Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Django Reinhardt, Jean-Jacques Perrey, Buena Vista Social Club, Steve Reich, Paco de Lucia, Fela Kuti, Sam Cooke, Quincy Jones, The Beach Boys, Chuck Berry, Rhythm & Sound, Radiohead, Derrick Carter, A Tribe Called Quest, Guru, Carl Craig, Mark Farina, NTM, Funkadelic, Eric Satie, Chopin, Beethoven, Curtis Mayfield, Nirvana, Beastie Boys, Michael Jackson, Teifschwarz, Shy FX, Benny Goodman, George Clinton, St Germain, Guido Schneider, Steve Bug, Jeff Samuel, Sizzla, Capleton, Buju Banton, Steel Pulse, Jah Cure, Burning Spear, Lee Perry, The Roots, Nina Simone, N.W.A., The Beatles, Alvin Lucier, Kid Koala, Daft Punk, Air, Aphex Twin, Luke Vibert, Richie Hawtin, Locodice, Squarepusher, Kraftwerk, Aphrodite, Luke Vibert, Âme, Bohren & Der Club Of Gore, Judy & Mary, George Benson, Colleen, Aretha Franklin..........
Sounds Like
House, Techno......
LIVE @ REX - Paris, FR (2009)
LIVE @ Lo Kee - London, UK (2009)
LIVE @ Sunset Party at Stafford Lake Park - San Francisco, USA (2008)
LIVE @ Fabric - London, UK (2008)
LIVE @ Velvet Underground - Gran Canaria, ES (2008)
James What is a musician and producer living in London, UK. Brought up in southern France, James discovered his passion for music at an early age through playing guitar and percussion. At 15, having won a recording opportunity through a battle of the bands competition he moved to London to study music performance, and later recording arts and business. Since then he has been experimenting with the performance and production of all kinds of music ranging from world music to electronica.
Pursuing his passion for electronic music, James has worked under various aliases and has released his music on labels such as Poker Flat, Treibstoff, Meerestief and Einamaleins Musik. James has also written music for the TV and broadcast industry and was selected for the Red Bull Music Academy 2005 held in Seattle. In 2005, James teamed up with Dan Berkson (Crosstown Rebels/Moodmusic) to perform live and produce together as they shared a similar background in music performance. Their debut EP together on Poker Flat, "The Dig" has been a big success, followed by two tracker "Systems" on Sounderground Record and another EP on Poker Flat entittled "Cantina". Dan and James also contributed an exclusive track "Asteroids" to the 5th Poker Flat compilation along with remixes for Boxer, Meerestief and Poker Flat, not to forget their seperate solo releases on Crosstown Rebels and Meerestief.
Since their debut performance at Sonar festival in June 2006, Dan and James have been performing their unique live sets all around the globe. Using two laptops along with live synthesizers and drum machines, they perform and rework their music while always finding places for improvisation and keeping things fresh. Things are looking good for 2008 with releases scheduled on Steve Bug's Poker Flat and Dessous imprints, including two tracks featuring house legend Robert Owens!
Lookout for upcoming records and live dates!
live @ propaganda - Moscow (2007)
- CURRENT RELEASES -
dan berkson & james what - "keep on feat. robert owens" - dessous (2008)
w/ king britt, two armadillos and stimming remixes
dan berkson & james what - "indigo" - poker flat (2008)
dan berkson & james what - "reflections feat. robert owens" - poker flat (2008)
james what - "follicle" w/ tom clark remix - meerestief (2007)
djulz - "runny (berkson & what remix)" - poker flat (2007)
matzak - "girl in water (dan berkson & james what remix)" - boxer (2007)
dan berkson & james what - "asteroids" - poker flat 19 (2006)
dan berkson & james what - "cantina" - poker flat 77 (2006)
daniela stickroth - "ghost in the attic (dan berkson & james what remix)" (2006)
dan berkson & james what - "systems" - sounderground 01 (2006)
dan berkson & james what - "the dig" - poker flat 70 (2006)
james what & italoboyz - "programmer" - treibstoff 61 (2006)
james what & italoboyz - "bubble & click"- einmaleins 07 (2006)
Hello you... :) Recovered yet? cant believe im back on myspace again, i cant for the life of me remember how to change profile pic tho!! :( Hope you're well sweetie- Big Hugz XXX
Achtung !!! Am Do. den 12.03. ist es soweit!!! 40° Celsius goes Fritz Club am Postbhf.
Wer auf elektronischen Sound steht und auf extravagante Atmosphäre Wert legt, der sollte am 12.03.09 ab 23.00 Uhr im FritzClub im Postbahnhof feiern. Diese Party verspricht optisch und akustisch ein Festmahl zu werden. Ganz neu präsentiert sich 40° Celsius mit dieser Veranstaltung. Der FritzClub wird wohl in dieser Nacht der Party-HotSpot Berlins sein. Es wird nicht nur Techno, Minimal und Techhouse vom Feinsten präsentiert, sondern der UV-Lichtkünstler Robbson wird die Wände des Clubs mit seinen Bildern, Malereien und animierten Videos gestalten. Neben den 2 Floors kann man es sich nach ausgiebigen rocken in dem eigens gestalteten Lounge Floor gemütlich machen und neue Kraft sammeln. Denn gemeinsam haben wir uns vorgenommen den FritzClub Berlin mit feinsten elektronischen Klängen zum Beben zu bringen. Unterstützt wird 40° Celsius von angesagten DJs und Liveacts.
Kenner werden wissen, dass das beeindruckende Line-up Tanzspaß und garantiert keine Langeweile verspricht:
Live: Tok Tok vs Soffy O [tok tok rec.] M.A.N.D.Y [philipp / get physical] Marc van Linden [Farbenfroh] Rico Vonthien [40° / Notstrom] Pierre Deutschmann [Farbenfroh] Fengari [Jackfruit] Flash Royal [Farbenfroh] Milkwish [Farbenfroh] Birnbaum vs Decat [modern art of music] Tino Tamillo [2side rec] Kalle Kalectro [ZMF] ekke [Notstrom / Schallschatten]
Yo Happy New Year...better late than never i always say!!
Hope your having a dope 09 so far, mines has been hectic in a good way which you'll know if you've been hitting up my blog (well have you?). Come check out some of the madness for your self on the 12th of Feb if your in London town I'll be performing with The Qemists Live at their album launch, Cargo!
Maybe see ya front n centre....more than likely i'll catch ya at the bar :P
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Stay fly n keep sweet!
Peace
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