Rishi Bass
̸
Biografía
- This Amsterdam born dj and producer needs no introduction. Rishi Bass started spinning hip-hop, R&B and soul in 1990 but not for long as he got ‘infected’ by the house music virus in the early nineties. Like every other hard working dj back in the day,..This Amsterdam born dj and producer needs no introduction. Rishi Bass started spinning hip-hop, R&B and soul in 1990 but not for long as he got ‘infected’ by the house music virus in the early nineties. Like every other hard working dj back in the day, he spent a couple of years spinning anywhere and everywhere, working the field, till his big break finally arrived as Rishi was asked to do a club mix for New Dance Radio (1996). His skills didn’t go unnoticed. The very first booking at legendary RoXY Amsterdam (as a warm up dj for Groovemaster Johnson) was a fact, followed by a Sunday residency at RoXY’s famous G-Lounge parties. Soon he became a household name in the Dutch UK/US garage scene, voted #3 best Garage DJ in 1998. The garage period came to its natural ending though when in the late nineties Rishi decided to focus on tribal & latin house. His first release in 1999 (The Defect E.P.) was a commercial success, big enough to put Rishi Bass on the international map; the follow up track was a release together with DJ Roog and Greg from Hardsoul. During the next couple of years he kept gigging all over the place. It looked as if he could be at multiple locations at the same time as his name could be found on almost every bill of every major club and/or party in existence. In Holland and Europe! His productions grew stronger with every new release and when in 2003 his track “Peak Compression” was picked up by Pete Tong in the BBC Radio 1 show, it seemed nothing could stand in the way of this talented dj/producer. But Rishi Bass wouldn’t be the man he is today if he just did what we all expect him to do, so instead of riding out the success of Peak Compression he decided to chill for a while. After a short break in 2004 Mr Bass came back, stronger than ever, and he’s been unstoppable ever since! Gigging , producing, collaborating with other talented folks within the Dutch and international house scene: Rishi is definitely back on track. Literally. In 2006 he releases three vinyl productions: two with D-Rashid (La Fexa and Raw! on Big Boss Records) and Shake on the label of Gregor Salto, G-Rex. Many more successful productions followed: ‘Casera’ with Mc Stretch, ‘Get Ready’ with Mitch Crown, ‘Monkey say, monkey do’ and ‘Why?’ with Melly Mel. With more than 40 official releases and over 15 years of experience, his uplifting sets and ability to rock every crowd Rishi Bass is definitely a name to watch out for.