Groove Terminator

Simon Lewicki, also known as Groove Terminator, is an Australian electronic music artist.[1]

Originally a hip-hop DJ, he eventually began spinning house music. He was featured in the 2000 Australian edition of Ministry of Sound's Club Nation series, as well as several other Ministry of Sound compilations. His song 'Here Comes Another One' became the theme of the popular Australian (and worldwide) reality TV-show 'The Block' and had featured previously in the cult spoof-slasher film, Cut (1999).

Career

Lewicki's parents founded the first community radio station in Adelaide and his mother was a radio presenter. Simon's DJing began with the casual production of mix-tapes on the weekends as a youth. He was a fan of punk rock prior to discovering electronic and dance music. The first concert Lewicki attended as a child (aged eight) was The Ramones at Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide, South Australia.[2]

Lewicki first performed as a scratch turntablist in the Adelaide-based hip hop duo, Major Rhyme Squad.[3]

In the early 1990s he was part of the Adelaide hip-hop group "Finger Lickin' Good" alongside DJ Madcap and Quro. Their sole release was a 1993 vinyl EP release called "Illegitimate Sons of the Bastard Funk".

He played his first DJ sets in the 1980s and as his taste diversified, began releasing music in the early 1990s. He released two solo albums in 2000 and 2001, published by Virgin Records. To promote his first album "Road Kill", Groove Terminator toured with the rock band, Grinspoon. He is also credited with breaking electronic and dance music into regional venues around Australia with fellow DJs Nick Skitz and Bexta.[2]

From late 2004, Lewicki's song "How Life Should Be" featured in a series of television commercials for Progressive Insurance and the Sci-Fi channel's Stargate series.

Circa 2005, Lewicki relocated to Los Angeles where he carried on his production and DJ work.[4]

He is also in several other bands; one being Tonite Only with Sam La More which was launched in 2006 and is signed to Hussle Black, a sub-label of Ministry of Sound. In 2009, Lewicki started the electronic rock duo Jump Jump Dance Dance with singer/guitarist Chris Carter, also known as DJ Snakepanther . Their eponymous debut album was released in July 2011.

In 2017 and 2018, Groove Terminator toured with Ministry of Sound: Orchestrated, which brought a set of house, rave and club classics arranged for orchestral performance to major venues around Australia.[2]

Lewicki is co-creator of the music festival Block Rocking Beats, which premieres at McLaren Vale, South Australia in December 2019.[5]

Associated Acts
  • Chili Hi Fly (2000–2002)
  • Tonite Only (2005–2006)
  • Jump Jump Dance Dance (2007 – present)
  • Groove Terminator (1997–present)

Albums

Releases
  • "It's On" - 1997 Sony/DancePool
  • "Losing Ground" (feat. Lani) - 1998 EMI
  • "Is It Love?" (as Chili HiFly) - 1999 Central Station
  • "Here Comes Another One"-1999 EMI
  • "One More Time (The Sunshine Song)" - 2000 EMI
  • "You Can't See" - 2001 on EMI
  • "This Is Not A Love Song"- 2002 EMI
  • "Brand New Day"- 2002 EMI
  • "Kid Dynamite"- 2002 EMI

Jump Jump Dance Dance

Jump Jump Dance Dance (2011)

  1. Show Me the Night (4:12)
  2. City on Fire (5:11)
  3. 2.0 (3:35)
  4. How Can I Miss You? (4:07)
  5. Modern Eyes (4:19)
  6. Thank You (3:54)
  7. Do It for Love (4:28)
  8. Watching You Now (4:12)
  9. White Picket Fences (3:37)
  10. Metro (3:47)
  11. She Loves Glamour (4:24)
  12. All We Got (4:11)

Singles

  1. Thank You (2007)
  2. Do It for Love (2009)
  3. Show Me the Night (2010)
  4. Modern Eyes (2010)
  5. City on Fire (2010)
  6. 2.0 (2011)

References
  1. Drever, Andrew (27 December 2002). "It's a groove thing". The Age. Retrieved 3 December 2009.
  2. "How Groove Terminator brought electronic music to regional Australia". Double J. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  3. "Groove Terminator's hot take on Adelaide's dance music history". CityMag. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. "Tonite Only gets Grooving on home". www.adelaidenow.com.au. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  5. "Groove Terminator's Guide To The New House Music Festival Hitting McLaren Vale • Glam Adelaide". Glam Adelaide. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
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