Bagley's as the inspiration that first got him into music production, and his subsequent DJ career. In 2016, the Ministry of Sound website published an article titled “Stars of VHS”, evoking DJ Ariel's 8 hour set at Bagley's. In the article you can see live footage of Ariel's set filmed at Bagley's by MTV Europe. Photos of DJ Ariel touring nightclubs in the North of England in the early 90s have been included in the book: “Out and About with Linden”, published by Pariah Press in 2022. The My London News website published an article in 2022, "Remembering Bagleys", about the history and musical legacy of Bagley's nightclub. Dj Ariel is featured in the article. Video footage of DJ Ariel's performance at Bunker nightclub in Buenos Aires, Argentina on 9 October 1994 has been included in the documentary "Comandante Fort" released on Star+ / Disney in February 2023. Music Influences Ariel's distinctive electronic sound, during both the ‘90s and ‘00s, is formed by his knowledge and understanding of World and African rhythms cultivated into his sets. His percussive, Latin based groove is heavily influenced by the dynamics of Rumba Music and the traditional Cuban roots. Moreover Ariel’s 1990s influences include the Balearic Beat, the early 1990s Hard House sound of labels such as Strictly Rhythm, Touché Records, UMM Records and later on Dutch labels Aspro Records and Work Records. His post-millennium sound is directly influenced by labels such as Mosaic, Camouflage, Mango Boy and Ibadan. Throughout his career Ariel was inspired by artists such as George Morel, Todd Terry, DJ HMC, S ‘N’ S, Marmion, Patrick Prins, Silvio Ecomo, Samuel L Sessions and Bear Who. The Ariel sound Well known for closing the gay/straight clubbing divide, Ariel doesn’t just play records; he creates a unique atmosphere with them, bringing together different styles of music by accentuating the African and Latin polyrhythm’s that are the trademark of his sound. From the beginning Ariel always forged his own path as a DJ. He did not follow any mainstream music current and stayed intact with passing trends. Furthermore, he managed to create his own personal sound by choosing the records he played according to his taste, not with regards to the artist’s or label's popularity and success status. However, Ariel’s sound has progressed through the last 3 decades beginning as disco and new wave music throughout the '80s, hard house and trance in