DJ Sun

DJ Sun
Born	Rotterdam, Holland
Origin	Houston, Texas
Genres	Electronic, Downtempo,
Years active	1993 - present
Labels	Alternate Take Records, Soular Productions
Notable instruments
Akai MPC 1000

DJ Sun is an American DJ.

Biography

Early life

He was born January 19 in Rotterdam, Holland. He grew up there and in Suriname before settling in Houston, Texas (USA) in his teens.^[1]

Career

As a DJ, he has opened for artists including Massive Attack, Groove Collective, Morcheeba, Tricky, Maxwell and Thievery Corporation. Locally, he has hosted Soular Grooves on KPFT since 1995 and hosts RockSteady Mondays with DJ SUN at The Flat in Houston.

DJ SUN started a radio show in 1995, Soular Grooves on KPFT 90.1 FM, Pacifica Network, which celebrates its 15th year on the air in 2010. The genre of music leans to everything that has the aesthetics of soul and jazz, irrespective of bpm or tempo. The show has embraced anything from drum and bass, to hip hop, to house, and downtempo. DJ Sun fashions DJ sets to include all styles of music, incorporating the above stated aesthetic. DJ Sun started his DJ career in 1993 and keeping to that philosophy has maintained a career during which he has garnered Houston Press DJ of The Year awards 7 times between 1999 and 2009 (the last being again in 2009). He started a recording career during which 2 EPs have been released (http://www.houstonpress.com/2009-02-19/music/dj-sun-para-ep/) and is working on an album due in 2010.

He currently holds down four weekly residencies in Houston (of which RockSteady Mondays is his signature night and has been on-going since 2005)^[2] and one bi-monthly in DC (at Eighteenth Street Lounge, home of Thievery Corporation). He often travels to and plays in San Francisco, and New York, as well.^[3][4]

A prolific award-winning DJ and radio show host (Soular Grooves, KPFT 90.1, since 1995), DJ SUN’s style can best be described^{[by whom?][5]} as varied with a distinct signature for loungey, groove-oriented eclectic music shaped by his exposure to music while living abroad. Houston’s most stylish lounges and bars such as Gravitas’ Side Bar and The Flat, and event producers for the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Neiman Marcus, Neal Hamil Modeling Agency have tuned into DJ SUN’s gift for creating a unique lounging experience and attracting a loyal following of music connoisseurs and taste makers.

In 2007, DJ SUN begins a new musical journey carrying out his lifelong goal to be a full-time producer with the debut of Monday Drive (Alternate Take Records), an EP reflective of his varied background, blending styles and nostalgic aesthetics into a down to midtempo reprieve from the ordinary. Driven by the positive feedback received from DJs around the world and spins on stations spanning from Atlanta (WRAS) to LA (KCRW) and NY to Paris — DJ SUN continued his work in the studio on Para, a 12” ep which features remixes from DJ Sabo (Sol Selectas), J Boogie (OM), and Genre Jazz (Presto and Mhax Montes) released in November 2008. A full-length LP will be released in 2010.^{[dated info] [6] [7]}

Discography

• Current Cuts Vol. 1 (2007)
• “Sure” (7"-single format) - Soular Productions (2007)
• “Ten” - Label-less Scion CD 11 (Scion/The Rebel Organization) (2008)
• Monday Drive (2008)
• "Para EP (2009)

Awards

• 1999-2005, 2009: Houston Press DJ of the Year ^[8]

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References

1. ^ Rowland, Hobart. "Biography: DJ Sun". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p467276/biography. Retrieved 5 May 2010. 
2. ^ http://blogs.chron.com/bartab/archives/2006/06/
3. ^ http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2007/06/
4. ^ http://houston.about.com/od/eventsfestivals/a/AprilEvents.htm
5. ^ Serrano, Shea. "Monday Night Hero". Houston Press. Village Voice Media Holdiings. http://www.houstonpress.com/2010-12-23/music/monday-night-hero/. Retrieved 28 March 2011. 
6. ^ http://www.houstonpress.com/2009-02-19/music/dj-sun-para-ep/
7. ^ http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/15/dj-sun-interview-sxsw-2010/
8. ^ http://houstoncalling.net/2009/07/31/houston-press-music-awards-winners-2/
9. ^ http://assets.houstonpress.com/2000-07-27/news/music-awards-winners/4
10. ^ http://www.houstonpress.com/2007-07-26/music/2007-houston-press-music-awards-showcase/full
11. ^ http://www.houstonpress.com/content/printVersion/230659

External links

• DJ Sun on Myspace
• Soular Grooves
• http://www.houstonpress.com/
• http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/15/dj-sun-interview-sxsw-2010/
• http://www.houstonpress.com/2009-02-19/music/dj-sun-para-ep/

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