Liam Palmer

Liam Palmer is intent on doing everything on his own terms. His energetic sets never sit in the same house groove too long, and the Appetite party he co-founded with his best friend Elliot Schooling has gone from a 100-capacity basement to a 7000-capacity festival in just a few short years. It is now branching out as a label that will deal almost exclusively in brand new talents as his own DJ diary takes him everywhere from DC10 to Fabric. It is fair to say, then, that there are few more driven or influential new school stars in the scene than him. As a DJ, he toys with energy levels, upping the ante to get the floor in a sweat before pulling back and building once more. Rather than long and winding journeys, he’s all about making an impact and expressing the varied taste in music he has acquired over the years. After so long living, working and playing with Schooling, the pair are so close they often get mistaken for brothers. In the DJ booth, they have that unspoken chemistry – they don’t need to communicate with words to make connections with crowds as they work through a spectrum of engaging house, disco and techno. Palmer and Schooling started the now notoriously welcoming and diverse Appetite while at University in Bristol. It was initially a way for the mates to play alongside each other and show off the house, disco, techno and garage they had become obsessed with. Dance floors were full from day one because they were always soundtracked by happy, fun and energetic music that never got too serious or moody. The party soon grew and sold out London spots such as Fabric, Village Underground and 93 Feet East with headliners like Chez Damier, DJOKO and Eliza Rose. In 2023, it goes to another level entirely and becomes a fully-fledged one-day festival, Appetite on the Farm.

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