Bio
DJ BEAT is one of the most experienced DJ’s from Latvia. His DJ skills and experience developed alongside the Latvian dance music scene itself. From the start of his DJ-ing career he has been actively promoting Dance music in Latvia and in the Baltic States. Although he has started to spin vinyl in the early 90’s, in the very beginning of Latvia’s electronic music era, DJ BEAT joined the music scene at the early age of 6. He studied at the Academy of Music, where he had mastered solfegio, piano and spend 11 years singing in "Jazepa Medina” boys choir, one of the leading choirs in the Baltic States. Later, upon discovering such music styles as disco, house and acid jazz, DJ BEAT realized that his future would definitely be associated with music. 1990 arrived & this was the time when DJ BEAT DJ’d for the first time, playing on "reel to reel” tape recorders in one of Riga’s discotheques called "D’Mix”. Following year DJ BEAT started working for a radio station "Radiodejas”, directed by the first deejays in the former USSR - Ugis Polis and Janis Krauklis. Same year, DJ BEAT participated in a legendary dance tour "Superdejas” all over Latvia alongside such personalities as Kamzols, Roberts Gobzins, MC Uncle U, Mixmaster AG and many other Latvian dance music pioneers. In 1992 club "Argo” was formed in Riga, where DJ BEAT DJ’d every weekend within the framework of the same "Radiodejas” project. 1993 was the year when radio station "Radiodejas" changed its name to "Super FM" and DJ BEAT became the host of TOP40 and the voice of the radio station’s advertisements, news and other broadcasts. Every Thursday DJ BEAT hosted a radio show called "House music with DJ Beat” on the airwaves of Super FM. The show was devoted mostly to US Garage House, but also delved into Deep and Tech House grooves. In 1994 the radio station founded the biggest and the most modern club of its time in Latvia, called "Super FM Dance Club”, where DJ BEAT became a resident DJ, playing house music every Thursday night. Later that year, DJ BEAT went on tour as a DJ of Latvian group "Pamatinstinkts” and performed and recorded as a singer together with the group. One of the songs “I want you” (“Es gribu tevi”) got to number two on the "Super FM” TOP 40. Later on DJ BEAT was continuing to bring the sound of House music to club audiences in Latvia, parallely he was involved in organizing the annual electronic music event "Free Zone”. The event was well attended and became more popular with every year. Afterwards DJ BEAT, alongside with like-minded DJ’s Deep-Z, NGC-5128 and Kombinator, formed an underground electronic music portalwww.808.lv Ever since, BEAT has played in such clubs as: D’Mix, Argo, Panna, Metro, OLA, Casablabca, Balsam Bar, M-808, Depo, Pulse, Nobody Writes to Colonel, C-1113, EVO Bar, O Bar, MultiClub, Bermud, Gallery NIA, Fashion, Atlantis, Moskva, Hedonia 55, as well as in different clubs and events all over Latvia and abroad. In collaboration with Rhythm Doctor (UK), DJ Fudge (FR), Raul Saarements, Mixmaster AG&Raitis (LV), Tadeu Nice&Domino (LT), DJ Vidis (LT), Madis Nestor (EST), Robert Peterson (EST), Dave Storm (EST), M-Key (LT), and many more he was promoting and organizing different house music events. DJ BEAT joined DJ’s crew "HOUSE OF LOVE” with DJ’s: Mario, Romantixx and Jackmaster G in 2004 and became a resident DJ of Riga’s house club “HEDONIA 55”. During his 4-year residency at the “HEDONIA 55”, he has continued working as an events promoter, organizing House music events in various places in Latvia: Sunset Vibes, Riga Housing Authority, and many more. DJ BEAT was also involved in organizing the Baltic Beach Party, one of the biggest events in the Baltic States, and for several years he was also one of the Dance House Stage DJ’s, playing alongside with: DJ Gregory (FRA), Green Velvet (USA), DJ Julm (Rulers of The Deep/Julm Records), DJ Lauris Lee & DJ Karalius (RyRalio Records), DJ Vidis (Zip FM), DJ Da Sunlounge (Myna Music, UK), DJ Blacksoul (Blacksoul Music), DJ Lady Wax (RU), DJ-=UHU=- (LV) and more… Besides his love of music, he has also found time to work as a producer and a computer graphics designer. From 2000 DJ BEAT is managing atmosferix.net, which was formed as internet radio, but which now gives you the most updated information on house, nu jazz, live/recorded dj sets, events in Latvia and the UK. DJ BEAT is mixing deep, tech, soulful house, disco, broken beats, funk, nu jazz, nu jazz and soul, taking the audience on a journey with a transcendent experience.
London Latvia
Member since: 13 May 2015
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