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Originally
from a House background, Adam initially made his mark on the club scene
by effortlessly throwing in elements of hip hop and electro into his
deep house sets. He now tears up dancefloors across the globe using
three turntables, samplers and effects units, mixing up his own blend
of futuristic breakbeats taking influences from Techno and Drum & Bass
with any variety of global influences that take his fancy.
24 year old
Adam Freeland is rapidly making his mark on the world of dance music
as an exceptionally innovative and pioneering new talent. Having made
his DJ debut on the Club scene in London in 1992, it was not until 1996
with the release of his first mix compilation 'Coastal Breaks' ( a 32
track double disc epic journey) that Adam's talent was officially recognised
by the media. Launching Adam onto the International scene, Adam was
soon to be playing frequently in the Unites States and around Europe
as well as all over Britain. By 1997 Adam was a well respected part
of the global circuit of DJ's receiving strong support from talents
such as Carl Cox, the Chemical Brothers, Sasha and Andy Weatherall.
He played on several dates on Carl Cox's 'Fact 2 world tour' and travelled
to the USA on 8 separate occasions in the year. Meanwhile back at Bar
Rumba in Soho London, the club 'Friction' he set up with friends Rennie
Pilgrem and Tayo was quickly attaining cult status as every party brought
queues around the block. Later that year he recorded a single with friend
Kevin Beber as 'Tsunami One' which instantly became a landmark tune
for this developing scene. The success of which has seen Tsunami One
in demand for remixes by the likes of The Orb, DeeJay PunkRoc, The Headrillaz
and Junior Boys Own.
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By
1997 Adam was a well respected part of the global circuit of DJ's receiving
strong support from talents such as Carl Cox, the Chemical Brothers, Sasha
and Andy Weatherall. He played on several dates on Carl Cox's 'Fact 2
world tour' and travelled to the USA on 8 separate occasions in the year.
Meanwhile back at Bar Rumba in Soho London, the club 'Friction' he set
up with friends Rennie Pilgrem and Tayo was quickly attaining cult status
as every party brought queues around the block. Later that year he recorded
a single with friend Kevin Beber as 'Tsunami One' which instantly became
a landmark tune for this developing scene. The success of which has seen
Tsunami One in demand for remixes by the likes of The Orb, DeeJay PunkRoc,
The Headrillaz and Junior Boys Own. 1998. Adam starts off the year touring
Australia with DJ Krush, Pressure Drop and Jose Padilla before returning
to unleash his second Coastal Breaks compilation. The press exploded,
'Coastal Breaks 2' (React Records) received blanket praise in the leading
dance magazines, and the media crowned him King of 'New Skool Breaks',
a tag which he and Rennie had invented but like any artist Adam was keen
not to limit himself to. Featured in ID (DJ of the Month), Muzik, Mixmag
and DJ Mag amongst a myriad of others. By the time the album hit the streets
at No. 9 in the Dance sales chart (1 place behind Massive Attack), Adam
was off on his world tour which took him to Seattle, LA, New York, San
Francisco, Colorado, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne,
Perth, Canberra, Taiwan, Malaysia, Ibiza and supporting Massive Attack
in Naples. An epic three month escapade which cemented Adam's reputation
on a Global level. By the time Adam returned from his tour, DJ magazine
saw the time fit to feature Adam on their front cover, with a CD mix on
the front and a six page article inside. Meanwhile amongst the madness
Adam has found time to set up his own label 'Marine Parade, (named after
the street he has just moved to in Brighton). Still in it's early stages
Marine Parade has already seen an unprecedented response with the second
release flying into the DJ mag hype chart at number 2! Tsunami One are
soon to record an album and the world anticipates the next chapter in
Adam's fresh sound.
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