DJ Simon Andrews

Mix #1 in the “New Decade” Series. Chilled. Funky. Sexy. Just plain indulgent. Before I left FNQ for that fateful trip to Sydney in August 2020 (effectively preventing me from returning home to Queensland for an indefinite period), I recorded this mix on the shores of Oak Beach, several days after we ran the intimate beach dance party [refer to WPS Mix #8] : “The Final Hour of World Peace”. Indeed it was! I had some days after that event to reflect, and imagine another angle of my approach as a DJ - bearing in mind I was micro-focusing to millionaire audiences during the WPS mixes. Of course, I didn’t advertise those parties to the mainstream (if I did that, it would have wrecked the exclusivity of those events), but you can still listen to the soundtracks - they are available from WPS 1 through to 8. This mix was NOT recorded live at a dance party. It was just me and my decks on location at Oak Beach on a really balmy tropical afternoon, a few days after we packed up after WPS #8. It doesn’t diminish the ambience nor the impact. I recorded this mix with my heart wide open. The signature photo on the track is the late luncheon I gobbled down while mixing this recording - 4pm AEST to be exact. August 8, 2020. The location of this recording was only 100m up the beach from where WPS #8 was run a few days prior. Just a few days before, some 30 yachts were at anchor and three generators were barely enough to run WPS #8. (Logistical mayhem. A success, nonetheless.) Now, on this empty coastline, there were no flash crowds, no pop-up lighting rigs, no supercharged sound system; it was just me. With the ocean before me, and a good pair of headphones, I recorded this. A big thank-you to Thala Beach Lodge for the impeccable beachside service. It was 28 degrees Celsius in the shade under those coconut palms. A gentle on-shore breeze wrapped in from the Great Barrier Reef and nearby islands. Just a few days after the glorious full moon in the tropics. I kept this mix on ice for a long while - I wasn’t going to release it publicly because it wasn’t recorded at a live event. But on pressure from close friends, I release it now as the FIRST mix of a new decade. Listen and share with your friends. A lot of love was put into this mix; a lot of my emotion went into this one, and I hope this brings you some joy! Peace and love, Simon

Volume 6 of the World Peace Mix series, this mix is a tribute to old-skool clubbing and the sexy House sound of early 1990’s at Sydney’s DCM nightclub (where I played resident for four years). It still follows the style of previous WPS mixes and is full of new releases, but if you were a clubber in the ’90’s you’ll recognise some remakes, cheeky samples and bootlegs thrown in. Enjoy this one, and as usual share it around. Peace. Recorded at Mission Beach, FNQ, Australia

Sexy & funky soulful house music for the summer. Four Mile Beach (Southern end) Much love to Douglas Shire Council and VMR Port Douglas Authority.

Sexy tunes for this Summer. New-Skool music. Old-Skool style. From Cow Bay / Thornton Beach in QLD. Set 1 of 3. Thank you Lou for organising the logistics from Port Douglas. Special thanks to Mark & Claudia.

The next mix in the World Peace series. Thornton Beach, QLD. Have a great summer on the beach or wherever you find yourself this season. Enjoy! As usual, feel free to share and post comments.

Get into summer this year with some fresh new tracks. Perfect for the beach, the car, or just chilling by the pool. Best enjoyed with a cocktail or two. Thanks to Turtle Cove beach resort and VMR Port Douglas Authority.

Fresh tracks. Pure house. For summer. Recorded on Boxing Day 2018 at Rocky Point Beach QLD. Please like & share.

I played a few recovery party sets at DCM after key dance parties throughout 1994-96. If I wasn’t on the decks, I was operating the lighting rig. Remember the white baseball cap on backwards ;) Here is a mix that captures the atmosphere. Beware of imitations - I was a fully-fledged employee at DCM at the time and I can provide documentation to prove this. I’ve learned of people trying to claim they were DCM DJ’s. Trust me - they’re cheap imitators. For the record, there were only a few DJ’s on the playlist for recovery sets: Alex Taylor, Grant Truslove, Simon Andrews, Lexie Bradfield, Stevie B, James Fraser and Brent Nichols. That’s it. Check the roster!

I’ll never forget the first time I played at DCM. It was NYE on Dec 31, 1993. My heart was in my throat for the first hour or two, but the house was PACKED from start to finish (11pm - 8am). Undoubtedly, this was the kick-start to my career for many venues in Sydney’s inner-west. I guess I have to thank DJ James Fraser for offering me a little advice that morning as he took over at 8am. He told me to “stick to my long mixes”. And he was right. I still do that today.

I loved DJ-ing at DCM during the ‘heyday’ of house from 1994-95. Truly a golden era. This mix captures the signature tracks from the summer of 1994 into the early winter of 1995. [February 1994 - June 1995], pretty much as I played them at both DCM and Blackmarket, Sydney every weekend. Seamless and on-point. It captures EXACTLY how the major nightclubs sounded in mid 1995. If you were there, you were part of a movement. Many thanks to Allan, Tim & Brook, Penny, Margot, Eric and Ben.