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'''DJ Harvey''', (born '''Harvey Bassett'''), is a [[DJ]] born in [[London, England]]. He was an early exponent of the US [[disco]]/garage/house sound in the UK.


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'''Harvey William Bassett''', known by his stage name, '''DJ Harvey''' is an English DJ. He was an early exponent of the US [[disco]]/garage/house sound in the UK.
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==Career==
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As a young teenager, he became a [[drummer]] for a Cambridge punk band, Ersatz. The band formed an [[indie label]], Leisure Sounds, releasing the single ''Smile in Shadow'', which was broadcast on [[BBC Radio 1]] by [[John Peel]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://thequietus.com/articles/10362-dj-harvey-interview | title = All Guns Blazing & A Heart Full Of Love: DJ Harvey In His Own Words | last = Clay | first = Joe | date = 18 October 2012 | website = thequietus.com | publisher = [[The Quietus]] | access-date = 9 January 2017 | quote = The other guys in the band were like 18 and 19—really old—and their girlfriends would look after me, which was wonderful. I was being looked after by 18-year-old chicks who looked like Cher when Cher was 18, not like she is now. And they would buy me little bottles of orange juice and then when nobody was looking they’d slip the vodka into my orange juice and then I’d have my Dutch courage and I could really give it some.}}</ref>


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== Career ==
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On a trip to [[New York City|New York]] he was inspired by the emerging [[hip-hop]] movement. He felt that “cutting up” breaks was an extension of drumming and so purchased his first pair of [[Technics (brand)|Technics]], brought them home and practised. He was a [[graffiti artist]] and member of the group TDK ([[Tone Deaf Crew]]), which was later renamed [[TONKA Hi Fi]]. The group threw weekend-long parties in [[Cambridge]], [[Brighton]], [[London]] and on the festival circuit. The Brighton parties continued for five years, from 1988 to 1993, to [[The Zap]] Club, and, after the club closed at 2am, on the beach at [[Black Rock (Brighton and Hove)|Black Rock]].
=== Ersatz and transition to DJing (1978–1991) ===
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At age 13, he became a drummer for a Cambridge punk band Ersatz. The band formed an [[indie label]], Leisure Sounds, releasing the single "Smile in Shadow", which was broadcast on [[BBC Radio 1]] by [[John Peel]].<ref name="Clay 2012">{{cite web | url = http://thequietus.com/articles/10362-dj-harvey-interview | title = All Guns Blazing & A Heart Full of Love: DJ Harvey In His Own Words | last = Clay | first = Joe | date = 18 October 2012 | website = thequietus.com | publisher = [[The Quietus]] | access-date = 9 January 2017 }}</ref> Ersatz released records with Harvey on drums from 1978 to 1983.<ref name="Clay 2012" />


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On a trip to New York City in 1985, Harvey was inspired by the emerging [[hip-hop]] movement. He felt that "cutting up" breaks was an extension of drumming and so purchased his first pair of [[Technics (brand)|Technics]], brought them home and practised. He was a [[graffiti artist]] and member of the group TDK (Tone Deaf Crew), which was later renamed TONKA Hi Fi. The group threw weekend-long parties in [[Cambridge]], [[Brighton]], London and on the festival circuit. The Brighton parties continued for five years, from 1988 to 1993, to [[The Zap]] Club, and, after the club closed at 2&nbsp;am, on the beach at [[Black Rock (Brighton and Hove)|Black Rock]].
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His focus moved from [[hip hop]], [[Electro music|electro]] and [[disco]] to [[house music]] and [[garage music (North America)|garage]], and he began playing more parties in [[London]] with the US DJs [[Francois Kevorkian]]<ref name="rough" /> and [[Kenny Carpenter]], playing at clubs including [[Solaris (club)|Solaris]] and [[Freedom (club)|Freedom]].


