Today i will host to Guestmix on my show: Dj Archie!
Some Bio:
With over 12 years experience and recently coming in at # 9 on the Australian Technics DJ Poll, Archie has risen to being one of Australia's top DJs. Earning himself a solid following from early on, playing clubs and gigs in his home town of Canberra, Archie created a strong underground following by creating a unique blend of production talent and mixing skills. By playing numerous events in and outside the party scene, he became one of the most prominent movers and shakers in the Australian dance industry. Originally starting off in Canberra at the tender age of 12, he began mixing & scratching Hip hop and eventually moved on to dance music two years later which instantly made him a permanent fixture in the ever growing Canberra scene. During this time he found himself playing a diverse range of styles including Breaks, Funky house, Trance and even Happy Hard, which was Archie's ticket into the Sydney party scene. Playing at gigs such as Colossus supporting Capella at the Eastern Creek Raceway, he continued to play large events like Happy Valley, Nightbreed 2, 3 & 4 and Love Nation @ Homebush.
Archie now resides in Sydney playing every week at clubs such as Sublime @ Home, Progress @ Gas, Sounds on Sunday and Icebox with regular spots at Transmission, Gods Kitchen, Utopia, Mobile Home plus other events and clubs around the country including Academy in Canberra, Family in Brisbane and Bubble and Hard Kandy in Melbourne.
His trademark sound of Hard Trance and signature scratches have continually seen him playing alongside some of the biggest names in the business including Tiesto, Kai Tracid, Judge Jules, Jam X & De Leon, Tony De Vit, Timo Mass, De La Soul, Moby, Black Eyed Peas, St Germain, Armin Van Burren, Paul Van Dyk, Fergie, Alphazone, Tall Paul, Nick Sentience, DJ Heaven, Hennes & Cold, Binary Finary, Ferry Corsten, Nu Idol, Darren Styles, CJ Boland, Capella, Jimmy J & Cru-l-t, Vinylgroover, Slipmatt, Jeremy Healey, Force Mass Motion, Commander Tom, Mrs Woods, Marc Luv dup, DJ Edge, DJ Misjah, Africa Islam, Lucien Foort, Ultrasonic, Dyewitness, Scott Bond, Darude, Marc Dawn, Green Velvet, Billy Nasty, James Lavelle, Luke Slater, Sander Kleinenberg, Luis Osbourne, Doc Martin, Richie Hawtin. The list goes on.
As you may have realised by now Archie does not stick to one style. Having a background in Breaks and Hip hop Archie regularly produces and plays under the name B-arch and has played along side an impressive array of guests. The list includes Stereo 8, Pump DJs, Freestlyers, Meat Katie, Friendly, Hybrid, John Stapleton, Cedric Bennoit, LTJ Bukem, and Roni Size to name a few.
Remarkably, Archie also participated in renowned Australian electronic act Endorphin for several years. Contributing a live element to the group as a scratch DJ, he toured constantly through out the country playing at such gigs and Festivals as Homebake, Gatecrasher, Moonlight Sounds, Delirium Festival, the Adelaide Fringe plus most major venues along the way. Alongside this, Archie recently toured South America with the band to play several shows with knock out reviews. The purpose of this tour was to promote the last Endorphin album "AM/PM", which was released through Sony and included an exclusive remix by Archie, as well as several tracks that he featured on. Archie's remix of the single Sex & Violence also made waves in the industry by becoming opening track on renowned Australian DJ Bexta's Gold mixology in 2002.
Previous to joining Endorphin in 2000 he has kept up his ever growing interest in producing his own material along with remixes and collaborations with other artists and DJs. Currently Archie is working on a few different projects remixing Endorphin, producing both Breaks and Trance and on the lookout for new Aussie talent as the birth of his label "Wasabi Recordings" comes to life. Above all this he recently completed a series for the Lifestyle channel on Foxtell, where he produced music and the opening titles for this 27 show series, which consequently is shown all around the globe.
Just recently Archie had another vinyl release on French Breaks label, Lab Rok Records. The track "What they want" had been charting for several weeks in the Vinyl Addiction chart and has even been played by the like of Krafty Kuts, Jon Horvath (Fort Knox Five), Superstlye Deluxe, Friendly & Cedric Bennoit. Also Archie has brought to life his own label called Wasabi Records which he has released his first mix CD under. The CD titled "Twin Peaks" is a double mix featuring two styles, trance and breaks and includes many of Archies own songs. The CD on its first week entered the Central Station CD Chart at Number one and stayed there for many weeks. Ministry Magazine gave it an 8/10 alongside many other publications praising its diversity, clever mixing and scratching through out the mix. Watch out for more Wasabi releases on the horizon.
Listen & Enjoy
Tracklists after the show
