A Feeling (Technikal Dub) Power Station Recordings 2006
Elevate (2xCD, Mixed) Crank It Up Elevate Records 2006
My Past, Your Present, Our Future (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) Voodoo Masif 2006
Transmission 10th Birthday: Trance Anthems (2xCD, Mixed, Comp + DVD, Mixed, Comp) Can U Dig It? Masif 2006
Dance Planet (2xCD, Album) Wake Up, Wake Up Extreme Music 2007
Synergy (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) System Overload Joyride Music 2007
Traffic Sessions EP 1 (12", EP) Bitmap Traffic Records 2007
World Series: Amsterdam (12") Impulz Masif 2007
D.Trance 42 (3xCD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) We Will Survive (Part I) DJs Present, Rough Trade Germany 2008
Frantic11 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Don't Stop Nukleuz 2008
World Series: Tokyo (12") We Will Survive (Part 1) Masif 2008
Best Of Hard Trance (CD, Comp, Mixed) Crank It Up (MDA & Sph... U Records 2009
World Series: Melbourne (12")   Masif 2009
World Series: Vancouver (12") Welcome To My World Masif 2009
Tracks Appear On:
Vicious (2xCD) Annihilation (Justin B... Vicious Circle Recordings 2003
Frantic Residents Volume Five (CD, Mixed) Global Panic, Summassault Nukleuz 2005
Hard Dance Republic - Vol. 2 (3xCD, Mixed, Box) Summassault Hit Mania (UK) 2005
It's The Wild Wild West Weekender 8 (Mixed By Guyver) (CD, Album) Terminal Velocity (Thi... Tidy Trax 2005
It's The Wild Wild West Weekender 8 (Mixed By The Tidy Boys) (CD, Album) Bad Girl Tidy Trax 2005
La Fiesta Naranja Radical 2005 (2xCD) Global Panic Disco Imperio Corporation 2005
The Very Best Of Frantic Euphoria (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Summassault Ministry Of Sound 2005
Tidy Addict (2xCD, Mixed + DVD-V, Mixed) Global Panic, System S... Tidy Trax 2005
Tidy Addict (CD, Mixed, Comp) Terminal Velocity (Thi... M8 Magazine 2005
Tidy Euphoria (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) Mad & Confused (Guyver... Ministry Of Sound 2005
World Series: London (12") Free At Last Masif 2005
World Series: Sydney (12") Voodoo Masif 2005
Elevate (2xCD, Mixed) Mad & Confused (Guyver... Elevate Records 2006
Feed Your Addiction Volume 1 (File, MP3) Overdrive Addiction Digital 2006
Frantic Residents Volume 06 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Back To The Old Skool Nukleuz 2006
Lashed Euphoria (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) H2O Ministry Of Sound 2006
Collaboration EP (File, MP3, EP) Tekamine Oblivion Recordings (2) 2007
Elevate 'The Next Level' Sampler Disc 2 (12") Ride With It! Elevate Records 2007
Elevate - The Next Level (2xCD, Mixed) Impulz, Crank It Up (M... Elevate Records 2007
Feed Your Addiction Volume 2 (File, MP3, Comp, Mixed) Overdrive (Nick Rowlan... Addiction Digital 2007
Hard Dance Awards The Album - 2007 (2xCD, Album, Comp, Mixed) More & More Tidy Trax 2007
Hard House Designer Labels (3xCD, Mixed) More & More (Untidy Dub) Tidy Trax 2007
Hard Trance EP 11 (3xFile, MP3, EP) Terminal Velocity (Ori... Nukleuz 2007
Hard, Fast And Furious (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) Supersonic, Back 2 The... Resist Music 2007
Helter Skelter Presents Hardcore 2007 The New Generation (3xCD, Mixed, Comp) IV Hours Ministry Of Sound 2007
Masif Hardtrance Anthems Vol 1 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Feel The Love Masif 2007
Synergy (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) System Overload Joyride Music 2007
The Producer Series//02 (2xCD, Album, Mixed, Comp) Mad & Confused (Guyver... Tidy Trax 2007
World Series: Amsterdam (12") Impulz Masif 2007
D.Trance 42 (3xCD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) We Will Survive (Part I) DJs Present, Rough Trade Germany 2008
Frantic11 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Take Control, Don't Stop Nukleuz 2008
Hard Dance : Heaven & Hell (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) The Antivirus Hard Dance Heaven 2008
Music For A Harder Generation - The New Generation (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Back 2 The Supersonic,... Tidy Trax 2008
Presents - The Nu Wave (CD, Mixed, Comp) Remember The Rave Riot! Recordings 2008
The Big Reunion (CD, Promo, Mixed, Ltd) Killer, Give It To Me Not On Label 2008
The Digital EP (3xFile, MP3, EP) Third Strike Digital Creation 2008
The Hard Dance Awards Album 2008 (File, MP3) Overdrive 2007 Tidy 2008
The Ultimate Hard Dance Album (3xCD, Comp) IV Hours Decadance Recordings 2008
Tidy Music Library - Issue 04 - October 2008 (6xFile, MP3, EP) Music For A Harder Gen... Tidy Trax 2008
Tidy Weekender 14 v2.0 Live (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Supersonic Tidy Trax 2008
Tidy Weekender 15 Live (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Music For A Harder Gen... Tidy Trax 2008
Trancemaster 6000 (3xCD, Comp) The Storm (Ian Betts R... Vision Soundcarriers 2008
AWsum EP 3 (3xFile, MP3, EP) Hoovergasm AWSum 2009
Best Of Hard Trance (CD, Comp, Mixed) Mad & Confused (Guyver... U Records 2009
Big Sky / Take Me Away (2xFile) Big Sky Technikal Recordings 2009
Crush On Hardcore 4 (File, MP3, Comp, Mixed) Technikal Support (Nom... Crush On 2009
D.Trance 47 (2xCD, Comp + CD, Comp, Mixed) Welcome To The Club, I... DJs Present, Rough Trade Germany 2009
Euphoria: Hard Dance Awards 2009 (3xCD, Comp, Mixed) Look @ The Heaven, Har... Ministry Of Sound 2009
KlubKutz NRG Mix (CD, Mixed) More & More KlubKutz 2009
Love Tidy (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Free Falling, Closer (... Tidy Trax 2009
World Series: Cape Town (12") Can U Dig It? Masif 2009
World Series: Melbourne (12") Euro Power Masif 2009
World Series: Vancouver (12") Welcome To My World Masif 2009
Unofficial Releases:
Amnesia / First Impression (12") Amnesia (Technikal Remix) Not On Label 2004
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