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His focus moved from [[hip hop]], [[Electro music|electro]] and [[disco]] to [[house music]] and [[garage music (North America)|garage]], and he began playing more parties in London with the US DJs [[Francois Kevorkian]]<ref name="rough" /> and Kenny Carpenter, playing at clubs including Solaris and Freedom.
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In 1991 Harvey was a full-time DJ with his own weekly night “Moist” at the Gardening Club in London.<ref name="rough" /> He brought over DJs from [[New York City]] and other U.S. cities including [[Larry Levan]],<ref name='rough'>{{cite book | last = Bidder | first = Sean | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = House: the Rough Guide | publisher = Rough Guides Ltd |date=June 1999}} and [[François Kevorkian]]</ref> He held six-hour mixes of disco, house, garage and rock records, a sound he has carried through to later residencies, including at the Hard Left at the Blue Note.


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In 1991, Harvey was a full-time DJ with his own weekly night "Moist" at the Gardening Club in London.<ref name="rough" /> He brought over DJs from New York City and other US cities including [[Larry Levan]],<ref name='rough'>{{cite book | last = Bidder | first = Sean | title = House: the Rough Guide | publisher = Rough Guides Ltd |date=June 1999}} and [[François Kevorkian]]</ref> He held six-hour mixes of disco, house, garage and rock records, a sound he has carried through to later residencies, including at the Hard Left at the Blue Note.
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After Moist ended, Harvey played at London's [[Ministry Of Sound]].<ref name="rough" /> This resulted in the 1998 release of his DJ mix album for MOS label's “Late Night Sessions”<ref name="rough" /> He played for clubs including [[Cream (nightclub)|Cream]] in [[Liverpool]] and Back to Basics in [[Leeds]], and in Ibiza. {{citation needed|date=August 2014}}


=== Ministry of Sound, collaborations and other projects (1990s—present) ===
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He is one half of the duo behind the Black Cock record label, on which he has recreated edits of disco records by house music artists including [[Larry Levan]] and [[Ron Hardy]]. {{citation needed|date=August 2014}}
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After Moist ended, Harvey began a residency at London's [[Ministry of Sound]].<ref name="rough" /> Harvey's association with Ministry of Sound resulted in a 1996 mix album, ''Late Night Sessions''.<ref name="rough" /> He played for clubs including [[Cream (nightclub)|Cream]] in Liverpool and Back to Basics in [[Leeds]], and in Ibiza. Late night sessions launched many copy cat laid back compilations series since and is among the labels most successful release.


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He is one half of the duo behind the BC record label, on which he has recreated edits of disco records by house music artists including friend [[Larry Levan]] and [[Ron Hardy]].
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Harvey was married in Hawaii where he resided and founded a gallery and nightclub thirtyninehotel in [[Honolulu]], Oahu with his ex-wife, and played at the club exclusively. He has also collaborated with [[Thomas Bullock (musician)|Thomas Bullock]] (of [[Rub'N'Tug]] and [[A.R.E. Weapons]]) on the disco rock project [[Map of Africa (band)|Map of Africa]].<ref name='idolator'>{{cite news|first=Jess |last=Harvell |coauthors= |title=Stuck On Repeat: Map Of Africa Polish The Mirrors Above Their Beds |date=2007-05-31 |publisher=[[Gawker Media]] |url=http://idolator.com/tunes/mp3/stuck-on-repeat-map-of-africa-polish-the-mirrors-above-their-beds-264650.php |work=Idolator |pages= |accessdate=2007-08-21 |language= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809110834/http://idolator.com/tunes/mp3/stuck-on-repeat-map-of-africa-polish-the-mirrors-above-their-beds-264650.php |archivedate=2007-08-09 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref><ref name='guardian'>{{cite news | first=Caspar Llewellyn | last=Smith | coauthors= | title=Map of Africa, Map of Africa | date=2007-06-17 | publisher=[[Guardian Unlimited]] | url =http://music.guardian.co.uk/urban/reviews/story/0,,2104238,00.html | work =[[The Observer]] | pages = | accessdate = 2007-08-21 | language = }}</ref>


