General Bounce is Liversedge based DJ and producer Dave Gray, a DJ known across the UK for playing hard house, hard dance, bounce and funky house.
Dave first began DJing in clubs in 2001 playing a wide variety of dance genres shortly after his 18th birthday, and later came to the attention of the local hard dance scene when he became a resident for Shock in Wakefield. Dave quickly became known for his widely-influenced and versatile DJ sets, combining everything from pumping bouncy house, uplifting trance and banging hard house. When Shock ended in 2007 Dave began making regular appearances on the bounce scene in the Northwest, and as such his focus turned to this sound. Over the next 4 years Dave was privileged to play for some of the biggest clubs and brands in that scene, performing at clubs such as Wigan Pier. During this time, hard house remained a passion of his, and in 2007 he came third in the Parlez Vous DJ Competition.
Things came to a head in 2010 when he was picked up by the Cheeky Tracks brand as a resident DJ and producer. Dave held a residency in the Cheeky Tracks room at Rave On in Leeds for the next 2 years, and became a regular appearance on the UK hard house scene and returned his focus to this, performing at prestigious events including the Tidy Weekender, Bounce Till I Die, Xstatic Summer Festival, Storm, Rejuvenation and many more.
Since taking his first steps into production in 2006, Dave has had several solo and collaborative releases, collaborating with some of the biggest producers in the scene and even being played on BBC Radio 1. He regularly works with the likes of Kenny Hayes, Ben Stevens and Digital Mafia, but he has also collaborated with many rising talents in the scene, creating some of his collaborator’s first big hits. To date Dave has produced over 40 tracks which been supported by some of the biggest names in the hard dance scene, such as BK, Rob Tissera, Technikal, Andy Whitby, Anne Savage, Amber D and Cally Gage. His last release "Can't Have You" – a collaboration with Rick James - spent 3 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Toolbox Digital Shop chart, becoming one of the top 10 best selling singles on the store 2018, and also the 2nd biggest selling Cheeky Tracks release of the same year. In 2019, he produced an official remix for the Spincredible label, owned by legendary Liverpool DJ Steve Cocky.
Dave is an ardent believer in crossing genre boundaries, exposing his audience to unfamiliar sounds and making his sets as varied as possible. Through doing this he has developed a trademark sound of vocal, uplifting hard house that's as tough as it is fun. Dave's passion for all genres of music runs deep - and so does his collection. This earned him a residency at Void in Manchester's gay village - an afterhours venue where he regularly played 3 - 4 hour sets of upfront funky and vocal house, through to the lighter side of hard dance. Dave was a resident for the whole 6 years of the club’s lifetime, and played the final set there on his birthday in 2020, when Void closed its doors for good. He continues to DJ in the area, and also keeps an interest in the bouncy house scene where he built his profile.
In 2012 Dave went from being a Cheeky Tracks artist to co-owner of the label, and took full ownership of the label in 2015. Under his ownership, he has established the label as one of the biggest selling independent labels in the hard house scene, consistently appearing in the top 10 across several download stores. 12 Cheeky Tracks releases have been rated Hard Dance Tune Of The Month in Mixmag since 2014.
Nearly 20 years after his DJ career began, Dave is showing no sign of slowing down and continues to go from strength to strength. Whatever path Dave's career takes, you can be sure he will continue to do play music the way he believes it should be.... happy, uplifting and stomping!
"Dave is a fantastic DJ - easy to say he's on of the best. He's a real pleasure to work with" - Rob Tissera
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