Roomservice
Date: Saturday, January 12th 2008
Location: Planetarium, Oswald Thomas Platz, Vienna 1020
Line-Up:
DJ Vadim (Ninja Tune - UK)
Urbs (G-Stone)
Emodee (Mental Crates)
About DJ Vadim:
DJ Vadim (aka Vadim Peare) is a prolific DJ and producer born in St. Petersburg, Russia, raised in London and now residing in New York and London. His music combines hip hop, Soul, Reggae and electronica and his recording technique involves recording great musicians, very precise sampling as well as, to a lesser extent, looping. Vadim was brought up in South west London, streets away from fellow producer, Mark B, and as young DJ's they bought samplers and began working on tracks. They drove each other on and their styles developed. Mark B went on to sign with Virgin records and Vadim's first EP was noticed by fast emmerging independent record company - Ninja Tune, who signed Vadim promptly and his first release was released.
He signed to Ninja Tune in 1992, and founded his own independent record label, Jazz Fudge in 1995.
Aside from DJ-ing, he has worked in numerous roles including A&R, promoter, and radio presenter on the BBC's "Around The World In Eight Relays".
He has worked with a variety of musicians including DJ Krush, Company Flow, The Roots, The Pharcyde, Public Enemy, Beat Junkies, Dilated Peoples, Kraftwerk, Ed Rush, Morcheeba, Super Furry Animals and Paul Weller.
His album, "USSR: Life From The Other Side" featured Scratch Perverts, Iriscience (from Dilated Peoples), Blade and Sarah Jones. To promote the record, Vadim put together a live group - The Russian Percussion - consisting of Mr Thing (turntables), Killa Kela (beat box), Blu rum 13 (mc), John Ellis (keyboards). The tour was 200 shows taking in 24 countries including most of Europe and North America.
In addition to his regular album releases, he has also recorded under the names 'Andre Gurov' and 'Little Aida' and 'The Isolationist.' He is also the DJ and producer for Spanish hip hop group 7 Notas 7 Colores, which was nominated for a Latin Grammy.
His central project for 2005-6 was DJ-ing and producing for the hip-hop group One Self with MCs Yarah Bravo (DJ Vadim's wife) and Blu Rum 13. The first One Self album, Children of Possibility was released September 20, 2005, to great acclaim.
2007 saw him move from Ninja Tune to the label BBE and joins DJ Jazzy Jeff, Roy Aires, Jay Dilla and many other international artists on this dynamic and well respected label. His first release with them, The Soundcatcher, he describes as his finest and most complete albums yet. One things for sure. This isn't the last. Always learing and collaborating, this is just the beginning.
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