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A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SO CALLED FRIEND:
Pick it up, take it with you: Sydney born, Hamburg based DJ and producer So Called Friend has been gaining momentum, mass and surface area since he started banging at his local university’s party spots and underground squat parties in Sydney’s Inner West just 2 years ago. Collecting ideas and samples in his travels has simultaneously broadened and honed his skills as a DJ and producer: his sets are electric, eclectic, energetic, and oven fresh, like some sort of freak bassline cookie.
Since getting his first breaks in clubs like the Marble Bar in Sydney’s Hilton Hotel, the Burdekin, and supporting the likes of Aussie hip hop legends The Herd (not just with his productions but also on the mic) as well as airplay on Sydney radio station FBi, So Called Friend has rolled over to the other side of the world, where he quickly collected a residency at Hamburg’s Moondoo Basement. His residency at the Basement has been a fertile playing ground to debut his creations and mixes. Since then, remix requests have been coming thick and fast, and artists such as Oh Snap!, Swen Weber, The Dowlings and Team Monster have been snowballed into some massive remixes. So Called Friend is also prominent in the blog scene, with his white label remixes of the likes of Timbaland and 50 Cent being featured on the Palms Out Blog.
With all these tricks in his increasingly stretched bag, the Friend has travelled to Italy, London and the south of Germany to throw some balls of noise in the faces of willing and able masses. His ability to up the ante by keeping the vibe so intense and fun, then taking it up a level, then another level, then another, until you think the club is gonna pop, is what’s been giving his audiences some serious cases of the woo-yeah’s and hug-your-neighbour’s for the last year. Building up this incredible dirty electricity in the venue’s he plays has paid off, with So Called Friend winning the people’s choice Golden Hinnerk Best DJ award for 2009.
With that, the snowballer picked up two record contracts. His debut single “Rockstar†will be out on vinyl and MP3 later this year, with an official remix from Swedish electro masters Dada Life. He is also collaborating with South African Boys Noize signee Spoek, London rising star Kris Di Angelis as well as Justice and Bumblebeez vocalist ViLa. 2009 is gonna see this snowball get it’s own gravity.
So Called Friend will get you throwing so many shapes you’ll need a calculator. This is music to lose your snowballs to.For bookings, please contact JUMP DJ's Riccardo Carosi: [email protected]
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