| DJ Sets ::Adam Beyer
N0. 54 RATED DJ IN THE WORLD ON THE
DJ LIST
Adam Beyer became dedicated to the fascinating
world of rhythm early on. After playing the drums as a teenager
his obsession turned to the decks. In 1990 he bought his first
set of turntables and started spinning a wide range of hiphop,
hiphouse, acid and techno at local parties and clubs. Beyer
soon learned how to blend his sets in a thoughtfull and highly
focused way, a talent that has now developed into his trademark
style. In 92 Fellow school friend Peter Benisch introduced
Beyer to the sampler , a year later they got their first record
deal with New York based Direct Drive. After finishing school
in 1995, Beyer started work at the Planet Rhythm record store
while releasing some tracks under a variety of names and continually
djing all over Scandinavia.
Adam Beyer sites Drumcodes 1 (Planet
Rhythm 1995) as the first record to define his style; hard,
percussive and loop oriented. This 12" names Beyer´s
future label and was soon followed by his critically acclaimed
debut album Decoded (Planet Rhythm 1996). His need to create
the perfect dj tool gave rise to the launch of the Drumcode
label allowing him total musical freedom. The label´s
strong concept and high production levels meant it enjoyed
immediate success. After six releases Beyer launched his second
label Code Red focusing on a slightly softer side of techno.
Code Red finished with its 10 th and final release Stand Down
(Code Red 1999) which was a compilation of remixes from various
international artists.
His production skills soon brought Beyer
to the attention of djs worldwide and global bookings soon
followed. His meteoric rise has been cited as one of the catalysts
for Swedish techno´s current influence. He pinpoints
the Stockholm sound as being closely linked to his network
of friends in the city aswell as the triumvirate of himself,
Joel Mull and Cari Lekebusch. After many releases and remixes
on various labels he launched the second album Protechtion
(Drumcode 1999). While the market was being flooded with monoton
loop oriented techno Beyer worked on strengthening the arrangements
that characterised his earlier works, aswell as adding melodic
strings. Still with a clear focus on the dance floor.
The same year Adam Beyer and Cari Lekebusch
linked up to create a stunning live act first witnessed in
London to instant acclaim. The act created the intense feeling
of a creative dj set while the duo played back to back mixing
their production styles.
Artist's Web Links
Adam Beyer @ Awakenings in Holland
2009
Adam Beyer @ Melkweg 2009
| Funky & Hard Swedish
Techno Compilations :: Adam
Beyer