Like the city he calls home, New York’s own Ody Roc –also known as
“Audio KoDe”- never seems to slow down. Behind the decks his energy
level is infectious, allowing him to connect with audiences in a way other
DJs only dream of. Whether dropping the..
Like the city he calls home, New York’s own Ody Roc –also known as
“Audio KoDe”- never seems to slow down. Behind the decks his energy
level is infectious, allowing him to connect with audiences in a way other
DJs only dream of. Whether dropping the latest house bombs in the world’s
top dance clubs, headlining exclusive industry parties, or unleashing
insane turntablist tricks at sold-out stadium tours, Ody’s passion for music
and making people dance has been part of his life for as long as he can
remember.
“In the early 1980s my older brother would go to Manhattan clubs like the
Fun House and Paradise Garage, and bring back cassette tapes”, Ody recalls
of his introduction to the sounds of hip-hop, break beats, and classic house. “I
listened to the tunes being dropped and was blown away!” After bluffing his
way past Fun House security -with the aid of his brother’s passport- the 12
year old Ody experienced first-hand the interaction between the DJ and a
packed house of clubbers. This night lit a spark that still burns in him today.
With the same drive and intensity that would go on to follow him throughout
his career, Ody scraped together a cheap mixer and mismatched pair of
turntables and set to work learning the tricks and techniques he’d see
heavyweight DJs drop at local parties. “DJs, like Prince Quick Mix- he was a
BEAST!” Ody laughs. “He’d use crazy effects, cuts and edits. Stuff no-one
else was doing. I emulated what he was doing, but added my own flavor.”
Before long, word started getting out that this kid Ody Roc from Queens was
someone to watch out for, and it wasn’t long before one of his mixtapes
wound up in the hands of hip-hop heavyweights, landing him a spot at NYC’s
legendary El Flamingo, and the rest as they say, was history.
The Nineties saw Ody coming into his own, honing his turntable skills while
on tour with mega DJs, and representing his motherland Greece as the
national champion and finalist in the 1998 DMC World DJ
Championships. While in Greece, in 1998, Ody travelled to the infamous
island of Mykonos and played for the first time at the legendary club Cavo
Paradiso. “It was my first experience playing with big international house
DJs” he remembers. “The energy they created was SICK!” When Wamdue’s
Deep C dropped Aril Brikha’s “Art of Vengeance”, “the place went absolutely
NUTS!” he recalls. “That record opened up my eyes.”
Back in NYC, Ody was hand-picked by Diddy to open the 2000 “Bad Boy
Tour” and he delivered, dazzling concert audiences across 3 continents for
over a year. Following the tour, Ody reigned as NYC’s “club king” and
headlined events nationwide. Even with his success, Ody was not content to
rest and eagerly got to work, creating sets of house mash-ups and tribalinfused
techno.
Ody’s one of a kind sets, coupled with his uncanny ability to create live edits
on multiple decks, quickly won over the discerning European clubbers. His
performances at Mykonos’ Cavo Paradiso, alongside such luminaries as Steve
Lawler, Steve Angello of Swedish House Mafia and Chus & Ceballos,
impressed. With an established residency at Cavo Paradiso, Ody spends two
months each and every summer alongside the likes of Carl Cox, Dubfire and
Danny Tenaglia, and plays a large part in the club’s post at the top of DJ
Magazine’s “Top 100 Clubs” list.
The last couple of years have been Ody’s busiest both in and out of the club.
Ody commands the dance floor, whether dropping house bombs for 7000+ at
Switzerland’s “Zurich 2010 Festival” or getting shout-outs from Aerosmith’s
Steven Tyler at Studio 54 Las Vegas. In the studio, Ody found his voice as a
producer with his debut “The Future”, featuring remixes from Cevin Fisher and
Honey Dijon, slated for a 2011 release on NYC’s Kinetika Records.
Always keeping it fresh, 2011 introduces Ody’s alter-ego known as Audio
KoDe, which represents his house and techno-oriented work as a DJ and
producer, “While creating tracks, I became inspired by how the technology
could code and decode the audio signal” he explains. “This technology
represents the future, and for me, Audio KoDe represents a sound and style
that is always on-point, now and into the future.”
With a slate of new Audio KoDe tunes ready to be dropped on upcoming tours
of Asia and South America, the return to his summer residency in Greece and
the impending launch of his own Sick Music label arriving later this year, this
multi-talented ball of energy shows no signs of slowing down. If anything,
Ody is just getting started.
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The Future - Kinetika Records with remixes by Cevin Fisher, Honey Dijon, Violca Riviera June 2011
Africalien Invocation - Kinetika Records with remixes by Mark Bell aka Blakkat February 2012
Come On - Maya Records with remixes by Joeski, Leoesco & The JM Brothers February 2012
The Bounce - Maya Records with remixes by Joeski & Lars Behrenroth March 2012
Can I Get A Witness? - Maya Records and edit by Joeski & Audio KoDe April 2012
The Future- Maya Records with a J & AK Edit May 2012
Rhythm Tunnel - Kinetika Records with a Joeski "Tech Dub" Mix June 2012
Sangre Por Sangre - Maya Records with a remix by Mert Yucel and a J & AK edit July 2012
Masai - Jad Cooper - Kinetika Records Audio KoDe & Joeski Remix July 2012
Boom Cha - Maya Records with Ski's Loop The Bass re dub August 2012
Poppin Ain't No Stoppin - Jad Cooper vs. Audio KoDe - Kinetika Records with remixes by Tony Rohr & Tom Stephan aka "Superchumbo" September 2012
Flatline - Maya Records with a Mr. Ski's rework October 2012
Madoff - Kinetika Records (solo) Remix by Dema November 2012
Acid - Maya Records with a J & AK'S rework November 2012
Check It (with DJ Ody Roc) - Maya Records with a J & AK'S rework December 2012
Infection - Maya Records remix by Javi Lopez December 2012
Jacked - Kinetika Records Remix by Tom Stephan aka "Superchumbo" January 2013
Last Night in NY - Street King Records (Joeski & Audio KoDe's "In My House" Remix) January 2013
The Deepness - Vynkel House (On Osheen's "Smoking Beats" LP Joeski & Audio KoDe) January 2013
Monster Punch - Dorian Craft - Kinetika Records (Audio KoDe Remix) February 2013
Addictions - Defined Music February 2013
The Deep - Manchester Underground Music (MUM) (Mark Holmes Remix) March 2013
Encore - Manchester Underground Music (MUM) (Yost Koen Remix) March 2013