Dave Aju

Marc David Barrite

Dave Aju is an American producer and DJ from San Francisco. Coming from a family of a jazz musician, Marc had some formal training and played drums for five years and piano for three years, also trying out a few other instruments. His biggest inspiration came through a brother, though, who introduced him to mixing and beatmatching, and Marc finally saw a sampler as a superior artistic tool combining all sounds and providing a creative freedom not available with a full commitment to one particular instrument. Largely influenced by hip-hop, Dave often mentioned such artists as [a=Pete Rock], [a=KRS-One] and [a=The Pharcyde] alongside with anyone from [a=Cajmere] to [a=Moodymann] amongst his influences.

Dave Aju released his first full-length album [i]Open Wide[/i] in 2008 on French label Circus Company, which has been releasing most of his records since the debut [i]The Unorthodoctor EP[/i] in 2003. Every single sound on Open Wide originates from his mouth; no other sources were used. The album became a huge success, highly praised by critics and nominated for the prestigious Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik.

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