Jamie Lewis

After 25 successful years in the music business, the Swiss born Cem Berter aka Jamie Lewis, is recognized worldwide as one of the pioneers of house music and one of the scenes premier house music DJs.

1985 he first appeared on the Swiss club scene spinning classic disco and funk before getting wrapped up in the late-80s birth of house music, becoming one of the European scene's major players.

1987 he opened his own record shop Dee Jay Service in his city Winterthur, that became a mainstay of the Swiss & international DJ scene for 17 years.

Already a major player in shaping house music's future via his club presence, Jamie stepped in to the recording world in 1992, releasing his debut with the Italian UMM record.

Thanks to the success of his first records, he established his own label Purple Music in 1997, collaborating with influential artists of the disco, pop, and house music world scene like Cerrone, Bob Sinclair, John Acquaviva, Etienne de Crecy and the best voices of the house music scene(Jocelyn Brown, Michelle Weeks, Michael Watford,Kim Cooper,Lisa Millett,Cynthia Manley).

Jamie’s music has been released also by such important labels as the Defected, Ministry of Sound, Subliminal, Yellow, Malligator, Peppermint Jam, Clubstar, Universal and Warner.

In 1997 Jamie began a residency called Purple Music Nights at Zurich’s nightspot Kaufleuten and in 2000 at Atlantis Club in Basel. Since then, he has maintained a consistent presence in the world's most important clubs, spinning for the legendaries Pacha (Ibiza, Madrid, Mallorca, London) ,El Divino (Ibiza - with summer 09 residency), Privilege (Ibiza), Nikki Beach and Shore Club (Miami), Cielo (New York), Dragon-I (Hong Kong), Hit and Vogue (Oporto), Queen and Mandalaray (Paris), Ministry Of Sound (London), Cavo Paradiso (Mykonos), Venue (Athens), Guru(Georgia), Barasti Beach(Dubai), Deep club(Geneva) and worldwide in the best spots of Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Germany, Emirates, Estonia, Italy, Luxemburg, Holland Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia,Switzerland, Slovenia, Spain, UK, Ukraine, USA.

He plaid in many big events worldwide like festivals, openairs and beach parties’ incl. Arendal Festival (Norway), Southport Weekender (UK), Algarve Summer Festival (Portugal), Streetparade (Zurich) & many more…

AWARDS & CONCERTS

• 2004 & 2005 UK house music awards (London)
  Jamie Lewis’ label Purple Music and himself as producer have been nominated as best producer, best WMC Miami’s 2004 & 2005 song with «The Light» & «Be Thankful» (feat. Michelle Weeks) and as best European breakthrough label.
• 2004 he plaid at the official after concert party of Madonna’s «Re-Invention World Tour» in Barcelona and 2008 at the official after concert party of her «Sticky & Sweet Tour» in Zurich.
• 2006 IBIZA DJ AWARDS (Pacha Ibiza)
• Jamie Lewis is the winner of the 9th Edition of the Ibiza’s DJ Awards in the category «breakthrough DJ of the year».
• 2006 Jamie Lewis European record of 30 hours non-stop DJing at Kaufleuten Zurich
• 2007 main DJ at Cerrone’s Concert at Olympia (Paris)
• 2010 Radio FG Awards Nomination in the best top 100 djs of the world

MIXED CD COMPILATIONS & ALBUMS

Jamie Lewis mixed 34 CD compilations and 2 own albums during the past decade including:

• «For you Album» (TBA 2002)
• all 8 volumes of the famous series «In the Mix» (Clubstar)
• «Mykonos»-CDs (Universal) since 2003
• all 8 volumes of «Purple Music - The Master Collections” (Clubstar)
• the famous UK series «Waxwars» in 2006 & «In the house International» in 2007 (Defected)
• the 4 volumes of «My Girlfriend is out of Town» (Purple Music)
• «Cerrone by Jamie Lewis» Album (Malligator-Pias) featuring the best club hits of the French disco king all remixed by Jamie Lewis.
• FLASHBACK Triple Album(Purple Music) with over 40 tour dates worldwide from May till October 2010

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