SUCKA FREE [2008] Credits: Music: David Starfire, featuring vocals by Stress Tab Visual Effects: Marc Anderson Produced & Directed by: Marc A Latour Bellydancing: Sharon Kihara of the Bellydance Superstars
David Starfire artfully blends world music, hip hop and breakbeats to create an eclectic, signature sound that is catching the attention of music fans across the globe. The classically-trained multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, and DJ has performed world-wide and recently signed to international label Six Degrees Records, home to acclaimed artists Bebel Gilberto, Cheb i Sabbah, Karsh Kale, Midival Punditz, Michael Franti, Guadi/Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, DJ Spooky and many more. David Starfire's EP, "Bombay Beatz", reveals the possibility of a world united through sound, merging Hindi, Punjabi, and English vocals with hip-hop, UK breakbeats and traditional Middle Eastern instruments. "Because music and dancing is the great unifier that has no barriers."
David follows in the footsteps of his grandfather, Oscar Rouzan, a famous horn player in New Orleans who played with the likes of Paul Simon, Pete Fountain, Al Hirt and numerous other great artists. David started playing the guitar at 8, and by 17, he was playing five instruments and composing, producing and recording songs in his bedroom. He soon became enthralled with electronic music and gravitated towards computer music production using sampling and drum machines. By 19, David was in a signed band, touring the states with the likes of Nine Inch Nails, Filter and Skinny Puppy. After years of experimentation in his home studio, he mastered the art of mixing and recording electronic music and traditional instruments together. After a solo career and several bands later, David joined critically-acclaimed band, Cellophane Masses to tour the world. With time, his interest shifted towards world music; he started studying artists from the Middle East and incorporating its rich, textured sounds into electronic music. This signature style landed David several DJ gigs along the West Coast and beyond.
In 2004, David became the first American "Breakbeat" DJ to complete a successful DJ club tour throughout India, bringing his unique sound of "Bhangra Breakbeat" to Bombay, Chennai, Goa and several other cities. He has since shared the bill with nearly every major DJ, performed at large scale international festivals such as Coachella, Love Parade, Electric Picnic, Shambhala, Burning Man, Lightning in a Bottle and Earthdance. Through his performances in the UK, Canada, India and other major cities in the USA, David has developed quite a following. Recently, David has added bass guitar and electronic hand drums to his live DJ set, which has been very well-received.
David has songs on several CD compilations for companies such as Lonely Planet, Red Bull, Craig's List and Freek Factory and are also featured on Sharon Kihara's Bellydance Superstar DVD and Sera's "East Coast Tribal" DVD. He’s written songs for video games and TV and cable programs such as ESPN2, Fox Sports, MTV, MTV2, Fuse, Showtime and HBO. He co-wrote and produced the 12” of the industrial dance song “Radiation”, which was featured on the national top 20 independent dance charts. Over the years, David has collaborated with FreQ Nasty, MC 900 Ft Jesus, Information Society, members of Beck, American Music Club and Wire Train.
Recently, David was interviewed on XM satellite station “The Move” (Channel 80) on the Thump Radio show and has produced 2 mixes for the show. His songs have been played on BBC1 Radio shows "Bobby & Nihal", "Friction", "Paathan", "GenerAsian" as well as several other stations. In addition to running his own label, Starfire Records, David is also a respected consultant in the music business and has been involved with TVT, Warner Brothers, Atlantic, Elektra and Polygram Records.
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David Starfires EP, "Bombay Beatz", reveals the possibility of a world united through sound, merging Hindi, Punjabi, and English vocals with hip-hop, UK breakbeats and traditional Middle Eastern instruments. "Bombay Beatz" is available now digitally via all internet music retailers, including Snocap, iTunes, Six Degrees Records. More...
Check out the debut release on String Theory Recordings, STRR001: CC Rock_String Theory , in stores Tuesday, November 10, 2009. Featuring 4 mixes of House music (Progressive, Deep, Tech). Including mixes from CC Rock, Aleksus Sanchez, Locklear & Poppin, and RioTGeaR.
SCULT003 Swoop / Funk Me Hard – Sleeper Cell /Maztek Subculture 12" Vinyl OUT NOW!
DJ mag(november): Sleeper Cell / Maztek Swoop / Funk Me Hard Subculture 4/5 B-Side triumphs here, where ‘Swoop’ sees a superb bass punch like a slimy sea-monster slurping on a legion of hapless sailors while a big beat and neuro vibes get you frowning. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- iDJ(november) Sleeper Cell & Maztek Swoop/Funk Me Hard Subculture (IT) SCULT003 Rugged neurofunked fodder from Italian label boss Maztek and UK producers Sleeper Cell, delicious textured subs and rollicking, compact breaks aplenty. Noisia take note. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- available on CHEMICAL RECORDS REDEYE RECORDS JUNO RECORDS MIRAGE 2000 RECORDS
Stopping by to wish you a fantastic week!!! Hope all is going great with you!!! Check out my newest single Whipping Post on Texas radio NOW!!! I also hope to see you out at Armadillo Palace Wednesday November 11th @ 12:00pm for my interview and acoustic performance with 740 KTRH's Michael Berry (Texas Music Show) See you there!!! Love, ~Susan Hickman www.susanhickman.com www.reverbnation.com/susanhickman www.twitter.com/susanhickman
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NU ELECTRO: Volume 2. The definitive compilation of modern electro.
Featuring tracks from Rob Real, Debonaire & Darxid, Magnetic Bass Force, Blastromen, Anthony Nuzzo, Justin Scott, Dagobert, Cryotron, and many more.
Link for artwork & track listing: http://www.nuillusion.com/images-releases/NuElectro2animation.gif
Now available for pre-order on the Street Sounds website, both CD and vinyl will be available, ships out Oct 26th-30th. http://www.streetsoundsmusic.co.uk
Hola from Spain!! OUT NOW ON BEATPORT ,JUNO... ARTIST: LADY PACKA TITLE: “DON’T LET THE FEELING GO!/DESTINATION PARIS” FORMAT: LIMITED HAND-NUMBERED 10” VINYL/MP3/WAV LABEL: V.I.M. RECORDS CAT. No: V.I.M.BREAKS033 GENRE: Breaks/Electro tech Dubstep
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It’s time to present the very first single of one of the best female breaks djs around the globe! LADY PACKA is the best female Spanish Breaks dj! In her portfolio there are appearances in very big festivals all around the world alongside established names of the scene. Here we offer her production debut with two killer tech-Breaks tunes! Remixes come from two established members of V.I.M.BREAKS family, HALOBEATZ (really “on fire” after his last excellent single for our label) comes with his wikked phat Breaks sounds and ANDREA LAI (in a creative orgasm lately) offers a forward-thinking Breaks/Dubstep outcome!
Hey David Starfire, Hope your having a great week :) I have a bunch of new tunes on my profile that I would love to share with the community. Head over if you get a spare few minutes and let me know what you think :)
uh-mazing! can't even express how thrilled i was to see you on stage tonight at the red fox in humboldt! thank you so much for the beautiful beatz and dance floor madness... glad matty got in touch with you... you need to be involved with world famous productions. love, BassBunny
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The new Ibex EP on Juicy Lucy Records, "Until I leave Detroit," is inspired by Ibex's relentless quest for new and provocative sounds. The four songs have very different feelings behind them, but all have that recognizable Ibex vibe… Enjoy!
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