Having been at the forefront of the scene for many years, its perhaps not surprising that Xtreme UK are one of the first artist management companies to specialise in the Asian market. Despite the fact people have only been allowed to stand up and dance in clubs in China for the past 3 years, or perhaps because of it, Paul Hanner reckons Chinese clubs are fantastic, with wicked lighting & sound systems and great crowds and having just completed another tour he should know. Last year Xtreme toured djs across Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenshen & many more cities, most recently operating gigs for Christmas and Chinese New Year with DJ Andy James, a drummer and fire performers. Xtreme have also recently signed a contract with a Chinese distribution company, making them one of the first agents to distribute dance music in China. Paul is keen to hear from UK labels interested in getting their albums out to this new 1.3 billion market, plus theyve also just signed a deal with Nokia China to supply dance music on the Nokia website via mp3 downloads. Interested labels can contact Paul via his website at www.xtremeuk.biz or email Paul@xtremeuk.biz.
One of the many talents Paul has come across in his travels is Jamaster A, whose unique show combines traditional djing with a live female musician. Check out a video of Jamaster playing to over 120,000 at an outdoor festival in Taiwan @ www.xtremeuk.biz/audio/ Also a talented producer, Jamasters recent releases are being championed by Dave Pearce and Ferry Corsten. Download one of his latest tracks Bells Of Tiananmen (Ian Knowles Remix) from www.jamaster.com/.mp3 He tours Europe in April/May with 29 gigs already lined up in Germany alone. Paul is looking for UK promoters keen to
