Tsunami BIO & PLAYLISTS

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Wednesday 8pm - 10pm bi-weekly 

multi genre 

 It's crystal clear in my memory. My Dad brought home an 80s album on  compact disc when I was a young boy and I heard Blue Monday by New Order  for the first time. I remember dancing and running around the house  having the best time of my life and wondering how it was even possible  to make a song sound like that. Blue Monday came out the year that I was  born and it will hold a special place in my heart until the day I die.  Then when I was a teenager I bought 'In the Mix Ibiza' and I listened to  the anonymous DJ blend together 'Stardust - Music Sounds Better With  You' into 'Tamperor featuring Maya - Feel It' I could not understand how  they made two tracks sound like one and I was hooked ever since. The  next decade was spent at club nights like Gatecrasher, Insomniacz, Urban  Gorilla, Godskitchen, Fabric, Sundissential, Space, Amnesia,  Manumission and various festivals where I listened to some of the best  DJs in the world across different genres.  

 I love sharing music that I have a passion for with like minded people. I  am addicted to taking the listener on a journey through sound covering  as many genres as possible without a noticeable change. My sets may  include an Aphex Twin track, something by Kylie Minogue and a bit of  Roman Flugel. There are no rules to art so I express myself through the  sounds I have collected over the last four decades. I want my sets to  sound like you have been invited to a personal party at my house and I  am only playing the music that I love. I don't care about the genre, if  it's weird or popular.... as long as I love it, I play it.  

 I really love Claude Von Stroke - Who's Afraid of Detroit - deep, dark  tech house. It sets a great tone for what is to come when it drops.  

 When I was a student in Sheffield I used to work part time in a record  store looking after the electronic music section. I was invited to DJ at  their Christmas party in a nightclub called Po Na Na where I had seen  the likes of Nicky Blackmarket and Jeff Mills grace the decks. I had  some decks at my student house that I messed about on but they were a  horrendous and cheap set of early imitation CDJs and a belt driver  record player. I had only played at home to friends before this. This  was my first gig playing out and I was playing with Pioneer CDJs in a  club. I remember dropping Prodigy - Breathe to start my set and someone  coming up to me half way through the track saying 'great tune mate - but  it would sound even better with the bass on' an EQ mistake but I really  enjoyed the experience and seeing people dance was incredible. I even  played one of my own productions - which was a terrible cross between  techno and sea shanty which I made on Ejay.  

 I really like playing trip hop and its various spin off genres such as  lo-fi hip hop. I find that the diversity of sound in this genre provides  me with excellent connective tissue to move between different genres. I  am always drawn to music that doesn't fit neatly into a specific genre  category. That is where the magic happens for me.  

 At  the moment DJ Koze or Acid Pauli would be up there in terms of  production. If I was to do a back to back DJ set I would like to play  with Sasha, Laurent Garnier or Diplo.  

 I love Major Lazer - Pon De Floor. It's unique, fun, versatile and people love to dance to it.