There are many DJs who have enjoyed many
column inches for shaping the phenomenon that is modern club
culture. For many of these individuals, it was a question
of right time, right place. Talented yes; opportunistic, definitely
- and just a little bit lucky. But there is another story
to be told, of the second generation' DJs, those who were
inspired by acid house, embraced its pivotal ethics, and helped
develop it. Enter Dave Seaman - pioneering second generation
DJ, but also oh, so much more.
Dave too, as he'd be first to admit, has had his fair share
of lucky breaks. However, it takes special talent to take
advantage of them the way he has. Yes, he effectively won
his job with DJ organization DMC in a competition, and blagged
the editorship of the fledging members' magazine Mixmag simply
by being their youngest, hippest employee. But it was Dave
who made the company fully aware of the impact of acid house
and railroaded them into launching the magazine fully to the
public. Single handedly he paved the way for the vast array
of club mags currently doing the rounds.
Yes, he was equally lucky to bump into budding production
genius Steve Anderson at DMC's recording studios. But it was
the pair's respective talents gelling that led the turbo fuelled
hit Such A good Feeling', via being Superstar remixers (the
UK's first) to the likes of Michael Jackson and the Pet Shop
boys, to writing and producing for the likes of Kylie Minogue
and Take That.
Yes, he was fortunate that DMC was happy to back his partner
Nick Gordon Brown's Stress record label. But it takes talent
to spot the likes of Sasha, John Digweed, Full Intention and
Andy from Groove Armada, all of whom had early breaks on the
label.
And yes it was a luck twist when Mixmag photographer Gary
McLarnen invited Dave to bring his DJ skills to a new night
he was launching at the unlikely Shelleys venue in Stoke on
Trent. It just happened to become one of the UK's best ever
house clubs. The fact that Dave's DJing star is still in the
ascendant some 10 years later says it all.
For years Dave has kept at it, feverishly yet successfully
juggling more plates than most of his peers could imagine.
Most recently he has focused on his first love, DJing. It
has earned him a first class ticket round the world as the
demand for his deck skills continues to rise. In the UK, he
has graced every superclub you care to mention, including
Cream, Gatecrasher and perhaps most notably Renaissance, with
whom he has enjoyed a long and mutually beneficial relationship.
However, he is equally loved and revered at a number of the
country's less hyped, but equally wonderful small town clubs
- he is a God at the likes of Perth's Rhumba Club, Portrush's
Lush and Preston's Feel.
2000 sees Dave at the helm of management company Therapy,
where a team of trusted, like minded souls help him continue
to juggle with aplomb. He fits in a fortnightly residency
for Renaissance at their stunning flagship venue Media in
Nottingham whilst still enjoying a hectic international schedule,
which takes him to the far flung corners of the world. He
is mixing high profile CDs for Renaissance and Global Underground,
has recently remixed Placebo & David Bowie, Garbage and
Alanis Morrisette and begins an Ibiza residency for Renaissance
at Privilege in June. Oh, and planning the long awaited return
of Brothers In Rhythm.
Artist's Web Links
Dave Seaman @ Flört
Club
Dave Seaman @ Renaissance Mayfest
in Budapest
Dave Seaman @ Pacha
Dave Seaman @ Monroe Club in Maglód
2009
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