Ruf Dug
In the game for nearly 20 years now, Ruffy has never been one to rest on his laurels. In the last year alone, he’s been nominated for Track Of The Year at Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Awards, been made one of the hosts of NTS’s flagship daily Soup To Nuts show, resumed his DJ schedule in fine style, launched an audiophile rave that’s already attained legendary status and had releases and remixes on a host of top-shelf labels.
Ruf Dug’s hard-earned reputation as a world-class DJ and Producer is no overnight success story - growing up in Manchester and Ibiza, it’s not unsurprising that this life found him, but it wasn’t until he got caught up in the squat party scene in Sydney in the early 00’s that he answered his calling, the DIY ethos there informing everything that followed.
Since then, he’s always followed his own path - sometimes coinciding with the ‘industry,’ sometimes bounding lightyears ahead of the pack, and having fun tearing around new cultural territories while waiting for everyone else to catch up.
His productions have made their way into A-list & tastemaker’s record bags for a long time now. DJs as diverse as Moxie, Moodymannn, Ben UFO, Jamz Supernova, Gilles Peterson, Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy, and Bradley Zero are all fans of the Ruf Dug sound. He’s released on a variety of a-list labels - in the last 12 months alone, his work has graced the likes of Rhythm Section, Shall Not Fade, International Feel, and WOLF music.
When it comes to playing out he’s pretty much done it all - from Pikes to the Panorama Bar, from Gottwood to Glastonbury, from Brilliant Corners to Barbarellas to Burning Man - no dance floor remains un-buzzed for long when Ruffy is at the controls - and preferably for a long stint; when your range is as wide as this then it’s actually possible to deliver a genuine ‘journey’ set, something few DJs can do despite all the nonsense hype that gets bandied about.
