Rob Tissera

Rob Tissera
Born1966 (age 57–58)
OriginMilton Keynes
GenresHard trance, hard house
Occupation(s)Record producer, Disc Jockey
Years active1989 -
LabelsTidy Trax, XL Recordings, Nukleuz
Websitewww.robtissera.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata

Rob Tissera (born 1966) is a British hard house disc jockey and record producer. His releases have achieved UK chart success over a c. 10 year period from 1996, and he is known for his live performances and club nights.

Biography

Tissera has achieved chart success under his own name, and with Ian Bland as Quake. He has also released tracks under the name of Circle City, through the Warp record label.[1][2][3]

Tissera is known for his live performances at events such as Global Gathering, Creamfields and Homelands, and for promoting the Leeds-based Kissdafunk club night. His music has been played by a range of well-known DJs, including Pete Tong, Carl Cox, and Judge Jules.[3][4][5] In 2012 Tissera made it into the Mixmag list of top badly behaved DJs, after getting into trouble with the authorities for inciting the Kissdafunk crowd to resist the police.[6]

Tissera has released several DJ mix albums, some of which have achieved chart success, including GoodGreef Album 2 and Kissdafunk that reached #77 and #56 in the UK official compilations chart in 2004 and 2007 respectively.[3][7][8] In 2004 he was also invited to perform a two-hour Essential Mix for the BBC Radio 1 Pete Tong show.[9]

The music press has provided commentary on Tissera and his work. Resident Advisor have called him one of "dance music's most prolific stars", while Mark Kavanagh of Muzik magazine called him the "party animal from Hell" in 2002 but qualified that his music had been "huge all summer". Noel Gardner of the Quietus was more circumspect, calling Tissera a "hard trance dork" following his change to a harder style.[2][4][10]

Discography

Rob Tissera releases
Title Artist Year Peak
UK Singles		 Peak
UK Dance
Kick Up The Volume[1] Rob Tissera 1996 84 5
The Day Will Come[11] Quake feat. Marcia Rae 1998 53 3
Mantra[11] Quake 1999 16
Burning (Can I hold you?)[1][10] Rob Tissera 2002 84 18
Bring The Lights Down[1] Rob Tissera & Nathan D'Amour 2004 33
Stay[1] Rob Tissera/Vinylgroover/Red 2004 61 9
The Revolution/Bitch[1] Rob Tissera/Dark By Design 2004 99
Feel The Drums[1] Rob Tissera & Guyver 2005 81 24

Bibliography

  • Tissera, Rob (2023). The Smiler, A DJ's Life. Music Mondays & Straight Six Publishing. ISBN 9780993473289.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "ROB TISSERA Songs". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 27 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b Gardner, Noel (28 September 2009). "Warp 20 Box Set Review: A Document Of Evolution From The City of Steel". The Quietus. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024. Circle City (who is now hard trance dork Rob Tissera, fact fans)
  3. ^ a b c Birchmeier, Jason. "Rob Tissera Biography by Jason Birchmeier". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 17 November 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b "BIOGRAPHY". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ Togneri, Steven (27 May 2005). "Kissdafunk". DJ Mag. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  6. ^ Jenkins, Dave (12 August 2012). "TOP 12: BADLY BEHAVING DJS". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024. When cops gatecrashed his party, Kissdafunk's favourite son grabbed a mic and screamed, "If you want this fucking party to continue, keep the bastards out!" And they did… apart from one undercover bastard already in, who filmed it all. Rob got three months pleasuring Her Maj.
  7. ^ "KISSDAFUNK". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  8. ^ "GOODGREEF - ALBUM TWO". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  9. ^ "BBC - Radio 1 - Essential Mix - Tracklisting". BBC. 14 March 2004. Archived from the original on 4 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  10. ^ a b Kavanagh, Mark (December 2002). "ROB TISSERA Burning (Can I Hold You?)". Muzik. p. 85. Marc Kinchen's house anthem 'Burning' has now been revamped by Sundissential's party animal from Hell Rob Tissera into a stomping slice of vocal trance.
  11. ^ a b "QUAKE Songs". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2024.