Not content with just interviewing the man himself, we here @ dn clubs and dance also bring you a review of Satoshi's recent night @shindig too. You lucky people...

Satoshi Tomiie has got to be one of the most important people in dance music today. Since he came on the scene over ten years ago, collaborating with Frankie Knuckles on the seminal track 'Tears', a defining moment in house music, Satoshi has been involved in over 250 tracks, remixing the likes of Madonna, Diana Ross and U2 to name but a few.

Originally from Japan and coming from a jazz background he is now based in New York and is a major part of the acclaimed Def Mix crew, along with Frankie Knuckles and David Morales.

Last year he released his critically acclaimed debut album 'Full Lick', an eclectic mix of different styles of music. The latest single to come off the album, 'Love in Traffic', features the vocals of Keli Ali, (ex-Sneaker Pimps). A man very much in demand, he was just back from the Miami Winter Music Conference and is constantly touring the world DJ'ing, yet he has still found time to recently set up his own label 'Saw Recordings'.

I arrived at the club at around ten forty five, as I knew Satoshi was doing a four-hour set, and so I wanted to get in for the full thing. The queues outside were massive; it looked like everyone had came to Shindig tonight, not wanting to miss out. I went in just as Satoshi got onto the decks, and when we had spoke earlier he had told me his set was going to be quite mellow to start with…well if this was his idea of mellow, then we were in for a good night!

By now the club was filling up more and more, and the music seemed to build up as the crowd spilled in. By about 12 it was rammed, with more and more people flocking to the dance floor. The tunes were excellent, and the mixing was spot on. As the night went on, Satoshi's set just got better and better.

The highlights of the night though, have to be Satoshi dropping the Robert Owens classic 'I'll be Your Friend', the atmosphere in the club was unbelievable, and then later playing his latest release 'Love In Traffic, which was without doubt a crowd pleaser.

It was definitely one of those nights that seemed to go too quick, and when I was able to focus on my watch, I saw it was 3.00, and the end of a brilliant night.