Blink

We don’t know where the name comes from but we’re guessing that it has something to do with the hyperactive DJ, producer, promoter and designer’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-him persona. Never still for more than a few seconds, Blink, born Lau Hoe Yin in Malaysia not so many moons ago, is constantly gorging on information, filling his head with as many bytes as possible. It’s a sound that’s reflected in the infectious upbeat mix of everything of anything that his wildly diverse sets have become known for.He may have his own web-community and has kick-started a movement in fashion but it really is all about the music for DJ Blink. Inspired by the rave scene that was exploding in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at the end of the 1990s, Blink picked up a pair of decks and started messing with some of the big progressive house tunes that were throwing hands in the air at the time.At the same time he was being pulled by the sheer energy and technical wizardry of the hip hop turntablists and he turned his attention to that scene, developing a cut n paste style that saw him finish as runner-up at the Vestax scratch Competition in both 2002 and 2003.Naturally, he wanted to bring his two loves – hip hop and house – together and it wasn’t long before Blink was the most promising young breakbeats jock on the Malaysian scene. In 2004 he scored a surprise win at Heineken Music Thirst, to rave reviews from guest headliner Tiesto, and was able to use the boost it gave him to secure his first breaks residency at KL superclub Zouk, often appearing at breaks nights at Zouk’s sister club in Singapore.and theres LapSap, his dj outfit with his other quirky half X.U. , styled as private parties, Lapsap lit the touch-paper on one of Malaysia’s most exciting emerging cultures, as a small group of trend setters have grouped around the night’s trash aesthetic, defining their own inimitable style, fashion and attitude. A Lapsap dance floor is a riot of outrageous costumes and neon hair, while Xu and Blink spin just about any twisted track they can get their hands on.“This whole indie-electro-dance-rock scene has brought in a whole new following, he continues. “It’s really exciting. It’s making rock people listen to dance music as well. That’s why so many people have connected to the fashion thing; they may not know about the music but they just wanna’ come because it’s a new fashion. So we have to make sure that the music has substance. We can’t just do it for the trend thing.”In-between all of this Blink somehow managed to find the time to conceptualize and set up his own web community, the award-winning Blinkville (www.blinkville.com), essentially a blogging community where he brought together a number of faces from the street culture and music communities from around South East Asia to spread the word and share the love.And then there’s the Lapsap brand development: community projects like their occasional Sunday afternoon Junkyard Sale flea markets, as have the Lapsap T-shirts and shoes that come out every couple of months. Plus a raft of planned productions for their Lapsap guise as well as Blink’s stand-alone work.And that’s without all the international stuff. Riding this wave has seen Blink playing shows and festivals everywhere from Japan, London, Holland and Singapore to Thailand. Blink was even scheduled to make his European festival debut at Global Gathering’s Long Marston site in 2007 but the stage was literally washed away. And you can forget all this business about sharing a DJ Booth: there’s been ping-pong with Justice and Scrabble with Steve Aoki on a very long list of highlights.Because whatever else Blink does, when it comes to the music he’s 100% focused. And on the dance floor, he slays.
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