About Us
Club ZOUK was born when Nick Toth, Exiles and Mani decided to share their passion of French Caribbean music (Zouk, Kompa and Decalé) with the people of Australia.
Nick Toth is an established Dancehall/Hip-Hop DJ and music producer, Exiles is a accomplished dancer and DJ and Mani has been promoting Salsa events and DJ'ing Salsa for over 10 years.
Together they combine their experience to bring something different fresh and authentic to the Sydney Club Scene.
Nick Toth
Over the course of his career in Australia, Nick has performed at most major festivals, and nightclubs, at corporate & celebrity events, international movie launches, fashion shows, TV appearances, music awards, etc.
He was the first hiphop DJ in Australia to sign a major label deal for a DJ-mixed album ('Blazin' Vol 1 / Universal Music, 2003, w/Nino Brown) and has since released a number of other albums, compilations and singles.
As part of the dynamic trio Foreign Heights he was nominated for an ARIA in 2007, the main award in the Australian music industry.
He has shared the stage with a multitude of artists such as Common, Talib Kweli, N.E.R.D., Missy Elliott, Jungle Brothers, 50 Cent & G-Unit, The Roots, Run DMC, Xzibit, Junior Reid, Public Enemy, Ice T, Beatnuts, The Alkaholics, Spearhead, DJ Krush, QBert, Grandmaster Flash, MixMasterMike, Jungle Brothers, Lyrics Born, Sean Paul, Cypress Hill, ColdCut, Jazzanova, Black Eyed Peas, Scribe, Roots Manuva, and many more and has hit the studio with Australian and international artists including Mr Lif, Will I Am, Casual, Pigeon John, Murs, Che'nelle, MC Trey, Maya Jupiter, 13th Son, Eternia, DJ Regal, and others.
Recent gigs inlude: an exclusive VIP industry party for Justin Timberlake; main support DJ for Michael Franti & Spearhead on their recent Australian tour; the exclusive Sunday day-party ‘The Do-Over’ in Hollywood, LA; warm-up DJ for U.S. hiphop/reggae star Matisyahu; an exclusive beach party at the luxury resort Karma Kandara in Bali, Indonesia and Donna Karan’s (owner of fashion label DKNY) VIP birthday party at Sydney’s Star City Casino alongside the Black Eyed Peas.
Aside from extensive domestic touring within Australia, he has been booked in New York, San Francisco, London, Vienna, Tokyo, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, and Tahiti.
Nick hosts Australia's only nationally broadcast Caribbean radio show every Friday night on SBS Radio ('Caribbean Connection') and is the driving force behind the ground-breaking Article One Events, artist tours and the Australian Dancehall Queen Contest.
Nick Toth plays hiphop, R&B, dancehall reggae, soca, zouk, afrobeat, funk, disco etc.
Mani
Emmanuel “DJ Mani” has been sending waves through the Australian Salsa scene since 1999, residing over the decks at hugely renowned events like the Bacardi Festival, the Australian Salsa Championship Finals and Sydney Latin Fiesta.
Mani has been a regular DJ at many Sydney salsa clubs, including Art House, BJ’s, Salsalicious, Azucar, Club Salsa, Bar Broadway and Daintree’s Jungle Fever, Noche de Fuego as well as being one of the main men behind Casa De La Salsa. With his background in Hip-Hop, Mani found his place with Cuban Timba but soon expanded into all other styles of Latin music.
Originally from the French part of Switzerland, Mani grew up listening to ZOUK music and now finally has an opportunity to share his love of this music with people here in Australia.
Exiles
My name is Exziles Dorvil, I'm a dancer, a professional Actor. I come from Haiti, one of the French Caribbean Islands. I'm very passionate about Zouk, I fell in love with the rhythm, the sound and notes of Zouk music.
Growing up in Haiti Zouk and Konpa are the two genres I've danced to from a very young age. I later moved to Miami for fourteen years and in those fourteen years I have enjoyed the growth of Zouk in the States. Every Saturday night there's an over crowded Zouk event in Miami and on some special occasions there is the white parties which are always overwhelming. Zouk is love, tender, romantic, hot, sexy and passionate.
Dj's and Crew
DJ LordGee
Born in Canada of Haitian parents, DJ LordGee was always exposed to the sounds of the caribbean. During his adolescent and early adult years he was deeply interested in HipHop and R&B music which ultimately resulted in his ongoing passion for DJing since 1998. Even then, his friends and family recognised his talent and his musical ear for his passion, but he never pursued it further other than playing for friends at houseparties.
During his Uni days in France he was introduced to the romantic sounds of Zouk and since then has always kept an attentive "ear" on that scene.
Now in Sydney, DJ LordGee has the opportunity to share his love for music with a wider audience.
Having much love for a wide variety of music genres (hiphop, r&b, salsa, reggaeton, dance, zouk...) makes LordGee a versatile DJ that undoubtedly will make you move.