Mella Dee

Bringing a strong work ethic to his creativity, Mella Dee (or Ryan Aitchison to his family and friends) is nothing but prolific. A steady stream of EPs and singles on labels including Saoirse’s trUst Recordings, Pete Tong’s Three Six Zero and his own Warehouse Music has seen the Yorkshireman move from glitchy techno to euphoric synth laden house to joyous peak-time anthems; all the while becoming a favourite at clubs around the world including Berlin’s Berghain, Barcelona’s Nitsa club, and Ibiza’s Amnesia and taking his All Night Long parties everywhere from the big room Telegraph Building in Belfast to the intimate Sneaky Petes, Edinburgh. Not one to rest on his laurels, Mella Dee has spent the years since his breakthrough moment determined not to do the same thing twice. He’s released several EPs and singles which have seen him embrace collaboration, (including synth anthem ‘Riptide’ featuring New Order’s Bernard Sumner and slick house number ‘Love It or Not’ with New York based r’n’b vocalist Infinite Coles), as well as plough further into the more techy realms with EPs including ‘Connected Experiences’ and ‘Not Here to Make Friends’ taking influence from the likes of Ricardo Vilalobos and Craig Richards DJ sets. A regular in the record bags of everyone from Saoirse, Midland and dBridge, he’s a DJ and producer at the beating heart of British club culture.