{{Short description|British dance music disc jockey}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | image = | caption = | name = Andy Farley | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|35|2002|04|02}} | image_size = | background = | origin = Tamworth, Staffordshire | instrument = | genre = Hard house | occupation = disc jockey, record producer | years_active = | label = Nukleuz, Tidy Trax | associated_acts = | website = {{Official URL}} }}
'''Andy Farley''' (born 1966 or 1967) is a British hard house disc jockey and record producer from Tamworth, Staffordshire. Known as the "King of Hard House", Farley plays live sets and produces records, a number of which have achieved success in the UK Dance Chart.
==Biography== Farley, who was aged 35 in 2002, is from Tamworth in Staffordshire.<ref name="BP">{{cite news |last1=Cowen |first1=Andrew |title=Culture: DJ is a hard house act to follow; Andy Farley has a reputation for packing out dancefloors. |url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/culture-dj-is-hard-house-act-follow-andy-farley/docview/323714360/se-2 |access-date=29 March 2025 |work=Birmingham Post |date=2 April 2002}}</ref> He has held DJ residencies at nightclubs including Frantic, Sundissential, Progress and Storm. Farley also performs at music festivals, including in 2001 headlining Dance Valley, Gatecrasher and Godskitchen. He has produced and released music on a number of labels, including Tidy Trax and Nukleuz. The media has dubbed Farley the "King of Hard House".<ref name="RABio">{{cite web |title=Andy Farley · Biography |url=https://ra.co/dj/andyfarley/biography |website=Resident Advisor |access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=BBC - Somerset - Entertainment - Somerset's Slammin' Vinyl |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/somerset/content/articles/2004/09/16/slammin_vinyl_event_feature.shtml |website=BBC |access-date=29 March 2025 |date=24 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Turner |first1=Catherine |title=THE VIBE: Nights of wild Abandon; Your 6-page guide to the best in clubbing |url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/vibe-nights-wild-abandon-your-6-page-guide-best/docview/332019286/se-2 |access-date=29 March 2025 |work=Coventry Evening Telegraph |date=18 September 2003}}</ref>
Along with fellow DJ Lisa Pin-Up, Farley mixed the Nukleuz compilation album series Hard House Nation. Volume 1 reached number 4 on the UK Compilation Chart in October 2000, and volume 2 peaked at number 5 in December of the same year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hard House Nation |url=https://nukleuz.com/albums/hard-house-nation/ |website=Nukleuz Records |access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HARD HOUSE NATION – VARIOUS ARTISTS |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/various-artists-hard-house-nation/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=HARD HOUSE NATION - 2 – VARIOUS ARTISTS |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/albums/various-artists-hard-house-nation-2/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref>
In 2012, along with Technikore and Mark EG, Farley released the compilation album ''Harder Louder Faster''. Featuring tracks running at {{Circa|140-175}} BPM, Farley contributed a "true" hard house mix, and the album was named as a Mixmag ''Compilation of the Month'' for November.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Curtis |first1=Dave |title=Andy Farley, Mark Eg & Technikore: Harder Louder Faster |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=83801385&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=29 March 2025 |work=Mixmag |date=November 2012}}</ref> The following January, in 2013, Farley released a track with BK, "Feeling", which was named Mixmag ''Tune of the Month''.<ref name="Feeling"/>
==Discography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Andy Farley singles |- ! Title !! Artist!! Year !! Peak<br>UK singles<ref name="OCC">{{cite web |title=ANDY FARLEY songs and albums - full Official Chart history |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/8101/andy-farley/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=29 March 2025}}</ref>!! Peak<br>UK dance<ref name="OCC"/> |- | "Sundissential EP" || Nick Rafferty/Andy Farley ||1999|| style="text-align:center;"|85 ||style="text-align:center;"|4 |- | "Go"<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cavanagh |first1=Mark |title=Andy Farley - Go (Nukleuz) |journal=Muzik |date=December 1999 |page=116 |url=https://archive.org/details/muzik055_december_1999/page/n115/mode/2up}}</ref> || Andy Farley ||1999|| || |- | "Get Back" || Trauma vs Andy Farley ||2000|| ||style="text-align:center;"|21 |- | "Aspirations/The Warning" || Andy Farley ||2000|| ||style="text-align:center;"|28 |- | "Bring it Back" || Andy Farley ||2000|| ||style="text-align:center;"|14 |- | "The Killer" || Andy Farley ||2000|| ||style="text-align:center;"|12 |- | "Stop Rocking" || Andy Farley ||2000|| ||style="text-align:center;"|22 |- | "Devastating" || Andy Farley ||2000|| style="text-align:center;"|81 ||style="text-align:center;"|11 |- | "Drop That Beat"<ref>{{cite web |title=BILLY DANIEL BUNTER/FARLEY songs and albums |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/9722/billy-daniel-bunter-farley/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=23 May 2025}}</ref> || Billy Daniel Bunter / Andy Farley ||2000|| ||style="text-align:center;"|25 |- | "Khemikal Imbalance" || BK & Andy Farley ||2001|| style="text-align:center;"|88||style="text-align:center;"|7 |- | "Bring it Back" || Hardbeat PTS Andy Farley ||2001|| style="text-align:center;"|95||style="text-align:center;"|10 |- | "It's Farley Pt 2" || Andy Farley ||2001|| ||style="text-align:center;"|17 |- | "The Future"<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kavanagh |first1=Mark |title=Andy Farley - The Future (Interflow) |journal=Muzik |date=September 2001 |page=85 |url=https://archive.org/details/muzik076_september_2001/page/n83/mode/2up}}</ref> || Andy Farley ||2001|| || |- | "Circle of Friends Vol 1" || Andy Farley & Paul Janes ||2002||style="text-align:center;"|88 || |- | "Hyperventilate" || Andy Farley ||2002|| style="text-align:center;"|88||style="text-align:center;"|18 |- | "I Can Feel It" || Andy Farley & Paul Janes ||2002|| ||style="text-align:center;"|39 |- | "Your Fear" || Andy Farley ||2002|| style="text-align:center;"|87||style="text-align:center;"|26 |- | "Chicken Face"<ref>{{cite news |last1=Curtis |first1=Dave |title=Chicken Face (Andy Fariey remix) |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=83757952&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=29 March 2025 |work=Mixmag |date=January 2012 |page=100}}</ref> || Frank Farrell & John Kerrigan (Andy Farley remix) ||2012|| || |- | "Feeling"<ref name="Feeling">{{cite news |last1=Curtis |first1=Dave |title=Feeling. |url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=84948850&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |access-date=29 March 2025 |work=Mixmag |date=January 2013 |page=98}}</ref> || BK & Andy Farley ||2013|| || |}
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==External links== * {{Discogs artist}} * {{AllMusic}}
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