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Artist
Archie Hamilton
12+ albums
tech housedeep houseUK
about
Archie Hamilton was born into a life in music. The polar influences he was exposed to throughout his childhood can be attributed to the multi-faceted sound of his own work in the studio, or unique style behind the decks. On the one hand his father educated him in the classical modes: jazz, acoustic, rhythm & blues, soul, and even opera. On the other his Mother came from a punk background (she was even in a punk band in the late seventies - complete with a shaven head!) before embracing the Acid House movement, exposing Archie to the sounds and rhythms of Hardfloor, Adonis, Marshall Jefferson, Jam & Spoon and the Orb. He started listening to her Terry Farley and Mrs Wood mix-tapes and naturally (at the tender age of thirteen) saved up to buy a set of Numark belt-drive turntables and began scoring basic compositions using the eJay loop sequencer. His first break came whilst living in Oxford in 2006, when he secured a residency as the opening DJ at the Carling/O2 Academy. On moving back to London in 2008 he continued to enhance his fledgling career in the industry by working at 'Defected' and '360 Artist Management', ably supported with a succession of gigs at venues such as the Aquarium, Cargo, the Rhythm Factory, the Lightbox, the Doors, and the Horse & Groom; all culminating in a memorable performance at the Glade Festival in the summer of 2009 alongside being rewarded a weekly residency at the T-Bar. By the years end his star had truly risen: with the Evening Standard haili
