Mick "London" Hale

MICK HALE
Mick Hale, London 2009
Background information
Genres	House, tribal house, pop, EDM, EBM, electro, garage, dub
Years active	1984-present
Labels	Metropolis, SPV GmbH, Fifth Colvmn, Semaphore GmbH, Sub/Mission Italy, Midnight NYC, Get Hip, Cryptovision
Associated acts	Croc Shop, Mod Fun
Website	www.djmickhale.com

Mick Hale is an American musician, songwriter, producer, remixer, DJ, and graphic artist. Credited on over three dozen commercial releases, his body of work spans 30 years from 1984 onwards.

Hale began his DJ career in the mid-1980s as a guest on the College radio stations WPRB, Princeton and WRSU, New Brunswick. His focus ran from Motown/Stax soul and Trojan dub reggae sounds to 60's British psychedelic pop and various indie alternative of the day. Subsequently, he found himself invited to spin at clubs such as Maxwell's in Hoboken and other NYC-area Dives. By the early 90's Hale's musical focus had grown to encompass House, Electro, Tribal House, New Beat, Jungle, and Techno. From 1991 to 1998 Hale found himself employed 3-nites a week at New Brunswick's The Roxy as the head resident DJ. Hale then moved on to residencies at both "The Melody" and "Ground Zero" in the late 90's into the early 2000s. During this same period, Hale was invited to contribute a column to "Jersey Beat" Magazine called "Danse Assembly" (reviewing electronic & alternative dance music.) "Danse Assembly" (aka "DAMn!") also eventually became the title of a fanzine he published until 2002, acting as both writer and editor/graphic designer. From there, he went on to design many CD covers for the Philadelphia-based record labels "Metropolis" and "Pendragon," as well as designing for the NJ's "Tinman." Hale interviewed many electronic artists during this period and also contributed many dance music reviews to other fanzines such as "Fusion" and "The Splatter Effect."

Private events and guest DJ gigs in the Tri-state area between 2002-2010 allowed Hale to keep his foot in the dance music field until 2010 when he finally landed a new residency with Asbury Park's "Swell" niteclub. Many Asbury nite-club engagements followed, which eventually led to a 13-month residency beginning in 2012 at Shep Pettibone's "Paradise" nite-club. Hale continued doing occasional remix and film soundtrack work and also contributed articles to the local "arts weekly" publication the "TriCity News." Both NYC's Odyssey Magazine and The Beacon Lite's People's Choice Award named Hale "Best NJ DJ" in 2015; and an article in the Asbury Park Press proclaimed Hale one (of just three,) "DJ's to catch in Asbury!" In June 2016, Hale was hired as a resident DJ at "The Asbury" the newest hotel in Asbury Park, which was just named by USA Today "Best New Hotel, 2017." He currently spins Tea Dance monthly there as well as his weekly residency at Georgie's popular "Tempted Tuesday," which has been running over 3 years now.