RA now has a head of Melbourne operations.
Sebastian [seb@residentadvisor.com.au] is now the go-to guy for all things Melbourne.

He says, "RA is about to do some very exciting things in Melbourne and I'm itching to get started!" Look out Victoria, here we come! If you're a promoter in Melbourne, please email Sebastian about getting your event/club/etc up in lights on RA.

Or if you're passionate about the dance scene in Melbourne and would like to contribute to RA in any way, talk to Sebastian about how to get your writing, photographs, and other content online. Join us - this is gonna be big. :)

When it comes to seasoned veterans in the dance music scene, none come more so than Jody Wisternoff, who is one half of the revered dance music outfit known as Way Out West. From his production days as part of the Hip Hop duo Smith & Mighty (the other half being his younger brother), through to his Drum & Bass collaborations with Die, and now his commercial success with Nick Warren in Way Out West, Jody is a heavyweight producer. RA is honored to present Jody Wisternoff in the Playpen, a producer who began his road to success in his teenage years, and has never looked back.

With PVD playing his upcoming gig in Melbourne this weekend, here are the set times to help you plan your night. Pauls 4 hour set is not to be missed and the film crews will be on hand for shooting a part for the film 'One Perfect Day' between 12:00am and 12:15am.

One Perfect Day - Main Room
10:00 - 11:00 Matt Crawford
11:00 - 12:00 Gavin Martin
12:00 - 12:15 OPD Film Shoot
12:15 - 01:15 Scott Alert
01:15 - 02:15 Mark James
02:15 - 06:15 PAUL VAN DYK
06:15 - close Sean Quinn

VIP Lounge (Open to public)
10:00 - 11:30 Khalil
11:30 - 01:00 Craig Delmo
01:00 - 02:30 Dean Cherny
02:30 - 04:00 Simon Digby
04:00 - 05:30 Nick Demkiw
05:30 - 07:00 Jayse Knipe

Critical Mass
12:00 - 01:00 Steve Strangis
01:00 - 02:00 Paul West
02:00 - 03:00 Richie Braic
03:00 - 04:00 Hypnose
04:00 - 05:00 Jeremy K
05:00 - 06:00 Tristian Mason
06:00 - 07:00 Guerra

What better way to celebrate 15 years of quality productions than to plan a world tour with your top artists. Def Mix are doing just that with two of their premier artists David Morales and Frankie Knuckles leading the fray, following tightly behind are Satoshi Tomiie, Lord G, Hector Romero and Bobby D’Ambrosio.

The tour will encompass Europe, North & South America and Asia.

The dynamic duo of Groove Armada, who are headlining Gatecrasher Summer Sound System (UK) with The Chemicals Bros, will be bringing their groove to Lovebox at Rogue once a month. For the first night, they will be playing a 6 hour set on May 24 with Fabio and residents Jools Butterfield and Ross Clarke.

Grandmaster Flash is a bona-fide hip-hop legend, who together with his group 'The Furious 5', back in the 80's has been responsible for such seminal rap hits as "The Message" and "White Lines". As a master DJ, his work of the last 20 years still influences DJ's, turntablists and musicians around the world.

Flash has now put together a seamless mixed selection of tracks culled from his formative years growing up in the South Bronx. Tuesday May 7th saw the release of his album, Essential Mix: Classic Edition under the Essential/FFRR labels. It contains 17 of the best club hits centred around the classic New York electro DJ style of the early 1980's that Flash helped to make famous. Flash is taking his legendary DJ skills on a tour across parts of the USA, the 'Flash is Back' 2002 Tour visits the following cities:

May 7 -­ New York - Spa.
May 18 - Philly - Shampoo.
May 23 - Indianapolis - Vogue.
May 24 - Charlotte - Mythos.
May 31 - Boston - Embassy/Avalon.
June 7 - Las Vegas - Black Diamond.
June 8 - Las Vegas - Black Diamond.
June 14 - Los Angeles - Vinyl/1650.
June 15 - San Diego - Radiant.
June 21 - Washington DC - Buzz.
June 27 - Ottowa, CA - Mercury Lounge.
June 28 -­ Toronto, CA - Expansions.
July 5 ­- Vancouver, CA - Sonar.
July 6 - Portland ­- Ohm.

Paul Van Dyk (who's recently landed in Australia) was just a fortnight ago helping Gatecrasher kick off its monthly London residency. Along side Sandy Rivera and an unannounced set by Guy Ornadel, the trio ensured a capacity crowd at Heaven. Gatecrasher’s next event in London features Mauro Picotto, Ashley Casselle, and Paolo Mojo to name but a few, and will be held on 31st May.

Hitting Sydney’s Home nightclub, tonight – PVD is set to put on an epic show. Tickets are $50 and only available on the door, so head on down for a guaranteed huge night. See you there?

Quite possibly the two leading and most popular DJ's in the Australia's breaks scene not to mention their impressive production talent that calls for attention the world over are taking to the decks back to back! When you ask ? TONIGHT... down at Melbourne's Seven nightclub. It's a $20 bill on the night and support comes in the form of Brewster B, Ransom, Keltec, Kendachi [live] and more.

Do not miss the chance to see two of the leading players in the Australian breaks scene go head to head.

1) 10.may.2002 - Paul van Dyk @ Sublime – PVD is a DJ in demand, and this demand has soared in the last couple of years. As, a DJ he has gone from strength to strength, and as such his popularity has increased 10 fold. On top of his DJ talents, PVD is known for his production work and he loves to play his own remixes in his sets. You can catch PVD playing this Friday night at Sublime, supported by all the sublime regulars.
2) 11.may.2002 - History Of Breaks 2 – Sydney's premier breaks DJs are rummaging through their record crates as you read this, pulling out the defining moments in breaks, hip hop, electro and even (dare we say) big Beat! After the overwhelming success that saw in excess of one thousand people turned away at Yu for the first History of Breaks, expect a large-scale rendition of defining beats at the Metro.
3) 10.may.2002 - Sumo 909 Big Kids’ Tings – Expect the usual deep groovy house & disco beets upstairs & the blend of electro tribally breaky techy beats & breaks downstairs. But this week Sumo has the special guest of Chris Carter. So expect something a little special…
4) 11.may.2002 - Deep Child @ DROP - Drop presents Deep Childs Album launch- his new album Chocolate Dubs is a smooth selection of smokin beats, the night also features Artifical ( half of b(if)tek ), Meem and telemetry orchestra with a prelude to their new album. The night also has an allstar dj line up including Dan Coy from ju ju space jazz, kid kenobi and andrew mahre from Alpha town and beataville orchestra.
5) 10.may.2002 - Sonicanimation Reality by Deception National Tour – Sonicanimation have just finished the new album and are on tour to promote it. Supported by 12000 techniques, this is one tour just don’t want to miss.

RA has 2 important Sydney competition's closing tonight! The first is the huge Paul Van Dyk prize pack featuring 4 tickets, a signed CD, t-shirts and more. The other is the massive Ear Candy - 'In One Ear and Out The Other' draw. This features SIX prize packs including, one double pass to Ear Candy tomorrow night, a year-long industry pass to Ear Candy as well as a drink for you + your guest on arrival. To enter these competitions, just hammer in your name... good luck!