DJ Mike Bolton

It didn’t take long for Mike Bolton to become popular with regular Eclipse goers after his debut appearance at the Outdoor event of 1991. With his technical ability and unique style he set a high standard that was almost impossible to beat!!!

Mike started buying vinyl back in 1982, although at that time he did not have his own decks. He did however, spin tunes at the odd party for friends, while being influenced by the big DJ’s such as Froggy. Then in 1989, after listening to Carl Cox, Mike acquired his first set of decks and began teaching himself to mix.

In the early 90’s Mike was one of the first to introduce House music to his hometown on the east coast of Suffolk. Bringing in the likes of LTJ Bukem, who went on to encourage Mike and his friend Jamie Sakar to set up their own studio.

Then in 1995 Mike launched his own Drum ‘n’ Bass production career, after being inspired by LTJ Bukem’s revolutionary ‘Demons Theme’. Together with Jamie they formed PFM (Progressive Future Music) on Good Looking Records. They quickly gained recognition with the release of their first record ‘Wash Over Me/ Love and Happiness’, as well as the now classics ‘One and Only’, ‘The Western’ and ‘Danny’s Song’.

After a string of hits with Good Looking, PFM went on to release a number of tracks on Moving Shadow including the well known ‘Cruising Detroit’ and ‘The Eleventh Hour’. Jamie Sakar was more and more absent as Mike continued to produce tracks, so he decided to leave PFM, conceding that Mike was doing most of the work anyway.

After a brief spell with a major record label, PFM, now solely Mike Bolton, re-signed with Good Looking and released ‘Sakora/ Summerboy’ followed by the ‘Val Sinestra EP’, which is dedicated to a friend that passed away. After Mike’s spell with another record company, he realised that working under the Good Looking banner made him happier, as it gave him the creative freedom he craved.

Since then Mike Bolton has gone on to produce some fine albums including the ‘ Producer’, which was a collection of remixed older tracks, as well as more new material. With big tours around America on Good Looking Mike has really made a huge impact on the scene through a lot of hard work that has been recognised throughout. As some would say he is…ahem…Looking Good!