Name:      Andy Wood
DJ Name: Woody
Age:         17
Location:  Cheshire. UK.
Contact:   +44781 8223885 / djandywood@hotmail.com
Website:   www.djandywood.co.uk
Style:       House. Soulful and funky: dark and dirty.

Woody's Biography

Woody’s first love was dance. Starting DJing at the tender age of 13, he realised that he wanted to be part of the scene: other than just listening he wanted to contribute. Starting with the fashionable trends at the time, Happy Hardcore, Hard House and Trance were the first records he bought while finding inspiration from Judge Jules and Red Jerry but it was hearing Joe Smooth’s "Promised Land", that Woody found his love for House. Listening closely to Erick Morillo and Danny Rampling, the whole meaning behind the music touched him and he was totally taken away. During the past three years, Woody’s music has broadened, spreading the entire depth of the House genre; finding the funky sound from Chicago, he started to experiment more and more until we arrive here today; where Woody considers his favourite DJ and producer to be Erick Morillo along with Audiowhores, Richard F, Definite Groove, Carl Cox, Fatboy Slim and Jose Nunez and his favourite labels as Subliminal, Defected, Spinnin, Essence, Junior, Sondos and Hooj.

His first performance was at Addiction along side Andy Whitby, Si Withenshaw and Wisla and Lisa M. After warming up the main room for an hour, he was asked to do another session in the back room for two hours. From there he was invited to perform at "Kushti", where he was soon made resident and has played alongside Amber D and Kernzy and Klemenza. Woody is also a regular on Infusion FM.

He has been involved in a number of promotion projects, for clubnights such as Addiction and Kushti and is also co-owner of DJ tutorial website "Recess" (www.recess.co.uk), which has since been featured in DJ Magazine, I DJ Magazine and the "How To DJ Properly" DJ guide. Woody is also a regular on 4clubbers (www.4clubbers.net), Homegrown (www.homegrown-music.com) and Amber D (www.amberd.dj): keeping in touch with his roots. "I spend a large amount of time emailing, talking and contributing to the support of DJs, producers, promotors and connecting close to clubbers, which I feel is important, at the end of the day we are all in the same community and we should all support each other".

2003 is set to be a busy year for Woody, he is looking forward to be playing on BPM Radio, other clubnights around the country and producing tracks alongside Homegrown and other artists. This is before we mention the launch of his clubnight Mind, Body and Soul, which recieved much positive appraisal. Woody is also looking forward to playing alongside more established artists and making even more friends along the way. He just can’t wait to get started!! A favourite wherever he goes, filling up rooms with his funked up grooves and dirty rhythms; give him two or three decks and let him take you away. 

"I love what I do and I love my music. I am serious about what I do but at the same time I love going crazy on the dancefloor, putting fun not only into my Djing but my work too. It’s all about the music. I love playing out to people and giving everyone a good time. I want to show that dance music isn’t just fast beats and synthesisers but meaningful rhythms taking them on a journey to a soulful heaven, to an uplifting reality before reaching a funked up ecstasy."