With trends coming and going with the fall of the seasons and DJ’s being chewed up and spat back out in the same mouthful, it’s nothing short of refreshing to find a DJ who is delivering new dancefloor perspectives & forward thinking sounds.
St. Andrew’s musical progression is a lifelong tale of bleeps here and squaks there. His first foray into music was rocking out on the recorder when he was a kid. Like most of us though, he quickly grew out of the recorder and began familiarising himself with his parents beloved record collection which included the likes of The Beatles, Bob Dylan and Pink Floyd. Soon after, he was sourcing his own music and developing a strong ear for quality. On his 10th birthday he was handed a saxaphone which became a warm welcome for St. Andrew to the pleasantries & sultriness of jazz, soul & funk.
The time came for the Dever in disguise to venture to boarding school so he packed his bags and left for Sydney. In fear of the unknown the saxophone was left at home and was left to collect dust over the next few years, coming out only so often when St. Andrew returned home. He spent this time without the saxophone further honing his skills of sourcing cutting edge alternatives to more mainstream sounds. He made a name a for himself at school as a stalwart for quality ‘rebel’ music and had a knack for seeing trends before the majority. It was no surprise to many of his friends when he later became a DJ.
This period marked a huge shift in St. Andrew’s musical psyche. Developing a deep love for electronic music and indulging himself and friends with the likes of Kraftwerk, Alan Parson’s project, Daft Punk, Lemon Jelly and Air, this period marked the beginning of the end of an era of rock music appreciation, and although St. Andrew still sources inspiration from rock pioneers, he spends the majority of his time sourcing forward thinking sounds to challenge dancefloor concepts.
His love for the electronic really blossomed when he turned 18 and was able to finally witness the artists that he so admired. Having a short foray into rave culture and festival happenings, St. Andrew quickly grew fond of the atmosphere that seeps out of a dark club room in the early hours of the morning.
This also marked the end of his high school years, and soon after St. Andrew was accepted into ANU and he returned to his beloved saxophone, spending the better part of the next two years recording sultry sax stabs and going out and soaking up culture and friendships.
On the 5th of the 5th of the 5th St. Andrew exchanged a wad of cash and walked away with shiny new turntables. Armed with only the records he had inherited from his parents, and the collection he had already built up, St. Andrew continued to expand his collection; back cataloguing it with a huge array of samples, envelope pushing classics and the future music of today.
Gaining extensive experience playing at a long list of houseparties and club nights in both Sydney and Canberra, regularly staring on FBI radio show ‘frequency’ as well as running his own podcast & holding a residency at monthly parties including Textile and Callitech, St. Andrew is continually refining his ability to provoke thought and shake booty’s on the dancefloor. More recently he has been trying his hand at promoting, collaborating with the other members of the Callitech family to produce something more than just a night of music. He is an extremely commited up and comer who is spending the earlier years ofhis DJ career laying down the strong foundations to forge his own unique sound. Self defined as “rolling chunky tech†and “obscure electrothequeâ€, it’s not as much a case of St. Andrew keeping his finger on the pulse but instead others trying to keep their fingers on his. Taking influences from the deepness of Detroit, italo sounds of Berlin and the estranged house of greater Germany St. Andrew transgresses genre and style, knowing no trend or time.
So make the effort to come and check out St. Andrew in the mix, head rummaging through his record bag choosing the next track to complement the mood, and once he has mixed it in you will see that he is a testament to the unoften heard fact that DJ’s can dance!
Just add you and press play!
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