Darius Bassiray is the latest talent to emerge from Melbourne-- winning the latest Proton Radio remix competition with production partner Stuart McKeown and now arriving with his debut single on Proton Music. Habersham (Global Underground / Audio Therapy) delivers a groundbreaking remix supported by Phil K while Stuart McKeown provides an alternate rendition!
"Wicked brainf*cker! A sure player at my afterhour gigs!" - André Absolut
"Bitchin' track. Props!" - Progressive-House.com
"9/10 - This is more like it! Well done." - Mike Lange
"Quirky piece, excellent!" - Intelligent Music Alliance
"Every mix of this is superb!. Its hard to choose a favourite, but if I had to then it would be the original as it sounds the most forward-thinking and experimental but is still as funky as hell. Move over Audiotherapy, I have a new favourire label." - N-CODE Music
The Original Mix (click here for a sample)
Darius Bassiray hails from Melbourne, Australia and has been making some major waves around the planet with his upfront production style and around Melbourne where he is one of the most promising up and coming DJ’s as part of the duo Rollin Connection where he has played regular guest spots in the main room at one of the best and most underground dance parties in the world, Sunny.
As a DJ - he has supported Jonathan Lisle, James Holden, James Zabiela, Lee Burridge, Phil K, Habersham, and Mathew Jonson to just name a few, and within Melbourne he has played benchmark parties including Sunny, Private Function, Future Breaks, Volume, Fractured, and Darkbeat where tight mixing and his uncompromisingly deep style has led to many trusting him to get the job done.
Not only limited to DJ’ing – Darius has developed an audio-visual setup with one of Australia’s best and Sunny resident and Pioneer Sponsored VJ – Rob Ride. Together under the Hedfuks guise using 2 Pioneer DVJ X1’s and a customer built visual machine they perform a 45 minute intensive set including custom build 3d animated content and re-edited sound material.
"Ok-- yes yes and yes. He's using the techy style that Trentemoller introduced but keeps it chunky like only Habersham can. It's just a good track-- like a tasty milkshake or something. very nice." - Dirty (LFO Radio)
"Damon is one of my most favourite producers at the moment. Hot hot hot." - Stephan Hinz (Raveline Germany)
Habersham Remix (click here for a sample)
Habersham is known as one of the "new breeds" of talent that is sweeping the world of electronic music. He has already ensured himself a role as one of the major artists of the future. Whether it's heading up two record labels, Blueprint Recordings with partner Numinous and Lobotomy Recordings with Dave Preston and Phil K, or a prolific discography on labels such as Audio Therapy and Bedrock.
Habersham is quickly gaining recognition as a hard-working, driven individual who's skills are not limited to just producing or DJing.
"Very good atmospheric sounds in the background covered by hypnotic and quirky stabs." - Tarmo Vannas (Frisky Radio)
"I've got all of Stuart's available productions (through the sadly missed EDM I think) and I'm pleased he's now getting the recognition he deserves. Another great producer with a fresh take on electronic dance music. This is a slightly deeper and more accessible mix than the original. Will play out as with the other mixes." - N-CODE Music
"This mix is pretty damn good. Having a hard time choosing which mix to play, but Stuart's mix is top notch." - Tony Estrada
Stuart McKeown's 'I Wrote This For You' Remix (click here for a sample)
Hailing from Belfast, and at only 23; Stuart has been DJing for 8 years. Being heavily influenced in the early days by Northern Exposure & Leftfield, Stuart has continued to mould his style of music far from what any of his peers could ever have imagined.
Growing up in a city not at all fuelled by the Electronic Music scene, Stuart was more intrigued to explore to find a more diverse sound that not only combined ambience but also had a tough gritty edge to it aswell. This lead him down the paths of many genres; experimenting in everything from Progressive House right through to Minimal House and Ambient IDM.
Stuart's sets have appeared everywhere, his most successful to date was a Featured Artist Mix on Proton Radio. This opened up doors to a few fans in Australia who in turn invited him out to sample an Upside Down Lifestyle. His Ambient sets have also stirred up some attention, getting praise from all around the world.
