GROOVE TERMINATOR

Simon Lewicki, also known as Groove Terminator and GT, is an Australian electronic music artist. Lewicki's parents founded the first community radio station in Adelaide and his mother was a radio presenter. Simon's DJing began with the casual production of mix-tapes on the weekends as a youth. He was a fan of punk rock prior to discovering electronic and dance music. The first concert Lewicki attended as a child (aged eight) was The Ramones at Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide. Lewicki first performed as a scratch turntablist in the Adelaide-based hip hop duo, Major Rhyme Squad.

In the early 1990s he was part of the Adelaide hip-hop group Finger Lickin' Good alongside DJ Madcap and Quro. Their sole release was a 1993 vinyl EP release called 'Illegitimate Sons of the Bastard Funk'. In 1995, Lewicki formed Hoops Inc. with Steven Hooper and released two singles. By the late 1990s, Groove Terminator began releasing singles. His debut album, 'Road Kill' was released February 2000 by Virgin Records. Groove Terminator toured with the rock band, Grinspoon to promote the album. He is also credited with breaking electronic and dance music into regional venues around Australia with fellow DJs Nick Skitz and Bexta.

In 2002, Groove Terminator began releasing music under the title GT. A second album was released in November 2002 under the title 'Electrifyin' Mojo'. Circa 2005, Lewicki relocated to Los Angeles where he carried on his production and DJ work. He is also in several other bands; one being Tonite Only with Sam La More which was launched in 2006 and is signed to Hussle Black, a sub-label of Ministry of Sound. In 2009, Lewicki started the electronic rock duo Jump Jump Dance Dance with singer/guitarist Chris Carter, also known as DJ Snakepanther. Jump Jump Dance Dance's debut album was released in July 2011.In 2012 GT began releasing collaborative singles. In 2017 and 2018, Groove Terminator toured with Ministry of Sound: Orchestrated, which brought a set of house, rave and club classics arranged for orchestral performance to major venues around Australia. Lewicki is co-creator of the music festival Block Rocking Beats, which premieres at McLaren Vale, South Australia in December 2019.

SINGLES
"It's On" 1996 Dance Pool
"Losing Ground" (#64) 1997 Interdance
"Here Comes Another One" (#73) [featuring Basshoppa] 1999 Virgin
"One More Time" (#25) 2000 Virgin
"You Can't See" (#74) [featuring Kool Keith] 2000 Virgin
"This Is Not a Love Song" (#73) 2002 Virgin
"Brand New Day" (#94) 2002 Virgin
"Kid Dynamite" 2003 Virgin
"Begin" [with Christian Luke & Mr Wilson] 2012 Hussle
"Feels Like It Should" [with Wildfire featuring Freaks in Love] 2015 Vicious Bitch
"This Is My Love " [with Wildfire featuring NickClow] 2015 Vicious Bitch
"Not Alone" [with Wildfire] 2016 Be Rich Records
"Little Dance" [with Wildfire featuring Pamp Le Mousse] 2017 Be Rich Records
"I'm Telling You " [with Wildfire & Olsen] 2017 Astrx

ALBUMS
'Road Kill' (#39) 2000 Virgin 
'Electrifyin' Mojo' 2002 Virgin
'History of House' [with Soweto Gospel Choir] 2024

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groove_Terminator

http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/