Phil Loraine

Reared on a diet of mixtapes and late-night radio, House Trained label manager Phil Loraine’s fixation with electronic music began during the early days of acid house. After loaning some Technics 1210s, he perfected the art of beat mixing and never looked back. His first DJ break came at ‘Bowlers’, a 10k capacity venue in Manchester, before becoming a resident at ‘The Void’ in Stoke, which played host to the UK's finest DJs of the era such as Graeme Park, Judge Jules, Tall Paul & Smokin’ Jo. Moving to London in 2001 to pursue a music career, he DJ’d in many of the top clubs including Ministry, The Cross, The Key & The End, before launching ‘House Trained’ with Neil & Ben Terry. The night became a mainstay on the underground and a series of parties next door to Fabric led to a headline slot from rising star Mylo and a glowing Mixmag review declaring House Trained "#1 Top Night In London". A 5 year commitment to MoS radio led to gigs across Europe before the chance to launch House Trained Records arose. After a handful of releases from Wolfgang Gartner, Denise Lopez and DJ Disciple via Universal, his first independent release was ‘Hardcore Uproar’ by Together, a massive revamp of a Hacienda classic. After flying solo in management he partnered with Matt Jagger, whose roster boasts Purple Disco Machine, Orbital, HOSH, David Penn & Monolink. Phil moved to Ibiza in 2020 and flys the House Trained flag through his weekly radio show on Café Mambo + 75 more stations worldwide.