Rory returns to Cross Section with 2 killer cuts, leading with Back In Da Old Skool, a heavy slab of Jackin House, followed by the calmer Dat Ol' Real Shit, more of a funky Disco cut for the modern dancefloor! Rory Northall is a House music DJ / producer from Walsall, England. Rory is known for his heavily influenced Chicago / Jackin House sound. Born in 1978, Rory was instantly surrounded by music. With his father being a jazz/funk saxophonist, he was exposed to various styles and genres of music that his parents would collect on vinyl and play. Such as funk, soul, disco, blues, jazz, etc., which show in his style. In 1989, Rory would take an interest in graffiti and hip hop and, in 1992, began attending a youth centre that ran for graffiti artists and DJs. Here, Rory would get to see friends using the turntables and was mesmerised, instantly wanting to take up DJing. Lacking the funds to purchase his own equipment, he would book studio time twice a week to learn. Soon, he was having records donated to him and would use any money he got from helping the family out. He would go and buy vinyl to add to his now growing collection, and started mixing hip hop & breaks. With his father helping him out with finances, it wasn't until 1996 that Rory eventually owned his own turntables. From his part-time job, while studying art at college, Rory paid his father back. Around this time, Rory had fallen upon house music while out on a drive in a friend's car. In the tape deck was a recording of a live mix by Masters at Work, there was soul, there was funk, there was disco, and it had a groove. Rory was hooked in. From then, Rory began searching for more house music similar to Masters at Work. He started to go to nightclubs following American DJs such as Roger Sanchez, Todd Terry, DJ Sneak, just to name a few. During the 2000s, Rory was influenced by many other artists, such as Daft Punk and the whole French filtered disco house sound. Phil Weeks, Hector Moralez, and the Jackin House genre. In 2011, Rory began producing his own music and held many releases on a variety of labels. Rory's style has continued to be influenced by disco, funk, jazz, soul, hip hop in the tracks that he selects, mixes, and produces over the years. Rory has been fortunate to meet and become friends with many of his influences through social media and events. He has played on the same bills with DJs such as DJ Sneak, Stacy Kidd, Marshall Jefferson, Jason Hodges, DJ Dan, and many more. Rory has built up support from fans worldwide through his production, DJing and graffiti artwork, and social media. He has also helped various labels with supplying his graffiti art for releases.

Paul & Chris go back a long way with collaborations, the first being Madison's Playground and more recently Codemaster, both on Cross Section, so the story continues with a remix from Paul's latest album Backstories From A Soundtrack To Life. Composer & Producer Paul's professional music industry CV spans 36 years!. He has been signed to major labels throughout his UK recording artist career including Epic Records and Edel Records and as a writer with Warner Chappell and MCA Music. Paul played an influencing role in the origination of Drum 'n' Bass in the early '90s; co-writing and producing the first album in the history of this genre 'On A Quest For Intelligence' under the artist name Fast Floor. Further albums and a series of dance music releases for various labels followed throughout the 1990s, including the album 'Purveyors of the New Groove' under the artist name Earl Gray for internationally renowned DJ Carl Cox's label Worldwide Ultimatum. He also worked with UK DJ Chris Simmonds on a series of releases for Cross Section Records. One of these releases 'City of Angels' featured a collaboration with the legendary U.S. Keyboard player/composer Jeff Lorber. He's gone on to produce numerous pop artists both in the UK and in Australia and has - in the last 20 years - composed music for film, TV and other media, including works for Oprah Winfrey, National Geographic, Better Homes & Gardens, Home & Away, Dragon's Den and the BBC as a composer/producer on the Sonoton Music roster. Paul is now based in Perth WA and co-owns Radio Circus Music, a Composition and Production company in Perth, WA and has an UK-Australian alliance Publishing Company Blushing Zebra, under the Sentric Music umbrella.

We welcome Scotlands DavePZ with some new flavoured attitude entitled Diss Groov and Get Off. A heavy, funky and more. Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland - a city steeped in underground culture and home to the legendary Sub Club - The-Peas earned his stripes grooving on that floor. Behind the decks as a 16-year-old, now 30+ years deep in the underground house scene, hes carved out an inimitable groove - delivering high-energy, peak-time party sets rooted in raw House, with samples of hip-hop, jazz, soul, funk, and techno. Sleazy hi-hats. Chunky slabbed beats. Twisted jazz. This is groove with grit - deeply influenced by the OG Chicago House godfathers, he brings a new school strut to a timeless sound. Across the 2000s, he held down residencies with ChicFreak (MAS & Art School), Clubdup, Air Organic, and BarSoba - bringing the vibe to underground parties and radio - from Glasgow to Amsterdam, Toronto to Chicago. Now, hes channelling decades of dancefloor energy into highly crafted productions - already releasing on some of the worlds most consistent underground labels like Cross Section Music, Groovphoria Records, Feel the Funk, and most recently Torontos Purveyor Underground. PZ, Love & House Music. #DPZ