Eats Everything

Eats Everything
Background information
Birth name Daniel Pearce
Also known as
  • The EEL
  • Catz Eats Dogz
  • Coats in Arms
  • Pat Butcher in drag
  • The Salad Dodger
Born (1980-05-12) 12 May 1980
Bristol, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • DJ
  • record producer
Years active 2010–present
Labels
  • Pets
  • Futureboogie
  • Hypercolour
  • EdibleBeats
Associated acts

Daniel Pearce, better known as Eats Everything, is an English DJ and record producer.[1] He came to prominence in 2011 with the release of "Entrance Song" on Pets Records in 2011.[2] Since then, he has received critical acclaim for a number of solo releases on Dirtybird, Hypercolour and Futureboogie.[3]

Dan's productions combine house music with a wide range of other genres such as UK bass, garage, techno and jungle.

Career

Early career

Dan began his DJ career at Infamous/Heresy at club Loco Bristol, aka Lakotas ugly little sister and was soon permanently placed as a resident for the Bristol night Ripsnorter then Scream in the early 2000s, as well as playing some gigs in Europe.[4] It wasn’t until 2011, when ‘Entrance Song’ was signed to Pets Records, followed soon after by a release on Claude Von Stroke’s Dirtybird label that Dan’s career as a DJ began to gain momentum.[5]

As a DJ

Since 2011, Dan has played at a number of the worlds biggest clubbing institutions such as Fabric, DC10, Amnesia, The Warehouse Project, Space and Watergate, as well as festivals like Glastonbury, Bestival, Creamfields and Secret Garden Party.[6]

He has received much support from BBC Radio 1’s Pete Tong, who has asked him to do three Essential Mixes since 2011, the most recent of which was a live recording of Pete and Dan b2b at The Warehouse Project in 2013.[7]

In 2014 Dan was booked to be the first ever resident at XOYO in London. The three-month residency saw him play every Saturday for 12 weeks.[8]

Dan has also received a number of accolades as a DJ. In 2012 he won ‘Best British DJ’ in the DJ Magazine ‘Best of British Awards’.[9] In addition to this, in December 2012 he was the highest new entry in Resident Advisor's prestigious ‘Top 100 DJs Poll’ coming in at number 13.[10]

As a producer

Dan has had a string of critically acclaimed releases on Pets Records, Dirtybird, Hypercolour, Futureboogie and Crosstown Rebels.[11]

He has also released remixes for a broad selection of labels, giving his distinctive take on tracks by the likes of Adam F, Jamie Jones, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Chicken Lips, X-Press 2 and Four Tet.[12]

He has also collaborated in the studio with the likes of Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Justin Martin, Skream and Lukas as well as the singer/songwriter Sinead Harnett.[13]

In 2011 Dan was awarded ‘Best Breakthrough Producer’ in DJ Magazine's ‘Best of British Award’.[14]

At Disclosure's Alexandra Palace sets in early December, Eats Everything provided the opening act.

Discography

EPs

  • 2011: Entrance Song EP [Pets]
  • 2011: Eats Everything EP [Dirtybird]
  • 2012: Vertigo / Trubble [Dirtybird]
  • 2012: Jagged Elbow [Pets]
  • 2012: Slow For Me [Futureboogie]
  • 2013: Early Bites [Southern Fried Records]
  • 2014: Reworks EP [Pets]

Collaborations

  • 2011: Worthy & Eats Everything - Tric Trac [Dirtybird]
  • 2012: Idiotproof & Eats Everything - African Love EP [Jackmode Music]
  • 2013: TEED & Eats Everything - Lion, The Lion [Crosstown Rebels]
  • 2013: Justin Martin & Eats Everything - Feather Flight [Hypercolour]
  • 2013: Justin Martin & Eats Everything - The Gettup [Dirtybird]
  • 2013: Catz Eats Dogz - Stinky Lollipop EP [Pets]
  • 2015: Eats Everything ft. Tiga vs. Audion - Dancing (Again!) [Method White]
  • 2016: Big Discs EP [Pets]

DJ Mixes

  • RA.316 [Resident Advisor]
  • Fabric 86 [Fabric (London)]

References

  1. ↑ "DJs' Real Names". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
  2. ↑ http://www.mybeatfix.com/2011/08/review-eats-everything-entrance-song-ep/
  3. ↑ http://www.discogs.com/artist/Eats+Everything
  4. ↑ http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2013/07/01/getting-personal-with-eats-everything/
  5. ↑ http://www.residentadvisor.net/podcast-episode.aspx?id=316
  6. ↑ http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/eatseverything/dates
  7. ↑ List of Essential Mix episodes
  8. ↑ http://www.residentadvisor.net/news.aspx?id=21837
  9. ↑ http://djmag.com/node/36289
  10. ↑ http://www.residentadvisor.net/feature.aspx?1700
  11. ↑ http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/eatseverything/editorial
  12. ↑ http://www.1001tracklists.com/artist/13647_eats-everything/index.html
  13. ↑ http://www.1001tracklists.com/artist/13647_eats-everything/index.html
  14. ↑ http://djmag.com/node/8156

13. http://low-life.ca/2013/02/04/eats-everything-interview/

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