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Karl Sav

Karl Sav

About Me

Karl Sav is a 28 yr old Breaks Dj and Producer from Perth , Western Australia. He has had music in his blood ever since he was 9 years old when he started to play guitar and soon after bass guitar and drums. Throughout his teenage years he was involved in various bands of different genres ranging from Heavy Metal to Acid jazz including playing bass in Red Hot Chili Peppers and Primus cover bands reaking havoc on the local scenes in Canberra and Sydney with his 6 string bass. Armed with a 4 track recorder and an old Alesis drum machine, Karl recorded many of his bands tracks in their entirety. Little did he know that the skills he picked up then would come in handy in future!

In 1999 Karl moved to Perth to study Business at University and it was here that he fell in love with Electronic Music and in particular Breakbeat and Drum and Bass which makes sense given his love of all things broken-beated from jazz to funk. When he lost his first job as an accountant due to redunacy, he bought a set of decks and a mixer with his pay out. After only 8 months behind the decks, Karl won the Stanton Club Dj competition in February 2004, and since then he has rocked countless dance floors around Perth from Nightclubs, to massive house party’s and even the odd bush doof hundreds of miles away from Civilisation!In three years he has achieved what takes some a lifetime to accomplish. Karl is currently one of the resident Dj's at the night "Destination?" at the famous Ambar Nightclub in Perth, and at the end of 2006, Karl was voted number 1 in the Perth Dance Music awards for Best New Talent and won the "Best Local Tune" category with his First release on Erase "Hang One Minute" With support of international names such as Skool of Thought, Krafty Kuts, Breakfastaz, Chris Carter, Future Funk Squad, Kraymon, Friendly, Klaus Hill, Dj Mutiny, Dopamine and Phil K under his belt as well as the weekly “Destination?” radio show on local radio station “Groove FM” to keep him busy, Karl continues to raise the bar week in week out with his energetic and funk fuelled sets rocking Perth crowds. Karl Sav has performed nationally in clubs all over Australia and even reached international shores when he managed to squeeze a three month tour of India in towards the end of 2004, playing in Indias first super club Elevate in front of 1200 people.Karl got the music creation bug back into him during 2005 and got back into making music, only this time the electronic type! With almost 20 years experience behind him playing in bands plus a good grasp of music theory and production skills picked up along the way, it took him no time to bang out some quality dance floor fillers for his sets. His forthcoming tune on Erase Records “Hang One Minute” received massive support from the likes of Elite Force, Meat Katie, Future Funk Squad and Dopamine with the latter describing it as “a deep atomospheric thumper, real 3am stuff”.With big things to come in 2007, Karl has recently signed 3 tunes to UK Breaks heavyweight, Unstable Label as well as his newest party stomper "No Doubt" on to High Eight and Future Funk Squads Re:Connect label.Get Your Own! | View Slideshow.. width="425" height="350" .. Myspace Layouts - Myspace Editor

erase the f***king system!!

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Member Since: 2/22/2006
Band Website: atmydestination.com , eraserecords.com
Band Members: Karl Savimaki
Influences: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Primus, Jameroquai, DIG, Skunkhour, General Midi, Elite Force, Meat Katie, Future Funk Squad, Hyper, Dopamine
Record Label: Erase Records www.eraserecords.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Karl Sav & Nikita - No Doubt [Re:connect Records] OUT NOW!!

Available now both digitally and on vinyl, dance floor smasher No Doubt has recieved massive support from the likes of JDS, Drummatic Twins, Plaza De Funk, Hi 8, That Girl Dj, JMekka and many mor...
Posted by Karl Sav on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:04:00 PST

ITM 50 voting starts on 25th July

ITM top 50 voting starts soon. If you feel that I am worthy of your vote, please click on the link below :) .   http://www.inthemix.com.au/50/2007/myvote/1342/ ...
Posted by Karl Sav on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:16:00 PST

Funkenstein is out!!!

Yes that tune that invokes the crazy dance is now out on Vinyl. Has hit most stores around the world , Perth shouldn't be too far away. Out now on Unstable Label! Coming soon - Funkenstein the Shirt &...
Posted by Karl Sav on Mon, 07 May 2007 09:39:00 PST

Signal Drivers Remix Dj Mag review!

3 and a half stars out of 5!!!1 ...
Posted by Karl Sav on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 10:35:00 PST

The Falls - Never (Karl Sav remix)

Just finished a remix for a local Perth Indie/Folk band "The Falls" called "Never". Doing two more remixes for them but for now you can hear a sample of the tune in my play list above.
Posted by Karl Sav on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:27:00 PST

Thankyou!

Big thanks to all those that voted for me in the PDMA's this year. It was a huge surprise taking out both Best Tune (Hang One Minute) and Best New Talent. Thanks to all those that have helped me along...
Posted by Karl Sav on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 11:55:00 PST