Dj, Producer & Remixer Leo Zero works from his London studio on a variety of music projects: from remixes for global artist like Florence & The machine, Bryan Ferry & Paul Weller to underground club tracks on his Leo Trax label, and a countless re-edi..
Leo Zero
Graduating from Art College in the early 90s, Leo was already honing his production skills, after becoming addicted to all things Balearic and Acid in seminal clubs such as Shoom, Spectrum, and the infamous Boy’s Own parties. However, Leo’s first releases were inspired by the Mo Wax ‘headz’ sound of abstract hip-hop beats melded with dub and psyche samples. At this time he also set up cult disco edit label Easter Bay - big with the likes of DJ Harvey and The Idjut Boys.
Leo soon became a one-stop shop for not only great music, and remixes, but also for flyer/sleeve design – working with Junior Boys Own, Heavenly Records, Electric Stew, Dazed & Confused, and Time Out, as well as exhibiting at Jam at the Barbican, and helping to put together books on flyer design for Thames & Hudson, amongst others.
In the mid 90s Leo was a main player in Chicane, with Nick Bracegirdle. Chicane’s debut album was a huge hit, but a taste of pop stardom was enough to send Leo back to a sweaty basement to create the legendary deep house club ‘Soulsonic’ with Stuart Patterson. Hosting parties all over the globe from Ibiza to Miami, via Ladbroke Grove - for Vivienne Westwood, and Alexander McQueen amongst many others -they rocked dance-floors with no compromise.
A natural development from Soulsonic was ‘Faith’, which was set up by Leo, Stuart with Terry Farley, Bill Brewster, and Dave Jarvis - Pete Tong said in The Guardian: “The last bastion of Acid House", which perfectly summed it up. Leo lovingly designed and put together all the original Faith Fanzines and compilation albums, plus still DJs regularly with the crew.
Over recent years Leo has been focused on furthering his production skills, and in 2004 teamed up with Mark Wilkinson and Richard Searle to form Dab Hands. They had a string of hits, signing to Virgin and remixing Lou Reed and David Bowie's ‘Satellite Of Love’, which gave them a top ten smash and a Miami buzz chart no.1.
Leo then went on to work with Mo Morris and Zeb Jameson to form Psychedelic band ‘A Mountain Of One’ writing and producing their acclaimed first album ‘Collected Works’, which has fast become a Balearic/Cosmic Rock classic.
Current projects include new act Zarrylade with Rupert Lyddon of Grand national and American vocalist Justin Taylor, plus a Leo Zero album ‘Acid Life’ featuring a selection of retro-futuristic Chicago house grooves with vocalist Marcel.
Leo has also become one of the hottest remixers in the UK working with Florence and the Machine, Paul Weller, and Bryan Ferry to name but a few.
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LEO ZERO OFFICIAL REMIXES
Speech D'ebelle - I'm With it ( Leo Zero Remix ) Big Dada
Lana Del Rey -'Born To Die' (Leo Zero Remixes) Polydor
Foster The People -'Don't Stop (Colour on the Walls)' (Leo Zero Remix) Columbia
2 Bears - 'Warm & Easy' (Leo Zero Remixes) Southern Fried
Lonsdale Boy's Club -'Gypsy' (Leo Zero Remixes) Sony
Marshall Jefferson –'Move Your Body' (Terry Farley & Leo Zero Remixes) Demon Music
Bombay Bicycle Club 'Shuffle' (Leo Zero Remix) Island Records
Black Devil Disco Club Feat. Faris Badwan –'Distrust' (Leo Zero Remix) Lo Recordings
Hercules & Love Affair -'My House' (Leo Zero Remix) Moshi Moshi
Lissie - When I'm Alone (Leo Zero Remix) Sony
Chicken Lips -'She Fish' (Leo Zero Remix) Lipservice
Mirrors - Hide and Seek (Leo Zero Remix) Skint
Mirrors - Write Through The Night (Leo Zero Remix) Skint
The Living Islands - Empires (Leo Zero Remix) Abracada
Everything Everything - Schoolin' (Leo Zero Remix) Geffen
Garcon's -'Encore L'Amore' (Leo zero Re-edit) ZE Records / Strut
Bryan Ferry - Alphaville (Leo Zero Remix) Virgin
Owl City – Fireflies (Leo Zero Remix) Motown USA
Robert Owens -'Bring Down The Walls' (Leo zero Re-edit) Dj History
Historics -'Skin Orders' (Leo Zero Remix) Rvng Intl.
David E Sugar -'Fingers On The Buttons' (Leo Zero Remixes) Sunday Best
Bomb The Bass Feat. Paul Conboy –'Boy Girl' (Leo Zero Remix) Studio !K7
The Kenneth Bager Experience -'I Can't Wait (Fragment Sixteen)' (Leo Zero Remix) Universal
Ruf Dug -'Dirty' (Leo Zero Remix) PPF
Paul Weller – No Tears To Cry (Leo Zero Remix) Island
Sam Sallon - You May Not Mean To Hurt Me But You Do
Music Go Music – Just Me (Leo Zero Remix) Mercury
Zarrylade - Eyes above Your Head II (Leo Zero Version) White
Metronomy - Not Made For Love (Leo Zero Remix) Because Music
Boy Of girl - 'Hot Chocolate Boy' (Leo Zero Remix) White Label
Florence & The Machine - Rabbit Heart / Raise it up (Leo Zero Remix) Island
Wild Beasts - Hooting & Howling (Leo Zero Remix) Domino
Jack Penate - Tonight's Today (Leo Zero Remix) XL
Stricken City - Lost Art (Leo Zero) White
Ruf Dug - Dirty (Leo Zero Remix) PPF
Tele Music - Baby's Band (Leo Zero Remix) DJ History
Badly Drawn Boy - Promises (A Mountain of One Remix) EMI - 2008
Underworld – Eclipse ( Leo Zero Remix) underworldlive.com - 2006
Lou Reed & David Bowie - Satellite Of Love ( Dab hands Remix) Sony/BMG - 2005
X-Press 2 - Give It (Dab Hands Remix) Skint Records - 2005
Everything But The Girl - Before Today (Chicane Remix) Virgin - 1998
Basement Jaxx - Fly Life ( Shrink2fit Remix) Multiply – 1997