{"id":27900,"date":"2016-02-25T13:53:44","date_gmt":"2016-02-25T12:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/london\/?p=27900"},"modified":"2016-02-27T02:19:26","modified_gmt":"2016-02-27T01:19:26","slug":"interview-dhl-mix-081-by-as-i-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deephouseamsterdam.com\/london\/interview-dhl-mix-081-by-as-i-am\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview + DHL Mix #081 By As I Am"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A lot more can be said about As I Am that he rarely talks about, behind the scenes supporting London&#8217;s Dance Music by co founding one of the biggest and longest running House Music Stations. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Founded various club nights since 1998 at the infamous <strong>seOne, Koko, Cable, Crucifix Lane, Meantime<\/strong> (now Studio 338) and Boat Parties on the River Thames. Label owner at the age of 17, you can safely say he has put in the groundwork with ambition from a young age. Currently, this fast-rising producer is gaining recognition and working with some of the biggest names in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>His most popular track so far <strong>\u2018Saving Grace\u2019<\/strong> released on<strong> Defected<\/strong> spending nearly 4 months in the Beatport charts and featured on many compilations like <strong>Ministry Of Sound, BBC, Toolroom, Most Rated<\/strong> and <strong>SubSoul<\/strong>, while Releasing and remixing on <strong>Azuli, Simma Black, Great Stuff, Get Twisted Records, Whore House, Hed Kandi, Bar Grooves, Ministry Of Sound, Arch44, Colombia\/Sony. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"button small\" style=\"background:#E40045;\"><a style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.unlock.fm\/756\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"> Download <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsoundcloud.com%2Fdeep-house-london%2Fas-i-am-dhl-mix-081&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>You are a born and bred Londoner, how has the city impacted you as an artist, specifically as an electronic music artist?<\/strong><br \/>\nLondon\u2019s club scene was built on pirate radio, this made a big impact on me becoming a dj\/producer. I wanted to create my own music.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tell us a bit about your early days in London. Maybe even, before you got into \u201cthe scene\u201d. Where were you going? When did your interest in electronic music start?<\/strong><br \/>\nDance music &amp; the rave scene in London during the 1990\u2019s was heavily influenced by pirate radio. New underground music was hard to come by in those days before the internet. Listening to the djs play fresh music gave me inspiration to create my own.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What artists would you say have had the most influence on you, whether they be electronic or any genre\/medium? If there was one artist, living or dead, you would want to see live who would it be? (For me, it would be Hendrix)<\/strong><br \/>\nTodd Edwards, Daft Punk, David Bowie, The Beatles, I could name a hundred different artists who have influenced me in one way or another\u2026 I would love to see Groove Armada perform Paper Romance Live. (Hendrix is a good shout though)<\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019ll be in Amsterdam on March 5 at Panama, Our sister publication is out there, so what are your impressions of that city? Do you have any specific memories of your times in Amsterdam?<\/strong><br \/>\nI can\u2019t wait to get out there again. Panama is meant to be such an awesome venue too. The last time out there I managed to catch Detroit Swindle &amp; Kerri Chandler performing at MN2S which was a really positive inspirational time for me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What do you have coming up in 2016 that you\u2019re most excited about?<\/strong><br \/>\nToo many exciting times ahead in 2016, I have more releases on Get Twisted, Axtone &amp; my own label Jump Digital. Dj sets in Brighton, Amsterdam, Groovefest Malta, Dublin, Proud London, Norwich, City Sound Project in Kent &amp; hopefully Miami.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Describe the mix you have submitted to us? How is this representative of you as a DJ and as an artist?<\/strong><br \/>\n9 out of the 16 tracks are unreleased, some are my own or from my label. Its energy packed with acid house influenced tracks which remind me of my early years. Keep an eye out for my VIP dubs in the mix. Enjoy<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"button small\" style=\"background:#E40045;\"><a style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/asiammusic\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"> Soundcloud <\/a><\/span> <span class=\"button small\" style=\"background:#E40045;\"><a style=\"color:#FFFFFF;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ASIAMDJ\/\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\"> Artist page <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Tracklist<\/p>\n<p>Jesse James &#8211; Baby Boo (As I Am VIP Mix)<br \/>\nCassell &#8211; De-troit<br \/>\nSolardo &#8211; Dance The Disco<br \/>\nMetodi Hristov &#8211; Don\u2019t You Know<br \/>\nAnotr &#8211; Wrong beat<br \/>\nTimid Boy &#8211; Extasy 2016 (Paul C &#038; Paolo Martini Remix)<br \/>\nDantiez Saunderson &#8211; Groove Machine (Gene Farris Acid Indigestion Mix)<br \/>\nDigital Three &#8211; Dope<br \/>\nNeverdogs &#8211; No Excuse (wAFF Remake)<br \/>\nDJ Deeon Vs Lee Walker &#8211; Freak Like Me (As I Am VIP Mix)<br \/>\nFly By Night &#8211; The Way<br \/>\nAs I Am &#8211; Pump Up The Jam (As I Am VIP Mix)<br \/>\nRaffa FL &#8211; Alone<br \/>\nFly By Night &#8211; That 808<br \/>\nAs I Am &#8211; All Away (Warehouse Mix)<br \/>\nSecret &#8211; Secret (Promo)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A lot more can be said about As I Am that he rarely talks about, behind the scenes supporting London&#8217;s Dance Music by co founding one of the biggest and longest running House Music Stations. 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