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Aydin Hasirci
aka ATFC (Aydin The Funki Chile) is one of the dance music industry’s
shining stars. With a string of successful productions under his
belt, a burgeoning remix discography and his own label going from
strength to strength, ATFC is a talent very much in demand.
Despite his
various successes Aydin is, first and foremost, a DJ. With 15 years
experience under his slip matt Aydin is hugely talented behind the
decks. With his roots grounded in hip-hop, jazz, soul and funk,
the young Aydin started organising his own block parties when he
was just 16, which led to gigs at London venues like the Rock Garden
and Crazy Larry’s.
In 1997 while
spinning as resident of Bump‘n’Hustle and The Gardening
Club in Bournemouth, Aydin joined Uptown Records, suddenly finding
himself at the heart of London’s dance community. During this
time Aydin produced his first UK hit for Defected records under
his OnePhatDeeva guise. ‘In and Out of My Life’ brilliantly
fused together Norman Cook’s string-laden ‘Right Here
Right Now’ with the vocals of Adeva to bring about a hugely
uplifting disco track that was to define the style of OnePhatDeeva.
The single
launched Aydin and he went on to play at Defected nights across
Europe and at clubs such as Ministry of Sound, Garage City, The
Cross and Code. Regular dates at Pacha London, The Cross, Zap Brighton,
D-Club Switzerland, Torres de Avilla Barcelona, Twisted Vienna,
Import Warsaw and Club Milk Belfast were to follow.
Aydin’s
follow-up single ‘Bad Habit’ was given the honour of being
played four times during The Magic Sessions event at Miami’s
Winter Music Conference. Tony Humphries and Ted Patterson both played
the infectious track, with Louie Vega playing it twice in succession.
Championed by punters, DJ’s and singers alike, ‘Bad Habit’
gave Aydin his second top 20 UK hit and was followed up by a collaboration
with Warren Clarke under the duo’s Lab Rats pseudonym. ‘Music
is my Life’ was signed to Soulfuric Recordings, giving the
Lab Rats the distinction of becoming the first non-US producers
to be signed to the label.
In between
his original productions, Aydin put his remix touch to artists including
All Saints, Agent Sumo, Dina Carroll, Phillip Bailey, Samantha Mumba,
The Lightening Seeds, Safri Duo and Junior Jack.
‘SleepTalk’
featuring Lisa Millet, the third OnePhatDeeva single, made it three
hits in a row for Aydin; the single went into the charts at number
33 after spending 8 months in the Hype chart.
Such success
led to Aydin establishing his own label, OnePhatDeeva Recordings
which, since its creation, has released 12” cuts by Giddy Aunt,
KBoy, Pablo Avocado, Warren Clarke, ATFC himself as well as the
‘founding father’ of house, Marshall Jefferson. His recent
releases ‘Erotik’, ‘Transparent’, ‘Fakerman’
and ‘More Shots from the Hip’ have proven Aydin’s
longevity and put his imprint on the map. His collaborations with
Mark Knight and Seamus Haji and his most recent releases, the beautiful
‘Reach Out To Me’ featuring Inaya Day and his debut mix
album, ‘Hip Joints’, demonstrate that Aydin’s quest
to bring beautiful beats to the masses is firmly on track.
Fri Feb 3 –
Tank, Sydney
Sat Feb 4 – Seven, Melbourne
Wed Feb 8 – Cargo, Adelaide
Fri Feb 10 – Brisbane
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