Dubbed “Breaks Men of the Moment” by Hooj.com, brothers Colin and Justin Moreh are the 2 peas that form the Shiloh pod. Finding it hard to get them to talk about anything seriously, I find I hit a chord when mentioning the close relationship they seem to have with one another. “Everything we do stems from the fact that we love hanging out with each other—whether watching hockey or sorting out new tracks. Individually I think we make good music, but the combined effect is exponential—we compliment each other in a huge way,” tells Justin. “When we finally decided to really work hard together to make our first demo, we finished 8 tracks in under 2 weeks and 3 of them got signed immediately. This really solidified what we could accomplish as a duo,” added Colin. Solidify it, it did—Shiloh have enjoyed huge support by many a large DJ including, Jonathan Lisle, Luke Chable, Sasha, Tayo, James Zabiela, John Digweed, Nick Warren, Hernan Cattaneo, Adam Freeland, BLIM, Meat Katie, etc., numerous plays on BBC Radio One, and their records have topped hype charts and record shop sales charts the world over, with their first offering, the massive “Will U Ever Come Around”, signed to a reality TV series in the UK.
Formerly, Colin DJ’d with the name Maya and was the first west coast Canadian DJ to travel internationally, and did so on a regular basis, playing with the DJs that form a who’s who list of the profession–from Little Louis Vega to Paul Van Dyk. Maya got equal billing with the likes of Danny Howells, Lottie, Max Graham, Christopher Lawrence, etc. and received mention in DJ magazine, Muzik, and a full page write-up in M8 magazine. Colin has DJ’d at some of the most coveted and high profile clubs and parties like Ireland’s number one voted club—the Boom Boom Room, Germany’s top club at the time—Proto X, and headlined M8 magazine’s 1-year club-night anniversary; all to stellar reviews and has held numerous residencies—at one time co-resident with Max Graham for Sweet, one of North America’s hottest promoters for many years. No stranger to radio, Colin DJ’d in a featured prime-time spot on the largest German speaking radio station in the world—HR3.
Before Justin started producing with brother, Colin, he had already become respected in dance music circles on his own merit. He started out producing tracks with Propellerheads’ cult software, Rebirth, in 1996. He quickly became one of the most recognized Rebirth artists in the world, often a beta tester for leading music software products. “I’m so stoked to be making tracks for myself now instead of workin’ for da man!” said Justin—referring to working and remixing for labels as a producer for hire. More than a young electronic music prodigy Justin is also an accomplished musician and vocalist, travelling around North America with various bands.
Colin has rekindled the DJing fire, with Justin in tow this time around. Their mixes are receiving global attention and praise, and a Proton Radio monthly residency came about after their Featured Artist Mix shattered the previous record for listeners. Shiloh, partnering with Scena, also has a 3 hour radio show called Planet Shiloh (or “Mir Shiloh”) airing once a month on Radio Re-cord 106.3 FM based in Saint-Petersburg Russia who broadcast all over the northwest region of Russia and the Ukraine—syndicated on radio stations all over Russia. Some of the most prolific and consistent producers out there, Shiloh’s incredible body of work has translated into a phenomenal full live show, with live percussion, synthwork, and bass guitar—and a midi controlled setup from Cubase, run off of PC.
Shiloh’s full length artist album as well as a mix compilation are to be released toward the end 2004, with a plethora of original records, remixes, and DJ compilation appearances coming out over the next months. Shiloh’s huge mark on the industry in such a short period time has been cut deep—and not just in the breaks community, but underground dance music as a whole anxiously anticipates each future offering.