HIGHFIVE -CÉ LA VI TOKYO 5th Anniversary- Special Guest Live OMI
Starting out with his brother's harmonica, a recorder, and singing in choirs as a kid, Samuel's life has always been influenced by music. Classical music was his background: aged 7 was the piano, then 8 and 10 came the violin and the viola respectively; eventually singing in his city's cathedral choir, and playing for youth and school orchestras as a teen. At 15 came his introduction to club music; a step away from the classical mainstream, and into the contemporary sub-culture myriad of Funkstyles and Dance music. Although by now, plenty of Dance music tracks had been heard on the radio and on TV, it was the 2004 UK Chart hit "Lola's Theme" by The Shapeshifters that would peak Sam's interest in House music. This gradually developed into a love for House music and its sub-genres; early Electro House being one of the main stimuli that would encourage him to save money and purchase his first DJ rig, as a means of introducing others to the music he got goosebumps from. A set-up that started off as a pair of battered Denon DNS1000s and a Vestax VMC 002 would slowly be transformed through a pair of Pioneer CDJ 400s, an Ecler Nuo 2.0, then an Allen & Heath Xone: 32, and then a Xone:42 - he had just as much love for the equipment as he did for the music.
From having just started DJing, in 4 years he found himself playing at chic venues in Tokyo such as Le Baron De Paris, and the world-reknowned Womb nightclub, courtesy of the faith and confidence shown to him by Red Bull Music Academy alumni, Nic Liu (Pleasure Cruiser), and leader of the Azuria group, Xonora. He finally has his sights set on production, with the aim of playing his own tracks at venues by the end of 2016....