The Beats presents

DIZZ1 (Live / Australia)

DJ Eklectik (Canada)
Jase (The Beats)
Von Knappe 

Entry: 40,000 VND

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Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 9:00pm - 2:00am

@ Vasco's

74/7D Hai Ba Trung, D.1

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Dave Norris (Dizz1)

“Known for his “feel”… Whether it’s scratching, drumming or programming those sideways beats… Dizz1 has a keen ear for that pocket sound.”

Sydney based turntablist and producer Dizz1 has been involved in the music industry for over 10 years, both here and abroad, including 2 years in Japan.

Starting off as a DJ he has worked and performed alongside the world’s best such as Grand Master Flash, Jam Master Jay (RIP), Jazzy Jay, D Styles, A-Trak, Plus One, Melo D and JRocc (Beat Junkies) plus many more. One major highlight in his career thus far included being invited by DJ Q-Bert to his hotel room for a 4 hour long 1 on 1 scratch jam.

Whilst touring with Roni Size and seeing his drummer perform he was inspired enough to buy an electronic drum set and form dB Chills along with Mike (Alex Lloyd’s bassist) and Rephrase. Their debut album ‘Broke N Sound’ was released in 2000 and saw them hit the road performing at events including Meredith Festival, Falls Festival, Field Day 2001 and appear on Channel V.

In 2003 he became the drummer for Nubreed the highly respected Breaks act from Melbourne and toured to every major city in Australia, Malaysia and New Zealand. Then in 2004 he broke his neck ending up temporarily paralyzed with a titanium plate fusing his C4, 5 and 6 together and putting him out of action for quite some time.

During this rehabilitation period he began working in the studio developing tracks and expanding on his musical knowledge. Once full recovery was made he hit the road playing across the globe and continuing to fine tune his production skills.

Presently Dizz1 has been blowing up all over the place. From attending the Red Bull Music Academy in Spain and getting air play from Gilles Peterson, Mary Anne Hobbs and Benji B on BBC Radio through to doing shows alongside the likes of Stereotyp and Al Haca, The Bug, Benga, N-Type and Loefah as well as having his track ‘Konotakosuke Yaro’ feature on the highly anticipated Beat Dimensions 2 compilation on Rush Hour. He is also one of only four people in the world to be both an endorsed artist and an accredited teacher of Ableton Live.

He is currently working on an album with Om'Mas Keith from Sa-Ra Creative Partners and has collaborated in the studio with Mark Pritchard (Harmonic 313) and Steve Spacek as well as forming a new live project with DJ Dexter called ‘Curse The Machines’.

In December 2009 Dizz1’s debut EP ‘3rd Time Lucky’ was released through the highly renowned Dutch label Kindred Spirits as part of their ‘Nod Navigators’ series.

With a remix EP (featuring the likes of Finale and the one they call Roots Manuva) and solo album due in 2010 keep an eye out on this talented man from the land down under!