Harvey was married in Hawaii where he resided and founded a successful gallery and nightclub thirtyninehotel in [[Honolulu]], he custom built the sound and purchased some RLA audio speakers as well as being gifted some components from a famous defunct NY club. He played at the club exclusively inviting guests such as David Mancuso to join him. He realized the business partnership and marriage was exploitative and destructive and left, his ex wife resurfaced some years later reselling his audio equipment on eBay.
He relocated to [[Los Angeles]], and performed around the U.S. with a bi-monthly residency at [[Santos Party House|Santos]] in New York. In 2012 he played alongside DJ James Murphy of [[LCD Soundsystem]] at [[Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles|MOCA]], as well as [[MoMA PS1|PS1 NY]] for [[Kraftwerk]] and [[FYF Fest]].
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His new recording project is as Locussolus, a project released on International Feel Recordings. He released singles in 2012, featuring vocals by Tara Selleck (niece of actor [[Tom Selleck]]), actress Sam Fox, and DJ Heidi Lusardi.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}}


He relocated to Los Angeles, and performed around the US with a bi-monthly residency at [[Santos Party House|Santos]] in New York.
In 2013, Harvey opened an online store "Harvey's General Store" with his son Harley, where he sells various merchandise as well as music both new and old.
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Around this time he collaborated with [[Thomas Bullock (musician)|Thomas Bullock]] (of Rub'N'Tug and [[A.R.E. Weapons]]) on the disco rock project Map of Africa.<ref name='idolator'>{{cite news|first=Jess |last=Harvell |title=Stuck on Repeat: Map Of Africa Polish The Mirrors Above Their Beds |date=31 May 2007 |work=Idolator |url=http://idolator.com/tunes/mp3/stuck-on-repeat-map-of-africa-polish-the-mirrors-above-their-beds-264650.php |access-date=21 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809110834/http://idolator.com/tunes/mp3/stuck-on-repeat-map-of-africa-polish-the-mirrors-above-their-beds-264650.php |archive-date=9 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name='guardian'>{{cite news | first=Caspar Llewellyn | last=Smith | title=Map of Africa, Map of Africa | date=17 June 2007 |work=The Observer | url =http://music.guardian.co.uk/urban/reviews/story/0,,2104238,00.html | access-date = 21 August 2007}}</ref>


His debut tour of Australia and first trip out of the US ended in him destroying a few thousand dollars worth of DJ gear in a rumored homage to an idol and after discovering his set was being recorded without authorization. He replaced and paid for repairs on all, some loaned from a local DJ friend. He was closing out the sunrise set at the [[Meredith Music Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/aeq5pj/you-forgive-a-lot-of-things-on-the-dance-floor-an-interview-with-dj-harvey|title="You Forgive a lot of Things on the Dancefloor": An Interview with DJ Harvey|website=Vice.com|date=17 March 2014 |access-date=23 July 2020}}</ref> In 2012 he played alongside DJ James Murphy of [[LCD Soundsystem]] at [[Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles|MOCA]], as well as [[MoMA PS1|PS1 NY]] for [[Kraftwerk]] and [[FYF Fest]].
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In the summer of 2014 he released an album with a new band 'Wildest Dreams' on [[Smalltown Supersound]]. The album was very well received and critically acclaimed.<ref>[http://www.npr.org/2014/07/20/331353776/first-listen-wildest-dreams-wildest-dreams First Listen: Wildest Dreams, 'Wildest Dreams'] 20 July 2014</ref>


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His electronic recording project is as Locussolus, released on International Feel Recordings. He released singles in 2012 and later a full album featuring vocals by Tara Selleck (niece of actor [[Tom Selleck]]), actress Sam Fox, and DJ Heidi Lawden (credited under a pseudonym of Lusardi)who also co produced.
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In 2014, at the [[DJ Awards]] in Ibiza, Harvey was the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution Award, in recognition of his body of work and influence within the Electronic music industry.


In 2013, Harvey opened an online store "Harvey's General Store" (HGS) with his son Harley, where he sells various merchandise as well as music both new and old and his highly regarded and successful Mercury Rising compilation series. HGS has collaborated with Wacko Maria, Neighborhood, Stussy Virgil Abloh is a fan and frequently photographed in HGS original designs and collaborations.
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==References==
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In the summer of 2014, he released an album with a new band, Wildest Dreams, on [[Smalltown Supersound]]. The album was well received.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2014/07/20/331353776/first-listen-wildest-dreams-wildest-dreams First Listen: Wildest Dreams, 'Wildest Dreams'], Npr.org 20 July 2014</ref>
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At the [[DJ Awards]] in Ibiza, Harvey was the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution Award, in recognition of his body of work and influence within the electronic music industry. he has an on island residency every summer Mercury Rising at [[Pikes Hotel]] in Freddie Mercury's old hotel suite converted into a club.
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==External links==
He tours the world extensively playing clubs and festivals while being based in Los Angeles
*{{official site|http://harveysgeneralstore.bigcartel.com|DJ Harvey}} – official site

In 2018, he appeared in a scene as himself in the movie ''[[Mission: Impossible – Fallout]]''.

