Posts Tagged ‘Breaks’
Podcast #9: Emmanuel Ferreira – Live DJ set @ Nourish 12 – from the Archives
Emmanuel has been an underground favorite in the breakbeat scene for years. He is recognized mostly for his unique track selection and superb mixing skill. His sets always manage to sound fresh and exciting, drawing from many influences such as Danny McMillan, Tipper, Luke Vibert, Precision Cuts, Bushwacka, Phil K, Habersham and Uberzone to name a few. His versatility is also astounding, creating the perfect atmosphere no matter what time of the night he plays.
He became inspired to take up DJing after watching his local heroes Andrew Spence (fka DJ SLIM aka the saxophonist on Rennie Pilgrem’s ‘Pilgrimeage’) and NUDLEZ slam it down at many a party back in the day. Their take on breaks was different from the hip-hop influenced breakbeat being spun out at the time. He went out and bought his first two records (an ep from Rainbow Bridge and DJ Graeme’s original mix of El Nino) and has been building his collection ever since.
The future looks very exciting for this young lad, currently honing his production skills and pushing the breaks sound while securing gigs abroad and building Vancouver’s fledgling record label. Expect to hear more from this rising talent in the future!
