DJ Vadim (Reggae/Hip Hop; UK) - Main Act

Russian born and London residing, DJ Vadim has built a reputation as one of the world’s top independent producers; travelling the globe, performing and collaborating with established and developing talents that cross continents, languages and cultures. 

Vadim has become well respected as an innovator in a number of areas during his career, "a veteran presence in the DJ community as well as one of the foremost producers in too many communities to count, Vadim is never running out of ideas" (URB Magazine). 

In 1994, Vadim founded his own independent record label, Jazz Fudge and signed to Ninja Tune the following year. So begun Vadim’s adventure that is now approaching its twentieth year and has seen him tour across 68 countries and perform over 2500 times. Throughout his career he has worked with a variety of musicians, singers and groups, including DJ Krush, Stevie Wonder, The Roots, Prince, Public Enemy, and more.

15 albums including solo albums, mix and group albums, mix CDs and remixes to date... you can be sure of one thing, when Vadim first heard the phrase "Don’t sleep", he obviously took it literally!. It would be easy to sit back and rest on his laurels, but one look at Vadim's discography will show you that he is an innovator who revels in challenges, living on the frontline; creating beats of the future well before they have even been made into genres.

"Tuesday Classics" ist das was passiert wenn sich die beiden Linzer FLIP (Texta) und AVERAGE (Die Au) mitten im Sommer entschliessen, nicht nur das lokale Freibad aufzusuchen, sondern sich jeden Dienstag im Studio zu treffen, um einen amerikanischen HipHop Klassiker ins Deutsche zu übersetzen.

Denn der urbane Mythos rund um die „Tuesday Classics“ erzählt, dass jeder Track jeweils an nur einem Dienstag Nachmittag entstand – Flip baute die Beatz detailgetreu nach, dann die Texte gewitzt übersetzt und gleich darauf ans Mic und am besten in einem Take verewigt. Dabei entstehen Chef Rocka (Chief Rocka), Nasnbohrer (Pickin Boogers), gibt’s das G Ding (Nuthin but a G Thang) aus Stahltown (Bucktown), aus Lucchini wird Zuchini, Regulate wird zu Regulieren, They want EFX bleibt Sie wollen EFX u.v.m. bis hin zum großartigen vorerst letzten Streich: Da Joint.

Der fertige Song wurde dann jeden Donnerstag auf Tribe Vibes (FM4) gespielt und vorgestellt. Nach 12 Dienstagen war es dann so weit und die TUESDAY CLASSICS waren fertig, unter anderem mit Songs wie "Check the Rhime" von A Tribe Called Quest, "Bucktown" von Smif-n-Wessun, "Nuthin But A G Thang" von Dr. Dre und Snoop Dogg und vielen mehr. Rausgekommen ist dabei aber keine schlaffe Retrokopie, sondern Tracks mit Style die alles andere als Old School klingen. Ein Vergnügen für Jung und Alt.

So after 20 years of presenting Jamaican music in Vienna, after concerts with U Brown, Ranking Joe, Den Alcapone, Alton Ellis, Mike Brooks, Lee Perry, Max Romeo, Lone Ranger and Sylford Walker - after memorable Clubnights with Stuart Soulful, Bob Brooks, Steve the Hat, Gary the Matador, Dave Mack, Alex Copasetic, Souljazz, Tommy Rock-a-Shacka, Mighty Massa, Tighten up/Trash&ready - Soundsystemshows with LP(US), Caveman(JA) & David Rodigan; after 20 years of collecting tbe best of Jamaican Music and producing hundreds of Dubplates/Specials.