JAMES ZABIELA Einstellungen

[thewulf]

JAMES ZABIELA
http://www.jameszabiela.co.uk

(IMG:http://www.excession.co.uk/images/big-james.jpg)

BIOGRAPHIE

Space, the final frontier. As the smartest club in Ibiza opens its doors to welcome in their shiny new resident, James Zabiela just smiles and blinks a little. See, the ride here has been kinda fast. And while its been a relatively bump-free trip to acceptance and ubiquity, it's still blinkin' quick. Two years ago, James Zabiela popped his Balearic cherry by warming up for Sasha at the place the island calls Inside At Space. Wowing the crowd - and We Love boss Darren Hughes - with two hours of snappy, synth-fixated, breakbeat action - it was a defining moment in his DJ career. Two years later, he's now the club's new bi-weekly resident. It's official. Now *that's* what I call progression.

Knowing what a great track should sound like - and the place it can be taken by warping and twisting it - is James Zabiela's forte. Layering different sounds with the aid of two Pioneer CDJ1000s, a Pioneer DJM600 and a pair of trusty Technics 1210s, his hands and ears don't let up for a second, leaving any punters feet a-moving and mouth a-gap. And his demands for such kit wherever he spins is a reminder that he's one of the scant few DJs who's pushing things forward in 03. Recorded 100 percent live, it is, at turns, trippy, bleepy and deeply - nay, downright - groovy. Oh, and watch out for a few gnarly basslines along the way. Those nasty, dirty sounds are a part of Jay-Z's signature sound now. Scratches, loops, fluttering chord changes and are all par for the course in a Zabiela set. No wonder childhood idols Depeche Mode remain his heroes - like fellow tech-house don Mathew Bushwacka!, they all understand that the best electronic music moves both heart and feet. And if the magic's there, the spirit will fly as well. And boy does this boy soar.

"Entertainment and education are the key," nods James sagely. "It's all about finding the balance. People have paid good money to have a party but you still need a balance." Which is why his FX unit is so crucial to his performance. "Anyone can mix two records to a degree," he grins, while still admitting to the odd bout of nervousness during radio interviews, if not behind the decks. "But I'm a hundred times more confident than I used to be. DJing has definitely helped my confidence as a person." Watching him play, its easy to forget that making things look easy takes time to perfect. But then he's crossed a few bridges - and a few national boundaries - along the way. "I haven't worked it all out yet," he adds. "But I do wish I could grow an extra arm sometimes!" [Fact One: talking of three deck wizards, on a recent hometown gig in Southampton, a certain Carl Cox came down to pay some respect, if not the door tab. High praise indeed...]

James' career so far has been stratospheric to say the least. After winning Muzik Magazine's Bedroom Bedlam competition with a string of well-placed mix tapes in 2000, he went on to win the award for Best Bedroom Bedlam DJ at The Muzik Awards one year later. Swiftly snapped up by Sasha's Excession agency a few weeks later, he spent the next year taking on Eastern Europe, Australia, South America and the US of A ("more fanatical than anywhere else in the world") while still finding time to record a well-received CD for Groovetech and unleash a string of fine remixes along the way. Royksopp, Virgin Souls and End Recordings artist Dave Breannan have all been under the Zabiela scalpel - and more are on their way. [Fact Two: Sunday Best boss Rob Da Bank declared Jay-Z's work on 'Remind Me' to be his favourite re-rub of the year... aside from the factor five on Salinas Beach that one time of course.]

Still only 24, still pushing the envelope and still learning to cope with a real-life fanbase and life on the other side of the record counter, its unlikely that James Zabiela will be taking a breather anytime soon. There are further late niteries like Tribal Sessions and The End to entertain and regular slots in Romania and Budapest to attend to. (I get to play whatever I want," he smiles). On a recent trip to Australia he played a five hour set in front of 3,000 screaming punters at The Art House in Sydney. No wonder Sasha refers to James as the guv'nor, This is just the beginning.

Der Beitrag wurde von thewulf bearbeitet: 24 Feb 2004, 16:46

[LeilaN]

Spring & Summer Dates 2006

April 2006:
Monday 24th Apr COCORICO Riccione
Friday 28th Apr Cafe D'Anvers, Belgium
Saturday 29th Apr CIRCUS @THE MASQUE Liverpool
Saturday 29th Apr GODSKITCHEN @ AIR Birmingham
Sunday 30th Apr HIGH TIDE BOAT PARTY Southampton

May 2006:
Friday 5th May CLUB GRAVITY Vilnius
Saturday 6th May GLOBAL Klaipeda
Saturday 27th May HIFI SOUTH Winchester
Monday 8th May INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CENTRE Kiev
Friday 12th May MXTRONICA Prague
Saturday 13th May BALI Oradea
Saturday 20th May EXPO CENTRE SOFIA Sofia
Thursday 25th May RENAISSANCE @ DALUZ Kozani
Saturday 27th May HIFI NORTH Newcastle upon Tyne
Sunday 28th May HI TIDE BOAT PARTY Southampton

June 2006:
Friday 2nd Jun Australia 'We Love' Tour
Friday 23rd Jun D! CLUB Lausanne

July 2006:
Saturday 1st Jul, Celtronic Festival, Ireland
Friday 7th Jul EXIT FESTIVAL Nr Belgrade
Friday 14th Jul PACHA New York
Saturday 15th Jul GUVERNMENT Toronto
Wednesday 19th Jul TEQUILA Calgary
Thursday 20th Jul MIGHTY San Francisco
Friday 21st Jul CHOP SUEY Seattle
Saturday 22nd Jul GIANT VILLAGE LA
Friday 28th Jul GLOBAL GATHERING Stratford upon Avon

August 2006:
Saturday 12th Aug SONNEMOND STERNE FESTIVAL Saalburg
Friday 18th Aug COCORICO Riccione
Saturday 19th Aug BASICS @MY HOUSE Leeds
Saturday 26th Aug SOUTH WEST FOUR London