Controlled Weirdness

Controlled Weirdness aka Neil Keating is a producer, DJ, record label owner and avid record collector with a lifetime of experience. Neil has been at the front line of all aspects of club and sound system culture since the early 80’s when he first began to go to nightclubs, gigs and illegal parties. Around this time, he also started to dig into his growing record collection to play an eclectic selection of tunes at some seminal early underground events. His musical CV includes playing everywhere from plush clubs to dirty warehouses as well as mixing tunes on a variety of iconic London pirate radio stations. He has released music on numerous underground electronic labels and was responsible for promoting and playing at a series of legendary early raves in the USA at the start of the 90’s. He has played extensively throughout Europe and beyond and has an eclectic and seriously deep collection of music built up over time that reflects an appreciation of all elements of the London groove. Neil now runs Presence Unknown, a vinyl and digital label dedicated to releasing music influenced by his love of Electro, Acid House and Rave. These tunes are crafted using a variety of analogue and digital machines in his South London studio and are designed to be played loud on the finest sound systems.