It was in Brighton that Gustavo and John-E, as young adults, exchanged their first words. They both had a strange fascination with the hypnotic groove that can only be achieved by a sea of people flooding a dancefloor. The newly established duo then decided they had to move to London. They would solidify their friendship through an apprenticeship in the noisy clubs of the capital and dance, celebrating the sounds of the gods of electronica: Jeff Mills, Carl Cox, Laurent Garnier.
Over the years Stereo Addiction have released their music on a slew of well-respected labels, from Luca Ricci’s Aenaria Tech to Kasey Taylor’s Vapour Recordings, to Rui Da Silva’s Kismet label and they have shared DJ booths and stages with the likes of Underworld, John Digweed, Sasha, Afrika Bambaataa, Carl Cox and Gui Boratto among many, many others. Apart from having played at all of Portugal’s biggest clubs, from Lux in Lisbon to Gare in Oporto (where they now hold a bi-monthly residence) and everywhere inbetween, they have deejayed all around the world from Japan to Switzerland. In 2008 London welcomed them back with open arms, Stereo Addiction floored the capital’s crowds with gigs at AKA, Plastic People, Notting Hill Arts Club, Cargo (at the Atlantic Waves Festival), Aquarium and Sketch.
2009 has seen the duo’s profile rise in a big way, the boys were invited to return twice to The Egg in London to play alongside such international luminaries as Tiger Stripes and The Bloody Beetroots. They hold the honour of being one of the only portuguese acts to have graced fabric’s DJ booth (They were part of the official “T In The Park” afterparty at the world renowned Farringdon club, headlining room 3 and playing with Simian Mobile Disco, Steve Aoki, Kanio, Betoko and many others). They also made 2 music videos, for their tracks “Shades Of Light” (To be released in 2010 on Kasey Taylor’s Evapour8 label) and “Human”.
In June, John-E and Gustavo were invited by Vodafone to play a massive gig with Portugal’s biggest hip hop crew Da Weasel. This is par for the course for the duo seeing as they are more than used to rocking large crowds, they have headlined the dance tent at Portugal’s biggest music festival, Sudoeste, for the past four years, they have rocked Rock In Rio, Creamfields, The Boom Festival, among other lesser known festivals, and their profile and fan-base keeps growing with every gig.
