Fordal

‘Fordal’ is Les Dales, a DJ and Producer and co-owner of Legendary progressive house label Forensic Records.
Les first learnt to DJ in 1993 and began putting on parties in his local town. This early passion for house music emerged after attending open air raves with 10k plus people in attendance at the legendary Middlesbrough Arena and the infamous Galactica Raves.
As well as house music Les gained a strong foundation with influences of The Pet Shop Boys, New Order, Vince Clarke, and Depeche Mode. It is these influences that are still alive in his eclectic sets.
In 1998 Les opened ‘Binary Records’ - one of the highest regarded record shops in Middlesbrough through the late nineties until it was struck with the digital boom and closed in 2001.
Throughout the late nineties Les had the opportunity to display his skill and passion as a DJ, as well as his amassed record collection at several venues including Middlesbrough institutions such as Arena, Purple Onion, and the Cornerhouse.
After DJing for so many years Les now decided it was time to invest in his own productions, he joined the Point Blank Music school in 2016, and has now continued his study with the renowned London Sound Academy (LSA). He has also completed the Advanced DJ course with LSA.
2019 is time for Les to take both his DJing and production to the next level. Performing under his tag ‘Fordal’, his extensive music library and understanding of the dance floor, several bookings in London and Ibiza this year, and now adding his own material to his sets.