Passion for Hard Trance & an ear for what the clubbers want to hear has made Niyaaz [NeoTechnikal]Pillay one of the better-known up & coming DJs in the local club scene,Production wise he is heavily influenced by Alf Bamford AKA Technikal who has won the [Hard Dance Awards) Best UK Hard Dance Producer for the last 2 years in a row & if Alf`s music is dominating the scene then Niyaaz would have the sets that dominate & has been playing less than a year to date,it`s credited entirely to him being tutored & mentored by Faiek Bruckner the longest serving Gallery resident DJ aswell as being mentored by the legendary owner of Gallery himself Mr.B & Niyaaz has in essence become Mr.B`s right hand man & it has instilled in the 26 year old a high level of professionalism as a DJ & Event Promoter in this scene,many purposely puts him under the spotlight in an ever changing dance scene,his contributions to hardance music by helping to keep the home of it open as he has raised
awareness & respect