Mixmag, the worlds biggest selling dance music and clubbing magazine, have ranked Yello, Shakinda's monthly residency location, at number 6 in their Best of 08 Top 10 Clubs in the UK! Coming in ahead of the Gallery at Londons Ministry of Sound, Pressure at the Arches in Glasgow and Manchesters Warehouse Project, Yello is the only Northern Irish entry in the highly prestigious poll and the only one with a resident VJ. Proving live visuals are the future and what really sets a club apart from the rest... Viva la revolution!

So congrats to Lawerance, Aaron and the whole yello team, their vision and hard work has undoubtedly helped them breakthrough to this memorable achievement..

Last weekend was a lot of fun Shakinda was over performing, jamming and giving a workshop at the excellent B Seite festival in Mannheim, Germany pics...

We are pleased to announce that 2008 will be going out with a bang, Shakinda will play Phatz festival in New Zealand, just a few days after the next planet love where Shakinda will once again go head to head with the recently re-voted world's number one dj Armin Van Buuren.

This year so far Shakinda has performed to over 80,000 people. Combined with the ongoing 1100 capacity residency at Yello, boxing night and NYE we are hopeful he will break the 100,000 barrier. Truly marking 2008 as a red letter year for Ireland's most exciting VJ.

Its been hectic as ever at Shakinda studios, last weekend saw the last festival of the summer with the might Planet Love's 10th Birthday. Shakinda marked the event with a 10 hour set on a 40ft x 20ft martin LED panel array! pics to follow

The big news is Dj Mag's Top 20 Vjs Shakinda is pushing to break into the global rankings so please make it happy by voting here. Just fill in Vj Shakinda in the top spot skip down name email country code and thats it!

After competing in the final of the Edirol European Vj Battle Shakinda has been featured on the World of Vj section of the Edirol site, check it out here

London Electricity gig photos are up in the gallery

It was an awesome night of the finest dnb Belfast has been treated to for a little while, thanks to trans and the waterfront for the 12k crisitie... nice

Shakinda is proud to announce a new residency at OMGWTF Disco in association with the awesome FAUX Djs. Whites Tavern, Belfasts coolest underground scenester hangout will play host to finest eclectic, electric and slamming AV. Be there for the 5th of August Launch!

In this course 'Film For Music' you will learn how to script, shoot and edit a music video to a track of your choice whilst also covering live performances with visuals, video Djing, showcasing video online and creating video mashups.

No previous experience of video production is necessary for this course.

Course Fee 50.00 (scolarships available)

To book, call the Waterfront box office: 028 90334455

Also during the trans festival in belfast shakinda will be vjing with the legendary London Electricity, July 31st Waterfront Penthouse, get down!

Its been busy as ever round the Shakinda studios. After qualifying for the finals of Edirol's first ever Vj Battle, Shakinda held it down at the London International Music Show to come away ranked top 9 in Europe by Edirol.

This was an awesome experience but the last few weekends have been bigger than ever, starting with a 10 hour performance on stage to 20,000 in Portrush on two 50m2 LED panels, alongside Dj talent like Fedde Le Grand, Eric Prydz, Steve Angello and Utah Saints

Then back down to Dublin the next weekend for 12,000 at Planet Love Summer Session, in a rather muddy fairyhouse. Judge Jules and Marco V were in fine form and the production in the tent was really top class.

Last weekend was the legendary Summer Madness festival in the Kings Hall in Belfast. Their Shakinda performed twice daily with Pete Kernoghan and the Summer madness band, to a crowd of over 5000. The Christian spiritual element to the festival gave shakinda an opportunity to explore some interesting themes and communicate in a very different environment from club performance.

Which totals 37000 in three weekends, this weekend its the Life Festival in Galway and next VideoARK in Berlin so the race for 50,000 in five is on...

Just back from playing two days at the awesome Spainish Rocket festival Shakinda's relentless visual assault just keeps on coming. Now confirmed to play alongside Freddie le Grand (Put your hands up for detroit), Eric Prydz(Call on Me), Steve Angello and Utah Saints before the Chemical Brothers take the stage at the Ultimate beach party, Portrush, Ireland.

Once again Shakinda is the vj of choice when it comes to providing visuals to match the world's top Djs. Shakinda considers visually supporting the Chemical brothers a real honour and challenge; "Im hoping to take my set to the next level, knowing I'm being followed by one of the best live shows in the world"

The organisers are installing 50m led walls on either side of the stage so if you haven't caught shakinda's live motion graphics get down to the beach on the 14th of June. Tickets & more info

STOP PRESS! Vj shakinda has just been confirmed for the official start to the Spainish festival season. Rocket is set in a beautiful location and will host the finest international and Spanish talent. Coldcut will headline and with Pendulum and Evil nine there it should be a great few days in the sun.

Awesome German techno act Alter Ego will make their northern irish debut at the launch of Vibe's new sunday night party in club Milk. Vj Shakinda will be there to add some visual goodness to the dark and dirty techno, which alter ego will be mixing live on the night. May the 4th be with you...

Before all that Shakinda will be flying over to London to take part in a Vj Documentary being shot by the talented film maker James Esposito