When house music was born in the late 80s DJs didn’t play just one sound. The concept of a techno DJ, a progressive DJ or a funky house DJ didn’t exist. DJs played a broad spectrum of ass-shaking sounds that rocked dancefloors.

It’s playing that broad spectrum that makes Barry Gilbey an amazing DJ. With a sound that includes everything from deeper house grooves to techno and breaks, most weekends you’ll find him playing underground music to packed dancefloors from Moscow to Kuala Lumpur and Delhi to Krakow.

“I travel all over the world every weekend, playing my own and others’ amazing music to thousands of happy faces. It’s a privilege to be able to travel to places hungry to hear new music and see the diverse range of people who come out to hear me play. Whether I’m in Siberia or Singapore the people are surprisingly similar – they just want to have a good time and I try my hardest to give it to them.”

Music fans will know him for his storming hybrid tech-house-breaks productions on his revered Sheffield-based label, Choo Choo, and from releases under a range of pseudonyms, including: Mara with Sara Whittaker-Gilbey. London Squeak Motif, Finger Fest Inc with tribal-house producer D Ramirez, The Phony MCs with James Mowbray and Pappa & Gilbey with Anthony Pappa

For the last couple of years Gilbey has been concentrating on film & tv work and has done a wealth of material for the various CSI brands as well as various Sky sports projects amongst others. He's just set up GUIN Music and will be using that to host his new projects, so keep your ears peeled.

Region2 is very proud to welcome Barry on his first comeback gig, and true to the ethos of R2 the night will still be totally free!

Also with support from Mr Ron, the resident DJ and promoter of the popular Student night Chinese Laundry, and residents Gazzmann, Woody Aki and Dave Oliver. Region2 continues...

8:00-9:30: Dave Oliver
9:30-10:30: Woody Aki
10:30-11:30: Mr Ron
11:30-12:30: Gazzmann
12:30-02:00: Barry Gilbey