Jet Project (Snatch!/ Belfast)
Jet Project - Promo Mix August 2011 by Elite Music Management

From deep electronic sounds to tougher peak time grooves, the Jet Project have proved themselves to be major players both on the production front and behind the decks. Releases and remixes on labels as varied as Get Physical, Snatch!, Viva, Intimacy, Renaissance, Soma & Alive mean the Belfast duo are constantly raising the bar for themselves and their contemporaries.

The Jet Project story began when Timmy Stewart and John McIver were brought together through a mutual love for house music. Both were an integral part of the Belfast scene, John regularly attended Timmy's Digital Boogie parties and they often bumped into each other whilst crate digging in their city's best vinyl emporiums, soon discovering they had almost identical taste in music.

It's worth remembering that the dance music pedigree of Belfast is very strong. The city is the home of seminal techno institution Shine were both djs were residents for over 4 years before moving to their current home at Yello. Early influences and experiences came from David Holmes's legendary Face, Sugar Sweet and Shake Ya Brain events, where the guys regularly got exposed to cutting edge house and techno, you could say these early years helped shape the sound they are known for today.

After a few electric back-to-back dj sets at Shine the guys decided the next logical step was to take all their influences and experience and combine them in the studio. Over the last few years they have perfected their craft with an impressive array of releases on some of the worlds biggest imprints.

Glasgow heads Silicone Soul were the first to spot the twosomes talent and signed their first EP to Darkroom Dubs. Two further EPs followed eventually leading to their debut album, 'Heads In The Clouds', which secured the IDJ album of the month slot, not long after the world really began to take notice.

The remix requests then came flooding in and to date the boys have turned out sterling reworkings for the likes of Two Lone Swordsmen, Yousef, M.in, Tom Budden and Roman Tapia amongst others. Jet Project productions were soon getting widespread DJ support, we are talking M.A.N.D.Y., Steve Lawler, Carl Cox, DJ T, Slam, John Digweed, Thomas Schumacher, Sebastian Leger, Rolando, Danny Tenaglia and more.

Stepping things up a gear, the Jet Project secured releases on Get Physical with 'Understand This', Intimacy music with "Pearl Driver" and 'The Black Arts' EP on Viva Music. They've recently become a firm favourite with Riva Starr who's welcomed them into his Snatch! family. Their remix of Ramon Tapia's 'You've Got to (Keep Movin)' and U Know single were on heavy rotation in clubs and there is a host of new music soon to drop on Snatch!.

To say the Jets are prolific producers is something of an understatement. Their rich, bass-heavy tracks can rock the biggest space and their production skills have grown hand-in-hand with an increasingly busy DJ schedule. As well as being at the forefront of the Belfast scene, they have showcased their sound at clubs in Berlin, Barcelona, Paris, London, Glasgow, Ibiza, and the USA.

So what can you expect to hear in a Jet Project DJ set?

"We are suckers for a good bassline," explains John, "and although quite rare, strong vocal tracks. We like to move around a bit, so deep, acid, hip-house and techno tracks can find their way into our sets if they prick up our ears, we can make it fit and flow, it goes in."

Also on the agenda is the Jet Project live show. With over 100 original productions and remixes to their name, they have a wealth of material at their disposal for creating a unique live performance that can be slightly different every time and tailored to fit the mood of the club.

Timmy and John also joined forces with Chris Duckenfield - Sheffield's Duckbeats - to create the forward thinking Extended Play label which now has a dozen well received releases under its belt and received support from djs as diverse as Dixon and Claude Von Stroke.

New material for Get Physical is already in the pipeline with the next album scheduled for release on Snatch! Records.

It's all about standing out from the crowd in the current dance scene and that's exactly what the Jet Project is all about both as DJs and producers. Born out of a passion for solid dance floor electronics, Timmy and John have now got into their stride and are equally at home in underground sweat boxes as they are smashing up main rooms.

It seems like every man and his dog can mix two digital files together these days," says Timmy, "but for us, good djing has always been about programming the music and dropping the right track at the right moment. We always strive to do this in our sets, no matter where and when we are playing."

Jet Project Top Ten - August 2011

1) Cocolores - Heart Quest - Exploited
2) Bubba - 4 Control - Pets
3) Elef - Keep It Physical - Dirt Crew
4) Simon Baker - Grey Area (Burnski & Robert James Remix) - 2020 Vision
5) Butch - Antique - Cocoon
6) DJ Sneak - My Love - Snatch!
7) Homework - Whipped Cream (Superlover Remix) - Exploited
8) The Rhythm Odyssey - Amsterdam Boots - (Warehouse Mix) - Lipservice
9) Asad Rizvi - Boom - Drop Music
10) Tom Budden - Someday (Jet Project Rmx) - Extended Play

Jet Project Discography
Artist Title Label Year
Jet Project Time Flies EP Darkroom Dubs 2007
Jet Project Shudder EP Darkroom Dubs 2008
Jet Project The Lion's Roar EP Darkroom Dubs 2008
Jet Project Barrio EP Darkroom Dubs 2008
Jet Project Saberforce/Pulse EP Aciitone 2008
Jet Project Monkey Skulls EP Darkroom Dubs 2009
Jet Project Sa Punta Extended Play 2009
Jet Project Bamboo Fire Extended Play 2009
Jet Project Heads In The Clouds Album Darkroom Dubs 2009
Jet Project Remixed EP Darkroom Dubs 2009
Jet Project Bounka Zirben 2009
Jet Project & Duckbeats Love Dub Extended Play 2009
Jet Project Remixed EP Pt 2 Darkroom Dubs 2009
Jet Project The Black Arts EP Viva Music 2009
Jet Project Foundations Extended Play 2009
Jet Project Pearl Driver EP Intimacy 2009
Jet Project Zuma Get Digital 2010
Jet Project Message From Chi-town Beef 2010
Duckbeats & Jet Project Ascension Extended Play 2010
Jet Project The Hunt Mija 2010
Jet Project Understand This EP Get Digital 2010
Jet Project Virgo Soul Suara 2010
Jet Project Understand This (dub) Get Physical 2010
Jet Project Cuba Walking Extended Play 2010
Jet Project U Know/The Jam Snatch! 2010
Jet Project What We Need EP Alive 2011
Jet Project Remixes
Artist Title Label Year
The Spirals Without Control Darkroom Dubs 2008
Manta Electrica Thumper Darkroom Dubs 2008
Mirror Music Strange Things Darkroom Dubs 2008
Mat Playford Analogue Tear Intimacy 2009
Duckbeats Dumbyday Extended Play 2009
Silicone Soul Dust Ballad II Soma 2009
Deepchild Stripjoint Mathematics Anabatic 2009
Scoper & Bubba I'm Satisfied Elevation 2009
Darius & Nyra Saxafon Serif 2009
Android Cartel Glorious & Notorious Mija 2009
Sami Wentz Jamaica Zirben 2009
M.in & De La Maso Charge My Batteries Ground Factory 2009
Kid Handsome Afrikans Aciitone 2010
Rob Small Eighth of the First Breakout Audio 2010
Yousef Africa Renaissance 2010
Bubba Drugs, Hugs & Thugs Extended Play 2010
Roboti & Lozano Bartok Klasse 2010
Stu Hirst Into Me Mira 2010
Ramon Tapia We Got To Snatch 2010
Matanza Lluvia Anabatic 2010
Tom Budden Kansai Alive 2011
Bubba Makin' Contact Extended Play 2011
Jon Lagora Roast Duck GreelPound 2011
Pow! Pow! Watego Blotter 2011
Tom Budden Someday Extended Play 2011