Doorly

Doorly is a DJ, producer and club promoter from Huddersfield, known for mixing techno, electro, drum and bass, dubstep, indie and hip hop in a live performance style that uses multiple decks and an effects unit rather than pre-built mixes. His sets are built in the moment, with riffs, loops, beats and bass layered together across three CDJs, two turntables, an EFX unit and a Pioneer 800 mixer. He is described as working with an energetic, genre-crossing approach that draws on old-school block party DJing and new-school technology.

DJ work and residencies

His first major break comes when he becomes a resident at Ministry of Sound in London for the Milkshake night, where he spends three years developing his mash-up style. He also holds residencies for Ibiza Rocks and Manumission in Ibiza, as well as for Techno and Electro night Wax:on and drum and bass night Metropolis. He regularly supports acts including 2manyDJs and Soulwax on UK dates.

Doorly plays in clubs and events across the UK and internationally, with dates in Poland, Germany, Egypt, Australia, Austria, Ibiza, Ukraine and Slovakia mentioned as part of his touring schedule. He also appears on the Annie Mac Presents Tour.

Radio, events and club nights

He is selected by Pete Tong as a rising UK talent and invited to record a live Essential Mix for BBC Radio 1 as part of the In New DJs We Trust Introducing Tour. Radio 1 continues to support him, including bookings for Creamfields, the Radio 1 weekend in Ibiza and a role hosting the main stage between live broadcasts. He is also asked to record a pilot for his own radio show and is placed on the shortlist for a Radio 1 In New DJs We Trust rotation show.

In Huddersfield, Doorly promotes the club night Afterparty. The event is voted Galaxy Radio’s Best Club Night and is also listed by Mixmag as the UK’s number one club night. Through Afterparty he brings acts such as 2manyDJs, Annie Mac, Scratch Perverts, Kissy Sell Out, Jon Carter, Sinden, Hervé, Pete Tong and Dave Spoon to the town.

Production and remixes

As a producer, Doorly releases an EP on Wax:On Music and remixes tracks for X-Press 2 on Skint, Cagedbaby on Southern Fried, Trash Fashion, The Stereo MC’s, The Whip and Man Like Me. His production work is described as moving between techno, electro and dubstep, matching the wide-ranging style of his DJ sets.