We caught up with the DJ behind CD 1 of our latest Deep House album.

One of our most in demand residents, DJ Eibhlin’s obsession with dance music and events grew rapidly from her teens until she eventually made the decision to move to London to pursue her passion full time.

She now DJs out across the world for Hed Kandi and regularly mixes our albums.

Talk us through your selections on the Deep House album.

When I started putting the album together, in my head, I wanted to create a sort of journey for the listener.  I selected tracks that I thought would resonate with our following on a deeper level. Many deep house tracks have been revisited and reinvented by current artists.

I wanted to pay homage to those legends that paved the way for the deep house genre when it originally begun a quarter of a century ago. I also wanted to showcase some fresh new artists that are up-and-coming and also applaud the big ballers in the deep house game.

Who are the new and upcoming artists in the Deep House scene to lookout for?

No Artificial Colours have been creating so much good music the past few years and are very talented. It is going to be a major year for them. Another London-based duo Tough Love are definitely ones to watch. They have been making some amazing records and are very talented DJs and producers.  With Duke Dumont going to number one in the national chart, it just goes to show how massive deep house has become over the last 12 months!

What’s your favourite track from the album?

I couldn’t choose one! Lee Foss & MK Featuring Anabel Aungland – Electricity, Clean Bandit – A&E, Romanthony – Let Me Show You Love, Kim English – Nitelife (Alexis Raphael Remix), Duke Dumont –Need U (100%). The whole album is ‘da shizzle’!

How are the album tracks going down when you’re playing them out?

The tracks are being so well received. When I was putting the album together I played out some of my favourite deep house tracks to see the crowd’s reactions. The response when I played tracks from Shadow Child, NiCe7, Duke Dumont, Hot Since 82 and Alexis Raphael were immense so I knew that they would be firm favourites for the album.

You’ve got one of your new tracks on there, how did the track come about?

I was hanging out in the studio with Tough Love who are mates of mine. We were listening to music and some of their on-going projects. We started vibing and bouncing ideas off one another. We had so many thoughts about sounds and vocals, we decided to start laying down a track which ended up being Expressions!

What does the summer have in store for you?

Summer is going to be a really busy one. I will be back and forth to Ibiza and Marbella for our Hed Kandi residencies. We also have gigs lined up throughout Europe and also the UK. I will be playing at festivals such Creamfields, Kiss Beach and Sundown.

It’s going be hectic to say the least but I live for summers like this. From sunshine and sea to raving in fields with friends, all for the love of house music! What more could you want?

Hed Kandi Deep House 2013 is out now.

Buy on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play.

Hed Kandi Deep House debuted last year and was an unrivalled success. The genre has since exploded not only on the underground dance scene but has even managed to transcend into the mainstream with collectives such as Hot Natured finding their way into the charts and acts such as Disclosure charting at #2 and being championed by some of the most well respected radio DJs such as Annie Mac and Pete Tong.

This second instalment of Hed Kandi Deep House, carefully curated by Hed Kandi residents DJ Eibhlin and John Jones, features the highly anticipated new single from Duke Dumont, ‘Need U (100%)’ along with some of the most pivotal names in deep house including Lee Foss, MK, Jamie Jones, Maceo Plex, Eats Everything, Shadow Child and Alexis Raphael.

To celebrate the release of our Deep House album, we're giving one lucky person the chance to win a framed copy of the album.

All you have to do is answer the following question:

Which resident DJ mixed CD 1 of this year’s album?

A) Carl Hanaghan
B) Stephanie Jay
C) Eibhlin

Email your answer to pickme@hedkandi.com before midnight on Sunday 21st April.

Good luck!

Terms & conditions can be found here.

It’s the announcement you’ve been asking us for and, we’re delighted to bring you news of our Ibiza 2013 plans.

We’re returning to Es Paradis for another summer full of Kandi magic, starting with our opening party on Saturday 1st June.

Expect the unexpected as you are catapulted down the rabbit hole to Once Upon A Time In Ibiza as Es Paradis is transformed into a world of fantasy and fascination!  

2013 will see us up the ante once again with our world-class resident DJs, lavish live shows and exquisite dancers in action every Saturday night all the way through until 28th September.

For our opening celebration, we’ll be bringing headline resident DJs Sam Cannon, Phil Faversham and DJ Eibhlin over to the White Isle while Ben Santiago will be DJing alongside Dean Oram on percussion and the Lovely Laura on sax.

We began in Ibiza with underground parties at Ibiza Town's Base Bar and Es Vive Hotel, before moving on to bigger spots at El Divino, Space and we’re thrilled to continue our residency at Es Paradis.

Tickets are priced at €40 online and are available now. Further details will be announced shortly.

More festival news from Hed Kandi HQ: we’ve been confirmed as the hosts for Sundown festival’s closing party on Sunday, September 1.

Two of our DJs and two live acts, to be announced, will perform on the showground’s indoor Warehouse Arena at the after-show party, which is open only to festival campers.

There will be after-show parties at the end of each day’s main performances - with the likes of Example, DJ Fresh, Rita Ora and X Factor winner James Arthur already lined up for the main stage on Saturday, August 31, and Rinse FM’s Stage 2 including sets from Skepta, Redlight and High Contrast.

While Jessie J, JLS, Union J and Amelia Lily will be performing on the main stage on the Sunday, with Hospitality’s Stage 2 line-up featuring sets by the likes of Netsky and Danny Byrd.

“With its distinct upbeat house music style, Hed Kandi is a truly global brand that we’re very pleased to welcome to our Warehouse stage for the campers after show closing party,” said Dion Clements, Sundown Festival spokesman.

For more information or to book tickets for Sundown, go to www.nationalboxoffice.co.uk, or call 0871 224 1112 or 1113.

We are thrilled to announce that Hed Kandi is returning to Creamfields this summer to host the Hospitality Arena.

The legendary three-day event on August Bank Holiday weekend kicks off on Friday 23rd August and will see some of the biggest names in electronic music play to thousands of dance-hungry fans in Cheshire.

Saturday will see four of our biggest Hed Kandi resident DJs - Phil Faversham, Carl Hanaghan, Sam Cannon and DJ Eibhlin - heat up the hospitality tent with classic and current house anthems. They’ll also be joined by Dean Oram on percussion and Tom Da Lips on Saxophone.

On Sunday, Andy Daniels, Phoebe D’Abo, Stu Ojelay and Andy Norman take on deck duty for Hed Kandi, while Dean Oram returns on percussion with Aimee Jay on saxophone.

We can't wait to be back at one of the biggest and best UK festivals for one of the highlights of the summer - you definitely do not want to miss this! Creamfields tickets are now available to pre-order here, so get yours now and we'll see you for a weekend of Hed Kandi house in the summer sun!