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Mike Pickering is an English DJ and producer associated with Manchester's house and Hacienda history. Spotify's dedicated artist profile describes him as a pioneering Hacienda DJ who helped cultivate house music in the United Kingdom in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The same profile connects his work to Quando Quango, M People and the orchestral reconstruction of Hacienda classics with Manchester Camerata. It records the early Rotterdam club night that preceded his return to the UK, his long Hacienda residency, his Factory Records A&R work and the Deconstruction label chapter that followed. Pickering's musical practice spans DJing, production, remixing and songwriting: the catalogue includes the Hacienda remix of Calvin Harris and HAIM's Pray to God, Voodoo Ray, Promised Land and collaborative TCOY remixes, while the Haçienda Classiçal project places his production history alongside live orchestra and vocal collaborators. The 2026 Rockonteurs episode independently identifies him as the artist, DJ and A&R executive behind the M People story and discusses his Manchester music history and book Manchester Must Dance. The official FAC51 site and Amnesia event page list Mike Pickering in the FAC51 The Haçienda programme at Amnesia Ibiza on 19 September 2026, alongside David Morales, Inner City, Todd Terry, Graeme Park, DJ Paulette and Alison Limerick. Ibiza Spotlight's 2026 event coverage carries the same lineup and date. The date is future at the 13 September review cutoff and is the sole upcoming schedule row. The profile keeps DJ primary and Producer secondary, uses a rights-gated photo placeholder, records only the directly verified Spotify destination and publishes no agency relationship or personal contact.