On October 6th, one of the UK’s most recognisable and popular international DJs will move past simply being a figure in the clubs and become boss of his own record label – Kill the Lights.

Matt Hardwick, will be using the imprint to showcase his own productions, his forthcoming album project and to introduce some of the freshest up and coming new talent that the scene has to offer.

Talking about the reason for launching a label at this stage in his career Matt commented by saying: “I see Kill the Lights as being a platform through which I can demonstrate the depth of my musical tastes and vehicle through which I can really look to push the envelope in terms of the musical genres and the artists that will be represented. There is no doubt that a main-stay will be the music that I am perhaps best known for, but the real aim is to get away from the run of the mill type labels that have become so common these days. People who have followed my DJ career to date will recognise that I draw from varied musical influences and the representation of these influences on Kill the Lights is something that is going to be a key focus”.

For the labels debut release KTL head honcho, Matt will be delivering first solo production entitled ‘Supernal’; a peak time angler with a deep, melodic undertone that is guaranteed to ignite the labels arrival in clubland. The remix will come courteously of Last Man Standing; the talents of this exciting and fresh producer will feature more on the label over the coming months. Looking ahead to the second release the label is proud to announce the signing of The Gallery resident John Askew. A respected producer the world over, John’s KTL offering, ‘Nothing Left Between Us’, will see him release his first ever vocal production. The remix will come from the immensely talented hands of German underground outfit, Duderstadt.

All tracks from the label will be released digitally, as well as receiving a limited number of vinyl presses for those remaining plastic fanatics out there.

To mark the arrival of the label, Matt will be doing a select number of exclusive tour dates in Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan, South Africa, North and South America from October 2008 till January 2009. To kick start the label tour, Matt will be performing a 6 hour showcase at the best regular night in the country – Digital Society

So ‘Kill the Lights’ and get ready…