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Roots: Dave Seaman
Dave Seaman a true pioneer and legend is coming to show why he is one of the forefathers, foundation layers of electronic music scene worldwide. With local support this promises to be an amazing night of music!!!
DAVE SEAMAN (Selador, United Kingdom):
There arent many artists whove soundtracked the birth of dance music and are still leading its development more than two decades later. There are even less who have gifted both the club and pop scenes with unforgettable musical moments that get talked about in hushed tones years after their creation. Dave Seaman is one of a select few.
Whether its one of his spine-tingling Global Underground or Renaissance CDs thats still burning a hole in your stereo years after its purchase, or the perfect pop of Kylies Confide In Me that he wrote, produced and remixed, theres very few with their heart in electronic music who havent been touched by his oeuvre in one form or another.
Its a commonality that everyone from clubbers at Creamfields, to the biggest recording artists on the planet share. Having devoted almost every weekend over the last 20 years to moving dancefloors from Ibiza to Iceland, Seaman has played the worlds most recognised festivals and clubs in more than 80 countries throughout his career, while still lending his production nous to the music industrys A List. Along with crafting beats for Ms Minogue and Pet Shop Boys, everyone from David Bowie to New Order and U2 to Michael Jackson have received a Seaman re-rub.
Wind the clock back to when Seaman was eight years old and its difficult to imagine anyone wanting to devote their life to music quite as much as the Leeds-born lad. While others indulged in pipe dreams of becoming an English Premier League star or following Neil Armstrong into space, Seaman much to his career councillors disapproval knew he was destined for a life full of beats and rhythm.
By the early 80s, the music obsessive was spinning records at his high school disco and earning his pocket money playing friends birthday parties. He knew how to talk-the-talk, too. In 1987 the still-amateur DJ and DMC member won a trip to New York to attend the New Music Seminar the industrys most important event at that time. The trip ultimately led him to land the editors role at Mixmag, a position hed hold for the next three years as he shaped the magazine into being the undisputed clubbers bible it is today.
Seaman played his first bona-fide professional DJ gig at the legendary Shelleys in Stoke in 1990, stroking vinyl alongside a couple of emerging talents by the name of Sasha and Laurent Garnier. Acid house was blooming and Seamans boundless enthusiasm and creative spirit was petrol in its tank.
Teaming up with producer and friend Steve Anderson, the duo recorded as Brothers In Rhythm, birthing the seminal rave anthem Such A Good Feeling which became a UK Top 20 hit, while also issuing the landmark Mixmag Live Volume 1 with Carl Cox in 1991 a release that stands as one of the first ever commercially available mix compilations.
Seamans unrelenting desire to propel music at all levels saw him kickstart the Stress Records imprint through DMC, showcasing tunes by some of the finest talent in dance music for more than a decade. Artists including Sasha, Danny Tenaglia, John Digweed and Groove Armadas Andy Cato all released smoking club cuts on the label, with many crediting it as acting as a global launching pad for their careers. He followed Stress with a decade at the helm of Audio Therapy where similar levels of success ensued proving his ability to spot & nurture talent time and time again.
Without a doubt, his relationship with Renaissance is one of the most renowned in dance music, with Seaman having contributed 10 mixes to the revered series. Global Underground view the Brit in a similarly lofty light, having secured his services to mix their Melbourne, Buenos Aires, Cape Town & Lithuanian volumes. His most recent mix compilation, Beyond Borders: Berlin for Armada, even gatecrashed the Dutch Pop Charts, a particularly rare accomplishment for an resolutely Underground release.
Today, Seamans passion to exhibit boundary-breaking talent is as strong as ever. Via the independent record label Selador Recordings which he co owns with long time friend, Steve Parry, his inspired A&R has helped nurture some of the finest groove-merchants in dance music. The labels roster speaks for itself, with Cristoph, Nicolas Masseyeff, Kiko, Kevin Over, Dubspeeka, Habischman, D Nox & Beckers, Quivver, Kiki, Gorge and Robert Babicz all contributing tracks and remixes recently.
30 years on from that initial boyhood dream, the places and people may have changed, but Seamans passion hasnt. As busy as ever, he still continues to create. His recent releases on Suara, Noir Muisc, Sudbeat & Hive Audio have seen him enjoy both critical and chart success and with a whole wave of remixes ready for release, you know Seamans always on the frontline of electronic house music.
Local Support:
Jared the Damager (HDMN, Minneapolis, MN)
Rodd Sim (Auricle Recordings, Spektrum, Minneapolis, MN, Birthday Set)
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LocationRev Ultra Lounge (View)
731 Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55403
United States
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| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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