Jordan Suckley
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22 May 1985
Jordan Suckley | |
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 Jordan Suckley attending an Odin Works event at Nextdoor in Honolulu, Hawaii, 16 August 2014 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Chester Cat |
| Born | Jordan Suckley 22 May 1985 Liverpool, England |
| Genres | Trance, EDM, techno, tech trance |
| Occupations | Music producer, DJ, radio host |
| Labels | Armada, Black Hole, Damaged Recordings |
| Website | www |
Jordan Suckley (born 22 May 1985) is a British radio host, DJ and producer who has composed and remixed notable tracks on albums that have reached No. 1 on the US iTunes Dance Charts.[1][2] Suckley is most well known for his trance tracks which have garnered acclaim from Armin van Buuren, Aly & Fila and others who have found success in the genre.[3]
When Suckley was 18, he attended Swansea University for a degree in business. While attending university, he entered and won a DJ competition which the prize was playing at Cream in Liverpool.[3] After his first set, Suckley began DJing a few smaller gigs, until eventually he met a promoter at an Eddie Halliwell event in Bristol. He gave the promoter a demo mix and within a few days, the promoter called and offered to book him for a Gatecrasher tour in Wales for New Year's Eve.[1]
In 2009, he was picked up by Black Hole Recordings and began touring around the United Kingdom; performing at various venues and small shows.[3]
In 2010, while on a flight to play at PlanetLove at Shane's Castle, Northern Ireland, Suckley met Gareth Emery on his flight. They engaged in conversation, during which Gareth Emery asked if Suckley would be interested in remixing a track from one of Emery's most popular albums Northern Lights.[1][4] On 18 March 2011 the album was released entitled Northern Lights Re-Lit with remixes by acts including himself, Hardwell, Arty, Giuseppe Ottaviani, John O’Callaghan, Lange and Ashley Wallbridge.[5] The album, within hours of release, became No.1 on the US iTunes Dance Chart.[2]
On 28 February 2012, BBC Radio 1 announced that Suckley would be joining a new line up of DJs for the new In New DJs We Trust with B.Traits, Mosca and Julio Bashmore hosting shows on a four weekly rotation.[6] This new schedule took effect on Monday, 2 April 2012.
In April, 2013 Suckley collaborated with Simon Patterson to present their creation 'Vanilla', released on Spinnin's Reset Records. At the album's release, it garnered support from many music industry leaders and was rated in the top 5 of Beatport and Trackitdown charts.[7]
In 2019, Suckley started his new, progressive and tech, side project called Chester Cat.[8]
