Phil Reynolds
British hard house disc jockey and record producer
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Phil Reynolds is a British electronic dance music disc jockey and record producer.[1][2] He is known for his "unique blend of harder house and trance".[3]
Phil Reynolds | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Hard trance, Hard house |
| Occupations | Record producer, Disc Jockey |
| Years active | 1990 - |
| Labels | Tidy Trax, Nukleuz |
Career
Reynolds has been a resident DJ at a number of London's harder dance club nights, including Frantic, Fevah, and Convergence, and has also been guest DJ at a wide range of nights including at Heaven and headlining at Turnmills and Brixton Academy.[4][5] Reynolds mixed the first two Frantic - Future Sound of Hard Dance compilation albums, released in 2001 and 2002 respectively. The first was reported to have sold over 50,000 records, and the second peaked at #15 in the official UK compilation chart.[1][6][7] Reynolds collaborated with Nick Sentience to produce the track "Instru(mental)", which was voted hard dance tune of the year, named as the Ministry of Sound single of the month, and was featured on the cover CD for the May 2001 issue of Muzik magazine.[1][4][6][8]
Reynolds has regularly collaborated with fellow hard house DJ Steve Blake, including producing several tracks, such as "Phase 2" which made #31 in the official UK dance singles chart.[1][9] The collaboration with Blake also extended to setting up a record label together, called Impact.[4] As of 2022, Reynolds continues to perform live DJ sets.[10]
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Peak UK Singles | Peak UK Dance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frantic EP[11] | Nick Sentience & Phil Reynolds | 2001 | 84 | |
| Back 2 Front[11] | Nick Sentience & Phil Reynolds | 2001 | 91 | |
| Instru(mental)[8] | Nick Sentience & Phil Reynolds | 2001 | ||
| Computer Logic/Vinyl Addiction[12] | Mark Richardson/Phil Reynolds | 2001 | 86 | 30 |
| Phase 2[9][13] | Steve Blake & Phil Reynolds | 2002 | 31 |
