Over the summer, myself and a few mates were lucky enough to grace the white isles (Ibiza) for the second time in our short lives. 2017 was arguably a transitional year for the Island and it was clear going into it that a lot had changed. One of biggest developments was the illustrious Space’s closure and reopening as the new state-of-the-art, Ushuaia owned Hï Ibiza. All the spotlight seemed to be on the club’s biggest residents in Martin Garrix, Eric Prydz and Black Coffee b

Laughs- A picture of the London based duo that make Senzala, Jonni Santos(right) and Sam Holland(left). 'We’re only interested in making timeless music, that will still sound fresh for years to come!' ‘There’s keen,there’s very keen,then there’s Senzala'-were the words of Richy Ahmed shortly after signing them to his new label Four-Thirty-Two. Prior to meeting each other in 2011 the pair of them produced individually, which may be the reason as to why their sound is so unique

Tell us a bit about yourself and what kind of music you play & produce? where do I start?! I’m 30 years old and was born & raised in Staffordshire, West Midlands. My obsession with music started at a young age – I learnt to play a number of different instruments at school; everything from piano to the clarinet and the drums, as well as loving to sing. My family were really musical, so our house was always filled with different kinds of music. I guess that’s why as a kid I

2016 was phenomenal for you! At the beginning of the year you were planning a holiday with your friends to Ibiza, by September you’d made 8 trips there! How surreal has the whole experience been for you? That is true! It was as surreal as it sounds, the whole process isn’t something that happened over night though, I had been playing as a resident regularly for around 5 years and producing in every spare minute I had. It wasn’t until the start of 2016 that I really released a

Richy at Mint Club Leeds, taken by Nick Dhokia Having played an instrumental role in the house music renaissance in the UK, Richy Ahmed is rightly known as one of the best DJ and Producers around. From being one of founding fathers of the revered label Hot Creations to holding a residency at DC-10, he has cemented his place in British house music forever. We caught up with Richy at Mint Club in Leeds, for his Cocoon in The Park warm up. In the short time we spent with Richy h