vadz

russian techno-dj/artist, producing my own tracks and making remixes ...released some vinyl and digital releases on different labels ...got a 'name' in russia, played in over 20 towns

His first DJ-experience he earned during school (1995) cassettes, one CD-player, old broken Russian mixing desk, and a raging crowd of raving senior pupils. Along with this - experiments with sound at home computer and as a result - a tape-release with sick hardcore stuff (1997). Yeah, those were messy times! ;) Then, in addition to “sally out operations” to play at boring club-parties, there were some concerts with local alternative rock-groups with Vadim as a industrialization-electric and even a drummer.

Next century strikes. Vadz creates PHUBRIQ a free open organization (or just a posse) of local techno-addicts, including DJs, music-makers & groups, and even artwork-designers. The concept of phubriq is “to play true music that a Dj really likes, to be creative and to feel free in self-expression”. So these soundsystem-like parties are just like a breath of fresh air for an open-minded section of the population; and kind of exotic fruit for big clubs, promoters and most regular clubbers. PhubriQ parties take place in different places around the home region and far. You know, Russia is a big piece of cake.

In 2003 Vadz wrote an e-mail to a German girl (Maral Salmassi, a DJ, artist and label-owner). She really liked his music and decided to tell a world about him (well, a bit risky investment nowadays). So, later in 2004, 2 vinyls were released on Television records Spider Man EP and Pisdez, followed by another EP - Rust-Off/Punktire in 2005. Debut record is a bit experimental, but 100% dance-friendly - every track in it’s own style. The second piece of plastic raised a huge wave of rumors in Russia, because of uncensored lyrics and it’s “hip-hop+electro” formula. And the third EP shows us true, dark techno-soul of it’s author. That should be called “mental-techno”, as Vadz once said. Moreover, a lot of interesting and different tracks are waiting to be pressed and played - experimental, noise, melodic, specific. And always unique!

In regular life Vadz earns his living working as radio-DJ and sound engineer at a local FM-station (TVS 101,9 FM, Taganrog). In addition, he got a weekly show «Mixer» there - playing live or putting different sets and giving an opportunity to different artist around to get heard.

As for music-selection as a DJ, Vadz prefers not to hunt for current hits and trendy records, he uses to dig deeper for interesting pieces of raisins in the heap of crap. He usually plays techno and electro. Sometimes it’s really dark and evil, sick and mind-blowing, but of course, energetic and rocking! He also likes (cold) electro stuff and always pays attention to the crowd - like raising them up and giving a mood. So, this DJ likes to tell a story in his sets.

For this moment Vadz visited about 20 towns in Russia and Ukraine as a DJ.

i play as a dj, now working on a conception of laptop-live

j.m. jarre, depeche mode, ministry, early hardcore & goa trance, mid 90's techno

basic PC set-up + midi keyb/controller, old russian synth Polivoks, and (recently) Clavia Nord Modular G2X (owned by my friend)