Hailing from London, England, Ziggy Funk has for many years been involved with music. He never had the stereotypical upbringing of a musical family; it was merely his curiosity which bought him to where he is today. Picking up and learning the guitar at a young age was his first taste of his journey, to which led him to play in numerous bands. This also allowed him to incorporate different styles from Funk, hip-hop, jazz, blues and world music in his repertoire. Eventually all roads looked towards house music, always loving the sound of house it was only till later in life Ziggy begun to really settle and refine his skills as a producer and DJ. Playing at many great venues such the ‘Roundhouse’ in Camden, ‘Big chill’ festival, the Legendary Soul Heaven night and the well-known East Village club in London and as well as residency for Deep Into Soul which is one of the premiere House nights in London.
Ziggy’s stand out release of ‘Everyday’ with long term musical partner, Taliwa under the mighty Foliage label received a great reception from the house community. The duo then went on and wrote another smash ‘What You Afraid’ which was released under the legendary DJ Spen’s label, Quantize recordings which also had support from one of the pioneers of house such as Louie Vega. Ziggy has also released works under Defected, Soul Heaven,Tony records, Limestone recordings, Room Control records, Play It Down, MN2S and more. Ziggy’s new ventures with successful producer and DJ, Neil Pierce of Fanatix/Soul heaven Include a label which is also named after their collaborative guise ‘Rhemi’. The two have numerous original/remix work under the moniker working with the likes of Joey Negro, Opolopo, Kele Le Roc and others. With their imprint Rhemi Music growing from strength to strength with their sound in producing quality House Music the pair have certainly have a bright future ahead.
