Stephen Knight has spent a great deal of his life so deeply entrenched in electronic music, that becoming a DJ seemed more like an inevitability than a hobby. Growing up in London on a strict diet of House music, he began frequenting Fabric and the Ministry Of Sound, and immediately developed a strong affinity for legendary DJ John Digweed, as well as a host of other high pedigree DJs and producers including the Argentinian maestro Hernan Cattaneo.
When Steve later moved to Southampton in 2008, he joined the ‘High Tide’ team as a promoter and resident DJ, having hosted parties with some of the world’s most renowned DJs. Among his memorable moments, he has played alongside revered names such as Seth Troxler, Jamie Jones, Sasha, Scuba, James Zabiela, Alan Fitzpatrick, Patrick Topping and Nicole Moudaber.
This kind of broad education has of course influenced Stephen a great deal – in his sets you can expect anything from stripped back, minimal groves to more melodic, uplifting and driving techno.
In the last 18 months, Stephen has taken a side step from DJing and has been tirelessly working on his productions taking inspiration from his favourite producers, the result being deep and dubby house music to more melodic tech house. Stephen is now proud to announce that his inaugural release will be on High Tide Recordings – a label set up with his friends Collective States’ Gary Bennetton and Dan Reid along with Matt “Pound Note” Conrad.
High Tide Best Of 2016 [24 tracks, 2 hour mix]
Date: 1 January 2017
Artists: Sleeperhold / Collective States / Gary Bennetton / Stephen Knight
We’ve been fortunate enough to play some truly amazing events in 2016 with so many good memories including Sankeys Ibiza, Elrow at Switch, Sasha Boat Party and the Abode All Nighter. With NYE around the corner we’ve hand picked 25 of our favourite tracks, ENJOY!
Track listing:
- Patrick Topping – Howk [Hot Creations]
- Solardo – Tribesman [Hot Creations]
- Denis Cruz – Everybody [Suara]
- Abbo – Drug Free (James Dexter Remix [Amplified Records]
- Detlef – Kinky Tail [Hot Creations]
- Raumakustik – Dem A Pree (Patrick Topping Remix) [Emerald City Music]
- Cristoph – Divvina [ViVA Music]
- Andrea Oliva – Vermona [Cuttin’ Headz]
- Sebo K – Catalyst [Robosoul]
- Mongo – Santa Carla [High Tide Recordings]
- Mongo – Carbon Freeze [High Tide Recordings]
- Isaac Tichauer – Higher Level (Bicep Remix) [Loft Records]
- Cristoph – Alone [Knee Deep In Sound]
- Oxia – Domino [Kompakt]
- Kolsch – Grey [Kompakt]
- Noir & Olivier Giacomotto – Reste (Raxon Remix) [Tronic]
- Dusky & Solomon Grey – Long Wait feat. Solomon Grey (Patrice Baumel Remix) [17 Steps]
- Christian Frommer & Johannes Brecht – Voix Grave (Johannes Brecht Version) [Diynamic]
- Redshape – Tel Aviv [Running Back]
- Sound Stream – Love Jam (Maceo Plex Unofficial Remix) [Free Download]
- Viadrina – Pictures (Tom Budden Remix) [ALiVE Recordings]
- Ronnie Spiteri – Underwater [Leena Music]
- James Blake – The Wilhelm Scream (Samu.l Unofficial Edit) [Free Download]
- Kollektiv Turmstrasse – Jupiter Sunrise [Diynamic]
Soundclash #3 – High Tide DJs b2b Live Recording (Warehouse Arena)
Date: 1 May 2016
Artists: Gary Bennetton / Sleeperhold / Stephen Knight
A live recording of Gary Bennetton, Sleeperhold and Steve Knight b2b in the Warehouse Arena for Soundclash 3. Just before Patrick Topping. No warm up, straight in there.