Harvey composed the score for the 2022 [[short film]] ''Bad Acid''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fangoria.com/original/bad-acid-do-they-have-aerobics-in-hell/|title=Bad Acid: Do They Have Aerobics in Hell?|last=Melanson|first=Angel|date=25 November 2022|website=[[Fangoria]]|access-date=28 November 2022}}</ref>
He is currently recording a new album under the name The Dreams and co music supervising (with Mary Ramos) inc scoring Greatest Hits movie to be released via Searchlight in 2023 He is rumored to have a role in the movie as well as a character based on his conversations with the director.
He has appeared in high end publications including GQ, Vogue The New Yorker, Rolling Stone and Kaleidoscope for which he graced their cover he has also had cover features in dance music publications DJ Magazine, Mixmag in multiple territories.

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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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== External links ==
*{{official website}}
*{{discogs artist}}
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*https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-25-djs-that-rule-the-earth-154377/
*{{facebook|HarveyDJay}}
*https://smalltownsupersound.com/news/dj-harvey-in-dj-magazine/
*http://instagram.com/harveysgeneralstore
*http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-25-djs-that-rule-the-earth-20121109/dj-harvey-19691231
*https://www.kaleidoscope.media/shop/magazine/kaleidoscope-41-fw22-dj-harvey
*https://record-magazine.com/
*http://fyffest.com/artists/dj-harvey
*https://web.archive.org/web/20130117162318/http://fyffest.com/artists/dj-harvey
*http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/245653
*http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/245653
*https://www.facebook.com/locussolustheband
*http://www.deepspacenyc.com/static_content/harvey_bio.html
*http://www.deepspacenyc.com/static_content/harvey_bio.html

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Latest revision as of 18:16, 18 November 2024

DJ Harvey
DJ Harvey in Los Angeles, 2017
Background information
Birth nameHarvey William Bassett
Born (1967-07-26) 26 July 1967 (age 57)
London, England
OriginCambridge, England
Occupation(s)DJ, musician, producer
Years active1991–present

Harvey William Bassett, known by his stage name, DJ Harvey is an English DJ. He was an early exponent of the US disco/garage/house sound in the UK.

Career

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Ersatz and transition to DJing (1978–1991)

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At age 13, he became a drummer for a Cambridge punk band Ersatz. The band formed an indie label, Leisure Sounds, releasing the single "Smile in Shadow", which was broadcast on BBC Radio 1 by John Peel.[1] Ersatz released records with Harvey on drums from 1978 to 1983.[1]

On a trip to New York City in 1985, Harvey was inspired by the emerging hip-hop movement. He felt that "cutting up" breaks was an extension of drumming and so purchased his first pair of Technics, brought them home and practised. He was a graffiti artist and member of the group TDK (Tone Deaf Crew), which was later renamed TONKA Hi Fi. The group threw weekend-long parties in Cambridge, Brighton, London and on the festival circuit. The Brighton parties continued for five years, from 1988 to 1993, to The Zap Club, and, after the club closed at 2 am, on the beach at Black Rock.

His focus moved from hip hop, electro and disco to house music and garage, and he began playing more parties in London with the US DJs Francois Kevorkian[2] and Kenny Carpenter, playing at clubs including Solaris and Freedom.

In 1991, Harvey was a full-time DJ with his own weekly night "Moist" at the Gardening Club in London.[2] He brought over DJs from New York City and other US cities including Larry Levan,[2] He held six-hour mixes of disco, house, garage and rock records, a sound he has carried through to later residencies, including at the Hard Left at the Blue Note.

