Although best known for his tough energetic hard trance, Lee's first break came via Shock records back in 2001. By that time Lee (a classically trained pianist) had caught the dance music bug off Hardcore and D'n'B before finding favour with hard house classics of the time such as Trauma's 'Higher' and Ingo's 'Ready For Dis'. Consequently his first productions were in the same vein with 'Rock the Beat' and 'Energize' announcing his arrival on the scene. His present sound first took shape in 2002 however, around the same time as the harder floors up and down the country took on a more euphoric edge. Lee demo'd his first hard trance track, 'Emotion' to ten labels, arousing the interest of both Nukleuz and Honeypot before Tidy came in, signing it alongside 'Calling For You'. The success of the double A track led to a raft of remixes for the label, a body of work starting with Paul Maddox's hard trancer 'Reach Out' and including Barely Legal's massive 'We Are The Future' and 'Goosebumps'.
In these tracks its easy to see the three elements he thinks of as his production cornerstones, namely energy, melody and fun. Notable for his catchy hooks and epic floor filling vocals as much as his soaring synthlines they are the kind of tunes you hear in the middle of the night but can always remember, bookmarking you in a certain part of the party. Another quality that embosses Lee's tunes above the rest is the invention. Always keeping on the right side of his production ethos, he chops and changes the arrangement, time stretches to destruction, even re-sampling a production to get every last FX possibility out of the mix. This, coupled with the previously mentioned use of vocals, hooks and soaring synths means you have an epic chunky sound that never threatens a dull moment. Even to the cynic it is quality club music; to the clubber wanting music to put that smile on their face its a sound that stands out in tech dominated times.
(Words by Scott Hammond, Upfront Magazine)
News:
13.08.07 - Lee Pasch "Feel It" / "I Don't Need You" OUT NOW!
19.06.07 - Lee Pasch features on the Wid&Ben Podcast
The latest edition of the Wid&Ben show is now live! Our guest this time around is none other than legendary hard dance producer and DJ Lee Pasch! He's nipped down this time without a bottle of Absinthe to chat about the year ahead...and to be honest, a load of old rubbish!
15.01.07 - Lee Pasch - "I Get High" / "Pumped Up Funk" OUT NOW!
Tidy Release Info:
Kicking things off for us in 2007 we have lovable Mr Lee Pasch, a young lad that is very well respected here at Tidy Towers and is easily one of the most prolific hard dance producers around.
This is his fourth release on the label and his fine form continues with this double A-side release. "I Get High" and "Pumped Up Funk" are two cracking hard house productions, both of which follow a more groovy and slightly electro influenced route which is being so well received in the clubs today.
Already these tracks have been getting huge support from The Tidy Boys, Lisa Lashes & Andy Farley in recent weeks so do not miss out!
14.01.07 - Lee Pasch supplies the guest mix on the Tidy Boys' Galaxy105 show
13.01.07 - Lee Pasch - "I Get High" features on Kutski's Radio 1 show
08.10.06 - Lee Pasch - "Pumped Up Funk" features on Radio 1 Essential Mix