Ministry of Sound, collaborations and other projects (1990s—present)

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After Moist ended, Harvey began a residency at London's Ministry of Sound.[2] Harvey's association with Ministry of Sound resulted in a 1996 mix album, Late Night Sessions.[2] He played for clubs including Cream in Liverpool and Back to Basics in Leeds, and in Ibiza. Late night sessions launched many copy cat laid back compilations series since and is among the labels most successful release.

He is one half of the duo behind the BC record label, on which he has recreated edits of disco records by house music artists including friend Larry Levan and Ron Hardy.

Harvey was married in Hawaii where he resided and founded a successful gallery and nightclub thirtyninehotel in Honolulu, he custom built the sound and purchased some RLA audio speakers as well as being gifted some components from a famous defunct NY club. He played at the club exclusively inviting guests such as David Mancuso to join him. He realized the business partnership and marriage was exploitative and destructive and left, his ex wife resurfaced some years later reselling his audio equipment on eBay.

He relocated to Los Angeles, and performed around the US with a bi-monthly residency at Santos in New York. Around this time he collaborated with Thomas Bullock (of Rub'N'Tug and A.R.E. Weapons) on the disco rock project Map of Africa.[3][4]

His debut tour of Australia and first trip out of the US ended in him destroying a few thousand dollars worth of DJ gear in a rumored homage to an idol and after discovering his set was being recorded without authorization. He replaced and paid for repairs on all, some loaned from a local DJ friend. He was closing out the sunrise set at the Meredith Music Festival.[5] In 2012 he played alongside DJ James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem at MOCA, as well as PS1 NY for Kraftwerk and FYF Fest.

His electronic recording project is as Locussolus, released on International Feel Recordings. He released singles in 2012 and later a full album featuring vocals by Tara Selleck (niece of actor Tom Selleck), actress Sam Fox, and DJ Heidi Lawden (credited under a pseudonym of Lusardi)who also co produced.

In 2013, Harvey opened an online store "Harvey's General Store" (HGS) with his son Harley, where he sells various merchandise as well as music both new and old and his highly regarded and successful Mercury Rising compilation series. HGS has collaborated with Wacko Maria, Neighborhood, Stussy Virgil Abloh is a fan and frequently photographed in HGS original designs and collaborations. In the summer of 2014, he released an album with a new band, Wildest Dreams, on Smalltown Supersound. The album was well received.[6]

At the DJ Awards in Ibiza, Harvey was the recipient of the Outstanding Contribution Award, in recognition of his body of work and influence within the electronic music industry. he has an on island residency every summer Mercury Rising at Pikes Hotel in Freddie Mercury's old hotel suite converted into a club. He tours the world extensively playing clubs and festivals while being based in Los Angeles

In 2018, he appeared in a scene as himself in the movie Mission: Impossible – Fallout.

Harvey composed the score for the 2022 short film Bad Acid.[7] He is currently recording a new album under the name The Dreams and co music supervising (with Mary Ramos) inc scoring Greatest Hits movie to be released via Searchlight in 2023 He is rumored to have a role in the movie as well as a character based on his conversations with the director. He has appeared in high end publications including GQ, Vogue The New Yorker, Rolling Stone and Kaleidoscope for which he graced their cover he has also had cover features in dance music publications DJ Magazine, Mixmag in multiple territories.

References

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  1. ^ a b Clay, Joe (18 October 2012). "All Guns Blazing & A Heart Full of Love: DJ Harvey In His Own Words". thequietus.com. The Quietus. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e Bidder, Sean (June 1999). House: the Rough Guide. Rough Guides Ltd. and François Kevorkian
  3. ^ Harvell, Jess (31 May 2007). "Stuck on Repeat: Map Of Africa Polish The Mirrors Above Their Beds". Idolator. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
  4. ^ Smith, Caspar Llewellyn (17 June 2007). "Map of Africa, Map of Africa". The Observer. Retrieved 21 August 2007.
  5. ^ ""You Forgive a lot of Things on the Dancefloor": An Interview with DJ Harvey". Vice.com. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. ^ First Listen: Wildest Dreams, 'Wildest Dreams', Npr.org 20 July 2014
  7. ^ Melanson, Angel (25 November 2022). "Bad Acid: Do They Have Aerobics in Hell?". Fangoria. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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